Rod Stewart once again had the audience wrapped around his finger at his performance in Zurich on Thursday evening and put on another top-class concert in the Swiss metropolis with its 400,000 inhabitants.
In front of around 15,000 people in the sold-out Hallenstadion, Stewart changed the setlist only slightly from the concert in Cologne. One of the special highlights of the show was the song PEOPLE GET READY, which "The Impressions" recorded in 1965, but which Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck first brought to greater popularity with their cover in 1985. During PEOPLE GET READY, Sir Rod showed pictures of the Swiss national football team on the big screen and praised the "Nati" for their performance so far at the European Football Championship in Germany. "You've made it into the top 16 of the European Championships. Well done!" shouted Sir Rod to the cheering fans in Zurich. However, the singer didn't say another word about the elimination of his beloved Tartan Army from the tournament.
Rod Stewart also scored with sympathy in other ways. The British music icon cheerfully led the audience through the two-hour concert. There were 25 songs on the set list, including of course his classics such as MAGGIE MAY and SAILING. While singing the song "It Takes Two", which he released with Tina Turner in 1990, he said: "Unfortunately Tina can't be here today".
As at every one of his previous concerts in Europe, the singer was in high spirits at the only show in the land of the Swiss and was always in the mood for a little joke. "I was here with the Faces in the 1970s and today I have an account with UBS (note: major Swiss bank)," he joked, drawing laughs from the audience.
As always, Rod left the stage after around two hours, leaving a hopeful audience in his wake. Hopeful, because everyone in the Hallenstadion is defintely hoping that Sir Rod didn't retire last night, but will find his way back to Switzerland in the coming years.
The tour continues tonight in Munich. Rod Stewart will be on stage in the Olympic Hall from 8pm.
MH/28.06.24
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