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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: cramx3 on May 07, 2021, 02:12:13 PM
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This may be a bit premature, but over here in the US concert announcements have been non stop this week. And with social media posts like this from my local venue:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0PGSqvXEAQ-yPt?format=jpg&name=large)
and with covid cases/deaths/hospitalizations all declining, it's starting to seem likely some if not all of these will happen.
So let's go back to sharing our concert experiences again!
Here's my list for now:
June 5th - Less Than Jake and Suicide Machines @ Atlantic City Beer Festival, Atlantic City NJ
July 13th - Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett @ Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA
August 28th - Deftones, Gojira, & Poppy @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
September 1st - Alanis Morissette & Garbage @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 14th - Aerosmith & Extreme @ Fenway Park, Boston MA
September 16th - Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, In Flames @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 22nd - Dave Matthews Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 25th - Primus @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
September 25th - Jane's Addiction, Offspring, Cheap Trick, Woflie Van Halen @ MMRBQ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ
November 24th - Jinjer & Suicide Silence @ Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia PA
also some big festivals around the US have been announced, here's some:
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I'm seeing Kiss in August
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Some of those festival lineups are SOLID.
I saw Gov't Mule and Ann Wilson sunday.
I'm going to see Rod Stewart and Cheap Trick in August.
I want to see Genesis in September at MSG.
I want to see Primus at some point (Boston, NY, CT)
I REALLY want to see that Jane's Addiction, Offspring, Cheap Trick, Woflie Van Halen show. Now THAT'S a fucking LINEUP.
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Yea Stads, I think that show officially knocked off me seeing Primus in Asbury Park as we talked about in the GD thread. I actually had a ticket to last year's MMRBQ which had a totally different line up, but I think they pulled together something pretty solid and interesting.
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Cram, you don't know how good it feels to see one of your lists of upcoming gigs again! Gives me hope and reminds me of the before times.
Particularly jealous of the Less Than Jake/Suicide Machines and Deftones/Gojira gigs.
I've seen Less Than Jake quite a few times but I've never seen The Suicide Machines and I frigging love that band.
As for Deftones and Gojira, I've gotten into Deftones massively over the last 6 months and Gojira have just released one of the albums of the year!
Jelly
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I had a huge smile on my face making this thread.
Also, I only just realized SUicide Machines were playing with LTJ. The show is advertised on ticketmaster as only LTJ, so I got really excited to see Suicide Machines also on the bill on the website. I used to love them, seen them at a warped tour (can't remember which, but like 20 years ago).
I think it's really cool that the first real concert coming out of the pandemic is going to be the same band I saw for my first ever concert in 1998 (Less than Jake) and one of my all time favorite bands that I've seen many times since 1998. I already have a hotel booked for it too, if I had to rate how excited I am for that show on scale from 1 to 10, it's a legit 11. It's also a beer festival, outdoors in the afternoon. Should be one hell of a time.
Also, yea, I'm pumped for Gojira. The times I saw them were at a seated venue, but this one will be GA so I expect it to be wild and I'm loving Fortitude.
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I will be seeing Genesis in Columbus, OH in December. I don't care that they're basically wheeling Phil Collins on stage at this point, they are #1 on my bucket list of bands to see live.
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I will be seeing Genesis in Columbus, OH in December. I don't care that they're basically wheeling Phil Collins on stage at this point, they are #1 on my bucket list of bands to see live.
It's really sad to see the condition Phil's in these days. If I hadn't already seen Genesis back on the Invisible Tour, I might be toiling with the idea of seeing them at MSG. Thankfully, I don't have to do that. I got to see Genesis on that Invisible Tour and Phil solo on his "First Final Farewell Tour". I love his sense of humor!
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Well, almost everything has been pushed to 2022 now, if not cancelled.
I do have Van der Graaf Generator to look forward to in October and I am considering getting a ticket for Martin Barre in December but so far, that is my 2021
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Dokken is playing with George Lynch at the Whisky A GoGo. I know that band is getting long in the tooth (and nail) but damn, I’m seriously considering a trip to LA.
Likely the last time you’ll ever see that band together (well Don and George at least) in LA like the good ole days.
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Aug. 13 - District 97 - Reggie's (attendance capped at 50 people)
Sept 21 - Primus - Chicago Theatre (got a refund on my initial tix and got better seats)
Hopeful:
Nov 7 - Jinjer - House Of Blues Chicago
Ticketbastard pulled some shenanigans with the Jinjer show. Tix were originally $25. Then all of a sudden they were $49. Discovered that they have their version of surge pricing where they are free to mark up tickets and then slap a 'Platinum' label on them based on demand. They're scalping their own tickets. My buddy and I were all set to go and then we noticed they doubled the price. I'm rethinking, not sure about him. I really want to go, but am pissed with the ticket overlords.
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likely will be at The Monkees at least per the wife and I got tickets this week. The others are unclear depending on how my town's COVID numbers are around that time.
September
9-10 Cloud Cult at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis
October
20 Josh Rouse at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis
November
6 The Monkees in Milwaukee."The Final Farewell Tour" Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz
March 2022
18 Godspeed You Black Emperor at First Ave
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I don't know if I want to go to shows this year. We'll see. I know Ticketmaster is going to do whatever they can to charge the roof to recoup from the losses of last year and I don't want to spend money on them.
I kinda want to see Primus at the Greek Theater in LA, but the worst seats total $50.00 including fees and I'm not invested in them too much (even with them playing A Farewell to Kings in full) that I want to spend that much for nosebleeds.
If FivePoint Amphitheater opens up and there are some cheap seats on Groupon, I'll consider it depending on the line-up. Until then, if Myles Kennedy does any solo shows this year in the Pacific time zone, I'll mostly likely make a trip of it and go to four shows like I did with Alter Bridge early last year.
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I saw three gigs this year already, two of them being by a local Russian rock band (in January and April), and another one was a wonderful piano-only concert by Gleb Kolyadin (from iamthemorning, also saw that in April), which is way better than 2020 (no gigs at all). Hopefully I'll see Nightwish in September too.
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March 2022
18 Godspeed You Black Emperor at First Ave
I’ll probably be at that exact same show with a coworker. Maybe I’ll see you around!
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Well, I said it may take some time for me to get back into going to a show, but I change my mind rather quickly.
Needtobreathe with Switchfoot at the Greek Theater in LA - September 16th, 2021.
I love seeing a Switchfoot show. The two shows I've seen them in 2019 were the best shows I ever watched. Don't know how long they are playing in this show since Needtobreathe (never heard of them before) seems to be headlining, but a good night out in the Greek Theater is something I don't want to pass on. Especially, when the tickets for the front row part of the far back section of the theater was like $46.00.
I may also be tempted to see this show as well if the timing is right.
Evanescence with Halestorm at the Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA - November 13th, 2021.
The problem is though that tickets for the worst seats is $60.00 and San Diego is 1.5 hour away from where I am. I'll think about it if ticket prices will get lower to my liking. Probably not. Also, Evanescence bored me when I saw them in 2018 (while Lindsey Stirling who was also on that tour was fantastic) while Halestorm was awesome in 2017 so it's a bit of a push.
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I may also check out the Evanescence / Halestorm show in NJ, but that's far off and I'm in no rush to buy those tickets.
I did just last night buy my first concert tickets for 2021, that June 5th Less Than Jake / Suicide Machines show. Hotel is booked as well. I went over to their facebook page and the promoter had some videos at the site explaining things. He mentioned this will be the first big event in NJ since the state opens up fully for outdoor events later this month. Really exciting.
The tour announcements just keep coming this week though. I'm kind of expecting the 311 / Incubus tour from last year to get announced soon. 311 hinted two months ago on their live stream concert of having a fully booked tour and was just holding off announcing until things seemed more liekly that it would happen, and they just released an app yesterday that if you buy, you get first dibs on tickets AND they have another live stream show this Friday. I kind of expect news on Friday. And if that tour happens, I will be there as I love both bands.
Also, Starland Ballroom (my local indoor midsize concert venue) announced their first show since their last (March 10th 2020 for Skillet) but it's not until January 2022. I'm guessing the indoor concert venues probably need more time for things to settle down, but the venue did say there are more announcements coming and plenty more concerts are confirmed. It's kind of exciting seeing all this news. Sadly, my wallet is not quite as excited.
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It's going to be a shame, because I can see having to make some hard decisions about shows. I want to celebrate all my favorite bands coming back around, but it's not going to be possible to see EVERY single one.
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Dokken is playing with George Lynch at the Whisky A GoGo. I know that band is getting long in the tooth (and nail) but damn, I’m seriously considering a trip to LA.
Likely the last time you’ll ever see that band together (well Don and George at least) in LA like the good ole days.
The drummer for Dokken - BJ Zampa - was/is the drummer in the Purple cover band I saw last Saturday. He's good. Nice guy, too, as I got to chat with him and the singer (who went to high school with my wife) for about 26 seconds. He did a number of the song intros and was pretty humble; the singer introduced him as "from Dokken!" and he was like "shut up, I'm along for the ride" or something like that. He knows the people are there to see Don and George.
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I will be seeing Genesis in Columbus, OH in December. I don't care that they're basically wheeling Phil Collins on stage at this point, they are #1 on my bucket list of bands to see live.
The wife and I are seeing Genesis in Charlotte, NC. We saw Phil Collins in Atlanta a few years back and the concert was great. I told my wife afterwards that the supporting cast around Phil was what made the concert great.
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likely will be at The Monkees at least per the wife and I got tickets this week.
November
6 The Monkees in Milwaukee."The Final Farewell Tour" Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz
and of course they added a show the day after, November 7th, in Minneapolis, lol. I told my wife not to buy the ticket insurance. :-[ ::).
So we're going to likely attend both shows. If it turns out to be their final tour, I'm glad we'll be seeing multiple shows.
March 2022
18 Godspeed You Black Emperor at First Ave
I’ll probably be at that exact same show with a coworker. Maybe I’ll see you around!
Maybe I'll see you there. I tend to get there as early as I can to lineup to give myself the best chance at a Seat on the upper level (I can't stand for extensive hours like I used to when I was younger).
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The Motley Crue / Def Leppard tour has been postponed to 2022 :(
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Nothing confirmed, but I am eyeballing the Lamb of God show just to scratch the itch. I desperately wanted to see Jinjer but they sold out hella quick here.
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September 22nd - Dave Matthews Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
My wife and I will be at this show. Can't say I'm too excited. He's one of my wife's faves. But, I find them to be quite boring. And, his voice grates on my nerves more and more as the years pass.
I wish Overkill would announce rescheduled dates from the shows they cancelled in Feb 2020. I was all set to see them in Montclair, NJ until everything got shut down the day before the show.
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September 22nd - Dave Matthews Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
My wife and I will be at this show. Can't say I'm too excited. He's one of my wife's faves. But, I find them to be quite boring. And, his voice grates on my nerves more and more as the years pass.
I wish Overkill would announce rescheduled dates from the shows they cancelled in Feb 2020. I was all set to see them in Montclair, NJ until everything got shut down the day before the show.
I've never gotten into DMB, but from everyone who's seen him that i know, they all say it's a great live experience. I was going to go last year for the first time, and the new date is on my birthday so figured, why not? PNC is in my backyard practically too. I don't have a ticket and they are pretty expensive so it's possible I don't go, but I would like to check it out. Maybe we'll run into each other.
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I've never gotten into DMB, but from everyone who's seen him that i know, they all say it's a great live experience. I was going to go last year for the first time, and the new date is on my birthday so figured, why not? PNC is in my backyard practically too. I don't have a ticket and they are pretty expensive so it's possible I don't go, but I would like to check it out. Maybe we'll run into each other.
Yeah, I'm not much of a jam band fan. And, while they're not exactly in the same ballpark as Phish, they can certainly go off for a while. They've just never been my cup of tea. To me, they're more of a background or take a nap kind of music.
Maybe we will see each other. I'll definitely be there.
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September 22nd - Dave Matthews Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
My wife and I will be at this show. Can't say I'm too excited. He's one of my wife's faves. But, I find them to be quite boring. And, his voice grates on my nerves more and more as the years pass.
I wish Overkill would announce rescheduled dates from the shows they cancelled in Feb 2020. I was all set to see them in Montclair, NJ until everything got shut down the day before the show.
I've never gotten into DMB, but from everyone who's seen him that i know, they all say it's a great live experience. I was going to go last year for the first time, and the new date is on my birthday so figured, why not? PNC is in my backyard practically too. I don't have a ticket and they are pretty expensive so it's possible I don't go, but I would like to check it out. Maybe we'll run into each other.
So I can’t stand DMB. Feel like they are one of the most cookie cutter, white bread bands of all time and I’m the type of asshole who used to make fun of people who liked that band. But I got free tickets on a work trip a few years back and let me tell you what...it was a lot of fun! Could have had something to do with the fact that it was held at an outdoor amphitheater in Chula Vista with the mountains and Tijuana city lights in the distance (or the fact that it was free), but I enjoyed myself.
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September 22nd - Dave Matthews Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
My wife and I will be at this show. Can't say I'm too excited. He's one of my wife's faves. But, I find them to be quite boring. And, his voice grates on my nerves more and more as the years pass.
I wish Overkill would announce rescheduled dates from the shows they cancelled in Feb 2020. I was all set to see them in Montclair, NJ until everything got shut down the day before the show.
I've never gotten into DMB, but from everyone who's seen him that i know, they all say it's a great live experience. I was going to go last year for the first time, and the new date is on my birthday so figured, why not? PNC is in my backyard practically too. I don't have a ticket and they are pretty expensive so it's possible I don't go, but I would like to check it out. Maybe we'll run into each other.
So I can’t stand DMB. Feel like they are one of the most cookie cutter, white bread bands of all time and I’m the type of asshole who used to make fun of people who liked that band. But I got free tickets on a work trip a few years back and let me tell you what...it was a lot of fun! Could have had something to do with the fact that it was held at an outdoor amphitheater in Chula Vista with the mountains and Tijuana city lights in the distance (or the fact that it was free), but I enjoyed myself.
Yeah, I could think of a lot of worse ways to spend my time than with my wife at an outdoor concert in early fall. But, it would definitely be cooler if we were seeing a band like King's X or Metallica. ;D
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311 announced a summer tour on their live stream last night!
2 dates (both on the weekend) in NJ so I might be adding those to my list. One of them seems to be a festival though so I'm curious what the deal is.
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Jordan Rudess played in Annapolis last Wednesday. I found out three days ahead of time, and contacted my DT preshow cohost about seeing him. He couldn't go on late notice, and I was not willing to pay for two tickets on my own table (their rules).
Frick!
https://www.facebook.com/ramsheadonstage/videos/1110935392708878
I did go to downtown Towson for a 'Feet on the Street' event. A neighbor is their LV 75% of the time, and she's pretty darn good. Your standard 'oldies' but with an eclectic mix. My first live performance since DT October of 2019. It just felt so damn good, and safe.
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9/22/21 Alan Parsons Project performing Turn of a Friendly Card
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I've never gotten into DMB, but from everyone who's seen him that i know, they all say it's a great live experience. I was going to go last year for the first time, and the new date is on my birthday so figured, why not? PNC is in my backyard practically too. I don't have a ticket and they are pretty expensive so it's possible I don't go, but I would like to check it out. Maybe we'll run into each other.
I can't speak to how they are now with having lost two of the original members, but I saw DMB five times from 2000-2004 and four of the five shows were nothing short of awesome (and the one that wasn't was only cause we had bad seats). If nothing else, it is refreshing to go see a band and know that every single thing you are hearing, they are playing live on stage at that moment. No pre-recorded backing tracks, no triggers, nothing fancy. Just a band playing their music live, as it should be.
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I've never gotten into DMB, but from everyone who's seen him that i know, they all say it's a great live experience. I was going to go last year for the first time, and the new date is on my birthday so figured, why not? PNC is in my backyard practically too. I don't have a ticket and they are pretty expensive so it's possible I don't go, but I would like to check it out. Maybe we'll run into each other.
I can't speak to how they are now with having lost two of the original members, but I saw DMB five times from 2000-2004 and four of the five shows were nothing short of awesome (and the one that wasn't was only cause we had bad seats). If nothing else, it is refreshing to go see a band and know that every single thing you are hearing, they are playing live on stage at that moment. No pre-recorded backing tracks, no triggers, nothing fancy. Just a band playing their music live, as it should be.
And I respect this for a live show, as I've often bitched about from other bands.
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soooo many more tours keep getting announced, I just bought pit tickets for Dirty Heads and Sublime with Rome (a pairing that often tours together, and I like this pairing a lot).
Latest Calender (and I'm less than 3 weeks away from the first real concert in a long time)
June 5th - Less Than Jake and Suicide Machines @ Atlantic City Beer Festival, Atlantic City NJ
August 21st - 311 and Iration @ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ
August 28th - Deftones, Gojira, & Poppy @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
August 29th - 311 and Iration @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 1st - Alanis Morissette & Garbage @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 14th - Aerosmith & Extreme @ Fenway Park, Boston MA
September 16th - Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, In Flames @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 22nd - Dave Matthews Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
Septermber 24th - Dirty Heads and Sublime with Rome @ Coney Island Amphitheater, New York City, NY
September 25th - Jane’s Addiction, Offspring, Cheap Trick, Dirty Honey, WVH @ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ
November 24th - Jinjer & Suicide Silence @ Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia PA
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As of right now, not much. I may go see Primus play AFtK, and I've got tickets to see Rammstein in CDMX. I don't see them postponing again. I'll certainly be doing my best to catch Gojira and Haken somewhere, but my travel for the year is more coaster oriented. I may be able to factor Gojira into that; might not. No idea about Haken. Also, my hunch is that Haken and SymX will be doing another of those co-headlining deals where they each play 70 minutes or something. Won't be traveling for that. A makeup show in StL, on the other hand. . .
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As of right now, not much. I may go see Primus play AFtK, and I've got tickets to see Rammstein in CDMX. I don't see them postponing again. I'll certainly be doing my best to catch Gojira and Haken somewhere, but my travel for the year is more coaster oriented. I may be able to factor Gojira into that; might not. No idea about Haken. Also, my hunch is that Haken and SymX will be doing another of those co-headlining deals where they each play 70 minutes or something. Won't be traveling for that. A makeup show in StL, on the other hand. . .
Haken/Symphony X would be for 2022 if the leaked date has any legitimacy
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As of right now, not much. I may go see Primus play AFtK, and I've got tickets to see Rammstein in CDMX. I don't see them postponing again. I'll certainly be doing my best to catch Gojira and Haken somewhere, but my travel for the year is more coaster oriented. I may be able to factor Gojira into that; might not. No idea about Haken. Also, my hunch is that Haken and SymX will be doing another of those co-headlining deals where they each play 70 minutes or something. Won't be traveling for that. A makeup show in StL, on the other hand. . .
Haken/Symphony X would be for 2022 if the leaked date has any legitimacy
Ah, fair enough. And the dates are being shown all over the place, including the site announcing the reopening of the new, more colorful Irving Plaza. I'd call it set in stone at this point.
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I have a list of shows which I woud like to see but I'm a bit hesitant with buying tickets.
Right now it seems we have to either show a proof of vaccine or a negative test before entering IF concerts are eventually allowed.
That really holds me off as I'm not very keen on both.
So at this point I'll just see what happens with the tickets I already have:
27th June - The Ocean/pg.lost/Hypno5e/Svalbard
15th October - Cult of Luna
18th December - Dool
Kind of jealous when I'm seeing full stadiums again the USA. Enjoy!
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And. . .there goes Rammstein CDMX. Moved back another year to October, 2022. I'm honestly kind of surprised by this.
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And. . .there goes Rammstein CDMX. Moved back another year to October, 2022. I'm honestly kind of surprised by this.
And Aerosmith moved their Fenway concert in September to next year. A bit surprised as well. These venues look like they'll be open at full capacity come September so not really sure why they are being rescheduled.
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And. . .there goes Rammstein CDMX. Moved back another year to October, 2022. I'm honestly kind of surprised by this.
And Aerosmith moved their Fenway concert in September to next year. A bit surprised as well. These venues look like they'll be open at full capacity come September so not really sure why they are being rescheduled.
In R+'s case, there are only like 8 cities, and 7 are US/Canada. There shouldn't be any problem there. Mexico is lagging behind, but I doubt that'll be much of an issue, either. Hell, since most of our holdouts are dipshit anti-vaxxers, they'll probably be ahead of us by then. :lol
I know Roger Waters pushed his tour to 22 pretty early on, but in his case I just assumed it was intended to coincide with the midterms. I suppose that for the bigger venue shows it's mostly coming down to uncertainty, but it sure seems like we're close enough to start making reasonable predictions.
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Megadeth - Aug 31
Rammstein Sept 26 :(
.. and because I am desparate for live shows...Foreigner Sept 26
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Megadeth - Aug 31
Rammstein Sept 26 :(
.. and because I am desparate for live shows...Foreigner Sept 26
I mean, it's not a metal show, but I've actually heard good things about Foreigner; supposedly Kelly Hansen delivers, and it's a treat if Mick Jones is there. The band itself is good, too, with Jeff Pilson and Luis Maldonado (who is also in Train, and played most of the guitars on their EXCELLENT album cover of Zeppelin II).
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Megadeth - Aug 31
Rammstein Sept 26 :(
.. and because I am desparate for live shows...Foreigner Sept 26
I mean, it's not a metal show, but I've actually heard good things about Foreigner; supposedly Kelly Hansen delivers, and it's a treat if Mick Jones is there. The band itself is good, too, with Jeff Pilson and Luis Maldonado (who is also in Train, and played most of the guitars on their EXCELLENT album cover of Zeppelin II).
Yeah, I saw Foreigner in 2018, thought they were fantastic. Mick was there, but maybe since I'm no big fan, I'm not entirely sure it would have changed anything other than the idea of a band performing with no original members. I don't have that connection to the band so it was all about performance for me and they were great. Foreigner - Juke Box Hero LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ 6/30/18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgX4ZMFsbHY) Also that tour featured Whitesnake and Jason Bonham's LZE which really is a full on tour of bands without original members :lol All were great IMO and it was a super fun show. I'd check them all out again (and have done with Whitesnake) and wouldn't feel anything wrong about it.
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It happened, it actually happened... I saw a "normal" live concert on Saturday! :metal :metal
And my first concert review in sooooo long....
It was the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival, about 4-5k people outdoors. Such a surreal day. Almost like covid never happened. Not a mask to be seen and social distancing was not in place. Although, the outdoor venue (just an open field) made things very spread out, but if you went to the stage, you were right next to people like the old days.
Maybe because it was a beer fest, not just a concert, but there was essentially 0 security check to get in. I walked in carrying booze :lol (hey, figured I'd bring a drink while waiting to get in, ended up walking right in with it). My backpack was not searched. That alone was very weird to not get searched/patted down/scanned. I was cool with it.
First band up was Concrete Castles. They were pop rock, not really something this forum would like and I thought they were OK. Not bad, but not really my music. There was maybe 10 people watching them as the first band up and everyone was really going for the beers. They announced it was actually their first EVER concert. Once they said that, I decided I'd stick around and watch them longer thinking "who knows, maybe they get big and this will be a unique show to have seen". And then I capture this song Concrete Castles - Porcelain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Q28nCvpbw) which funny enough, is getting more views than any other from the concert. The singer was pretty solid, but a lot of pumped in music for me. Would be cool if they got famous and I saw them perform to basically no one.
2nd band was Suicide Machines. Some good ska/punk. They were awesome. This is when people started to migrate towards the stage as the beer festival was now in full swing. And a small pit opened up. It was so fun to jump in for a bit. Sadly, the worst part of the show happened... someone stole my signed Less Than Jake poster I bought >:( It was hanging out of my backpack and I'm pretty sure someone just walked behind me and pulled it out without me knowing. Luckily it wasn't that expensive, but I was PISSED. Good thing after their set, I was able to drink lots of beer to drown my only sorrow of the day. Here's a song from them: Suicide Machines - Give (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2S1m_O7pXs)
And then finally, the band I wanted to see. The first band I have ever seen in 1998 as a kid. Less Than Jake took the stage and nothing like starting your set by calling everyone a bunch of drunks! :lol When his guitar hit and the horns shouted, it was religious experience. Feeling the music, having people go nuts, the smiles from the band knowing THIS IS REAL again! Wow. I almost cried. It was a really solid setlist too, they played for a solid 90 minutes, 19 songs and all the on stage banter LTJ is known for. There was a huge circle pit to end the set as well. So much fun to get in there and experience live music like that again. Less Than Jake - Gainesville Rock City (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd9oqJYi5kg)
I couldn't have been any happier on Saturday :yarr Sadly it's now maybe a 2 month wait until the next show, but there's been so many announcements lately. This fall is going to be wild. None of this would have been possible without the vaccines. I never felt "un safe" the whole day without a mask.
Full concert video if you want to see the vibe Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival with Less Than Jake, Suicide Machines, and Concrete Castles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snem4NCeh1Q)
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Glad you had a good experience :metal
I think my first show will be in August, but I just got an email about Foo Fighters at MSG on June 20th (less than 2 weeks away!), not sure if I can make it though so we will see.
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Glad you had a good experience :metal
I think my first show will be in August, but I just got an email about Foo Fighters at MSG on June 20th (less than 2 weeks away!), not sure if I can make it though so we will see.
I'm itching so bad for another concert now that I would have totally tried to snag a ticket for Foo Fighters but I have a wedding that day.... I'd love to be in a packed MSG again. It sucks that my next concert may not be for 2 more months now... but here's the updated list:
August 5th - Guns N’ Roses @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
August 21st - 311 and Iration @ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ
August 28th - Deftones, Gojira, & Poppy @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
August 29th - 311 and Iration @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 1st - Alanis Morissette & Garbage @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
Sepetmber 3rd - Avatar @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
September 16th - Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, In Flames @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 22nd - Dave Matthews Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
Septermber 24th - Dirty Heads and Sublime with Rome @ Coney Island Amphitheater, New York City NY
September 25th - Jane’s Addiction, Offspring, Cheap Trick, Dirty Honey, WVH @ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ
September 29th - New Found Glory & Simple Plan @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
October 5th - Nightwish @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
October 10th - Slipknot and Killswitch Engage @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
October 27th - Judas Priest & Sabaton @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
November 24th - Jinjer & Suicide Silence @ Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia PA
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Coheed and Cambria tour announced!
September 19 in Jersey for me :metal
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Coheed and Cambria tour announced!
September 19 in Jersey for me :metal
Oh with the Used too, I might go to that one... adding it to my calendar. PNC Bank Arts center is in my backyard, so maybe I'll run into you
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Just booked my first concert this year. Incubus in Raleigh Sept 2nd. Can't wait!
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Just booked my first concert this year. Incubus in Raleigh Sept 2nd. Can't wait!
I wish they were doing more dates so I could catch them again
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Seeing Crimson next month. Friday night, with a minor road trip to Ft Worth to get good and crocked along the way. Should be a nice return to live music.
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Just booked my first concert this year. Incubus in Raleigh Sept 2nd. Can't wait!
I wish they were doing more dates so I could catch them again
I feel like Raleigh is a curse for them so hopefully it happens this time. First time they cancelled because Brandon was sick then they rescheduled for May of 2020 which also got cancelled.
I'm hoping they toss some more dates on the calendar as well. I'd love for them to tour the anniversary of Morning View.
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I never seen Gojira, they have a show late in August in NYC, I might try to make that one.
All the tour announcements have me excited, waiting for DT to give us more news and hopefully a fall/winter tour.
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It happened, it actually happened... I saw a "normal" live concert on Saturday! :metal :metal
And my first concert review in sooooo long....
It was the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival, about 4-5k people outdoors. Such a surreal day. Almost like covid never happened. Not a mask to be seen and social distancing was not in place. Although, the outdoor venue (just an open field) made things very spread out, but if you went to the stage, you were right next to people like the old days.
Maybe because it was a beer fest, not just a concert, but there was essentially 0 security check to get in. I walked in carrying booze :lol (hey, figured I'd bring a drink while waiting to get in, ended up walking right in with it). My backpack was not searched. That alone was very weird to not get searched/patted down/scanned. I was cool with it.
First band up was Concrete Castles. They were pop rock, not really something this forum would like and I thought they were OK. Not bad, but not really my music. There was maybe 10 people watching them as the first band up and everyone was really going for the beers. They announced it was actually their first EVER concert. Once they said that, I decided I'd stick around and watch them longer thinking "who knows, maybe they get big and this will be a unique show to have seen". And then I capture this song Concrete Castles - Porcelain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Q28nCvpbw) which funny enough, is getting more views than any other from the concert. The singer was pretty solid, but a lot of pumped in music for me. Would be cool if they got famous and I saw them perform to basically no one.
2nd band was Suicide Machines. Some good ska/punk. They were awesome. This is when people started to migrate towards the stage as the beer festival was now in full swing. And a small pit opened up. It was so fun to jump in for a bit. Sadly, the worst part of the show happened... someone stole my signed Less Than Jake poster I bought >:( It was hanging out of my backpack and I'm pretty sure someone just walked behind me and pulled it out without me knowing. Luckily it wasn't that expensive, but I was PISSED. Good thing after their set, I was able to drink lots of beer to drown my only sorrow of the day. Here's a song from them: Suicide Machines - Give (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2S1m_O7pXs)
And then finally, the band I wanted to see. The first band I have ever seen in 1998 as a kid. Less Than Jake took the stage and nothing like starting your set by calling everyone a bunch of drunks! :lol When his guitar hit and the horns shouted, it was religious experience. Feeling the music, having people go nuts, the smiles from the band knowing THIS IS REAL again! Wow. I almost cried. It was a really solid setlist too, they played for a solid 90 minutes, 19 songs and all the on stage banter LTJ is known for. There was a huge circle pit to end the set as well. So much fun to get in there and experience live music like that again. Less Than Jake - Gainesville Rock City (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd9oqJYi5kg)
I couldn't have been any happier on Saturday :yarr Sadly it's now maybe a 2 month wait until the next show, but there's been so many announcements lately. This fall is going to be wild. None of this would have been possible without the vaccines. I never felt "un safe" the whole day without a mask.
Full concert video if you want to see the vibe Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival with Less Than Jake, Suicide Machines, and Concrete Castles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snem4NCeh1Q)
Dude, I am so happy for you and can only hope that my first gig experience will be as good as this! What a line up as well! I have never seen The Suicide Machines, so am extremely jealous. Less Than Jake I have seen many times and can only imagine how great that must've been to see them take to the stage after all this time!
When you said it was like a religious experience, I can just picture it. Man I'd have loved to have been there!
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I'm still waiting for my Maiden and Rammstein concerts to be a reality. :lol
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I'm still waiting for my Maiden and Rammstein concerts to be a reality. :lol
If I'm still alive to use my Rammstein tickets it'll be a triumph over the universe. Hell, I'm inviting friends to join me in CDMX so they can share in my victory celebration. :lol
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Dude, I am so happy for you and can only hope that my first gig experience will be as good as this! What a line up as well! I have never seen The Suicide Machines, so am extremely jealous. Less Than Jake I have seen many times and can only imagine how great that must've been to see them take to the stage after all this time!
When you said it was like a religious experience, I can just picture it. Man I'd have loved to have been there!
I'm itching so bad after having that feeling too! It was truly amazing to experience that feeling again. Funny enough, just today they announced a new show locally that maybe would interest you (I'm not truly sure if you like these bands other than Suicide Machines who I may see twice this summer now)
September 5th - Bouncing Souls, The Menzingers, Sick of it All, Suicide Machines, Soul Glo @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
Never heard of Soul Glo, and I saw The Menzingers a couple years ago at Warped Tour and wasn't too big into them. But Bouncing Souls always do their summer show at the shore here in NJ and I used to LOVE Sick of it All so them and Suicide Machines on the bill might make me want to go to this one.
Also,
First band up was Concrete Castles. They were pop rock, not really something this forum would like and I thought they were OK. Not bad, but not really my music. There was maybe 10 people watching them as the first band up and everyone was really going for the beers. They announced it was actually their first EVER concert. Once they said that, I decided I'd stick around and watch them longer thinking "who knows, maybe they get big and this will be a unique show to have seen". And then I capture this song Concrete Castles - Porcelain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Q28nCvpbw) which funny enough, is getting more views than any other from the concert. The singer was pretty solid, but a lot of pumped in music for me. Would be cool if they got famous and I saw them perform to basically no one.
Funny how this youtube video is getting so many of views now. This new band certainly has their share of fans already. They released a music video a few days ago for this song I recorded which is likely why people are watching my video. I'm kind of rooting for this band to make it now
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Dude, I am so happy for you and can only hope that my first gig experience will be as good as this! What a line up as well! I have never seen The Suicide Machines, so am extremely jealous. Less Than Jake I have seen many times and can only imagine how great that must've been to see them take to the stage after all this time!
