Rick Blooms in Tivoli Gardens
4th July 2009
Rick put on an extraordinary performance in Tivoli Gardens last night [3rd July 2009] in front of a capacity crowd. The concert was a little different from usual as it formed part of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, so instead of being back by his usual band, he was backed by the Tivoli Orchestra lead by Peder Kragerup. Rick's set included classic crooning songs and some of his own hits as well.
Despite the concert not starting until 10pm, fans started to arrive as early as 6pm in order to find the perfect spot in front of stage. Some had come from Belgium, Holland and even as far as the United States just to see this concert! The weather was fantastic and people were in good spirits. A group of Swedish lads shouted with excitement for Rick to come out onto stage. It was the perfect start to what went on to be a great evening.
Still daylight, Rick emerged on the stroke of 10pm and opened with Fly Me To The Moon followed by I Got You Under My Skin. Before the next song got underway, the Swedish lads, thought to be in their early 20s shouted out for Never Gonna Give You Up. 'How old are you boys?' Rick asked, to which they responded 'How old are you?'. 'Too old' Rick replied. The heckling had been both affectionate and nicely timed as the next song was You Make Me Feel So Young.
About a third of the way through the set, Rick asked his audience if they knew a song of his. Never Gonna Give You Up? This started the crowd singing the song back to him. 'Oh so you know it then? We're gonna do that one later!' which resulted in a huge cheer!
Rick went on to sing a few more of the classic songs before some of his own which were played in their normal style with the exception of She Wants To Dance With Me which was adapted to a jazz style. As you would expect, Rick closed his show with Never Gonna Give You Up which electrified the audience. Despite the Rick and the band leaving the stage, the crowd would not leave and continued to should for more. Eventually, Rick re-emerged and said 'look, we didn't rehearse any more songs... but we can do this one again. The crowd went wild!
The setlist was as follows:
- Fly Me To The Moon
- I Got You Under My Skin
- You Make Me Feel So Young
- Strangers In The Night
- You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You
- Love You Just the Way You Are
- My Baby Only Cares For Me
- Moon River
- Luck Be A Lady
- When I Fall In Love
- Cry For Help
- She Wants To Dance With Me (Jazz)
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Cheek To Cheek
- Never Gonna Give You Up
- Never Gonna Give You Up
From the second song onwards, Rick had bras and knickers thrown at him... and even a pair of boxer shorts! He hung them on his microphone, adding each garment as they were thrown. Just before the end of the show, even the band members we taking photo's of all the underwear!
Here are some clips that have appeared on YouTube:
