The Eric Burdon European Tour 2009
The European Tour 2009 is A Tour by Eric Burdon billed as "Eric Burdon & The (New) Animals". It started on June 26 in Switzerland and will end there on August 7. Before this tour he performed in Canada and the United States.
Band Line-Up
- Eric Burdon - vocals, cowbell, tambourine, percussion
- Red Young - keyboards, organ, hammond B-3, piano, synthesizer, background vocals
- Billy Watts - electric and acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Terry Wilson - electric bass, background vocals
- Georgia Dagaki - Cretan lyra, vocals, background vocals
- Brannen Temple - drums
Tour dates
Number |
Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
First Leg |
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1 |
June 26, 2009 |
Jona, Rapperswil |
Switzerland |
Blues'n'Jazz Festival |
2 |
June 27, 2009 |
Calw |
Germany |
Open Air, Calw rockt! |
3 |
June 28, 2009 |
Saarbrücken |
Germany |
Garage |
4 |
July 1, 2009 |
Augsburg |
Germany |
Spectrum |
5 |
July 3, 2009 |
St. Viet/Glan |
Austria |
Herzogburg |
6 |
July 4, 2009 |
Unterempfenbach, Mainburg |
Germany |
Festival Holledeau |
7 |
July 8, 2009 |
Munich |
Germany |
Musik Arena |
8 |
July 10, 2009 |
Wiesen |
Austria |
Lovely Days Festival |
9 |
July 11, 2009 |
Clam |
Austria |
Clam Classic Rock Festival |
10 |
July 12, 2009 |
Varazdin |
Croatia |
Gradski Stadion |
11 |
July 13, 2009 |
Aschaffenburg |
Germany |
Colos-Saal |
12 |
July 15, 2009 |
Dortmund |
Germany |
Strobels |
13 |
July 16, 2009 |
Hamburg |
Germany |
Fabrik |
14 |
July 17, 2009 |
Eich |
Germany |
Altrheinhalle |
15 |
July 18, 2009 |
Breitenbach |
Germany |
Burg Herzberg |
16 |
July 21, 2009 |
Genova |
Italy |
Arena del Mare |
17 |
July 23, 2009 |
Casalmaggiore |
Italy |
Rock Blues Festival |
18 |
July 24, 2009 |
Narcao |
Italy |
Narcao Blues |
19 |
July 25, 2009 |
Sogliano al Rubicone |
Italy |
Piazza Matteotti |
20 |
July 26, 2009 |
Maryport |
United Kingdom |
Maryport Blues Festival |
21 |
July 28, 2009 |
Corfu, Kerkyra |
Greece |
The Old Fortress |
22 |
July 31, 2009 |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Paradiso |
23 |
Augsut 1, 2009 |
Edinburgh |
United Kingdom |
The Queens Hall |
24 |
August 4, 2009 |
Forchheim |
Germany |
Open Air |
25 |
August 6, 2009 |
Pfullendorf |
Germany |
Seepark Linzgau |
26 |
August 7, 2009 |
Lichtensteig |
Switzerland |
Jazzstage Open Air |
Trivia
- During the whole tour no pictures, bootlegs or other form of recording were allowed, though many videos were posted on Youtube.com and many pictures were posted on the worldwide net.
- Most of the concerts were critically acclaimed, though the locations were too hot and the gigs too short.
- His single gigs in Lorca, Spain (July 31) and Holstebro, Denmark (August) were cancelled.
- When Taj Mahal cancelled his show for the Maryport Blues Festival on July 26, Burdon was a last minute step-in and headlined the festival. He did not perform in that region for the last seven years.
- During the tour some "new" songs were added including "Devil Slide" and "Forty-Four". * Georgia Dagaki sometimes left the stage during heavier rock songs to join the stage again later.
- During July they began to perform a song which is featured on Dagaki's new album "Secret Love". The song is called "Panselynos - Full Moon" and was going into "Paint it Black".
- Regularly they began with the song "When I Was Young". At the end of the song, Burdon referenced artists such as James Brown, The Beatles, Otis Redding and also Michael Jackson amongst others.
- At one gig a fan wanted him to play "Roadhouse Blues". Burdon said he didn't want to play that song, because it made him think of Jim Morrison and that makes him sick.