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Michael Bolton to be back in July
Michael Bolton should be back in Malta this summer to perform in a second concert since he shook the Ta' Qali convention centre with his rich vocals and boisterous band last October.
Organisers NNG Promotions confirmed the upcoming event in July, pre-empting, however, that it would be much "grander" than his previous performance, but unwilling to divulge more details yet.
Whatever the case, the 7,500 fans, who packed the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre to watch him live in action, should be thrilled - 90-minute delays in the last concert and all.
The organisers said the American singer, best known for soft rock ballads and tenor vocals, had expressed the desire to return to Malta, having thoroughly enjoyed the experience and, in particular, the crowd's unexpected reaction.
Famous for his timeless ballads, including When a Man Loves a Woman, Time, Love and Tenderness and Steel Bars, as well as arias like Nessun Dorma, Bolton had told The Times he was impressed that "so many people got tickets so quickly, and yet, I've never been here".
He is now due to return - within less than a year from his last concert...
Bolton, whose appeal is cross-generational, has sold about 53 million albums, with about half of his 17 releases reaching the top ten.
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You and others continue to withstand the test of time, and he has enjoyed several fruitful collaborations with other successful musicians, including the likes of Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras.
"Singing with Luciano in Modena inspired me to the point that I studied Italian, trained my voice, recorded an aria CD that remained on the classical chart for weeks, shot a TV special in an opera house in Catania, a Christmas special with Placido and recently performed again with José.
And I still sing an aria or two in my shows," he has said, highlighting his versatility and cross-generational appeal.
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jenette bajada
Jan 14th 2009, 19:32
after seeing michael bolton perform live at ta qali i cant wait for july to go tosee him again , it was a well organised concert which i thoroughly enjoyed , he sang some of his best numbers and showed that he enjoyed perfoming for the maltese audience as much as we enjoyed listening to his fabulous voice !! i hope we see more and more of michael and other well known artists ,
J. Rogerson (UK)
Jan 9th 2009, 19:47
Oh goody goody, i shall have to enter that date in my agenda and make sure i'll book a trip in Malta well in advance and possible queing all night.i like listening to has been maybe Elvis will make an appearance so Julian Mompalao de piro i'm with you on that.
Paul Barrett
Jan 9th 2009, 12:43
He is a great artist and having attended the last concert I can attest that the sound settings and music were superb.
However I can only presume he was live on the stage as from half way back it was impossible to tell, the "Giant Screen" was tiny and totally out of focus all through the night.
Getting to the event was a nightmare of gridlocked/crawling traffic with no organisation of parking that I could see. For so many people booked to attend there should have been a group of attendants actively moving forward to the nearest remaining parking space (in communication with each other), directing traffic to park.
Hmmm 7,500 people in the audience and not one of the exits had an emergency light above the door should there have been a power cut and panic. It would have been a major disaster.
Julian Mompalao de Piro
Jan 9th 2009, 12:06
I concur with Mario Gauci. No way am I going to be left waiting again for hours after paying too much to listen to a has-been. Maybe NNG Promotions should get an artist who has some respect for his fans and starts the concert on time.
The MADC managed it and they had a lot more people on stage than Bolton did.
Mario Gauci
Jan 9th 2009, 10:56
I for one will not be duped again into watching a live concert in Malta. The sheer disorganisation that occurred at Ta' qali definitely puts me off. As for performing "in a second concert since he shook the Ta' Qali convention centre with his rich vocals and boisterous band last October", I doubt it very much that it was such a success.