In his career, the now 58-year-old has released 13 studio albums, five live albums and six compilation albums, including his most recent Ultimate Love. His second last song was “Straight from the Heart,” a song he wrote when he was a budding musician at just 18 – he dedicated it to his 90-year-old mother, Jane. “Man you guys are fantastic tonight, unbelievable!!” Hit after hit after hit after hit, the two-hour show wrapped up with a six-song encore leaving the crowd feeling satisfied and energized. One asked for a birthday selfie, and he delivered, bringing twins up on stage for a quick photo.
“Let’s turn on the lights, I want to get a good look at all of you,” he said as he started reading posters from fans. His energy was absolutely incredible – he was playful, funny and very interactive. For Adams the theme of the show was “go down rocking!” It was comforting hearing melodies that sounded like memories. Both songs were released in 1984 – 34 years ago – but his voice sounded just as smooth as the day he recorded them. To start both mega-hits “Heaven ” and “Summer of ’69 ,” Adams held his mic out to the crowd and the whole arena sang every single word he didn’t join in until the second verses. Adams is not only a natural talent, he is an exceptional performer and looked like he was genuinely having the best time on stage he kept the audience excited and begging for more. It’s no surprise he went on to become one of the world’s most successful and recognizable singer and songwriters.
“So even if it wasn’t the greatest place to play at the time, I have fond memories because it was right here in this town we saw the beginning of it escalate!” he explained. “But it was interesting because, I was a young song writer and I just felt honoured to be in the room, and I ran into Mick Jones from Foreigner, and he said, ‘Hey you wrote songs for my friend Ian ’, and a few months later they asked me and my band to go on tour with them!” “In fact on the way in here tonight I was trying to remember one of the places I played here, it was club outside of town – I think it was called the … a proper s*** hole,” he said laughing with the crowd. “My name is Bryan, and I’ve been coming to this town for a really long time.” He went on to tell a story about how our very own city influenced his career. “Edmonton what’s up!” Adams yelled out to the crowd.
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