Nikki's Review
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... It will indeed be an experience I will treasure and remember for a long time to come. My only hope being that it won't be another 28 years before his return - I know I'll be too old to get up and 'boogie' as I did on that sultry night Newcastle in 2002.
......Nikki
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Setlist :
Opening
act by : Sharon Bowman,
8pm to 8.40pm
9.00pm
Band Medley
1) I Can
Feel Your Heartbeat
2) Hush
3) I'll Meet You
Halfway
4) No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross
5) Point Me in the Direction
of Albuquerque
6) Daydreamer
7) Summer Days
8) I Saw Her
Standing There 9) Ain't No Sunshine
10) The Last Kiss
11) Rock Me
Baby
12) Cherish
13) I Woke Up in Love This Morning
14) Band
intro
15) Could It Be Forever
16) I Think I Love You
Encore
17) How Can I Be Sure
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The
2002 Australian Concert Tour
David Cassidy Live in Newcastle
By : Nikki Callan, November 13th
2002.
Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Australia
What can you say about a fantastic guy like David Cassidy - only WOW - and he certainly wowed the crowd in Newcastle on November 13th 2002.
After waiting for
David to return to Australia after 28 years and seeing him at Randwick
Racecourse as a youngster, I did not know what to expect. What I did know
however, was that my idol of 32 years would soon be standing infront of me
and giving me all he had.
I wasn't disappointed at all. I had third row seats and as soon as the lights dimmed, was able to make my way right up to the front of the stage. The songs he sang were excellent, his voice quality was superb, his stage presence, so professional and his swagger so sexy. Let's face it - he's still got it!! He may be 52, but he's still the Master of Charm!!
When David finally came onto the stage and started his act, he tried to entice his fans in the auditorium to get up and dance, rage and have a good time - someone shouted out that they were too old - David’s response "you’re too old - how do you think I feel!!"
There were fans
in the crowd to whom David talked to - they had brought along their
children - some as young as 13 and others were 17 - this gave David a
great cue into his Beatles rendition of "I saw her standing there" - this
finally got a few others onto their feet, much to David's delight.
In the crowd too were three ladies (who were a few years younger than David) who were all born on the same day as David (April 12th) - and they made comment to him that they always had a birthday cake for him when they celebrated their own birthdays - this really touched David and to their delight he picked up their camera and took a photo of them - I suppose this reinforces what a great guy he really is.
Looking back now I
still can't believe that David was standing so close infront of me and
touched my hand many a time. It will indeed be an experience I will treasure
and remember for a long time to come. My only hope being that it won't
be another 28 years before his return - I know I'll be too old to get up
and 'boogie' as I did on that sultry night Newcastle in 2002.
Nikki Callan