I went to see Mr. Astley this past Sunday night at the House of Blues in Boston. I saw him last February when Mrs Dex needed someone to go to the show with her. Even though I didn't know most of the songs, I liked them and enjoyed the show because Rick puts on a great show. It's not a huge production, but he's got such a great stage presence you can't help but have a good time.
When he came back around, I was looking forward to going. We got there early and were much closer to the stage for this show.
Of course, he did the hits, some new songs, and some older ones.
He even covered Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You."
Last year's show was the final one of that tour and things got a bit crazy when they went into an insane cover song medley. He mentioned that because they were just getting this tour started, he was going to reign it in and stick to the set list. He, and the band, did a shot to toast that show.
And they closed the show out with Rick playing drums and covering AC/DC's "Highway to Hell!"
What? You didn't think you were going to read a Rick Astley post and not get Rickrolled?
But seriously, they did close out with "Highway to Hell."
If you haven't check out anything from his latest album, I highly recommend "This Old House."
That's really cool! I still remember him showing up on the Cartoon Network float at the Thanksgiving Day parade back in 2008 or so. Epic.
ReplyDeleteI think I vaguely remember that. I'll have to YouTube it.
DeleteHA I read the tile of the post and started signing his song! Looks like it was a fun show. Closed the show with Highway now that is crazy.
ReplyDeleteHe did a little bit of it last year but not the whole song.
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