13 February,2011 09:06 AM IST | | Bobby Anthony
But as soon as the lights went dim and the singer opened with One Night One Flame at around 7.45 pm on Saturday at Bandra Kurla Complex, the crowds went wild with excitement.
With Gary Peter Breit on keyboards, Mickey Curry on drums, Keith Douglas Scott playing lead as well as rhythm, and Norman James Fisher on bass, it was sheer fireworks, as Adams belted out hits like, Summer of '69, Let's Make A Night To Remember and the title song from the movie Robinhood.
Let's Make a Night To Remember saw him turning the microphone towards the audience who sang out the chorus in almost karaoke style. The crowds loved it.
Then he played Cloud Number Nine, a particularly arousing version of Run To You, before gliding seamlessly to ballads such as Run to You, Eighteen Till I Die and Everything I Do, I Do It For You.
Keith Scott did not disappoint and he gave it all he has got, with an extempore solo, as his fingers burnt the fret. The result was several people playing air guitar all around under a starry sky ufffd clearly a solo which got a big response and lots of cheering.
After Cheetu Mishra, just the other day in Pune, it was the turn of Gowri, a marketing professional from FCUK, to be called on to the stage to sing Baby When You Are Goneu00a0-- along with Adams himself. Some girls have all the luck!
Another highlight of the evening was Straight From The Heart, his harmonica and acoustic drenched number, which raised passions to feverish levels.
He signed off at 9.50 pm with All for Love, only to hear the crowds chant, We want more". "How long do you want me to play?" he asked. "12 o'clock!" they screamed.
"Thank you, Bombay, you are an awesome crowd," he said, little knowing how hard killjoy politicians have been working to destroy the night life of the city.
