Campfire evening with classics – Rock & Pop

Suddenly he appears in the middle of the crowd, playing his guitar through the ranks and singing his biggest hit "Lady in red". Wherever it happens, people take their arms enthusiastically, encourage and film this moment with their smartphones. Chris de Burgh was able to move freely during the last concert of the summer sound in 2018 on the Schopfheimer market place, in order to adapt his selection of songs to the mood and even meet to particular wishes. Because the star of the Irish world is solo, without a band, without even a single musician. About 2000 visitors wanted to see him at the sold-out concert Sunday evening

On stage is a grand piano, the only instrument next to the twelve-string guitar. A few minutes before the start of the concert, a downpour made many visitors wrapped in waterproof capes and jackets. Now, the jubilation breaks out: Chris de Burgh – also wearing a black jacket – gets on stage, waves to the audience, thanks to the sky. "No rain," he said, getting the first applause. "It's good to be here in this wonderful city of Schopfheim," he says in German. He has already captured the fans, he catches the twelve strings and throws them. The following is now the striking contrast program with the previous concerts of the summer sound of 2018, all of which came with richly decorated scenic arrangements. What Chris de Burgh is doing, has something of a campfire evening with the nice uncle, the guitar playing, singing and even the lyrics of many hits by heart. There are no sophisticated arrangements or even virtuoso guitar playing. The 70-year-old is soon limited to the essential. And he is happy to forgive him that the vocal passages high in the falsetto sometimes sound like campfire evenings.

"Some songs from the current album and some that you may know," he promises to the public. "Waiting for the Hurricane" is the first of his worldwide successes that he sings. The public must still warm up with the unfamiliar one-man show. But it will be fast because Chris de Burgh lets follow the next classic "Missing you". Between the two – even that could happen at a campfire – he says a lot. It seems to work a little the name of the city. When he pronounces "Schopfheim" with an English accent, he takes an artistic break just to breathe – the name will probably be remembered. As the story that he tells fans: He was traveling in the afternoons in downtown Schopfheim when a young woman approached him in Lenk-Plastik , asking him if he had time for a photo. "All right, I said, putting my arm around her," he said with a mischievous smile. "Then she explained to me that she really wanted me to take a picture of her" – Chris de Burgh can also play self-deprecating on this solo party. Incidentally, the misunderstanding became clear, the young woman noticed at one point that only pulls a picture of her. She devotes "Suddenly Love" to Chris de Burgh that night

He does not save any of his worldwide successes, most of them come to the end: "Sailing Away", "Do not pay the Ferryman "," High on Emotion "Where the peaceful waters flow" And just "Lady in red" with the acclaimed round of the Schopfheim market place.