Hanover was ready for an evening full of hits and memories and the 9000 fans in the sold-out ZAG Arena were not disappointed. At 8.13pm, Rod Stewart took to the stage in the Lower Saxony metropolis and off he went with the Rod Express through almost two hours and an inspiring evening.
Rod Stewart lined up hit after hit and the audience often sang along at the top of their voices. At his first appearance in Hanover in 22 years, Rod gave full throttle, as he had done three days earlier in Antwerp. The last time the singer with his Struwwel hairstyle and grating voice was a guest on the Leine was in June 2002.
The set list took the fans through 60 years of music history that evening. Whether it was ‘Baby Jane’ and ‘Maggie May’ or ‘Sailing’ and ‘Forever Young’ - the self-confessed Celtic fan didn't leave out any of his big hits from the last few decades. With ‘It Takes Two’ and ‘I'd Rather Go Blind’, Stewart recalled the late, equally charismatic singers Tina Turner and Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac.
The show was an experience for young and old. Many of the die-hard Stewart fans were delighted with the obligatory footballs that were kicked into the audience. Others danced enthusiastically in front of their chairs to the sounds of the band, who twice musically bridged Stewart's costume changes.
After two hours, 9000 people went home completely happy. A young girl told NDR after the concert: ‘I'm only 16 years old, but that was the best concert I've ever seen, no matter how many more are to come.’ I'm sure many of the visitors will agree with this assessment.
Rod Stewart is performing tonight at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart.
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