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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: mike099 on December 06, 2021, 02:09:34 PM
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I did not see a thread for 2022, but if there is one admins can delete.
Besides the rescheduled Dream Theater(Grand Ole Opry House), I was looking at small venues in Nashville and Leprous and The Ocean Collective are schedule in March at the Exit-Inn(500 capacity). I saw Bent Knee, Leprous and Haken there a few years ago. I really like what I hear from The Ocean Collective.
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I got the rescheduled Dream Theater show at the Microsoft Theater in LA in February.
I also got the rescheduled Daughtry show with Tremonti (no Sevendust this time though) at the Novo in LA in March.
Other than that, Ghost and Volbeat in Anaheim is an option. Iron Maiden in Anaheim is also an option. I hope to see Myles Kennedy this summer if he can finally get those solo West Coast shows going before going back to touring with Slash or Alter Bridge (and I hope I can see them at some point in 2022 as well. That one is not a definitive bank though).
Could be another great year for shows barring, well, what happened in 2020.
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So Far:
Feb 2 - Dirty Honey / WVH @ Starland Ballroom
Feb 10 - Ghost / Volbeat @ Pru Center
Feb 17 - Neal Morse Band @ Keswick Theater
Mar 9 - Dream Theater @ Count Basie
Mar 11 - Slash w Myles Kennedy @ Tropicana Showroom
Mar 22 - Alice Cooper / Buckcherry @ NJPAC
Mar 30 - Judas Priest / Queensryche @ Pru Center
Apr 2 - Greta Van Fleet @ Etess Arena - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Apr 7 - Steve Hackett (Genesis' Seconds Out) @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
Apr 15 - Transatlantic @ Keswick Theater
May 11 - Symphony X / Haken @ Keswick Theater
July 23 - Elton John @ Metlife Stadium
Aug 20 - REO Speedwagon / Styx / Loverboy @ PNC Arts Center
Oct 21 - Iron Maiden @ Pru Center
Not too bad for a 62 yr old fart! :rollin
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here's a list of possible show for me
2/1/22 The Warning at The Fine Line Music Cafe
3/3/22 George Michael (The Life and Music of) Pantages Theatre
3/4/22 Rick Wakeman at The Pantages Theatre
3/18/22 Sparks at The Fitzgerald Theater and Godspeed You Black Emperor at First Avenue
4/8/22 Whose Line is it Anyway? at The Fitzgerald Theater
5/7/22 Steve Hackett at The Pantages Theatre
5/19/22 Music of Cream at The Pantages Theatre
7/30/22 Roger Waters at XCel Energy Center
10/14/22 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Palace Theatre
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I should have a show on 2/2 for a tour that has not been officially announced yet and is Patreon only news at the moment (hint hint Soundscape :lol)
Officially, I have one so far.
4/21 - Transatlantic - Arcada Theater
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Still waiting for Maiden and Rammstein to happen.
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Tool in Frankfurt and Haken Vector/Virus extravaganza in Vienna and Prague are going to be my two absolute favorites. Really can't wait.
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I'll be seeing NMB in Cleveland 2/15, and Transatlantic in Philly on 4/15. I've never been to Philly, or seen TA, so this should be a fun little adventure.
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here's a list of possible show for me
2/1/22 The Warning at The Fine Line Music Cafe
3/3/22 George Michael (The Life and Music of) Pantages Theatre
3/4/22 Rick Wakeman at The Pantages Theatre
3/18/22 Sparks at The Fitzgerald Theater and Godspeed You Black Emperor at First Avenue
4/8/22 Whose Line is it Anyway? at The Fitzgerald Theater
5/7/22 Steve Hackett at The Pantages Theatre
5/19/22 Music of Cream at The Pantages Theatre
7/30/22 Roger Waters at XCel Energy Center
10/14/22 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Palace Theatre
Who is in Sparks now? Is it just the brothers?
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My only solid yay's so far are Allegaeon at the DNA Lounge and Symphony X/Haken at the Regency.
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here's a list of possible show for me
2/1/22 The Warning at The Fine Line Music Cafe
3/3/22 George Michael (The Life and Music of) Pantages Theatre
3/4/22 Rick Wakeman at The Pantages Theatre
3/18/22 Sparks at The Fitzgerald Theater and Godspeed You Black Emperor at First Avenue
4/8/22 Whose Line is it Anyway? at The Fitzgerald Theater
5/7/22 Steve Hackett at The Pantages Theatre
5/19/22 Music of Cream at The Pantages Theatre
7/30/22 Roger Waters at XCel Energy Center
10/14/22 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Palace Theatre
Who is in Sparks now? Is it just the brothers?
I just saw the doc, and thought I noticed backing musicians in some of the recent footage, but am not certain. The 2 brothers are the only official members now of course.
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My only solid yay's so far are Allegaeon at the DNA Lounge and Symphony X/Haken at the Regency.
Jealous - would love to see Allegaeon. The last album was great and looking forward to the next one.
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4/21 - Transatlantic - Arcada Theater
Just added:
2/02 - The Warning - Bottom Lounge Chicago
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02/03/22 - Dirty Honey/ Mammoth WVH at The Starland Ballroom
03/09/22 - Dream Theater at The Count Basie Theater
10/21/22 - Iron Maiden at Prudential Center
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Bought tickets in 2019 for Nightwish (2020) and 2020 for Blind Guardian (2021), both are rescheduled to 2022. And I have tickets for Transatlantic, which I recently bought.
I will now only buy tickets a couple of weeks in advance for the time being. The amount of reschedules and refund forms was getting a bit out of hand over the last two years.
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My current list:
January 30th - Set it Off @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
February 2nd - Dirty Honey & Mammoth WVH @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
February 10th - Ghost & Volbeat @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
March 3rd - AFI @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
March 5th - Dream Theater & Arch Echo @ Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford CT
March 9th - Dream Theater & Arch Echo @ Count Basie Theater, Red Bank NJ
March 11th - 311 @ Park Theater, Las Vegas NV
March 12th - 311 @ Park Theater, Las Vegas NV
March 22nd - Alice Cooper & Buckcherry @ NJPAC, Newark NJ
March 30th - Judas Priest & Queensryche @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
April 2nd - Greta Van Fleet & Rival Sons @ Hard Rock Hotel, Atlantic City NJ
April 3rd - Dragonforce, Battle Beast & Seven Spires @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
May 8th - Nightwish & Beast in Black @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
May 10th - Haken & Symphony X @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
June 1-4th - ProgPower USA Festival @ Center Stage, Atlanta GA
June 12th - Haken & Symphony X @ Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
June 25th - Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett @ Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA
August 14th - Rage Against the Machine & Run the Jewels @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
August 17th - Red Hot Chili Peppers & The Strokes @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
September 8th - Aerosmith & Extreme @ Fenway Park, Boston MA
October 19th - Iron Maiden & Within Temptation @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
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I don't have much lined up for next year currently:
February 9th - Tool @ Amalie Arena, Tampa FL
March 11th - Dream Theater @ Duke Energy Center, Raleigh NC
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Got an email this morning that Disturbed is playing in NJ at the MMRBQ, gave in and got a pair of tickets. Don't know what I got tickets for but Disturbed is playing, so why not.
