For years Y&T was the most requested supporting act on the hard rock road, touring with rock icons including like Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC and Motley Crüe. Y&T has sold over 4 million albums and has recorded 16 LPs and three greatest hits collections since their 1975 inception. In 1997 plans were formed to reunite in the classic 1980s line-up and now in 2003 that day is here. The glory of the Y&T sound will be heard live again, tonight at the sold-out (850 people) Podium in Hardenberg.

Right from the start it’s clear that the band and especially frontman Meniketti haven’t lost their capacity to perform their wonderful music in an energetic and passionate way. Listening to the sound of the voice and guitars of these giants is simply great. After all these years the songs still are very strong and have surely survived the test of time.

In 1,5 hours Y&T show us why they were one of the finest hard rock acts of the 1980s. I didn’t plan on mentioning any song titles here (check the setlist below) but I do have to name one. A song that stands out by far: “I Believe In You”. This was and still is the ultimate hard rock ballad ever to me and hearing this classic composition being played live right in front of me was just too much.

Superb song, superb show, superb band. Y&T: rock on!

Here’s the entire setlist:

Intro: From The Moon (recorded)
Open Fire
Eyes Of A Stranger
Dirty Girl
Hurricane
Rescue Me
Barroom Boogie
Winds Of Change
Mean Streak
Game Playing Woman
25 Hours A Day
Summertime Girls
I Believe In You
Drum solo: Leonard Haze (short)
Hell Or High Water
Forever

Encore:
Black Tiger

(Review: Johan Godschalk
Pics: Nico Vink)