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Jim Nasium · 05-19-2016, 10:08 AM

Just flown back from Glasgow, having seen Gordon last night (18th) Have to say IMHO he was brilliant, we expect nothing else. Gordon stepped on to the stage of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall a little after 2000, to an enthusiastic welcome, the audience were whistling ,cheering and applauding, Gordon just stood at the front of the stage taking it all in, I think he was moved by the welcome he got. He turned, picked up the D18 and launched into Sweet Guinevere, sadly I never took note book nor pen to the concert so cannot give an accurate setlist. I sat at the airport this morning and wrote down as many of the tunes he did that I could remember.

They were:

Sweet Guinevere
Clouds of Loneliness
Ribbon of Darkness
Waiting For You
The Watchman's Gone
Carefree Highway
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Never Too Close
Spanish Moss
Restless
14 Karat Gold
I'd Rather Press On
Let It Ride
Don Quixote
A Painter Passing Through
Sundown
IYCRMM (which got a tremendous response)
Now And Then
Baby Step Back
Shadows
Early Morning Rain

The above are not in the correct order.

He started the second half with The Pony Man

He encored with Rainy Day People and Cold on the Shoulder.

He also did 2 tunes I cannot recall, Segwaying from one to the other.

He did not do Canadian Railroad trilogy.

As I said at the top it was outstanding and I and the audience enjoyed it, he got a standing ovation at the end. Gordon and the band must have been overjoyed, especially as it is 35 years since his last visit. It is a big venue, was not full but it was a good three quarters full.
A great night. I am now looking forward to Birmingham on the 27th. I will note the setlist there.

05-19-2016, 10:08 AM	#1
Jim Nasium Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: England Posts: 486	Glasgow 2016 Just flown back from Glasgow, having seen Gordon last night (18th) Have to say IMHO he was brilliant, we expect nothing else. Gordon stepped on to the stage of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall a little after 2000, to an enthusiastic welcome, the audience were whistling ,cheering and applauding, Gordon just stood at the front of the stage taking it all in, I think he was moved by the welcome he got. He turned, picked up the D18 and launched into Sweet Guinevere, sadly I never took note book nor pen to the concert so cannot give an accurate setlist. I sat at the airport this morning and wrote down as many of the tunes he did that I could remember. They were: Sweet Guinevere Clouds of Loneliness Ribbon of Darkness Waiting For You The Watchman's Gone Carefree Highway The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Never Too Close Spanish Moss Restless 14 Karat Gold I'd Rather Press On Let It Ride Don Quixote A Painter Passing Through Sundown IYCRMM (which got a tremendous response) Now And Then Baby Step Back Shadows Early Morning Rain The above are not in the correct order. He started the second half with The Pony Man He encored with Rainy Day People and Cold on the Shoulder. He also did 2 tunes I cannot recall, Segwaying from one to the other. He did not do Canadian Railroad trilogy. As I said at the top it was outstanding and I and the audience enjoyed it, he got a standing ovation at the end. Gordon and the band must have been overjoyed, especially as it is 35 years since his last visit. It is a big venue, was not full but it was a good three quarters full. A great night. I am now looking forward to Birmingham on the 27th. I will note the setlist there. Last edited by Jim Nasium; 05-19-2016 at 12:13 PM.