2009 Greatest Hits Tour of the UK - Which Songs??

olivious the drummer

OK the best news comes to those who wait and we have been rewarded with the news of a Greatest Hits tour in November here in the UK.......so what do we wanna hear?? I'll start!

I want to hear at least one track from every album Dio has done from Elf right up to The Devil You Know.....kinda like a live anthology of the mans career.......BUT please play Kill the King and Stand Up and Shout - my top 2 tracks of all time!

Having said that (and going totally against my above statement!) I have no issue with the tracks played but I would like to hear some less regular songs on this tour, although I suspect with such a short time to put it together we will get a fairly standard set.

Only thing I will add is I wonder if we will get more than 90mins which has been the norm with H&H???

OK over to you lot - name your tunes!!
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Would be great to hear more tracks from Magica and Master of the Moon Exclamation

olivious the drummer · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:15 pm Post subject:

MOTM wasnt my favourite album although I did go and see the tour and enjoyed it.......I'd like to hear some of the less regular tunes of each album.....you know the ones where you hear the first few notes and think 'I am so bloody glad I came tonight.....this is a special night' - but to be honest every Dio gig I see is special and I cant wait for these few dates in the UK..........Bring it on!
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nightmaread · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject:

Dudes over here in the states but if I may chime in I would like to hear Institutional Man from Angry Machines,Shivers from MOTM,Shame on the night-Holy Diver,Shoot Shoot-Sacred Heart,Pain-Strange Highways,Stay out of my mind-Angry Machines,My Eyes-Lock up the Wolves,Egypt-Last in line,All the fools sailed away-Dream Evil,When a woman cries-Sacred Heart,Eriel-Magica,Annica-Magica Overure from Magica Twisted Evil

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denzil dragon · Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 34

i am hoping he sticks to dio tracks only, maybe some rainbow if he has to!. will there be anyone going who hasn't had chance to see heaven and hell/black sabbath in the recent past (and hopefully in the near future as well).

i would love to hear

like the beat of a heart
king of rock and roll
i could have been a dreamer
evilution
otherworld

dunno how realistic any of that is, just glad to get to see him in action again.

fiddlequeen07 · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:40 pm Post subject:

My opinion doesn't count for much since I've not yet had the opportunity to see DIO in concert, but if I could design the set list, it may be something like this:

Stand Up and Shout
Holy Diver
Rainbow in the Dark
One Night in the City
Sacred Heart
Dream Evil
All the Fools Sailed Away
Hey Angel
My Eyes
One Foot in the Grave
Don't Tell the Kids
Fever Dreams
Push
One More for the Road
Master of the Moon
...and maybe close with We Rock. I don't know.

So now that I have a dream set list in mind, I guess I'll just keep DREAMING ABOUT A U.S. TOUR!!! My heart aches when I worry it may never happen.

But I certainly hope all you lucky, lucky fans in Europe enjoy all the shows! I have no doubt they will all be spectacular, no matter what songs the guys play!
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chevojr · Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 51 Location: Riverdale UT

I doubt Dio would hit the states anytime soon. Between his dates this fall and the possible recording of the Magica trilogy, where will a US tour fit in.

Regardless, heres my wish list.

- As long as its not about love
- Jesus mary/Institutional man
-dont talk to strangers
-breathless
-all the fools sailed away
-hungrey for heaven
-sunset superman
-naked in the rain
-the eyes
-killing the dragon
-strange highways
-lord of the last day
-shoot shoot (I really think this would be a killer song live)
-Gates of babylon

Interesting since the Tour is being dubbed "Dios greatest hits" . Does that mean no Long live Rock/Man Silver Mountain and Heaven and Hell?

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fiddlequeen07 Smile

Everyone's opinion in here counts...don't forget that!
I love your set list Very Happy

fiddlequeen07 · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject:

olivious the drummer · Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:42 am Post subject:

That sounds like an awsome idea!! I once played every album back to back up and including Lock up the Wolves......obviously that was a few years ago and pre-kiddies but you have made me think I may need to sned the family off for the day, crack open a bottle of Jack and start from the beginning......I should calculate how long it would take to listen to all the full albums Dio has recorded........It will be a fair few hours of stuff!!
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fiddlequeen07 · Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:57 am Post subject:

olivious the drummer · Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:01 am Post subject:

......no drinking and driving......a VERY VERY bad idea!

If I get to more than the London show this November I will have all my Dio stuff in the car so will be seriously fired up by the time I get to the gigs!!! Very Happy

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DOLWEN · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 49 Location: Wales, UK

if we are leaving out the sabbath and rainbow tracks
the must plays as i see it in no order are
stand up and shout
holy diver
we rock
last in line
dont talk to strangers
rainbow in the dark

as its a'greatest hits tour then a couple of singles like
mystery
hungry for heaven
rock n roll children
i could have been a dreamer
dream evil
push

i'd like to hear
hollywood black
hunter of the heart
challis
killing the dragon
the eyes
one more for the road
living a lie
death by love
the last 4 cos we didn't have a master of the moon tour after it came out and i'd like to hear these songs given the airing they deserve