{"id":405,"date":"2015-09-24T20:16:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrygigs\/2015\/09\/24\/flashback-ten-years-on-from-ricoh-arenas-first-concert-with-bryan-adams\/"},"modified":"2015-09-24T20:16:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T19:16:00","slug":"flashback-ten-years-on-from-ricoh-arenas-first-concert-with-bryan-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrygigs\/2015\/09\/24\/flashback-ten-years-on-from-ricoh-arenas-first-concert-with-bryan-adams\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback: Ten years on from Ricoh Arena’s first concert with Bryan Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pete Clemons<\/b> was featured in this article for Coventry Telegraph.<\/b>
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\nFlashback: Ten years on from Ricoh Arena’s first concert with Bryan Adams<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCan you believe that today marks the tenth anniversary of  the Ricoh Arena’s<\/a> first ever concert?<\/div>\n

Not only is September 23 the Autumn Equinox this year, but it is a decade since the first musical event was held at the Coventry stadium.<\/p>\n

On Friday, September 23, 2005, 7,000 fans watched Canadian rocker Bryan Adams at the newly built stadium.<\/p>\n

Among the crowd was superfan Claudia Espinosa – who flew 15,000 miles from her home in Chile to see him in action.<\/p>\n

During a two-hour set he ripped through all his greatest hits, from Run To You to (Everything I Do) I Do It For You.<\/p>\n

Fan Peter Clemons,<\/b> who was at the show, recalled memories of it to the Telegraph: “Bryan played for over two hours.<\/i><\/p>\n

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\nPeter Clemons’ Bryan Adams ticket from the 2005 gig at the Ricoh Arena.<\/span><\/div>\n
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“His set began with an electric version of  Room Service and his second encore ended with an acoustic version of the same song.<\/p>\n

“Sandwiched in-between were all the hits – from Run to You, The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You, Summer of \u201969 and of course (Everything I Do) I Do For You.”<\/p>\n

Other bands to have played at the Ricoh Arena since the summer of 2005 have included Bon Jovi – who performed twice – Take That, Bruce Springsteen, and Take That.<\/p>\n

In 2009, Oasis played one of their final ever UK tour dates at the Coventry stadium on their Dig Out Your Soul tour.<\/p>\n

Supported by Coventry natives The Enemy, the Gallagher brothers’ band would soon implode just weeks later after years of tension.<\/p>\n

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\nOriginal article http:\/\/www.coventrytelegraph.net\/whats-on\/music-nightlife-news\/flashback-ten-years-ricoh-arenas-10107469<\/a><\/div>\n
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