When you said it was like a religious experience, I can just picture it. Man I'd have loved to have been there!
I'm itching so bad after having that feeling too! It was truly amazing to experience that feeling again. Funny enough, just today they announced a new show locally that maybe would interest you (I'm not truly sure if you like these bands other than Suicide Machines who I may see twice this summer now)
September 5th - Bouncing Souls, The Menzingers, Sick of it All, Suicide Machines, Soul Glo @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
Never heard of Soul Glo, and I saw The Menzingers a couple years ago at Warped Tour and wasn't too big into them. But Bouncing Souls always do their summer show at the shore here in NJ and I used to LOVE Sick of it All so them and Suicide Machines on the bill might make me want to go to this one.
Sounds good. I would still say The Suicide Machines would be the highlight of that bill for me. I've never seen The Bouncing Souls actually but I was fairly into them back in like '09/'10. They'd be second faves. I was never too impressed with what I'd heard of the Menzingers, but I've only heard the odd album. I like a few Sick of it All songs, and I owned an album at some point, I'd definitely check them out. Not heard of Soul Glo either.
Just checked out your Gainesville Rock City video. Holy shit, did they open with that? It's probably my #1 LTJ song (dat riff), followed closely by History of a Boring Town. Hearing that after not seeing any live music for this long would be pretty orgasmic!
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Yup, they actually did maybe the longest set I've ever seen them play as well https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/less-than-jake/2021/bader-field-atlantic-city-nj-5b8e1b34.html (https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/less-than-jake/2021/bader-field-atlantic-city-nj-5b8e1b34.html)
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Yup, they actually did maybe the longest set I've ever seen them play as well https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/less-than-jake/2021/bader-field-atlantic-city-nj-5b8e1b34.html (https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/less-than-jake/2021/bader-field-atlantic-city-nj-5b8e1b34.html)
Nice. That's a pretty good spread of their albums. Great to see Magnetic North in there, don't think I've ever seen them play that song and I love it!
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The concert announcements won't stop... :'( there's just no way I can afford the time and money to do all these coming up this fall. Shows are also starting to be announced for the same days too so decisions will have to be made. Here's my latest concert list and I'm pretty sure a bunch of these I just won't be able to do (* means I already have a ticket):
August 5th - Guns N’ Roses & Mammoth WVH @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
August 21st - 311 and Iration @ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ
August 27th - Lynyrd Skynyrd @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 28th - Deftones, Gojira, & Poppy @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ *
August 29th - 311 and Iration @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 1st - Alanis Morissette & Garbage @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 3rd - Avatar @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY *
September 5th - Bouncing Souls, The Menzingers, Sick of it All, Suicide Machines @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
September 8th - Unleash the Archers @ Le Poisson Rouge, New York City, NY
September 16th - Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, In Flames @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 19th - Coheed and Cambria & The Used @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 22nd - Dave Matthews Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ <-- likely not going to go now
September 24th - Dirty Heads and Sublime with Rome @ Coney Island Amphitheater, New York City NY *
September 25th - Jane’s Addiction, Offspring, Cheap Trick, Dirty Honey, WVH @ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ *
September 29th - New Found Glory & Simple Plan @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ *
October 5th - Nightwish @ Terminal 5, New York City NY *
October 10th - Slipknot and Killswitch Engage @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
October 27th - Judas Priest & Sabaton @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
October 31st - Gwar, Napalm Death, Madball @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
November 24th - Jinjer & Suicide Silence @ Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia PA
November 27th - Streetlight Maniffesto @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
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That is an awesome concert roster cram! I'm envious.
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That is an awesome concert roster cram! I'm envious.
Well I don't think I can handle it all so don't get too envious :lol Good thing I haven't burned any PTO this year. I feel like I'll be taking a lot of time off in September.
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Some good shows on that list,
As of right now, I only have Foo Fighters this Sunday, and Coheed and Cambria Sept 19. I might buy tickets for Gojira, and for the Megadeth/Lamb of God/Trivium/In Flames show.
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Glad you had a good experience :metal
I think my first show will be in August, but I just got an email about Foo Fighters at MSG on June 20th (less than 2 weeks away!), not sure if I can make it though so we will see.
I'm itching so bad for another concert now that I would have totally tried to snag a ticket for Foo Fighters but I have a wedding that day.... I'd love to be in a packed MSG again. It sucks that my next concert may not be for 2 more months now...]
So much for that. The wedding is in the afternoon tomorrow and I refreshed livenation and they released a few tickets so I snagged one at face value. Looks like I will be at the wedding in North Jersey tomorrow afternoon then make my way into NYC for the first full capacity event at Madison Square Garden for the Foo Fighters sold out show :metal :metal (just packed up my vaccination card to be prepared to show for the first time, fully vaxxed only event)
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Glad you had a good experience :metal
I think my first show will be in August, but I just got an email about Foo Fighters at MSG on June 20th (less than 2 weeks away!), not sure if I can make it though so we will see.
I'm itching so bad for another concert now that I would have totally tried to snag a ticket for Foo Fighters but I have a wedding that day.... I'd love to be in a packed MSG again. It sucks that my next concert may not be for 2 more months now...]
So much for that. The wedding is in the afternoon tomorrow and I refreshed livenation and they released a few tickets so I snagged one at face value. Looks like I will be at the wedding in North Jersey tomorrow afternoon then make my way into NYC for the first full capacity event at Madison Square Garden for the Foo Fighters sold out show :metal :metal (just packed up my vaccination card to be prepared to show for the first time, fully vaxxed only event)
Nice! It should be a fun show, I think my ticket is for section 209. I couldn't find tickets for the lower bowl.
Enjoy the show :metal
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Flying from Nashville to Charlotte NC for Genesis in November. We were going to drive but the flights are reasonable and plus we are old and hate to drive more than fours hours one way.
We saw Phil Collins in Atlanta a couple of years ago and the concert was great. He had a wonderful supporting band and singers.
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Glad you had a good experience :metal
I think my first show will be in August, but I just got an email about Foo Fighters at MSG on June 20th (less than 2 weeks away!), not sure if I can make it though so we will see.
I'm itching so bad for another concert now that I would have totally tried to snag a ticket for Foo Fighters but I have a wedding that day.... I'd love to be in a packed MSG again. It sucks that my next concert may not be for 2 more months now...]
So much for that. The wedding is in the afternoon tomorrow and I refreshed livenation and they released a few tickets so I snagged one at face value. Looks like I will be at the wedding in North Jersey tomorrow afternoon then make my way into NYC for the first full capacity event at Madison Square Garden for the Foo Fighters sold out show :metal :metal (just packed up my vaccination card to be prepared to show for the first time, fully vaxxed only event)
Imagine getting there and you forgot your Vax card. :lol
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Thinking about going to Guns N Roses in September but not sure if I want to throw down the $150-200 to get non-nosebleed seats. I’m a fan (but more of a fan of the gritty, Sunset Strip, Appetite version of the band, opposed to the grand piano, choir, arena Illusions version of the band). But my girlfriend likes “that ‘Rain’ song” sooo I might get her to actually experience a rock concert with me.
Anyone see GnR on their last tour? They worth seeing these days?
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Thinking about going to Guns N Roses in September but not sure if I want to throw down the $150-200 to get non-nosebleed seats. I’m a fan (but more of a fan of the gritty, Sunset Strip, Appetite version of the band, opposed to the grand piano, choir, arena Illusions version of the band). But my girlfriend likes “that ‘Rain’ song” sooo I might get her to actually experience a rock concert with me.
Anyone see GnR on their last tour? They worth seeing these days?
My buddy has seen I think three shows since the "reunion" and he said they were amazing (and he's a fairly picky guy), though he was a little cheesed about the price. He also had seats for one of the shows that was so close, he couldn't hear Axl because the PA was above him.
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Foo Fighters bringing out Dave Chappelle to sing Radiohead's "Creep" is probably the best thing I've seen in a very long time :metal :lol
Edit: and someone already uploaded a video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nK05eOHEn3A
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Foo Fighters bringing out Dave Chappelle to sing Radiohead's "Creep" is probably the best thing I've seen in a very long time :metal :lol
Edit: and someone already uploaded a video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nK05eOHEn3A
How on earth did that happen? :lol :metal
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How on earth did that happen? :lol :metal
I have no idea, but it was one of the highlights of the night for sure. Here is a better video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1_Xxu1Qf8c
That was my first show in 16 months, and I am ready for the next one :metal
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Absolutely wild night at Madison Square Garden last night. Surreal to see an indoor concert, full capacity again. Had to bring proof of vaccination to get in, but the security guard hardly checked my card. They did not verify my name and ID or anything, I guess just seeing the CDC card (in a plastic ziplock to keep safe, I didn't even take it out) was good enough.
I scooped up a cheap corner side of the stage ticket the day before. I chilled in my seat for all of 5 minutes before I went out searching for a better spot :lol Found some open seats on the other side of the stage to chill for the first half of the show before making my way down to the lower level and scooping up someones seat who had left early.
There was some crazy energy in the air in the arena. I'm sure you can understand why. It's been so long since we've been able to pack an indoor venue and release that energy from a live concert. It was the first fully opened large event at MSG since March of 2020. Here is the moment the place erupted during the first song: Foo Fighters - Times Like These (https://youtu.be/eBmWdIJeYAI?t=135)
I'm not the most familiar with Foo Fighters, but it seemed they put out a really interesting set list. Some rarer songs, newer songs, cover songs (Queen's Somebody to Love with Dave on drums) and a very special guest of Dave Chappelle (who apparently was in NYC for the weekend for another event) singing a cover of Radiohead's Creep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY6BtyWcP_o)
24 songs total, 3 in the encore including this cover of the Bee Gee's You Should Be Dancing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx3OXFAdWWM)
Here's a pic from where I started the show:
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and a pic from where I snuck up to:
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Absolutely amazing experience overall, I hope concerts never go away again.
How on earth did that happen? :lol :metal
I have no idea, but it was one of the highlights of the night for sure. Here is a better video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1_Xxu1Qf8c
That was my first show in 16 months, and I am ready for the next one :metal
And Jim Powers is back :lol Guy always gets better video than me, but pretty cool to see his and my video both linked in blabbermouth today: https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dave-chappelle-joins-foo-fighters-on-stage-at-madison-square-garden-for-cover-of-radioheads-creep-video/ (https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dave-chappelle-joins-foo-fighters-on-stage-at-madison-square-garden-for-cover-of-radioheads-creep-video/)
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I'll be seeing Myles Kennedy on Thursday!
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I now wonder how many of those people faked vaccine cards to get in.
Especially, if what Cram says happened. Which is exactly why having those Vax cards was stupid to begin with. Because of Human Error in checking the validity of the cards.
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Marc, your first seat was exactly where I started out for Harry Styles when I saw him. Believe it or not the sound wasn't bad up there (I would probably argue that the Garden has the best sound system of anywhere I've seen a show), and when the crowd got rockin' you could feel the whole building shake.
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Marc, your first seat was exactly where I started out for Harry Styles when I saw him. Believe it or not the sound wasn't bad up there (I would probably argue that the Garden has the best sound system of anywhere I've seen a show), and when the crowd got rockin' you could feel the whole building shake.
Yup, sound was fine up there and you could certainly feel the shaking. I didn't really have an issue with that seat (you get what you paid for) but I was pretty sure I could, as a solo person, find a way to sneak up. One of the ushers actually told me, go to the 100s and none of the ushers are checking tickets when you enter so just find your way to a better seat :lol he was correct.
I now wonder how many of those people faked vaccine cards to get in.
Especially, if what Cram says happened. Which is exactly why having those Vax cards was stupid to begin with. Because of Human Error in checking the validity of the cards.
I'm sure some people found a way to fake it. I think most had used an app though, they were scanning phones mostly and it seemed like I was one of the few with the actual card in hand. My coworker lives in NYC and mentioned before that the state of NY has an app that's used for events like this.
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Marc, your first seat was exactly where I started out for Harry Styles when I saw him. Believe it or not the sound wasn't bad up there (I would probably argue that the Garden has the best sound system of anywhere I've seen a show), and when the crowd got rockin' you could feel the whole building shake.
Yup, sound was fine up there and you could certainly feel the shaking. I didn't really have an issue with that seat (you get what you paid for) but I was pretty sure I could, as a solo person, find a way to sneak up. One of the ushers actually told me, go to the 100s and none of the ushers are checking tickets when you enter so just find your way to a better seat :lol he was correct.
The Garden is great for that. When I can, I buy floor seats way in the back - so I can get to fucking SWEET bar that is behind the stands on the floor level - then you can usually migrate toward the stage. For Temple Of The Dog I got as far as the fifth row, though I finally got punted back to about the 20th row (I made it into a picture on the Daily News website taken from behind the stage!)
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I really, really want The Book of Mormon to return to the stage. Does that count as a concert?
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I really, really want The Book of Mormon to return to the stage. Does that count as a concert?
Why not? Two, two and a half hours of being able to escape the bullshit of work, family, partners, homes, whatever... works for me.
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Saw the announcement that Skillet is doing a tour with Adelitas Way. They are playing in Anaheim at the City National Grove on October 16th.
Didn't get a chance to see them in Anaheim in early 2020 since I was in San Francisco at that time. I might as well not miss it this time (depending on price) since the venue is close to me (it's next door to Angels Stadium). Saw both bands around the same time in the Summer of 2019. Don't expect anything different this time around, but a fun time is bound to be have with two mainstream active rock bands.
Now if only there was a show that's playing at the Anaheim House of Blues (which is also really close to me) that I like.
Also, in other news, Limp Bizkit is playing at the Hollywood Palladium in LA. Hard pass. The Palladium didn't have great sound where I was standing when I saw Papa Roach in 2019, driving to Hollywood is always a hard sell, and I don't like Limp Bizkit enough to see a live set.
I am waiting to snag a cheap ticket to see Rise Against in Fivepoint Amphitehater and I do see on Groupon that Korn and Staind is doing a show at FivePoint as well. Sadly, I don't like Korn enough to buy the ticket which sucks since I do want to see Staind. It also sucked that Disturbed is not rescheduling the show at Fivepoint with Staind since the ticket I bought on Groupon in 2020 for that billing was a really good seat for a cheap seat.
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Saw the announcement that Skillet is doing a tour with Adelitas Way. They are playing in Anaheim at the City National Grove on October 16th.
Didn't get a chance to see them in Anaheim in early 2020 since I was in San Francisco at that time. I might as well not miss it this time (depending on price) since the venue is close to me (it's next door to Angels Stadium). Saw both bands around the same time in the Summer of 2019. Don't expect anything different this time around, but a fun time is bound to be have with two mainstream active rock bands.
Now if only there was a show that's playing at the Anaheim House of Blues (which is also really close to me) that I like.
I added the local show to my calendar. September is like non stop concerts though, it's really hard to say which shows I will or won't make.
Also, here's my full video from Foo Fighters with all my footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiYWRLT11oU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiYWRLT11oU) I'm still thinking about how amazing this show and how happy I am to have been able to be there.
Also tentatively adding this to my schedule:
August 13th - Limp Bizkit @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
I'm no huge LB fan or anything, I did enjoy 3 Dollar Bill Yall when it was first released in 7/8th grade but this is a "pop up show" as they are calling it, basically a one off show at a small venue. I'm intrigued.
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I mean Limp Bizkit had their fair shares of solid songs (obviously, we know the big songs they used in WWE during the Attitude era). I just don't like Hollywood Palladium enough, but for a venue that large, it's all GA with few seats, and they do rarely play in the states nowadays. Enough people that grew up listening to that late 90s/00s Nu-metal era in a big city like LA will be tempted.
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Also tentatively adding this to my schedule:
August 13th - Limp Bizkit @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
I'm no huge LB fan or anything, I did enjoy 3 Dollar Bill Yall when it was first released in 7/8th grade but this is a "pop up show" as they are calling it, basically a one off show at a small venue. I'm intrigued.
A couple of years ago I went and listened through the entire LB discography for the first time since high school (so at least 10 years) and honestly the lyrics aged poorly (they were awful to being with) but the music is great. The rhythm section is incredibly solid and Wes Borland has a really unique style. Since then I listen to LB semi-frequently.
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Well, that and Fred Durst is a turd.
But I get that idea of seeing decent bands in small places. I'm a huge fan of clubs; getting to see guys like Slash and Myles Kennedy in a 1,500 seat theater is a treat.
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Wait a minute..Limp Bizkit is still active?
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Wait a minute..Limp Bizkit is still active?
I mean define active. They haven't released an album in like 10 years and they rarely tour in the states nowadays from what I recall.
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Isn't it the original lineup as well?
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Wiki says yes it's the original lineup, or at least the most famous one (I didn't realize there were guitar players before Wes joined the band)
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Yeah, I see them pop up to headline festivals here and there, but I can't recall anyhting noteworthy about LB other than the missed dropkick from Insane Clown Posse a few years ago against Durst :rollin
I've never seen them before but seeing they are playing mostly larger venues and then the 1k capacity GA venue in NYC kind of has me intrigued to go. They are also playing NJ, but I'm not a fan of that much larger outdoor venue.
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I liked a few LB songs back in the day, rearranged comes to mind.
Cramx: thank you for posting that video :metal
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I liked a few LB songs back in the day, rearranged comes to mind.
Cramx: thank you for posting that video :metal
Yw, I'm no Jim Powers but I really love capturing live music. Jim actually subscribes to me and me to him. Kind of cool. I often think of him as my arch rival of concert footage in the NY/NJ area, but in reality I really respect how good his videos come out. Got to give credit where credit is due.
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Yeah, I see them pop up to headline festivals here and there, but I can't recall anyhting noteworthy about LB other than the missed dropkick from Insane Clown Posse a few years ago against Durst :rollin
I've never seen them before but seeing they are playing mostly larger venues and then the 1k capacity GA venue in NYC kind of has me intrigued to go. They are also playing NJ, but I'm not a fan of that much larger outdoor venue.
They're also playing the Paramount, a 1,500 seat GA place in Huntington Long Island. I saw Slash there and it was fantastic.
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Ever since I first saw Sons of Apollo and realized how amazing Bumblefoot is on guitar, I've been a fan of his. I've got to meet him at the ProgPower meet and greet with Sons of Apollo, I got to meet him and get a selfie with him when he performed with Asia, and then I met him again after a Sons of Apollo show where we got another selfie together and he gave me a guitar pic. My point being, I really think he's a great dude and an amazing guitarist so I follow him on social media. He tweeted a link the other day without much info, I clicked and was surprised to find out that he is going to be a guest at a local free concert of cover music to celebrate a picture gallery for a long time rock photographer. This is less than 10 minutes away from my house:
Friday, June 25th – Free Outdoor Concert
An unbelievable collection of music from the 80s with a variety of 45-minute performances on the MAC’s outdoor stage including a very special appearance by the legendary drummer, Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, King Kobra, Blue Murder, and the list goes on) along with Bumblefoot and Jerry Gaskill from Kings X. Hosted by The WRAT 95.9 DJ personality Tom Hanley. Bring your own lawn chair. FREE to attend!
I'm going to check this out. Hopefully get a good video of them all playing together too and maybe even meet Bumblefoot again (I've got to think this is a small event with not many people showing up, just locals).
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Apparently Living freaking COLOUR is playing a show in my tiny hometown (along with a bunch of other 3rd rate 90s bands I have zero interest in). Definitely will try to swing by that show though.
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Ever since I first saw Sons of Apollo and realized how amazing Bumblefoot is on guitar, I've been a fan of his. I've got to meet him at the ProgPower meet and greet with Sons of Apollo, I got to meet him and get a selfie with him when he performed with Asia, and then I met him again after a Sons of Apollo show where we got another selfie together and he gave me a guitar pic. My point being, I really think he's a great dude and an amazing guitarist so I follow him on social media. He tweeted a link the other day without much info, I clicked and was surprised to find out that he is going to be a guest at a local free concert of cover music to celebrate a picture gallery for a long time rock photographer. This is less than 10 minutes away from my house:
Friday, June 25th – Free Outdoor Concert
An unbelievable collection of music from the 80s with a variety of 45-minute performances on the MAC’s outdoor stage including a very special appearance by the legendary drummer, Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, King Kobra, Blue Murder, and the list goes on) along with Bumblefoot and Jerry Gaskill from Kings X. Hosted by The WRAT 95.9 DJ personality Tom Hanley. Bring your own lawn chair. FREE to attend!
I'm going to check this out. Hopefully get a good video of them all playing together too and maybe even meet Bumblefoot again (I've got to think this is a small event with not many people showing up, just locals).
Bumblefoot seems like such an awesome guy. If you have time listen to him on the "No Guitar Is Safe" podcast, he talks about his guitar playing and that car accident that he was in a little while back.
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Apparently Living freaking COLOUR is playing a show in my tiny hometown (along with a bunch of other 3rd rate 90s bands I have zero interest in). Definitely will try to swing by that show though.
Hoobastank is good. I can't stand Everclear.
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So this local event was pretty cool. Mark Weiss is a photographer who did lots of photoshoots with famous metal bands from the 80s. The event was for him "Weiss Fest" and there was a display of his photos which was really awesome:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4xkBl3XMAQrVsX?format=jpg&name=large)
Basically every well known metal musician from the 80s. There were lots of written quotes from such famous musicians about him in the display. Really cool to see Nikki Sixx, Dee Snider, Rob Halford, and Eddie Trunk all say such positive things about this guy. I was not familiar with him, but got to respect his work when presented with it. The guy is a local which is pretty cool and he brought some local friends to perform.
Keith Roth w Carmine Appice & Bumblefoot - Misty Mountain Hop (Led Zeppelin) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilwcS31yRUA)
Keith Roth w Bumblefoot & Jerry Gaskill - U.S. Blues (Grateful Dead) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvY9hWcDseU)
Keith Roth w Bumblefoot & Don Jamieson - He's A Whore (Cheap Trick) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdwja0c5C8o)
and after the performance, I stumbled upon the photographer taking pics of Carmine Appice :corn
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4xS1EoWUAEpoms?format=jpg&name=large)
and the two guys from That Metal Show (Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine) enjoying the Black Sabbath cover band
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4xkBxxXEAE1xik?format=jpg&name=large)
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That's so cool!!!! Did you talk with either of the Metal Show guys? I understand that Florentine isn't a bad guy.
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That's so cool!!!! Did you talk with either of the Metal Show guys? I understand that Florentine isn't a bad guy.
My wife and I met Don Jamieson outside of the Palladium before the DT show in 2010. He was really cool.
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That's so cool!!!! Did you talk with either of the Metal Show guys? I understand that Florentine isn't a bad guy.
I wanted to but they were surrounded by the same group of people the entire time and I didn't want to just stick myself in. I actually wanted to meet Bumblefoot (again) but it looked like he was being video interviewed for awhile after the set and then disappeared. He probably saw me creeping and ran for the hills :lol
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Pretty sure Mrs. NoseHair and I will be seeing P!nk later on in the summer. Gained a whole new appreciation for her after watching the Netflix documentary about her tour. She is a hell of a vocalist and quite a performer with all her acrobatics. Anyway, this was one of those, <heavy sigh> "yes, dear, I'll go see P!nk in concert at Fenway Park with you" ::) kind of things but then I saw the documentary :eek and now I'm actually looking forward to it :hat
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I have ridiculous amounts of money tied up since 2019:
Rammstein MetLife stadium, now 2022
RATM msg- i think September now
Deftones - pier 17, august
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I really, really want The Book of Mormon to return to the stage. Does that count as a concert?
Seems like it's back on November 5Th (https://bookofmormonbroadway.com/?utm_source=bom_search&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=20210616&campaign_id=13520918637&adset_id=123262559453&ad_id=529755151834&gclid=CjwKCAjw55-HBhAHEiwARMCszh2cF0evg6sAHXUuAFbHo0s7CxEaCWD53V86NmS3ZDKtOQbVqPPeTRoCwQ8QAvD_BwE)
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Megadeth - Aug 31
Rammstein Sept 26 :(
.. and because I am desparate for live shows...Foreigner Sept 26
Just added Styx in Sept.....and they changed the time of the Megadeth show. 5pm. On Tuesday. :tdwn
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Deftones/Gojira tour got rescheduled until 2022. They say due to covid concerns, I'm not entirely sure why. Especially since it was an outdoor show. ???
I also spent a lot of money today, it's up there as 1 of the three most expensive single day concert tickets I've ever bought. But I think it will be worth it.
November 6th - Metallica, Cage the Elephant, & Greta Van Fleet @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA
Tickets generally are not cheap for this, but I paid a little more for the club seats that include food and beverages plus is a fairly middle of the stadium type of view/seat in the aisle. This is going to be a fun one!
Also my local amphitheater opens for concerts for the first time since 2019 next week and I think I'll go to the first concert there:
July 15th - Chicago @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
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Now here's a bill that I can personally dig. This is a bit of an odd mixture. Daughtry with Sevendust and Tremonti (Mark Tremonti's solo band) opening. It's a bit odd given that Daughtry hasn't really pushed for a "heavy" sound in like a decade (although they are looking to really commit to going back to incorporating heavier elements, best case of them of that was in Leave this Town). That stated, both Chris Daughtry and Mark Tremonti made in appearance in Sevendust's Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow and Sevendust's Lajon Witherspoon did a cover of Hunger Strike with Daughtry recently, so the connection all makes sense. I want all of that and I'm nabbing a ticket for that LA show. It's in LA Live. I know someone that can get me validated parking.
Daughtry with Sevendust, Tremonti, and Travis Bracht - The Novo in Los Angeles, CA - December 6th, 2021
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Mayer Hawthorne tour this fall incl Friday November 19 in Minneapolis.
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Finally, a tour announced that I can absolutely attend.
Nov 28th - Intervals/Thank You Scientist @Cornerstone in Berkeley
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My local amphitheater reopened last Thursday for the first time since UB40/Shaggy closed it in September 2019. It was awesome to be back there again. Most people in NJ will say they hate the venue, and for lots of valid reasons, but it's got a special place in my heart so I was not only very happy to be back, but also pleased to see it got some nice and much needed upgrades to the vendor booths and bathrooms. Also, always interesting to see the fresh green lawn for the first show and compare it to the end of the concert season when it's destroyed :lol
Anyway, I saw Chicago doing their Greatest Hits tour. I've never got into Chicago, only knew a few of the hits, but still just wanted to check them out. Scored a 13th row ticket for half of face value minutes before stubhub shut down selling. This is a nice benefit of living close by, I can take the risk of not buying a ticket until show time. Rally awesome seat I had. Only issue, it was SO HOT under the shed and down below. Everyone was drenched in sweat and you could just see the band soaked as well.
The performance was great, really good musically. Lots of interesting moments from a musical standpoint. I loved the horns and there were lots of good guitar solos and the big drum solo and trade off with the percussions. They did two sets, maybe abut 2.5 hours total. The place was pretty packed too, although the lawn was mostly empty. Crowd was seated for most of the show until the end.
Chicago LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ Greatest Hits 7/15/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxuT0HnjAW8)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6YOfIZWYAQe7Ts?format=jpg&name=large)
Looking forward to more concerts here later this summer and into the fall! :metal
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I've never been there, but have tickets to see Coheed at PNC on September 19th. I never heard anyone saying they hate the venue, but I also never heard anyone saying they love it :lol
Glad you had a good experience (minus high temperature).
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Seriously, though, is there a better way of spending a summer afternoon/evening than live music outside? Not for me.
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Seriously, though, is there a better way of spending a summer afternoon/evening than live music outside? Not for me.
Yeah, good music and weather with a drink and smoke. I'm in heaven.
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That looks like a nice shed. A little smaller than ours, but far better situation. But what's the fenced off area for? Some sort of VIP thing on the lawn?
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That looks like a nice shed. A little smaller than ours, but far better situation. But what's the fenced off area for? Some sort of VIP thing on the lawn?
Yeah, they started this last concert season. It's basically VIP lawn. You pay a bit more than a lawn ticket and you get a chair, more space, and the better spot on the lawn. They used to have the cabanas in the back that was similar, you pay more than a lawn ticket and get some more space, but they seem to be gone now. (I never understood why anyone would buy those, they are so far back and who cares about the extra space if you can't see shit). From what I was seeing on the last concert, the VIP lawn seats were the same price as seats in the last sections of the seating under the shed. I guess having some more personal space might be better than those seats under the dome for the same price if you value that more than being closer. I don't see myself ever buying those VIP lawn seats personally.
Also, the picture makes the venue look a bit small, but it's not. It's about the same size as the amphitheater in Dallas or Hartford. They all are pretty similar really. I just think the lawn sucks for sound and views at my local one. I only seen one show each in Dallas and Hartford, but I thought the lawn was better at both of them.
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All right, a good sign that things are slowly getting back to normal is that I'm able to spot a concert on Groupon at a price I like.
Lindsey Stirling - Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA - August 30th, 2021
Nabbed a ticket for $35.00 when I could have paid $62.00 on AXS. Seat is at Orchestra Left, Row CC. Heck, that price is even cheaper than the worst seats in the venue if I bought it on AXS and if this viewpoint that I pulled from Stubhub is correct, it looks like it's a good view. I say it's good value for $35.00. I always like a Lindsey Stirling show and it's always better if I nab a good seat on Groupon. Good music, good visuals, a little humor here and there, and some heartwarming stuff in the middle. Always a good time.
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All right, with Lindsey Stirling at Microsoft Theater, and Daughtry/Sevendust/Tremonti at the Novo. Both in LA Live. I just need another concert at Staples Center or a LA Kings home game and I can complete the trifecta at LA Live.
The excitement is coming back baby!!!!
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That looks like a nice shed. A little smaller than ours, but far better situation. But what's the fenced off area for? Some sort of VIP thing on the lawn?
Yeah, they started this last concert season. It's basically VIP lawn. You pay a bit more than a lawn ticket and you get a chair, more space, and the better spot on the lawn. They used to have the cabanas in the back that was similar, you pay more than a lawn ticket and get some more space, but they seem to be gone now. (I never understood why anyone would buy those, they are so far back and who cares about the extra space if you can't see shit). From what I was seeing on the last concert, the VIP lawn seats were the same price as seats in the last sections of the seating under the shed. I guess having some more personal space might be better than those seats under the dome for the same price if you value that more than being closer. I don't see myself ever buying those VIP lawn seats personally.
Also, the picture makes the venue look a bit small, but it's not. It's about the same size as the amphitheater in Dallas or Hartford. They all are pretty similar really. I just think the lawn sucks for sound and views at my local one. I only seen one show each in Dallas and Hartford, but I thought the lawn was better at both of them.
Starplex seats 2500 more, with greater seating and lawn capacity. That's not huge in terms of real estate, but it definitely looks smaller.
Also, I just noticed why it looks otherwise different. The sides of your shed are open. That's a massive improvement over Starplex. That may also be why the sound is worse at yours. Down here, if you're in the first quarter or so of the lawn you get markedly better sound. It's more focused. More importantly, the concert season for Starplex is the Summer, and it's perfectly still under the roof. Absolutely sweltering. Y'alls is going to offer a breeze blowing through there which we could desperately use. Particularly since the sun shines directly under the shed all the way to dusk.
If only science could find a way to predict where the sun might be any given night. DAMN YOU, SKY!!!
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I can tell you from my experience on Thursday, there is no breeze blowing through and it's stupidly hot and humid in the seats. Also at sunset, the sun is directly into the performers eyes :lol
But really, it's not that different besides minor changes in the end. With the new upgrades to the facilities though, I will say I think it's a bit nicer overall at PNC over Dos Equis and Xfinity (with that really old wooden stairway).
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I can tell you from my experience on Thursday, there is no breeze blowing through and it's stupidly hot and humid in the seats. Also at sunset, the sun is directly into the performers eyes :lol
But really, it's not that different besides minor changes in the end. With the new upgrades to the facilities though, I will say I think it's a bit nicer overall at PNC over Dos Equis and Xfinity (with that really old wooden stairway).
That staircase BLOWS.
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Ooooo, I didn't think Live Nation was going to bring back $20.00 tickets so soon. I kinda wish I didn't buy my ticket to Lindsey Stirling too quickly at $35.00, but whatever. Plenty of shows I want to see for cheap if their LA shows or Irvine shows have it. Coheed and Cambria, Rise Against, etc. I wait to see what is offered on 07/28.
https://loudwire.com/live-nation-20-dollar-concert-tickets-2021/
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Ooooo, I didn't think Live Nation was going to bring back $20.00 tickets so soon. I kinda wish I didn't buy my ticket to Lindsey Stirling too quickly at $35.00, but whatever. Plenty of shows I want to see for cheap if their LA shows or Irvine shows have it. Coheed and Cambria, Rise Against, etc. I wait to see what is offered on 07/28.
https://loudwire.com/live-nation-20-dollar-concert-tickets-2021/
Kiss and Alice Cooper are on the list here in CT. I'll probably be at both, now.
