Concerts

[TimothyBFan]

A few more pics.

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[Brooke]

Sounds like a lot of fun, Willie! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Small venues like that are so much fun. :thumbsup:

[WalshFan88]

Glad you had a good time Willie! Because of the fact I knew you were going to that concert last night, I had "Two Tickets To Paradise" in my head all day and it's a song I used to play back when I was doing the cover band stuff (before the Eagles tribute) and I was making a guitar video and so I played that song in the video. I hadn't played it in I dunno how many years! :rofl:

[TimothyBFan]

And Austin--I thought of you last night also. Outside the venue were posters of upcoming concerts that the same promoters are doing and one of them was ZZ Top in Wabashl IN- I pointed at it and told Larry that I had a Borderer friend who was going to be seeing them in Peoria IL soon. :thumbsup: BTW---tickets for that concert went on sale yesterday at 10 and were sold out by 10:30.

[WalshFan88]

And Austin--I thought of you last night also. Outside the venue were posters of upcoming concerts that the same promoters are doing and one of them was ZZ Top in Wabashl IN- I pointed at it and told Larry that I had a Borderer friend who was going to be seeing them in Peoria IL soon. :thumbsup: BTW---tickets for that concert went on sale yesterday at 10 and were sold out by 10:30.

Yep that show is right around the corner! Can't wait - it's going to be great. I'll have plenty of pics I'm sure from that one! :)

[Troubadour]

Glad you had a great time, Willie! Thanks for sharing your photos!

[sodascouts]

Good to hear you enjoyed the show!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I'm glad you had a good time too, Willie. And I am very impressed that you got the set list and some nice pictures. You go girl! :thumbsup:

[Koala]

Willie, glad to hear you had a goog time at the show!

[TimothyBFan]

So Austin--Getting excited for Thursday night? Hope you have a wonderful time and come back with a great review. Give Frank a big wave for me back there on those drums!!

[Prettymaid]

Sorry Willie, haven't been on here as much as I'd like. Your pics are good enough for me! My phone camera takes 'blurs'. :hilarious:
Glad Eddie pleased you! :heybaby:

Getting excited for your review and pics WF!

[WalshFan88]

Will do! Can't wait to write my first Border concert review! :D

Thanks everyone!

[WalshFan88]

I'm getting pretty excited for tomorrow's show! I've heard from some people who saw that show last night (on a guitar forum) and they said it was amazing! I definitely will do my best with pics and I will also write a review!

[Prettymaid]

I've been so busy I almost forgot that I have a concert coming up tomorrow night, Friday. We're going to see REO Speedwagon at the historic Virginia Theatre in Champaign, IL. I've seen them several times over the years, but haven't seen them since 1996 (with Eddie Money).

Austin, I'll be thinking about you tonight . Hope you enjoy it!

[Annabel]

Have fun Cathy. :thumbsup: I became and REO Speedwagon fan after my first trip to the US way back in 1980 when I stayed with my Uncle in Miami. Bought their L P back with me too. Not kept up with them since that must admit.

Austin, hope you have fun tonight too. :thumbsup:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Have a great time at your concerts, Austin and Cathy. Can't wait to hear all about them!

[WalshFan88]

Thanks everyone! I can't wait! I'm literally counting down the time before I leave for the Civic Center! :hilarious:

Can't wait to report back with a full review and pics for everyone! Everyone I've talked to that's seen these two bands on this particular tour say it's amazing. And it will be even more so since I am front row! I am super excited! It'll be my 2nd front row concert. I saw REO Speedwagon (with Styx and .38 Special) last year front row and it was amazing too.

Cathy - Enjoy your concert! I love REO - Dave Amato is one of my favorite players and he is a very down to earth kind of guy, I've talked to him over the net a few times about guitars actually (he has a website with contact info) and he is one of the most humble yet amazing guitarists I've came across.

[TimothyBFan]

Cathy-have a great time at REO tonight!! Good way to kick off a weekend. :thumbsup:

[WalshFan88]

Hey everyone here is some pics from last night to tide you over until I get a review wrote up.

I'm actually sick right now as ZZ Top last night burned incense on the stage and had a blower into the air and I'm allergic and my throat is so sore I can't talk or swallow and I'm in a great deal of pain and may have to go to the doc/ER/whatever! But my doctor is out of town until next week :( I didn't know they did that but as soon as I smelled it I knew I was in trouble.

The show was KILLER though. Skynyrd was amazing, as was ZZ. I got 3 picks from Skynyrd - 2 from Gary Rossington and one from Rickey Medlocke, who is one of my newest guitar heroes.

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[Koala]

Oh no Im so sorry to hear from your pain but nice to hear the concert was fantastic!
And yes go to the doctor/ER if it becomes not better or possibly even more badly!

[WalshFan88]

Lynyrd Skynyrd + ZZ Top "Rebels and Bandoleros Tour" - Peoria, IL

Lynyrd Skynyrd Setlist:

Workin' For MCA (opener)
Saturday Night Special
What's Your Name
Skynyrd Nation
That Smell
Down South Jukin'
Gimme Three Steps
Sweet Home Alabama (closer)

Free Bird (encore)

ZZ Top Setlist:

Got Me Under Pressure (opener)
Waitin' For The Bus
Jesus Just Left Chicago
I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
Future Blues
Cheap Sunglasses
I Need You Tonight
Party On The Patio
Gimme All Your Lovin'
Sharp Dressed Man
Legs
La Grange
Tush (closer with no encore)

Lynyrd Skynyrd Review:

There was a guy who played some acoustic country music covers and a couple originals open for them but he wasn't very good on guitar I'm afraid but a good singer. He had no backing band - just him and an acoustic guitar (a poor one at that I might add). As a musician who knows some of the songs he played, I could tell he was playing the wrong chords and then scurrying to find the right one after hitting the wrong one, especially when doing "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" by the Georgia Satellites. His acoustic guitar was also feeding back and buzzing horribly. He played from 7:30-7:45 and then 15 minutes for Skynyrd to come on. It seemed like he played forever.

