Whitesnake — Live at Donington 1990
Recorded August 18, 1990
Donington Park · Castle Donington · 
England
Setlist
Wrong timestamp?
Tour albumSlip of the Tongue1989 · Liquor & Poker World TourThe Liquor & Poker World Tour supports Slip of the Tongue, featuring the title track, Judgement Day, Kittens Got Claws and Cheap an' Nasty.“To see Whitesnake's second headlining appearance at Donington, with Steve Vai and Adrian Vandenberg.”
Context
On August 18, 1990, Whitesnake returns to the top of the Monsters of Rock bill in Castle Donington. It is the band's second time headlining the festival. The Slip of the Tongue tour brings Steve Vai and Adrian Vandenberg to the stage, sharing guitar duties alongside David Coverdale.
The title track opens the show, and Slide It In connects this era to the earlier material. Vandenberg gets his spotlight in Adagio for Strato and Flying Dutchman Boogie. Crying in the Rain breaks for solos by Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge; Vai takes over afterward with For the Love of God and The Audience Is Listening.
The tour continues through September, ending in Tokyo before the band goes on hiatus. The Donington recording receives an official CD and DVD release in 2011, more than twenty years after the performance. The 2020 anniversary edition restores the complete show, including both guitarists' solos.
- Crying in the Rain splits into two parts around the bass and drum solos.
- Bad Boys incorporates a passage from Children of the Night.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- David CoverdaleVocals
- Adrian VandenbergGuitar and backing vocals
- Steve VaiGuitar and backing vocals
- Rudy SarzoBass and backing vocals
- Tommy AldridgeDrums and percussion
- Rick SeratteKeyboards and backing vocals
Trivia
This is Whitesnake's third appearance at Donington's Monsters of Rock and its second as headliner.
Crying in the Rain makes room for Tommy Aldridge's drum solo and returns afterward.
Steve Vai performs two songs from his solo career: For the Love of God and The Audience Is Listening.
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