3 shows so far:
Dream Theater - March 5th
Bunbury - May 6th
Disturbed - May 21st.
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Got an email this morning that Disturbed is playing in NJ at the MMRBQ, gave in and got a pair of tickets. Don't know what I got tickets for but Disturbed is playing, so why not.
3 shows so far:
Dream Theater - March 5th
Bunbury - May 6th
Disturbed - May 21st.
I may go to the MMRBQ myself but only Disturbed I'm familiar with. I may just go because I thought the event was really fun a few months ago that even if I don't know all the bands, I know I'd have fun just because of the atmosphere and how the event is run. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Disturbed do a full summer tour and also play at PNC (they were supposed to in 2020 and instead of rescheduling they cancelled that whole tour) so that's why I'm not rushing to get a ticket.
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I wonder how Disturbed holds up these days. I saw them open for Korn almost 20 years ago (jesus christ I'm old) and they were really good
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I wonder how Disturbed holds up these days. I saw them open for Korn almost 20 years ago (jesus christ I'm old) and they were really good
Last time I saw them was 2019 or 2018 at MSG and they sounded incredible. One of my criticism for disturbed was that their music was made with layers of guitars that could not be replicated live, but they have gotten better with that. They still have their core sound, and David Draiman still sound great live. Worth seeing them if you enjoy their music.
From 2004-2008, disturbed used to be my favorite band, then DT came along :metal
I may go to the MMRBQ myself but only Disturbed I'm familiar with. I may just go because I thought the event was really fun a few months ago that even if I don't know all the bands, I know I'd have fun just because of the atmosphere and how the event is run. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Disturbed do a full summer tour and also play at PNC (they were supposed to in 2020 and instead of rescheduling they cancelled that whole tour) so that's why I'm not rushing to get a ticket.
Ah, that's interesting. If they do announce a full summer tour that might change things for me, since Camden is a 2 hour drive for me.
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yeah, Camden is a bit out there and makes for an overnight stay which I'd rather not do just for Disturbed. I'm not THAT big of a fan. I was also at that MSG concert a few years ago and saw them (in 15 or 16) at PNC. Thought they were solid live both times. I was never a huge Draiman fan, always thought he was kind of a dick, but I think he's come around and while their latest album was just OK, I actually like Draiman more than ever now. They were supposed to do 20 years of The Sickness playing the full album in 2020, I do wish they would actually do that even if its 22 years later. (hell the Aerosmith 50th anniversary show is still on even though it will be 52 years come the date).
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I enjoyed Disturbed when I saw them in 2019 at the Forum with the Adam Gontier-less Three Days Grace opening. Felt like a very good arena show. I wished they had rescheduled to do the 20 years of The Sickness, because that had a good bill with Staind and Bad Wolves on it. I had good seats at the nearby amphitheater.
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October 19th - Iron Maiden & Within Temptation @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
Are you seeing them on 10/19 in Elmont NY or 10/21 in Newark, NJ?
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October 19th - Iron Maiden & Within Temptation @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
Are you seeing them on 10/19 in Elmont NY or 10/21 in Newark, NJ?
Got the wrong date, got GA floor tickets for Newark, thanks for noting that so I can update my calendar. Not tentatively planning on going to more than one show this time around.
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As of now I have tickets for these, all in Stockolm.
Hopefully these will happen.
Some of these have been rebooked multiple times.
In 2021 I only got to see one concert and 3 in 2020 so the anticipation is high.....
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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Just noticed this tour announcement (I'm a bit late, tickets are already on sale) and adding it to my list
February 27th - Journey & Billy Idol @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
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Bought tickets in 2019 for Nightwish (2020) and 2020 for Blind Guardian (2021), both are rescheduled to 2022. And I have tickets for Transatlantic, which I recently bought.
I will now only buy tickets a couple of weeks in advance for the time being. The amount of reschedules and refund forms was getting a bit out of hand over the last two years.
I'm in the same boat. I saw Jinjer this year and I bought the tickets one day before the actual gig after the band posted a pic of them in Moscow saying the gig is definitely happening.
I've got ProgPower Europe (bought the ticket in 2019) and Nightwish (also bought the ticket in 2019) perhaps coming in 2022. I'll go and see iamthemorning whenever they decide to play here again. That's about it for now.
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Updated:
So Far:
Feb 2 - Dirty Honey / WVH @ Starland Ballroom
Feb 10 - Ghost / Volbeat @ Pru Center
Feb 17 - Neal Morse Band @ Keswick Theater
Mar 9 - Dream Theater @ Count Basie
Mar 11 - Slash w Myles Kennedy @ Tropicana Showroom
Mar 22 - Alice Cooper / Buckcherry @ NJPAC
Mar 30 - Judas Priest / Queensryche @ Pru Center
Apr 2 - Greta Van Fleet @ Etess Arena - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Apr 7 - Steve Hackett (Genesis' Seconds Out) @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
Apr 15 - Transatlantic @ Keswick Theater
Apr 22 - The Darkness @ Asbury Lanes
Apr 29 - Riverside @ World Cafe Live
May 11 - Symphony X / Haken @ Keswick Theater
July 23 - Elton John @ Metlife Stadium
Aug 20 - REO Speedwagon / Styx / Loverboy @ PNC Arts Center
Oct 21 - Iron Maiden @ Pru Center
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Wow, Darkness at Asbury Lanes? I guess they've fallen quite a bit. I may check that out, but I haven't listened to them in a looong time.
We are going to be at a lot of the same shows.
I'd love to see Elton John at Metlife, I haven't even looked but I guess I may be priced out. Maybe day of show I'll be able to snag one. I got to see him once in LA and if the setlist isn't different, I'm not sure I want to pay more to have a worse view. I'm just not the biggest fan to want to spend so much on him, especially when the "farewell" tour just doesn't seem like it's going to end.
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We are going to be at a lot of the same shows.
:tup
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Planning on Symphony X and Haken in May in Chicago and Progstock in October. Other than that I’m not sure.
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02/03/22 - Dirty Honey/ Mammoth WVH at The Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
03/09/22 - Dream Theater at The Count Basie Theater, Asbury Park, NJ
10/21/22 - Iron Maiden at Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Seriously considering adding:
02/05/22 - Life Of Agony at The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ
05/22/22 - Primus at The Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ
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2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson, splurged for VIP. If I'm gonna travel and spend the night somewhere for the show, might as well go all out.
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
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Man, the California show for Coheed and Cambria is so dang far away. It's in San Bernardino in what looks to be a pretty old-fashioned club/restaurant, not too far from the Joshua Tree park. Way too far of a drive. On a Wednesday as well. Ain't happening for me. Riverside was as far I was willing to drive. If only they were able to play in the same place they had booked in 2020 before the shutdown.
