Madonna, 2012-06-24 - Estádio Cidade Coimbra, Coimbra

Sun, Jun 24, 2012 in Coimbra, Portugal @ Estádio Cidade Coimbra

I went to Coimbra to see the amazing Madonna (for the 6th time) live (The MDNA Tour).

I had a VIP package and stayed on the pit, actually almost middle of front row of the pit. It was an amazing day. Very sunny and hot. When I got in the stadium I saw the rehearsals of Madonna with all their dancers and musicians. It was an awesome experience.

Saw her 5 times before. And the shows were all amazing:

In 2004-09-13 - Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon, Portugal,

2004-09-14 - Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon, Portugal (as standing VIP),

2008-09-14 - Parque da Bela Vista, Lisbon, Portugal (as Hot Ticket) (Sticky & Sweet Tour),

2009-07-04 - O2 Arena, London, UK (as VIP) (Sweet & Sticky Tour 2009) and

2009-07-05 - O2 Arena, London, UK (as VIP) (Sweet & Sticky Tour 2009).

Before Madonna played the DJ Martin Solveig.

Saw the Madonna rehearsals as soon as I was inside the stadium.
So awesome to have this opportunity to see Madonna before the show. Always awesome to see the crazy Madonna dancers all around the stage.

The invited DJ was Martin Solveig. He played for 59 minutes.
He was very good. Played all the hits.

Finally was time for Madonna. She played for 108 minutes.
She was amazing with all the amazing choreographies between her, the musicians and the dancers.

Here it is the setlist:

Transgression
- The Prayer Overture: Act of Contrition (with Kalakan) (with excerpts from "Lekhah dodi")
01. Girl Gone Wild (with samples from "Material Girl" and "Give It 2 Me")
02. Revolver
03. Gang Bang
04. Papa Don't Preach
05. Hung Up (with samples from "Girl Gone Wild")
06. I Don't Give A

Prophecy
- Best Friend (video interlude; with samples from "Heartbeat")
07. Express Yourself (with excerpts from "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga and "She's Not Me")
08. Give Me All Your Luvin'
- Turning Up the Hits (video interlude; with samples from several Madonna songs)
09. Turn Up the Radio
10. Open Your Heart (with Kalakan) (with excerpts from "Sagarra jo!" by Kalakan)
11. Masterpiece (with Kalakan)

Masculine/Feminine
- Justify My Love (video interlude)
12. Vogue
13. Candy Shop (with samples from "Ashamed of Myself" by Kelley Polar and excerpts from "Erotica")
14. Human Nature
15. Like a Virgin (with samples from "Evgeni's Waltz" by Abel Korzeniowski)

Celebration
- Nobody Knows Me (video interlude)
16. I'm Addicted
17. I'm a Sinner (with Kalakan) (with excerpts from "Cyber-Raga")
18. Like a Prayer
19. Celebration (with samples from "Girl Gone Wild")

In bold are the videos I made.

Videos of Madonna (5 videos). I also did the videos to "Like a Prayer" and "Celebration" but had to deleted them from youtube because of an audio claim:

Madonna-Papa Don't Preach + Hung Up, Coimbra, PT, 2012-06-24 HD
http://youtu.be/nNbA0PcHnJQ
And the video:


Madonna-Express Yourself + Give Me All Your Luvin', Coimbra, PT, 2012-06-24 HD
http://youtu.be/DhzvcvznV3c
And the video:


Madonna-(Turning Up The Hits) + Turn Up The Radio, Coimbra, PT, 2012-06-24 HD
http://youtu.be/ku_NUls2Fhc
And the video:


Madonna-Open Your Heart, Coimbra, PT, 2012-06-24 HD
http://youtu.be/Sd8tEpGN0fk
And the video:


Madonna-Masterpiece, Coimbra, PT, 2012-06-24 HD
http://youtu.be/TvDMpTGc4Hs
And the video:

U2, 2010-10-03 - Estádio Cidade Coimbra, Coimbra

Sun, Oct 3, 2010 in Coimbra, Portugal @ Estádio Cidade Coimbra

I slept outside the stadium for the second night to see this second U2 show in Coimbra.

We had 1 band before U2 ("Interpol").

The band was Interpol. They played for 45 minutes. I hate them.

Finally was time for U2. They started the show at 21h48 and played for 132 minutes.
Live debut of Boy Falls From The Sky, performed as a special surprise in honour of Coimbra's very enthusiastic reception of U2. The song, written by U2, features in the Broadway stage production Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark.
For the first time ever, U2 perform in Portugal twice on the one tour. The Coimbra shows were initially listed as the final dates of U2's 2010 European leg - the first show was included in the initial announcement on 24 September 2009, and this second show was added on 20 October 2009. Coimbra lost its status as the final city of the leg on 30 November 2009, when the 8 October 2010 concert in Rome was confirmed.