Even lawn seats, Kiss for $20 is like winning the lottery.
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My hunch is that it'll be just like that 'settlement' where they gave away thousands of vouchers and tickets that nobody was able to get. Did anybody ever get a free ticket out of that? Once or twice I got a couple of bucks off a purchase, but the freebies were always conveniently unavailable. I suspect that with this some people will get tickets for $20, but the objective here is impulse buying. For the bigger bands, "well, there aren't any $20 tickets, but normal ones are only $35, so what the hell." Then they'll pay $60 after TT&L. You'll also have people going to shows they might otherwise have ignored because there actually are $20 tickets left.
I could be wrong, but my hunch is that this is fantastic marketing which, as is usually the case, won't benefit the consumer nearly as much as the seller.
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^^ Well, I'm a solid sucker for those then. Last time, Live Nation offered $20.00 tickets in 2019, I nabbed a $20 GA seat to Papa Roach and $20.00 for a nosebleed seat to Zac Brown Band (those $20.00 seats for that one sold out in like 20 minutes when it was out) at FivePoint Amphitheater and I had a good time at both shows and got my money's worth, obviously.
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And Bingo, bango, bongo, I got the ticket to see Daughtry with Sevendust and Tremonti opening. Costted me $52.00 for a GA seat. Pretty much the same price I saw Skillet with Sevendust and Pop Evil opening in 2019. I like both Skillet and Daughtry on similar levels so that's a push. However, instead of Pop Evil opening, I get to see Tremonti for the first time ever!!!! That's a massive upgrade for me personally as a fan of Alter Bridge and Mark Tremonti. I almost completed the bingo of seeing current bands Alter Bridge is associated with live. I've seen AB, obviously. Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. Myles solo. Now I can see Tremonti and scratch that off the list. All I'm really missing is Creed and I honestly don't care much for that band or have any value buying a face value ticket for those guys, so whatever.
The updated list now.
Lindsey Stirling - Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA - August 30th, 2021
Needtobreathe with Switchfoot at the Greek Theater in LA - September 16th, 2021.
Daughtry with Sevendust, Tremonti, and Travis Bracht - The Novo in Los Angeles, CA - December 6th, 2021
I'm really hoping that I can get a $20.00 ticket next week for the following: Rise Against, Coheed & Cambria, and Evanescence with Halestorm. We'll see.
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I kind of went crazy with concerts in the fall. It was not intentional, they all just kind of happened. But the big ones are:
Morsefest, Oct 8&9, Tennessee (My second Morsefest!)
Genesis, Dec 15&16, Boston (Final Shows??)
Metallica, Dec 17&19, San Fransisco (Fortieth Anniversary Shows!!!)
Along with a couple 311 shows in August and probably Lone Bellow in the fall as well...
I really hope DT doesn't tour until next year!!!
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-Nightwish (Human Nature)
-Blind Guardian (Somewhere Far Beyond, new album or just a best of? Originally was going to be a Somewhere Far Beyond warmup show)
Both shows were postponed, so I am not sure on the details yet. But The Netherlands is small and I have plenty of free days left, so location/date won't be an issue.
Considering Sonata Arctica acoustic tour.
I am sure 2022 will see me attending more.
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If Ticketbastard is correct, add DT, Nov 1st at the Fox in Oakland.
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I've been to a festival this past month, and going to see 5 concerts in the next couple of weeks or so, also planning on seeing concerts in September, October, and November this year,
so the CCP/USA variants better stay the eff away.
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If Ticketbastard is correct, add DT, Nov 1st at the Fox in Oakland.
October 30th show will be at Microsoft Theater at LA Live. Another show at LA live? Sure, why not. That would make it three shows to be for this year. I still really need to do something at Staples Center to complete the trifecta of being at three venues in LA Live (Staples Center, Microsoft Theater, and The Novo). Most likely, probably just go to a LA Kings home game.
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If Ticketbastard is correct, add DT, Nov 1st at the Fox in Oakland.
Oh shit, they are bringing an opener (Arch Echo) with them. That's kind of surprising. Coming to NJ November 29th. Tickets go on sale in 1 day, has there been a DT official announcement? I may have missed it, I haven't been on the board for a few days.
My hunch is that it'll be just like that 'settlement' where they gave away thousands of vouchers and tickets that nobody was able to get. Did anybody ever get a free ticket out of that?
If I recall, I got 3 free tickets out of that including the more expensive Warped Tour ticket valued at $80. Also my friend just got a notice in the mail from live nation saying he never used his credit and it will expire soon. He thought it was a scam, but it seems legit after googling it.
Here's what's coming up next week for myself:
August 5th - Guns N’ Roses & Mammoth WVH @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
August 6th - Limp Bizkit & Spiritbox @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
although there is a concert this weekend that I may consider:
July 31st - Rise Against & Descendents @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
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If I recall, I got 3 free tickets out of that including the more expensive Warped Tour ticket valued at $80. Also my friend just got a notice in the mail from live nation saying he never used his credit and it will expire soon. He thought it was a scam, but it seems legit after googling it.
Wow. Between my concert buddy and I we might have gotten $20 in discounts total. Definitely no free tickets. That said, I think you're more willing to check out a show just because it's free than I am. I was looking for shows that would interest me, and found none available. I'm sure there were probably shows that didn't interest me available.
So far I'm looking at a second King Crimson show in Austin, Rudess in San Diego, and probably DT in Dallas. Still knocking around Gojira and/or NMB somewhere around NY or MA come October.
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If Ticketbastard is correct, add DT, Nov 1st at the Fox in Oakland.
Oh shit, they are bringing an opener (Arch Echo) with them. That's kind of surprising. Coming to NJ November 29th. Tickets go on sale in 1 day, has there been a DT official announcement? I may have missed it, I haven't been on the board for a few days.
Announcement is supposed to come out tomorrow, but for some reason TM has all the days up before the official announcement and even started presale for certain dates. Also, DT Facebook page seems to have the dates on their event page (Don't have Facebook, but I heard others saying this).
I'm torn, Jersey show is on a Monday, and driving down there during rush hour would double my commute. The show in Brooklyn would be just as bad on Tuesday. I might go to CT that Sunday, not sure yet.
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If Ticketbastard is correct, add DT, Nov 1st at the Fox in Oakland.
Oh shit, they are bringing an opener (Arch Echo) with them. That's kind of surprising. Coming to NJ November 29th. Tickets go on sale in 1 day, has there been a DT official announcement? I may have missed it, I haven't been on the board for a few days.
Announcement is supposed to come out tomorrow, but for some reason TM has all the days up before the official announcement and even started presale for certain dates. Also, DT Facebook page seems to have the dates on their event page (Don't have Facebook, but I heard others saying this).
I'm torn, Jersey show is on a Monday, and driving down there during rush hour would double my commute. The show in Brooklyn would be just as bad on Tuesday. I might go to CT that Sunday, not sure yet.
I drive from North Bergen (right outside NYC) to near Red Bank daily as my work commute. Traffic isn't really that bad at all these days. It may be worse come November assuming everyones back to working in the offices and children are in school, but typically it's not terrible.
If I recall, I got 3 free tickets out of that including the more expensive Warped Tour ticket valued at $80. Also my friend just got a notice in the mail from live nation saying he never used his credit and it will expire soon. He thought it was a scam, but it seems legit after googling it.
Wow. Between my concert buddy and I we might have gotten $20 in discounts total. Definitely no free tickets. That said, I think you're more willing to check out a show just because it's free than I am.
While that may be true, none of the shows I went to were just because they were free. They were all shows I wanted to go to regardless, I was just trying to maximize it by using it on the more expensive shows like Warped Tour. I forget who else I used it on, I *think* one was Korn and Rob Zombie. The Warped Tour is the only one that stands out because I feel like I actually legit got good value there.
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While that may be true, none of the shows I went to were just because they were free. They were all shows I wanted to go to regardless, I was just trying to maximize it by using it on the more expensive shows like Warped Tour. I forget who else I used it on, I *think* one was Korn and Rob Zombie. The Warped Tour is the only one that stands out because I feel like I actually legit got good value there.
Yeah, I'm sure that's true. I don't know about the Vans tour, that might have been one I'd have gone to, but it probably wasn't available down here. Free wasn't cheap enough for me to see Korn and Zombie, though. :lol
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While that may be true, none of the shows I went to were just because they were free. They were all shows I wanted to go to regardless, I was just trying to maximize it by using it on the more expensive shows like Warped Tour. I forget who else I used it on, I *think* one was Korn and Rob Zombie. The Warped Tour is the only one that stands out because I feel like I actually legit got good value there.
Yeah, I'm sure that's true. I don't know about the Vans tour, that might have been one I'd have gone to, but it probably wasn't available down here. Free wasn't cheap enough for me to see Korn and Zombie, though. :lol
Never been into Korn, but Rob Zombie is a great live show if even for John 5 alone. Warped Tour that year had Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish. It was over 100 degrees, I left after them and missed all the bigger bands who I don't even recall. I didn't care, I saw who I wanted. Also, being that Warped is more for teens, they had a 3 drink limit which was another reason to not bother staying any longer.
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Those livenation $20 ticket sales are active now, scored one for Alanis Morrisette and Garbage. Actually really good value on that one. And since it's not like I love those bands (I was planning on going before the sale btw) I don't mind being on the lawn.
I'm trying to get the $20 Maroon 5 tickets too but it keeps erroring out. The website seems very unstable right now.
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I made some tidy work as well with those $20.00 ticket sales. Nabbed a ticket to see Rise Against on a Saturday in August at FivePoint Amphitheater and Coheed & Cambria the following Friday at the same place. Pretty pleased with the results and I always liked FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine. It's somewhat close by and I don't have to deal with LA traffic.
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Seeing BTBAM in Richmond on August 4th.
Was gonna see Deftones in DC in August of last year, which got rescheduled to August of this year, but the new date was the same day as my friend's wedding so I sold the ticket. Then they announced recently that they rescheduled it again to May of next year. Oh well.
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I made some tidy work as well with those $20.00 ticket sales. Nabbed a ticket to see Rise Against on a Saturday in August at FivePoint Amphitheater and Coheed & Cambria the following Friday at the same place. Pretty pleased with the results and I always liked FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine. It's somewhat close by and I don't have to deal with LA traffic.
I thought about grabbing a Coheed/Used ticket for $20 but with my local amphitheater, I'm pretty sure I can snag a better ticket for better value because this show won't come close to selling out and those lawn prices were only slightly better than normal and generally, I don't want to be on the lawn.
But anyway, August is next week and that's when so many tours start rolling through. It's going to be a wild few months for me if all these actually happen. I'm pretty sure all the outdoor ones will, we will see come fall how the indoor shows play out. But next week this is on my schedule:
August 5th - Guns N’ Roses & Mammoth WVH @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
August 6th - Limp Bizkit & Spiritbox @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
:metal :metal
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Going to see a band tonight down in Bridgeport called Blackberry Smoke. They're a pretty bitchin' southern rock band. This will be my first concert in some time and I can't wait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCg5VOaNz1s
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Thank goodness, I get paid today. Here is my list. I will be busy at either in Irvine or in LA Live. Fun times.
Rise Against - FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, CA - August 21st, 2021
Coheed and Cambria & The Used - FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, CA - August 27th, 2021
Lindsey Stirling - Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA - August 30th, 2021
Needtobreathe with Switchfoot at the Greek Theater in LA - September 16th, 2021.
Dream Theater - Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA - October 30th, 2021
Daughtry with Sevendust, Tremonti, and Travis Bracht - The Novo in Los Angeles, CA - December 6th, 2021
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This is from the concert I went to last night. It was only the second show ever played in the new venue. Really awesome place to see a show (REO Speedwagon and Styx were the night before).
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Had a busy week of ticket buying, my wallet is hurting :lol Just this week I got tickets for:
The Rolling Stones - 10/17 @ Sofi Stadium, LA
Dream Theater - 10/30 @ Microsoft Theater, LA
Metallica 40th Anniversary - 12/17 and 12/19 @ Chase Center, SF
So excited for all of these, will be my 5th Stones show, 12th DT show, and 5th/6th Metallica show :metal
Also seeing BTBAM in LA in september and planning to go to one of Rudess' LA shows then too :tup
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Guns N Roses with Mammoth WVH last night at a packed Metlife stadium! What an awesome experience that concert was. Wolfie was very good live. Axl, not so much :lol It was really fun though so I don't care nor expect him to be any good these days. Slash was fantastic, basically stole the show. :metal
Guns N Roses with Mammoth WVH Live @ Metlife Stadium (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isT1xBG7Dxk)
and about to head back out to see Limp Bizket along the Jersey Shore. Great weather today (and last night) for a concert outside. This one is sold out though, ~5k people is going to be packed.
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Awesome footage as always Marc, I think I saw this morning that MP was also at the same show.
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Awesome footage as always Marc, I think I saw this morning that MP was also at the same show.
Looked like he was actually sitting really close to me from his pictures
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and about to head back out to see Limp Bizket along the Jersey Shore. Great weather today (and last night) for a concert outside. This one is sold out though, ~5k people is going to be packed.
... nvmd, they just postponed the show. No word on why yet, but got to assume covid got someone.
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^^ Either Covid got someone or Fred Durst had the common sense to postpone to get rid of his new hairstyle.
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Rumor I see is the bassist got covid, figured someone got sick. Sucks for all the people who were waiting to get in because they announced it right when doors were about to open. I'm just glad I didn't get on the train yet.
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Guns N Roses with Mammoth WVH last night at a packed Metlife stadium! What an awesome experience that concert was. Wolfie was very good live. Axl, not so much :lol It was really fun though so I don't care nor expect him to be any good these days. Slash was fantastic, basically stole the show. :metal
Guns N Roses with Mammoth WVH Live @ Metlife Stadium (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isT1xBG7Dxk)
and about to head back out to see Limp Bizket along the Jersey Shore. Great weather today (and last night) for a concert outside. This one is sold out though, ~5k people is going to be packed.
Not to contradict you, since they were different shows a week or so apart, but my buddy saw G'n'R at Fenway and made a point to say that Axl was better than he expected, though he compared him to Roth on that Hagar/Roth tour, where by all accounts Dave was HORRIBLE, so maybe the bar wasn't that high. :)
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My girl I went with asked me if I could understand anything Axl was singing, I could not. You can click on my video and listen for yourself. He's absolutely terrible. But he is at least trying to sing the words. DLR, from the last VH tour I say, most of the times wasn't even trying. But it seems those two are fighting for worst live vocals today :lol
Either way, it really didn't impact me having fun. I didn't go to see Axl sing perfectly. I was more impressed by Slash and Wolfie though. Those two brought A game. (and the rest of the band members were good too).
Funny, my youtube video for nightrain got taken down. I wonder if it's because it was getting loaded with negative Axl comments. He legit sounded terrible in that video, but the whole song is in my long video I linked if anyone wanted to still check it out before the negative nancys get it taken down :lol
As of now, next concert is when I get back from LA, 311 and Iration Saturday the 21st. It's the first show of the tour so as long as they don't cancel before it starts, I think that one should happen, but there's been a significant amount of cancellations the last week to have me worried about some of these tours. Especially because September brings back the indoor shows. It seems one positive covid test for anyone on the tour and the whole thing will be shut down and that's just really difficult to do. These tours can't happen in a bubble.
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My girl I went with asked me if I could understand anything Axl was singing, I could not. You can click on my video and listen for yourself. He's absolutely terrible. But he is at least trying to sing the words. DLR, from the last VH tour I say, most of the times wasn't even trying. But it seems those two are fighting for worst live vocals today :lol
Let's not leave out Vince Neil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to8pHAN5fmg
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My girl I went with asked me if I could understand anything Axl was singing, I could not. You can click on my video and listen for yourself. He's absolutely terrible. But he is at least trying to sing the words. DLR, from the last VH tour I say, most of the times wasn't even trying. But it seems those two are fighting for worst live vocals today :lol
Let's not leave out Vince Neil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to8pHAN5fmg
:lol yeah, he's likely up there as well. I just have had my pleasure of experiencing him in person pushed back till 2022.
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As of now, next concert is when I get back from LA, 311 and Iration Saturday the 21st.
Check that. I checked on stubhub for events in LA this week and might have found a concert to check out:
August 13th - Cypress Hill & Atmosphere @ Shrine LA Outdoors, Los Angeles CA
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^^ Either Covid got someone or Fred Durst had the common sense to postpone to get rid of his new hairstyle.
(https://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2021/08/attachment-limp_bizkit_fred_durst_2021.jpg)
Never in a thousand years would I have guessed that is Fred Durst...
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Aint gonna lie, I was really looking forward to snapping some pics of his current look. It's so ridiculous :lol
It's interesting how they aren't making any comment about who got covid. THey aren't the only band either who are cancelling shows and not saying why other than "health concerns". I guess peoples health is meant to be private, but some more transparency would be nice. Like at least say, someone got covid for example.
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I was just watching the show from Lollapalooza and I noticed John Otto wasn't there, is he not touring with Limp Bizkit anymore?
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Just saw that Testament is playing at Starland Ballroom in October. I might try to go, but will wait and see until closer to the day of the show.
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Just saw that Testament is playing at Starland Ballroom in October. I might try to go, but will wait and see until closer to the day of the show.
I'm curious about Starland. Mid sized GA indoor venue. It opens back up soon, I plan on going to a few shows there (currently Testament is not on my list, but Starland is so close that I often will just show up if I can) but these are the types of shows I'm more worried about getting cancelled due to covid, than the big outdoor shows. We will see.
Speaking of indoor concerts, I saw this got announced and I snagged a ticket quickly yesterday while I'm in LA...
August 18th - Mammoth WVH @ Whiskey A Go Go, Hollywood CA
I'm super excited to see a show at this historic venue, but it'll be my first indoor concert in awhile. Proof of vaccination and wearing a mask will be required.
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Just saw that Testament is playing at Starland Ballroom in October. I might try to go, but will wait and see until closer to the day of the show.
I'm curious about Starland. Mid sized GA indoor venue. It opens back up soon, I plan on going to a few shows there (currently Testament is not on my list, but Starland is so close that I often will just show up if I can) but these are the types of shows I'm more worried about getting cancelled due to covid, than the big outdoor shows. We will see.
Speaking of indoor concerts, I saw this got announced and I snagged a ticket quickly yesterday while I'm in LA...
August 18th - Mammoth WVH @ Whiskey A Go Go, Hollywood CA
I'm super excited to see a show at this historic venue, but it'll be my first indoor concert in awhile. Proof of vaccination and wearing a mask will be required.
Yeah, that's why I want to hold off until closer to the date.
I have not seen Mammoth, but I heard good things about their live shows, enjoy.
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Yeah, I saw them last week opening for GNR. They were very solid live. I thought the album was OK, has a few good songs and nothing really bad about it, just didn't really stand out overall. However, he's got a really tight live band that's not using backing tracks, so 3 guitars and most of the band adding backing vocals. It sounds really good live. I think it will be cool to see a Van Halen in a small venue in his hometown. I feel pretty lucky this is the night before I come home. The next night the GNR show is at the new stadium here in LA.
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Huh. The GNR is actually in the Banc of California Stadium (same soccer stadium that Iron Maiden was at in 2019). I think they were billed to be in the new football stadium in Inglewood last year before the pandemic happened. That's quite a downgrade.
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Huh. The GNR is actually in the Banc of California Stadium (same soccer stadium that Iron Maiden was at in 2019). I think they were billed to be in the new football stadium in Inglewood last year before the pandemic happened. That's quite a downgrade.
Isn't that still a new stadium? I may be confusing things though.
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Huh. The GNR is actually in the Banc of California Stadium (same soccer stadium that Iron Maiden was at in 2019). I think they were billed to be in the new football stadium in Inglewood last year before the pandemic happened. That's quite a downgrade.
Isn't that still a new stadium? I may be confusing things though.
Banc of California is pretty recent, but the brand new stadium in Inglewood is Sofi Stadium next to the Forum. That's where I'll be seeing the rolling stones in october, excited to check the place out. BoC does seem a step down for GnR considering the one time i saw them in LA in '16 they were at Dodger Stadium, but BoC was great for Iron Maiden so I'm sure it'll still be a good show :metal
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First show in almost 2 years tonight!!!! Bad Cop/Bad Cop at a tiny venue.
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Huh. The GNR is actually in the Banc of California Stadium (same soccer stadium that Iron Maiden was at in 2019). I think they were billed to be in the new football stadium in Inglewood last year before the pandemic happened. That's quite a downgrade.
Isn't that still a new stadium? I may be confusing things though.
Banc of California is pretty recent, but the brand new stadium in Inglewood is Sofi Stadium next to the Forum. That's where I'll be seeing the rolling stones in october, excited to check the place out. BoC does seem a step down for GnR considering the one time i saw them in LA in '16 they were at Dodger Stadium, but BoC was great for Iron Maiden so I'm sure it'll still be a good show :metal
Ah yes, I flew over the Sofi Stadium and then drove past Banc of California to get to work from LAX. One is Rams and the other Chargers right? I mean, that's still a stadium and I guess I'd need to check capacities to really see if it's a step down even compared to Dodger Stadium. Back home, they played the biggest stadium in NJ (Metlife, where the Giants/Jets play). You don't get any bigger than that locally. Could just be a scheduling thing in LA. Or you could be correct and they downsized thinking covid or general sales would be lower. Either way, I'd still say that's a pretty big show, if I were here still I'd go again. I had a lot of fun even if Axl is poor live.
First show in almost 2 years tonight!!!! Bad Cop/Bad Cop at a tiny venue.
Have fun! :metal
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Just saw that Testament is playing at Starland Ballroom in October. I might try to go, but will wait and see until closer to the day of the show.
I'm curious about Starland. Mid sized GA indoor venue. It opens back up soon, I plan on going to a few shows there (currently Testament is not on my list, but Starland is so close that I often will just show up if I can) but these are the types of shows I'm more worried about getting cancelled due to covid, than the big outdoor shows. We will see.
Speaking of indoor concerts, I saw this got announced and I snagged a ticket quickly yesterday while I'm in LA...
August 18th - Mammoth WVH @ Whiskey A Go Go, Hollywood CA
I'm super excited to see a show at this historic venue, but it'll be my first indoor concert in awhile. Proof of vaccination and wearing a mask will be required.
Yeah, that's why I want to hold off until closer to the date.
I have not seen Mammoth, but I heard good things about their live shows, enjoy.
Funny enough, they just announced today that they will be requiring proof of vaccination. It doesn't seem, at least from what I read, that a negative test is an option. Vaccinated only. It won't go into effect until October 1st (until then a negative test or proof of vaccination will be required), the only reason I think is so that gives people (and staff, as it's required for staff as well) time to get vaccinated if they have a ticket. I've got no issue. These indoor shows are going to be the most dangerous. Especially since some are sold out. 2k GA in an open ballroom. Yeah, let's be as safe as we can be so the shows can go on. :metal
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Welp, the District 97 show that was tomorrow has now been pushed to 11/19. A member of the band came down with Covid.
Let's see if Primus happens next month or if it gets moved.
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Well, first concert for me in over 1.5 years (since seeing Alter Bridge in Spokane, Washington) is this Saturday. Going to see Rise Against at FivePoint Amphitheater. Not too worried about the drive (it's like 10-15 miles south to Irvine from where I am at and it's not as busy as LA traffic). Not worried about parking (it's free and easy to get in and get out). Not worried about what to eat before getting there (the Irvine Spectrum nearby has lots of good restaurants).
I am a bit worried about how to show proof of vaccine. I thought I could use this site, https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/ , after googling "how to show proof of vaccine in California" . But apparently, I needed to upload my vaccine card and ID and they will resolve that digital record on their end in 2-3 weeks. That's not bueno for me. So that goes back to what's the best way to show proof of vaccine without needing to bring my card they gave me? Just show a screenshot of it?
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Well, first concert for me in over 1.5 years (since seeing Alter Bridge in Spokane, Washington) is this Saturday. Going to see Rise Against at FivePoint Amphitheater. Not too worried about the drive (it's like 10-15 miles south to Irvine from where I am at and it's not as busy as LA traffic). Not worried about parking (it's free and easy to get in and get out). Not worried about what to eat before getting there (the Irvine Spectrum nearby has lots of good restaurants).
I am a bit worried about how to show proof of vaccine. I thought I could use this site, https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/ , after googling "how to show proof of vaccine in California" . But apparently, I needed to upload my vaccine card and ID and they will resolve that digital record on their end in 2-3 weeks. That's not bueno for me. So that goes back to what's the best way to show proof of vaccine without needing to bring my card they gave me? Just show a screenshot of it?
Seeing Rise Against tonight and have to show proof of vaccine. I've taken a picture of the card (worked for a bar show) but I'm also going to bring a photocopy of the card as well since this is a much larger, ticketmaster BS event. Hopefully there wont be any issues. We're going to go down with lots of time just incase the lines to get in are a disaster.
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The only show I had to show proof, I brought the card itself (in a sandwich ziplock bag). Not really ideal since the cards are not very durable and I don't want to lose it. I've heard of an app, but never looked into it. I'm sure I will need to soon though.
August 18th - Mammoth WVH @ Whiskey A Go Go, Hollywood CA
^ got postponed since it seems covid has gotten into the Mammoth camp and they had to cancel some opening for GNR shows and extended it to move this concert to October, which I won't be in LA for. Sucks, but not the first nor the last of seeing these postponements.
Next concert is this Saturday, I can't imagine a postponement as it's the first show of the tour:
August 21st - 311 and Iration @ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ
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Kind of interested in catching one of the Rick Wakeman dates. He's a witty guy, and an evening of piano and amusing anecdotes sounds pretty cool. He's up in NE around the same time as NMB, so I might well have to work something out for that.
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Kind of interested in catching one of the Rick Wakeman dates. He's a witty guy, and an evening of piano and amusing anecdotes sounds pretty cool. He's up in NE around the same time as NMB, so I might well have to work something out for that.
I saw the previous version of that show. It's excellent; the dude can still play and he is pretty funny. Excuse the bad photography...
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Kind of interested in catching one of the Rick Wakeman dates. He's a witty guy, and an evening of piano and amusing anecdotes sounds pretty cool. He's up in NE around the same time as NMB, so I might well have to work something out for that.
I saw the previous version of that show. It's excellent; the dude can still play and he is pretty funny. Excuse the bad photography...
Man, that Fall River venue looks utterly craptastic. That complicates what would otherwise have been a pretty easy and enjoyable deal.
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Fall River is craptastic.
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So last week while I was in LA I managed to catch my first ever rap concert :metal
Saw Cypress Hill and Atmosphere at the LA Shrine Outdoors. Just a big GA venue in a parking lot outside the indoor venue. Pretty well attended overall, with a large space. Masks or vaccines were not required, so not many people had them on, including myself. Kind of hard to wear one when the booze is flowing and EVERYONE is smoking :lol I actually saw Atmosphere once before, at Warped Tour 2019, and they were kind of an odd one at that show being rap. Obviously this was a better setting and the crowd seemed really into it. Myself, meh. I'm not a big rap fan, but I'll give him credit for his freestyle and overall rapping skills. I was entertained. Cypress Hill was pretty good though. Very energetic crowd. Even a mosh pit broke out at the end! Really cool to see. Had A LOT of fun. After the show I walked over by the tour buses and Cypress Hill were just hanging out smoking and bsing with fans. Seemed so chill, although I thought it a bit odd for a touring band to be mingling with the people during covid times. Maybe marijuana kills covid?! :lol Anyway, got a pic with B-Real!
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and here is my full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itUH5g2WfME (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itUH5g2WfME)
about to head down to the Philly area for 311 and Iration tonight, some reggae rock :hat
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I snuck in a show before the covid spread in my county became bad enough to shut down music again. I bought tickets about 5-6 weeks ago, when things were looking better. It's the first concert I've been able to attend since February 2018!
Saw Last in Line at a small club near my house. I'd never heard their original music before buying tickets, but the thought of seeing Vivian Campbell and Vinnie Appice in a small club, playing their Dio songs was too much to pass up. The venue still had their covid social distance setup - tables by the stage, then rows of chairs. It wasn't packed at all, just a small crowd. Walking through the music room was the same as walking through a crowded restaurant - you'd pass by people, but you weren't packed tight together in a sweaty (and covid-transmitting) crowd. I didn't feel the need to wear my mask too often, though I did bring one and wear it occasionally, though not during the actual show.
The show was absolutely worth the money - Vivian can play the hell out of the guitar and Andrew Freeman SMOKES as the lead singer. Second to seeing Ronnie live, he is a perfect fit for those songs now. They played 5 from Holy Diver and 3 from Last in Line, plus a good 5-6 of their original songs. I wish they'd play the title track from Sacred Heart. They seem to stick to just those songs from the first two Dio albums. I even really loved seeing Phil Soussan on bass, who played on The Ultimate Sin in Ozzy's band, who joined after Jimmy Bain died. I was in the first row of seats and had a great view of the stage, especially as the majority of the crowd sat on their asses the whole night. Andrew even called out one doofus who was sitting in front of him dead center and texted throughout the whole show - he finished a verse, then looked at the guy and asked if he was finished through the microphone. :lol He did thank us all for coming out and suporting live music - this was only their second show since February of 2020, but you'd never know they hadn't played since then.
If you love the old Dio songs, go see these guys - they do not disappoint!
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All right, first show for me today. Going to see Rise Against at my local Amphitheater. In case they check, I opted to get a hard photocopy of my vaccine card and decided to laminate it. That should be enough when it comes to that front. Been almost two years I've been to FivePoint (since seeing Zac Brown Band, which was a great show. They did a cover of RATM's Bulls on Parade with the fiddle player doing lead vocals. Good stuff). I had like three shows at that venue that was scheduled for last year (Breaking Benjamin/Bush, Disturbed/Staind, Nickelback/STP/Switchfoot) before the shutdown. Sadly, neither of those shows were rescheduled to come back here this year. That's a bummer.
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I snuck in a show before the covid spread in my county became bad enough to shut down music again. I bought tickets about 5-6 weeks ago, when things were looking better. It's the first concert I've been able to attend since February 2018!
Saw Last in Line at a small club near my house. I'd never heard their original music before buying tickets, but the thought of seeing Vivian Campbell and Vinnie Appice in a small club, playing their Dio songs was too much to pass up. The venue still had their covid social distance setup - tables by the stage, then rows of chairs. It wasn't packed at all, just a small crowd. Walking through the music room was the same as walking through a crowded restaurant - you'd pass by people, but you weren't packed tight together in a sweaty (and covid-transmitting) crowd. I didn't feel the need to wear my mask too often, though I did bring one and wear it occasionally, though not during the actual show.
The show was absolutely worth the money - Vivian can play the hell out of the guitar and Andrew Freeman SMOKES as the lead singer. Second to seeing Ronnie live, he is a perfect fit for those songs now. They played 5 from Holy Diver and 3 from Last in Line, plus a good 5-6 of their original songs. I wish they'd play the title track from Sacred Heart. They seem to stick to just those songs from the first two Dio albums. I even really loved seeing Phil Soussan on bass, who played on The Ultimate Sin in Ozzy's band, who joined after Jimmy Bain died. I was in the first row of seats and had a great view of the stage, especially as the majority of the crowd sat on their asses the whole night. Andrew even called out one doofus who was sitting in front of him dead center and texted throughout the whole show - he finished a verse, then looked at the guy and asked if he was finished through the microphone. :lol He did thank us all for coming out and suporting live music - this was only their second show since February of 2020, but you'd never know they hadn't played since then.
If you love the old Dio songs, go see these guys - they do not disappoint!
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100% vouch for this. I saw them about a year and a half ago, also in a small club (I was so close to Vivian it was awkward; he handed me a pick after the show and we were eye level. Weird). Andrew is from the Springfield, MA area, so he came out to the attached bar after the show and hung. REALLY nice guy. We hung a bit and Vinnie came out too. Also nice guy.
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I'm back from the Rise Against concert. It feels good to be back at FivePoint Amphitheater. That Rise Against show was everything I missed in a concert. Solid crowd. Not sold out. I saw a couple of tickets on Stubhub, this morning, of nosebleed seats in higher rows than where I was that was going for like $15.00. Probably a similar size compared to when I saw Shinedown in 2019. They went almost 90 minutes (which was already well worth the $25.00 for the ticket I paid. It may have been a nosebleed seat, but it was a great center view). A nice mixture of their new songs from Nowhere Generation, some old stuff, and their well-known songs and everyone singing along and excited for every minute of it.