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Man, the California show for Coheed and Cambria is so dang far away. It's in San Bernardino in what looks to be a pretty old-fashioned club/restaurant, not too far from the Joshua Tree park. Way too far of a drive. On a Wednesday as well. Ain't happening for me. Riverside was as far I was willing to drive. If only they were able to play in the same place they had booked in 2020 before the shutdown.
Did they not just come through CA and do a major city? Just saw them come through Phoenix metro in October. I was surprised they announced another tour so quickly, but I believe a new album is coming soon.
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Man, the California show for Coheed and Cambria is so dang far away. It's in San Bernardino in what looks to be a pretty old-fashioned club/restaurant, not too far from the Joshua Tree park. Way too far of a drive. On a Wednesday as well. Ain't happening for me. Riverside was as far I was willing to drive. If only they were able to play in the same place they had booked in 2020 before the shutdown.
Did they not just come through CA and do a major city? Just saw them come through Phoenix metro in October. I was surprised they announced another tour so quickly, but I believe a new album is coming soon.
They aren't coming near me, so maybe they are hitting up different markets
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Ahh, Coheed on Tour again :metal
The New Haven date works for me, will try to get tickets.
Edit: Got tickets for New Haven. :corn
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Man, the California show for Coheed and Cambria is so dang far away. It's in San Bernardino in what looks to be a pretty old-fashioned club/restaurant, not too far from the Joshua Tree park. Way too far of a drive. On a Wednesday as well. Ain't happening for me. Riverside was as far I was willing to drive. If only they were able to play in the same place they had booked in 2020 before the shutdown.
Did they not just come through CA and do a major city? Just saw them come through Phoenix metro in October. I was surprised they announced another tour so quickly, but I believe a new album is coming soon.
They did, but that was with The Used in Irvine.
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So far, shows I have tix in hand for:
1/30 - Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets
2/7 - Neal Morse Band
3/5 - Coheed and Cambria
3/19 - Coheed and Cambria
4/15 - Transatlantic
4/16 - Transatlantic
4/19 - Jack White
5/1 - Testament / Exodus / Death Angel
5/6 - M3 Festival (day one)
5/7 - M3 Festival (day two)
5/8 - M3 Festival (day three)
6/11 - Symphony X / Haken
10/23 - Iron Maiden / Within Temptation
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I wonder how Disturbed holds up these days. I saw them open for Korn almost 20 years ago (jesus christ I'm old) and they were really good
I have seen Disturbed twice. Headlining the Rockstar Energy Drink Festival w/ A7X (featuring Portnoy on drums), Stone Sour and Halestorm on the main stage at a big amphitheater. Disturbed was the worst of the four and their set really bored me.
The second time I saw them was a few years later when they did this small club tour. It was a venue in Baltimore (Soundstage, capacity 1,000) and that show was intense. Had a great time.
I am not sure I would see Disturbed again in a large venue setting, but I would not pass up on a smaller club setting if they do that again.
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Ahh, Coheed on Tour again :metal
The New Haven date works for me, will try to get tickets.
Edit: Got tickets for New Haven. :corn
Good place to see a show, IMO.
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Just bouhgt tiickets to see Anneke van Giersbergen so thee current list is
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
Anneke van Giersbergen
2022-10-15
Midge Ure
2022-10-16
Porcupine tree
2022-10-27
Martin Barre Band
2022-12-02
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Quite sure that I will soon get a mail about
Gojira
2022-01-20
Standing audience is not allowed from just before cristmas tothe 31st of January.
Cancelled or postponed is the question?
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Covid takes it's first bite out of 2022.
Pendragon, who I was supposed to see in May have postpned their tour to 2023.
Haven't heard anything about Gojira yet but with current rstrictions the concert as planned can't be held in 11 days.
Gojira
2022-01-20
The Pineapple Thief
2022-03-23
IQ
2022-04-22
Tool
2022-04-26
Anekdoten + Sonic Circus
2022-05-01
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
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Postponed to 2023
Pendragon
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If prices on secondary markets continue to drop at the price I want, I could see Shinedown at the Wiltern Theater on 01/28. I haven't been there since Alter Bridge played there in 2020.
Floor is at $71. GA Pit is at $84. Quite a huge contrast on Ticketmaster where they have floor at $75.00 and GA pit at $147.00 (plus fees).
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I've got shows coming up...
Two Neal Morse shows.
Bruce Dickinson's speaking tour
Transatlantic
I think I might go see Ace Frehley at a small club here in CT.
Couple others I want to see as well. Then Keith Urban over the summer; always a good time.
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My current list, hoping these shows to start the year are able to happen. Definitely going to start itching for a concert soon now that the covid is out of my system.
January 30th - Set it Off @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
February 2nd - Dirty Honey & Mammoth WVH @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
February 10th - Ghost & Volbeat @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
February 27th - Journey & Billy Idol @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
March 3rd - AFI @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
March 5th - Dream Theater & Arch Echo @ Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford CT
March 9th - Dream Theater & Arch Echo @ Count Basie Theater, Red Bank NJ
March 11th - 311 @ Park Theater, Las Vegas NV
March 12th - 311 @ Park Theater, Las Vegas NV
March 22nd - Alice Cooper & Buckcherry @ NJPAC, Newark NJ
March 30th - Judas Priest & Queensryche @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
April 2nd - Greta Van Fleet & Rival Sons @ Hard Rock Hotel, Atlantic City NJ
April 3rd - Dragonforce, Battle Beast & Seven Spires @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
May 8th - Nightwish & Beast in Black @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
May 10th - Haken & Symphony X @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
June 1-4th - ProgPower USA Festival @ Center Stage, Atlanta GA
June 12th - Haken & Symphony X @ Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
June 25th - Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett @ Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA
August 14th - Rage Against the Machine & Run the Jewels @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
August 17th - Red Hot Chili Peppers & The Strokes @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
September 8th - Aerosmith & Extreme @ Fenway Park, Boston MA
October 21st - Iron Maiden & Within Temptation @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
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Updated:
Feb 2 - Dirty Honey / WVH @ Starland Ballroom
Feb 10 - Ghost / Volbeat @ Pru Center
Feb 17 - Neal Morse Band @ Keswick Theater
Mar 9 - Dream Theater @ Count Basie
Mar 11 - Slash w Myles Kennedy @ Tropicana Showroom
Mar 22 - Alice Cooper / Buckcherry @ NJPAC
Mar 30 - Judas Priest / Queensryche @ Pru Center
Apr 2 - Greta Van Fleet / Rival Sons @ Etess Arena - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Apr 7 - Steve Hackett (Genesis' Seconds Out) @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
Apr 15 - Transatlantic @ Keswick Theater
Apr 17 - PROGject @ Sellersville Theater
Apr 22 - The Darkness @ Asbury Lanes
Apr 29 - Riverside @ World Cafe Live
May 11 - Symphony X / Haken @ Keswick Theater
July 23 - Elton John @ Metlife Stadium
Aug 20 - REO Speedwagon / Styx / Loverboy @ PNC Arts Center
Oct 21 - Iron Maiden @ Pru Center
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My current list, hoping these shows to start the year are able to happen. Definitely going to start itching for a concert soon now that the covid is out of my system.
