English Beat and/or General Public last night

I say and/or due to Dave Wakeling being the touring member, and was in each,


not a great show, sound wise, had some technical issues, sound was muddled, not mixed well but got better towards the end
he had to switch guitars way more than he normally does, and a lot of hand signals to the tech guys off stage,


played the hits, backing band was a bit different than the previous times we saw him,


overall a good time, with a very enthusiastic crowd

quote:

Originally posted by bendable:
How do you folks tolerate the huge volume levels,

I tried just foam plugs,
That was not satisfactory at all
The music was so badly muted that it was not an enjoyable experience.

I want great sound quality at 1/3 the volume.

I've seen folks wearing the electronic shooting earmuffs. Might be an option.
The volume typically doesn't bother me

On Saturday night I went to see Creed with Mammoth and Sevendust at Shoreline Amphitheater. It was a great show by all 3 bands! I wasn’t familiar with Mammoth or Sevendust before but enjoyed both. Mammoth is apparently lead by Eddie Van Halen’s kid and he killed it. That boy can sing and play extremely well. Sevendust had a serious Korn vibe going on and it was rocking. Creed, of course, blew it up. The place looked sold out and was really into the concert. I don’t think they played anything except from the first 2 albums, also known as the best ones. Great show!

I'm going to this show by myself tonight.
One pit ticket with VIP club access to sit in the AC a bit between shows.
It's an indoor/outdoor venue.
Be my 3rd time to see both Live and Collective Soul.
CS is a true favorite band of mine.



My wife doesn't care for my alternative rock, although we see a lot of shows together.
I've taken my kids to a lot of shows since their early teens, over 200, but they are now in their 30s and have lives of their own.
We still go to shows now and then.



BIL and I are going to see The Offspring and Jimmy Eat World next Friday.
Pit with club access for that show as well.
It will be my 3rd time to see Jimmy Eat World and my 5th time to see The Offspring.

Just for giggles this was my first concert in 1978, I was 16.

Enjoy, I've always liked CS & Live.

I'll be 'seeing'/working Falling in Reverse tomorrow night.

Benefit of volunteering for the HS band program, get to see free shows.

Last night:
Sleep Theory
Tech N9ne
Wage War
Falling in Reverse

Hard to hear if you don't really know the bands, but a good show.

Devo/B52s tonight! Should be a fun show
We were going to sit outside the venue & listen to Lainey Wilson last night, but it rained all day.

a couple of weeks ago I was at a concert

small venue in Richmond Va

Deeper, from Chicago, was the opening act,
good stuff, lead sounded a bit like Robert Smith (Cure)

followed by Nation of Languages,

think Mark Hollis (Talk Talk) and Andy McCluskey (OMD) love child, as far as vocal, with a few other bands mixed up (could have sworn one song was part Ultravox's White China and some New Order blended together,

great show

Been a few years but we did a Cher concert the day before heading to Shands for my wifes surgery, actually a pretty good show,

Later the kiddo got me tickets to see Fleetwood Mac at the Hard Rock by Disney, you get right up on the band at the Hard Rock, it was awesome to be standing so close to Stevie Nicks while she sang...

The wife and I have went to see Andrea Bocelli four times, the last two had Larisa Martinez preforming with him

FWIW, if you have David Byrne (Talking HEads) in your are soon, go,

saw him a few weeks ago in RVA, fantastic show,

the floor of the stage, and backdrop is a bit television type screen,

no fixed musicians, all the folks are constantly moving,

and it was fabulous

**Bumping an old thread**

A few shows into outdoor concert season
Working concessions again for our HS band program

So far this year:
Rod Stewart
Princess Bride with Houston Symphony
Toto/Christopher Cross with The Romantics
Doobie Brothers/Santana

On deck later this season:
Motley Crue/Tesla, I think with Extreme
Babymetal/Halestorm
ZZ Top
3 Days Grace/I Prevail

Went and saw Vince Gill at the Saenger theatre in Pensacola on Saturday. It was an awesome concert. He started promptly at 7:30 and played straight through until about 10:50! Awesome guitar player and his band members were also very good. He even slid in a guitar riff from “I can’t tell you why” by the Eagles and another one from “Blue Sky” by the Allman Brothers.

I would love to see Vince Gill; he’s a big hole in my bucket list.

Saw Red Clay Strays last month.

So far this year:
Country Gongbang at Eddies Attic
The Reverend Horton Heat with Piñata Protest, the Loft
BTS at Allegheny in Las Vegas
Weird Al with Puddles Pity Party at Ameris Bank Amphitheater

Coming Up:
Brandi Carlile at Gas South Arena
Rush at State Farm Arena


Hard to stick to a genre.

Missed The Fixx in town,
saw them a few years ago, excellent


did see the Traveling McCoury's basically Del's sons with his band and a few others,

damn good show, more laid back song wise


seeing PIL:, Violent Femmes, Del McCoury and maybe the Beat tour again this fall

quote:

Originally posted by P250UA5:
**Bumping an old thread**

A few shows into outdoor concert season
Working concessions again for our HS band program

So far this year:
Rod Stewart
Princess Bride with Houston Symphony
Toto/Christopher Cross with The Romantics
Doobie Brothers/Santana

On deck later this season:
Motley Crue/Tesla, I think with Extreme
Babymetal/Halestorm
ZZ Top
3 Days Grace/I Prevail

good friend saw Rod Stewart a month or 2 ago, said it was a good show but he was showing his age,


he also went to the Billy Idol concert, with DEVO as an opener,

he was thinking about skipping Devo , until I suggested he should not,
he thoroughly enjoyed both shows

Past -- Not much in the last few decades (little kids and all), but a few years ago I caught Julian Lage in an intimate setting near a local university. I cannot believe they offered open seating. We arrived close to an hour early, and I was front row, center, 8 feet away. The stage was maybe 10" tall, so it was like we were sitting in my living room.

Future -- I was on a Police kick lately, and when I heard Sting was coming to town in November, I threw down on a pair of tickets. I've since seen a few of his live performances on YouTube, and I think maybe I've missed the prime of his voice by a wide margin. Still, it'll be a fun night. I'm sure his genius (and arrogance) is still well intact.

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Originally posted by r0gue:
Past -- Not much in the last few decades (little kids and all), but a few years ago I caught Julian Lage in an intimate setting near a local university. I cannot believe they offered open seating. We arrived close to an hour early, and I was front row, center, 8 feet away. The stage was maybe 10" tall, so it was like we were sitting in my living room.

Future -- I was on a Police kick lately, and when I heard Sting was coming to town in November, I threw down on a pair of tickets. I've since seen a few of his live performances on YouTube, and I think maybe I've missed the prime of his voice by a wide margin. Still, it'll be a fun night. I'm sure his genius (and arrogance) is still well intact.

Friend saw him recently somewhere and enjoyed the show

saw them for the ghost in the Machine tour, and again maybe 15 yrs or more ago in Charlottesville

the songs were still great done live, but the tempo was just a bit slower

Going to see this tonight. It should be a blast.

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