Whitesnake @ Hellfest in Clisson, June 21 2013

Whitesnake @ Hellfest in Clisson, June 21 2013

Jesus...WHITESNAKE, can't remember the last time we saw them on a stage.
They've played @ Casino de Paris on June 04 2009 but we didn't go as Neil Young was playing @ Zénith on the same night.

Last time we saw them was, in fact, with Denny Carmassi on drums , Warren Di Martini & Adrian Vandenberg on guitars, Rudy sarzo on bass @ Elysée Montmartre on July 05 1994 and @ Geraardsbergen Fest on July 16 1994. Almost 20 years.

Now the line-up is Reb Beach & Doug Aldrich on guitars, Michael Devin on bass AND Tommy Aldridge back on drums.

Hard to follow Twisted Sister who did a fantastic show once again.

The sun is shinning it's warm and the sound is great, songs are classics , we also have some new ones ( see setlist below for details).

What's the point of having useless guitar solos in the middle of the set when you're only playing for an hour ? I guess David Coverdale needs to rest his voice as it's far from being perfect specially when he's trying to push it.

Needless to tell you that Tommy Aldridge is fantastic on drums.
Towards the end of the set the sun is down so we can now appreciate a bit of light show but it is freezing cold for the last few songs.
Luckily we have some good rocking & Rolling on stage to keep us warm.

Very nice set.

 

SETLIST:

·  Give Me All Your Love

·  Ready an' Willing

·  Can You Hear the Wind Blow

·  Don't Break My Heart Again

·  Is This Love

·  Gambler

·  Love Will Set You Free

·  Pistols at Dawn (Guitar solos)

·  Steal Your Heart Away  (with Drum Solo)

·  Forevermore

·  Best Years / Bad Boys

·  Fool for Your Loving

·  Here I Go Again

·  Encore:

·  Still of the Night

TWISTED SISTER @ Hellfest in Clisson, June 21 2013

TWISTED SISTER @ Hellfest in Clisson, June 21 2013

Second time that TWISTED SISTER is playing the Hellfest, last time we were there, in 2010,(check our review) and they probably did the best show of the whole Festival.
Glad that they're back this year and, ain't it funny, KISS is also back this year 3years latter. Kiss is playing on saturday.

Great start with "You can't stop Rock'n Roll", the weather is sunny after we had a few showers, sound is awsome.
Good too hear some real Rock'n Roll after all these useless heavy Metal bands.
The audience is wild with some old geezers and some youngsters too , all singing the lyrics to everysong like one big family.
The band is kicking ass and Dee Snider, running like an animal, has a strong and clear voice.
With a great showmanship and a few jokes , TS wan the audience over with the best performance for the whole day.Dee even joked about it.
" We're not gonna take it" had the audience singing the chorus like one man, there's a link to a great video below so you can feel the atmosphere, too bad the video is cut before the reprise.
Can't go wrong with all those fantastic songs, maybe instead of doing a 10 min version of The Rolling Stones' "It's only Rock'n Roll" i would have preferred 2 TS songs instead.
Perfect show !

Kicking ass as usual best gig of the day !!!

SETLIST:

·  You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll

·  The Kids are Back

·  Stay Hungry

·  The Beast

·  We're Not Gonna Take It (Great video and great song)

·  The Price

·  Burn in Hell

·  The Fire Still Burns

·  I Wanna rock

·  It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)

Too bad that the Hellfest has changed the running order and TS had to play BEFORE Whitesnake.
What the Fuck !!!

Europe @ Hellfest in Clisson June 21 2013

Europe @ Hellfest in Clisson June 21 2013

SETLIST:
Riches to Rags
Firebox
Scream of Anger
Superstitious
Girl From Lebanon
The Beast
Rock the Night
Last Look at Eden
The Final Countdown

Saxon, Testament, Heathen, Harcore Superstar @ Hellfest in Clisson June 21 2013

Saxon, Testament, Heathen, Harcore Superstar @ Hellfest in Clisson June 21 2013

We are a bit early today so we can cach the last songs of Harcore Superstar: Not bad.
HEATHEN: Classic heavy Metal which tends to be a bit annoying in the end

SAXON: Classic heavy Metal , great when they're playing the old classic otherwise boring for the rest.

TESTAMENT was just horrible, we catch a bit of Kreator latter that day and it was even worse.

setlist SAXON:

Sacrifice

Wheels of terror

Heavy metal thunder

power & the glory

I've got to rock

stand up and fight

denim & leather

princes of the night

wheels of steel

 

War in Me

Drink Drank Drunk

Cowboy Way

Matter of Time

Band of Brothers

Rage/Burn

You Wouldn't Know

Hellyeah!

- See more at: http://riffonstage.blogspot.fr/2013/06/live-report-du-hellfest-2013-212206.html#sthash.2oFbNq2V.dpuf

Sacrifice

Wheels of Terror

Power and the Glory

Heavy Metal Thunder

I've Got to Rock (To Stay Alive)

Stand Up and Fight

Denim and Leather

Princess of the Night

Wheels of Steel

- See more at: http://riffonstage.blogspot.fr/2013/06/live-report-du-hellfest-2013-212206.html#sthash.2oFbNq2V.dpuf

Sacrifice

Wheels of Terror

Power and the Glory

Heavy Metal Thunder

I've Got to Rock (To Stay Alive)

Stand Up and Fight

Denim and Leather

Princess of the Night

Wheels of Steel

- See more at: http://riffonstage.blogspot.fr/2013/06/live-report-du-hellfest-2013-212206.html#sthash.2oFbNq2V.dpuf

We'll have to stick to classic stuff and leave the heavier stuff to Metallers.