As for the vaccine card rules, for now, the venue is sticking with the honor system. If you are vaccinated, you don't need to wear a mask. If you aren't, you are advised to do so. They didn't check for vaccine cards, but I'm sure that would change in the months coming by. I'm just going to continue bringing my copy of the card just in case. Next show will be this Friday for Coheed & Cambria at the same place.
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Just saw the post on Incubus' Instagram that they are moving to an outdoor venue in Raleigh and requiring proof of vaccination or negative covid test. I'm happy about this because I was worried they'd cancel.
If anyone wants to read some hilarious comments look up Mike einzingers post about incubus playing with masks on. The amount of salt in that comment thread could supply the dead sea.
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Just saw the post on Incubus' Instagram that they are moving to an outdoor venue in Raleigh and requiring proof of vaccination or negative covid test. I'm happy about this because I was worried they'd cancel.
If anyone wants to read some hilarious comments look up Mike einzingers post about incubus playing with masks on. The amount of salt in that comment thread could supply the dead sea.
Jebus cripes. Those people need to get over themselves. I guess it's not just enough for a named band like Incubus to do what is needed to protect themselves and their fans to make sure that these shows run as safely as possible.
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We'll see how many of these shows actually happen....
2021
Sept 9 - Tremonti (opening for Sevendust) @ Starland
Sept 18 - Black Crows / Dirty Honey @ PNC
Sept 26 - Myles Kennedy @ The Vogel
Oct 19 - Neal Morse Band @ Keswick Theater
Oct 27 - Judas Priest @ Pru Center
Nov 29 - Dream Theater @ Count Basie
2022
Apr 15 - Transatlantic @ Keswick Theater
July 23 - Elton John @ Metlife Stadium
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I, for one, wish that I can see Tremonti, Sevendust, and Myles Kennedy all in the same month, but that's a bloody lie since I already did that back in 2019 (saw Sevendust with Skillet in LA and saw Alter Bridge in Orlando and Raleigh in September of 2019), but I want to have that feeling again. I'm just going to have to settle for seeing both Sevendust and Tremonti open for Daughtry in December (which I like all of them) and wait to see if Myles wants to do a tour on the West Coast before he either does a tour with Slash or make a new AB album in early 2022.
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Speaking of Skillet.... they just cancelled a concert because the venue was requiring vaccination and only vaccination. The band wanted people to have a choice of negative test. I guess for me, I should be happy that their local show is before the venue restricts access to only vaccinated. If I'm being honest, I feel like while having the choice is probably the better way to go in terms of allowing fans to attend, cancelling a show is a bit extreme.
Anyway, on Saturday I saw 311 and Iration at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden NJ. I've never been to that venue before but it reminded me exactly of the Xfinity Centre in Hartford. But being a smaller show, they didn't even sell lawn seats and I was actually able to score a late released 2nd row ticket for face value. It was the closest I've ever been to 311. What a great experience it was to be so close to one of my favorite bands. The vibe was so good up close too with all the hardcore fans singing and dancing along. Iration was pretty decent too, solid reggae music. The highlight of the night for me was the huge rainbow that formed over the venue while Iration was playing. I then also got a guitar pick from Iration. And 311 played a couple of the more obscure songs to make a well rounded setlist. Only negative, 311 went on at 8:50 and ended around 10:15pm. It wasn't a full headline 90 minute set, or their normal hour 45 minute type of set. Kind of a bummer. But it was the first show of the tour, hopefully they build up the energy and perform longer as the tour goes on because I will be seeing this tour again this Sunday!
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311 and Iration LIVE @ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ 8/21/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOI-6xXd3mE)
The upcoming schedule is about to really pick up, September is going to be wild if all these shows happen.
August 27th - Lynyrd Skynyrd @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 29th - 311 and Iration @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 1st - Alanis Morissette & Garbage @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 3rd - Avatar @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
September 5th - Bouncing Souls, The Menzingers, Sick of it All, Suicide Machines @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
September 8th - Unleash the Archers , Aether Realm, & Seven Kingdoms @ Le Poisson Rouge, New York City, NY
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I'm contemplating wanting to see Goo Goo Dolls in Costa Mesa tomorrow at the Pacific Amphitheater (the venue next to where the OC County Fair would have been hosted at). Groupon has nosebleed seats at $25.00, but I'm wondering if I can get it for cheaper early tomorrow on Stubhub like I saw with Rise Against tickets, last Saturday morning. Also, I still have the Groupon voucher of their LA show at the Greek Theater (which has been postponed to next year).
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Megadeth is tomorrow and it's in an open venue. All they're doing is requiring masks.
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I'm contemplating wanting to see Goo Goo Dolls in Costa Mesa tomorrow at the Pacific Amphitheater (the venue next to where the OC County Fair would have been hosted at). Groupon has nosebleed seats at $25.00, but I'm wondering if I can get it for cheaper early tomorrow on Stubhub like I saw with Rise Against tickets, last Saturday morning. Also, I still have the Groupon voucher of their LA show at the Greek Theater (which has been postponed to next year).
Does the Groupon deal include TT&L? That show is definitely a buyer's market, but $25 after fees will be a reach.
Protip: After buying your cheap nosebleeds, check Stubhub before the show and pinpoint seats down front that won't sell, and then sneak down and sit in those.
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Goo Goo Dolls put on a good show still!
Got Coheed this Saturday!!!!! :metal :metal :metal
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Goo Goo Dolls put on a good show still!
Got Coheed this Saturday!!!!! :metal :metal :metal
Didn't realized Coheed was so soon. I have Tickets for Sept. 19 and I was hoping it doesn't get cancelled. Enjoy the show!
Did you get to see Rise Against?
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I'm contemplating wanting to see Goo Goo Dolls in Costa Mesa tomorrow at the Pacific Amphitheater (the venue next to where the OC County Fair would have been hosted at). Groupon has nosebleed seats at $25.00, but I'm wondering if I can get it for cheaper early tomorrow on Stubhub like I saw with Rise Against tickets, last Saturday morning. Also, I still have the Groupon voucher of their LA show at the Greek Theater (which has been postponed to next year).
Does the Groupon deal include TT&L? That show is definitely a buyer's market, but $25 after fees will be a reach.
Protip: After buying your cheap nosebleeds, check Stubhub before the show and pinpoint seats down front that won't sell, and then sneak down and sit in those.
Shut up!! :)
(I pulled that trick for my kid at Harry Styles at MSG; her and her two friends had individual seats, and I told her "go on Stub Hub, find a block of seats available and go sit there. If someone asks you to move, ask to see their tickets". They had decent seats for like 90% of the show.)
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Yeah, I do this a lot as well. Depends if the ushers care or not to let you into the closer sections. Or if you can sneak in if they are checking. I got my super cheap "limited view" ticket for Foo Fighters a couple months ago for like $40 and half way through the set went down to the lower level and sat in what was likely a $200 seat. It was a sold out show, but I assume the person left early. Ushers didn't care, actually I asked one and he said they wouldn't be checking at that point in the show.
The big amphitheater by me definitely checks though, they have people at every entrance to the closer levels checking every ticket. Used to be able to screenshot a ticket on your phone and send it to your friends to sneak them down, but now the barcodes move and they check that. If you still are able to get physical tickets, that's another way to sneak down but actual tickets are hard to come by these days.
Anyway, I'm starting to have some internal debates about wether to see Lynyrd Skynyrd or Rancid/Dropkick Murphys this friday. 3 years ago I saw BOTH of these tours. Rancid is my favorite of the three bands. Lynyrd is playing in the better venue and much closer to home. I can likely get a cheaper ticket to Lynyrd. BUT it looks like Lynyrd isn't playing anything different than they did last time. Seeing two bands also means more music. Ugh. Weather should be good so that's not a consideration.
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I think Tesla is opening for LS. Not sure if you care or if that makes a difference..
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Yeah, I do this a lot as well. Depends if the ushers care or not to let you into the closer sections. Or if you can sneak in if they are checking. I got my super cheap "limited view" ticket for Foo Fighters a couple months ago for like $40 and half way through the set went down to the lower level and sat in what was likely a $200 seat. It was a sold out show, but I assume the person left early. Ushers didn't care, actually I asked one and he said they wouldn't be checking at that point in the show.
The big amphitheater by me definitely checks though, they have people at every entrance to the closer levels checking every ticket. Used to be able to screenshot a ticket on your phone and send it to your friends to sneak them down, but now the barcodes move and they check that. If you still are able to get physical tickets, that's another way to sneak down but actual tickets are hard to come by these days.
Bullshit and attitude, my friend. Bullshit and attitude.
There's an entire reddit devoted to looking like you belong, and that will typically get you past the ticket checkers. If they're really being hardasses, wait until the intro tape begins to roll and the lights drop, and then blow past them while wagging your phone in their general direction. For a couple of years, when tickets were in PDFs, we'd just phony new ones up to get down close. They only scan barcodes at entry. To get down to the floor they just look at them.
A few years back I managed to pinpoint the only 4 available seats in a sold out amphitheater (20k). We spent the entire show in second row seats after paying $15 for lawn tickets. Normally we just aim for big empty sections. That one I knew those seats were going to be good.
Also, moving barcodes? Never seen that.
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There's a lot of truth in that post. That's pretty much how I got on-stage with Gene Simmons.
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I think Tesla is opening for LS. Not sure if you care or if that makes a difference..
I don't know about any other shows, but they are not this Friday. Damon Johnson is listed as the opener. I don't love Tesla, but if they did open, it would probably make it a lot easier of a choice because that would be a solid 1 2 punch. I'm not familiar with Damon Johnson.
Yeah, I do this a lot as well. Depends if the ushers care or not to let you into the closer sections. Or if you can sneak in if they are checking. I got my super cheap "limited view" ticket for Foo Fighters a couple months ago for like $40 and half way through the set went down to the lower level and sat in what was likely a $200 seat. It was a sold out show, but I assume the person left early. Ushers didn't care, actually I asked one and he said they wouldn't be checking at that point in the show.
The big amphitheater by me definitely checks though, they have people at every entrance to the closer levels checking every ticket. Used to be able to screenshot a ticket on your phone and send it to your friends to sneak them down, but now the barcodes move and they check that. If you still are able to get physical tickets, that's another way to sneak down but actual tickets are hard to come by these days.
Bullshit and attitude, my friend. Bullshit and attitude.
There's an entire reddit devoted to looking like you belong, and that will typically get you past the ticket checkers. If they're really being hardasses, wait until the intro tape begins to roll and the lights drop, and then blow past them while wagging your phone in their general direction. For a couple of years, when tickets were in PDFs, we'd just phony new ones up to get down close. They only scan barcodes at entry. To get down to the floor they just look at them.
A few years back I managed to pinpoint the only 4 available seats in a sold out amphitheater (20k). We spent the entire show in second row seats after paying $15 for lawn tickets. Normally we just aim for big empty sections. That one I knew those seats were going to be good.
Also, moving barcodes? Never seen that.
Since you haven't seen the moving barcodes, I think you also haven't seen the "Karen" ushers either. Specifically in the PNC Bank Arts Center, they are hard asses to check every ticket. Last concert there (because I love walking around and not just sitting in my seat) I asked the lady "Don't you remember me by now?" and she didn't care for that question :lol It really depends on venue and situations like if it's packed or not.
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This is an interesting discussion about moving up. Back in the day, I always upgraded whenever possible. If the actual ticketholder came along, I'd move..no biggie.
I got my very close 80's concert pics not because I had great tickets.
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This is an interesting discussion about moving up. Back in the day, I always upgraded whenever possible. If the actual ticketholder came along, I'd move..no biggie.
I got my very close 80's concert pics not because I had great tickets.
We went to an Ozzfest concert in 1999 and had lawn seats. A few friends had actual seats in the ampitheater, and one would come back with the other's ticket stub and we all snuck up to that section. He'd just escort us down one at a time and the 4 of us crammed into the area of 2 seats.
Around that same time, I had 3rd row seats for Motley Crue's greatest hits tour in the spring of 99 in my college town. We went early to see the opening bands and nobody was sitting in that first row. We walked up and hung out on the rail, expecting to have to move eventually. Nobody made us move. i talked with the security guard, who was from the same area of the Chicago suburbs as me. The guy must have liked us and just let us stay. I got high-fives from Vince and Tommy and a pick from Nikki that night.
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This is an interesting discussion about moving up. Back in the day, I always upgraded whenever possible. If the actual ticketholder came along, I'd move..no biggie.
I got my very close 80's concert pics not because I had great tickets.
For about 3 years we really made an art form of it. It was the move to mobile entry that really screwed us. I suppose I should beef up my photoshop skills to get back in the game.
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Got 311 Saturday night. 1st show since Cheap Trick in February 2020.
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Got 311 Saturday night. 1st show since Cheap Trick in February 2020.
Nod your head to this :metal
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I wonder what set list we'll get?!
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I wonder what set list we'll get?!
Hard to say as they've only done two shows, but looks like the 8 "hits" are the standard and then you'll get 9 "random" songs. I love not knowing what they are going to play. Looking forward to seeing a different set on Sunday than what I saw last weekend. Just sucks they are only doing a 75 minute set, not even 90 minutes as a headliner. Iration was pretty good chill music if you catch them too. I missed Iya Terra but I plan on getting there in time for them at the next show.
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I'm hoping to see all 3 bands.
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I think Tesla is opening for LS. Not sure if you care or if that makes a difference..
I don't know about any other shows, but they are not this Friday. Damon Johnson is listed as the opener. I don't love Tesla, but if they did open, it would probably make it a lot easier of a choice because that would be a solid 1 2 punch. I'm not familiar with Damon Johnson.
I'm not either, but isn't he the guy that was the "new guy" in the reformed Thin Lizzy? Then they changed their name to Black City Riders or some shit. Not my thing, but the name rings a bell.
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I think Tesla is opening for LS. Not sure if you care or if that makes a difference..
I don't know about any other shows, but they are not this Friday. Damon Johnson is listed as the opener. I don't love Tesla, but if they did open, it would probably make it a lot easier of a choice because that would be a solid 1 2 punch. I'm not familiar with Damon Johnson.
I'm not either, but isn't he the guy that was the "new guy" in the reformed Thin Lizzy? Then they changed their name to Black City Riders or some shit. Not my thing, but the name rings a bell.
I know Damon Johnson played in Alice Cooper's band. Yes, He was in Black Star Riders, but he also was the guitarist for Brother Cane. I think it may have been HIS band.
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I think Tesla is opening for LS. Not sure if you care or if that makes a difference..
I don't know about any other shows, but they are not this Friday. Damon Johnson is listed as the opener. I don't love Tesla, but if they did open, it would probably make it a lot easier of a choice because that would be a solid 1 2 punch. I'm not familiar with Damon Johnson.
I'm not either, but isn't he the guy that was the "new guy" in the reformed Thin Lizzy? Then they changed their name to Black City Riders or some shit. Not my thing, but the name rings a bell.
I know Damon Johnson played in Alice Cooper's band. Yes, He was in Black Star Riders, but he also was the guitarist for Brother Cane. I think it may have been HIS band.
Both of what you two are saying is true. I wiki'd him. Doesn't really make me any more interested though :lol
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Goo Goo Dolls put on a good show still!
Got Coheed this Saturday!!!!! :metal :metal :metal
Didn't realized Coheed was so soon. I have Tickets for Sept. 19 and I was hoping it doesn't get cancelled. Enjoy the show!
Did you get to see Rise Against?
Yeah, thought it was an awesome range set list too. Curious to know what Coheed is gonna play.
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The Irvine show, this Friday, is going to be the first show of the tour, so I have no clue what they are going to play. Heck, I'm still not heavily familiar with their entire catalog, but I know it's going to be good stuff and that people can get excited about it.
Edit: And yes, Rise Against from start to finish was awesome. Excellent stuff.
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I never really got into Coheed, I need to check them out. I do enjoy some of The Used though. That should be a fun show.
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I never really got into Coheed, I need to check them out. I do enjoy some of The Used though. That should be a fun show.
I was trying to describe The Used to my husband and came up with Coheed meets Panic At The Disco lol so take that for what you will
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I never really got into Coheed, I need to check them out. I do enjoy some of The Used though. That should be a fun show.
I was trying to describe The Used to my husband and came up with Coheed meets Panic At The Disco lol so take that for what you will
Not sure that helps me as I know The Used, but not familiar with Coheed or Panic :lol I do plan on checking that show out when it comes to town, I just need to get some Coheed listens in before that though so I can be familiar.
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I never really got into Coheed, I need to check them out. I do enjoy some of The Used though. That should be a fun show.
I was trying to describe The Used to my husband and came up with Coheed meets Panic At The Disco lol so take that for what you will
Not sure that helps me as I know The Used, but not familiar with Coheed or Panic :lol I do plan on checking that show out when it comes to town, I just need to get some Coheed listens in before that though so I can be familiar.
For newer coheed check out unheavenly creatures. For older coheed check out Good Apollo or In Keeping Secrets.
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Well. I've learned a couple of interesting tips today. One, that's an interesting tip, El Barto. I'll definitely keep that in mind when buying nosebleed cheap seats. Two, you were right. Today's Goo Goo Dolls show in Costa Mesa is a buyer's market. This is what ticketmaster has in available tickets about 15 minutes before the first band begins. This show won't be a sellout by a wide margin.
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Saw a seat in the inner sections near the stage on Stubhub that was going for like $53.00. Pretty good view as well. If I was a bigger fan of the band, I probably scooped that one, but I was waiting to see if it can go cheaper, but someone nabbed it. Then I saw a ticket for like $33.00 in the front row section of the outer sections with like 30 minutes before the first band opens, but that was sold in like 5 minutes, and by then, I already conceded in not wanting to go at that point. Not upset. I still have that Groupon ticket for their LA show at the Greek Theater next year, so whatever.
Foo Fighters is playing at the Forum, tomorrow. The worst seats is selling at $60.00 where you see the side of the stage and the view is like the back of the band's setup. Not really something I want to spend on top of spending $30.00 for parking for that. Maybe I can scoop something better tomorrow. Doubt it and I'm not upset if I don't get a ticket since Friday is going to be me going to see Coheed & Cambria. Probably get ready for that one more. Seats for higher rows in the section I am at for the Coheed show is going for like $10.00 on Stubhub and other resellers. That band can have cheap tickets if you know where to look for them. Saw them and Mastodon in 2019 for like $18.00 at the Greek Theater.
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Apparently you're no longer allowed to look at the available seats on TM without logging in first, which I ain't doing (I just posted elsewhere about websites that fuck with me password-wise, and TM is tops on the list). However, looking at the scalper market, I think it's quite possible floor tickets bottom out pretty close to that $60 rear stage seat. They're currently at $130 (after fees), and there are a lot of them left. Probably more than than people will buy. Better quality uppers will definitely drop below that. You'll probably find get-ins for ~30 total as the start time approaches.
The thing to look for is if scalpers are trying to sell the same seats that TM still has at face value. If there are still tickets left in the uppers you'll see those plummet on Stubhub and the life.
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Buying tickets last second has been my game this summer :lol I've either paid face value for great seats (2nd row for 311 last weekend) or got a good seat for a nice discount on the second hand market. I think that's what I am going to do tomorrow to see which concert I end up going to. I'm pretty sure Lynyrd is going to be the cheaper one since it's not selling as well though even though face value is more expensive.
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Buying tickets last second has been my game this summer :lol I've either paid face value for great seats (2nd row for 311 last weekend) or got a good seat for a nice discount on the second hand market. I think that's what I am going to do tomorrow to see which concert I end up going to. I'm pretty sure Lynyrd is going to be the cheaper one since it's not selling as well though even though face value is more expensive.
Rarely do I buy on sale day. I snapped up Transatlantic because I got second row in front of Portnoy, and I wasn't passing that up, but I still don't have tix for NMB in either Boston or NYC (probably going to go to both) and won't until we get closer.
I had third row behind the pit for Maiden and bought them as we were parking the car in the lot. As long as you're not picky, that's the way to go. I'm also willing to be mobile if I have to. Kiss on Sunday was cancelled - Hurricane Henri - but I will likely do that for that show as well. Hang in the lot and see what I can do online or in person.
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It helps being a solo concert goer most of the time as well. I have 100% control of what I'm cool with. I've been seeing this girl for a couple months now and she's starting to really enjoy the concerts as well, so it complicate things slightly to have to find two tickets, but so far it worked really well for GNR and 311. But now I'm trying to secure a GA pit ticket for Dirty Heads for her since I bought mine the day of sale (which I don't normally do either unless I know it's a hot ticket) and now those tickets are significantly more expensive. It's definitely a game in many ways. I've come out on top so much lately though. I may be able to just sell my GA ticket for profit and get two cheap seats on secondary market if necessary for that concert. I'm glad she's not picky.
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Well, that's the thing; your concert buddy has to be in tune. My friend Jim - who you've met, Marc - is like me. Let's do it, and if the worst thing is we go home, we can always stop for a beer on the way. He's good like that. One of my friends from high school... I stopped going with him (and I don't go to many shows with my wife) because if they don't have "ticket in hand" when they leave the house, it's like showing up to the airport without your ticket or passport. :tdwn
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Well, that's the thing; your concert buddy has to be in tune. My friend Jim - who you've met, Marc - is like me. Let's do it, and if the worst thing is we go home, we can always stop for a beer on the way. He's good like that. One of my friends from high school... I stopped going with him (and I don't go to many shows with my wife) because if they don't have "ticket in hand" when they leave the house, it's like showing up to the airport without your ticket or passport. :tdwn
Hell, I flew to Cali to catch a show in San Bernardino on the assumption that I'd just give some guy in the parking lot $50 for a ticket. Done that in Denver, too. Never any problems. In fact, the times when I/we've just gone to a show just assuming it'll work itself out have either been bargains, or unbelievable bargains. The show in Colorado we scored 3 tickets to see Maiden for $15 total (we actually refused to take the $5 in change from the twenty we gave him). Had some guy offer us front row for an Ian Anderson gig for just under face value less the fees while we were walking to the window. One was a hot Texas day and the other was a rainy Colorado day. :lol Honestly, I see it as an opportunity, rather than a risk.
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All right, got the tickets to see Foo Fighters at the Forum today. Got it for $48.00 for a upper section seat with a good view on Stubhub. Ticketmaster had it listed at $120.00, so I'm rolling out.
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All right, got the tickets to see Foo Fighters at the Forum today. Got it for $48.00 for a upper section seat with a good view on Stubhub. Ticketmaster had it listed at $120.00, so I'm rolling out.
:metal :metal
I'm starting to lean towards going to Rancid/Dropkick Murphys tomorrow. I see Lynyrd is only playing 13 songs this tour, 12 of which were played last time on the "farewell" tour. Regardless, I'll see what the ticket prices look like tomorrow and go from there
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Show last night was amazing. Lamb of God always puts on good energy here, and they showed it. Randy loves it here and was sporting a local band he enjoys shirt and gave them a holler, and always dedicates a song to us natives, and wanted to hear our warcry.
Megadeth was pretty awesome due to the energy of all three of his current bandmates, Lomenzo added more of that energy that Ellefson lacked. The Dystopia songs were amazing too and I was glad we got The Threat is Real.
Also, Mechanix was on the set, but as it was windy and Dave was eating his hair, he had to step out for a while and fix it. His vocals were actually pretty good and decent as they could be for his age.
He also mentioned how he beat cancer, and that he will probably be okay from covid if he catches it. But since he is still alive and as long as he is still here, he will continue to keep playing music for us fans.
It's an outdoor open venue, and until October 18th (the only exception being the Dave Matthews show before this date), all they are requiring is masking if you are unvaccinated. There was no way to tell who was and wasn't, which I find damn fascinating, because I know there were vaccinated people masking and unvaccinated people not masking. Being one of my first big concerts sober at this venue, it was amazing to see the amount of people that let loose, and by let loose I mean completely and more so than usual. People were stumbling drunk before entering the venue and were inside the venue passed out, two chicks started stumbling and falling all over people in the Pit during She-Wolf, and then this guy right by me whipped it out and began taking a piss. Me and this other guy both saw and immediately left that spot and went somewhere else in the pit. The pit was also pretty packed as well.
Overall it was great to be enjoying a show again, although my experience was hindered by drunken assholes, it didn't detriment my experience because the music was good, I was sober, and I found a spot by the left speaker by some short people so I could see the stage. Also, it's legal here, so my friend hit me up and we met on the lawn and sat down and smoked a few during the set changes. Others were as well, and then we joked about it anyone was passing joints around (my other friend went to Rebelution before this one and said that quite a lot of people were passing joints around). No one said nothing, and the people and vibe was neat as the security and cops weren't out patrolling the lawn like they usually do.
Also, they had 3 different sizes of water for sale. Liquid Death, which looks like a Modelo can and I had to ask about it, which is Swiss Alps spring water. A "souvenir" cup that was a dollar more than the Liquid Death can, and a smaller cup which was just about the same amount as the Liquid Death but cheaper and in a cheaper cup. I found that hilarious, and to top it off, the lady behind me then was complaining about the water being 5 bucks and them pointing to the cup and saying this one is $4.50. I cracked up as I walked away with my fries and "souvenir" cup. I just remembered too, that before that girl mentioned anything about the prices, The guy in front of me was with either his son or nephew whom noticed the prices and he replied, that's capitalism. :lol
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All right, I'm back from seeing Foo Fighters at the Forum. I'll spare you guys the play by play and just say negatives and positives
Negatives: For those that wants to go to SoFi Stadium for a football game. Don't park at the parking lot. I was directed to park there after the Forum parking lot was full. A. It costs $45.00 B. It took almost an hour for me to exit the lot. There was like only two exits out of there. Not really an efficient approach to get thousands of people out. I shudder to think how they can get 70k people out in a timely manner for an event there after the show is over in its current state.
Foo Fighters had some certain flaws to their set. Mainly them doing extended versions of nearly every single song while I would have liked more songs. Only played 19 songs in two hours and 15 minutes of a set. Also, I didn't really like their new songs from the last two albums and that they had non-band backing vocalists during those sections. Nothing wrong with the backing vocalists in general, but not for me. People seemed to dig those songs and the Bee Gees cover (there was even a disco ball on the ceiling where the GA crowd was at during that cover).
Positives: The hits are still hitting really well including the Wasting Light songs. Band played great. I didn't see sign of age slowing them down. Dave Grohl was running around like a maniac like he always does (except in the last time I saw a Foo Fighters full set in 2015 where Grohl was on his custom throne while rehabbing his leg from that accident where he fell off the stage while running around like a maniac at a show in Sweden, which he still finished that show after a hour of delay.) and he's still telling long profanity-laced stories. Crowd was solid and pretty packed. Security was strict and checking people for vaccine cards. They played Queen's Somebody to Love with Taylor Hawkins on vocals and Grohl on drums.
Also, and this is a touching moment. Last year, a girl drummer publicly challenged Dave Grohl to a virtual drum-off and he accepted and he was really impressed with her. So Grohl claims they met in person for the first time today and he brought her out for this show and she drummed the final song, Everlong, with the band. What a moment for her.
Overall, great show. I say I enjoyed Rise Against show last Saturday more (although the highs for Foo Fighters was higher, but the lows was lower in comparison to Rise Against). $48.00 for a last minute ticket was a good grab, but $45.00 at parking in either The Forum or SoFi Stadium and the time it took to get out is a major blehhhhh. Never coming back to that area for a show unless they either lower parking (unlikely) or I find a cheaper way to get in and out of that area. Now to sleep for 6 hours. Work for like another 6 hours with a 30 min. lunch in between and off back to FivePoint Amphitheater (a venue that really outclasses the Forum, in my opinion, when it comes to parking accommodations) for Coheed and Cambria.
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The last time I saw Foo I was also disappointed with the jam-out of EVERY song. I thought the same thing - they could have played like 4 more songs if they ended songs without jamming.
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Parking. I've got to say I've been spoiled. Here in Hartford, there are places to part outside the amphitheater that take about 0.5 seconds to get to the highway, so no problems there, and for $10. Plus the shows I like to see - in theaters from 500 to 2000 - you can usually stroll right out to your car, get in, and head out for home. I can't imagine at this point sitting in a car for an HOUR after the show just to get out of the lot (though I do drive to a number of shows, so going to see a show in NYC means about 90 minutes in a car to drive home, but that's different. I'll usually stop in the City for a sammich or a slice for the ride home. My wife laughs at me because she can usually tell what I ate by what's on my shirt when I walk in the door.).
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Looking at the setlist and comparing it to what they played when I saw them in June, looks like they cut out 5 songs from the setlist: Run, Arklandia, Creep (Radio head cover), This is a call and Making A Fire.
(though I do drive to a number of shows, so going to see a show in NYC means about 90 minutes in a car to drive home, but that's different. I'll usually stop in the City for a sammich or a slice for the ride home. My wife laughs at me because she can usually tell what I ate by what's on my shirt when I walk in the door.).
:lol Yeah, driving to NYC for a concert you know it will take you some time to get out of the city. I try to avoid midtown/downtown as much as possible now (though I commute there instead of driving). If I can just do 1 hour drive to a show elsewhere (jersey or CT), I rather do that.
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One more comment about that parking lot that makes me mad about this whole thing. Just when I was in the front of the line (there was two lines alternating the one exit available, one car at a time) ready to get out of that craphole, there was a guy that walked in front of my car trying to sell his crappy knock-off concert t-shirts (and there was a lot of people outside that was doing this) and the car in the other line took advantage of it and exited when that should have been me that exited in that position.
Screw the Forum. Screw SoFi Stadium and I may say screw Youtube Theater if I end up with a ticket for that Evanescence/Halestorm tour and end up back in that clusterf*** area.
Edit: In hindsight, after going over my other options. What I could have done is park at one of those Park and Ride lots near the metro train station near the 105 and then taken the bus to the Forum. Could have saved me a fair amount of money and time if I had done that.
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I went to see Zcsts In Space last night as they were playing in my town. I have heard a couple of their albums but wouldn’t say I really knew the band. It was an enjoyable show, and just great to be back watching live music.
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All right, I'm back from FivePoint Amphitheater for The Used and Coheed & Cambria show. I had a good time. Overall, I know this was not a sold out show. They curtained off two sections and I know not all the tickets sold. I think there were row 40 upper section seats that was still listed on Stubhub for $10.00 around the first band starting. If I had to guess on attendance, I think there was slightly more people that came for this show than in the LA show when it was Mastodon/Coheed and Cambria.
A lot of people were really there for The Used. It was like first opening band, it was basically empty in the upper seats sections. When The Used came out, a lot more people showed up that nearly filled the available sections and some left by the time Coheed came out. Still, people moved up in rows to find open areas to be closer. People were more jacked for them than for Coheed. Pop Punk is not my thing though (I don't mind it in moderation though), so I really felt out of place (probably more out of place than me wearing a rock band t-shirt at a Lindsey Stirling show on Monday). They played all right though.
Coheed and Cambria was really good as usual. People were still really into their set after The Used only crowd cleared out. Only played for 75 minutes (they played 90 minutes in LA in 2019). The Used played for an hour and first opening band had 25 minutes. I think for those that saw the Unheavenly Skye tour in 2019 with Mastodon co-headlining, I think it would be worth it for those people to see Coheed & Cambria again after two years after that tour if they thinking about getting a ticket of a fair price they like.
If there was one thing I personally would have changed, I should have waited before buying my $25.00 seat and nabbed one of those $10.00 seats on Stubhub in the sections that had a more centered view. I would have been in a way higher row compared to where I was seated, but there really isn't any bad seats at FivePoint in the 300 sections, but I think the center sections would have been a better viewing experience and if worst came to worst, I would just move up in rows if available. Everyone around me was doing that and no security noticed or cared about it.
I really wished I can see Coheed & Cambria at their own solo headlining show with no co-headliner to see how that feels. I had a ticket for their show in Riverside last year before the pandemic happened, so that was again a bummer. Hopefully, next year they get a chance to do that.
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Yeah, I would love a 90-100min set from Coheed. Its been a few years since they did their full album tours which were awesome. Im excited for The Used, haven't seen them since in maybe 10 years. Checked out the Coheed setlist and excited for some of the choices. Seeing that show tonight! Sucks that the venue is forced to shut down at 10pm because of noise - outdoor venue in a neighborhood.
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311 tonight!!
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Have fun King!
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Ooooo, Trans-Siberian Orchestra is coming back on tour this holiday season!
https://loudwire.com/trans-siberian-orchestra-2021-winter-tour-dates/
This time, I'm going to wait it out on Stubhub for cheap tickets for the Ontario, California show. The last two times I went in 2018 and 2019, got a good Groupon seat for like $50.00. Had an extra ticket in 2019 and I had to relist it and it was going down to like $30-35 on Stubhub within the hour before the show began, so I will take my time and wait it out for this one.
