The Tivoli
Helsingborg, Sweden
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Set 1I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night)
Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)
Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
Watching Youwatching Me
Deeper And Deeper
Go For The Heart
Confession
Santa Maria
Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)
Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
Watching Youwatching Me
Deeper And Deeper
Go For The Heart
Confession
Santa Maria
CommentWow!
Samantha Fox in my hometown!!!!! How cool is this, I thought. I was sorely mistaken.
A little historylesson : In the late 80´s, Sam Fox tried to tour in Sweden. Everybody was up for it.
Performing a couple of songs playback for 15minutes and charging about 5£/8$ for it was not, however,
considered fair by the audience. A big flop. Outrage amongst fans and newspapers followed.
Today, some 15 years later, a newspaper stated that Sam would be performing with "Her Band" at
Helsingborgs rockclub The Tivoli sept. 1st. The tickets cost 10£/15$ but hey - I was not going to
miss one of my favourite popqueens although the price was a bit steep. (Steep? It´s f-ing vertical! /Bottom)
Arriving at the show I notice that by band she meant two (2) keyboards and one (1) disconnected bass guitar.
Odd, but hey, I´ll live.
Lots of people turned up, a packed venue with about 450 people in attendance. The ticket states
"on stage 23.00". That was not true. "She´s resting" they said through the speakers, and played
some 80´s popmusic. At about 23.45 she graced us with her presence. Considerably later, but hey,
it´s Sam Fox for christ´s sake! She opened with 3 songs from the 80´s, I surrender, Do ya and...Touch me????
Her biggest hit? 3rd song of the evening? And "Her Band" consisted of two, less young, women who sat
behind the keyboards miming to the records. It wasn´t live, it was badly performed playback. They hadn´t even erased Sam´s
voice from the songs so that she sang live. She sang (croaked) over her own voice, like a real bad
karaokemachine (when she actually could remember the lyrics).
After Touch me 25% of the people left. There was nothing left for them. I was happy though, expecting
more cool hits after the mandatory "new songs". She started her new single,
Watching you, watching me. And now the audience, consisting mainly of men in their 30´s, drunk as hell, started
trying to grab her tits. Sad, but her whole act is about sex. I wonder if she was truly surprised.
Sam got angry, and hit two guys in their faces with the microphone. You can hear this during the song, first her warning :
"Don´t do it, don´t do it - alright?" and then a big "BUMP!". Cursing and acting like an idiot,
she insults the audience. F-ing idiot. But she says she loves some of us, so that´s alright then.
Then 4 more new songs (well, one was actually from the ´91 album, but who cares?). People had really
started to leave by now, and after her "latest hit", Santa Maria, she left too. "Goodnight Helsingborg"!
36 minutes into the show, me and Eric (a friend who´d also looked forward to this) were paralysed. And when
the DJ stated that "well, that´s unfortunately all..." I was in a rage feeling cheaper than a 10$ hooker.
I consider myself open-minded. I love music, all sorts, I see concerts weekly, and have a sincere interest
in music which takes me across Europe watching artists/groups I love performing live. This was my 191st
concert, and I have never ever felt so cheated. "It´s your own fault" you might say, but I really wanted to
see Sam doing the gig I was hoping for. 60 minutes long, about 10-15 songs, 3-5 new songs and 5-10 old songs. Yeah right.
In retrospect however, this is all a laughing matter. I even recorded the shit on md (which you probably
know if you found this link), for people to have a chance listening to this hilarious performance. At one
point her voiced croaked so bad she even shut up wondering what happened.
Well, well. Life will go on. 10£ short though.
Samantha Fox in my hometown!!!!! How cool is this, I thought. I was sorely mistaken.
A little historylesson : In the late 80´s, Sam Fox tried to tour in Sweden. Everybody was up for it.
Performing a couple of songs playback for 15minutes and charging about 5£/8$ for it was not, however,
considered fair by the audience. A big flop. Outrage amongst fans and newspapers followed.
Today, some 15 years later, a newspaper stated that Sam would be performing with "Her Band" at
Helsingborgs rockclub The Tivoli sept. 1st. The tickets cost 10£/15$ but hey - I was not going to
miss one of my favourite popqueens although the price was a bit steep. (Steep? It´s f-ing vertical! /Bottom)
Arriving at the show I notice that by band she meant two (2) keyboards and one (1) disconnected bass guitar.
Odd, but hey, I´ll live.
Lots of people turned up, a packed venue with about 450 people in attendance. The ticket states
"on stage 23.00". That was not true. "She´s resting" they said through the speakers, and played
some 80´s popmusic. At about 23.45 she graced us with her presence. Considerably later, but hey,
it´s Sam Fox for christ´s sake! She opened with 3 songs from the 80´s, I surrender, Do ya and...Touch me????
Her biggest hit? 3rd song of the evening? And "Her Band" consisted of two, less young, women who sat
behind the keyboards miming to the records. It wasn´t live, it was badly performed playback. They hadn´t even erased Sam´s
voice from the songs so that she sang live. She sang (croaked) over her own voice, like a real bad
karaokemachine (when she actually could remember the lyrics).
After Touch me 25% of the people left. There was nothing left for them. I was happy though, expecting
more cool hits after the mandatory "new songs". She started her new single,
Watching you, watching me. And now the audience, consisting mainly of men in their 30´s, drunk as hell, started
trying to grab her tits. Sad, but her whole act is about sex. I wonder if she was truly surprised.
Sam got angry, and hit two guys in their faces with the microphone. You can hear this during the song, first her warning :
"Don´t do it, don´t do it - alright?" and then a big "BUMP!". Cursing and acting like an idiot,
she insults the audience. F-ing idiot. But she says she loves some of us, so that´s alright then.
