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House of Blues
Atlantic City
NJ
Intro The Grand Illusion
Lady
Lorelei
Desert Moon
Pieces of Eight
Show Me The Way (Accapella)
We Can Work It Out
All In A Days Work
Watching the World Go By
All For Love
Mr. Roboto
Don't Let It End
Light Up
Castle Walls
Edge of the Century
Rockin The Paradise
Suite Madame Blue
Babe
The Best Of Times
Come Sail Away
Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts
Toronto
ON
Intro (orchestra medley of Styx tunes)
The Grand Illusion
Lady
Desert Moon
Band intros
Lorelei (Mozart intro)
Pieces of Eight
Show Me The Way (acapella)
Ave Maria
Castle Walls
Don't Let It End (Debussy intro)
Light Up
Mr. Roboto
Black Wall
With Every Heartbeat
Tommy Dziallo guitar solo
Rockin' The Paradise
Suite Madame Blue (Prelude 12 intro)
Babe
The Best of Times
Come Sail Away
Fraze Pavilion
Kettering
OH
The Grand Illusion
Lady
Lorelei
Light Up
Don't Let It End
Show Me The Way
Mr. Roboto
Desert Moon
Band intros
Tommy Dziallo guitar solo
Rockin' The Paradise
Edge Of The Century
Suite Madame Blue
Babe
The Best Of Times
Come Sail Away
SeptemberFest
Schaumburg
IL
The Grand Illusion
Lady
Lorelei
Light Up
Don't Let It End
Show Me The Way
Castle Walls
Mr. Roboto
Pieces Of Eight
Band Intros
Desert Moon
Guitar Solo
Rockin' The Paradise
Edge Of The Century
Black Wall
Suite Madame Blue
Babe
The Best Of Times
Come Sail Away
F. B. Kirby Center
Wilkes-Barre
PA
The Grand Illusion
Lady
Lorelei
Desert Moon
Don't Let It End
Show Me The Way
All In A Day's Work (Burtnik lead vocal)
Watching The World Go By (Burtnik lead vocal)
Light Up
Mr. Roboto
Castle Walls
Pieces Of Eight
Guitar solo > Rockin' The Paradise
Edge Of The Century (Burtnik lead vocal)
Long Tall Sally (Burtnik lead vocal)
Run Run Rudolph (Burtnik lead vocal)
Great Balls Of Fire
Suite Madame Bluem
Babe
The Best Of Times
Encore:
Come Sail Away
This show was performed near the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, a popular honeymoon spot where Dennis and his wife spent their honeymoon (he refers to it during the show). On this night he played with his usual band, with the addition of special guest and ex-Styx bandmate Glen Burtnik on stage the entire show. An unexpected highlight came about two-thirds of the way through when they broke into a spontaneous, energetic romp through Long Tall Sally, Run Run Rudolph, and Great Balls Of Fire! As far as I know these are a rarity for a DDY show.
Dennis sang an acapella version of Show Me The Way with his backup singers. The man has an UNBELIEVABLE voice that has only deepened and mellowed with time. His vocal abilities really shine on Show Me The Way.
Kimmel Center
Philadelphia
PA
Overture
The Grand Illusion
Lady (with Ravel-Bolero excerpt)
Desert Moon
Lorelei (with Mozart-Eine Kleine Nachtmusik intro)
Show Me The Way
Ave Maria (Byram/DeYoung, from Hunchback)
Castle Walls
Guitar solo > Rockin' The Paradise
Don't Let It End (with Debussy-Claire de Lune intro)
Light Up
Mr. Roboto
Pieces Of Eight (with Nutcracker-March Of The Sugar Plum Fairy interlude)
With Every Heartbeat (Byram/Milan/DeYoung, from Hunchback)
Black Wall
Suite Madame Blue
Babe
The Best Of Times
Encore:
Come Sail Away
Dennis played with his band accompanied by an approximately 30-piece orchestra. This is the show that he did for his PBS special, which is available on DVD (if you're a DDY fan get it, you won't be disappointed!) The orchestra is front and center at many points--during the instrumental overture of Styx tunes and during several songs that have additional classical excerpts cleverly appended. Also, you can hear orchestra parts here and there throughout the set, e.g. during Castle Walls. Dennis also gives guest spots to two very talented vocalists who sing selections from his musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The venue was Philadelphia's premier concert hall, where the Philadelphia Orchestra plays.
Dennis sang an acapella version of Show Me The Way with his backup singers. The man has an UNBELIEVABLE voice that has only deepened and mellowed with time. His vocal abilities really shine on Show Me The Way.