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Loved his new material. His performance of Borderline deserved a standing ovation which he received. A Spaceman Came Traveling gave me shivers. What a wonderful experience!
Four decades after I first saw him, Chris de Burgh brought the same energy to the stage. Charming, funny, serious and willing to play favourites and not just the latest album. He performed alone first. Then came the band. I think he might have played all night and the crowd would have stayed to sing, dance and listen.
All in all the show was good but I found the lights too bright and distracting from the music. I also feel the band was too loud and drowned out the words to some songs.
I love the Jubilee Auditorium! Indeed, I prefer it to the Saddledome, and the Jube was the perfect venue for Chris de Burgh—excellent acoustics, smaller crowd, warmer ambience. de Burgh himself sounds the same as he always has. Loved all the music, the stories, the band—everything!
We have followed Chris through the years attending every Edmonton concert he has performed. He is older, but still has an amazing voice. The stories he tells through his music are wonderful and he is open and honest with his chit chat with his fans. Loved his comments about never going back to Russia to perform and his concern for the girls attending school in Iran. We attended the Shania Twain concert which was great, but the Chris deBurgh concert was better!
I have listened to Chris De Burgh since my teenage years. So glad that I finally saw him live. Chris was very gracious and engaging with the audience and played many familiar songs.
Great show put on by Chris and the band! A little less use of the strobe lights blinding our eyes would have improved the experience.
As a life long fan, I have not missed a concert since his early concerts in Edmonton/Calgary. I was so very pleased with the content of his concert, a little disappointed that he didnt walk the floor for Lady in Red as he has done every other show. My daughter and I attended the show together we were so very pleased to share this experience together. She is my Little CDEB SuperFan. Chris' voice is starting to show signs of ageing but beyond that he is still a great showman his interaction with the fans is briliant. We hold out hope that he makes it back to Edmonton again someday.
We lived it, couldn't have asked for a better concert. He is amazing, his voice and his performance is unbelievable 😍
Show was great we really enjoyed it Chris can really sing
What an incredible performance. Chris de Burgh's voice is as amazing today as it was over 30 years ago when I saw him perform in Calgary. Worth every penny. If you ever have the chance to see him perform, I would highly recommend you jump at the opportunity. A great performer and a wonderful gentleman.
Wonderful experience went for the memories and left looking for new favourites to enjoy
Chris De Burgh is a great performer and it is very apparent that he loves to do this. Great music - some older, some new, but very good.
Chris de Burgh put on a great show as usual. We had seen him numerous times on European music shows and he never disappoints. I had bought tickets for my wife's 81st birthday. Unfortunately we were sitting beside a couple that drank too much, came in late for the start of the performance and late again at the end of the intermission. And throughout the performance they talked and took videos on their oversized cell phones, which annoyed the people sitting behind them. It got to the point where almost a fight broke out. There were actually people all over the theatre holding their phones up and recording. My wife and I left early, right after Chris' signature song, because we had enough.
You see I have only been to one other concert and I was disappointed with Celene Dion, Here I thought when you go to a concert, the person would do a lot of singing, but she did NOT, she went into a lot of dress changes and only sang a few songs. So when we came to see Chris Da Burgh, IT WAS GREAT!!!! the songs and music was fantastic. He is a great singer and story teller, we really loved his music. When and if he comes back to Edmonton or Calgary, we will surely be going to see him again. BEST SHOW EVER!!!!!
We saw Chris de Burgh at the Jube on May 5. Overall, it was a good show. There was one particular annoyance: whenever the would speak after a song, they turned on these bright lights onto the audience. They were so bright, we had to shield our eyes. Was it a glitch or deliberate? Don't know. His voice gave out toward the end of the show, often forcing him to go into falsetto quite frequently. But, expecting the voice from 40 years ago is folly, I suppose. He is a great songwriter! And it was a wonderful evening in spite of these issues.
Chris De Burgh is always entertaining. A wonderful concert
Was comtemplating charging Ticketmaster for this review service. Concert was great. Good to see he can still sing. Would go to more concerts but can’t stand getting hosed by Ticketmaster. You guys suck!!
Glad we saw this. De Burgh’s voice is still good and he can still hit most of the high notes. He’s also very personable, and surprisingly funny! And it was a classy move to do a bit of a tribute to Gordy Lightfoot, so soon after his passing. I liked that he started out alone, doing both piano and guitar songs, before he brought out his very high quality band. Also appreciated the intermission! And that he announced early on that there would be one! Overall, a fun night! Thanks, Chris!
A nostalgic, immersive night. Lyrically his music has always had strong theatrical tones to it and visually it did not disappoint. So much more than a concert, it was a journey of story and song with an old friend.