Then 4 more new songs (well, one was actually from the ´91 album, but who cares?). People had really
started to leave by now, and after her "latest hit", Santa Maria, she left too. "Goodnight Helsingborg"!
36 minutes into the show, me and Eric (a friend who´d also looked forward to this) were paralysed. And when
the DJ stated that "well, that´s unfortunately all..." I was in a rage feeling cheaper than a 10$ hooker.
I consider myself open-minded. I love music, all sorts, I see concerts weekly, and have a sincere interest
in music which takes me across Europe watching artists/groups I love performing live. This was my 191st
concert, and I have never ever felt so cheated. "It´s your own fault" you might say, but I really wanted to
see Sam doing the gig I was hoping for. 60 minutes long, about 10-15 songs, 3-5 new songs and 5-10 old songs. Yeah right.
In retrospect however, this is all a laughing matter. I even recorded the shit on md (which you probably
know if you found this link), for people to have a chance listening to this hilarious performance. At one
point her voiced croaked so bad she even shut up wondering what happened.
Well, well. Life will go on. 10£ short though.
Set 1Quite a Feeling
Down and Out
Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight)
Impressed by Me
We're Not Going Down
Only the Fakes Survive
Kicks
Firealarm
On Top of Your World
Fall into Line
Keep up the Speed
With or without Control
No Big Deal
Rockaway Beach (The Ramones)
Drive Dead Slow
Down and Out
Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight)
Impressed by Me
We're Not Going Down
Only the Fakes Survive
Kicks
Firealarm
On Top of Your World
Fall into Line
Keep up the Speed
With or without Control
No Big Deal
Rockaway Beach (The Ramones)
Drive Dead Slow
Set 1Bonded By Blood
Iconoclasm
Funeral Hymn
And Then There Were None
A Lesson In Violence
Children Of A Worthless God
Piranha
Deathamphetamine
Blacklist
War Is My Sheppard
Seek & Destroy (Metallica cover)
The Toxic Waltz
Strike Of The Beast
Iconoclasm
Funeral Hymn
And Then There Were None
A Lesson In Violence
Children Of A Worthless God
Piranha
Deathamphetamine
Blacklist
War Is My Sheppard
Seek & Destroy (Metallica cover)
The Toxic Waltz
Strike Of The Beast
Set 1Introduction
Daykan-Yama
Copley Place
This is New
Legacy
The Certificate
Daykan-Yama
Copley Place
This is New
Legacy
The Certificate
Set 2You Don´t Know What Love Is
Carmines
Stable Mates
Old Folks
Paris
Carmines
Stable Mates
Old Folks
Paris
Set 3
CommentGary Thomas (sax), Daniel Franck (bass) and Anders Mogensen (drums)
Set 1Prophecy
Holy invaders
Go back to hell
Never cross my way
24/7
Independence day
King of mean
Rose in the desert
Kids and guns
Princess of the dawn
Blind eyes
The bogeyman
Like a beast
Metal never dies
I give as good as I get
Man and machine
Animal house
Breaker
Balls to the wall
Holy invaders
Go back to hell
Never cross my way
24/7
Independence day
King of mean
Rose in the desert
Kids and guns
Princess of the dawn
Blind eyes
The bogeyman
Like a beast
Metal never dies
I give as good as I get
Man and machine
Animal house
Breaker
Balls to the wall
Set 2
Set 3
Set 1För dum för pop
Ah du, hur fan ser du ut?
Jag flippar ut
Om en hund mådde så här
Nu eller nästa liv
Den fria världen
Möt mej i din djungel
Primitiv
Nu när tystnaden ska flytta in
Jag är bara lycklig när jag dricker
Slå dank
Blod eller guld
Vem får nu se alla tårar?
Söt sak
Bill & Bull blues
Slickar den hand som slår
Teknikens under
Hon är ihop med en insekt
Bäst före dan efter
Spela under hot
Ah du, hur fan ser du ut?
Jag flippar ut
Om en hund mådde så här
Nu eller nästa liv
Den fria världen
Möt mej i din djungel
Primitiv
Nu när tystnaden ska flytta in
Jag är bara lycklig när jag dricker
Slå dank
Blod eller guld
Vem får nu se alla tårar?
Söt sak
Bill & Bull blues
Slickar den hand som slår
Teknikens under
Hon är ihop med en insekt
Bäst före dan efter
Spela under hot
Set 2
Set 3
Set 1Midnight Flyer
Sometimes the World Ain't Enough
Divinyls
If Tonight Is Our Only Chance
Burn for Me
Gemini
Something Mysterious
Satellite
Paralyzed
White Jeans
The Last of the Independent Romantics
Josephine
Stiletto
West Ruth Ave
Sometimes the World Ain't Enough
Divinyls
If Tonight Is Our Only Chance
Burn for Me
Gemini
Something Mysterious
Satellite
Paralyzed
White Jeans
The Last of the Independent Romantics
Josephine
Stiletto
West Ruth Ave
Set 2
Set 3
Set 1Skies of Mongolia
Ready for the Taking
Papertiger
Home of the Brave
Ghost of Graceland
Rev It Up
Riptide
We Own the Night
Roar
Freudian Slip
Party All Over
Get You on the Run
Conspiracy
Sole Survivor
Changes
World of Promises
Ready for the Taking
Papertiger
Home of the Brave
Ghost of Graceland
Rev It Up
Riptide
We Own the Night
Roar
Freudian Slip
Party All Over
Get You on the Run
Conspiracy
Sole Survivor
Changes
World of Promises
Set 2
Set 3
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