11-February-2012 Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, England

This review was posted at Vintage Rock

Spot on at 8pm as advertised the band took the stage, followed by Van who walked on from stage left playing a saxophone. They were straight into Brown Eyed Girl; a version with a jazzier feel than the original. Morrison was singing well and you don’t get much tighter than this band. So far so good, I thought. I’ve enjoyed the last couple of Van gigs that I’ve seen, and expected this to be similar. But it was so much better. Last night, I could sense that Van was getting more into the performance as the night went on. Maybe it was because I was close to the stage and could clearly see the expression on Van’s face, but I think it was more than that.

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Setlist (Thanks to JC)

Brown Eyed Girl

Higher Than The World

Not Feeling It Anymore/Hurting Game

These Dreams Of You

Enlightenment

All In The Game/No Plan B/No Safety Net

Real Real Gone/You Send Me

Crazy love

Moondance

Into The Mystic

Precious Time

Haunts Of Ancient Peace (Van on Keyboards)

In The Garden/Holy Guardian Angel

Fair Play

Ballerina

Help Me

Gloria