Roxy Music brought their 50th anniversary tour to NYC on Monday for a big show at Radio City Music Hall. Original members Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy MacKay and Paul Thompson and the rest of their current band gave MSG a set full of classics, as you'd expect, that spanned the band's entire career, from from their early, arty beginnings to the suave, sophisticated band they became by the late '70s.
MSG got the same 20 songs they've been playing at all the dates so far on this tour, though in a slightly different order, including "Ladytron," "Love is the Drug," "More Than This," in "In Every Dream Home, A Heartache," and "Do the Strand, their hit cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy," and "Tara" which was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II. Brian Ferry was in great vocal form and a playful mood, while Manzanera guitar-work and Andy MacKay's sax were as elegant as ever. The backing band really fit in well. Terrific show.