January 30th - Set it Off @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
February 2nd - Dirty Honey & Mammoth WVH @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
February 10th - Ghost & Volbeat @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
February 27th - Journey & Billy Idol @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
March 3rd - AFI @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
March 5th - Dream Theater & Arch Echo @ Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford CT
March 9th - Dream Theater & Arch Echo @ Count Basie Theater, Red Bank NJ
March 11th - 311 @ Park Theater, Las Vegas NV
March 12th - 311 @ Park Theater, Las Vegas NV
March 22nd - Alice Cooper & Buckcherry @ NJPAC, Newark NJ
March 30th - Judas Priest & Queensryche @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
April 2nd - Greta Van Fleet & Rival Sons @ Hard Rock Hotel, Atlantic City NJ
April 3rd - Dragonforce, Battle Beast & Seven Spires @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
May 8th - Nightwish & Beast in Black @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
May 10th - Haken & Symphony X @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
June 1-4th - ProgPower USA Festival @ Center Stage, Atlanta GA
June 12th - Haken & Symphony X @ Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
June 25th - Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett @ Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA
August 14th - Rage Against the Machine & Run the Jewels @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
August 17th - Red Hot Chili Peppers & The Strokes @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
September 8th - Aerosmith & Extreme @ Fenway Park, Boston MA
October 21st - Iron Maiden & Within Temptation @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
Have you seen Rival Sons, yet? You're going to be thrilled, I think. I saw them open for Sabbath on "The End" tour, and they playedslayed. Jay Buchanon is the real deal as a singer. That guy smokes.
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I have not, I got there late and missed them on the end tour for Sabbath.
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Update...
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
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And so it begins... Mammoth WVH/Dirty Honey tour is postponed. Not all dates, but the earlier ones including the NJ show pushed back until May.
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Nick Mason, Dallas [postponed]
Martin Barre, 1/27, Dallas
Bruce Dickinson, 2/28 Dallas
Dream Theater, 3/19 Dallas
Transatlantic, 4/15 Phili
Transatlantic 4/16 New Jersey
Haken, 6/5 Dallas
Aristocrats, 7/14 Dallas
Rammstein, 9/17 San Antonio
Porcupine Tree, 9/23, Dallas
Porcupine Tree, 9/30, Los Angels
Roger Waters, 10/8, Dallas
Nick Mason, 10/17 Dallas
Puscifer, 10/21 San Antonio
Mercyful Fate, 10/25
John Petrucci, 10/30
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Amorphis just announced their US tour. Hoping to catch a few dates. Sylvaine is supporting and I really dig them, too. Not sure what days I'll be able to attend since I'm on the road.
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NMB, 2/19, Chicago
DT, 2/20, Chicago
Wow, what a coincidence.
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And so it begins... Mammoth WVH/Dirty Honey tour is postponed. Not all dates, but the earlier ones including the NJ show pushed back until March.
Yep :censored Same night as Priest/QR at Prudential. Maybe I'll see DH/WVH next night in Philly at Fillmore????
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Updated:
Feb 2 - Dirty Honey / WVH @ Starland Ballroom :censored :censored :censored
Feb 10 - Ghost / Volbeat @ Pru Center
Feb 17 - Neal Morse Band @ Keswick Theater
Mar 9 - Dream Theater @ Count Basie
Mar 11 - Slash w Myles Kennedy @ Tropicana Showroom
Mar 22 - Alice Cooper / Buckcherry @ NJPAC
Mar 30 - Judas Priest / Queensryche @ Pru Center
Apr 2 - Greta Van Fleet / Rival Sons @ Etess Arena - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Apr 7 - Steve Hackett (Genesis' Seconds Out) @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
Apr 15 - Transatlantic @ Keswick Theater
Apr 17 - PROGject @ Sellersville Theater
Apr 22 - The Darkness @ Asbury Lanes
Apr 29 - Riverside @ World Cafe Live
May 11 - Symphony X / Haken @ Keswick Theater
July 23 - Elton John @ Metlife Stadium
Aug 20 - REO Speedwagon / Styx / Loverboy @ PNC Arts Center
Oct 21 - Iron Maiden @ Pru Center
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And so it begins... Mammoth WVH/Dirty Honey tour is postponed. Not all dates, but the earlier ones including the NJ show pushed back until March.
Yep :censored Same night as Priest/QR at Prudential. Maybe I'll see DH/WVH next night in Philly at Fillmore????
Oh damn, not sure why I thought May. I already have my tickets for this, and not JP. So JP is likely not where I am going. That also comes down to them going 1 guitarist and not having Sabaton touring with them. I think if I didn't have my tickets for Mammoth already I'd still lean to that show instead but if Sabaton was opening and JP had a more traditionally touring line up, it would make it a really tough decision.
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Nick Mason, Dallas [postponed]
Martin Barre, 1/27, Dallas
Bruce Dickinson, 2/28 Dallas
Dream Theater, 3/19 Dallas
Transatlantic, April, Somewhere USA
Maiden, September, Texas or Mexico undecided
Rammstein, 10/2, Mexico City
Possible:
Ghost/Volbeat, 2/18, Chicago
NMB, 2/19, Chicago
DT, 2/20, Chicago
I bet seeing Maiden in Mexico would be fucking unreal.
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Just added...maybe Tool this Sunday :metal
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Nick Mason, Dallas [postponed]
Martin Barre, 1/27, Dallas
Bruce Dickinson, 2/28 Dallas
Dream Theater, 3/19 Dallas
Transatlantic, April, Somewhere USA
Maiden, September, Texas or Mexico undecided
Rammstein, 10/2, Mexico City
Possible:
Ghost/Volbeat, 2/18, Chicago
NMB, 2/19, Chicago
DT, 2/20, Chicago
The Queen and I are going to that Transatlantic show. Nice.
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And confirmed, so adding to the list...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
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Nick Mason, Dallas [postponed]
Martin Barre, 1/27, Dallas
Bruce Dickinson, 2/28 Dallas
Dream Theater, 3/19 Dallas
Transatlantic, April, Somewhere USA
Maiden, September, Texas or Mexico undecided
Rammstein, 10/2, Mexico City
Possible:
Ghost/Volbeat, 2/18, Chicago
NMB, 2/19, Chicago
DT, 2/20, Chicago
The Queen and I are going to that Transatlantic show. Nice.
Which one? None of the dates are really wowing me. And none of them are particularly close to you guys. I wouldn't mind hitting up Morsefest, but the idea of paying $375+TTL to sit in the back pew of Neal's church doesn't exactly thrill me.
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Morsefest in Tenn. Both nights.