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All right, at Microsoft Theater for Lindsey Stirling. First time here in this building. It’s all right. Not the last time I will be here this year. Will be there for DT.
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Went to two concerts over the weekend so some review time....
Lynyrd Skynyrd was last Friday. Showed up without a ticket, I expected to land a cheap stubhub ticket but was surprised when day of show they all basically dissapeared or were over priced. The tickets on livenation seemed to mostly get sold too. Saw some cheap seats I would just buy at the box office for less fees, but found a scalper who sold me a great seat for $50 (originally $150 before fees). Funny because it was the first time buying a scalped digital ticket. The guy said he would scan for me at the security check point when we walked in together and then he would accept my payment, but I was not cool with that. Made him transfer it to me on livenation, which he did after I walked him through how and boom I was in with a great view and significant discount. I guess having nice weather made a lot of people want to come out last minute. Place was PACKED. Biggest show I had seen there in quite some time.
As for the show, they sounded great, but without Gary Rossington performing still, there was not a single original member on stage. THe opener, Damon Johnson, played guitar for LS. Pretty solid performance from him doing all the leads and getting a lot of spotlight even over the other guitarists who've been in the band for awhile. Either way, they did a 13 song set which wasn't the longest I've seen from them, but it sounded good. Everyone seemed to be having fun including myself.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E92eUAqXMAETmqE?format=jpg&name=large)
Lynyrd Skynyrd LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ 8/27/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDVHDbXWZJk)
Concert #2 was last night, same venue and same tour I saw last week in Camden which was 311, Iration, and Iya Terra. Actually got there so early to take a pic of the empty venue:
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For this one, I got a VIP seat on stubhub for $40 after fees. Much better price than anything on the lawn, and the VIP seats are center venue with great views and more room. My VIP section was basically empty too, so it was basically myself rocking out alone :lol
Iya Terra really impressed me, I'm pissed now that I missed them in Camden because I enjoyed them a lot more than Iration. They had a lot more rock in their reggae and just seemed musically interesting to me. I may have to get an album, I'd love to see this band get bigger in the future. Next up was Iration, good band. Chill music. Love the horns. I really dig them, but not enough to get an album at this point, but enough to say I like them and will hopefully one day see them again.
311 then put on one of the best shows I've seen from them in at least 4 years. They've become a former shell of themselves, doing 16-17 song set lists heavy on the hits and not doing any deep cuts. The camden show had a couple deep cuts but otherwise was very similar. This show however, they added 2 songs and a bass solo, but also the non hit choices were almost ALL deep cuts. Lots of rare songs that really took this show up to the next level. I missed that feeling of really not knowing what the band was going to do next. I feel so happy I was able to experience that set. Hopefully that pattern continues for the rest of the tour as it just started so the rest of the US might be in for a treat for the old school 311 fans like myself. One of the odd things I got enjoyment out of this concert, was due to it not selling the greatest (one lady working there said they expected 5k people in a 20k capacity venue) and getting there early was getting a free upgrade from the lawn (where I was just chilling, I had my VIP ticket) but I took advantage because I got an actual ticket stub! Oh how I missed getting actual ticket stubs.
311 Iration Iya Terra Live From the Ride 2021 @ PNC Holmdel NJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4ACRCh-3aA)
I'm currently scheduled to be back in the same venue tomorrow for Alanis Morrissette and Garbage... but the remnants of Ida should be hitting us hard tomorrow night. I don't know if the concert will happen or if it does, if I will go. I bought a $20 flat lawn ticekt from that livenation sale and won't be covered. Not looking to spend the $100+ to be under the roof (and I feel that price will go up as more people want to avoid the rain). Oh well, can't win them all. But we will see how I feel and how the weather truly is tomorrow night.
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Hmmmm, Stubhub has Metallica's 40th anniversary tickets in San Francisco for like $240.00 on average for the nosebleed seats. They also have it where if you buy the bundle that has both shows, the nosebleed seats averages $165.00 ($330.00 total). I do want to see a full Metallica set at least once in my life. I was lucky enough to see them at the Chris Cornell tribute show in 2019 where they played two deep cut Soundgarden tracks, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Master of Puppets. If the two show bundle tickets goes down below $200 total (quite unlikely, but I got to set a standard to not get too crazy in spending) and the timing is right so that I can still get plane tickets and board to San Francisco, I may bite.
Who knows when they will come back to the LA area. Last time they were there was at the Rose Bowl (with A7X supporting!) in 2017. Probably would have been my best shot to knock at seeing three great bands since they also had Gojira on the bill. I may not like the support the next time they are here in the Greater LA area.
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Hmmmm, Stubhub has Metallica's 40th anniversary tickets in San Francisco for like $240.00 on average for the nosebleed seats. They also have it where if you buy the bundle that has both shows, the nosebleed seats averages $165.00 ($330.00 total). I do want to see a full Metallica set at least once in my life. I was lucky enough to see them at the Chris Cornell tribute show in 2019 where they played two deep cut Soundgarden tracks, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Master of Puppets. If the two show bundle tickets goes down below $200 total (quite unlikely, but I got to set a standard to not get too crazy in spending) and the timing is right so that I can still get plane tickets and board to San Francisco, I may bite.
Who knows when they will come back to the LA area. Last time they were there was at the Rose Bowl (with A7X supporting!) in 2017. Probably would have been my best shot to knock at seeing three great bands since they also had Gojira on the bill. I may not like the support the next time they are here in the Greater LA area.
You can always fly into Atlanta for November 6th to see them with nosebleeds at $70 before fees :lol I only say that because I got a ticket for that show and will be flying in/out that weekend for the show. I paid A LOT more though, got a decent (not great) seat and it includes food and drinks apparently. It's up there with the most I've ever paid before for a single concert. Has Cage the Elephant and Greta Van Fleet opening which also helped sell me on the idea.
Having said that, I'm really not keen on the idea of traveling for a concert right now. Too many variables if a show even happens right now. For example, Bonarooo just got cancelled and so many people had already arrived there just to find that out and now are kind of screwed of their travel expenses. This was due to the hurricane making the field a complete mud mess that you can't even drive in to park. Not even due to covid. Looks like my concert tomorrow night is very unlikely to happen with the weather update I just saw (100% thunderstorms all night tomorrow and high winds). Also when Limp Bizkit was cancelled last minute a few weeks ago just made me feel like these concerts can be cancelled so suddenly.
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^^ Oh shoot. Looking at their schedule on Stubhub, if I pay $350.00 to go to Aftershock in Sacramento, I could see them twice and see a buttload of other good bands like Volbeat. Seether, Skillet, Avatar, The Offspring, Gojira, Body Count, Mammoth WVH, and many others in a four day festival. I don't really have the endurance to do that nowadays. I'll keep looking for options.
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speaking of.... Avatar made their way from Sweden to the US and start their tour this week. I have a VIP ticket for them on Friday in NYC. Really excited for that, I find it really interesting too that a Swedish band made it into the US for a full tour of the country. Best of luck to them, I'm just glad I'm getting to see it at the start so it'll very likely happen. Also got Skillet, Offspring, and Mammoth WVH (again) this month.
Hey Anguyen, you're an LA guy. If you are interested in Wolfie, I have a ticket for the sold out Whiskey A Go Go show in October that I can't make (show should have been two weeks ago but it got postponed). I put it on stubhub for the absurd price of $195 but it's sold out and that price was cheaper than any other ticket listed. If you want to go, hit me up in PM and I'll sell it for face value (I think $27). I think that'll be better than any festival or GNR opening gig they are doing. If not, no problemo it'll sell and I'll make money (I'd rather go myself than profit tbh).
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Hmmmm. I may consider seeing Mammoth WVH at the Whiskey. Just give me about a week. If you haven't heard anything from me before 09/07, just relist the ticket.
Haven't heard Wolfgang's stuff yet, but I'm sure it's something I like. Plus his backup band composed of guys that's from either the Tremonti solo band or the Slash solo band, so I should be all over that.
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Hmmmm. I may consider seeing Mammoth WVH at the Whiskey. Just give me about a week. If you haven't heard anything from me before 09/07, just relist the ticket.
Haven't heard Wolfgang's stuff yet, but I'm sure it's something I like. Plus his backup band composed of guys that's from either the Tremonti solo band or the Slash solo band, so I should be all over that.
It's on stubhub already, if you want it and its not sold, it's yours for face value whenever you decide. :tup The album is decent. It didn't blow me away, but wasn't bad by any means. I actually like it a lot more after seeing him live. The band is good. 3 guitars and they all sing backing vocals so it's got all the real live layers to produce a really good sound without backing tracks. Here's the song Mammoth from the album (my favorite from the album) performed from Metlife almost 4 weeks ago now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOKGK_613-g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOKGK_613-g)
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Seeing King Crimson in Washington D.C. on 9/11
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It's on stubhub already, if you want it and its not sold, it's yours for face value whenever you decide. :tup
well, it literally just sold ??? sorry, I feel bad for offering it tonight now since I listed it last week and figured it would eventually go but not at that price. Wow.
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It's on stubhub already, if you want it and its not sold, it's yours for face value whenever you decide. :tup
well, it literally just sold ??? sorry, I feel bad for offering it tonight now since I listed it last week and figured it would eventually go but not at that price. Wow.
No worries. There should be plenty of other opportunities to see Wolfie in LA. Good for you though for selling at that price.
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Hmmmm. I may consider seeing Mammoth WVH at the Whiskey. Just give me about a week. If you haven't heard anything from me before 09/07, just relist the ticket.
Haven't heard Wolfgang's stuff yet, but I'm sure it's something I like. Plus his backup band composed of guys that's from either the Tremonti solo band or the Slash solo band, so I should be all over that.
I really dig that Wolfie record. Don't expect Van Halen, but it's really solid. Probably my second best record of 2021 (behind NMB). Of course, that's pending the Maiden and DT coming out soon. :)
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It's on stubhub already, if you want it and its not sold, it's yours for face value whenever you decide. :tup
well, it literally just sold ??? sorry, I feel bad for offering it tonight now since I listed it last week and figured it would eventually go but not at that price. Wow.
No worries. There should be plenty of other opportunities to see Wolfie in LA. Good for you though for selling at that price.
It's almost like someone saw my post here and scooped it up. Timing was impeccable, but yeah, I can't believe someone paid that much. Should be a special show though, I really wish I could have gone.
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Well, that's the thing; your concert buddy has to be in tune. My friend Jim - who you've met, Marc - is like me. Let's do it, and if the worst thing is we go home, we can always stop for a beer on the way. He's good like that. One of my friends from high school... I stopped going with him (and I don't go to many shows with my wife) because if they don't have "ticket in hand" when they leave the house, it's like showing up to the airport without your ticket or passport. :tdwn
Hell, I flew to Cali to catch a show in San Bernardino on the assumption that I'd just give some guy in the parking lot $50 for a ticket. Done that in Denver, too. Never any problems. In fact, the times when I/we've just gone to a show just assuming it'll work itself out have either been bargains, or unbelievable bargains. The show in Colorado we scored 3 tickets to see Maiden for $15 total (we actually refused to take the $5 in change from the twenty we gave him). Had some guy offer us front row for an Ian Anderson gig for just under face value less the fees while we were walking to the window. One was a hot Texas day and the other was a rainy Colorado day. :lol Honestly, I see it as an opportunity, rather than a risk.
As do I.
I had a guy do that for me for Slash at Foxwoods; he had a ticket that he had to dump. I told him I had no cash only debit, and he said "here's my address, send me a check. I trust you." (I did send the money). One of the Kiss shows after the reunion, outside of New Haven Coliseum, kid was offering 4th row center, and when I said "how much?" a third guy (who I SWEAR I did not know) walked up and just held out his badge and didn't say a word (at the time you could resell tickets but not for more than like $2 over face value or some shit like that). Kid was quick and said "face value" and I took it. Cop said "smart move!" and walked away. I felt a little like a dick - like I said that was not a setup; I never saw that cop before in my life - and thought about offering the kid another $20 (what I would have paid) but he ran and I said fuck it and went in and saw the show (second best Kiss show I've ever seen).
I may do that for the upcoming Kiss show (I want to see them one more time). Walk the parking lot and see what I can do.
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It's on stubhub already, if you want it and its not sold, it's yours for face value whenever you decide. :tup
well, it literally just sold ??? sorry, I feel bad for offering it tonight now since I listed it last week and figured it would eventually go but not at that price. Wow.
No worries. There should be plenty of other opportunities to see Wolfie in LA. Good for you though for selling at that price.
It's almost like someone saw my post here and scooped it up. Timing was impeccable, but yeah, I can't believe someone paid that much. Should be a special show though, I really wish I could have gone.
Wow, I just scored a ticket to see Wolfie at the WHISKEY! Can you BELIEVE IT!?!
Haha, kidding. Not me (though I think $195 is cheap for that experience).
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It's on stubhub already, if you want it and its not sold, it's yours for face value whenever you decide. :tup
well, it literally just sold ??? sorry, I feel bad for offering it tonight now since I listed it last week and figured it would eventually go but not at that price. Wow.
No worries. There should be plenty of other opportunities to see Wolfie in LA. Good for you though for selling at that price.
It's almost like someone saw my post here and scooped it up. Timing was impeccable, but yeah, I can't believe someone paid that much. Should be a special show though, I really wish I could have gone.
Wow, I just scored a ticket to see Wolfie at the WHISKEY! Can you BELIEVE IT!?!
Haha, kidding. Not me (though I think $195 is cheap for that experience).
After fees, probably closer to $230 and considering I paid $27, I don't think it's cheap at all. I do however think $27 was wayyy to low of a price for the ticket. I'd put ~$100 as the max price for me and it's only so high because of the venue and being advertised as his home town gig. There's no opener, so maybe there's a chance of a longer set or some surprises (don't expect him to play any VH though :lol )
In other news... just waiting to see an announcement if Alanis Morrissette / Garbage is going to happen tonight. I don't see how with all this rain, but who knows. I hope they postpone it personally. An outright cancel would suck, but going through with this tonight would also suck.
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Wait wait wait...$200 for Wolfgang Van Halen??
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It's on stubhub already, if you want it and its not sold, it's yours for face value whenever you decide. :tup
well, it literally just sold ??? sorry, I feel bad for offering it tonight now since I listed it last week and figured it would eventually go but not at that price. Wow.
No worries. There should be plenty of other opportunities to see Wolfie in LA. Good for you though for selling at that price.
It's almost like someone saw my post here and scooped it up. Timing was impeccable, but yeah, I can't believe someone paid that much. Should be a special show though, I really wish I could have gone.
Wow, I just scored a ticket to see Wolfie at the WHISKEY! Can you BELIEVE IT!?!
Haha, kidding. Not me (though I think $195 is cheap for that experience).
After fees, probably closer to $230 and considering I paid $27, I don't think it's cheap at all. I do however think $27 was wayyy to low of a price for the ticket. I'd put ~$100 as the max price for me and it's only so high because of the venue and being advertised as his home town gig. There's no opener, so maybe there's a chance of a longer set or some surprises (don't expect him to play any VH though :lol )
In other news... just waiting to see an announcement if Alanis Morrissette / Garbage is going to happen tonight. I don't see how with all this rain, but who knows. I hope they postpone it personally. An outright cancel would suck, but going through with this tonight would also suck.
Well, I wouldn't pay $200 for Wolfie generally, but I was thinking seeing a Van Halen at the Whiskey specially (it only holds like 500 people) would be a treat.
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Wait wait wait...$200 for Wolfgang Van Halen??
https://www.stubhub.com/mammoth-wvh-west-hollywood-tickets-10-12-2021/event/104946486/ (https://www.stubhub.com/mammoth-wvh-west-hollywood-tickets-10-12-2021/event/104946486/)
Like I said, it was $27 (including fees) for face value, so the $200+ is from demand. And like Stadler mentioned, I believe it's only so high because of venue. If I look at the other Wolfie headline shows, they are all around $30.
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Womp womp, tonight's Alanis Morrissette and Garbage concert is cancelled due to weather. It's the right call, but it sucks it that it's cancelled and not postponed.
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Just bought a ticket to Floor Jansen's solo show. I saw this show just prior to covid and it was fantastic. The final shows of her tour were postponed. Apparently this show will be a video recording, which is great to hear. 8 minutes from my home as well, so it is convenient.
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Just bought a ticket to Floor Jansen's solo show. I saw this show just prior to covid and it was fantastic. The final shows of her tour were postponed. Apparently this show will be a video recording, which is great to hear. 8 minutes from my home as well, so it is convenient.
That's awesome
Tomorrow night is Avatar at Irving Plaza in NYC. Nice to see a swedish band make it into the US and be able to play (the tour started last night). What may be interesting to the DTF community is Mike Portnoy's son's band Tallah is the opener. I think MP is in CA recording the new Winery Dogs so I don't expect him to be there, but I wonder if the rest of the Portnoy family will be.
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Tonight is BTBAM in LA, bought this ticket january 2020 so I'm stoked to finally be seeing this show :metal
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Saw Incubus in the Raleigh last night at the red hat amphitheater. The show was the best incubus show I've seen, solid playlist but they all were completely on top of their game.
They moved the show to the outdoor venue from the Ritz due to covid and it was a fantastic move. The weather was beautiful and I was maybe 10feet from the stage. Everyone was just standing and vibing. First concert in 2 years, can't wait to see candlebox next.
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Just bought a ticket to Floor Jansen's solo show. I saw this show just prior to covid and it was fantastic. The final shows of her tour were postponed. Apparently this show will be a video recording, which is great to hear. 8 minutes from my home as well, so it is convenient.
That's awesome
Tomorrow night is Avatar at Irving Plaza in NYC. Nice to see a swedish band make it into the US and be able to play (the tour started last night). What may be interesting to the DTF community is Mike Portnoy's son's band Tallah is the opener. I think MP is in CA recording the new Winery Dogs so I don't expect him to be there, but I wonder if the rest of the Portnoy family will be.
Part of me wants to see Tallah, kind of in the same way you see a plane crash or car accident, and part of me doesn't want to encourage them in any way, shape or form. :)
My friend and I decided we're going to check out Steel Panther in a couple weeks. Looking forward to that.
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Just bought a ticket to Floor Jansen's solo show. I saw this show just prior to covid and it was fantastic. The final shows of her tour were postponed. Apparently this show will be a video recording, which is great to hear. 8 minutes from my home as well, so it is convenient.
That's awesome
Tomorrow night is Avatar at Irving Plaza in NYC. Nice to see a swedish band make it into the US and be able to play (the tour started last night). What may be interesting to the DTF community is Mike Portnoy's son's band Tallah is the opener. I think MP is in CA recording the new Winery Dogs so I don't expect him to be there, but I wonder if the rest of the Portnoy family will be.
Part of me wants to see Tallah, kind of in the same way you see a plane crash or car accident, and part of me doesn't want to encourage them in any way, shape or form. :)
My friend and I decided we're going to check out Steel Panther in a couple weeks. Looking forward to that.
Listening to them for the first time now.... I'm not sure what to think. Is this nu metal?
Saw Incubus in the Raleigh last night at the red hat amphitheater. The show was the best incubus show I've seen, solid playlist but they all were completely on top of their game.
They moved the show to the outdoor venue from the Ritz due to covid and it was a fantastic move. The weather was beautiful and I was maybe 10feet from the stage. Everyone was just standing and vibing. First concert in 2 years, can't wait to see candlebox next.
Nice! Incubus is always good live.
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Just bought a ticket to Floor Jansen's solo show. I saw this show just prior to covid and it was fantastic. The final shows of her tour were postponed. Apparently this show will be a video recording, which is great to hear. 8 minutes from my home as well, so it is convenient.
That's awesome
Tomorrow night is Avatar at Irving Plaza in NYC. Nice to see a swedish band make it into the US and be able to play (the tour started last night). What may be interesting to the DTF community is Mike Portnoy's son's band Tallah is the opener. I think MP is in CA recording the new Winery Dogs so I don't expect him to be there, but I wonder if the rest of the Portnoy family will be.
Max is NOT doing this tour with Tallah. Be advised.
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Just bought a ticket to Floor Jansen's solo show. I saw this show just prior to covid and it was fantastic. The final shows of her tour were postponed. Apparently this show will be a video recording, which is great to hear. 8 minutes from my home as well, so it is convenient.
That's awesome
Tomorrow night is Avatar at Irving Plaza in NYC. Nice to see a swedish band make it into the US and be able to play (the tour started last night). What may be interesting to the DTF community is Mike Portnoy's son's band Tallah is the opener. I think MP is in CA recording the new Winery Dogs so I don't expect him to be there, but I wonder if the rest of the Portnoy family will be.
Max is NOT doing this tour with Tallah. Be advised.
Oh, well, not like that's why I was going, but that sucks. That was actually a reason to catch the opener. Do you know why?
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Just bought a ticket to Floor Jansen's solo show. I saw this show just prior to covid and it was fantastic. The final shows of her tour were postponed. Apparently this show will be a video recording, which is great to hear. 8 minutes from my home as well, so it is convenient.
That's awesome
Tomorrow night is Avatar at Irving Plaza in NYC. Nice to see a swedish band make it into the US and be able to play (the tour started last night). What may be interesting to the DTF community is Mike Portnoy's son's band Tallah is the opener. I think MP is in CA recording the new Winery Dogs so I don't expect him to be there, but I wonder if the rest of the Portnoy family will be.
Max is NOT doing this tour with Tallah. Be advised.
Oh, well, not like that's why I was going, but that sucks. That was actually a reason to catch the opener. Do you know why?
No idea, just said "pending personal issue" but MP tweeted out Tallah and wished them well, so hopefully nothing serious. Max seems like a REALLY GOOD kid.
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I'm contemplating see Brad Paisley in FivePoint Amphitheater in October. It's on a Saturday. Tickets on Stubhub are cheap for the higher rows for the center nosebleed sections of the Amphitheater. I don't mind listening to country if the act has good musicians. I've seen Zac Brown Band in the same venue in 2019 and they were awesome. I'll give it more thought once I listen to a few songs of his.
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If you like seeing brilliant guitar players live then do not miss out on Brad Paisley. I was never a fan of country but after seeing him at UF where I worked my thoughts on him changed completely. The guy can fucking shred with the best of them.
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If you like seeing brilliant guitar players live then do not miss out on Brad Paisley. I was never a fan of country but after seeing him at UF where I worked my thoughts on him changed completely. The guy can fucking shred with the best of them.
:tup :tup
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Seeing Jordan's solo piano tour in LA tonight, cant wait! :tup
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Glad I caught Incubus when I did, I saw they postponed two shows.
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That was a good concert weekend!
Friday I went to my first small indoor show in a long time. AND it was the first time seeing an international band in the US in awhile. Avatar brought their Going Hunting tour to Irving Plaza in NYC with openers Magic Sword and Tallah.
So my biggest issue with the concert was the venue seemed unprepared. The tickets and website all said doors at 6:30, but they didn't open until after 7PM. Tallah didn't start until 8pm. So for people like myself who got there on time, had quite a long wait until the music started. It's not like we are talking about filling up an arena here either. This is a 1k capacity GA floor. I don't see any reason why the show started so late unless the bands arrived late (doubt it, they performed pretty close the night before). They redid the venue, it looked mostly the same just cleaner and re-organized the balcony. It seemed like the balcony was a money grab with a lady outside and inside the venue offering people to ability to upgrade for ~$50 more. I already bought a balcony ticket, but apparantly I needed to pay more or just only have access to the corner of the balcony without a view :facepalm: oh and my ticket said it came with a show poster but that was not the case in reality and after complaining to 3 different people including the manager, they flat out said there was nothing they could do. I'll never buy a prefered balcony ticket again from that venue. Oh, and this was supposed to be a proof of vax or negative test for entry concert, they didn't check me AT ALL.
As to the bands, Tallah were... interesting. I don't really know what else to say. The music seemed all over the place and the band was pretty energetic. The singer seemed like he was mentally unstable. I guess it was all part of the show, but I was entertained, but more so from the oddity of the set and not so much because I enjoyed the music. I do have to give props to the singer. After the set, he went over to the merch and was selling the items himself and just being friendly (without talking, maybe part of his gig was he couldn't talk??) but he was taking pictures and generally working his butt off.
Magic Sword were not my thing. Instrumental metal, kind of synth wave as well. Not bad music, but really not something I totally enjoy. They were these masks and costumes so you couldn't see who they were. From talking to people, it seemed most would have rather this band swapped spots with Tallah. I think I agree, Tallah were more interesting.
Avatar was really good. They have such a great light show, everything just looks great. The opening of them playing right on the front of the stage with a smaller drum set and basically not moving during the first song looked really awesome. 2nd song and they just started going wild. This singer is so incredible live. He really puts 110% into putting on a great show. Super energetic, his screams were on point, the make up and outfits just look incredible. The new songs sounded tight. My only negative was the show was going still at 11:30ish and I had to get out of there to catch a train.
Avatar Magic Sword Tallah Going Hunting Tour LIVE Irving Plaza NYC 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K3WbqpB8bc)
Then Sunday things got switched up as I headed south to the Jersey shore for a sold out out door concert near the beach for yearly Stoked for the Summer concert at the Stone Pony which is always headlined by the local punk band The Bouncing Souls. This was my first time seeing this show after all these years, they had a really solid supporting line up that interested me. It's funny how much I disliked Irving Plaza (when I used to like the venue) to how I actually didn't hate the Stone Pony when I previously thought it was my most hated venue. It looked like they had new staff there who totally didn't ruin anyone's time of having fun. No more security pushing people through the pit to make sure no one was moshing or no one was smoking. Its a 5k capacity open pit, it's really no fun to have it policed that way and I was pleasantly surprised to not see once incident with security flexing their muscles.
FIrst band was Soul Glo who I thought was terrible. It's like they never performed before either, in between songs just complaining over the mic about the sound without actually engaging the audience. Then it seemed like they got kicked off stage a bit early. Or mayeb they just started late, but the end of their set seemed abrupt and they seemed pissed, but honestly, they SUCKED. Worst band I've seen in awhile.
Then came Suicide Machines. I saw them a couple months ago when the summer first started. This was a bigger show for them, much more people this time around. They played a shorter set though which sucked, but they sounded good and were a lot of fun. Maybe it's because of who went on first, but it was like night and day between performances. Sadly, this is when it started to rain a lot though. And since the place started filling up, getting cover from the rain became difficult. Going into the show, I thought this might be my favorite set of the day, but I was wrong...
Next came New York Hardcore legends, Sick of it All! I hadn't seen them since AFI opened for them around ~2001 when I was a kid. I was so shocked how good they were. I hadn't listened to them since maybe that concert, so I didn't really know their songs anymore, but they just sounded so tight. The singer's vocals were SO good. I don't usually say that for such hardcore vocals, but this guy had some power and a command of the stage. Also had a HUGE mosh pit and a wall of death.
Up came what I figured would be my least favorite set going in, The Menzingers. I saw them a couple years ago at Warped Tour and just couldn't get into them. I still don't think I care too much for their music, but the set ended up being a lot of fun. The crowd was really wild for them and so many people singing along. It was just fun to be in that sea of people having fun. The rain also finally stopped and it got dark so it felt like things were setting up perfectly for the headliner.
I've seen Bouncing Souls a few times before, but this was definitely the best set I've seen of them. ~25 songs, a little acoustic part in the middle of the set with a violinist/cello that spread some really chill vibes. Mosh pit was on point. The band sounded consistently good. All these old songs came back to me as if I never stopped listening to them (and I basically did for the last 15 years). So many good sing along songs. Memories of high school all coming back. What a fantastic set and show overall. By this time I was actually dry too!
Bouncing Souls Stoked For Summer 2021 LIVE @ Stone Pony Asbury Park NJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4szxoIQIR_Q)
sorry for the long write up :biggrin:
Tomorrow night is Unleash the Archers in NYC! I see they finally made it into the US last night so it seems like the show should happen :metal then Friday is Maroon 5 back at my hometown venue :corn
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As to the bands, Tallah were... interesting. I don't really know what else to say. The music seemed all over the place and the band was pretty energetic. The singer seemed like he was mentally unstable. I guess it was all part of the show, but I was entertained, but more so from the oddity of the set and not so much because I enjoyed the music. I do have to give props to the singer. After the set, he went over to the merch and was selling the items himself and just being friendly (without talking, maybe part of his gig was he couldn't talk??) but he was taking pictures and generally working his butt off.
I can't say I've spent THAT much time with Tallah, but what I've seen I'm not impressed at all, and much of my criticisms are along the lines of what you're saying. There's nothing credible or convincing about that singer; I used to check out his tweets periodically and it just seemed so... calculated. Like "hey look how wierd and different and crazy I am!" and that's just not my scene, frankly. I get artists that don't necessarily walk the center of the road and spend time on the shoulders, but this just seems to be too much "Hey! Look at ME!" No thanks.
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As to the bands, Tallah were... interesting. I don't really know what else to say. The music seemed all over the place and the band was pretty energetic. The singer seemed like he was mentally unstable. I guess it was all part of the show, but I was entertained, but more so from the oddity of the set and not so much because I enjoyed the music. I do have to give props to the singer. After the set, he went over to the merch and was selling the items himself and just being friendly (without talking, maybe part of his gig was he couldn't talk??) but he was taking pictures and generally working his butt off.
I can't say I've spent THAT much time with Tallah, but what I've seen I'm not impressed at all, and much of my criticisms are along the lines of what you're saying. There's nothing credible or convincing about that singer; I used to check out his tweets periodically and it just seemed so... calculated. Like "hey look how wierd and different and crazy I am!" and that's just not my scene, frankly. I get artists that don't necessarily walk the center of the road and spend time on the shoulders, but this just seems to be too much "Hey! Look at ME!" No thanks.
He seemed genuine to me, even commented on my video of Tallah with some really interesting insights:
Hey, thanks so much for uploading this!! We really enjoy it when fans film our sets. Phone quality or not, it is a godsend to be able to see/hear how we did, that way we can look for improvements and make the next show even better!
Stay hungry, my friend!
-Justin
While they may not be my musical taste, nothing about them rubbed off as fake or calculated. Came off as someone with a chip on their shoulder honestly. Maybe if you saw him working the merch (I literally watched for 15 minutes) you wouldn't feel that way.
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That's probably true. My impression is mostly from a handful of videos and a lot of dumb "quippy" tweets, which I know full well isn't always the measure of a man.
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That's probably true. My impression is mostly from a handful of videos and a lot of dumb "quippy" tweets, which I know full well isn't always the measure of a man.
I don't really follow them so I don't have any examples to compare, but I wonder how much that is part of their gig. As in, it seems like they are one of these bands like a Slipknot who present themselves a certain way as part of the art of the band, but it's nothing to do with who they are as people. Since I believe Tallah are considered Nu metal and they are touring with Avatar (a band who uses lots of make up, but having met them I know they are just normal dudes) it seems entirely possible it's all part of the persona.
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Some concert plan changes for me. Going to drop the Breaking Benjamin concert Sunday night but go to Sevendust / Tremonti tonight. Not really due to my music tastes, just things popping up and logistics.
In other news, Unleash the Archers were AMAZING last night. I'll probably type of a larger review in that thread when I get a chance. But it's probably up there as one of my favorite concerts so far in 2021 :metal
Tremonti goes on in 70 minutes, so time to get ready :yarr
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WAHHHHHHH. As much as I like Daughtry, I want to see Tremonti play for 60 minutes instead of like 30-40 minutes that they are going to get opening for Daughtry and Sevendust in LA. Enjoy the show though.
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WAHHHHHHH. As much as I like Daughtry, I want to see Tremonti play for 60 minutes instead of like 30-40 minutes that they are going to get opening for Daughtry and Sevendust in LA. Enjoy the show though.
Ah that sucks, yeah the venue tweeted Tremonti from 7-8, Sevendust form 8:30-10pm tonight.
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All right, I've pulled the trigger on getting the ticket to see Brad Paisley at FivePoint Amphitheater in October. There was a seat going for $20.00 on Stubhub for a upper section that has a center view. Downside is that it's on row 41, but it should be ok. There should be generally no bad view in that section anyway. I'm pleased.
So, here's my ongoing list. I'm skipping on seeing Needtobreathe and Switchfoot, this Thursday. Not in the mood to head out on a Thursday to LA.
Brad Paisley - FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, CA - October 9th 2021
Dream Theater - Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA - October 30th, 2021
Daughtry with Sevendust, Tremonti, and Travis Bracht - The Novo in Los Angeles, CA - December 6th, 2021
Edit: A day later, on a side note, Korn and Staind is playing at FivePoint today and first band goes out in 10 minutes. There's a GA Pit ticket for like $70.00. Good value for a GA pit ticket at this venue although those that buy it now may end up in the far back of the section. Downside, you got to buy two of those at $70.00 each. May not find a ticket below $40.00 that I like to consider going last miunte.
