Returning to his home turf, iconic bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes played the notorious KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton to an energetically fuelled, packed out audience!
Opening for the evening was a name that has been rolling off everyone’s lips for the last 18 months, guitar-shredder powerhouse Sophie Lloyd who gave an immense performance that demonstrated exactly why she has gained such status. With a set that consisted of instrumental covers of rock classics ‘You Give Love a Bad Name’, ‘ Thunderstruck’ and ‘Enter Sandman’, Lloyd was also joined by Marisa of Marisa and the Moths for a number of tunes including ‘Hanging On‘, ‘Won’t You Come‘ and ‘Imposter Syndrome‘, which certainly demonstrated their close sisterhood and electric chemistry as performers. Sophie’s band reflected her impeccable musicianship as she was accompanied by Iman Ahmed, Christian Rivers and Chris Painter – a perfectly combined band.
As the audience were well and truly warmed up, the legendary Glenn Hughes took to the stage for a solid two-hour set filled with a combination of Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Country Communion and solo hits, intertwined with stories from him incredible and unbelievable career. Joining Hughes for his show were Soren Andersen on guitar and Ash Seehan on drums who together gave a sensational and thunderous performance.
The setlist explored a perfectly pieced combination including a nod to playing close to Birmingham with an Iommi cover of ‘Grace’. Even though the song was stopped abruptly from a fall, Glenn got right back up to finish his set in absolute style.
The set also consisted of the likes of fan favourites ‘Medusa’, ‘You Are the Music’, ‘Black Country’ and ‘Soul Mover’, with Hughes saying “I don’t get to play home very often, let me make sure you know how much I love you tonight” before giving us a sneak-peak to a brand new track called ‘Voice in my Head’. Glenn closed the night with Deep Purple’s iconic Burn where he was joined on stage by his support artist Sophie Lloyd, and together they gave an absolutely powerful end to an epic evening.
In the words of Hughes himself “These is so much more to this boy from Cannock” – a truly captivating performer who breaks down the barrier between himself and the audience through his enticing storytelling and utter charisma.
Words by Charlotte Hooper
Photo Credit: Simon Dunkerley