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I went to check In Flames and see what they've been up to and looks like they are playing with Megadeth, Lamb of God and Trivium. Contemplating if a 2 hour drive is worth the show :metal
I think this show was supposed to happen in 2020 and got cancelled (if I remember correctly).
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I went to check In Flames and see what they've been up to and looks like they are playing with Megadeth, Lamb of God and Trivium. Contemplating if a 2 hour drive is worth the show :metal
I think this show was supposed to happen in 2020 and got cancelled (if I remember correctly).
This is another leg of "the metal tour of the year" which I believe was originally scheduled for 2020 but did happen in 2021 but In Flames couldn't get into the country so they were replaced by Hatebreed. Now it seems they are going to be able to get into the US and join for the second leg. I'd go to the show again if it were close, but if you are going for In Flames, they will only get 30 minutes as the opener. I would have much rather seen them than Hatebreed though
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Tool - 1/15 Sacramento
Ghost/Volbeat - 1/25 Reno
Dream Theater 2/6 Oakland, (front row!), 2/12 Denver (with my son), March 18 Houston (with my best girlfriend and new DT fan! I got 5th row - she will be soo amazed!)
Maybe Symphony X May 20 SFO
Rammstein Sept 23 - LA
Hope for some more also....
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I went to check In Flames and see what they've been up to and looks like they are playing with Megadeth, Lamb of God and Trivium. Contemplating if a 2 hour drive is worth the show :metal
I think this show was supposed to happen in 2020 and got cancelled (if I remember correctly).
This is another leg of "the metal tour of the year" which I believe was originally scheduled for 2020 but did happen in 2021 but In Flames couldn't get into the country so they were replaced by Hatebreed. Now it seems they are going to be able to get into the US and join for the second leg. I'd go to the show again if it were close, but if you are going for In Flames, they will only get 30 minutes as the opener. I would have much rather seen them than Hatebreed though
If I do go it would be for In Flames (I've seen live) and Trivium (Haven't seen live). Megadeth is a bonus and Lamb of God should be fun, but the 2 hour drive to PA is what I'm not sure about.
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WOOOO. Sevendust has announced a tour. 21st anniversary of Animosity (a lot of key songs from their catalog in that one. Trust, Praise, Xmas Day, and the most known from them, Angel's Son). Show in the Greater LA area is in the Anaheim House of Blues. I'm there. Haven't been at the HOB in a pretty long time. Last time was when I saw Adelitas Way in the smaller room.
https://loudwire.com/sevendust-2022-tour-tetrarch-dead-poet-society/
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Added Ace Frehley at Toad's Place in May. Seated show, so I'm guessing there won't be more than 500 people tops (though, let's be honest; the show went on sale in December and is still available, so there won't be 500 regardless!)
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Well, got the ticket for my 1st show of the year. Going to be Shinedown at the Wiltern in LA. Saw a Pit ticket from Tickpick for $51.00. Given that's how much I would normally pay a band for non-Pit GA at the Wiltern (what I paid for Sevendust/Skillet, Within Temptation, and Switchfoot), that's a great get. As a reference point, I've paid $71.00 for Alter Bridge back in 2020 in the same place in the same spot and that was pretty much almost the best show ever (except for one thing that I rather not talk about). Sure, Shinedown are pretty much caricatures of what they were 10 years ago, but they still deliver a decent enough show with a lot of singalongs, so it's an easy get. It's kinda surreal. About three years ago, they were playing a nearby amphitheater where Ticketmaster had $60.00 each for Pit seats the day of, but you had to buy two to get the deal. My first ever concert was them in 2013 at the LA County fair for free in the bleachers. Now I'm going to see them up close, in my favorite indoor venue ever, for $51.00 and Ticketmaster has it listed under platinum pricing for $170.00. I'm very much in bliss that way.
Shinedown with Ayron Jones - Wiltern Theater - Los Angeles, CA. January 28th, 2022.
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it's coming out likely this weekend, but unfortunately The Warning January/February NA Winter tour is to be PostPoned.
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....waiting for Tool to begin!!
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Seeing BOC in March for their 50th anniversary. Just crazy.
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....waiting for Tool to begin!!
I'll be there tomorrow, very stoked for the first show of the year
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....waiting for Tool to begin!!
I'll be there tomorrow, very stoked for the first show of the year
I think you are going to enjoy it! I hadn't seen them before, so was really curious.
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....waiting for Tool to begin!!
I'll be there tomorrow, very stoked for the first show of the year
I think you are going to enjoy it! I hadn't seen them before, so was really curious.
I saw them once about 8 years ago, very solid show.
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Hopefully The Analogues in a couple of weeks, with my dad.
They are a Beatles cover band, but a special one, seeing they carefully studied how the music was made and try to use the exact same gear (guitars, amps etc.) as The Beatles did. Over here they are quite a big name for a cover band, sometimes playing in halls like Ziggodome.
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msYTb-F1jlI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msYTb-F1jlI)
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Tool is simply amazing live.
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Got VIP tix to the Journey/Toto show in Rosemont, IL. Hell f'ing YEAH!!!
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Well.
We'll see if my Dream Theater show in Feb goes ahead or not. Seems like only Canada thinks covid is a thing.
I'm hoping to see Maiden in October.
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Dream Theater, as of now, seems a go. I know of a few tours that are just starting now as well. A few did also do postponements, but based on DT's socials, it seems they are ready to go.
The show I am seeing in a couple weeks in NYC looks like a go right now, the tour started already and is happening. I hope they can keep it rolling without issues though, I am very much looking forward to seeing a live show again.
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Knotfest Roadshow tour for 2022 announced today.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJZGWkBXEAM249G?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
Adding the Brooklyn show to my list. I'd love to go back to my alma mater to see this, but the last concert I saw there left a sour taste in my mouth of ever wanting to see a concert on the PSU campus again.
Cypress Hill is an odd choice, I think that will be fun but not sure how the Slipknot crowd will enjoy them given how unhappy people were with Volbeat opening for them a few years ago.
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I dont often travel for concerts... but I might try to talk the husband into this one
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I dont often travel for concerts... but I might try to talk the husband into this one
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WOW............my head just exploded with disgust! :rollin
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That's a lot of bands for only one day. Don't even think the "biggest" named bands on the line-up would get proper playing time. This could be one of those IHeartRadio like festivals where the bands would get like 20-30 minutes and play only the hits.
Edit: On a different note, I feel really good knowing that I bought my ticket last week to see Shinedown next week at $50.00 and see that GA Pit prices on the secondary market has more than doubled that price. Getting better at being savvy at this.
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Even having 3 stages, that's a whole lot of cramming in bands for one day. Yowza. Every girl I went to high school with who rocked extreme amounts of eyeliner and raccoon dyed teased hair will love it :lol :biggrin:
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That's a lot of bands for only one day. Don't even think the "biggest" named bands on the line-up would get proper playing time. This could be one of those IHeartRadio like festivals where the bands would get like 20-30 minutes and play only the hits.
