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On this day, 11 January 2004, American rock legend Meatloaf played Cardiff International Arena on his Couldn’t Have Said It Better Tour.
Born Marvin Lee Aday and known professionally as Meat Loaf, he was known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows.
He is one of the best selling music artists in history. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy—Bat Out of Hell (1977), Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)—has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
The first album stayed on the charts for over nine years, as of 2016 still sold an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and is on the list of bestselling albums.
Meat Loaf appeared in over 50 films and television shows, sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His film roles included Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Robert Paulson in Fight Club (1999). His early stage work included dual roles in the original Broadway cast of The Rocky Horror Show. He also appeared in the musical Hair, both on and Off-Broadway.
Setlist
Wasted Youth
Do It!
Life Is a Lemon (And I Want My Money Back)
Mercury Boogie
(K.C. Douglas cover)
Lawyers, Guns and Money
(Warren Zevon cover)
Dead Ringer for Love
Testify
All Revved Up With No Place to Go
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
Couldn't Have Said It Better
Out of the Frying Pan (And Into the Fire)
(Jim Steinman cover)
Midnight at the Lost and Found
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Bat Out of Hell
