When you see a 77-year old legend like Kris Kristofferson perform live you wonder if this will be the last chance you get to hear the songs from their creator.
Kristofferson is in good shape and could easily go another decade. Then again he doesn’t have to and that his age coming to Australia for such a long tour would challenge most men half his age.
A 20-date tour with a 35-song set shows incredible stamina
While the term is misused often, Kris Kristofferson deserves to be call a “legend”.
Songs like ‘Me and Bobby McGee’, ‘Help Me Make It Through The Night’, ‘For The Good Times’ and ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ are some of the finest musical moments in music history.
Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson are just some of the other legends who have recorded his songs.
Over three hours Kris Kristofferson performed songs that made him famous, songs that made others famous and songs that made him proud. He was a man of few words. He doesn’t need to talk much, his songs say it it. Grabbing his handkerchief on a cold, wet Melbourne evening his most profound line of the night was ”Don’t you love paying a lot of money to watch an old fart blow his nose’.
Classics came early with ‘Me And Bobby McGee’ played in the first three songs. Janis Joplin had her biggest hit with the song. Kris gave a nod to Janis mentioning her in the lyrics singing “me and Bobby McGee and Janis”.
Perry Como had the hit with ‘For The Good Times’, Johnny Cash with ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ but tonight there were all about their creator Kris.
Kris split the show into two parts and in the second half introduced his daughter Kelly who performed five songs with her dad and then returned for the encore. Whenever Kris decides to retire, the Kristofferson name will continue through Kelly.
Kris Kristofferson setlist, April 8, 2014
Shipwrecked In The 80s
Darby’s Castle
Me And Bobby McGee
Here Comes That Rainbow
Best Of All Possible Worlds
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Casey’s Last Ride
Nobody Wins
Feeling Mortal
From Here To Forever
The Heart
Broken Freedom Song
Law Is For The Protection Of The People
Don’t Cuss The Fiddle
Sky King
Loving Her Was Easier
The Golden Idol
Dulaliers Dream
Billy Dee
They Killed Him
Daddys Song
Just The Other Side Of Nowhere
Jody and the Kid
Good Love (with Kelly Kristofferson)
The Hero (with Kelly Kristofferson)
Between Heaven and Here (with Kelly Kristofferson)
The Pilgrim (with Kelly Kristofferson)
The Wonder (with Kelly Kristofferson)
To Beat The Devil
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Silver Tongued Devil
For The Good Times
Moment Of Forever
Please Don’t Tell Me
Why Me (with Kelly Kristofferson)
Kris Kristofferson remaining dates
Wed Apr 09 – SS&A Club, Albury
Thu Apr 10 – The Royal Theatre, Canberra
Sun Apr 13 – Civic Theatre, Newcastle
Tue Apr 15 – Entertainment Centre, Tamworth
Wed Apr 16 – Lismore Workers Club Theatre, Lismore
Thu Apr 17 – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba
Fri Apr 18 – QPAC Concert Call, Brisbane
Sat Apr 19 – Jupiters Theatre, Gold Coast
Mon Apr 21 – The Brogla Theatre, Maryborough
Tue Apr 22 – Entertainment Convention Centre, Gladstone
Wed Apr 23 – The Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton
Fri Apr 25 – Entertainment Convention Centre, Mackay
Sat Apr 26 – Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
Sun Apr 27 – Convention Centre, Cairns
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