Singing in the rain
There was to be no “holding back the flood” on what they declared was “the wettest night of our lives”.
Take That sloshed, slid and sang their way through the first of three Glasgow dates on their Progress Live tour with a gig of near-biblical proportions.
It paired the fire of dazzling pyrotechnics with dramatic cascading waterfalls, all set against the backdrop of a 45metre-high omnipotent figure that towered high above Hampden’s upper limits.
Yet last night’s torrential rain didn’t dampen the spirits of an enthralled sea of 49,654 fans, many sporting multi-coloured ponchos and cowboy hats.
Before four of the five members of the reformed boyband – touring as a five-piece for the first time since Robbie Williams’ departure in 1995 – had even reached the second chorus of opener Rule the World, the heavens had opened.
But the outpouring from the skies was no match for the energy as Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Gary Barlow relived their late-noughties favourites Greatest Day, Patience and a psychedelic Shine, which saw Mark riding on the back of a giant caterpillar.
After a low-key piano treatment of A Million Love Songs, Babe, Everything Changes, Back For Good (an experience as close to actually being in the rain-soaked Back For Good video as anyone could possibly imagine) and Pray, they cranked up the energy levels again for a finale of Never Forget, Relight My Fire and Eight Letters.
It proved a sensory spectacle so impressive that even the giant robot had given them a standing ovation by the end.
The Giant Caterpillar - News
The Atlas Moth caterpillar has been sussesfully bred at the Butterfly Park in Long Sutton for the first time in 4 years - Michael Cross holds the Atlas Moth caterpillar. Picture: Matthew Usher. Just imagine finding one of these on your lettuce.
(RTTNews) - Construction and mining equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. (CAT: News ) said Friday it plans to expand the hydraulic excavator facility currently under construction in Victoria, Texas. The company will invest an additional $70 million to
from the skies was no match for the energy as Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Gary Barlow relived their late-noughties favourites Greatest Day, Patience and a psychedelic Shine, which saw Mark riding on the back of a giant caterpillar.
Seriously, be careful with these caterpillars, just recently I had a nasty allergic reaction because I unwillingly got in contact with their hair - it went so far and got so nasty that I had to go to the hospital for an injection!
just after World War II with, you guessed it, Caterpillar equipment. Watching the big white diesel fuel tank with “Kelchner” emblazoned on the side slowly ascend onto the flatbed truck, sitting next to a giant Caterpillar bulldozer, was pure poetry.
Beth Groundwater: The 2011 FIBArk Hooligan Race
Beth Groundwater writes the Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery series (A REAL BASKET CASE, 2007 Best First Novel Agatha Award finalist, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, 2009) and the RM Outdoor Adventures series starring river ranger Mandy Tanner. The first, DEADLY CURRENTS, was released in 2011 and WICKED EDDIES, will be out in 2012. Beth lives in Colorado, enjoys its outdoor activities such as skiing and whitewater rafting, and loves talking to book clubs. Please visit her author website. And the final FIBArk event that I attended was the VIP Brunch on Sunday for board members and VIPs such as myself. After stuffing ourselves and sipping on beermosas (versus mimosas - made of beer and orange juice) made from product provided by the main sponsor, New Belgium Brewing , my husband and I got in the car to head home to Colorado Springs. Here's a final photo of me with the Parade Director, Donna Rhoads. What a fun weekend! I write the Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery series and the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures mystery series, starring Mandy Tanner, whitewater river ranger. I was an avid "river rat" in the 1980s, running whitewater rivers in the eastern US in an open-boat canoe, and I have enjoyed reacquainting myself with that subculture and its updated boating equipment while researching the series. I live in Colorado and enjoy its many outdoor activities, including skiing and whitewater rafting. To find out more, please visit my website at bethgroundwater.com .
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