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Setlist: It's Electric, Give It To Me, To The Devil His Due, In The Heat Of The Night, Alimony, Call Me, Sucking My Love, Mine All Mine, Am I Evil?. There's very rarely a decent gig on a Saturday night in Newcastle lately, so when this pair of rock legends rolled into town I jumped at the chance to go. In front of a crammed-to-the-rafters Academy with a crowd of all ages, NWOBHM veterans Diamond Head kicked off proceedings with one of their trademark tunes, 'It's Electric'. The band and in particular singer Nick Tart were on top form, which left me puzzled as to why the band haven't really hit the heights lately as they did when they were at their peak in the late 70s. The band cruised through a set of tunes old and new, including the classics 'To The Devil His Due', 'Call Me' and 'Sucking My Love', right up to later tracks like 2005's monster riff-fest 'Mine All Mine'. Guitarist and founder member Brian Tatler was on top form tonight, and I'm sure that the band will have garnered themselves a lot of new fans from this tour with this lengthy support set. Ending with the famously-covered-by-Metallica epic 'Am I Evil'?, Diamond Head got the crowd warmed up perfectly for their counterparts, and headliners tonight, Europe. Review from: www.themayfairmallzine.com/ DIAMOND HEAD A biting cold February evening with torrential rain wasn't enough to keep the crowds away from tonights show at the O2 Academy. A very healthy sized crowd, including the Tyger`s Of Pan Tang`s Rob Weir, enthusiastically welcomed Diamond Head onto the stage. Even though guitarist, Brian Tatler, remains the sole surviving original
member, they performed an impressive set of classics including 'Heat of the
Night', 'Call Me' and 'Sucking My Love' together with fine renditions of 'To The
Devil His Due' from the criminally underrated Canterbury album, and more recent
material such as 'Mine All Mine'. Nick Tart did an admirable job replacing Sean
Harris throughout and as they left the stage following a thunderous rendition of
'Am I Evil', Diamond Head received a well deserved cheer from the appreciative
crowd.
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