Edit: On a different note, I feel really good knowing that I bought my ticket last week to see Shinedown next week at $50.00 and see that GA Pit prices on the secondary market has more than doubled that price. Getting better at being savvy at this.
All I really want from most of these bands are the hits anyways lol
Doing some quick, silly math, I roughly count 70 bands on the flyer. To see those bands in stand alone concerts, say on a 4 band bill, for lets say $30 a show (low price I think based on the market these days), it would cost $525. So the price isn't bad. And who wants to see 1.5hours of Hawthorn Heights? Give me Ohio is For Lovers and move on. I don't need songs from their 2017 album I've never heard lol
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That festival is pretty crazy if you like that kind of music. But it all being 1 day means it'll be impossible to see most of the bands. If it were local, I'd totally go but I wouldn't travel for it. Just too much unknown of who you'd actually be able to see and with my luck all the bands I want to see would be playing at the same time on different stages.
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Knotfest Roadshow tour for 2022 announced today.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJZGWkBXEAM249G?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
Adding the Brooklyn show to my list. I'd love to go back to my alma mater to see this, but the last concert I saw there left a sour taste in my mouth of ever wanting to see a concert on the PSU campus again.
Cypress Hill is an odd choice, I think that will be fun but not sure how the Slipknot crowd will enjoy them given how unhappy people were with Volbeat opening for them a few years ago.
Wow.. Two shows in WA and one in ID, yet completely skipped Northern California. Talk about turning the tables. :lol
Don't really care, Jinjer would be the only draw for me.
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I dont often travel for concerts... but I might try to talk the husband into this one
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WOW............my head just exploded with disgust! :rollin
I saw this yeterday and I out of all the festival posters I see yearly this one probably has the most recognizable bands. 15 year old Reaper would love this line-up.
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(https://i.imgur.com/m19yBzu.jpeg)
More to DTF's liking. Found on Facebook :biggrin: :lol
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(https://i.imgur.com/m19yBzu.jpeg)
More to DTF's liking. Found on Facebook :biggrin: :lol
I'm There!!!!!!!!! :rollin :lol
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My April has blown up.
April 8th - Paralandra - RocHaus West Dundee, IL
April 17th - Biffy FUCKING Clyro - House of Blues Chicago
April 21st - Transatlantic - Arcada Theater St. Charles, IL
April 28th - The Warning - Bottom Lounge Chicago
I cannot believe I get to see Biffy Clyro at the HoB! That was a huge no-brainer. Couple that with TA and seeing The Warning, wow, what a month.
EDIT:
Just added:
May 5th - John 5 / The Haxans - The Apollo Belvidere, IL
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I still haven't pulled the trigger on a lot of these, but tentatively looking at this for the first half of 2022:
Feb 8th - Neal Morse Band - Sony Theater, New York NY
Feb 26th - Tool - Prudential Center, Newark NJ
March 4th - Dream Theater - Beacon Theater, New York NY
March 5th - Dream Theater - The Oakdale, Wallingford CT
March 9th - Leprous - Sony Theater, New York NY
March 19th - Leprous - Come and Take It Live, Austin TX
March 21st - Dream Theater - ACL Live, Austin TX
April 15th - Transatlantic - Keswick Theater, Glenside PA
April 16th - Transatlantic - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
April 27th - Journey + Toto - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville TN
April 29th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
April 30th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
May 1st - Progject - Cruise to the Edge Pre Party, Cape Canaveral FL
May 2nd-7th - All the bands - Cruise to the Edge
May 10th - Symphony X + Haken - Irving Plaza, New York NY
June 12th Symphony X + Haken - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
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I'm at the Neal Morse show in NYC and the Transatlantic show in NJ if you want to catch a beer.
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Ours April 12th in St.Paul!
They're playing the complete DISTORTED LULLABIES at select cities (unfortunately not in St.Paul though).
https://www.ours.net/ourspages/shows/
MAR 03
Jammin Java
Vienna, VA
Jammin Java
227 Maple Ave. E
Vienna, VA 22180
MAR 04 Philadelphia, PA
Milkboy
1100 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
MAR 07
OURS @ Amos Southend
Charlotte, NC
Amos Southend
1423 S. Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28203
MAR 09
Distorted Lullabies @ Smith's Olde Bar
Atlanta, GA
Smith's Olde Bar
1578 Piedmont Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
MAR 12
OURS @ Jack Rabbits
Jacksonville, FL
Jack Rabbits
1528 Hendricks Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
MAR 14
OURS @ The Nick
Birmingham, AL
The Nick
2514 10th Avenue S.
Birmingham, AL 35205
MAR 16
OURS @ Parish House of Blues
New Orleans, LA
Parish @ House of Blues
225 Decatur Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
MAR 17
OURS @ Bronze Peacock House of Blues
Houston, TX
Bronze Peacock @ House of Blues
1204 Caroline Street
Houston, TX 77002
MAR 19
Distorted Lullabies @ Three Links
Dallas, TX
Three Links
2704 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75214
MAR 23
OURS @ Soda Bar
San Diego, CA
Soda Bar
3615 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92104
MAR 25
OURS @ The Viper Room
West Hollywood, CA
The Viper Room
8852 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
MAR 27
Distorted Lullabies @ The Viper Room
West Hollywood, CA
The Viper Room
8852 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
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MAR 30
OURS @ Dante's
Portland, OR
Dante's
350 W. Burnside Street
Portland, OR 97209
APR 02
Distorted Lullabies @ Sunset Tavern
Seattle, WA
Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Avenue NW
Seattle, WA 98107
APR 04
Urban Lounge
Salt Lake City, UT
Urban Lounge
241 S. 500th E
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
APR 06
Lost Lake
Denver, CO
Lost Lake
3602 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80206
APR 08
OURS @ Off Broadway
St. Louis, MO
Off Broadway
3509 Lemp
St. Louis, MO 63118
APR 11
Shank Hall
Milwaukee, WI
Shank Hall
1434 N. Farwell Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
APR 12
Amsterdam Hall
St. Paul, MN
Amsterdam Hall
6 W. 6th Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
APR 14
Distorted Lullabies @ Beat Kitchen
Chicago, IL
Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
APR 16
Distorted Lullabies @ Sanctuary
Hamtramck, MI
The Sanctuary
2932 Caniff St.
Hamtramck, MI 48212
APR 19
Natalie's Grandview
Columbus, OH
Natalie's Grandview
945 King Avenue
Columbus, OH 43212
APR 20
Mohawk Place
Buffalo, NY
Mohawk Place
47 E. Mohawk Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
APR 22
Distorted Lullabies @ Middle East Upstairs
Cambridge, MA
Middle East
472-480 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
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I'm at the Neal Morse show in NYC and the Transatlantic show in NJ if you want to catch a beer.
For sure. Figured you'd be a shoo-in for DT at the Oakdale too.
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May 22nd - Zagreb, Croatia
Iron Maiden (?)