Skynyrd came on at around 8PM and opened with "Workin' For MCA" and took the stage with a bang. Very loud straightahead rock n' roll. Just how I like it. The band sounded great for the entire show. Johnny Van Zant seemed a little displeased by the fact the crowd wasn't rowdy enough and said several times "C'mon Peoria, Skynyrd's in the house" although I heard plenty of cheering and singing. During "Simple Man", Johnny Van Zant looked at me and pointed as he sang the classic lyrics for a few seconds and then nodded. They of course came out and did an encore with the rock anthem "Free Bird'. I got the pick Rickey Medlocke used to play the guitar solo in that song with! I also got two picks of Gary Rossington's. All in all it was an amazing show and something else to be that close. I saw Skynyrd in Peoria in '07 but obviously this show blew it out of the water for me. Front row is amazing.

ZZ Top Review:

ZZ came on right around 9-9:30 if I remember correctly. They opened with "Got Me Under Pressure". I could tell right off though that Billy Gibbons was having some vocal trouble and that maybe he was having a hard time hitting the notes, so Dusty Hill sang some on Billy's parts. But Billy was no slouch on the guitar. He really can play that Texas bluesy rock like no other. He really rocked it. Now, for some negative things. First off, they burned incense and had a dispenser/blower facing right at me. I'm allergic to incense, it causes me to have a horrible sore throat and get a headache. I could have done without the incense. The last negative thing was the fact they did not do an encore. They basically went into "Tush" and then left the stage and then roadies took the stage to tear down. Some others in the front row were upset by this fact but stated they felt they "got their nickels worth". I know I definitely did.

Which Act I Liked Best:

Lynyrd Skynyrd - no contest. I like more of their songs. For quite a few ZZ songs I didn't know the lyrics or had heard them before. Don't get me wrong I still really enjoyed ZZ Top but Lynyrd Skynyrd was the reason I got the tix in the first place. I'm a harcore Skynyrd fan. I know and can sing along to all of their songs, and I can play a few on guitar. Rickey Medlocke is one of my new guitar heroes. That man can PLAY. He played the most and the best of the 3 Skynyrd guitarists. He also had great stage presence and a TON of energy and never stood in the same place for more than a few seconds at a time. He really gave it his all.

I would go back again in heartbeat, but I'd have to think twice about Front Row for ZZ Top - as good as they were it isn't worth the illness I have now if they keep doing the incense thing. I'm having horrible sinus drainage and sore throat and couldn't eat any dinner. I'm sipping ice water and just trying to let it recover. Incense is horrible to me. I get very sick with it.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Wow Austin - Sorry you got sick from the incense, but glad you had such a good time at the show. Thanks for the review and, for what it's worth, I like Skynyrd better too. Hope you feel better soon. :thumbsup: They actually played here in my hometown last month, but I didn't know about it until after the show. Oh well - maybe I'll get to see them next time.

[WalshFan88]

Skynyrd rocks. Definitely a great show.

[Koala]

Thanks for the review!:thumbsup:

[Brooke]

Thanks for the review Austin! Sounds like a great show, but sorry you got sick. At least you stuck it out. Hopefully you are feeling better by now.

Very cool that you got those picks, too! And having a front row seat spoils you for ever sitting very far back any more! It's just too great to get to see so good!

[Prettymaid]

Nice review WF, glad you enjoyed your front row experience (except for the incense). Brooke is right. It's hard to 'settle' once you've had great seats.

I don't think there was a bad seat in the house at the intimate Virginia Theatre, where we saw REO Speedwagon last Friday. What an awesome show! I needed a little a** kickin' music for a change, and boy did they deliver! Hubby and I had 2nd row mezzanine seats, but since the mezzanine stuck way out it was like being in the 10th row on the floor. As I've told you guys or maybe you already knew, REO is a hometown band, and they got the hometown welcome they deserved. Throughout the night lead singer Kevin Cronin would talk about the old days (early 70s) when they would tour the area in a beat up old station wagon and play just about every bar in the midwest. But, he said, they would always try to make it back to Champaign, IL for last call at the Red Lion, a bar that has undergone different names since then, but is now once again called the Red Lion.

When they came out for the encore, Kevin said, "People, we're going to do one more song for you, and then we're HEADING OVER TO THE RED LION FOR LAST CALL!!!" I tried to talk Hubby into going, but of course I married Mr. Practical, who said that the place would be packed and reminded me that I had to get up early the next morning and go to work. Whatever...

Here are some videos from my show. You guitars guys will like these, as the guy taking video was right in front of lead guitarist Dave Amato, who joined the band in 1989.

