Glass Tiger and Corey Hart Transported Us Back To The 80s At Leon’s Centre

Corey Hart stopped in Kingston with his Never Surrender tour recently and the fans were ready!

The show was opened by 80s rockers Glass Tiger which is now made up of Alan Frew on vocals, Sam Reid on Keyboards, Al Connelly on guitar , Wayne Parker on Bass and  Chris McNeil on drums. For a band in their fourth decade, it was great to see them mostly with original members.

I had forgotten how many hits this band had but it seemed that almost every time they broke into a new song, it was a familiar one. Glass Tiger struck gold with their first single called “Don’t forget me When I’m Gone” and followed that with a string of charting hits into the early 90s. Their most recent albums haven’t spawned a hit as of yet but the fans don’t mind one bit.

People were singing along with their favourites and dancing in the aisles throughout the set. The most amazing thing of all is that Alan Frew informed the audience that just two weeks prior to the opening of the tour he had been in an accident and had broken his neck! How’s that for dedication? Gives that old line “The show must go on” a whole new meaning. He was maybe a little less mobile onstage but delivered a solid performance just the same.

Next up was the headliner. Corey Hart enjoyed success from the start in 1984 with his very first album, First Offence. This album spawned three top 40 hits including “Sunglasses At Night”. He remained a staple to many fans through the 90s. Corey slowed down after that with a few projects while he was raising his kids with his wife, singer Julie Masse. His current tour,  The Never Surrender Tour is in fact, Corey’s first tour in 20 years and he showed the fans at Leon’s Centre in Kingston that he still has it.

During the show on June 11, Corey treated the fans to a bunch of his hits including a great version of “Boy In a Box”. Throughout the show, Corey interacted with the crowd, told some stories of his past and stories behind songs. The highlight for me was when he made his way to a second stage out in the middle for a more intimate moment. While playing piano, Corey sang “Tonight (I Wrote This Song For You)” which was written for his wife Julie, who happens to be on the tour as a singer. During this song, both Corey and Julie both had a tear in their eye and I don’t think they were the only ones.

Over the course of the night, we saw a very solid and genuine performance by a true pro. He brought back many memories and invited the fans into his life with his slideshows and stories. I had never seen Corey perform before and didn’t know what to expect but I came away a new fan. I was very impressed, not just with the music, but also the person.

For more on Corey Hart visit him online: http://www.coreyhart.com/ for more on Glass Tiger visit them online: https://glasstiger.ca/

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