Crosby Stills & Nash Part 1 @ Olympia July 4th 2009

Crosby Stills & Nash @ Olympia Paris
July 4th 2009
Part 1
Part 2 ( click on link )

see our review ( with Pics ) of Stephen Stills 's concert in Oct 2008 @ Olympia( click on link )

Cool to see those legends back together in Paris , the show at the Olympia theatre near the Opera is long Sold-Out even though the tickets were once more VERY expensive ( between 80 and 100 Euros ).
Same promoter as usual. I won' t name the bastard.

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Nice introduction as the trio started very slowly on acoustic with " helplessly Hoping".
They've played songs we're not used to hear from CSN, covers from The Rolling Stones , Bob Dylan , Tim Hardin , The Grateful Dead.
For the last one David said that he would never have thought singing this one in a million years.

Each one of them had a solo spot during this first part of the show , Graham & David did a duet on one and Steven took the bass for " dream for him" ( from the album " Looking forward" )

" Our House" had the best ovation for the 1st part
Really cool 50 min+ 1st set.

Setlist Part 1

End of Part 1

Crosby Stills & Nash Part 2 @ Olympia Paris July 4th 2009

Crosby Stills & Nash @ Olympia Paris
July 4th 2009
Part 2
Part1 ( click on Link )

The second part of the show was much more electric starting with " Rock & Roll Woman" from then it was hits after hits.

It's hard to believe how many great songs this band has.

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The atmosphere is also getting electric in the audience.
The band is on top form , Steven is stunning on guitar.

Funy to see how these guys seems to be such good friends on stage when they barely speak to each other the rest of the time and that they're travelling separately in their own tour bus.

CSN smoking...

Hats off

Yeah ! we Rock

Vini Vidi Vici !

Time for one more

Steven guitar hero

We were lucky to be treated with an extra song - NOT on the setlist : " Love the one you're with"

Victory

Bye Paris you've been a great audience !

" Wooden ships" :

Peter Von Poehl @ Institut Suedois Paris july 3rd 2009

Peter von Poehl + Olle Nyman
@ Swedish Institute Paris July 3rd 2009

The Swedish Institute is organising festivities to celebrate the Swedish European Presidency.
Tonight is free event in the gardens of the Swedish institute in the Marais district, the sun is shining and there are LOTS of people queuing in the street.
I don't think they expected that many people.More than a 1000.

Swedish artist Olle Nyman is opening the show with his cool Pop-folk. Soulfull voice à la Paul Rodgers. He's on a french label Fargo ( with Peter , Alela Diane , Joseph Arthur... )

Olle Nyman (on the right) & friend

Peter Von Poehl and his band ( 7 musicians: drums , bass , keys ,brass & cello ) all dressed in white are taking the stage at 8:30 PM for a smooth and relax 80 min gig.

I'm not too familiar with his catalogue, another swedish playing pop-folk-rock.
He has a funny way of singing and probably listened to Nick Drake a lot in his youth.
His songs are nice and soft even though he sometimes gets a little crazy with an electric guitar , headbanging a bit.

He's making the effort of speaking in French, I think he's living in Paris.
Nice atmosphere in these gardens in the heart of Paris with lots of beautiful girls , not all swedish, I've also noticed that the cello player is also hot as hell.
I don't think there was a better way of getting into July ( who ? ) with this very bucolic gig.

Peter , nice....

... guitars

The cute Maeva on cello & setlist