![]() The set continued with other rarities like ‘ Nights Are So long’, ‘Shakedown’ and ‘ All Night the Lights On’, which was performed live for the first time ever. Michael Monroe 80’s hits started with one of his best songs ‘ She’s No Angel’, accompanied by fantastic piano work from Lenni-Kalle Taipale. MICHAEL MONROE BAND (Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte, Rich Jones, Karl Rockfist, special guest Lenni-Kalle Taipale) That gave me literal chills, I truly hope that the acoustic version of that song is published somewhere someday. ![]() During the set change we saw a heartwarming slideshow on the big screen with old pictures from Michael Monroe‘s career and personal life while an absolutely beautiful acoustic version of the Demolition 23 classic ‘ Hammersmith Palais’ played, sang by Monroe. At this point it could be seen that Michael Monroe was taking it fairly easy on stage, clearly saving energy for a show that would last over three hours.Īfter Demolition 23, there was a quick set change to prepare everything for the second part of the night where the current Michael Monroe band performed old 80’s classics from Monroe‘s solo catalog. The Demolition 23 part of the show was short with approximately 20 minutes, but served it’s purpose as a fun start for a long night. The set included classics from the band ‘ Nothings Alright’, ‘Dysfunctional’, ‘You Crucified Me’ and ‘ Hammersmith Palais’ but one song that completely surprised me was the fantastic Demolition 23 cover of the U.K Subs classic ‘ Endangered Species’. The drummer for tonight’s Demolition 23 was Karl Rockfist who was an obvious choice, since he has played Demolition 23 classics live with the Michael Monroe band hundreds of times. Accompanied by the original lineup of Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa and Nasty Suicide, the only one missing was the original drummer Jimmy Clark whom now works as a drum tech for Metallica, so it’s not surprising that he wasn’t able to make it. The show started with a rare reunion of, in my mind, one of the most underrated punk rock bands ever Demolition 23. DEMOLITION 23 (Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Nasty Suicide, Karl Rockfist)
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