Tom Jones
OLG Stage at Fallsview On line casino
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Could 28, 2023

Legendary Welshman Tom Jones returned to Niagara Falls on Sunday night time to play a sold-out present on the new 5000-seat venue – the OLG Stage at Fallsview On line casino. Billed because the “Ages & Levels Tour” in help of his newest album of canopy songs, Surrounded by Time (2021), this was Jones’ solely Ontario date of the tour and his first time again at Fallsview On line casino since his two-night stint on the on line casino’s different theatre – the 1500-seat Avalon Ballroom – again in April 2006.

“It’s nice to be again as soon as once more,” Jones stated after his two opening numbers (Bobby Cole’s I’m Rising Previous and Bob Dylan’s Not Darkish But). “We had been right here earlier than. Not on this room although. It is a good room, isn’t it?” he requested.

Subsequent on the setlist was It’s Not Uncommon, a track that started Jones’ recording profession again in 1964 when he recorded the track and launched it in 1965. By March 1 of that very same yr, it went to primary.  Jones and his five-piece band, led by his musical director and drummer Gary Wallis on congas, performed a rearranged model of It’s Not Uncommon which additionally featured an accordion and acoustic guitar. That was adopted by one other hit, What’s New Pussycat?

Jones, who turns 83 on June seventh, sat on a stool for a very good portion of his 90+ minute present. Though he doesn’t transfer round an excessive amount of lately, Jones nonetheless has a robust and highly effective voice. Different songs he carried out included Popstar by Cat Stevens, One Extra Cup of Espresso (Valley Under) by Bob Dylan, Inexperienced Grass of Dwelling by Curly Putman Jr. (which Jones discovered on a rustic report by Jerry Lee Lewis), Tower of Track by Leonard Cohen, and Kiss by Prince (a track he recorded with The Artwork of Noise in 1988).

One of many highlights of the night time was Delilah, which Jones delivered very powerfully and had the group up and dancing. Jones stored the group entertained all through the night time together with his tales and music. The night time ended with a three-song encore which included Chuck Berry’s, Johnny B. Goode.

If you happen to ever get an opportunity to see Tom Jones in live performance, go examine him out! You received’t be disenchanted.

Setlist:
I’m Rising Previous (Bobby Cole)
Not Darkish But (Bob Dylan)
It’s Not Uncommon (Les Reed)
The Windmills of Your Thoughts (Noel Harrison)
Sexbomb
Popstar (Cat Stevens)
One Extra Cup of Espresso (Valley Under) (Bob Dylan)
Inexperienced Grass of Dwelling (Claude “Curly” Putman)
Throughout the Borderline (Ry Cooder)
Speaking Actuality Tv Blues (Todd Snider)
I Gained’t Crumble With You If You Fall (Bernice Johnson Reagon)
Tower of Track (Leonard Cohen)
Delilah (Les Reed)
You Can Depart Your Hat On (Randy Newman)
Kiss (Prince)

Encore:
One Hell of A Life (Katell Keineg)
Unusual Issues Taking place Each Day
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)

All photographs by Joel Naphin
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