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  Highlights: Seal was great. The first part was around 10 songs from the Standards album (but not my favourite, I’m beginning to see the light, which I have on vinyl from the early 60’s by Eugenie Baird). All well performed and in good voice - I was a little concerned having seen his slot on Strictly Come Dancing; it was not convincing; but no worries here. And then the transition to his main hits...he became far more animated, going into the crowd, performing and singing really well and getting everyone up..We thought he felt much more at home, understandably. But he is a class act still with great presence. A good balance

  Lowlights: what a terrible venue. It was freezing cold and everyone kept coats, scarves, hats & gloves on just about. The ushers ran about trying to get everyone seated and move the queues along. The seating, well! 114€ a ticket to sit on some chairs they've picked up from a school refectory - and worse, around 12 rows back, we were on the flat, so once people stood up we were also forced to stand like it or not. Also meaning we had to watch through a forest of arms with phones in their hands recording everything. The concert was supposed to start at 8pm; a guy came on did 5/6 songs and disappeared around 8:25, whereupon we sat, not the 5 minutes we all expected, but till 9 before he appeared. People were really ratty, with slow clapping, ironic cheeers when a roadie checked an instrument for the umpteenth time. Someone made the sound of the Dax band harking back to the old 5 Nations and got a great cheer. Good he didn’t release the cockerels, but at least that would have been worth it. All to no avail, we sat there freezing. Not a place to go back to through choice this. This also meant that Seal had to deal with all the grumpiness which he did very well, chatting to everyone, speaking Fraench and making lighthearted comments

  9/10 for Seal and a very tight band - although during the second part the bass drum made such a vibration it was quite disturbing; fortunately they sorted that out. Nul points for La Seine Musicale; they need to go along to the U Arena and see how its done - a real professional operation there

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  by ANB1

• What an incredible concert! What an amazing entertainer! It is more than enough that Seal has one of the most iconic and uniquely soulful voices on the planet; but he went above and beyond during this show. He wooed the audience, leaving the stage several times to wander deep into the crowd and sing/share his songs with throngs of adoring fans standing around him and cheering him on. He allowed the audience to do more than "watch a concert", rather he brought us all into the show with him and included us in the heartfelt emotion of his amazing songs. The show was personal, intimate, unifying and perfect! The Mountain Winery Venue is one of the best places to see a show in all of the San Francisco Bay Area. When you combine a Big Time Performer like Seal with a small and intimate venue like Mountain Winery, you are destined for a truly special and totally memorable evening! "Kiss from a Rose" was electrifying; "Prayer for the Dying" oozed with emotion, "Killer" and "Crazy" had me leaping out of my seat. Seal's "new" songs, which he performed early in the night, were so richly personal that I rushed out and bought his latest CD immediatly following the show. Thanks Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel for a great night of entertainment; one I won't soon forget!!

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  by FierceLifeNow

• Seal was such an awesome singer and really enjoyed his concert from beginning to the end. He played all of my favorite songs such as "Crazy" and "Kiss from a Rose". The audience was really grooving and moving to the music throughout the whole concert and they really got up and showed the passion they have for his music.

  Seal as you can see really loves to perform and just allow everyone to enjoy his music as much as he loves to create it. The special effects and visualization were seriously incredible as well. They went very well with all his music and were awesome to look at and enjoy during his performance.

  I got up one time and started singing during his "crazy" song and felt as if I was tripping on some acid as I sang and watched the incredible visualizations they had playing on the huge screen in the background. The venue was really nice and I enjoyed the seats when I sat down they gave me a break from standing and were very comfortable.

  Although I'm sure not very many people care about the seats they do help at times. The concert was really great and I loved all the sounds and music he played along with the musicians he had playing with him.

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  By Anonymous

• This is the 3rd time seeing Seal and as always, he doesn't disappoint. His voice, song list, charisma, just awesome and gets the crowd going. Now the one thing that was quite exceptional about this concert was, earlier on during the day he met a girl called Poppy busking in the centre of Manchester. He ended up befriending her and sang with her drawing quite a crowd. After that he was speaking to her and low and behold, she opened the concert for him before he came on singing her own songs. I cant think of any other artist that has ever done that. I hope that has helped to make her dreams come true and any talent scouts spot her. He also had a guy called Rhys Lewis who was on before Poppy as well, he was awesome. No music published as yet to buy, but defo gonna keep an eye out for him. All in all was probably one of the best experiences as well as concerts, as Seal had been filming the events with Poppy on his facebook site live throughout the day so a lot of us saw the day progressing. Absolutely loved it, see u next time Seal

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  by Tucks1971

• I have been a Seal fan since the beginning of his singing career. I really appreciate him giving a performance outdoors instead of indoors. The outdoor concert is more comfortable and enjoyable. His performance was outstanding, songs sung great sounding just like his albums. I really love the aucostic guitar performance. Seal is a very talented man who gave an outstanding performance.

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  by esther-grey

• Beautiful Concert and atmosphere!! First time @ Red Rocks Amphitheater-Corrine & Seal and the mountain scenery blew my mind. Not to mention the light rain and beautiful music made it all mystical. Red Rocks is a beautiful place to visit. I will definitely be visiting again. Really astonishing place to hav concerts and over look the low and middle foot hills!!!

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  by Ajamu

• The concert was amazing. Seal is a great artist. I highly recommend his live performances. We had an awesome night at the Ruth Eckerd. Thank you Seal! He sang all his great hits. The sound was amazing. The size of the theater was very goo for this kind of concerts.

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  by pepenieto

• The best of the new from the Standards album or the first half of the show followed by a fine selection of greatest hits.

  Seal was on great form. His voice showing no signs of diminishing with age. This was our third time seeing him and it will not be the last

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  by andrew-midgley

• I love seal more than I don't know how to say it,I wish he can come again for a concert in south africa in the near future, I also like to see his collaboration on a love song with Boyz II Men.What a great artist,My number one.

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  by phehla.j

• It was a good show but for as much money as we spent it was not worth it. He only played from 8:30-10:15. There were no encores. He spoke a lot and his voice was not tip top (because of a cold I presume).

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  by robert-finkelstein