Melissa Etheridge – Indigo at the O2 Greenwich 22/02/2019

Melissa Etheridge thrilled her fans with a high energy performance at the Indigo.
I first became aware of Melissa Etheridge in 1989 with the release of her ‘Brave and Crazy’ album. I last saw her life twenty-five years ago, so it seemed apt to watch her on the ‘Yes I Am 25th Anniversary tour.’
Twenty-five years later, her deep raspy voice sounds the same and she is still a fine guitar player.
The show opened with ‘All American Girl’ from the ‘Yes I Am ‘ album and, not surprisingly, seven songs featured in the set from this album, including ‘Talking To MyAngel’, a song written after the passing of Melissa’s Father. There were two songs from ‘Brave and Crazy’ which were ‘Let Me Go’ and ‘Used to Love to Dance’.
The gig ended with ‘Bring Me Some Water’ from the debut album before an encore of ‘The Medicine Show’ (The world premiere of the title track of her latest album, earlier Melissa had played two other tracks from this album) and ‘Like The Way I Do’ which featured a great guitar solo from Melissa then a drum duet with drummer Eric Gardner.
This was a great night of nostalgic rock music which pleased her loyal fans.