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Found a four day pass on Stubhub for $146.00 for the Louder Than Life festival in Kentucky. Great value. It stated that the ticket will be shipped Friday. Festival is a week from Thursday. Downside though is finding flight and stay in Louisville...... I feel like it's not worth it to me if it will cost more than the two trips I did in 2019 and February 2020. Not that I'm really going to pull the trigger, but it's something to window shop on.
Edit: Another look at that Metallica two shows at the Chase Center in San Francisco. It's looking a bit more tempting. There's a two day pass going for $260.00 for a front row upper section spot. Flight and stay would be another $390.00. Again, it's window shopping, but my finger may pull the trigger if it gets a little more lower.
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:metal :metal :metal
Just saw that Mastodon announced a tour with Opeth :metal
NYC November 20th for me. Lands of a Saturday which is great!
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LA show at Hollywood Palladium. Not really my favorite venue to go to, but the right size for these two bands to do a indoor tour for.
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:metal :metal :metal
Just saw that Mastodon announced a tour with Opeth :metal
NYC November 20th for me. Lands of a Saturday which is great!
I'm going to try to go to this same show as well. Saturday makes it so much better.
Went to 3 concerts in a row last weekend. SO much fun. Started with a smaller indoor concert. The first of this kind in a long time and it was so nice to experience a more underground type of concert. Lots of ProgPower bands too so basically the type of stuff I really enjoy. This place checked everyone's covid cards and IDs before entering. I got there halfway through Seven Kingdoms set. They sound like a not as good Unleash the Archers. Not bad, but didn't totally stand out other than the singer being very short and hard to see. 2nd band was Aether Realm and they are scheduled to play at ProgPower in 2022 so I may see them again soon. I won't be upset with that, they were really good. Not for everyone as they were I guess melodic death metal. Reminded me a lot of Insomnium actually. They just sounded good and while all the harsh vocals weren't my thing, they definitely hit a lot of the musical points I enjoy with heaviness and melody. They did once song with the singer of Seven Kingdoms that was really good. Then came the headliners, Unleash the Archers. SO good. One of my favorite performances of 2021 so far. They played the songs I wanted to see, Brittany was SO good live. I got to meet and chat with the guitarist after the show and get a pic. Guy seemed so friendly and nice.
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Unleash the Archers, Aether Realm, & Seven Kingdoms LIVE NYC 9/8/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnlrJu53JI0)
The next day I decided I would check out the local ballroom show and it was my first time back in the venue since March 10th 2020. Once again, a solid covid check before entering. Got there just as Tremonti started. Place was not filled much for them. They went on fairly early. Apparently there was supposed to be a 3rd band but they backed out of the tour. I didn't love Tremonti. Found the songs to all kind of sound the same except the one new song kind of sounded different. They weren't bad, just I don't think they were for me. They were a bit heavier than I expected though. I stood at my signature side stage spot at the end of their set and got a fist bump from Mark Tremonti! :metal The headliner was Sevendust. They were very energetic. Lots of headbanging all around the venue as it filled up more, but was never packed. I enjoyed their performance but similar to Tremonti, I don't think I'm all of the sudden a huge Sevendust fan. I do think I enjoyed their set much more though just because of how energetic the music was. Overall, pretty fun show. I'm glad I went. THe venue even shared my photo of the venue on instagram and twitter! Oh and when Sevendust got off stage, one of the crew members tossed a couple guitar picks at me and some others. I got one and the girl next to me did not, she was noticeably upset. Mostly at her guy friend who also got one. I hung around a bit longer and after chatting with another crew person, he gave me a guitar pick and I gave it to that lady. She was SO happy. It really made me feel good. Love those random concert moments!
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Sevendust & Tremonti LIVE @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ 9/9/21 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSjdd7HiP8w)
The next day I switched it up from the metal and rock music to something a bit more poppy. I had scooped up a $20 lawn ticket earlier in the summer from the livenation sale and this was maybe the best bang for buck concert ticket I've scored in a long time. I can't remeber the last time I saw my local amphitheater this packed. It was effectively sold out. Not an empty seat and the lawn was packed to the edge. I got there early to secure a decent lawn view. Basically I feel like I got the best I could without getting there another hour earlier. First band, I had never heard of, was blackbear. Not as bad as I expected, but definitely not my thing. I should add that the venue was packed with young people who seemingly never went to a concert before. All the people around me seemed shocked there was an opener, and also shocked it was an opener they seemed to know :lol Then came the headliner, Maroon 5! They were SO GOOD! Really enjoyed this performance. Just fun happy music. A bit funky and some rock thrown in as well. Back to the young people, so funny that all the people behind me were watching the concert through my camera. I got so many questions about it and the guy next to me subscribed to my channel on the spot :lol But honestly, you just can't see from the lawn and that zoom lead to a lot fo really good detail you just couldn't see with the naked eye. If only I were 15 years younger, I probably would have had so much more fun with all the girls at that show. It's rare for me to be at a show with more females than males. And of course, after uploading the Maroon 5 videos, I lost a few subscribers :lol metalheads can be so picky!
Maroon 5 with blackbear LIVE MMXXI tour @ PNC Bank Arts Center 9/10/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0yoJeaxOJM)
and onto another 3 show weekend!
September 16th - Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, Hatebreed @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 18th - Skillet @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
September 19th - Coheed and Cambria & The Used @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
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As mentioned in the Metallica thread, I've pulled the trigger in getting the pass to the two shows for their 40th anniversary. It's a lot of money, but life needs some sort of spice and excitement after a 1.5 year of not doing anything due to the pandemic and a trip to San Francisco to see the biggest metal band in the world twice can get me that excitement.
Metallica's 40th anniversary shows - Chase Center in San Francisco, CA - December 17th and 19th, 2021.
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As mentioned in the Metallica thread, I've pulled the trigger in getting the pass to the two shows for their 40th anniversary. It's a lot of money, but life needs some sort of spice and excitement after a 1.5 year of not doing anything due to the pandemic and a trip to San Francisco to see the biggest metal band in the world twice can get me that excitement.
Metallica's 40th anniversary shows - Chase Center in San Francisco, CA - December 17th and 19th, 2021.
Going to both nights as well, can't wait! :metal
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September 19th - Coheed and Cambria & The Used @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
How's the parking at the venue? I'll be there as well :metal
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September 19th - Coheed and Cambria & The Used @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
How's the parking at the venue? I'll be there as well :metal
If you get there early enough, you can park in the lot right by the venue. If not, the staff usually forces you to 1 of the 2 outer lots. Both are decent walks (like 15 minutes). Parking is free though. Well, you can pay for VIP parking, but I'd say it's hardly worth it. You should have no issue finding a spot, just depends on where you'll be walking from. I still need to get my ticket, probably will buy second hand right before the show. Should be able to snag a good ticket for under face value since it's not selling the greatest (but it is a large venue). Let me know if you want to meet up at some point!
Snagged my Opeth/Mastadon ticket today with the blabbermouth pre-sale, figured that would be my best shot for a front row balcony ticket and I got the last one :yarr Not a cheap ticket though...
Also, looks like I will be going to Dave Matthews next Wednesday (on my birthday!). I had scrapped it off my list because of cost and it's completely sold out besides the lawn, but my best friend texted me saying his wife is dragging him there so figured it'll be worth it just to hang with him if nothing else.
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I'll let you know :metal Don't know the time I'll get there but I'll post here or send you a PM if anything.
I wanted to get front row Balcony for the Mastodon show as well but by the time I went in it was sold out. I'm going to wait until general sales tomorrow and see if they release a few more.
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I'll let you know :metal Don't know the time I'll get there but I'll post here or send you a PM if anything.
I wanted to get front row Balcony for the Mastodon show as well but by the time I went in it was sold out. I'm going to wait until general sales tomorrow and see if they release a few more.
Yeah man, once inside the venue it's large but open and easy to meet up as well. Since it's Sunday, I think I'll get there in time for the opener (not familiar with them, but might as well check them out) I'll be going solo and would be nice to give this board the finger again :lol
I took off work today and tomorrow for a second in a row, 3 concert weekend. I'm going to be wiped come Monday, but this is what I live for :metal SO pumped for the metal tour of the year tonight. None of these are my favorite bands, but just knowing it's a nice long show of good music outdoors has me very excited
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Coheed is doing a $20 stream this Sunday and I've read that they changed a few of the songs since I saw them on this tour. Def watching that.
Got Anti-flag next Thursday!
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Neal Morse Band - Oct 12
Dream Theater - Nov 4
Evanescence & Halestorm - Nov 7 ( I probably won't make it to this one since it's only three days after DT)
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Not my picture, but it's just a lot easier to steal somebody else's than to upload the [slightly better] ones I took from my phone. It was cool to actually travel someplace new to see a show, and this was a good one. Dude played an hour-forty-five for all of about 50 of us. Really cool to see that. And he played Keys to the Imagination, which was awesome.
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That's pretty cool. I'm not sure I'd be too interested in such a solo piano performance, but the intimacy and his dedication is very cool.
Coheed is doing a $20 stream this Sunday and I've read that they changed a few of the songs since I saw them on this tour. Def watching that.
Got Anti-flag next Thursday!
So the concert in Holmdel this Sunday is live streamed? That's pretty cool, I'll have to yell DTF as loud as I can or something inbetween songs :lol
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That's pretty cool. I'm not sure I'd be too interested in such a solo piano performance, but the intimacy and his dedication is very cool.
The beauty of what he does is that every song sounds different than the one before. He rolled through patches just as if it were a DT gig. If it were him sitting at a Steinway I'd probably still go, but wouldn't find it as entertaining. I was excited to see the synth there, though, because I knew it'd be far more varied.
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Just bought a $10 lawn ticket for Saturday night Black Crowes show at PNC in NJ. I've NEVER been on lawn and NEVER will (IMO, not even worth going). Anyway, hoping for an "upgrade" possibility for $10-$20 since the show isn't ANYWHERE NEAR filled. If not, I'll buy a seat there. First show back since SOA over a year and half ago >:(
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That's pretty cool. I'm not sure I'd be too interested in such a solo piano performance, but the intimacy and his dedication is very cool.
Coheed is doing a $20 stream this Sunday and I've read that they changed a few of the songs since I saw them on this tour. Def watching that.
Got Anti-flag next Thursday!
So the concert in Holmdel this Sunday is live streamed? That's pretty cool, I'll have to yell DTF as loud as I can or something inbetween songs :lol
LOL I'll listen for it, but not sure others in the audience will know why you're shouting DOWN TO FUCK at them lol
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already had tickets for the LA Rolling Stones show on 10/17, but just managed to snag Lucky Dip tickets for the second show added on 10/14! Only $30/ticket and I won't know the seats until I get there, but they could be anywhere in the venue from the nosebleeds down to the pit! After Charlie's passing I'm betting these will be my final 2 Rolling Stones show, it'll be bittersweet without him but I'm glad the tour is still going on as planned :heart
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That's pretty cool. I'm not sure I'd be too interested in such a solo piano performance, but the intimacy and his dedication is very cool.
Coheed is doing a $20 stream this Sunday and I've read that they changed a few of the songs since I saw them on this tour. Def watching that.
Got Anti-flag next Thursday!
So the concert in Holmdel this Sunday is live streamed? That's pretty cool, I'll have to yell DTF as loud as I can or something inbetween songs :lol
LOL I'll listen for it, but not sure others in the audience will know why you're shouting DOWN TO FUCK at them lol
HAHA
Knowing Cram, he'd come out of there with a story! :) :)
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Just bought a $10 lawn ticket for Saturday night Black Crowes show at PNC in NJ. I've NEVER been on lawn and NEVER will (IMO, not even worth going). Anyway, hoping for an "upgrade" possibility for $10-$20 since the show isn't ANYWHERE NEAR filled. If not, I'll buy a seat there. First show back since SOA over a year and half ago >:(
When you get in, in the lower area concessions right by the entrance, there is a table with people selling tickets to other shows as well as upgrades. I've never done this before (they used to sell upgrades on the app which I haven't seen this summer) but the line was very long last night for this and someone commented on my youtube video they had a lawn ticket and bought an upgrade. Also, if it sells very poorly, they often just let you into the 400/300s seating area.
That's pretty cool. I'm not sure I'd be too interested in such a solo piano performance, but the intimacy and his dedication is very cool.
Coheed is doing a $20 stream this Sunday and I've read that they changed a few of the songs since I saw them on this tour. Def watching that.
Got Anti-flag next Thursday!
So the concert in Holmdel this Sunday is live streamed? That's pretty cool, I'll have to yell DTF as loud as I can or something inbetween songs :lol
LOL I'll listen for it, but not sure others in the audience will know why you're shouting DOWN TO FUCK at them lol
HAHA
Knowing Cram, he'd come out of there with a story! :) :)
:lol I almost want to make sure I get a solid ticket just to do this Sunday. And speaking of concert stories, the bus ride out of the venue last night was one of the funniest and wildest bus rides I can ever recall :lol made a few random friends from that ride as well all were screaming and yelling
So last night was pretty fun. I saw the entire show, so it started with Hatebreed. They aren't from NJ, but have some local roots in the northeast. They seemed to always be around when I was a kid. I never really loved them, but was always familiar with them. I really don't keep up with hardcore music, so kind of surprised they got the nod when In Flames couldn't do the tour. Not a bad opener, but when all the songs are super short, even for 30 minutes I was kind of over it fairly quickly. They did do a good job getting the small crowd pumped though.
Trivum was next. Much better for my musical tastes. I don't think I'm going out to buy an album, but they were pretty solid. The crowd started to fill in and it started raining during their set. Next up was Lamb of God. I think I was most excited to see them. I think most were as well, as their set was the most packed the venue was. Very energetic. The singer just controls the stage so well. I think this was the first and only set of the summer for me that had pyro as well. I'm such a sucker for fire. I don't know why, but it adds so much to the live show for me. I went up to the pit in the lawn for the end, so much fun as it absolutely downpoured while they played "Redneck", their final song.
https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1438956384851304448 (https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1438956384851304448) <- clip of the rain during redneck
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The headliner Megadeth felt a little lackluster after Lamb of God if I'm being honest. They sounded great, but they don't have that energy. I could hardly see Dave's face for most of the set (head down, hair in the face, I know this isn't new) and when he spoke between songs it sounded like gibberish. Reminded me of Ozzy honestly. Great performing, but kind of just seemed like a lost old man otherwise. I guess the new bassist was fine live. They really did sound good though, can't really knock them at all from the performance... but only doing 10 songs is a bit of a downer. Once again, made me feel like Lamb of God stole the show.
The Metal Tour of the Year - Megadeth Lamb of God Trivium Hatebreed LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center NJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1n48Sp5IVI)
"day off today" :lol I've been joking that concert video editing has become a full time job, but I took the day off and spent half it working on these videos. Tomorrow is Skillet so from Lamb of God to Christian rock is an interesting shift. Going with the girl I've been dating all summer because she apparently really likes them so I expect to have a lot of fun.
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1:08:42 (https://youtu.be/D1n48Sp5IVI?t=4122) WTF? It looks like they broke into Dave Meniketti's mini-warehouse and stole the old Rock Robot getup. :lol
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1:08:42 (https://youtu.be/D1n48Sp5IVI?t=4122) WTF? It looks like they broke into Dave Meniketti's mini-warehouse and stole the old Rock Robot getup. :lol
:lol seemed like a terrible Eddie
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Well, this should be a fun tour. Ghost and Volbeat co-headlining US arenas.
https://loudwire.com/ghost-volbeat-2022-us-co-headline-tour-dates/
SoCal show is at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Pretty close by to me. I expect them to charge prices that the Forum charges, which isn't really cheap, so I will keep an eye out to see if anyone is relisting a ticket on the cheap.
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Well, this should be a fun tour. Ghost and Volbeat co-headlining US arenas.
https://loudwire.com/ghost-volbeat-2022-us-co-headline-tour-dates/
SoCal show is at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Pretty close by to me. I expect them to charge prices that the Forum charges, which isn't really cheap, so I will keep an eye out to see if anyone is relisting a ticket on the cheap.
Definitely want to go to the Newark NJ show. I like both bands so that's a nice tour
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Cram, did you make it to the Coheed show last night? I sent you a PM (not sure if it went through, I never know when they go through). I got there a little after 6, walked around for a bit and then sat down when Meet me at the Altar started (my seat was in the middle of section 104). I was trying to see if I spotted you while walking :lol
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Watched the stream for The Used and Coheed. They needed a crowd facing mic, but other than that it was a great stream.
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Cram, did you make it to the Coheed show last night? I sent you a PM (not sure if it went through, I never know when they go through). I got there a little after 6, walked around for a bit and then sat down when Meet me at the Altar started (my seat was in the middle of section 104). I was trying to see if I spotted you while walking :lol
I never got a PM. I made it to the show, actually got a 5th row center seat at the box office right when the show started.
Watched the stream for The Used and Coheed. They needed a crowd facing mic, but other than that it was a great stream.
Ah if there was no mic for the crowd, you likely didn't hear my DTF yell during The Used set :lol got a few odd looks, but whatever.
On a side note, the singer of Meet Me @ the Alter looked like the Lifeline character from the Apex Legends video game.
Also, got a pick from Coheed
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Watched the stream for The Used and Coheed. They needed a crowd facing mic, but other than that it was a great stream.
I noticed you couldn't hear the crowd on the stream. I took this quick video just because I love this part, and you can see Zach falling down. Not sure if that showed on the stream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkTNmyYzl2o
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Watched the stream for The Used and Coheed. They needed a crowd facing mic, but other than that it was a great stream.
I noticed you couldn't hear the crowd on the stream. I took this quick video just because I love this part, and you can see Zach falling down. Not sure if that showed on the stream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkTNmyYzl2o
:lol that's great
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Just bought a $10 lawn ticket for Saturday night Black Crowes show at PNC in NJ. I've NEVER been on lawn and NEVER will (IMO, not even worth going). Anyway, hoping for an "upgrade" possibility for $10-$20 since the show isn't ANYWHERE NEAR filled. If not, I'll buy a seat there.
A friend of mine had $15 lawn seats for the show. I really had no intention of going because, IMO, this isn't The Crowes. It's the Robinson Brothers Cash Grab tour. But, for $15 AND Dirty Honey opening AND them doing the entire SYMM album, I decided to give it a shot. Dirty Honey sounded great. The Crowes were good. I've always hated how Chris Robinson scats/improvs all the lines to the songs (making it virtually impossible to sing along). And, 20 years after I saw them with Jimmy Page, he has only gotten worse. Their portion of the show was enjoyable nostalgia for me. One of the guys I was with found a VIP wristband in the parking lot from the concert the night before. We passed it around to get everyone down to the 300's. Then, a friend in the 200's sent us a screenshot of her virtual ticket and we sat in a bunch of the MANY empty seats in her section. A great night of music with absolutely fantastic weather.
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One more concert review!
Last Saturday was Skillet at my local ballroom. This was an odd one for me. They don't really change up their set and this concert was the same time as a big Penn State football game. I think under normal circumstances, I'd probably pass up on it. However, sometimes I feel like things were meant to be and that I should have been at this show. Reasons? March 10th 2020 you can probably find the old thread here where I questioned if I should go see Skillet as covid was all of the sudden becoming a thing in the US. I decided to go and I really enjoyed the show. When they got off stage, the singer said "Later bud" to me as I got high fives from the entire band. Next day everything shuts down basically. About 6 months later I get to see my first concert since things shutdown, it was Skillet for a drive in. Now 1.5 years after seeing them for the first time kind of on a whim, they returned to the same venue. Kind of felt like a nice closure of how I've mostly been feeling these days about the pandemic. Show was decent. Not a huge turn out. Not nearly as much as 1.5 years ago. I did also get to do fist bumps to the entire band again. Set list included their new song and one other different song from last time so overall I wasn't too impressed with basically the same show as they did the two other times. It was significantly more fun than the drive in though :lol
Anyway, the singer has been a hot topic from blabbermouth because he's an anti-vaxxer. He spoke about it a bit in concert and it was kind of a turn off. He turned it into a religious thing and I'm just not buying it.
Timestamped for what the singer had to say regarding covid:
Skillet LIVE @ Starland Ballroom Sayreville NJ 9/18/2021 (https://youtu.be/Hs2eyReieQA?t=719)
As for the Coheed and Cambria / The Used show. I don't have too much to add from what I already stated yesterday. It was fun, I didn't record too much knowing it was live streamed. I was up close and had fun. Got a guitar pick and can't really ask for anything more from the night other than maybe longer sets from the two bands, but 75 minutes isn't that odd these days. Megadeth couldnt even do that.
Coheed and Cambria & The Used LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center NJ 9/19/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW8LUJmtlfU)
I'm just happy I feel pretty good today, yesterday I was hitting some exhaustion as this month has been absolutely crazy with the concerts and it's not ready to slow down yet. I am burning more PTO for a 4 day weekend and got the following three shows on my schedule:
September 22nd - Dave Matthews Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 24th - Dirty Heads & Sublime with Rome @ Coney Island Amphitheater, Coney Island NY
September 25th - Jane’s Addiction, Offspring, Cheap Trick, Dirty Honey, Mammoth WVH @ BB&T Pavilion, Camden NJ
But, for $15 AND Dirty Honey opening AND them doing the entire SYMM album, I decided to give it a shot. Dirty Honey sounded great.
I've never listened to them, but will see them on Saturday. I've heard good things so looking forward to checking them out.
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I saw Dirty Honey when they opened for Alter Bridge around two years ago at this time in Raleigh, NC. They were all right. I know many Alter Bridge fans on the West Coast trip I was at in early 2020 really liked Dirty Honey. Here was my thoughts about it when I posted my trip at the AB forums.
8:00 PM finally arrived and Dirty Honey came out and I will say, they definitely look like a band that really wore that 70s rock influences on their backs that seems to be the craze in rock nowadays. I’ve heard their EP and while that style of music is one that I wouldn’t listen much in heavy rotation, I felt that I got a better feeling about these guys having genuine success than Greta Van Fleet. Anywho, so I heard their set and they were ok. I think the vocals were on the low end of the mix to the point where it isn’t audible at all from where I was. Also, their guitarist experienced a nightmare every guitarist doesn’t want to go through their set, their guitar becoming inaudible due to amp issues or other stuff. Thankfully, they were able to salvage it and deliver an ok set for the 30 minutes they have. I think people liked them enough. In fact, those guys were at their merch booth at the back of the room after the show ended in case anyone wanted to talk to them and people did.
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I'll save my comparisons to GVF after I see them, I'm a big GVF fan but obviously they also wear their influences on their sleeves. Let's see who does it better :lol
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I LOVE Dirty Honey. Have seen them twice (first opening for AB & most recently Saturday night opening for Black Crows). As a 61 yr old rocker, my "heyday" is '70's rock bands and I look at DH as I did Aerosmith in the 70's. Dirty, rabid rock n roll band. :hefdaddy Something that's SORELY missing these days. :censored
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I'll save my comparisons to GVF after I see them, I'm a big GVF fan but obviously they also wear their influences on their sleeves. Let's see who does it better :lol
I'm a fan of both, more so of Dirty Honey. I got to see GVF back in December 2019 in Philly. And, it was definitely a good show. However, just like with their music itself, I find them to be entirely too derivative of Zeppelin in their live show as well. From the singer's bare-chested sequins leotard look to the way the guitarist hangs his Les Paul way down low and does the Page stagger around the stage. Entirely enjoyable and listenable... just not the most original. Dirty Honey obviously takes their influence from the 70's classic rock scene as well. However, unlike GVF, I can't pick a Dirty Honey song and say "This is their (throw in a Led Zeppelin song title) song" like I can with GVF. They're more a hybrid of multiple bands that they've thrown into a blender to create their own thing. I haven't picked up GVF's The Battle at Garden's Gate yet. But, I hope they come more into their own sound on this new one.
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I'll save my comparisons to GVF after I see them, I'm a big GVF fan but obviously they also wear their influences on their sleeves. Let's see who does it better :lol
I'm a fan of both, more so of Dirty Honey. I got to see GVF back in December 2019 in Philly. And, it was definitely a good show. However, just like with their music itself, I find them to be entirely too derivative of Zeppelin in their live show as well. From the singer's bare-chested sequins leotard look to the way the guitarist hangs his Les Paul way down low and does the Page stagger around the stage. Entirely enjoyable and listenable... just not the most original. Dirty Honey obviously takes their influence from the 70's classic rock scene as well. However, unlike GVF, I can't pick a Dirty Honey song and say "This is their (throw in a Led Zeppelin song title) song" like I can with GVF. They're more a hybrid of multiple bands that they've thrown into a blender to create their own thing. I haven't picked up GVF's The Battle at Garden's Gate yet. But, I hope they come more into their own sound on this new one.
I highly recommend their new album, it's really strong and I do feel it's a bit less Zeppy but it's honestly still there. I've seen them twice too and really not a fan of their on stage looks, but it doesn't bother me too much. They are just kids and I enjoy the music for what it is.
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I'll save my comparisons to GVF after I see them, I'm a big GVF fan but obviously they also wear their influences on their sleeves. Let's see who does it better :lol
I'm a fan of both, more so of Dirty Honey. I got to see GVF back in December 2019 in Philly. And, it was definitely a good show. However, just like with their music itself, I find them to be entirely too derivative of Zeppelin in their live show as well. From the singer's bare-chested sequins leotard look to the way the guitarist hangs his Les Paul way down low and does the Page stagger around the stage. Entirely enjoyable and listenable... just not the most original. Dirty Honey obviously takes their influence from the 70's classic rock scene as well. However, unlike GVF, I can't pick a Dirty Honey song and say "This is their (throw in a Led Zeppelin song title) song" like I can with GVF. They're more a hybrid of multiple bands that they've thrown into a blender to create their own thing. I haven't picked up GVF's The Battle at Garden's Gate yet. But, I hope they come more into their own sound on this new one.
I highly recommend their new album, it's really strong and I do feel it's a bit less Zeppy but it's honestly still there. I've seen them twice too and really not a fan of their on stage looks, but it doesn't bother me too much. They are just kids and I enjoy the music for what it is.
I love GVF and I honestly have ZERO ISSUE with their "Zeppelinish" sound :metal. In fact, I really welcome it! Haven't had the chance to see them LIVE yet. Hopefully in '22.
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Saw Primus last night at the Chicago Theatre. Nearly sold out. Show was fantastic. I was going to cancel the last time they rescheduled, but my buddy still wanted to go. I then cancelled our tix and got us a mezzanine box for the same price. Could not have been better. Told him in the car afterward that I'm so glad he said he still wanted to go. They played several songs from Antipop which is stunning. Les has aired his disdain for that album so many times and now we get Lacquer Head, Antipop and Eclectic Electric (!).
For A Farewell To Kings, they were a bit stiff on the title track. Seemed a bit slow. They absolutely nailed Xanadu, and I mean nailed it. Same with Closer and Cygnus.
All in all, an amazing first time seeing Primus.
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Saw Primus last night at the Chicago Theatre. Nearly sold out. Show was fantastic. I was going to cancel the last time they rescheduled, but my buddy still wanted to go. I then cancelled our tix and got us a mezzanine box for the same price. Could not have been better. Told him in the car afterward that I'm so glad he said he still wanted to go. They played several songs from Antipop which is stunning. Les has aired his disdain for that album so many times and now we get Lacquer Head, Antipop and Eclectic Electric (!).
For A Farewell To Kings, they were a bit stiff on the title track. Seemed a bit slow. They absolutely nailed Xanadu, and I mean nailed it. Same with Closer and Cygnus.
All in all, an amazing first time seeing Primus.
Sounds like fun times :metal
Bought tickets for a show happening next year, May 6, 2022.
Waiting to buy tickets for Mastodon/Opeth. I want Balcony seats but refuse to pay the ridiculous TM "official Platinum" tickets or resale price. Might ended up getting floor tickets but we will see.
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Saw Primus last night at the Chicago Theatre. Nearly sold out. Show was fantastic. I was going to cancel the last time they rescheduled, but my buddy still wanted to go. I then cancelled our tix and got us a mezzanine box for the same price. Could not have been better. Told him in the car afterward that I'm so glad he said he still wanted to go. They played several songs from Antipop which is stunning. Les has aired his disdain for that album so many times and now we get Lacquer Head, Antipop and Eclectic Electric (!).
For A Farewell To Kings, they were a bit stiff on the title track. Seemed a bit slow. They absolutely nailed Xanadu, and I mean nailed it. Same with Closer and Cygnus.
All in all, an amazing first time seeing Primus.
Love to hear that; I'm a big Primus fan. I don't think I'll make the show (I think it's in a couple days) but I'm glad to hear it was a good show.
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My local Primus show that I considered going to is this Saturday but I'm going to see the MMRBQ festival instead. The only part about this month of concerts that has stunk was there's been so many that a few overlapped and decisions need to be made. Granted, in this case it wasn't that hard of a decision. I've never seen Janes Addiction before, Offspring has a new album to see songs from, heard good things about Dirty Honey, oh and I'd love to see Wolfie again plus Cheap Trick. :biggrin:
Great news for me, it's cloudy (but not expected to rain) and I guess that's got people scrambling to sell off their lawn tickets for Dave Matthews tonight. Looks like I can grab a half priced one and the cost of attending was one of the main reasons I wasn't going to go. But I'll get to hang with my college roommate tonight and it's my birthday so being at a concert for a discount seems about as good as it can get for today.
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it's my birthday...
Happy Birthday! Enjoy the show.
I've been wanting to see DMB for years, just has not happened yet.
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Thanks! :metal
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I completely spaced on praising the opening act for Primus, The Sword. Man, were they riff-tastic! Thoroughly enjoyed their set. Just got done checking their stuff out and got their first 4 albums on order. Was always aware of them but never heard a note until last night. They killed it.
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I may contemplate going to see Michael Buble at the Honda Center this Saturday. Not so much for the music, but for the fact, that I just want something to do on Saturday and think it may be a chill day to sit back and listen to live music. On top of that, a hockey Youtuber that I watch on the regular (The Hockey Guy) is friends with Michael Buble (although The Hockey Guy says he's known as the friend who shall remain nameless), so that's an added novelty to it. We'll see if there can be a ticket that go out a price I like to pay.
Edit: Currently at $46.00 on Stubhub. Decent, but I'll buy it if it's under $40.00.
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Dave Matthews is not my thing. Probably my least favorite concert of the year so far. Just not my scene I guess. Having said that, I have no regrets on giving it a shot and since my best friend was there, it was still a fun night out and the weather was great.
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and not my best video, didn't really record much at all since I was mostly just hanging with my friend
Dave Matthews Band LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ 9/22/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzNohQ6_xcU)
VERY much looking forward to seeing Dirty Heads tomorrow night. Got a GA pit ticket so I think it's going to be a smoke show up close :hat
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Dave Matthews is not my thing. Probably my least favorite concert of the year so far. Just not my scene I guess. Having said that, I have no regrets on giving it a shot and since my best friend was there, it was still a fun night out and the weather was great.
I can certainly relate. My wife was ecstatic throughout the whole show, having to wait about a year and a half for the show to finally arrive. However, it's just not my thing. I can't get past his voice. I'd sooner listen to them playing 2 hours of instrumentals. Because, they're all phenomenally talented musicians. And, the drunk girl sitting directly in front of me (who was clearly the biggest DMB fan in her own mind) decided it was her mission to get me engaged with the concert, trying to get me to dance and put my hands up in the air. At one point, she screamed at me "C'mon! You know you want this more than I do!" To which I very underwhelmingly told her "Oh, I highly doubt that." She promptly gave up, turned around and continued dancing. I was thrilled for my wife and very happy to be out on such a gorgeous night with her. So, no complaints here.
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That Michael Bublé ticket prices for today have gotten to $50.00 at this point. It was down to $43.00 at some point yesterday, but I think someone nabbed it. I may pull the trigger now since I don't think there's a lot of tickets left available and I don't know if people are willing to lower it to under $40.00 at this point. Tricky thing to evaluate.
Edit: Yeah, I bought it now. Looking at the prices on Stubhub, after that ticket is gone, for the single tickets, the prices are $58.00 and after that it is $77, $83, $89.00. So, here we go. I look forward to a certain elegance and calmness of a show. For that, I will wear my Myles Kennedy Ides of March shirt since I would wear that shirt for the non-rock shows.
Michael Bublé - Honda Center in Anaheim, CA - September 25th, 2021.
Edit x 2: Well, that was quite an interesting morning. I saw a ticket on Vivid Seats that was going for $44.00 after fees. Decided to claim that one as well. I relisted the ticket I bought on Stubhub for $55.00 ($71.00 to the buyer after fees). They just bought that one right now. Made the transfer, buyer accepted it, everything is cool and I ended up spending less than $40.00 for the ticket which was what I was hoping to spend in this endeavor. Easy game.