May 27th - Zagreb
Dream Theater, Devin Townsend
June 28th - Zagreb
Mastodon, Baroness, Kvelertak
September 17th - Budapest, Hungary
Soen (?)
September 26th - Zagreb
Opeth
October 23rd - Vienna, Austria
Porcupine Tree (?)
October 27th - Zagreb
The Cure (?)
November 1st - Zagreb
Anthrax, Municipal Waste (?)
Gojira sometimes in Zagreb since they had to postpone the tour due to covid
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Updated:
2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson
3/19/2022 - Punk in Drublic (NOFX, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Authority Zero, The Last Gang, The Venomous Pinks)
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
4/24/2022 - Ufest (Rise Against and Coheed and Cambria with Pennywise, Highly Suspect, Atreyu, DED, Plush, and Dropout Kings)
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That's a lot of solid punk rock :metal
I'm at the Neal Morse show in NYC and the Transatlantic show in NJ if you want to catch a beer.
For sure. Figured you'd be a shoo-in for DT at the Oakdale too.
The Oakdale show is on my list as well. I'm holding off making firm plans until the tour gets rolling but I am planning on going to that one right now. I got my front row ticket for the Red Bank show so I don't care if I sit in the back for that one.
Some concerts were annnounced for the summer recently so my list is now updated:
January 30th - Set it Off @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
February 10th - Ghost & Volbeat @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
February 27th - Journey & Billy Idol @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
March 3rd - AFI @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
March 5th - Dream Theater & Arch Echo @ Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford CT
March 9th - Dream Theater & Arch Echo @ Count Basie Theater, Red Bank NJ
March 11th - 311 @ Park Theater, Las Vegas NV
March 12th - 311 @ Park Theater, Las Vegas NV --- Finally booked this trip so it's official!
March 22nd - Alice Cooper & Buckcherry @ NJPAC, Newark NJ
March 30th - Dirty Honey & Mammoth WVH @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
April 2nd - Greta Van Fleet & Rival Sons @ Hard Rock Hotel, Atlantic City NJ
April 3rd - Dragonforce, Battle Beast & Seven Spires @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
April 28th - Arch Enemy, Behemoth & Napalm Death @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
May 8th - Nightwish & Beast in Black @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
May 10th - Haken & Symphony X @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
May 14th - Deftones & Gojira @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
May 20th - Slipknot & Cypress Hill @ Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY
June 1-4th - ProgPower USA Festival @ Center Stage, Atlanta GA
June 11th - Sammy Hagar’s The Circle & George Thorogood @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
June 12th - Haken & Symphony X @ Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
June 25th - Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett @ Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA
August 14th - Rage Against the Machine & Run the Jewels @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
August 17th - Red Hot Chili Peppers & The Strokes @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
August 27th - Kid Rock & Foreigner @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 8th - Aerosmith & Extreme @ Fenway Park, Boston MA
October 21st - Iron Maiden & Within Temptation @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
Very much looking forward to my first 2022 concert this weekend assuming the weather doesn't ruin it all!
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I'm at the Neal Morse show in NYC and the Transatlantic show in NJ if you want to catch a beer.
For sure. Figured you'd be a shoo-in for DT at the Oakdale too.
I'm kicking that around. At first it was low probability, but it's increasing as we speak. March is a decent time. Might still be a game-day decision, but looking promising.
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All right, first show of the year for me is today. Seeing Shinedown at the Wiltern, In the pit section for relatively cheap.
On another note, holy smokes the DT show in LA is a week from Saturday? I haven't really realized it's that soon.
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I got Nightwish and Riverside in Toronto in the spring. Pain of Salvation are coming to town too in the spring but haven't decided yet.
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Landed the biggest bargain in my concert going endeavors. $50 for a band that has singles that topped #1 in US Active Rock charts more times than any other modern band and I’m on the rail in GA Pit. That’s insane seeing that the other two times I’ve seen Shinedown was at the far back bleachers.
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All right, much like Disturbed in 2019 which was the first concert of the year in 2019 for me, I think Shinedown set a very solid standard for the year as my 1st show to watch for this year. It was at the Wiltern Theater. Probably my favorite indoor venue. The parking lot that's like a 5 minute walk away still thankfully costs $16.00 and when I got there at like 5 PM, doors wasn't opening until 7PM, I was like 15th in line. I don't know if I was thinking that I should aim for a rail spot, but I thought if I have a shot at it, I'm going to take it and I'm really thankful that a spot was open. As mentioned, I feel like the fact that I got a GA Pit ticket for this show for $50.00 on Tickpick and ended up on the rail is the biggest bargain I have ever accomplished.
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First band of the night was Ayron Jones. I actually heard a few songs from him on a Spotify radio playlist. Not overproduced and more stripped rock. but still pretty loud and packs a punch. His bass player had ran into some technical issues where it went out at some point and given how close I was to that guy, his bass sound was really audible, so you know when it's not there. Ayron made a comment saying, "Apologies for our technical difficulties, but at least you know that these aren't tracks." I say he was good and the people appreciated the set.
Onto to Shinedown, nothing too different about the set when I saw them in 2019. I think they played like three different songs this time around. They played Fly From the Inside from their debut album which I greatly appreciate. Played State of my Head from an album I don't really care much for, and one new song called Planet Zero for an upcoming album also called Planet Zero which sounded pretty heavy than what they normally would bring nowadays. Everything else was still done very well. Everyone was singing along to every word and Shinedown always has a wide range of demographics for these shows ranging from couples, kids, families, ladies, and the single bloke that wants to rock like me. Visuals looked nice. Band always brings great energy, spinning and jumping around. Brent Smith still gives his long long repetitive banter in between songs. What surprised me the most was that they were able to incorporate pyro and flames in this small 2000-people capacity theater show and being up close, the flames were much hotter and the pyro was really loud up close. It was like a show they would normally do if they were in an arena or outdoor amphitheater. so the fact that I was able to experience all of that on the rail for relatively cheap is something I am extremely fortunate to stumble upon on that day. I almost caught a pick at the end of the show, but it went over the rail and the security guard was nice enough to pick it up and handed it to me. One day, I'll get better at that.
So overall, almost a perfect show. Once again, Us & Them (my favorite album from them) gets no love in any of the three shows I went to and it's not like there aren't songs that they can play that wouldn't fit the setlist. There are. It's just they choose not to play them. Also, I would have liked to hear a song that they released at the beginning of the pandemic when they were trying to raise money to help front-line medical professionals during these times, called Atlas Falls, but that's a minor gripe. This was a great show to start the year.
After the show was over, I found that there was a place across the parking lot I was in that sold sushi at a reasonable price and was still open before midnight. Got me a California Roll, a Chicken Katsu roll (which sadly wasn't as good as I hoped), and a Baked Salmon roll for $16.00 overall. If those prices remains the same, I may have a regular spot to eat after shows at the Wiltern (which I actually do have another one of my list so far, going to see Mammoth WVH and Dirty Honey).
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Next concert is not my own. Going with my daughter to see Mother Mother on the 24th of February... unless their tour gets postponed again.
