The Scorpions Santander Arena, Reading PA
Written By: Alexxis Steele
Pictures By: John Warner
The 80’s were the best in time for Rock
and Roll, and that goes for Heavy metal
as well. There is no shortage of love for
that genre of music in Pennsylvania,
as evident seeing German heavy met-
al rockers The Scorpions hit the stage
at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pa
back in September of 2017. This was the
band’s first show heading off their US
tour.
This was my first time seeing the band,
and they certainly did not disappoint!
The band reached a whopping 50 years
together, which is impressive for an act
to have stayed together for that amount
of time.
Klaus Meine showed that at age 69, you
are never too old to rock n roll! Klaus
is still in great shape to do just that, and along with him is his fellow 69 year old guitarist Rudof
Schenker. The Scorpions produced some of the most memorable rock tunes of the 80’s, that are still
being played on the radio, and performed by many cover bands.
Their 12 song set consisted of a combination of their classic hits from the 80’s, some newer material,
and music dating back to the 70’s. The Scorpions are known for their melodic rock with a driving
groove and hooks you never forget.
Some of the highlights from the evening’s performance were some of my favorite Scorpions tunes.
Head bopping, driving “ The Zoo” later followed by acoustic versions of “Send Me An Angel”, and
their biggest U.S. hit, “Wind Of Change”.
There was a bit of surprise to see Motorhead’s drummer Mikkey Dee, who joined The Scorpion’s a
year ago. Mikkey payed homage to Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister by doing their song “Overkill”,
and performed a kick ass drum solo. Closing out the set, before the encore tunes was another fan
favorite song, “Big City Nights”, followed by ballad, “Still Loving You”. The grand finale was my all-
time favorite Scorpion’s tune, “Rock You Like A Hurricane”, which made me long for the 80’s again!
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