The gig took place in Milan at the Rolling Stone, a great rock-disco in the centre, instead of at the big Palavobis.

Anyway, the venue was completely full (2000 people) as Richard came on stage at ten past nine, dressed in his leather jacket and blue jeans. His band was composed by Pete, a bassist (Pino Palladino?), a keyboarder, a percussionist, a trumpet- and a saxophone-player, and BJ Cole, who looked like a shoemaker behind his little work-desk. He opened with a good version of Brave New World, but the crowd exploded for the first time only when he announced Space and Time as second song. Richard played the electric guitar and sang very powerfully, shouting "make it all seem right, yeah!" with rising voice before letting the chorus take flight. Fantastic. He went on with I Get My Beat, which he sang without much conviction, in my opinion. Then was the turn of Sonnet, and the crowd exploded for the second time. Richard played the electric guitar another time but the shadow of Nick appeared clearly on stage when he tried to play the guitar solos. Anyway Rich's voice and the melody are so beautiful that it was a great moment, especially for a seventy-years-old man who danced along the song with infinite joy! After Sonnet, they played Come on People, which the crowd really appreciated (great Pete) and On a Beach, which the crowd didn't appreciate so much, although it was well done. Richard probably understood it, because he announced Lucky Man saying "this is a song you may like, Loocky Man", with a non-oxfordian pronunciation!

I would have liked him to communicate more with people, I think he was a bit disappointed because he didn't have the huge attendance of Palavobis in front of him. 'Bout Lucky Man, as always he sang pretty well, but I asked myself what was that nice shoemaker there for. Second clear appearance of Nick's shadow.
Then, there was a weak You on my…, except for the stormy part which I really liked, and The "Droogs" Don't Work. Richard began singing alone with his acoustic guitar, then the whole band joined him in a joyous climax. This time BJ made a good work, like the bassist and the other players, while Richard voice shined in the most intense moment of the concert.

The first part ended up with New York, which could have been great with a real guitarist. I expected another Verve song before the encore, as in the other gigs (Velvet Morning, for example) but I've been disappointed.
After few minutes Richard came back with the percussionist and the trumpet player for the acoustic version of A Song for the Lovers. Really well-done, Richard shows all his appreciation for this great song, and so does the crowd, although I can't understand why he doesn't make play the whole band. Then my expectation for History was betrayed as Richard announced Bitter Sweet Symphony, which was of course the last song. I didn't think it was a great choice playing it acoustic. I failed. It was simply terrific. The fantastic melody sounded better than ever, Richard also changed it in the last part in a marvellous way, as he always does. Then, what a surprise, the whole band returned on stage while Richard took an electric guitar and began shouting and thanking the crowd for the passionate stormy final.