We’ll be breaking down this review in two parts for the Whitesnake & Scorpions show.

Standing outside the venue with my fellow photographers I managed to witness people from all walks of life slowly making their way into Qudos Bank Arena at Sydney’s Olympic Park.
With Whitesnake and Scorpions both hailing from the 60s/70s it was really incredible to see a huge amount of young kids at the show to people who have probably been fans of one or both of the bands since their beginning.
To make the night even better I dragged my mother along, I won’t give her age out of respect (even though she looks 20 years younger than she is!) but she is floating around the same era as some of the older members of both bands. The fact that she also hails from Germany just made it all a little sweeter.

With Klaus Meine having been hospitalised in Melbourne, as the original Sydney show being cancelled. A lot of people seemed a little anxious mixed with excited that the rescheduled show was going ahead. Understandably a lot of people poured out their frustrations online having been out of pocket due to this, but also backed by a lot of people who echoed that the bands would not have cancelled unless it were dire. This is the unpredictable nature of all things rock’n’roll.

Once inside the arena you could notably see the absence of a lot of people who would have been there from all corners of Australia who could not make it to the newly rescheduled show but as the night progressed, the energy, enthusiasm and overall excited people in the room made it seem like every single seat in the arena was full with the buzz that was in the air.

As we waited in the pit for the mighty Whitesnake to take the stage, I glanced at the eager faces of the punters gripping to the barriers ready for the show to take place. Shortly after 7:30pm the band took to the stage to the absolute delight of the crowd.

Front man David Coverdale beaming with the hugest smile on his face, with an unmissable commanding presence as if he towered over the crowd in height alone. The stage was set up with a runway down the middle where he spent most of his time serenading the people from every inch of the stage; ensuring to move around enough that everyone felt involved and could catch a glimpse of his never-ending grin.

The band powered through with a youthful presence that could match any young upcoming band with old and new tracks covering as much ground for as many peoples tastes as possible from ‘Hey You (You Make Me Rock)’, ‘Shut up and Kiss Me’ plus many more massive hits.

The crowd singing along with ‘Ain't No Love In the Heart Of The City’ and the band looked in as much joy as they could possibly muster with the interaction from everyone in the room.

The band works so well together and what made it even more entertaining was that this amazing group of musicians held their own, with tossing the crowd a few solos to showcase their talents. Having a few guitar duels with Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra sliding into a beautifully syncronised rendition of ‘Waltzing Matilda’.