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    Magnum – A PASSAGE IN TIME TOUR- A tribute to Tony Clarkin -KKs Steel Mill Wolverhampton – 25.1.25

    Photos and review by Andy Shaw

    This was the first of two nights in Wolverhampton as part of their tour – A Passage in Time, A Tribute to Tony Clarkin – who sadly passed away just over 12 months ago. Frontman and fellow stalwart of MagnumBob Catley – announced late last year that “We want do a tribute to Tony and the respect for all those songs me and him did over 50 years, actually. I can’t believe it.”

    The lights went down and the evening started with a montage of images of Tony Clarkin’s life. Which was initially greeted with applause but the crowd fell silent as the images played through, showing what reverence the KKs audience held for Clarkin. The evening was going to be a real showcase of the wonderful music created by this legendary band.

    The first half of the show kicked off with How Far Jerusalem from the brilliant 1985 album On a Storyteller’s Night – which we kept revisiting throughout the night. At this point Catley paid tribute to his mate Tony Clarkin expressing how much he missed him. Then a newer song
Lost on the Road to Eternity followed by the emotive
Wild Swan. Rick Benton on keyboards was loving it and he helped to bring the songs to life alongside Catleys timeless vocals.
Before When We Were Younger, Catley introduced
Brendon Riley, Clarkin’s longtime guitar tech, who stepped into the guitarist’s role and provided an understated yet solid performance. The first half of the show finished with Les Morts Dansants and
Don’t Wake the Lion (Too Old to Die Young).

    The second half of the show was a real step back in time and featured songs from On a Storytellers Night as well as earlier tracks such as Soldier Of The Line then Just Like An Arrow. Catley was truly in his element and the crowd were really enjoying the trip down memory lane. Lee Morris – drums and Dennis Ward – bass guitar, provided the beating heart of the evenings music. Was time for a couple of tracks from On a Storyteller’s Night, first the title track complete with sing along from the crowd then
All England’s Eyes. The second set ended with Vigilante and a track from their first album Kingdom Of Madness which concluded with confetti canons going off showering the crowd and sending the already excited masses into ecstasy.

    The evening concluded The Spirit then a poignant rendition of “When The World Comes Down,” with a back drop of a huge image of Tony Clarkin, a fitting end to a brilliant night and a lovely way to remember how he had an important part in many of audiences lives.

    Setlist

    Tour: A Tribute to Tony Clarkin – A Passage in Time Tour

    Set 1

    How Far Jerusalem

    Lost on the Road to Eternity

    Wild Swan

    When We Were Younger

    The Tall Ships

    The Flood (Red Cloud’s War)

    Les Morts Dansants

    Don’t Wake the Lion (Too Old to Die Young)

    Set 2

    Soldier of the Line

    Just Like an Arrow

    Need a Lot of Love

    On a Storyteller’s Night

    All England’s Eyes

    Vigilante

    Kingdom of Madness

    Encore:

    The Spirit

    When the World Comes Down

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