CHICKENFOOT
Olympia - Paris, France
January 16 2012

Well, Van Halen don't seem to be announcing a European Tour. But the Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar are way more active, and they brought their friends Joe Satriani and Kenny Aronoff (aka Chickenfoot) to rock Paris one more time, with their new album Chickenfoot III.

Comparing to the previous Chickenfoot show in Paris, there was less people tonight. But the audience here was ready to rock. As drummer Kenny Aronov said: Paris has the best food, the best buildings and the best people!
I'd say he was too excited when he said that, and he's only right about the buildings. But anyway, that gives you an idea of the atmosphere tonight.

There were a few cameras around so there probably will be soon some footage from this show available, as this concert was filmed.

In the meantime, it was priceless to see Sammy Hagar drinking a beer on stage and asking the aduience: What's this? 1664? Is this good? Is this French Beer?

Chickenfoot might only have two records, but they have several catchy songs. It was good to know that my favourite Chickenfoot tune, My Kinda girl, is also Sammy's favourite song!

Sammy reminded us that we never know when our time will come: the song Up Next as dedicated to Chickenfoot's former manager, who passed away while the band was recording Chickenfoot III.

Sammy recalled that Chad Smith shouted at him that he couldn't die now: "nobody dies during a Chickenfoot record!"

By the way, Chad wasn't here tonight, as he was touring with his main band, the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The Peppers played in Paris a couple of months earlier and Sammy asked who went to see Chad. Not many people people raised their hands...

Sammy recalled that when playing Future In The Past, Chad dislocated his shoulder during Chickenfoot's previous concert at the Olympia!

Anyway, drummer Kenny Aronoff was introduced as Chad Smith's best friend, and let me tell you something: Kenny kicks ass!

I loved his playing: precise, groovy, and hard. I think they found the post possible man to replace Chad durin this tour.
One visual detail can be shocking though: if Joe Satriani has a lost twin brother, that would be Kenny Aronoff!

Before playing the song Three and a Half Letters, Sammy Hagar stated that he has seen many homeless people in Paris that day, and that's a problem seen in many big cities in the world.
They played a very emotive version of this song, while Sammy was reading the letters that are actually the lyrics.
The song ended with Sammy holding a sign "9 years old and homeless". Shocking, but it's the sad true story of many.

Sammy Hagar got his guitar out for the song Different Devil, a song that wasn't originally the setlist, but they had to include it because of the huge success it's enjoying lately at many radio stations.

He said that it's easy to fall out of love during a long relationship, but it only takes a little something to get it back.

A very weird but very original verion of Hendix's Foxy Lady closed the set, as Satriani demostrated that he's as gifted with his teeth as with his fingers.

Seriously, this band rocks on stage, and I hope they'll keep doing fabulous albums and tours!

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Setlist Chickenfoot – the Olympia - Paris, France – January 16 2012

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