Rock The Cosmos tour - 2008

Summary of the 2008 tour

[+] ROGER TAYLOR! Very powerful drumming, very nice to the fans after the gigs etc.!
[+] very long gigs, around 135 minutes in average was more than we had hoped for
[+] better setlist than on previous tours; also not so many breaks between songs
[+] excellent intro at some gigs - Surf's Up was a terrific opener even for non-fans!
[+] AKOM with Roger on vocals, also Radio GaGa with Paul on vocals and live drums
[+] building the drumkit on the B-stage was a great idea
[+] better guitar solo than in 2005, also no painful Chinese Torture noises :-)
[+] quite a lot of surprises although in the end the setlist became predictable as always
[+] songs: Surf's Up, Cosmos Rockin', '39, C-lebrity, AKOM, Drum solo, Bijou
[+] better lights, great screen although some of the animations were embarassing!
[-] Paul looked really bored and tired; I have a feeling this was the last tour with him
[-] Brian and Paul often didn't want to give autographs or take photos with fans
[-] the Hammer To Fall intro (Brian's idea, I think) was very boring
[-] slightly weaker vocal performances by Brian and Roger
[-] I'm not sure but Jamie's backing vocals sounded somehow strange
[-] Paul kept forgetting words in Radio GaGa, Brian kept messing up the short solo in ARN
[-] overall slightly lower attendance - mainly in Budapest and (surprise!) Italy
[-] songs: I Want To Break Free, Seagull

Overall I rate this tour a bit higher than the previous ones, mainly because of the new songs (all of which worked really well!) and longer concerts. I have attended 14 gigs and I enjoyed every single of them. Special thanks to all my friends in Italy, I felt like home there ;-)