The night before the Munich gig, Rainbow played in Vienna where Ritchie got in a fight with security people who had been – in his opinion – a little rude to some of the fans. The Man In Black had to spend the night in jail, while the band moved on to Munich. Ritchie was released pretty late and had to drive three hours, so the show couldn’t start until way past midnight and would have had to be cancelled if the next day hadn’t been off for the band. This incident certainly affected Ritchie’s performance, and it’s obvious that he plays in a very aggressive way here. So now you know what Dio means when he gives a nod to Austria in his introduction to “Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll”!
