Alter Bridge At The Royal Albert Hall: 7 Ups & 0 Downs

When a band tours as much as Alter Bridge, the set list can become fairly predictable. There are favourites that will be played through every show, and the fans can usually guess which songs they will hear.

However, the set list for this gig was anything but predictable. Since the band had to consider the orchestra, and which songs would fit the best with them, it led to some pleasantly surprising song choices.

When Mark played the opening of In Loving Memory you could almost hear the intake of breath, and by the end there was not a dry eye in the house. Other surprise inclusions were Words Darker Than Their Wings (which Myles acknowledged as a special treat), Fortress, The End is Here and Lover. These rarities were paired with live favourites of the band such as Ghost of Days Gone By and Blackbird, and made for one of the greatest set lists the band has ever produced.

Set list: Slip to the Void, Addicted to Pain, Before Tomorrow Comes, Writing on the Wall, Cry of Achilles, In Loving Memory, Fortress, Ties That Bind, The Other Side, Brand New Start, Ghost of Days Gone By, The Last Hero, The End is Here, Words Darker Than Their Wings, Waters Rising, Lover, Wonderful Life, Watch Over You, This Side of Fate, Broken Wings, Blackbird, Open Your Eyes.