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Just got home from Myles Kennedy concert in Red Bank, NJ and WOW :metal MK is one of THE most talented artists. Concert was great even though place was less than half full. :blush
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Dave Matthews is not my thing. Probably my least favorite concert of the year so far. Just not my scene I guess. Having said that, I have no regrets on giving it a shot and since my best friend was there, it was still a fun night out and the weather was great.
I can certainly relate. My wife was ecstatic throughout the whole show, having to wait about a year and a half for the show to finally arrive. However, it's just not my thing. I can't get past his voice. I'd sooner listen to them playing 2 hours of instrumentals. Because, they're all phenomenally talented musicians. And, the drunk girl sitting directly in front of me (who was clearly the biggest DMB fan in her own mind) decided it was her mission to get me engaged with the concert, trying to get me to dance and put my hands up in the air. At one point, she screamed at me "C'mon! You know you want this more than I do!" To which I very underwhelmingly told her "Oh, I highly doubt that." She promptly gave up, turned around and continued dancing. I was thrilled for my wife and very happy to be out on such a gorgeous night with her. So, no complaints here.
I don't think Dave's live voice is aging well (summer after summer of singing All Along the Watchtower the way he does cannot help, as well as the occasional Halloween performance), but his voice is definitely of the love or hate variety. I saw DMB five times from 2000-2004 and had a blast each time. Glad you and the mrs had fun. :tup :tup
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Just got home from Myles Kennedy concert in Red Bank, NJ and WOW :metal MK is one of THE most talented artists. Concert was great even though place was less than half full. :blush
Glad that you enjoyed it. Myles is the best. He takes up the top two greatest concerts of all time in my list (his solo show in LA in 2018 and seeing AB in Seattle in 2020). Bummer that the show was less than half full since Jersey is typically a good area for him and AB.
Anywho, I'm back from Michael Buble. It's so rare that I saw a show of an artist that I don't know the songs, in a genre that I'm not familiar with (Big Band), in an arena that I hate (the Honda Center mainly due to the Anaheim Ducks connection), that I bought a ticket for at the last minute (costed me $39.00 when Ticketmaster face value was $120), and that it may be up there in the most enjoyable concert of the year for me so far.
Set lasted for about two hours. His backing band sounded great, Buble oozed a lot of charisma and wit. He had his cameras show a 9 year old kid from the GA pit area dancing near the catwalk. Crowd was all right. Lots of screaming females and couples which makes this one awkward for me as a single guy. Heck, before playing one of those romance songs, even Buble acknowledged to the single people out there in the crowd that we will find that right person to be with (or maybe we could get lucky and end up in a threesome with a couple nearby). He also took a moment in the show where he mentioned that he give away tickets in a small section of the show to nurses and doctors in the area. When his representative tried to deliver the news to the nurses and doctors prior to the show, they initially all thought it was a scam, so Buble showed the crowd a message video on his phone of him he sent to them saying that this is legit, please come to the show and those people had a nice deserved applause from the crowd.
On top of that, being a guy from BC and a fan of the Canucks (another team that I used to loathe, but with the way their rough years have been since their peak, it's not that funny to laugh at them anymore), he made some solid hockey references. He decided to get some boos going by saying, "Go Kings!" since he knows he's in Anaheim and that's Ducks country..... He usually does a section of the show where he wants to have someone in the crowd sing with him, but can't for this tour due to health protocols, so he came up with this idea of taping a microphone to a hockey stick and see how that works out (one of the participants, whose from LA, also said Go Kings! and said it fast knowing she would get booed). On top of that, Buble mentioned that he's a Canucks fan (and I like to think he said in the way that motions that yes, he too hates the Kings since the Kings and Canucks had some history in the early 2010s). The Anaheim crowd also booed him for that and he decided to throw the finger in someone's direction. I ate that all up in glee, baby.
But yeah, the show had some strong moments, in the songs, in the banter to the crowd, and that the various musicians had some solo spots and some of his backup singers sang lead in some parts as well. Everything about the show was great and that kind of show I needed to see and be in a relaxed environment, so I'm glad I went.
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Tool has announced a States/Europe tour for 2022.
Not a fan of theirs, but good for their fans.
https://loudwire.com/tool-2022-us-european-tour-dates/
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Interesting, this might be a good way to spend my birthday I guess since they are playing in my area on that day :metal
Never seen them live, so might be a good chance to do so.
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Speaking of Miles Kennedy... apparently I won Eddie Trunk's pair of tickets to the show tonight in NYC. He tweeted something about it and said to email him, I did and got a response saying I won, but the response has some gramatical errors that makes me question how I'm supposed to get the tickets. I responded asking for clarification and got none, so I don't think I'm going to risk going just to find out the tickets aren't there. I think I only listened to his solo stuff once and wasn't into it. According to his tweet, I should be getting a merch bundle too but the email had no mention of it. Makes me just hate the guy honestly :lol like you can't write a proper english email?
Anyway, I was in Coney Island last Friday for the reggae rock show. It was a BEAUTIFUL night. The venue isn't really outdoors, but open air and right on the boardwalk so hanging in the area before/after the show was a real treat. Also the original Nathans is right there so dinner was some real good hot dogs and cheese fries.
Hirie was the opener. Wasn't familiar with them at all, but really enjoyed their set. Reggae music, but the singer was a really pretty and VERY active female. Doing some crazy work out type dances during the songs and just putting on a show. The sax player also showed off by playing like 3 other instruments besides the sax. For a 30 minute set, this band pulled out everything for the small crowd that was just getting to the venue.
This was a coheadline show, so next was a 75 minute set from Sublime with Rome. Rome very early on said he had this date marked as a special show for them. Soon enough, we'd realize the band wasn't joking. The performed the Sublime song "Saw Red" for the first time ever with Rome. The singer of Hirie came out to sing Gwen Stefani's part. It was AWESOME. Maybe the highlight of the entire show for me. Totally unexpected. I had to look this up, but there's no other time they've played this that I can find. Super special even if it's only a 2 minute song. I thought it was also odd of them stacking a lot of the hit songs early in the set, as the played Doin Time about midway (usually a near end of set song) and Rome kept yelling at someone at the backstage. I thought for sure something was messed up with their sound of something to see Rome keep yelling behind the stage... well, it turns out it was because Redman was in the house and he came out mid song to rap a verse of his own music as Doin Time just kept going. This was a surprise and the crowd was going wild. They then finished the set with a Rome original song they have never played before. I've seen this band many times, this was the best and most interesting set they've done that I've seen.
Sublime with Rome and Redman:
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The headliners were Dirty Heads. I really came to see them. They've surpassed Sublime for my liking awhile ago and they used to open for Sublime so it seems I'm not the only one whos come around to really like them. I guess having a viral tiktok song (Vacation) helps bring in popularity. I also should say I love seeing how this band has grown. They now tour with a horn section that adds so much to the music. The set was very well rounded and interesting, including their latest hit song Rage and Bum Bum which were released during the pandemic. Shockingly, I think they only played one song from their newest album, which is slightly dissapointing, but they ended the set with Silence which was AWESOME and unexpected.
Dirty Heads:
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Oh and got to meet the singer of Hirie. She was just chilling in the crowd watching the end of Sublime's set so when I walked out of the pit to go to the bathroom, we saw her and chatted for a bit. She and my gf seemed to be like friends or something :lol and we snapped a pic together.
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SO... we get a couple of pictures of old sweaty men on stage, but we don't get a pic of the "pretty" singer and your girlfriend?!? Ball hog.
(I'm kidding; I'm glad you had fun; that sounds like a great night out whether you're into the bands playing or not).
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Adorable.
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Tool has announced a States/Europe tour for 2022.
Not a fan of theirs, but good for their fans.
https://loudwire.com/tool-2022-us-european-tour-dates/
This is awesome, I'm going to go to the Tampa show.
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Tool has announced a States/Europe tour for 2022.
Not a fan of theirs, but good for their fans.
https://loudwire.com/tool-2022-us-european-tour-dates/
There's actually some convenient overlap with NMB. I'd opted out of the rescheduled NMB dates, but if I can hit a couple of shows it might be worth traveling for.
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That's a great photo!!! Love it!
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Another review incoming...
Last Saturday, the day after being in Coney Island for the reggae concert, I drove down to Camden NJ (just outside Philly) for an all day rock festival hosted by the Philly rock station WMMR, the festival is known as the MMRBQ. Line up was pretty interesting for my tastes so I snagged a ticket awhile ago (long before I knew I'd do back to back shows about 2.5 hours apart, but anyway...).
Got there after 2pm and saw the ending of the second band's set, Ayron Jones. I only saw the end, so can't comment too much other than it's very rare (at least for me) to see a full african american rock band. From what I saw, those guys could rock. I really thought they were cool if only for diversity sake, but maybe their music is good too. The last song I saw was solid.
After them came Dorothy. Had never heard of this band before, but was really impressed. Watched the entire 30 minute set and the singer, named Dorothy, was so energetic. So engaging. Exactly the type of front person for a rock band that I love. She sounded powerful and commanded the stage. The music was more basic rock, a bit of a classical sound. I actually put this as my 3rd favorite set of the day and maybe the #1 surprise. She performed her new single live for the first time, you can watch it here if curious about what I'm talking about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj6dcRZQtLk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj6dcRZQtLk)
What was really cool about this being a radio event was that the radio show was live from the venue, so between sets I'd go over to the consession area of the venue and you could watch the live radio show. The hosts were all interacting and taking pics with people. The weather was PERFECT too. It felt like it was super easy to keep entertained between sets.Here's a pic of the side of the venue along the water with Philly in the background, you can tell from this pic that the weather was perfect.
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Next up was the band I wanted to see the most and my second time seeing them this summer, Mammoth WVH. This event had a weird seating arrangement. Your ticket only matter for the last 3 bands, otherwise before that, the entire seating area and GA pit were open to anyone. So I got myself up close and center in the pit for this set. There were Wolfie chants in the crowd as soon as he came out. You could just see it in his eyes that he was impressed by the reaction. The venue was also pretty packed at this point of 4pm. The performance was solid. This band is legit live, with 3 guitars and all of them add backing vocals so the live performance not only sounds great, but it's tight too as this band had been touring non stop all summer so they've had a lot more time to gel since I first same them August 5th. Sadly they played 1 less song than what they were doing opening for GNR, but that's really the only bad thing I can say. I had SO MUCH FUN rocking out in the middle of the pit to this set. ALMOST caught a guitar pick too thrown by Wolfie >:(
My pic:
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Wolfie's twitter background pic from the same show:
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It felt like the place emptied for a bit after his set as Dirty Honey started setting up. I know I left, had to pee and wanted to watch the radio show some more. Got back and took a seat in the back to watch Dirty Honey. They sounded good. I just have to give the edge to Dorothy because of her energy over DIrty Honey though. Their music was solid and performance was good, but they all kind of stayed to stage right which was very odd to me. It felt like they were only interacting with a small part of the crowd. They were talked about in this thread recently and I can see why people enjoy them. To me, they felt like a group of older dudes catering to the older dude crowd. Good, but nothing special for me. Glad I got to see them though.
Now it was time for the headliners. Cheap Trick! I'll admit, at this point of the day, I was really tired. I put a lot of my energy into that Wolfie set and now the sun was starting to set and I was fading. I missed a good chunk of their set because I sat back and ate crab fries for dinner and re-hydrated. Sucks, but that's kind of what happens at festivals. You got to pick your battles here. I watched the beginning from the lawn, ate my dinner, and then made it to my seat (great seat btw) for the end of their set. They were good, but nothing special for me.
The Offspring were next. I loved them so much as a kid. Smash will go down as one of my all time favorite albums. It's very nostalgic for me and I even still enjoy it. But the band themselves have not aged well. They only played 2 songs off their new album (first album in like forever) and those songs kind of sounded like shit. The singer has no power in his voice anymore. The guitarist, Noodles, admitted to being shitfaced after he made a really poor joke about not knowing the bassist's name. It sounded like they were pumping in fake keyboards as well. Overall, I enjoyed the set because I enjoy most of their music, but they were kind of a let down overall. Most interesting part of their set was I helped lift a guy over the barrier into the GA pit up front and then watched him get kicked out :rollin
The headliners were Janes Addiction. I was never a fan of them as a kid in the 90s when Jane Says was always on the radio. I didn't get it. However, I think I get it now. And it's not because of that song. But more so because of their kind of trippy guitar playing and Perry's energetic performance. They were really good. My 2nd favorite set of the day. I didn't know most of the songs, but the hits were played and really enjoyable. Just watching Perry alone was extremely entertaining. I may never get to see them again, I feel like they are a fairly inactive band, but I'd recommend them to anyone who likes the music from the early 90s.
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Couldn't of asked for a better concert experience. Great day! MMRBQ Camden NJ 9/25/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lld6h8iRnM)
onward to tonight for the Pop Punk's Not Dead tour with New Found Glory and Less Than Jake!
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Fantastic review and it looks like a beautiful day, watching the youtube video now.
I just scored floor seats to Tool next year. I'm hoping this tour happens. Tool is in my top 5 live performances of all time.
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Marc, great review. Glad you enjoyed the show.
In that first shot, across the river, if one knew where to look (right over the bow of the ship, I think) you could see why house when I lived in Philly.
I'm a big Cheap Trick fan, so I would have eaten crab fries during The Offspring myself, but I get it. How did Robin sound? They're solid live, so pretty much the show is as good as he sounds.
I need to see WVH at some point. I love all the positive that I'm hearing.
I'm a big Jane's fan and a big Dave Navarro fan. When I saw them a couple summers ago, I pushed my way down to the front row (I know, I know) for that big moment in "Three Days" where he does his guitar solo into the main riff, and it was so friggin' cool. Perry looks like hell with the plastic surgery, but his voice has held up pretty good. The hanging girls are hard to get used to (I forget, but i think the one on the right is Perry's wife; I know she's on stage with him but I forget if she hangs. They actually use hooks through their skin, not a harness.)
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To each their own on when to eat, I wanted to check out more of Cheap Trick but my body just was saying "eat and sit" so I listened because I wanted to make it to the end of the show. Robin sounded OK. Not the best, but nothing I'd complain about.
About the "hanging girls" that's a normal thing for their shows? I've seen plenty of bands use girls like that before, but the way you word it, it's like they are part of the touring band? It might make sense because they bowed with the band at the end which I thought was odd, but I'm not really familiar with the band to know any of this. There was another female on the side back of the stage doing backing vocals as well.
Also, WVH's album didn't impress me initially but it has really grown on me since seeing him the first time. Guy gets a lot of flack on social media, but it was all love in the pit for him and the smiles on his face was the positve feeling back to the crowd. I highly suggest checking him out when he comes to town. Looks like they are booked to open for the Scorpions in Europe in the winter, so maybe next summer.
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To each their own on when to eat, I wanted to check out more of Cheap Trick but my body just was saying "eat and sit" so I listened because I wanted to make it to the end of the show. Robin sounded OK. Not the best, but nothing I'd complain about.
Just busting on you; you don't have to explain. I wouldn't have lasted from 2 pm to the end of the headliner myself, so I'm not one ot talk!! :)
About the "hanging girls" that's a normal thing for their shows? I've seen plenty of bands use girls like that before, but the way you word it, it's like they are part of the touring band? It might make sense because they bowed with the band at the end which I thought was odd, but I'm not really familiar with the band to know any of this. There was another female on the side back of the stage doing backing vocals as well.
Yes, that is a part of their set. They were there when I saw them on their festival tour with Alice In Chains, and they are on the DVD from their show in NYC from like 2013, too. The woman in the back is Perry's wife, Etty or Etta or something like that. The two girls hanging are dancers. They actually stick these large hooks into the skin on their back and that's how they hang. I forget what show it was, but Navarro did that on TV himself a couple years ago. He said it's invigorating, or something like that, but then again he's an odd guy.
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That sounds freakish :lol Had I known, I might have tried looking closer though OOC
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They actually stick these large hooks into the skin on their back and that's how they hang. I forget what show it was, but Navarro did that on TV himself a couple years ago. He said it's invigorating, or something like that, but then again he's an odd guy.
Reading this made my skin crawl....
I picked up my first ticket of 2022, going to see Tool in Tampa.
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Not gonna lie; it was hard to watch that TV show. I wasn't close enough to really get the real measure of it during the concert, but they didn't seem to be suffering. IMO, though, there's a lot going on there that makes you say "WTF?".
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Well, saw a cheap ticket for Lynyrd Skynyrd for $15.00 at FivePoint Amphitheater for tomorrow. Figured why not! It's in the outer sections in the bleachers area. It's a Row 10 seat. Not bad, but it's not a centered view. I may mull it over in the next 24 hours to see if I want to go if other things in life don't get in the way tomorrow, or I may just relist it and try to recoup some of the costs that I paid to see Brad Paisley next week at the same place. Options. It's fun!
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Just had a double hit (postponements) this week with DT and more recently JP (After losing NMB until '22 last week).
Covid - :tdwn
Richie Faulkner (get better bro) - :metal
NOTHING left until '22 :censored :censored :censored
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Well, this is an interesting thing. Apparently, Stubhub removes all listings that has mobile transfer four hours before the scheduled time (which for Lynyrd Skynyrd is at 7:00 PM). I can't even relist it now. I guess I'll go see Skynyrd today then. Going into it blind. We'll see how it goes. I went into Michael Buble blind and I had a fun time.
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So, the Lynyrd Skynyrd show was quite a different experience for me. This one had quite the "boomers" (yes, I will use that term. Sorry, guys.) classic rock crowd to it. Haven't been in this kind of crowd since seeing the Who in 2019. I can't even remember who was the first opening band. He had an ok voice with only an acoustic guitar. I did recall sleeping through a few songs (I can't help it, the body shuts down when my mind starts feeling bored). The biggest crowd reaction was him playing Thin Lizzy's The Boys are Back in Town.
Tesla was ok, I thought. They got an hour. Glam Metal ain't my vibe and it honestly didn't help that the row behind me was being obnoxiously into them. That kind that shows up only for that band and leaves after their set is over. Band as a whole played all right and people liked them a good enough that fits the outdoor vibe.
As for Skynyrd, I gave it 6 songs, but man, there was something in the vibe that was just not geling for me. Nothing wrong with the playing, but I just couldn't get into them, so I decided to beat traffic early and leave. No biggie. Ticket only costed $15.00 and free parking, so whatever.
As for the rest of October, I got Brad Paisley next Saturday in the same venue. Bought two extra tickets on Stubhub for $17.00 each and decided to flip in hopes to eat up some of the costs of the tickets I've bought. I also got a ticket for Walk the Moon for $20.00 at the local club in Santa Ana on 10/15. As for the rest of the year, I don't know. I see Halestorm/Evanescence in Inglewood have their GA seats dropped to $62.00 (which honestly is decent value, since I paid $46.00 for Halestorm alone in 2017 and I'm certain when Evanescence came to FivePoint in 2018, their GA prices were pretty steep). I may bite if it goes below $40.00. Other than that, nothing in November. I may go to a few Kings games in Staples Center to fill the time.
Brad Paisley - FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, CA - October 9th, 2021
Walk the Moon - The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA - October 15th, 2021
Daughtry with Sevendust, Tremonti, and Travis Bracht - The Novo in Los Angeles, CA - December 6th, 2021
Metallica's 40th anniversary shows - Chase Center in San Francisco, CA - December 17th and 19th, 2021.
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That opener guy is playing guitar in Lynyrd for the tour as the only remaining original member sat the tour out due to heart surgery.
I wish Tesla opened the local Lynyrd show for me.
If you didn't enjoy the first 6 songs, not sure you'd enjoy the last 6 (or 7) but you did miss Free Bird though, I feel like seeing that is a huge draw to see them in the first place.
Last week I went to the Pop Punk's Still Not Dead tour featuring New Found Glory and Less Than Jake. Honestly had never been a huge fan of pop punk so was never really a NFG fan. LTJ I always considered a ska punk band, although they have pop punk songs. LTJ were their usual awesomeness. NFG was actually really fun, mostly because central NJ is a hot area for this kind of music. The venue was sold out and everyone was singing along to NFG. It made for a really good atmosphere and therefore I enjoyed it much more than I expected to.
Pop Punks Still Not Dead - New Found Glory, Less Than Jake LIVE Starland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh8r17z2UPU)
Up next for me is the final show at my local amphitheater before it shuts down until next summer... knotfest roadshow! With Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Fever 333 and Code Orange. Not familiar with the 2 openers, I'll have to check them out this week, but super excited to see Slipknot again. Such a good live band.
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^^ That Knotfest Roadshow is playing in the Banc of California Stadium for the LA show. It's that bill, plus Bring Me the Horizon playing before Slipknot. GA tickets are $150.00. I don't think I can go even as a curio, since tickets are bound to be too steep for me, I got to drive on the 110 on a Friday afternoon to get there....., and I'm not a huge fan of any of these bands and I don't think I'm going to be convinced otherwise in a month's time, so yeah. Fever 333 is the one band I like the most though. Lead singer's vocals has been compared or influenced by Zack De La Rocha of RATM and they are from Inglewood.
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What is up with your concerts getting a cool extra band? Not fair :lol
Tickets aren't nearly that expensive, plenty of seats available and I'll just wait until day of to see if I get a good deal.
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I don't know, man. The perks of being in the Greater Los Angeles Area, I guess?
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All right, The Red Hot Chili Peppers (with John Frusciante back in the band) have announced their stadium tour. Given that their live performances aren't really as acclaimed and that I hate SoFi Stadium, this is a pass for me.
https://loudwire.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-north-american-european-2022-tour-dates/
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Oh this is definitely a go for me at Metlife. I put it on my 2022 calendar. Their live performances are pretty good these days. When I first saw them in 2003, the singer I felt was terrible. When I saw them in 2017 they were really good. I'm also really excited for their new album with John back in the band. Their best music was with him IMO.
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Well, I found a ticket on Stubhub with Halestorm and Evanescence for $50.00. I thought I would pull the trigger if it's under $40.00, but I looked at ticket prices for the section below highlighted and the next closest was at $156.00 (with fees included), so I bought one and may consider flipping another. A bit risky, but I feel like I got a good feeling on this one.
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Halestorm and Evanescence - Youtube Theater (Jebus, such a terrible name) in Inglewood, CA - November 10th, 2021
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All right, I'm back from the Brad Paisley concert in Irvine. Tremendous show and crowd. I actually like the all-around country crowd of all ages more than the boomers (yes, I'm going to keep using that term. Sorry guys.) classic rock crowd from last week's Skynyrd show. Final concert at FivePoint Amphitheater for me this year. This may end up being my favorite venue in all of the Greater LA area. A. Free Parking. B. It's not a struggle to get out of the venue. C. It's actually pretty easy to snag cheap tickets on Stubhub in this venue at certain points. This show basically costed me $3.00 due to making some decent flips on Stubhub. Bought three tickets for $53.00 and made $50.00 in my slice of the sales and I had a center view of the stage in the bleachers and I moved up two rows and had a row to myself for most of the show.
So, this is a tossup between this show and Michael Buble as my favorite concert of the year and I'm leaning more towards Brad Paisley since that guy was so good at his craft on the guitar. His backup band is solid as well. It's like Zac Brown Band when it comes to the variety of instruments (which included a violinist and a pedal steel guitar player). Funny thing is that the shows I've seen in both bands played Hot for Teacher. When I heard the drummer start the song, I just thought there was no way they are actually going to be playing Hot for Teacher, but when I hear the recognizable guitar melody, there was no question, so that was a huge surprise for me. In Brad Paisley's case, it's better here since we know it's been a year since Eddie Van Halen passed away and the people in SoCal (even the country crowd) appreciated Eddie for what he's done in history and for this area and Paisley did a nice tribute in his guitar work in that one. Showed some pictures on the screen of Eddie over the years of his life near the end of the song which people applauded. He also did a snippet of Purple Rain.
There was a bit of awkward moment though. He kept name-dropping the Dodgers throughout the show which I personally don't care about baseball or either SoCal team, but it's a bit awkward to do that in a venue that's about 15 miles away from Angels Stadium and about 50 miles away from Dodgers Stadium. It's not really the work the crowd moment unlike what Michael Buble did in Anaheim when it came to hockey.
Other than that, it was a fun show. 24 songs played. Lasted 90 minutes. Fun visuals as well (there was a video of a squirrel watersurfing in one song and a mascot that looks like Paisley committing all kinds of scandalous public misconducts in another song). Plenty of Kiss Cam moments. Band was great. People loved when Paisley busted a solo here and there and was hot for most of the show. I've seen more than my fill of shirtless middle-age guys (none from the band, mainly the main guys from the opening acts) on stage throughout the evening that would last a lifetime though. So yeah, not much needed to get my money's worth of $3.00, but even if I actually spent $30.00, this was still a tremendous show from start to finish without much breaks in between songs which is another plus from him.
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Fivepoint kind of sounds like my local amphitheater. Easy to get to (if you drive, public transportation to the venue is not the greatest but they offer free shuttles to the local train station which can get you to NYC), free parking, good tickets to be found if you are looking, and most of the big summer tours stop by... sadly tonight is the last show of the year for PNC Bank Arts Center. I
m always a bit sad when the venue closes for the summer, but should be a good one tonight with Slipknot! :metal
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Last Sunday was the Knotfest Roadshow and closed out my local amphitheater for the 2021 season. What a way to end it!
Let's start with the news, the first band was Code Orange and it was just announced yesterday that the masked drummer for the band is actually Max Portnoy! And Mike Portnoy was actually at this show as well (he shared this on twitter after the fact, otherwise I may have gone searching for him :lol) So I had no idea that was Max on the kit, but not sure it would have changed things other than I'd probably try to watch him a bit more than I ended up. THe reason why I didn't watch him as much was because the singers, guitarists, and bassist were absolutely wild. I'm not sure I really enjoyed their music all that much, but they were highly entertaining. Very energetic performance and really solid opener who played in front of a lot of empty seats.
Also, back a month or so ago I mentioned seeing Tallah and Max was not touring with them with no reason mentioned why. I got a response on twitter from Tallah last night:
He had to practice with Code, and then the tours overlapped.
Next band up was Fever 333. I really dug their set. The singer and guitarist (no bassist) were also VERY wild on stage. The singer talked quite a bit in between songs making social justice statements about equality. Can't say I disagreed with anything he said, but he certainly was knowingly using his stage to make statements and acknowledged that people will think he should shut up. It was a bit much just because I feel like they probably could have played another song and still make their point. Didn't ruin the set or anything though, I very much enjoyed their performance. The highlight of their set came at the final point where the singer jumped off a crate onto a skateboard while screaming :metal he then continued to ride the skateboard and fell :lol when getting up, he broke the skateboard over his head. This may end up on my favorite concert moments video for 2021 later this year, here's the clip: https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1448075759088771079 (https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1448075759088771079)
Third band was Killswitch Engage. I'd rank this easily as my least favorite set of the show. Just not for me. After those first two bands seemingly laying it all out on the line as newer bands, this band just kind of sat back and played. Felt pretty boring. My gf came to this show with me too, she was not into them either after really enjoying the first two bands. We ended up spending about half their set eating and hanging out on the lawn.
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And then came Slipknot and they blew the roof off the amphitheater. SO good! They sounded great too which is kind of amazing with how is going on during their show with all the musicians and banging of kegs. Corey is sporting a new mask this tour which I think is really great, much improved over his last mask.
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Very energetic crowd reaction as well. It sucks that this venue is all seated up front so no moshing, but the people around us certainly were going wild standing in front of their seats. Also saw a few instances of people running up the aisles and being chased by security. This was highly entertaining to just crowd watch at points. Their stage set up was the same from 2019 which was somewhat dissapointing to not see that change, but regardless, it's a cool set up and lots of pyro which I love. A couple different songs and one less over all from 2019 so the set wasn't anything special, but the performance was so good. We had a lot of fun for them and it seemed the entire venue did too. I couldnt find any empty seats.
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Slipknot Killswitch Engage Fever 333 Code Orange LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qg1Lvs3R4c)
Next show up... I'm very much considering seeing Angels and Airwaves this Sunday :corn
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I'd go see that. I'm a big fan of AVA, and though their recent albums haven't been as strong as the first two or three, they say the new one is a step back to that early sound (I haven't heard it yet).
I may try to go to Boston to see them.
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So I went to see Walk the Moon at the Observatory in Santa Ana last night. Smallest venue I've been to this year (holds 500 people). First time in standing GA only as well this year. It was a fun show. Everyone was pretty much bouncing all over the place and the place was packed. I say its suits Walk the Moon's music which is like 80s throwback synth pop that's tailored to the Sirius XM Alt. Nation and KROQ demographics. You need to be dancing a lot to fit with this crowd, but my feet was too sore from standing all day so no dancing from me in the back.
Anywho, no concerts for the rest of the month for now. Skillet has a show today in Anaheim and tickets are going as low as $45.00. Fine price if they had good bands supporting them the size of Sevendust and Pop Evil like they did in LA in 2019. They don't here. I mean I don't mind Adelitas Way, but I already paid $16.00 for them to play 70 minutes back in 2019 as well, and I have very little interest watching them as the main supporting band. It's a pass for today.
Next show will be the Halestorm/Evanescence show at Youtube Theater (I just hate that name so much) in Inglewood in November. Would be nice to go see a modern rock show again after the last 1.5 months of shows I've had. Went to see a violinist playing EDM/Trance music, a Canadian pop musician, a glam metal/southern rock show, a country artist, and a weird 80s throwback synth pop band. That's enough diversity where I can finally go back to being in an Active Rock kind of crowd and not feel stale being with that crowd again after so long. I'm ready to be back in a crowd wearing A7X/Breaking Benjamin/Five Finger Death Punch shirts.
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Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio and War on Women Sunday night!
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Josh Rouse this Wednesday Night 10/20 at The Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis.
My 1st show since Lehto & Wright in March of 2020.
I'm actually less concerned about COVID as they are requiring Vaccination cards at the show, but more about the insane amount of crime that has been happening including Shootings and Hot Rodding in Minneapolis nightly, for many months. But, what am i supposed to do?..never go back again until it ends?.. my wife and i are going to go, walk as carefully as possible back to our car and get out of there hopefully before 10PM.
We are facing the same situation again in the next month with The Monkees and Mayer Hawthorne in November. It's ridiculous how many shootings and crime there has been in recent months, COVID of course has had a lot to do with it. But something is going to have to change, because I can't be planning to go to concerts worryig if I'm going to get shot walking to and from my car, or even driving away.
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Josh Rouse this Wednesday Night 10/20 at The Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis.
My 1st show since Lehto & Wright in March of 2020.
I'm actually less concerned about COVID as they are requiring Vaccination cards at the show, but more about the insane amount of crime that has been happening including Shootings and Hot Rodding in Minneapolis nightly, for many months. But, what am i supposed to do?..never go back again until it ends?.. my wife and i are going to go, walk as carefully as possible back to our car and get out of there hopefully before 10PM.
We are facing the same situation again in the next month with The Monkees and Mayer Hawthorne in November. It's ridiculous how many shootings and crime there has been in recent months, COVID of course has had a lot to do with it. But something is going to have to change, because I can't be planning to go to concerts worryig if I'm going to get shot walking to and from my car, or even driving away.
Just don't fear and worry as much. Because you will be worrying and fearful much longer than you expect. It seems as if you traded one fear for another and that is preventing you from enjoying yourself at a show. How do others who attend shows there feel?
For them, that risk (Covid or not) is worth seeing those bands.
Drink some liquid courage and go. Or play it safe and not go. Either way their still going to play and people are still going to go regardless of crime.
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Skillet has a show today in Anaheim and tickets are going as low as $45.00.
My local venue had a 2 for 1 sale for this show so I got two for $40. Couldn't complain for that price.
Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio and War on Women Sunday night!
I'll be seeing this in less than 2 weeks :yarr have fun!
I have decided to go to the Angels and Airwaves concert tonight.
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Angels and Airwaves the other night was pretty fun, I think their songs mostly sound the same which is why I don't think I'll ever really love them, but the show was still fun like I said. They had a really cool light show which I expected but it met my expectations. Tom really talks a lot between songs. I'd say at least half of it was random thoughts that made little to no sense. A few jokes that were funny, and a handful awkward comments about how the music he was performing was going to make the females in the crowd orgasm. I didn't notice anyone orgasm that evening.