I will write here the setlist:

1. Return Of The Stingray Guitar
2. Beautiful Day / Rain (snippet)
3. New Year's Day
4. Get On Your Boots
5. Magnificent
6. Mysterious Ways / Can't Stand The Rain (snippet)
7. Elevation
8. Until The End Of The World
9. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
10. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
11. Boy Falls From The Sky
12. In A Little While
13. Miss Sarajevo
14. City Of Blinding Lights
15. Vertigo / She Loves You (snippet)
16. Relax (snippet) / I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
17. Sunday Bloody Sunday
18. MLK
19. Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet)
Encore(s):
20. One
21. Amazing Grace (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name
22. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
23. With Or Without You
24. Moment of Surrender / Singin' In The Rain (snippet)

Videos of U2 (4):

U2-Intro + I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Coimbra, PT, 2010-10-03
http://youtu.be/hWamt-C6FZI And the video:


U2-Intro + Boy Falls From The Sky, Coimbra, PT, 2010-10-03
http://youtu.be/SI-NBXbhx1k And the video:


U2-Intro + Moment of Surrender, Coimbra, PT, 2010-10-03
http://youtu.be/nbTZ_e3PTLI And the video:


U2-Singing In The Rain, Coimbra, PT, 2010-10-03
http://youtu.be/cKeq1D2BcoI And the video:


Next the story of U2 (with Interpol) at Olympic stadium, Rome, Italy on October 8th 2010.

U2, 2010-10-02 - Estádio Cidade Coimbra, Coimbra

Sat, Oct 2, 2010 in Coimbra, Portugal @ Estádio Cidade Coimbra

I went on the day before of the concert to Coimbra.

We had 1 band before U2 ("Interpol").

The band was Interpol. They played for 44 minutes. I hate them.

Finally was time for U2. They started the show at 21h44 and played for 128 minutes.
For the first time since 1982, U2 perform a Portuguese concert outside of Lisbon.
Soundchecked: City Of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Moment Of Surrender, Elevation, Until The End Of The World, Where The Streets Have No Name, Beautiful Day, and Desire.

I will write here the setlist:

1. Return Of The Stingray Guitar
2. Beautiful Day
3. I Will Follow
4. Get On Your Boots
5. Magnificent
6. Mysterious Ways / Let It Be (snippet)
7. Elevation
8. Until The End Of The World / Anthem (snippet)
9. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / One Love (snippet)
10. North Star
11. Mercy
12. In A Little While
13. Miss Sarajevo
14. City Of Blinding Lights
15. Vertigo / Teenage Kicks (snippet)
16. Relax (snippet) / I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight / Two Tribes (snippet)
17. Sunday Bloody Sunday
18. MLK
19. Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet)
Encore(s):
20. One
21. Amazing Grace (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name
22. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
23. With Or Without You
24. Moment of Surrender

Videos of U2 (4):

U2-Intro + I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For + One Love, Coimbra, PT, 2010-10-02
http://youtu.be/x0HxU0KIjHE And the video:


U2-North Star, Coimbra, PT, 2010-10-02
http://youtu.be/38gIWCCz7VY And the video:


U2-Intro + Mercy, Coimbra, PT, 2010-10-02
http://youtu.be/0Bsyw8iyvsM And the video:


U2-With Or Without You, Coimbra, PT, 2010-10-02
http://youtu.be/yAOoxtCs5TQ And the video:


Next the story of U2 (with Interpol) at Estádio Cidade Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal on October 3rd 2010.

George Michael, 2007-05-12, Coimbra

Last Saturday, the 12th of May 2007, George Michael played in Portugal for the first time ever. The show was in "Estadio Cidade de Coimbra" in Coimbra to 28.000 people.

It was an amazing show. George Michael in the 80's, from 1982 till 1986 was in "Wham!" with Andrew Ridgley my favourite band of that time. I am following his carreer since 1982. After "Wham!" George Michael went solo.

Here it is the set list from the show of this second leg of the "25 Live Tour":

First Half
1. Waiting (Reprise)
2. Flawless (Go to the City)
3. Fast Love
4. Precious Box
5. Father Figure
6. Everything She Wants
7. Ticking
8. Praying for Time
9. Too Funky
10. Star People
11. Shoot the Dog

20 Minute Break
With - "John & Elvis" Video

Second Half
12. Faith
13. Spinning the Wheel
14. Easier Affair
15. Jesus to a Child
16. Amazing
17. I'm Your Man
18. Outside

Encore
19. Careless Whisper
20. Freedom '90

PS1: 5. Father Figure
At the end of this music GM said sorry for his removal of 15 years touring; "It was a long time but, at the end of this night, when you walk out of here, I hope you've forgiven me".

PS2: 11. Shoot the Dog
A caricature of the US President, George W. Bush, in a mould of an inflatable doll, appeard on the center of stage, with a submissive dog with a leash and a british flag, in an allusion to Tony Blair.

The band

* George Michael - vocals
* Chris Cameron - musical director/arranger
* Danny Cummings - percussion
* Phil Palmer - guitars
* Andy Hamilton - sax, keyboards, Ewi
* Steve Walters - bass
* Mike Brown - guitars
* Carlos Hercules - drums
* Graham Kearns - guitars
* Luke Smith - keyboards
* Shirely Lewis - backing vocals
* Jay Henry - backing vocals
* Lincoln Jean-Marie - backing vocals
* Lori Perry - backing vocals
* Sharon Perry - backing vocals
* Lucy Jules - backing vocals

The portuguese Fingertips played before George Michael for 44 minutes when still many people was arriving to the stadium. They played some of their most knowned songs like: "Mellancholic Ballad (For The Leftlovers)", "Picture Of My Own" and "Cause to Love You".

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, better known as George Michael (born on June 25, 1963).