This is one of my favorite REO songs, Roll With the Changes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqneC447AX0

Ridin' The Storm Out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76xDstIMvrY

This song often fights for 1st place as my all time favorite song, Time For Me To Fly, followed by Champaign born and bred base guitarist, Bruce Hall doing Back On the Road Again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6QHze7ioao

And here they are at the Red Lion doing Gloria. Funny, during this song Kevin asks the bartender for a Tequila Sunrise, his beverage of choice back in his early Red Lion days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puNIR9OYaec

BTW, the guy sharing the mic with bass player Bruce Hall is his brother Stevie Hall, whose band The Stevie Hall Band, opened for them at the Virginia Theatre.

http://www.youtube.com/user/dcooper830#p/a/u/1/pXr1sLD-Re0

Kevin Cronin does a lot of 'pontificating' during and between songs, but that's his thing and I love it! His messages are good spirited and he delivers them in the way a southern baptist minister delivers a sermon. And just one more thing - this band has a good time onstage! You can tell even by watching their videos. And the crowd soaks it up. And then the bands soaks it up, and then the crowd...well, you get the picture. ;-)

[Brooke]

Pm, fantastic review! I'm so glad you had such a great time. I'd like to see them live again. I saw them in the 70's and don't remember much at all! :rolleyes:

And your hubby sounds like mine. I would have been ready to go, but he would have said the same thing! :thumbsdown:

They've got tons of great songs and it's hard for me to pick a favorite, but Back On The Road Again is right up there.

[Troubadour]

Fantastic review, Cathy! Great videos, and I'm thrilled you had fun.

[Prettymaid]

I didn't take notes at our show but this set list is very representative.

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/reo-speedwagon/2011/nutty-jerrys-winnie-tx-3bd25828.html

[WalshFan88]

Great review PM! Glad you enjoyed it!

Funny you should mention Dave Amato - I'm a HUGE fan of his and I think he's very underrated. One of the nicest guys in the biz. When I saw REO front row a year or so ago I was right in front of him for the whole show. Dave loves guitars and has his own site that has pictures of all of his guitar collection.

[sodascouts]

Thanks for the reviews, Austin and PM. Loved reading them. They sound like great shows!

Funny, during this song Kevin asks the bartender for a Tequila Sunrise, his beverage of choice back in his early Red Lion days.


Sidenote about Tequila Sunrises: One time I ordered one after a show at some bar in Minnesota and the guy says "Wow, I haven't made one of these since the 70s. Not sure I still know how!" Guess it fell out of favor! lol

Austin, hope you're feeling better!

[Koala]

Thanks for the great review PM!

[Brooke]

Sidenote about Tequila Sunrises: One time I ordered one after a show at some bar in Minnesota and the guy says "Wow, I haven't made one of these since the 70s. Not sure I still know how!" Guess it fell out of favor! lol


That's funny that Kevin Cronin would order a Tequila Sunrise. Especially now! I've made them at home just in honor of the Eagles and wasn't really that crazy about them. They are pretty but not that tasty, to me. Give me a Margarita any day! :lol:

[WalshFan88]

One of the videos from my show in Peoria. I'm a little embarrassed about posting as you can see me plain as day on the left side of the screen (I'm the tall one in the dark shirt and hard to miss LOL and can see at the beginning of the video and throughout). They must have been recording right beside me LOL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9spB4KrzqnQ

[TimothyBFan]

And you were singing right along!!! :hilarious: Love it!!

[Prettymaid]

I see you Austin! You're that tall guy that I never want to be in front of me! :hilarious:

[WalshFan88]

:hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I see you Austin! You're that tall guy that I never want to be in front of me! :hilarious:

I'll definitely second that PM! I could stand in front of him, and, trust me, he'd never be in any danger of having his vision impaired! :lol:

[Brooke]

Good job Austin! :lol: :thumbsup:

And I'm hoping you don't get in front of me at a concert, too!

[WalshFan88]

Hehehehe I stood for the whole Skynyrd show. For ZZ Top I stood for the songs I really liked but sat down most of the time. I sang along to Skynyrd's songs just because I know more of theirs than I do of ZZ Top's. But I was mainly moving my lips and not really singing aloud LOL so no one could hear me! :D I do kind of feel sorry for the people behind me at shows when I stand but that feeling of guilt goes away after the band starts in! :hilarious: But I try to sit some but for Skynyrd if you go to a LS show and you sit down the whole time, there is something wrong with you! They flat out ROCK!

On a completely unrelated note, Don Felder is coming to Effingham, IL in September (about 3hrs away) and I'm trying to figure out if I can go or not. It's for the Corvette Funfest and he's playing there. I do like Felder's playing (even though Walsh is my #1 fav) and I'd like to see his solo show and maybe get a guitar pickguard signed.

[sodascouts]

Neat that you have a video were you can see yourself, Austin. Good luck getting to Felder's show! I hope you make it. I know you'd love it.

[WalshFan88]

Neat that you have a video were you can see yourself, Austin. Good luck getting to Felder's show! I hope you make it. I know you'd love it.

I definitely would Soda! And if I met him I'd probably be beside myself... I'd have a lot of guitar-related questions. Especially about his gear he used on the recording of HC. I know pretty much most of it already but I want to hear him talk about it some more! :hilarious:

[Annabel]

Austin, Great to find youself on the video and so cool that you are clearly visible. :thumbsup:

[EaglesFanatic]

My friend had tickets to see Jethro Tull with Kansas, but she can't go, so she offered me the tickets. The concert is tomorrow night, I'm really excited!!

[Freypower]

I hope you enjoy it; we saw Tull a few years back & they put on a great show. Practice your 'air flute'!

[Koala]

Have fun at the Jethro Tull & Kansas concert! :)

[WalshFan88]

Have fun!!! :)

[tequila girl]

Have a Blast!! :thumbsup:

[sodascouts]

You know the Eagles opened for Tull back in 1972 and apparently it didn't go too well, lol. Enjoy yourself!

[TimothyBFan]

EF--now that's a great concert combo. I really like Tull but have never gotten to see them. Didn't know much about Kansas other than the big hits till I saw them open for Styx a couple years ago. They were AMAZING!!!! Hope you enjoy it and report back to us.

[EaglesFanatic]

Thanks everybody, the concert was frickin amazing! Kansas opened for Jethro Tull, and they both rocked. Kansas sounded perfect, especially their bassist and violinist. They closed with Fight Fire With Fire, and Carry On Wayward Son. Amazing. Then Jethro Tull came on stage about 15 minutes later, and opened with Thick As A Brick. Ian Anderson was so great and really entertaining too! Jethro Tull closed with Locomotive Breath, and that was the best way to end the concert. I was hoping they'd play Teacher, because that's my favorite song of theirs, but they didn't. BUT they did incorporate the guitar riff of that song into Locomotive Breath :) One thing I found weird about the concert is that neither of them played an encore. Either way, it was a lot of fun. The best part of it though, was that it was my first concert with my dad!
Let's see, I took some photos, but they didn't turn out great... I'll share a few...

Kansas:
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa377/asusundevils/IMG_2018-1.jpg

Jethro Tull:
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa377/asusundevils/IMG_2036-1.jpg

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa377/asusundevils/IMG_2028-1.jpg

[TimothyBFan]

I knew you'd enjoy Kansas. They really are more spectacular live than not. Glad you and your Dad enjoyed the show and thanks for sharing your pics.

[sodascouts]

Wow, he's really rockin' that flute! ;)

Thanks for the photos and write-up!

[EaglesFanatic]

You know the Eagles opened for Tull back in 1972 and apparently it didn't go too well, lol.

Just out of curiosity, why didn't it go well then? :headscratch:

[sodascouts]

According to various interviews, Jethro Tull's audience wasn't very receptive to the then-relatively-unknown Eagles, and the band members themselves were rude and dismissive towards the Eagles.

[Brooke]

JT's music and the Eagles music was/is so different. It's strange to think they would play to the same crowd. It's kind of strange booking them together, to me.

[WalshFan88]

Glad to hear the concert was good EF!

[Prettymaid]

Glad you enjoyed the show EF. I have seen Kansas a couple of times (I think... some of my old concert experiences are a bit of a blur. ;-)) Most recently I saw them at the Decatur Celebration a few years ago. Boy, were they loud! That was an outdoor concert but my ears rang the rest of the night and then everything sounded muffled for a few hours. I'm sure my concert-going experiences have effected my hearing! :ack:

[EasyFeeling]

Kansas... will see them on Friday :partytime: Very busy the next two months. On Friday Foreigner/Journey/Kansas/Night Ranger, on June 21 Elton John, June 28 our boys :thumbsup:, July 1 Saga and in July I will start my trip through Germany to see Toto 3 times, one show with VIP-Ticket. I already met Steve Lukather 2 times personally, he's awesome. And now I'll get to meet the whole band, really looking forward to that :)

[TimothyBFan]

Ok Michaela---can we switch lives for the summer? :hilarious: You're living my dream!! Have fun and hurry back with each of the reviews!!

[Brooke]

EF, great to hear from you again! Sounds like you are going to have a busy summer! :rockon:

No Missouri for Stevie? Hopefully there will be more dates. :pray:

[EasyFeeling]

Ok Michaela---can we switch lives for the summer? :hilarious: You're living my dream!! Have fun and hurry back with each of the reviews!!

Nope, forget it LOL

Hey Brooke :wave:Very busy summer, yes. But still no chance to see the hottest guy in the world... Keith :ack: My aunt will go to Kansas City to see him, first time for her, I'm sooooooooooo jealous !

[Brooke]

I would love to go see him in St. Louis, but I just can't. My son is getting married July 16th and there's just too much going on with that now.

Happy time, but I sure hate to miss him. :-(

[EasyFeeling]

Or was it St. Louis? I don't remember, she told my mom about it.
Oh !!! Wishing your son all the best :)

[EaglesKiwi]

Every summer there is a concert in the Hawkes Bay "Mission Estate" vineyard. Past artists have included Eric Clapton, Lionel Richie (although that one got rained out!! :hilarious:), Rod Stewart, Ray Charles and last year it was Sting. Although I couldn't go because I had totally blown the entertainment budget on a trip to Melbourne to see some little band :nahnah:

They have just announced the date for 2012 (Feb 25th), but they won't announce the artist/band for a coupl of weeks... it's a beautiful part of the country that I've never been to, so I'm thinking of booking accommodation for the concert weekend - gambling on the artist being someone I actually like!

It's kind of fun anticipating - a total mystery!

And earlier that week Rob will be going to see Roger Waters doing his "The Wall" show...

[TimothyBFan]

That sounds cool Kiwi!!! Sounds like they get some very big artist!! Let us know who it is when you find out.

[sodascouts]

Sounds nice - but I'd definitely wait to see who was playing before I booked anything!

[Freypower]

Every summer there is a concert in the Hawkes Bay "Mission Estate" vineyard. Past artists have included Eric Clapton, Lionel Richie (although that one got rained out!! :hilarious:), Rod Stewart, Ray Charles and last year it was Sting. Although I couldn't go because I had totally blown the entertainment budget on a trip to Melbourne to see some little band :nahnah:

They have just announced the date for 2012 (Feb 25th), but they won't announce the artist/band for a coupl of weeks... it's a beautiful part of the country that I've never been to, so I'm thinking of booking accommodation for the concert weekend - gambling on the artist being someone I actually like!

It's kind of fun anticipating - a total mystery!

And earlier that week Rob will be going to see Roger Waters doing his "The Wall" show...

They do shows like that at a Hunter Valley vineyard north of Sydney. Fleetwood Mac played there on their last tour. The logistics would make it impossible for me to attend a show there.

However I apparently have no logistical problems with attending a show in NIAGARA FALLS.