The coolest part of the night was when their 15 song set was over, the entire band walked off the stage besides Tom (singer/guitarist). He starts asking where the band went and after the crowd chanting for one more song, he performed by himself doing some Blink 182. It was really cool and was 100% impromptu. You could clearly see this from my perspective on the side stage where the rest of the band started grouping back up and clearly confused if they should take the stage. After the little solo bit, they did take the stage and performed another song. According to setlist.fm, this "encore" had not happened at any other show this tour. THIS is why I love going to concerts. Got a fist bump from Tom after he finally got off the stage.
Also, this was the first concert I attended at this venue since they started the vaccination only policy and I felt like the crowd was noticeably smaller than the other shows I had seen here. Not sure if that's the reason, or the band (they are not one I follow enough to know what their crowds are like).
Angels and Airwaves with Bad Suns LIVE @ Starland Ballroom 10/17/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSWfbP9J8UA)
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Good month for seeing keyboardists. Last month it was Rudess in San Diego and this month it was Wakeman in Northampton.
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Well, a new tour announcement. Per bassist Todd Kern's twitter, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators will have a States tour in February 2022/March 2022. This one I may wait to see if tickets on the cheap. LA show is in Youtube Theater and if I can get a ticket for $50.00 in the 100 sections for Evanescence/Halestorm, I may get lucky here.
https://twitter.com/todddammitkerns/status/1451569589519888387/photo/1
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I scooped up a pair of tickets for 311 day in 2022 in Las Vegas. I've never been to a 311 day concert before, but historically, this is the way of seeing all the rare tracks live. For this event, they are performing on March 11th and March 12th, just them. Likely 2x 1.5 hour sets each night and probably around 80 total songs. My 2022 concert schedule is starting to fill up.
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Out of curiosity how many tracks do they have in their catalog roughly?
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Out of curiosity how many tracks do they have in their catalog roughly?
maybe ~250ish
coming up this weekend for me:
October 29th - Bad Religion & Alkaline Trio @ Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City NY
October 31st - Gwar & Napalm Death @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
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Some reviews from last weekend (yeah, a bit late here)
Last friday was a punk show! This was at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC (where I have lots of fond concert memories, including Dream Theater). Place was PACKED which kind of shocked me since I got a below face value ticket on stubhub a day before. Anyway, I got there early to catch the opener who I was not at all familiar with, War on Women. I actually thought they were pretty solid. Singer was super active on stage. If you can guess by the name, very much social justice type of punk band. Met the singer after at their merch booth!
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Alkaline Trio was next. I was never a fan of them when I was younger and hadn't really listened to them since college when one of my friends was in love with them. I figured I'd give them a legit shot and watch the set with open ears. I didn't like it. They just aren't for me. I do think it's funny how before this show, the last band I saw was with Tom Delonge and then I saw his Blink 182 replacement in Matt Skiba with Alkaline Trio. Funny how that works.
Headliner was Bad Religion! Probably my favorite punk band and I've been a fan since the mid 90s as a kid. I find it amazing how the singer looks and sounds the same from when I first saw them 18 years earlier (and on the earlier live albums I have). It did seem he might be singing a bit lower though (I'm no expert, but upon watching my videos it made me think that might be the case). Either way, man can this guy work up a crowd. I thought the set was really good too, lots of rare old tracks and a couple newer ones, plus the hits. I wish they'd play a little longer is all I could ask for more.
Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio, & War on Women LIVE @ Hammerstein Ballroom New York City NY 10/29/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIka7-Ko4i4)
On Halloween I went back to NYC but to a smaller venue, Irving Plaza, which was sold out for Gwar! Funny to see a band that ALWAYS wears a costume playing on Halloween. Lots of people attending dressed up as well, including one guy who legit looked and acted like he actually was in Gwar. I got there early enough to see all bands. The opener was Eyehategod. I think I will rate them as the 2nd worst band Ive seen this year (behind Soul Glo). Part of it just simply goes to their style of hardcore/metal is not for me. Second is I think it's the first time I've seen a member of a band (in this case, the singer) signal for dope from the crowd and someone throws coke on stage and he snorted it openly and shoved the bag down his pants after. I just felt disgusted by watching that if I'm being honest. I don't know why it bothered me so much, I'm sure lots of bands and musicians I love have done that, but seeing it and not liking the music really turned me off.
Next was Napalm Death from the UK. I've become quite fond of the over seas bands that make it into the US to play shows. I don't really care for their music, but I respect their desire to perform. Like I said, not for me, but the performance wasn't bad. Singer had a lot of energy, they played some new songs and off they went.
Gwar's set started with someone holding up Oderus' head (former lead singer who passed away awhile ago) who then proceeded to get beheaded himself :lol and then the blood starts shooting as the band starts performing. This was my 4th time seeing gwar, and for some reason, as cheesy and ridiculous as their show is, it really hasn't gotten old or stale to me. Their music is OK, a bunch of songs I really like and a bunch more that are just stupid or OK. They were celebrating 30 years of Scumdogs of the Universe (funny enough, no one currently in the band is an original member) and opened the set with Salamanizer which I LOVE. I figured, this was going to be a fun set after the first song and I was no wrong. Apparently the character Sexecutioner was at this show so they performed his song which they haven't been doing this tour (even though it's on the album they are celebrating). We also got to see a girl with her huge fake tits cut off, a fake guitarist trying to steal the show had his face ripped off, Vlad the Impalar ripped off someones chest, they destroyed what looked like a deformed pig, the singer with his double cock piss all over the crowd, and at the end there was an epic battle between Techno Distructo and Sexecutioner! :rollin
Anyway, take a look for yourself if you want to know what I'm talking about:
Gwar, Napalm Death, & Eyehategod LIVE @ Sold Out Irving Plaza New York City Halloween 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3nsg3yc6f4)
Up next, catching a flight to Atlanta for the ATLive festival:
November 6th - Metallica, Cage the Elephant, & Greta Van Fleet @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA
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There's a fine line between what I'm into - Kiss, Alice Cooper - and what I'm not - at some point it gets too ridiculous - so I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm reading your description of Gwar and thinking "man, I wish I saw that!" :) :) :)
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There's a fine line between what I'm into - Kiss, Alice Cooper - and what I'm not - at some point it gets too ridiculous - so I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm reading your description of Gwar and thinking "man, I wish I saw that!" :) :) :)
Just make sure to stay in the back if you ever do see them, unless you don't mind being completely drenched in fake blood. I didn't want to ride the train home like that but didnt realize until after the fact that it being Halloween, I would have fit right in as my train ride home was almost all people in costumes. (Harry Styles sold out MSG the same night so the ride home was mostly people from that concert).
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My daughter had a pit ticket for that Styles show. Apparently it was a pretty big deal; she's in Dallas and couldn't make it (the show was rescheduled I think twice because of the COVIDs). I sold her ticket - $100 face - on Stub Hub for $900, and probably could have gotten more if I really played it right (I didn't want her stuck with it, so I lowered it earlier than I would have otherwise).
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My daughter had a pit ticket for that Styles show. Apparently it was a pretty big deal; she's in Dallas and couldn't make it (the show was rescheduled I think twice because of the COVIDs). I sold her ticket - $100 face - on Stub Hub for $900, and probably could have gotten more if I really played it right (I didn't want her stuck with it, so I lowered it earlier than I would have otherwise).
holy shit, I actually never heard of Harry Styles and when I walked out of Penn Station to see all the people waiting to get into MSG (and saw the sign for the sold out show) I shot out a bunch of messages to friends to see who this person was. Yeah, apparently a big deal and I'm apparently not in touch with modern pop music (no surprise there).
In other concert news, Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH announced a co-headlining tour. Coming to my local ballroom early in 2022, I definitely plan on being there. I saw both bands at the same concert a month ago and think that will be a good touring pair.
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I remember at the Michael Buble show where he decided to work the crowd into a frenzy he stated that his next guest for his next song was Harry Styles and everyone was screaming, and Buble punked the crowd saying something like, "you really think that's happening tonight?" That was like seconds after the crowd booed him after he stated, "Go Kings!" in Ducks territory in Anaheim and they booed him further after saying he's a Canucks fan. As a disclosure, the show was great and everyone in the crowd loved it, but that moment was really noticeable and a pretty amusing way to know that the audience is paying attention.
Also, as for the Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH tour, LA show is at the Wiltern. Yes, please. I will be there and hopefully the ticket price is at a cost I like.
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As of now I have these ones lined up
Gojira
2022-01-20
The Pineapple Thief
2022-03-23
IQ
2022-04-22
Tool
2022-04-26
Anekdoten + Sonic Circus
2022-05-01
Pendragon
2022-05-13
Neal Morse Band
2022-06-18
Queen + Adam Lambert
2022- 07-20
Midge Ure
2022-10-16
Porcupine tree
2022-10-27
Martin Barre Band
2022-12-02
Sure as hell beats this years 1 concert or last years 3 concerts.
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My daughter had a pit ticket for that Styles show. Apparently it was a pretty big deal; she's in Dallas and couldn't make it (the show was rescheduled I think twice because of the COVIDs). I sold her ticket - $100 face - on Stub Hub for $900, and probably could have gotten more if I really played it right (I didn't want her stuck with it, so I lowered it earlier than I would have otherwise).
holy shit, I actually never heard of Harry Styles and when I walked out of Penn Station to see all the people waiting to get into MSG (and saw the sign for the sold out show) I shot out a bunch of messages to friends to see who this person was. Yeah, apparently a big deal and I'm apparently not in touch with modern pop music (no surprise there).
In other concert news, Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH announced a co-headlining tour. Coming to my local ballroom early in 2022, I definitely plan on being there. I saw both bands at the same concert a month ago and think that will be a good touring pair.
I'd go see that show.
As for Harry, I know it's not your thing, really, but I actually saw him at MSG on his last tour, and it was surprisingly good. If you like Elton John, you would like him. His two albums are solid and I have both on my iPod. If it wasn't Sunday, of Halloween and I wasn't taking money out of her pocket, I would have definitely taken her ticket and gone myself. I'd've been viewed as wierdo stalking creep - single, middle-aged man in a sea of teenage girls and LGBTQ+ friendly friends - but I'd've still gone. :) :)
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Actually one of my friends kind of said similar. He said it's not likely my music but the guy is so talented I'd probably enjoy it. Oh well, I saw Gwar :yarr
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GREAT singer. Seriously, the guy can sing.
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All right, got the tickets for Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH at The Wiltern. First show there since Alter Bridge in early 2020 before the shutdown. Tickets were fair. $42 plus no extra charge to get into GA pit. That will be first come first serve which is a plus since the venue typically charge extra for pit.
Edit: And blamo! Sold two tickets of the Evanescence and Halestorm show at Inglewood on Wednesday successfully. Bought three tickets in the 100 sections for $50.00 and sold two of them for $62.00 each. Means that I get to go see this show for $26.00 at a seat in a 100s section. Pretty decent if you ask me. On top of that, my bank had one of those offers where if I bought more than $50.00 of stuff on Stubhub, I get 5% back, so I got another $7.50 credit back to my account due to that sale. Nice tidy work if you ask me to offset the costs of tickets I've purchased this year. So far, I saved $20.00 doing this. Not really a suggestable thing to do unless you know what you are doing or if you are a moron like me.
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So I had a good time at the Evanescence/Halestorm concert in Inglewood, yesterday. The journey to get there has been interesting. Left my house at around 5:45. Ran into the expected traffic of merging onto the 405 North. I really don't know what happened. No accidents or anything that would warrant a jam and after waiting it through 15 minutes, it just magically clears up. To park at Youtube Theater would cost $40.00. After what happened parking near SoFi Stadium for Foo Fighters for $45.00, I needed to venture a different option. I thought about parking at a lot near a train station for $3.00 and taken a bus to the venue and take an Uber back to the train station, but it's pretty dicey if I stay outside too long at night in Inglewood.
The next option was to park at a local casino that's a 15 min. walk to the venue. The security guard at the parking lot joked about it with me. They said, "What are you doing here? This is a casino, the theater is over there." and I told them that I spoken with a casino representative earlier that day they informed me that I could park here for $25.00 and they understood what I was trying to do and they were like, "Yeah, I get you. Parking there costs $50.00, you can park here for $25.00." They only allowed cash though so I had to make a withdrawal at the ATM in the casino and go back to the lot to pay them. Costs me $31.50. $25.00 to pay the guard. $4.00 fee to withdraw from the casino ATM, and $2.50 because the withdrawal was from an ATM that is not connected with my bank. Still cheaper than paying at Youtube Theater though.
As for the venue itself, it's actually pretty all right. I feel like it's pretty spacious and once you get in, it's still a bit of a walk to get to my seats in the 100 section. Got inside and the first band, Plush, was already starting their set. They were pretty good for the short amount of time they had. They were an all-female band and I think they were the right band to open for this bill. Had good energy and they played a cover of Heart's Barracuda.
Halestorm was up and the best thing I can say about them was that they were as great as they were when I saw them in 2017 (which was the first show that I personally pay for a ticket and drove myself to). Of course, the show in 2017 was better and only because they played for 30 min. extra since it was their own standalone show. Still had great energy. I actually liked their new song (which was also their opening song of the set), Back from the Dead, which is a bigger plus since I never liked their lead singles that's building towards a new album. They still saved a song slot for Arejay Hale to do his drum solo which was really entertaining and he brought out these huge as f drumsticks which I always liked as a visual. Another big appeal to this bill is that Amy Lee made a guest appearance and provided vocals for one of Halestorm's songs, Break-In. Naturally, it got a solid reaction and Amy Lee and Lzzy's vocals mesh well enough. Reminds me when the last time I saw Evanescence with Lindsey Stirling where she made an appearance to sing one of Lindsey Stirling's songs, Shatter Me (whose original vocals on the studio version was originally sung by Lzzy). Anywho, great set from Halestorm and they really extended the outro to I Miss The Misery so hard that it makes sense that it's the closing song of the set and that wasn't the last time we would see Lzzy Hale on that day, more on that on the Evanescence set.
Evanescence was really better here than when I saw them in 2018 in Irvine. The show in Irvine was so boring compared to yesterday. In Irvine, they had an orchestra and the band was sitting down, and I couldn't hear them and this was my description of the set: This was basically Amy Lee signing Evanescence songs with an orchestra and you can't hear the rest of the band and the crowd was so not into it. Heck, most people left after Bring me to Life was played and it was like the 7th-8th song of the set and more people left after My Immortal and it wasn't in either set closers. Just not that enjoyable.
Yesterday, was though. Band was obviously much more pronounced here. A lot of more energy in the room. I think the band sounded a bit more heavier than I thought they would be. A lot more moving around. Good visuals that fits more of the haunting/sorrowful/gothic vibes the songs had at times. Amy Lee was more interactive with the crowd. They had a nice small montage video break that showed some footage of how far the band has come in the ups and downs of their careers. A fair amount of the set was focused on their latest album, The Bitter Truth, which I thought was an ok enough album to warrant that focus. The crowd still liked the usual staples though (Going Under, Call Me When You're Sober, and of course, Bring me to Life although I feel like it's a bit awkward when played live since they don't want to work in the male vocal parts properly live). Lzzy Hale come out and they did a cover of Linkin Park's Heavy and they amped it up to be a more rocking song than the original somber poppier tone. It worked all right, plus it gives a nod to a band that was part of that group of 00s bands that Evanescence was in (Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Disturbed, System of a Down, etc.). Sadly, I didn't stay for the encore which had My Immortal since I needed to walk back to the casino parking lot and I and my car was able to get out in one piece thankfully.
Good night overall. Spent around $50.00 for concerts and parking total, which is a bit of a win. Heck, there was GA pit tickets on Stubhub the hour before the show began that was going for like $30.00. I was content on my seat which was pretty good and that I didn't need to stand after walking a fair amount to get to the venue and back. Was still a pretty attended building. Don't know if I want to come back to this venue for Slash and Myles Kennedy, but we'll see.
Next show will most likely be Trans-Siberian Orchestra if tickets fall low enough to my liking (under $50.00 would be nice, since that's what it would have been $55.00 on Groupon which is no longer available). If not, the show afterwards will be Daughtry/Sevendust/Tremonti and then Metallica in San Francisco.
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what I wrote on FB about the shows I saw last weekend
I attended 2 The Monkees concerts the last 2 nights in Milwaukee and Minneapolis, all while still dealing with a pinched nerve (4 weeks-in).
The shows were good..the trip down to Milwaukee went okay.
But when arriving in Milwaukee and other than the concert, everytthing IN MILWAULKEE was more or less a NIGHTMARE.
Not getting a room at the hotel I had booked a reservation 2 months ago, and eating dinner at 11PM, and then faced with the prospect of having to drive in the dark back to St.Paul wasn't really how the plans were supposed to go.
Thankfully finding a hotel in the small neighboring town of Waukesha at Midnight kind of saved the end of Saturday night for Joyce and I.
I would not recommend staying at a hotel in a downtown area on a Saturday Night in the Fall per weddings often happen and hotels neglegently OVERBOOK. Why? Money?
Of course they claim it's a staffing shortage.
I'm pretty sure Joyce and I weren't the only people this happened to that went to the Monkees concert in Milwaukee on Saturday night.
I guess staying at a hotel 2 blocks from the venue sounds and often is too good to be true, lol.
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^^ Ooo, thanks for reminding me. I just had to call the hotel that I'm staying in San Francisco and they informed me that the reservation is still there.
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Sad news all around. The Daughtry/Sevendust/Tremonti tour has been postponed in light of the passing of Chris Daughtry's daughter. Very understandable though. Tickets are still valid which is good news for me. Just won't be going to the Novo in LA in December.
https://twitter.com/Daughtry_News/status/1460414716388556800
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So, instead of seeing Mastodon on Saturday in NYC, I'll be seeing them Friday instead in Albany :metal
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Seeing a band tomorrow night that were some of the biggest session musicians, producers and songwriters behind some great solo acts over the years.
Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel. These guys have played or produced bands like Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, James Taylor, Keith Richards, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, and Don Henley.
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I'll be seeing Swallow The Sun this Sunday. I enjoyed their set when they toured with Dark Tranquility I ended up buying Songs of The North.
Hopefully these songs will end up on the set.
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Seeing a band tomorrow night that were some of the biggest session musicians, producers and songwriters behind some great solo acts over the years.
Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel. These guys have played or produced bands like Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, James Taylor, Keith Richards, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, and Don Henley.
That's a band, right there.
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It's been 1.5 weeks since my last concert and I never wrote a review.... but this was a good one so I don't want to forget about it!
Two weekends ago I saw Metallica, Cage the Elephant, and Greta Van Fleet at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This concert was AWESOME. First let me say this newish stadium is amazing. It looks so futuristic and has all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a modern stadium (unlike cough metlife stadium cough). I paid a nice chunk of change for this ticket, but it included food and drinks. So you basically got into a "club" level type of lounge where there were two buffets of steak, sausages, hot dogs, mac and cheese, wings, and all sorts of deserts. Also soft drinks, water, and a bar that included beer and wine. Anything else cost money. I made sure I got full use of this, I had 4 plates of food and 10 heinekens :lol The bartender lady was soo nice too, she made sure I had 4 beers on standby when the bar closed so I wouldn't be thirsty for Metallica's set. Also you could leave the club and walk around the stadium with your food and drinks. I loved the freedom of that especially because I wanted to check out the stadium and walk around since it was so large and beautiful.
Anyway, back to the music, Greta Van Fleet opened. They played a 40 minute set and ended up performing half of their newest album and nothing from their first album which was surprising, but I LOVE their latest so this was a pleasant surprise for me. I thought they sounded fantastic and while it was failry empty overall for them, you could tell there was still a good turn out for the opening band who went on sharply at 6pm. This may have ended up being one of my favorite sets I've seen all year, definitely the best opening set.
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Next up were Cage the Elephant. I must say, I don't think they belong here. I wasn't familiar with them before the show so checked out some songs which were alright, but not really my music. However, seeing them live, it was quite obvious they were not heavy enough to gain the interest of the crowd. Also, the singer was WILD, but like an odd wild. One song he brought up a fan from backstage and he was doing these odd dances and then they hugged and kissed and it just felt very awkward to me. (and I know others felt similar because my youtube video has tons of comments from people expressing the same thing). The singer also had a whistle he kept blowing that was really annoying and had no flow with the music. I don't get what he was trying to do. The band was actually pretty decent though, I overall thought the performance was actually pretty damn entertaining, just not for me.
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And then came Metallica and the stadium filled up. I was mostly dissapointed by the setlist being almost all songs I've seen before and nothing really interesting as they've done on some of the festival shows recently. But they did perform No Leaf Clover which I really had been wanting to see. I will say, their sound was not that great. Especially compared to Greta Van Fleet which is surprising as the opener almost never sounds as good as the headliner. I also think, for a headlining band who's performed so much, they are VERY sloppy live and not even just Lars who has stuck out like a sore thumb the previous times I saw them. Something just seemed a bit off with them. James' banter between songs was incredibly awkward too IMO. I definitely enjoyed them and they put on a fun show, but I kind of think Greta Van Fleet was the better band that night.
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Metallica, Cage the Elephant, & Greta Van Fleet ATLive Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta GA 11/6/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E81Adfzy6jM)
The whole experience likely makes this my favorite concert of the year from the travel and eating the local food, to riding the MARTA train, to experiencing a new stadium, the included food and drink at the stadium, and of course the live performances!
Next concert: November 20th - Opeth & Mastodon @ Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City NY
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Seeing a band tomorrow night that were some of the biggest session musicians, producers and songwriters behind some great solo acts over the years.
Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel. These guys have played or produced bands like Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, James Taylor, Keith Richards, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, and Don Henley.
That's a band, right there.
Sitting in the small venue right now. Can't wait to see them.
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Just got home from seeing District 97 at a small club in Chicago. It was at Reggie's but in their tiny little comedy club upstairs, which is really just a bar. Probably 40 or so people there but they played like there was 10,000. They dropped several new songs on us and they all sounded fantastic. Leslie was on fire. Her voice was just amazing.
Everyone that was supposed to go with me bailed so I went to my first ever show alone. It was odd as I am extremely shy and introverted. I found a nice table and sat there no more than 10 feet from the band and just watched. I needed that. Been a rough and hectic week and to be able to watch a tight band play some heavy prog was a treat.
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Good to hear you still went solo and had fun. Once I got over that hump of going to a concert solo it became significantly easier to do it again.
Anyway, not every day you wake up and find Gwar is tweeting at you (https://twitter.com/gwar/status/1462046065830490116) :lol
Heading into new york city tonight for Opeth and Mastadon :yarr
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Once I broke the seal of going to shows alone it's now my preferred way of going. I don't know anyone who even comes close to sharing the same music tastes as me so I don't want to drag someone to a show who doesn't want to be there.
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Good to hear you still went solo and had fun. Once I got over that hump of going to a concert solo it became significantly easier to do it again.
Anyway, not every day you wake up and find Gwar is tweeting at you (https://twitter.com/gwar/status/1462046065830490116) :lol
Heading into new york city tonight for Opeth and Mastadon :yarr
Apparently, you haven't been seen since. We found you!
I, too, don't have any that shares the same music tastes as me so it's fine with me that I get to go concerts myself. The downside though is that people relists stuff on Stubhub for a way lower price if they list it as a pair of tickets rather than single tickets. Last concert where I didn't go by myself was Trans-Siberian Orchestra with the family back in 2019.
Speaking of which, I'm still aiming to go to their afternoon show in Ontario on 12/04. Ticketmaster does have an offer where they are listing some seats at $44.00 in the nosebleeds and there was a floor seat in the back going for $60.00. There is a part of me that thinks I can get better for less the day of. Best if I can wait.
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As weird as it feels to sat this, I'm going to a gig tomorrow. It'll be my first gig in about 2 years!
Me and a few buddies are going to see The Offspring supported by The Hives. I was a big fan of The Offspring back in the day but I'm probably even more pumped about seeing The Hives. I've only ever seen both bands once, and that was at my first ever festival back in 2004. Crazy to think that 17 years later I'm seeing them again.
Should be fun.
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saw 4 shows over the last 6 weeks.
Josh Rouse
The Monkees x2
Mayer Hawthorne
went on to YouTube and talked about the 1st 3 the other day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I56IFs-qI84
Mayer was last Friday. Not a bad show, short, Josh Hartnett was there. The crowd didn't shut up tho.
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Yeah, I ended up getting the ticket to Trans-Siberian Orchestra at $44.00 anyway. My rationale is, well, it's in the same section that I got the Groupon ticket in the past shows for $55.00, so getting it for $44.00 is pretty good at this point. Seeing them in three straight times they've been to Ontario, California. Always a great visual pleasure to see them.
So, two concerts to close out 2021 in a year where we are all very thankful that we have concerts running in some form (not smoothly, though, but it's a start, and I just want to see that start). Sucks that I don't get to see Daughtry at the end of the year for reasonable reasons, but I'm sure they'll reschedule at some point.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (afternoon show) - Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA - December 4th, 2021
Metallica's 40th anniversary shows - Chase Center in San Francisco, CA - December 17th and 19th, 2021.
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Once I broke the seal of going to shows alone it's now my preferred way of going. I don't know anyone who even comes close to sharing the same music tastes as me so I don't want to drag someone to a show who doesn't want to be there.
That's me. I have people that share (some of) my musical tastes, but the overall experience is better, IMO. I get to hang when I want, I get to go when I want... I would never have gotten up on stage with Gene Simmons if I wasn't there alone, and I doubt I would have met Michael Schenker's band had I not been alone.
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Yea, plus I'm pretty social so I always end up talking to someone at the show. I look forward to shows as just a way to get out of the house solo.
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I wrote a bit more in the Mastopdon thread, but their concert with Opeth last weekend was pretty awesome! Opeth went on first for the rotating coheadline tour which worked out well for my tastes. I really think Mikael Akerfeldt is an amazing singer. Guy is just fantastic and does a nice job with stage banter between songs. I really think Mastodon killed it though, it seems (not just from reading their thread on DTF but from also talking to people at the show) they are really elevating themselves to a top metal band these days. Good for them. Their show had lasers and cool backing visuals, some of which were quite trippy to go along with some of the more proggier elements of the music. Nice big mosh pits broke out at times. The venue has a huge floor and I sat in the stands with a nice view albeit there was a bar for the ledge blocking my view. The highlight, for me, was when they live debuted one of the new songs which happens to be a top song on the new album for me. They replaced another new song and I always love when you are the first to see something so that felt special.
Mastodon - Gobblers of Dregs LIVE (debut) @ Hammerstein Ballroom New York City NY 11/20/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ_KDcVHEeI)
After a bunch of metal shows, time to switch things up. I just got back from Florida and about to head out to the local ballroom here for a sold out ska show with Streetlight Manifesto. A local ska band from the area who are quite popular in the genre and always sell out shows when they return to this venue. Things should feel awfully familiar tonight and I'm looking forward to that! :yarr (as I am watching to my older videos from the same band in the same venue)
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Once I broke the seal of going to shows alone it's now my preferred way of going. I don't know anyone who even comes close to sharing the same music tastes as me so I don't want to drag someone to a show who doesn't want to be there.
That's me. I have people that share (some of) my musical tastes, but the overall experience is better, IMO. I get to hang when I want, I get to go when I want... I would never have gotten up on stage with Gene Simmons if I wasn't there alone, and I doubt I would have met Michael Schenker's band had I not been alone.
In my past life, I used to go alone all the time. I have to say there was something that would prove unfulfilling about it though. It doesn't really work in my current life.
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At the venue for Intervals and Thank You Scientist..... Heard the sound check. After two years this is finally happening... :metal
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Got "The Musical Box", front row, on Wednesday. Always a good show, so I'm excited.
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At the venue for Intervals and Thank You Scientist..... Heard the sound check. After two years this is finally happening... :metal
That sounds like a fun show! I saw Intervals right before the Pandemic and they were great (They were opening for Chon and BTBAM).
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At the venue for Intervals and Thank You Scientist..... Heard the sound check. After two years this is finally happening... :metal
That sounds like a fun show! I saw Intervals right before the Pandemic and they were great (They were opening for Chon and BTBAM).
They fucking crushed it, their sound is so air tight. And Thank You Scientist was fun as always.
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Less than a week now, Metallica 40th anniversary shows in SF Friday and Sunday :hefdaddy
And of course I would end up starting a new job last week which throws a wrench into my travel plans, but a good problem to have all things considered :tup
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I'm a bit nervous for that one. I bought my pass on Stubhub a few months back and I've been in contact with the original ticket holder and they informed me that they haven't had the option to transfer the tickets yet. I've visited a Metallica boards and they informed me that, while this is a not a sure thing for this show, that tickets for their prior shows are not transferable until the day before. Hopefully, I can get the transfer and then everything is fine. Otherwise, I may have to spend hours talking to Stubhub before the show and that is not how I want to start my vacation.
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I’m aiming for 2022 for more shows. My first show was a month ago. Wasn’t music, I saw Trevor Noah. Next weekend I see Fortune Feimster. My wife loves standup and one was for Mother’s Day and the other was for her birthday.
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Just bought tix for me and my wife to see TSO in Newark, NJ next Wednesday. It's been 11 years since we've seen them, when we took our daughter to see them at the same venue. I was gonna buy the same seats as then for nostalgic purposes (Sec 230) but decided to upgrade this time around.
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And my fears has been alleviated now. The Metallica ticket I bought on Stubhub is now in my possession. It's a front row seat in the nosebleeds, but their center stage setup guarantees a good view no matter where you are in the arena, right?
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And my fears has been alleviated now. The Metallica ticket I bought on Stubhub is now in my possession. It's a front row seat in the nosebleeds, but their center stage setup guarantees a good view no matter where you are in the arena, right?
Yeah, sould be good but you may be just facing a different musician as the show goes on. The time I saw them with a center stage, they kept rotating where on stage they were so one song you might have James facing you, the next it would be Kirk or something. Sounds like you are set, that'll be a lot of fun. The S&M2 concert was like that if you want to watch and see how they handle the center stage.
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Yeah, sould be good but you may be just facing a different musician as the show goes on. The time I saw them with a center stage, they kept rotating where on stage they were so one song you might have James facing you, the next it would be Kirk or something. Sounds like you are set, that'll be a lot of fun. The S&M2 concert was like that if you want to watch and see how they handle the center stage.
As far as staging, I think they abandoned the traditional arena stage set-up on the Load tour in favor of the "in-the-round" stage and never went back. Much better for everyone. More people get a good view. And, they can sell tix in the whole arena without having to black out behind the stage.
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Tomorrow is tentatively scheduled my final concert for 2021, Clutch! The venue is sold out and I'd be lying if I wasn't concerned about this concert happening. The venue is still promoting it, so it's on schedule to happen. Restrictions don't seem to be the reason this may not happen, but a band/crew member testing positive is the concern. My gf and I are VERY much wanting to go to this since there hasn't been much going on the last couple months with things to do (besides the holidays). :crosses fingers:
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The Clutch show did happen. I think a lot of people held back from going since it was advertised as a sell out but certainly didn't feel like it. It seemed more people than I've yet to see (including myself) were wearing masks at this show. Clearly a bit more concerned about covid, including from the band who rush on/off the stage with masks and not interacting with the crowd at all.
Having said that, they are such a good guitar driven American rock band. Hard to say anything bad about their performance, they sounded great and the singer has such good stage presence. I'm not the biggest fan to know all their music, but it seemed since this was their 30th anniversary tour that they pulled out a bunch of older and more rare tracks. They also performed a brand new unreleased song (which I thought was really good). Really solid show to end the year.
As of now, next concert is a month away at the end of January so I think this closes out the year of concerts for everyone on the forum! Significantly better than 2020 but I hope 2022 has things closer to being back to a normal concert year. We will see...
Clutch - Strive for Excellence LIVE @ Sold Out Starland Ballroom Sayreville NJ 12/28/21 - NEW SONG! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVRLKn4GLu4)
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I had a fun year of concerts (well, only like 4 months worth of fun concerts). Here's my Top Five for the year. Quite a diverse list, in my view.
1. Metallica - Chase Center, San Francisco, CA. December 17th.
2. Brad Paisley - FivePoint Amphitheater, Irvine, CA. October 9th.
3. Michael Buble - Honda Center, Anaheim, CA. September 25th.
4. Rise Against - FivePoint Amphitheater, Irvine, CA. August 21st.
5. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Toyota Arena, Ontario, CA. December 4th.
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I got tickets to see Progject 25 minutes from my house in a small venue I love.
They cover classic prog songs. The surprise is who is in the band.
ProgJect is The Ultimate Prog Rock Experience featuring Michael Sadler of Saga
Ryo Okumoto of Spock'sBeard
Jason Bieler of Siagon Kick
Matt Dorsey of Sound of Contact,In Continuum
Jonathan Mover of GTR.
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Pretty good year for live music all things considered, here's my list of my favorite moments I caught on camera with my commentary
cramx3's Top 10 Concert Moments of 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQfeQMSBcgA)