Johnny Winter
Amager Bio
Copenhagen, DK
2001-06-05



source: DAT audience recording
gen: cd direct from master
taper: MB
lineage: cd trade - EAC -> Adobe Audition 2.0 - cdwave -> TLH
edit: mossa 2025-04 (24-48)

01 Hideaway
02 Got My Mojo Workin'
03 She Likes To Boogie Real Low
04 Sick And Tired
05 Black Jack
06 No Place To Go
07 The Sun // Is Shining
08 Going Down
09 Johnny Guitar
Encore:
10 Drop The Bomb



Band:
Johnny Winter – Vocals, Guitar
Mark Epstein - Bass
Vito Liuzzi - Drums


Notes:
- "The Sun Is Shining": cut @ 4:20 repaired to my best



from: https://vinyl-records.nl/johnny-winter/biography/2001/johnny-winter-biography-2001-01.html

Tuesday, 5 June 2001 Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark
I went to the concert with my 17-year-old son, Morten. He was excited, and so was I! Johnny took the stage at 22:15, assisted by a roadie and using a transparent plastic cane. He looked very fragile, walking stiffly with small steps. A stool was set up on stage, which he used frequently throughout the show.

Johnny’s first song was "Hideaway," but, unfortunately, he didn’t play it very well. He seemed tired and unfocused, hitting quite a few wrong notes. Still, standing in the front row, it was incredible to watch him in person.

Fifteen minutes into the concert, during the second song, some idiot in the crowd threw a full half-liter of beer at Johnny, hitting him, his hands, and his guitar. Johnny was soaked in beer! He looked shocked for a brief moment but continued playing, despite the beer dripping from his fingers and the guitar’s neck. At the end of the song, Johnny asked, "Who was that motherfucker who threw beer at me?" The bass player reassured him, saying, "It's all right, Johnny, he’s been thrown out."

Johnny had to clean his sticky fingers and guitar, and I thought for a moment that he might walk off stage, like he did at Roskilde Festival about 15 years earlier when people threw beer cans and bottles at him. But thankfully, he didn’t—credit to you, Johnny! I’m glad you chose not to let one idiot ruin the experience for the rest of us.

As the concert went on, Johnny’s performance improved, though he was still not at his peak. Nevertheless, he had the spirit and glimpses of the greatness from his earlier years.

For me, the concert was OK, but for my son, it was amazing—he loved every minute, even though he can play "Hideaway" more accurately than Johnny did that night. But my son doesn’t have the soul of a man who’s been playing the blues for nearly 50 years. Johnny had two great musicians backing him up—his drummer and bass player did an excellent job of supporting him.

The crowd loved the show, and after an encore, Johnny seemed quite pleased, despite the beer incident. He walked off stage with his cane—a small man with a giant inside.

Thank you, Johnny. You’ve still got the blues, and my son and I wish you all the best for the future. Take care of yourself!

Michael Madsen, Denmark

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