Chris Rea - Official Website

"As always it's just about enjoying the music. "

"Thank you Chris for how much your music has meant to me for so many years now.. (I am 61) and your words and sounds manage to remind me of excitment, love, times past, sadness, happiness, rock'n'blues stuff... everything is still alive inside!  Saw you at Brighton - I love your live gigs... I am overjoyed when I can get to one!"

"I knew from the Shepherds Bush gig that this year would be good ! The Brighton gig realy started to kick-off after they got up to rush to the stage and you really have started to interact with band members and audience . LOVED IT ! Shame that the  security had been  so heavy-handed in Budapest.  Great to see Sylvain back !"

"My son bought two tickets for my birthday in December, so we had to wait for Brighton for Chris to arrive but it was worth it!  A fantastic evening with great guitar playing and most of the hits were played and enjoyed (especially by me!).  I was one of the crowd who rushed to the front towards the end, and stood right under the great man - it was awesome.  After the concert was finished I asked the roadie for a plectrum, but he said he did not have enough - and me, an aged guitar player too!  Any chance of having the setlist, as Chris does not engage with the audience so I was not sure of the titles of some of the songs.  Roll on the next tour!!Colin (aged 68 and still rocking!)"

"OMG. YOU WERE FANASTIC... I HAD THE MOST FABULOUS EVENING... THE SOUND WAS AMAZING..... YOU BOUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES... I THANKYOU... PLEASE DONT EVER RETIRE... HAHAHAHAHA ALSO BOUGHT PAUL CASEY CD VERY NICE SOUND "

"What a truely fantastic evening of shear brillience. "

"Just got back from a weekend in Brighton Saw Chris last night he was Amazing Roll on the next tour"

"''brilliant show in brighton''how on earth chris you are  not reconised as one the dinest guitarists in europe is beyoned me. certanlly the best slide player. so happy to see you dancing. i know you have done it on previous tours but you siylvan were having a ball lol and we were sitting in the balconey. i know electric guitar is said by many other fans was a highlght which i agree with but the new arngement was sensational. as with come so far thought you were doing a cover of la grange by zz top to start with lol awsome just amazing show. paul casey was great very nice chap and fitted into the band well perticually with the harmoneys. bought his album aswell.god bless you chris and band nice to see a real muschian playing real music and enjoyng yourself are certanly one of them. your kind gentle sprit along with your music (perticually the blues) being my 4th time seeing you and a follower of your music many years feels like felt like seeing a old freind. so glad your looking welland i'ts amazing to see you still play after what you have been through.look foreord to seeing you on the road again with a new album.all the bestchris "

"Thanks for a great show Chris, fantastic sound and slide guitar, great songs old and new - shame about the majority of the Brighton crowd many who couldnt raise a smile never mind a wiggle of the hips.  Keep gigging as long as you have a pick under your scratch plate!"

"fantastic night at the brighton centre 13th mar we were rocking at the back. well done chris and the band for an awesome night of top class music. married to boro girl and we really loved stainsby girls."

"I loved the concert last night; and the real pro backing band too...I love Chris's music - I just wish he would talk to the audiance - once - it would really draw the audience in..especially people there who arent fans - but are interested - and could be converted! Just an idea - from a Fan :-)"

"2 of us flew from London to Amsterdam and met up with my brother i law and sister to watch Chris Rea on March the 5th in The Heineken Hall, Amsterdam. I have never seen Chris Rea playing live before, but it really was Goose Bumps all night!!!!!!!!Not only while playing the old songs like Road to Hell, On the Beach, Josephine etc, but also some of the new songs from his "The Road to Hell and Back" album are simply awesome.  "

"THE 13TH OF MARCH IS CAN ROUND ,JUST CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE CHRIS AT THE BRIGHTON CENTRE GOT THE MY TICKETS IN SEPTEMBER,CHRIS IS BEST THING SINCE SLICE BREAD,PLEASE THE TOUR GOING WELL.LET THE BLUES GO ON AND ON"

"brighton THEN london!!!a trip/thrill of a lifetime to fly from US to UK specifically to see CHRIS REA!! (not once, but TWICE)please allow mei'm from TEXAS...we simply MUST brag!!see y'all there!!"

"Got my tickets the day they went on sale and are counting down the days til 13th March. Glad the tour is going so well. It'd be awesome to hear anything of the Deltics album."

"This will be my first ever live concert an its to see the very best man himself... and  to say i am excited is an understatement.. Have a swell time on tour.... we love ya loads....can i bring my hofner an guitars album books for you to autograph pleeeease xxxxxxxxxxxx"

"I've loved Chris's music since the "What Happened to Benny Santini" album and I managed to get tickets to see him live !!!Can't wait - And I've even managed to talk the wife in to coming as it is my Birthday !!!Total result !"

"Hi!! Fantastic - my Dad (71) is coming from South-Africa to Brighton for this concert! Will be my first time to see Chris Rea live - really looking forward to it!!!"

"Look forward to the music - What musicians this year? Colin (how's Shirley) or SylvinBill"

"yes my parents named me chris,and my great grand father came from italy, my dad and i play your music, i am 27 and hope to come to the brighton date, all the best  chris rea.."

"will chris be singing his old hits"