SCORPIONS @ Olympia, Paris May 19th 2010 Part 1

SCORPIONS @ Olympia Part 1

Part 2 (Here)
Paris, May 19th 2010

Sold-out tonight for the SCORPIONS @ the Olympia theatre (2500 capacity).
Scalpers are selling tickets outside for 150 Euros, twice the price of the face value ( between 60 & 90 euros)
Expensive isn't it ?
Don't worry they will be back for a few more shows in France in October and in Paris next year.
Sounds like Bob Dylan "never ending tour" as Scorpions will be touring to promote their new album for the next 3 years.

The stage is massive with platforms in the back, the drums is on a riser. A couple of screens on both sides and a stunning lightshow probably the biggest and the brightess I have ever seen at the Olympia.

They opened the set with a new song "sting in the tail" and then we had a "greatest hits" setlist.
Scroll down for the detailed setlist.
Amazing how many great song this band has.
No time to stop each song is played one after another.
Rudolph Schenker is always doing funny faces great poses and has cool designed guitars.
Klaus Meine's voice is great, he doesn't move as much as he used to but maybe he's more focus on his singing as I've seen a couple of cameras in the back recording the set.

ALL PICTURES © GUINO PATRICE

Scorpions is well-known for its ballads so we had a few of them , too bad I'm not really fan of ballads I've always prefer to rock like a hurricane LOL

"Send me an angel" was dedicated to the late great RONNIE JAMES DIO.

Fortunatelly they didn't play too many songs from their latest album, the songs are ok but the lyrics are so stupid.It's unbelievable.

James Kottack on drums is the Wild One, cool drum solo playing drums over Scorpions'sample of songs and funny short films on the screens.

For "Blackout" Rudolf put on the "Blackout" mask like the one on the cover on the album.

Lots of audience participation for the choruses specially for the ballads.

Great show but they should get rid of one or two of their ballads, 4 for just one show is waaaayy too much.

120 min set
Scorpions are giving you all and its worth every penny.

Setlist Paris Olympia

SCORPIONS @ Olympia, Paris May 19th 2010 Part 2

SCORPIONS @ Olympia Part 2

Part 1(Here)
Paris, May 19th 2010

SETLIST Paris Olympia

Van Halen performing Rainbow’s “Man On The Silver Mountain” Never heard before Soundboard recording

As tributes keep pouring in from the rock community.

The Van Halen News Desk wanted to share this :

"RIP Ronnie! As a tribute to the late, great, Ronnie James Dio, the Van Halen News Desk has dusted off an old recording from our archives. It’s Van Halen covering the early Rainbow classic, “Man On The Silver Mountain!” This recording is from Van Halen’s club days…1976, to be exact.

This is a totally UNCIRCULATED SOUNDBOARD recording, never before heard by anyone. It’s never been in any trader’s circles, or in any collector’s hands. (Some bootleg collectors do have a live version of Van Halen covering “Man On The Silver Mountain,” but this is a new recording, from a different performance entirely. This version sounds much better than the version that people have heard). The picture below is from ‘76, too. Enjoy!"

Van Halen club show from 1976

Next shows in Paris for May 2010

Ronnie James Dio left us but life must go on...

early shot of Dio (far left)

May 19th:

Scorpions @ Olympia (sold out)
Juliette Lewis @ fleche d'Or (residency from 19 to 22)
Paul weller @ bataclan
Adam Ficek @ Espace B
LadyBug + Flowers from the man... @ Pop'IN (folk show, free entrance)

May 20th:

Juliette Lewis @ fleche d'Or
Black Eyed Peas @ Bercy
Natalie Merchant @ Alhambra

May 21st:

Juliette Lewis @ fleche d'Or
Cocorosie @ Casino
Oliver Peel session (private show)

May 22nd:

Juliette Lewis @ fleche d'Or
Cocorosie @ Casino
The Disciples (ex-Posies) + Twice + Maria False @ Bus Palladium ( free show)

May 23rd:

Metallica @ Lyon , Halle tony garnier

May 24th:

Accept @ Bataclan

May 25th:

Muse @ Casino de Paris
Gossip @ Zénith
Eric Clapton/ Steve Winwood @ Bercy

May 26th:

Gossip @ Zénith
Alvin & the 1015 @ Palais de Tokyo (invit' only)

May 31st:

Alicia Keys @ Bercy

Ronnie James Dio, He was The Man

Ronnie in promo in Paris 1996

Heaven & Hell " Falling off the edge of the world"

Wacken 2009

Ronnie James Dio in Black Sabbath

"Neon Knight" from 1980

"Die Young" from 1980

No matter what OZZY did with Black Sabbath, their best record is "HEAVEN & HELL" and probably the best song on it is Children of the Sea

This is from 1992 when they reformed:

Ladybug + "Flowers from the man who shot your cousin" To Play @ Pop'In on May 19th

Folk artists : Ladybug & Flowers from the man who shot your cousin ( + J.F Buy & Hayley Moore ) are playing a FREE show @ Pop'In on May 19th @ 9:00PM

Don't miss them !

Ronnie James Dio, a tribute to a legend

One of his most famous songs in France.
It was played on French TV all the time in the late 70's.


The butterfly Ball

RONNIE JAMES DIO dies today

A TRUE LEGEND HAS DIED

Ronnie in Paris last year with Heaven & Hell

Official statement from Wendy Dio :

"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away.

"Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all.

"We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us.

"Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss.

"Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever."

Ronnie is singing in Heaven now !
RIP my friend

We @ ROCKERPARIS met Ronnie James Dio many, many times over these last 20 years and we can tell you that he was the nicest singer or musician that we have ever met.

Heaven & Hell @ Casino de Paris, June 24th 2009:


Ronnie lives on in our hearts !

AC/DC kicked off European 2010 Black Ice Tour in Sofia Bulgaria yesterday May 14th 2010

AC/DC in Bercy Feb 2009 (click for more Pics)

First show on their European Summer Tour 2010 was on May 14th @ The National Stadium Vasil Levski in Sofia, Bulgaria in front of 55 000 people.

Setlist : (click on link for videos)

• Rock'n'Roll Train
• Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
• Back In Black
• Big Jack
• Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
  
• Shot Down In Flames
• Thunderstruck
• Black Ice
• The Jack
• Hells Bells
• Shoot To Thrill
• War Machine
  
• High Voltage
• You Shook Me All Night Long
• TNT
• Whole Lotta Rosie
• Let There Be Rock

• Highway To Hell
• For Those About To Rock

I love that setlist ... NOT
Same shit once again.

The Cure : Listen to 20 unreleased Desintegration "alternative rarities" from 1988-1989

The Cure is streaming 20 songs from the " Alternative Rarities 1988- 1989" from Desintegration.
All these songs are unreleased rare tracks : demos, live and rehearsal recordings.

Clich HERE to listen to these 20 songs