On this day, 15 December 2014, singer/songwriter Chris Rea played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on his The Last Open Road Tour.
Known for his distinctive voice and his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty five studio albums, two of which topped the UK Albums Chart, The Road to Hell in 1989 and its successor, Auberge, in 1991.
He had already become "a major European star by the time he finally cracked the UK Top 10" with the single "The Road to Hell (Part 2)".
Over the course of his long career, Rea's work has at times been informed by his struggles with serious health issues.[6] His many hit songs include "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat", "Stainsby Girls", "Josephine", "On the Beach", "Let's Dance", "Driving Home for Christmas", "Working on It", "Tell Me There's a Heaven", "Auberge", and "Julia".
He also recorded a duet with Elton John, "If You Were Me".Rea was nominated three times for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist: in 1988, 1989 and 1990.
Setlist
The Last Open Road
Work Gang
Where the Blues Come From
Josephine
Easy Rider
'Til the Morning Sun Shines on My Love and Me
Julia
Stony Road
Come So Far, Yet Still So Far to Go
Somewhere Between Highway 61 & 49
Stainsby Girls
The Road to Hell (Part 1)
Encore:
On the Beach
Let's Dance
Driving Home for Christmas
