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Weller thanked the crowd for their patience due to unavoidable rearrangements, reiterated how great it was to be back in the venue and burst into the opening chords of The Jam’s classic “That’s Entertainment”, before a rousing “Town Called Malice” closed the show. 1997 single “Friday Street”, “Can You Heal Us Holyman” from the Wild Wood era and “On Sunset” are played before the finale everyone was waiting for. A mini acoustic set that was included in earlier gigs on the tour has been scrapped with Weller apparently annoyed at some sections of the crowd for their reluctance to ‘shut the f*ck up’ as he politely put it. The first act concludes with storming versions of “Wild Wood”, accompanied by Steve Pilgrim on vocals, “Brushed” from the ‘Heavy Soul’ record and finally “Into Tomorrow”, Weller’s first solo single from 1990.Īfter a well-deserved break and a quick turnaround, the band re-enter the stage for a five-track encore. The Middle section of the gig would see a hark back to 1995 classic ‘Stanley Road’ album with no less than five tracks on the spin, including fans favourite “Broken Stones”, “ The Changingman” and “You Do Something To Me”. A dozen songs into the setlist and already the diversity in the music is astonishing, from loud, brash and in-your-face rocking guitar tunes, to slow, piano-based soulful numbers, Weller has everything in his locker, and performs these songs effortlessly. “Peacock Suit”, old Style Council classic “My Ever Changing Moods” and second solo single “Hung Up” before a few tracks from 2020’s first lockdown record ‘On Sunset’, “Old Father Tyme”, “Village” and “More”.
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The atmosphere in the hall is electric, with the 1900 capacity crowd lapping up every second. There’s intensity, effort and enthusiasm as Weller sets out his stall for the evening. The roar from the crowd drowns out the 1966 classic psychedelic tune, as the ‘orchestra’ builds up to the opening notes for “White Sky”, from the ‘Saturn’s Pattern’ album. The intro music for the band taking the stage is a track from one of Weller’s favourite albums, “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles from the ‘Revolver’ album. Paul Weller on Tour performing on Stage at the Barrowland Ballroom with Steve Cradock – PHOTO CREDIT: MARTIN BONE There’s also Jacko Peake on flutes, sax and clarinet. Making a tour setlist must be a headache!!Ībly assisted by his usual stalwarts Steve Cradock on guitars and mouth organ, Steve Pilgrim on drums, Ben Gordelier on percussion and Tom Van Heel on keyboards, tonight’s bass duties are on the shoulders of Josh McClorey, a young man from Cavan, Ireland who was original with The Strypes who replaces Andy Crofts. There can’t be many artists of the calibre of Paul Weller, with such a vast and yet varied catalogue of work to pick and choose from. Tonight’s setlist would see Weller cover all areas of his career, from the 1980 album ‘Sound Affects’ by The Jam, to 1983’s Style Council debut album ‘Café Bleu’ and through to his latest solo release ‘Fat Pop’. It’s been a number of years since Paul Weller has graced the famous Barrowlands stage in Glasgow, with his last few Scottish appearances being the cavernous Hydro Arena and the soul-less Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, however its third time lucky and he is back once again after a couple of lockdown postponements to grace one of his proclaimed favourite venues, and the Glasgow crowd are delighted to welcome him with open arms! Paul Weller, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 29 th November 2021