Due to the many traffic jams we arrived in Eindhoven rather late, but just in time for the concert, that took place in the little hall of the Frits Philips Muziekcentrum. Before the show we met some friends of the Focus Fan Association (of which I once was a member) that I only knew from the Internet.

Jan started to play all by himself, later he was joined by some session musicians.

In order of appearance:

Jan introduced the songs himself in his own funny way:

Set 1:

1. Acoustic Medley I (Wildflower / All Together...Oh That! / Bird Island)
2. Acoustic Medley II (C.S. / KingKong / Funkology)
3. Sky dancer
4. Streetwalker

Backstage - From left to right: a young fan, Irene, Jan Akkerman, Hans van der Put and Jan van Beek, behind is Wouter Bessels. Click the picture to an enlarged version.

Break

Set 2:

1. Puccini's Cafe
2. Pavane (He had not played live for years)
3. Pedestrians (incl. Pietons, Hocus Pocus)
4. Sylvia's Grootmoeder (incl. My Pleasure)

Encores:

The concert was great, the audience was so taken by it that you could hear a pin drop. I think the performance of Eddy Conard was great too, he felt exactly the nuances of Jan's songs.

After the concert, the former FFA and us were allowed to go backstage and meet Jan. The atmosphere was fine you could see that they know Jan for years. He was very friendly, we talked about the concert, his guitars and things of every day life. He signed my entrance ticket and we were allowed to take some photographs. After having said goodbye to him we went to a little pub in Eindhoven where we were having a great time with the people of the FFA.

Irene Heinicke

Stage n� 1 ; Stage n� 2 ; Stage n� 3

Stage n� 4 ; Stage n� 5 ; Stage n� 6
Picture's credits:

Signed ticket, backstage snapshot and stage photos n�s 3,4,5 and 6 taken and
sent by Irene Heinicke.

Stage photos n�s 1 and 2 taken by Mieke Lavrijsen and sent by Jan van Beek

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