This tells you a lot about Australian public transport. There isn't any & I couldn't drive there.

And Roger Waters is also bringing his show here; unfortunately for me Pink Floyd is David Gilmour, no matter who wrote the songs, and I'm not interested.

[Koala]

That sounds cool EK, hope it comes a musician to the concert which you like!

[EaglesKiwi]

They do shows like that at a Hunter Valley vineyard north of Sydney. Fleetwood Mac played there on their last tour. The logistics would make it impossible for me to attend a show there.

However I apparently have no logistical problems with attending a show in NIAGARA FALLS.

This tells you a lot about Australian public transport. There isn't any & I couldn't drive there.

And Roger Waters is also bringing his show here; unfortunately for me Pink Floyd is David Gilmour, no matter who wrote the songs, and I'm not interested.
I think it also says something about your motivation... :inlove:
:hilarious:

Have tried booking the Roger Waters tickets, and the only seats "currently available" are the really pricey ones. However "additional tickets often become available closer to the event date." Just make it easy for me already!! :-x

[Troubadour]

I'd like to see Roger Waters' show. Although I am more of a Gilmour girl, I can't play down Waters' lyrical abilities. Pink Floyd wouldn't have been Pink Floyd without him.

I hope you get to see him, EK! I know searching for tickets can be extremely frustrating.

[TimothyBFan]

I know someone here was talking about maybe seeing Roger Waters The Wall before long. This was posted on my Sweet board. This is awesome how HUGE this production is and what it takes to pull it all together. I can't imagine the manpower and hours spent putting up and taking down. Here's a link to the original story regarding it.

http://www.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php/news/632-backstage-on-roger-waters-the-wall-tour-concert-production?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=PO1&utm_campaign=NL101013

And here's a link to the picture progression of the project.

http://www.stufish.com/roger-waters/the-wall/construction.html

I wonder how much the tickets for this concert are. I haven't checked it out but I bet they must be expensive if there's so much that goes into it.

[EaglesKiwi]

I know someone here was talking about maybe seeing Roger Waters The Wall before long. This was posted on my Sweet board. This is awesome how HUGE this production is and what it takes to pull it all together. I can't imagine the manpower and hours spent putting up and taking down. Here's a link to the original story regarding it.

http://www.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php/news/632-backstage-on-roger-waters-the-wall-tour-concert-production?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=PO1&utm_campaign=NL101013

And here's a link to the picture progression of the project.

http://www.stufish.com/roger-waters/the-wall/construction.html

I wonder how much the tickets for this concert are. I haven't checked it out but I bet they must be expensive if there's so much that goes into it.
WOW! Thanks for the links, Willie. That does look really cool.

We have been trying to get tickets to the Roger Waters show here in NZ (ticket prices start at NZ$100 = approx USD80). He has now put on a THIRD concert which has also pretty much sold out - just the $400 tickets left, which I'm not prepared to pay. (Heck, I only paid $250 each for EAGLES tickets and that was my Bucket List gig!!)

People have been buying blocks of tickets...

[TimothyBFan]

WOW! Thanks for the links, Willie. That does look really cool.

We have been trying to get tickets to the Roger Waters show here in NZ (ticket prices start at NZ$100 = approx USD80). He has now put on a THIRD concert which has also pretty much sold out - just the $400 tickets left, which I'm not prepared to pay. (Heck, I only paid $250 each for EAGLES tickets and that was my Bucket List gig!!)

People have been buying blocks of tickets...

I gotta say that shocks me that that is all they are. I really figured outrageous amounts, even for the cheap seats, with that production. I'm impressed!!

[EaglesKiwi]

I gotta say that shocks me that that is all they are. I really figured outrageous amounts, even for the cheap seats, with that production. I'm impressed!!
And that may be why he has now announced a FOURTH concert (which is the record for Vector Arena in Auckland - previously held by Justin Timberlake with 3 concerts in one visit). We only have a population of 4 million in the WHOLE COUNTRY!! Vector holds up to 12,000 people although I presume with this production they would have to take out some of the seats...

Tickets don't go on sale for another week though...

[sodascouts]

EK, this is a longshot, but did you attend the 1980 Fleetwood Mac show in New Zealand where a very drunk Lindsey Buckingham had his infamous meltdown? It's the one where he deliberately played the wrong parts on the guitar during several songs, at one point playing the chords to the Death March instead of the correct chords, pulled his coat over his head and spun around in an imitation of Stevie during one of her songs, and during "Rhiannon" went over and kicked her, laughing wildly, when she did her dramatic fall to the floor after the song. According to Mick Fleetwood, as soon as the band went offstage, the usually unflappable Christine McVie threw a drink in Lindsey's face and then slapped him so hard it turned his head. As he stood there in shock, she shouted "Don't you ever do that to this band again! EVER! Is that clear?!" then marched off. Apparently that sobered him up as he didn't even try to defend himself. Luckily, they had a break from touring after that!

[WalshFan88]

EK, this is a longshot, but did you attend the 1980 Fleetwood Mac show in New Zealand where a very drunk Lindsey Buckingham had his infamous meltdown? It's the one where he deliberately played the wrong parts on the guitar during several songs, at one point playing the chords to the Death March instead of the correct chords, pulled his coat over his head and spun around in an imitation of Stevie during one of her songs, and during "Rhiannon" went over and kicked her, laughing wildly, when she did her dramatic fall to the floor after the song. According to Mick Fleetwood, as soon as the band went offstage, the usually unflappable Christine McVie threw a drink in Lindsey's face and then slapped him so hard it turned his head. As he stood there in shock, she shouted "Don't you ever do that to this band again! EVER! Is that clear?!" then marched off. Apparently that sobered him up as he didn't even try to defend himself. Luckily, they had a break from touring after that!

