Previous showNext showRyan Adams & The ShiningOpera House, Wellington, New Zealand16/07/2015ContentsSetlistNo show detailsPosterVideosReviewsNo fan reviewsWrite a reviewNo InstagramPhotosNo audioSetlist1Gimme Something Good 2Let It Ride 3Stay With Me 4Dirty Rain 5This House Is Not For Sale 6Dear Chicago 7Magnolia Mountain 8To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) 9Peaceful Valley 10Kim 11Oh My Sweet Carolina 12When The Stars Go Blue 13Shakedown On 9th Street 14Nobody Girl 15New York, New York 16Trouble 17Sweet Illusions Tour debut18La Cienega Just Smiled 19Fake Encore (Improv) 20I See Monsters 21Come Pick Me Up 444321111Line-upLine-ups are a work-in-progress. Please do not trust them yet!Ryan AdamsMike ViolaFreddie BokkenheuserDaniel ClarkeCharlie StavishPosterThe Ryan Adams & The Shining TourRyan Adams album coverage at this showGimme Something GoodKimTroubleAm I SafeMy Wrecking BallStay With MeShadowsFeels Like FireI Just MightTired Of Giving UpLet GoAlbum coverage:36 %PhotosSource: Ollie LaboneSource: Ollie LaboneSource: Ollie LaboneSource: Ryan AdamsVideosReviewsOff The TracksThe mature Adams is a wonder to see and hear. No hissy fits, minimal banter – until he’s comfortable, then he’s hilarious – and a belief that, finally, there’s nothing to so desperately prove and it’s all about letting that catalogue of songs do the work. Present the gifts, keep the fans happy. [full review here]STUFFThere seems to be a new found maturity to Ryan Adams these days, whether this is a result of a healthier lifestyle since being diagnosed with Meniere's disease, a degenerative ear condition that can cause extreme vertigo. A new found sobriety and overcoming drug related issues, becoming an author and a move to Los Angeles to start his own record label seems to sit well on his shoulders if his Wellington concert is anything to go by. [full review here]The WirelessTiny Ruins’ Hollie Fullbrook was a fitting opening to the evening, demonstrating her deep Nico-toned, jazzy vocal talent and fingerpicking skills. Fullbrook’s warm voice was well played off against occasional bursts of staccato guitar plucking. There’s a beautiful simplicity to the music she creates, which can be goose bump inducing. [full review here]Pip SqueaksBig rock tracks like Magnolia Mountain and Peaceful Valley showcased the pure talent of the rockers ruling the stage. Adams lead grungy guitar solos in true style, flipping back his trademark face-covering, shaggy hair and showing us he is entitled to wear the quintessential rocker outfit of denim on denim. But five tracks into this series of solo after solo, which flicked from shades of Neil Young and Crazy Horse to Tom Petty to U2, the crowd became a little weary. I found it hard to connect for this long when I’d still had no introduction to the band members of the Shining, so far we had no real feel for the group behind the music and who they were. [full review here]Everything Gone GreenThe most striking thing for me, having prepared myself for this gig by repeatedly consuming his abbreviated acoustic – and very mellow – Live at Carnegie Hall album (see here), is just how much richer and complete a number of these tunes sound with a full band behind them – most notably ‘Nobody Girl’, which morphs into an extended full-blown psychedelic twin-guitar wig-out. That song is one of several “climax” moments, coming at the end of a run which includes ‘Peaceful Valley’, ‘Kim’, ‘Oh My Sweet Carolina’ and ‘Shakedown on 9th Street’. [full review here]Write a reviewWere you at the show? Why not write a review?Your name:Headline:Review:
