After D-A-D’s opening act, it was Dizzy Mizz Lizzy’s job to bring this super rock double billing night home. So we got up to the front, found a good place to stand, and waited for the show to begin.
And waited.
And waited.
Without a word of explanation, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy hit the stage almost half an hour late. Not the best starting position for a crowd pleaser.

“We’re happy to share the stage with our old rock heroes, D-A-D! But not in the least, also with you 16000 rock fans out there!”
- Tim Christensen (vocals/guitar)

In true Dizzy Mizz Lizzy tradition, Christensen announced this to be the last show, so we might as well enjoy it. For once, it wasn’t the last show ever though, but only the last show for a while (he’s losing his edge the longer they play), as the band was heading for the studio to make a new album. This time, they were back for good! Actually, they were heading straight home after the concert to write new material!
That was in the future though, and this was the present (now the past I guess), wherein we stood and watched the trio play the instrumental track Mindgasm as the first game song of the evening. A surprisingly effective way to start actually, and when it transformed over into Waterline, the cheering saw no end!
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy concentrated most of their time on their self-titled debut and their latest album, last year’s Forward In Reverse, only making two of the 16 song long setlist come from their sophomore album Rotator. Or as I accidentally heard it – Potato.
This was a partially good idea, since that made a lot of room for the classics, but since I, through no fault of the band, am not well versed in the latest album, it also meant that there was a lot of space where I couldn’t rock along to the show. That’s the one major drawback I can think of though.

You see, mostly everything else worked for the band.
All through the concert the band had a good energy going. Christensen had a good connection going with the audience, and Søren Friis was sitting with a huge smile on his face almost all the time. Martin Nielsen, although still being the introvert of the band, spending most of his time looking at the floor, or standing with his back to the audience, showed some life this night, and among other things led the crowd into clapping rhythmically for Terrified In Paradise.
They also had a good show set up. Taking an almost opposite stance to D-A-D, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy had a very restrained, almost bare, stage. Only three large video screens instead of a backdrop was what came as an extra to the actual band. And most of the time, they showed us close-ups of the band playing, something I would imagine was especially interesting for those in the back, or in the seats just below the ceiling. Dizzy had a fantastic sound however, and the one responsible for the light show should have a lot of respect as well, as you can see in the photos.

“Did you forget that X Factor is on tonight?”
- Christensen (vocals/guitar)

This may very well have been the best Dizzy Mizz Lizzy show that I have seen. The band was like a well-oiled machine, but without giving of the feeling that every little step was planned ahead.
There were several memorable sing-along moments during the show, but a highlight for me, and possibly the biggest surprise of the show, was the Black Sabbath jam session. But I couldn’t help wondering how many in the audience this little side-track was lost on. I guess we’ll never know.

Setlist:

Mindgasm
Waterline
Barbedwired Baby’s Dream
Forward In Reverse
Terrified In Paradise
Brainless
Rotator
11:07 PM
Love At Second Sight
Made To Believe
67 Seas In Your eyes
Glory
Love Is A Loser’s Game
I Would If I Could But I Can’t
Mother Nature’s Recipe
Silverflame