OMG, I hadn't heard about this. Wow.

[EaglesKiwi]

EK, this is a longshot, but did you attend the 1980 Fleetwood Mac show in New Zealand where a very drunk Lindsey Buckingham had his infamous meltdown? It's the one where he deliberately played the wrong parts on the guitar during several songs, at one point playing the chords to the Death March instead of the correct chords, pulled his coat over his head and spun around in an imitation of Stevie during one of her songs, and during "Rhiannon" went over and kicked her, laughing wildly, when she did her dramatic fall to the floor after the song. According to Mick Fleetwood, as soon as the band went offstage, the usually unflappable Christine McVie threw a drink in Lindsey's face and then slapped him so hard it turned his head. As he stood there in shock, she shouted "Don't you ever do that to this band again! EVER! Is that clear?!" then marched off. Apparently that sobered him up as he didn't even try to defend himself. Luckily, they had a break from touring after that!

No I wasn't at the concert as I was only 8 1/2 at the time!!:hilarious:

It's a very cool story, though. Kudos to Christine. That girl has class.

Hmmm, wonder if I know anybody that WAS at that concert...

[TimothyBFan]

EK, this is a longshot, but did you attend the 1980 Fleetwood Mac show in New Zealand where a very drunk Lindsey Buckingham had his infamous meltdown? It's the one where he deliberately played the wrong parts on the guitar during several songs, at one point playing the chords to the Death March instead of the correct chords, pulled his coat over his head and spun around in an imitation of Stevie during one of her songs, and during "Rhiannon" went over and kicked her, laughing wildly, when she did her dramatic fall to the floor after the song. According to Mick Fleetwood, as soon as the band went offstage, the usually unflappable Christine McVie threw a drink in Lindsey's face and then slapped him so hard it turned his head. As he stood there in shock, she shouted "Don't you ever do that to this band again! EVER! Is that clear?!" then marched off. Apparently that sobered him up as he didn't even try to defend himself. Luckily, they had a break from touring after that!

WOW----Lindsey was losing it!! I also hadn't heard this either. What a story!!

[Troubadour]

Yeah - wow! He kicked her? I wouldn't have liked to have been backstage that night...

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Wow - now that was a very interesting tale. I've never heard this story before either. I guess at the time it was no big deal - just another out of control rock star! :lol:

[EaglesKiwi]

Believe it or not, the first person I asked (one of my work colleagues) was AT the FM concert in 1980! But... she didn't notice ANYTHING - and suggested that perhaps she was "relaxed" at the concert too... :). As I'm sure was most of the audience, there are legends about the amount of pot smoke in the air!

[sodascouts]

lol! Well, in Mick Fleetwood's book, he says he went out to do interviews afterward, trying to think of an explanation to give to anyone who asked - but no one asked! He said that he figured people just thought Lindsey was kidding around and didn't think anything of it. Still, if I were at that show, I'd be going "What the heck is he doing???" Of course, if your friend was "feeling no pain" she probably was thinking the same thing. ;)

How cool that she was there! Thanks for asking around. If anyone else knows anything, be sure to post it here!

[WalshFan88]

Well I figured I'd write a quick little review for the KISS show.

All in all, it was pretty good. You definitely better appreciate pyrotechnics, props, stage antics, and gimmicks if you go to a KISS show. I do, but it's not for everyone. It was a pretty good show. KISS has always been about the performance and not so much the musical side of things but rather putting on a show and if you look at it from that angle - it was a really good show. That said there was only about 5 songs max that I recognized or liked. :hilarious: Detroit Rock City, Rock And Roll All Nite, Beth, Lick It Up, and Dr. Love are pretty much the only KISS songs I like and luckily they played them all.

I look at this concert as one of those "been there, done that, and have the t-shirt to prove it" type of events. I can say I've seen them. I've done it once so I can say I've seen them but I'm afraid I probably won't be going to many more KISS shows if any. But at least I can say I went and enjoyed it.

[sodascouts]

KISS isn't my thing but I'm glad you enjoyed it, Austin!

[TimothyBFan]

Glad you went if it was on your concert Bucket List. You won't ever find me claiming to like Kiss (other than Beth or Hard Luck Woman- I usually shut them off). But, that being said, I will say Gene Simmons is a genius!!

[EagleLady]

Ooh I love KISS, Glad you got to see them!

[Koala]

Glad you had a great time at the KISS concert!

[Koala]

Yesterday I was at the Take That concert in Hamburg. , I should say , I'm not a big fan and of the new songs and I know only a few, but the old songs I knew all! however I knew the solo Songs by Robby Williams which he had sung!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBx8YWmy7ko&feature=channel_video_title

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bn6lTluP2k&feature=related

But it was very nice! The stage show is really amazing!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWh2sLQRvRY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Id0zBDOIM

The support act was great it was the Pet Shop Boys! I like them for years!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4so8-ZvwbI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CAo-1cHc4U

[Freypower]

The Pet Shop Boys SUPPORTED Take That?

This is like Knopfler supporting Bob Dylan. It should be the other way around.

[sodascouts]

That was my first thought too, FP.

But I'm glad you had a good time, Koala!

[Koala]

The Pet Shop Boys SUPPORTED Take That?

I am also surprised over it! However, I was really happy about it! I've always wanted to see the Pet Shop Boys in Concert but so far I had never an opportunity!
They played a little over 50 minutes, very cool!

[Freypower]

We saw Randy Newman with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra last night at the Opera House. At the moment I have only an approximate setlist. It included (but not necessarily in this order):

Birmingham
Short People
Simon Smith & the Amazing Dancing Bear
In Germany Before the War
I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It)
I Miss You
The Great Nations of Europe
Marie
I Miss You
I Love To See You Smile
The Girls in My Life (Part I)
You Can Leave Your Hat On
Political Science
The World Isn't Fair
You've Got a Friend in Me
Losing You
Cowboy
Love Story
Dixie Flyer
Louisiana 1927
Real Emotional Girl
Sail Away
I Think It's Going to Rain Today

Political Science & In Germany Before the War were a bit further down. The World Isn't Fair was near the beginning. He also conducted some orchestral music from some of the films he scored; Toy Story, The Natural, Maverick & Avalon.

The scary thing about this man is that he can pack so many songs into one show because none of them last barely three minutes; but every one of them consist of the most truthful, acerbic and/or moving lyrics you will ever hear, not to mention some of the most beautiful piano work. The big surprise here, I suppose, is no God's Song; my personal disappointment was no Baltimore, but I can't complain.

A couple of my absolute favourite songs I have now had the immense privilege of hearing; namely The World Isn't Fair, The Great Nations Of Europe, Dixie Flyer (which was produced by Mark Knopfler & as Randy says himself is one of his few autobiographical songs), Political Science (the line 'we'll save Australia' got a big cheer) and Sail Away which brought tears to my eyes. And they sounded magnficent with the orchestra, particularly In Germany Before The War. The audience got to sing the 'he's dead' parts in I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It) which is all about how 60 year old rock stars never retire. And nor should they when they are as talented as Randy!

We took Rosalind for her first night out. I think she enjoyed it (especially You've Got A Friend In Me).

[sodascouts]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the review.

[Prettymaid]

Guess who I saw perform live last night? Okay, I'll give you some hints...

When David Lee Roth left Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen invited this vocalist to be the band's new lead singer, but since she was 8 months pregnant at the time, she declined.

She's married to a former tennis star.

She sang backup on some Don Henley solo albums, and in 1992 had a hit record with a song featuring Don Henley.





Did you guess? It's PATTY SMYTH!!!!! I saw her at the Decatur Celebration with her band Scandal where she performed for about 45 minutes (the usual time for these free shows.) We saw her at 7:00 and she was going to do another at 10:15. She was great! It was very, very hot and humid but she was a real trooper and yes, she did Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough. I thought maybe her guitarist would do Don's part (or maybe Don would just walk out on stage and surprise everybody :hilarious:) but she sang the entire song herself. It was beautiful! She also did all the other songs she's known for...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLyz57YiNJ4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIDaBF8LILk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKvhX2Z5ubc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50-gOeBilc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdzbjUWu2VU

I'm so glad we went on Saturday instead of today. Night Ranger performed tonight. I had a really good time. She's very real onstage. I'm surprised I didn't have any of her stuff on my ipod but I fixed that today.

[WalshFan88]

Very cool!

You saw Night Ranger too?! I love Night Ranger - one of my favs.

"Sister Christian oh the time has come.....and you know that you're the only one to say.....ok". :rofl:

[Prettymaid]

Very cool!

You saw Night Ranger too?! I love Night Ranger - one of my favs.

"Sister Christian oh the time has come.....and you know that you're the only one to say.....ok". :rofl:

Nope, didn't get to see Night Ranger. Since we live 1 1/2 hours away we only go on one day. Leading up to the weekend (for weeks now) we had thought we would go on Sunday and see Night Ranger. For one thing, I had to work Saturday morning, but a last minute decision (partly Smyth vs. Ranger) had us go on Saturday instead. I'm really glad we made that choice. I have always liked Patty Smyth's voice. I hold her right up there with Ann Wilson.

Don't get me wrong - I like NR too. I'm just saying I think I made the right choice for me. Heck, if I had it my way we'd be at the Celebration all weekend long!

We also saw a really good Tina Turner impersonator. 'Cher' did a half hour too but we missed her.

Austin, you should go sometime. You might really enjoy it, although being the first weekend of August it's always really hot.

[Troubadour]

Glad you had a good time, Cathy!

Julie - thanks so much for posting the Randy Newman setlist, and your thoughts on the show. I would absolutely love to see him live. He is a genius. There is no-one like him. I'm thrilled you got the chance to go and that you enjoyed it.

[sodascouts]

Patty Smyth sounds cool! I'm glad she did the whole song herself - it wouldn't have sounded right without Don. (That's what Stevie did for Leather and Lace in her solo concerts too - she just changed "strong man" to "strong one.") I love "The Warrior" too!

[Brooke]

Pm, sounds good!

I guess I got the answer to my question in another thread when you mentioned the Decatur Celebration! (I had asked when it was and who was going to be there one day last week!) Guess I'm a little late! Story of my life! lol

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Glad you had such a good time, PM. I would like to see Patty too. I actually had no idea that she was even still performing at all. I thought Mrs. McEnroe gave up her career a long time ago, but what do I know! Glad to see I was wrong. :thumbsup:

[Prettymaid]

Brooke, the Celebration is always the first full weekend in August.

Dreamer, sounds here like she quit in 1999 to have her last child and started again in 2004.

http://www.pattysmythandscandal.com/index.php?page=about


Spurred by an impromptu reunion with her old Scandal mates at the end of 2004 on VH1’s Bands Reunited, the band has regrouped, with two original members in Keith Mack and Benjy King and a new rhythm section, bassist Tom Welsch and drummer Eran Asias.

I didn't know she was married to John McEnroe until after I saw her and did some research.

[Koala]

Glad to hear you had a great time, Pm!

[jimfalkenstern]

I could have sworn I saw the Eagles perform in early July 1971 at the Wollman Skating Rink in Central Park NY as part of the Schaefer Music Festival. But all facts point to them not playing together as a band until the following year. The concert I recall was a TV special they were filming. It was 2 shows, July 2 and 3 1971, and aired August 19 as a special called "Good Vibrations From Central Park". The Beach Boys, Ike & Tina Turner, Sly & The Family Stone, Carly Simon and Boz Scaggs were also performing. John Zacherle was the MC. I seem to recall the Eagles playing, just them with acoustic guitars sitting on stools. "Take It Easy" was their only hit then. But maybe they played in 1972? I know they played at Wollman Rink in 1973, but I'm sure it was before that I saw them. Any help with when they would have played there at that time will be greatly appreciated. I know I never went to an Eagles concert proper, so I don't know why i would remember this like i do unless i actually saw them then. I've had this memory for decades.

[sodascouts]

There is an early video of them from Central Park - but it's 1972. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00mrzoo2g7M

Is that what you're thinking of?

Welcome, BTW!

[Henley Honey]

I was at that concert!!! 13 years old and loved them then. I think Jackson Browne played too but I'm not positive. I was star-struck.

[sodascouts]

You were there too HH??? How cool!

[Brooke]

Wow! :bow:

[Glennhoney]

Hello everyone..just wanted to say my husband and I just got back from Chicago...What a beautiful city and honestly, I don't think I've ever been to such a big city, where the people were so nice and kind...
We saw "Million Dollar Quartet" which was a very fun show...I would encourage anybody to go see it..
..and of course, the highlight of the trip was seeing Allison Krauss and Union Station at the Chicago Theater...and what a theater it is...absolutely gorgeous...the concert was perfect...a great mixture of old and new songs...but what really blew me away, was the encore...which was done "unplugged" with songs like.."When you say nothing at all", "Whiskey Lullaby", "Down to the river to pray"....it was absolutely beautiful...thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip..nothing but good things to say about the city...

[Brooke]

This past Saturday night my hubby and I went to see America at the Wildwood Springs Resort in Steelville, Missouri. This is a lovely old lodge, built in the 20’s and is set on a beautiful bluff of the Meramac River in south central Missouri. They have concerts there on weekends during the spring, summer, and fall in an open hall, lobby, bar area. Very small and quaint with beautiful old hardwood floors. There were about 300 people there, standing room only. Instead of general admission, first come, first serve to the seats, they did a raffle. I was slightly disappointed that we didn’t get closer seats, but really, there wasn’t a bad seat in the house. We were about half way back on the center aisle of about 20 rows of chairs.

Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell came out, along with a bass player and started in with Tin Man. I haven’t kept up with them over the years, so they played a few songs I didn’t know, but they did play several I did like Ventura Highway, Daisy Jane, I Need You, Horse With No Name, Lonely People, and my favorite, Sister Golden Hair. They looked and sounded great!

After the show they signed autographs and took pictures and were very gracious to everyone that wanted to talk. I didn’t know they would do that but had taken my two old vinyls just in case, so I did get a picture and autographs on those, which was great! Most people had their latest cd entitled Back Pages which consists of covers by the likes of Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, etc.

We had a great time and everyone at the resort was so friendly. A very unique place, for sure!

Here’s a pretty good video from someone that was there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFuiHuPYo8

I’ll post a pic or two as soon as I get them uploaded.

[Topkat]

Brooke, That sounds like a great show & so nice of them to sign autographs & take pictures. Thanks for posting the video. They still sound great.
I had seen them a long time ago. Nice to see them still out touring 8-)
Glad you had a good time! Please post pictures if you can...

[Koala]

Glad you had a good time! Like the video! I really only know a few songs from America, however which I know I like very !

[Prettymaid]

Brooke, I envy you that you got to see America. I'd like to see them sometime. They seem like the kind of band that might come to the Decatur Celebration, so maybe I'll get lucky.

Didn't someone from America die recently?

[Freypower]

Brooke, I envy you that you got to see America. I'd like to see them sometime. They seem like the kind of band that might come to the Decatur Celebration, so maybe I'll get lucky.

Didn't someone from America die recently?

Dan Peek died recently.

[Prettymaid]

Thank you FP.

[Brooke]

Brooke, I envy you that you got to see America. I'd like to see them sometime. They seem like the kind of band that might come to the Decatur Celebration, so maybe I'll get lucky.

Didn't someone from America die recently?

Pm, I think they would fit that bill perfectly. Hope it happens for you.

Dan Peek had left the band back in the late 70's though.

[Brooke]

Finally got my pics loaded!


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Extras/America.jpg
And they sounded just like their album!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Extras/MewithAmericaj.jpg
They were so nice. They must have spent an hour signing autographs and talking with everyone.

[sodascouts]

Thanks for sharing those. Very cool!

[Prettymaid]

What an intimate venue! Looks like you had a great seat too.

Is that a dress you're wearing? I love it! Is it tye dye?

[Brooke]

What an intimate venue! Looks like you had a great seat too.

Is that a dress you're wearing? I love it! Is it tye dye?

Thanks Pm! It's a top with jeans and it's a subtle tye dye.

[TimothyBFan]

Looks like a great venue for a concert. I also love the top--2 of my favorites, tie dye and PURPLE!! You look wonderful in it!

I have to admit tho, if I didn't know that was Gerry Buckley, I wouldn't have recognized him. Glad he had the glasses on so I could tell which was which.

[Topkat]

Very nice pictures! Looks like a great venue. Thanks for posting.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Brooke - love your pictures and tie-dyed top. Very cute!