Stockholm Rock Out Part II

Gamla Tryckeriet, Alvik - September 10-11, 2010

For me, the band I was most looking forward to seeing on Friday was WIG WAM. Those crazy Norwegians have been a favourite of mine ever since I got a hold of their 2004 debut "667... The Neighbour Of The Beast". In 2005 they made a bigger splash by representing Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest. I even voted for them in the final, and indeed they got the full points from Finland. They've done pretty well with their latter albums as well, "Wig Wamania" being a personal favourite.

 Wig Wam's camp image might be too much to stomach for some, but the crowd at SRO seemed to like them. It took a while for the crowd to warm up to them, but in the end the band had won over most of the "non-believers" I guess. As the band's still promoting their latest album "Non Stop Rock'n Roll", there were several songs from it in the setlist, but of course we got to hear the hits like "Bless The Night", "Gonna Get You Someday" and "Hard To Be A Rock'n Roller". The Eurovision song "In My Dreams" was saved as the last track, and it ended the set in a bombastic way.

The band's vocalist Glam is an absolute star on the stage and his vocals were truly awesome. He's got his tongue firmly in cheek throughout the set and with his theatrical antics he really puts on a great show. The other members were were a bit overshadowed by him, but I don't think they were too bothered. Anyway, they got their chance to shine during their solo spots.

I might have liked to see some of the "lesser" tracks of the new album being replaced by such monster songs as "Bygone Zone", "No More Living On Lies" or "Slave To Your Love", but even without them, their set was one of my favourites of the festival. I just wonder when they are going to "pay back" the twelve points and visit Finland... if they ever do, we'll be there for sure.

After the set, we actually met Glam in the lobby of the hotel and told him how much we liked the gig. He seemed like a nice guy, and posed for photos with the fans, including a certain photographer of this site...

SETLIST:
Non Stop Rock'n Roll
Dare Devil Heat
Do You Want to Taste It
Bless The Night
Walls Come Down
Rock My Ride
Bass / Drum Solo
Gonna Get You Someday
Rocket Through My Heart
Guitar Solo
Hard To Be A Rock'n Roller
Out Of Time
C'mon Everybody
In My Dreams

Review by Kimmo Toivonen, RockUnited.com 30.09.2010
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