Dragon @ Cleveland Sands Hotel

Last Friday May 5th I went to the Cleveland Sands Hotel to see the legendary rock band Dragon which it was my 6th time seeing them as I only saw them on Friday September 30th last year at the Bayside Music Hall and going to the Clevelands Sands Hotel for a show was my time as I had been there with Crossroads for lunch on Tuesday March 7th 2006 and dinner on Friday August 17th 2018 as I went to see British group Hermans Hermits at the Redlands Performance Arts Center. Caught the bus to Cleveland, went to the Cleveland Sands Hotel, went to the Bistro, had Chicken Parmigiana, chips and Salad for dinner and drank Coke With No sugar. Use Mobile, had another coke with no Sugar, went inside and Pete Drummond who is Dragon's drummer since 2006 perfom an few songs including Western Girls as well as some of his own sons. There was an interval where I bought an Dragon Countdown CD and had an Coke with Sugar to drink. Then after 9.30pm Dragon came out with original founding member Todd Hunter , Pete Drummond on drums, Bruce Reid on Guitar and on lead vocals and guitar Mark Williams and for the next 1 hour and 15 minutes performed many of the Dragon classics from the 70's and 80's including Still In Love With You, This Time, April Sun In Cuba, Young Years, Are You Old Enough as well as Age of Reason which Todd Hunter wrote for John Farnham and even Mark Williams' 1990 solo hit Show No Mercy which was the first time I have ever hear Mark perform the song live and it was great to hear it and also getting the crowds entertained singing along to the songs which they did. The show finsihed at about 10.45pm, Dad picked me up, stopped at Hungry Jacks Capalaba, ate Jacks Fried Chicken and Chips, drank Coke With No Sugar and came home. It was an FANTASTIC show which everyone had an great time including myself and the band played great and sounded great with great singing and musicianship playing the great songs that has stood the test of time . The band are currently on tour celebrating 50 years of formation and are still going strong which they will be back in Brisbane on June 17th for the Sounds of Rock festival at Pine Rivers Park. If you have not seen Dragon live please do yourselves an favour and SEE THEM which you will be impressed and amazed and you will truly be entertained. Set List- Speak No Evil Still In Love With You Age Of Reason Get That Jive Dreams Of Ordinary Man This Time O Zambasi Young Years Turn Around? Show No Mercy(Mark Williams' 1990 Hit) April Sun In Cuba Celebration Are You Old Enough(tribute to Marc Hunter and Renee Geyer) Rain

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