Wings of Heaven Live is a live album by the English rock band Magnum, released in 2008 by SPV.
The album was recorded on the 20th anniversary tour of Magnum's Wings of Heaven album. The original album was released in 1988 and reached the Top 5 in the UK album charts achieving Silver status in the UKThe Bpi for over 200,000 sales. The album was recorded on the Wings of Heaven Live UK tour, 10 November 2007 – 18 November 2007. The song "Different Worlds" was performed live for the first time during this tour, and was never played by the band on the original Wings of Heaven tour in 1988.
The artwork was illustrated by Rodney Matthews following his sleeve design for Magnum's previous album Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow.
The album is dedicated to Kex Gorin, Magnum's original drummer, who died on 21 December 2007.
Track listing
Personnel Tony Clarkin – guitar Bob Catley – vocals Al Barrow – bass guitar Mark Stanway – keyboards Harry James – drums
Wings of Heaven Live tour First leg (UK) 10 November 2007 – Ironworks, Inverness 11 November 2007 – The Garage, Glasgow 12 November 2007 – 53 Degrees, Preston 14 November 2007 – The Junction, Cambridge 15 November 2007 – Picturedrome, Holmfirth 17 November 2007 – The Academy, Birmingham 18 November 2007 – Astoria 2, London 10 December 2007 – Robin 2 (Kex Gorin benefit concert), Wolverhampton
Second leg (UK) 7 May 2008 – Academy, Bristol 8 May 2008 – Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton 9 May 2008 – Academy, Newcastle 10 May 2008 – Academy, Oxford 11 May 2008 – Academy, Manchester 12 May 2008 – Academy, Sheffield
Third leg (Europe) 15 May 2008 – Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland 16 May 2008 – Scala, Ludwigsburg, Germany 17 May 2008 – Matrix, Bochum, Germany 18 May 2008 – Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany 19 May 2008 – Colos Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany 21 May 2008 – Elsterhalle, Munich, Germany 22 May 2008 – Hirsch, Nurnberg, Germany 23 May 2008 – Capitol, Hannover, Germany 24 May 2008 – Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany 25 May 2008 – Retro Music Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
Fourth leg (festivals) 4 July 2008 – Unterempfenbach open Air, Unterempfenbach, Germany 5 July 2008 – Tentfestival, Tuttlingen, Germany 26 July 2008 – Rock And Blues Festival, Derby, UK
Wings of Heaven live set Set 1 "When We Were Younger" "Back Street Kid" "Out of the Shadows" "Like Brothers We Stand" "How Far Jerusalem" "Dragons Are Real" "Les Morts Dansant" "All England's Eyes" "Vigilante" "Kingdom of Madness"
Set 2 "Days of No Trust" "Wild Swan" "Start Talking Love" "One Step Away" "It Must Have Been Love" "Different Worlds" "Pray for the Day" "Don't Wake the Lion (Too Old To Die Young)"
Encore "Sacred Hour"
Charts Chart (2008) Peakposition
References
External links www.magnumonline.co.uk — Official Magnum site Record Covers — at rodneymatthews.com