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An incredible evening to remember with James Morrison
Just brilliant:
28 years old soul singer James Morrison charms the crowd at the Dolder
Live at Sunset Morrison at the guitar
The 17th finale of the open-air concert “Live at Sunset” is an evening the spectators won’t forget for a long time to come!
What had started as a beautiful late afternoon ended up as a poncho evening with heavy skies the minute James Morrison entered the stage at 9:20 p.m. The pouring rain didn’t take a toll on the Brit’s performance. No wonder, coming from Great-Britain, the rain is nothing more than a normality for Morrison; isn’t he the one who sung once? “We can pray for sunny weather… so please don’t stop the rain.”
James Morrison Live at Sunset Open-air Dolder 21-7-2012
But he did joke, saying it looked as if it had not rained for at least two months!
For the people in the crowd, there was some adjustment to be made at first but quickly everyone started laughing at the situation enjoying the tunes and singing with him.
Morrison made everything he could to make his fans quite at ease, repeating the word Switzerland quite often. He must feel just like at home in Zurich. It was already his second time at “Live at Sunset” (2007) and his third time this year with a concert at the Hallenstadion in March and a stopover at the Zurich Music Award earlier in March!
Live at Sunset Morrison Beginning
“And for people who don’t know me yet he said or who came to accompany a friend, I am James Morrison…Is there anyone who does not know me?, he joked. I am happy to be here with my third album.”
James talked a bit with his fans about his 3 years old daughter, Elsie, and how he was scared of breaking her when she was little just before he sung “Broken Strings” (his best selling single at this time with 1.5 millions copies sold). The fans loved this song and you could feel the emotions all around with people hugging and kissing.
And of course there were his popular ballads from his old and newest albums -Undiscovered (2006), Song for You, Truth for me (2008), The Awakening (2011). The girls all stood up quickly for “You give me Something”, which he became famous for in 2006 and wrote for his long time girl-friend, Gill, and more recently “I won’t let you go”.
James Morrison and Anna Rossinelli – Duet Live at Sunset Open-air Dolder song “up”
But what kept the crowd going and warm that evening were is more upbeat songs like “Slave to the Music” and “Up” (sung with Anna Rossinelli). People were moving, jumping, moving pounding on the floor, clapping their hands and having a good time.
The evening went by quickly and after one Encore and 1h30, James Morrison, his band and two chrorus left the stage after the incredible song “Beautiful World”.
In the tram, on the way home after the concert, several ladies started sharing their memories, laughing while looking at their pictures and later videos. More and more people joined in. In a matter of minutes it was a community sharing moments. Two ladies shared a picture wearing a poncho and their favorite videos. Some started singing. It was as if the concert had never ended and it was an enjoyable moment.
Leaving, I understood one thing, that pouring rain and cold would not be enough to keep Morrison’s fans to stop smiling and be happy – they would always want more.
Anyone who had not been a fan before the show could only be one after!