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The concert I was going to attend last weekend got postponed due to snow which sucks because it went from a Sunday to a Wednesday. I may not be able to make it now...
In other news, Billy Idol pulled out of the Journey tour so now Toto is opening for the full tour. If I had to choose, I think I wanted to see Billy Idol again, but Toto is a VERY worth replacement that I am happy to get the chance to see again.
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The concert I was going to attend last weekend got postponed due to snow which sucks because it went from a Sunday to a Wednesday. I may not be able to make it now...
In other news, Billy Idol pulled out of the Journey tour so now Toto is opening for the full tour. If I had to choose, I think I wanted to see Billy Idol again, but Toto is a VERY worth replacement that I am happy to get the chance to see again.
I like Billy Idol, no doubt, but I'm actually likely to go see Toto and Journey. That's a hell of a guitar night.
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No doubt, that's going to be a good one. I don't know why I like Billy Idol so much :lol Saw him open for Bryan Adams and really enjoyed his performance so I kind of want to see him again.
Anyone like Spiritbox? New Canadian metal band who seems to be getting noticed lately. Was supposed to see them open for Limp Bizkit last summer but that got cancelled. They are opening for Underoath in a couple months locally and I am thinking of adding it to my list. Been listening to their album today and it's really solid and unique.
March 20th - Underoath & Spiritbox @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
also AFI postponed their tour due to covid. I think this is getting a bit ridiculous considering all the tours that have and are happening, but I don't know the bands personal health and whatnot. Just sucks because that was coming up and now it's a long way aways...
November 9th - AFI @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
Also my friend said he may be getting hooked up in his company's suite so I may tag along if that happens, adding this to my list:
September 6th - Rammstein @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
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Updating to add DT this Sunday, decided to pull the trigger at the last minute when I heard they finished with TCoT
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
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With restrictions lifting on wednesday I hope no more concert get postponed.
Mother Mother (accompanying my daugher)
2022-02-24
The Pineapple Thief
2022-03-23
IQ
2022-04-22
Tool
2022-04-26
Anekdoten + Sonic Circus
2022-05-01
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
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Postponed to 2023
Pendragon
Gojira
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Has anyone seen Slash w/ Myles Kennedy? They're coming in March and I'm debating going to see him.
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Has anyone seen Slash w/ Myles Kennedy? They're coming in March and I'm debating going to see him.
I've seen them play twice when they played a venue that's very close to my house. Definitely worth seeing live.
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All I needed to hear :lol
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Has anyone seen Slash w/ Myles Kennedy? They're coming in March and I'm debating going to see him.
I saw them at a casino back in 2014. Crowd sucked, band was great, would prefer seeing Myles when he's with Alter Bridge or solo, but that's just me.
Should be a fun show still. Since 2018, I do believe they did away with playing a lot of the GNR and Velvet Revolver covers to favor like 4 albums (going to be 5) of solo material that Slash has released since 2010, but I still hear good things about their show.
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Has anyone seen Slash w/ Myles Kennedy? They're coming in March and I'm debating going to see him.
I saw them at a casino back in 2014. Crowd sucked, band was great, would prefer seeing Myles when he's with Alter Bridge or solo, but that's just me.
Should be a fun show still. Since 2018, I do believe they did away with playing a lot of the GNR and Velvet Revolver covers with now like 4 albums (going to be 5) of solo material that Slash has released since 2010, but I still hear good things about their show.
I'm the opposite; I love Myles Kennedy, but if I'm going to see him it's going to be with Slash. I've seen them three times now and I'm sure I'll be going again. Slash is one of my favorite guitar players now.
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I'll see Miles with Slash, AB or SOLO! Love it all :metal
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Finally my first show of 2022 tonight, Ghost and Volbeat! :yarr :metal
What I've very much been enjoying is watching the second hand ticket market slowly tank for this. Still haven't gotten my ticket yet, but some great options that I see potentially getting very cheap in a few hours. Already can get a suite ticket including food for $65
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I saw Tool last night in Tampa and they absolutely killed it. They were way tighter than when I saw them in 2019 and Maynard had a flawless performance. It might have been my favorite show of all time.
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I saw Tool last night in Tampa and they absolutely killed it. They were way tighter than when I saw them in 2019 and Maynard had a flawless performance. It might have been my favorite show of all time.
Wow that's quite a statement. Unless you've been to only a few shows :lol they are playing in Budapest this year, who knows if I'll get another chance soon
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I saw Tool last night in Tampa and they absolutely killed it. They were way tighter than when I saw them in 2019 and Maynard had a flawless performance. It might have been my favorite show of all time.
I've been contemplating in seeing them. They are playing locally in 2 weeks and I want to go, just not entirely sure if I should (Or if my partner would want to, since it lands on my Bday).
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Definitely do it IMO. Their light show and sound is the best it's ever been
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Definitely do it IMO. Their light show and sound is the best it's ever been
So spoke with my gf and we are going to go :metal going to make a day out of it
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bought tickets for this past week:
4/12 Ours at the Amsterdam Bar St.Paul, MN
4/16 Micky Dolenz celebrates the Monkees Madison, WI
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Updating for the Aristocrats
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
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First concert review of 2022....
Last week I saw the full show of Ghost, Volbeat, and Twin Temple. I initially thought this was an odd pairing, but it actually seemed to be perfect in a way. Twin Temple was new to me, never heard them before. Turns out they are a satanic doo wop band :lol So musically, they were pretty old school sounding. Thematically, they were similar to ghost with their dark image and satanic ritual as they started their set. I can't say this style of music is my thing, but they had a sax player who really kept me interested. They even ended the set with a sax solo.
Next up was Volbeat. I do enjoy them a bit. Not the biggest fan, but I have two albums and had enjoyed the new singles so I was excited to see them. They had the big screens out for their stage show and things went from dark to light pretty quick. But while I didn't see the connection from Volbeat to Ghost, I kind of realized how they did fit as I was watching them. For one, they are inspired by Johnny Cash and Elvis, so we went from real old school music to old school inspired modern rock. it's like we went from the 20/30s to the 50/60s inspried music. Also Volbeat used a lot of fire and devil imagery in their background screens especially as they played songs like "The Devils Bleeding Crown" and "The Devil Rages on". I will say, their singer is really great live. If you want to see someone who's inspired by Elvis and singing modern rock music, this might be for you. He's really good live. The band overall sounded VERY good. My favorite part was near the end of the set, the stage floor opened up and popped up were a sax and piano player to do the parts live from the song Die to Live. I've got to think these were the guys from Twin Temple, but they had beards on (looked fake) so I couldn't tell for sure. Either way, that was really awesome.
Ghost was the headliner although it was really a coheadline show. Both Ghost and Volbeat got about 75 minute sets. I loved how their stage was basically the same from the previous tour except it was all dark instead of light. The ghouls had some interesting outfits, not sure I loved them more than the past, but a cool change. Back to how the whole show fits together, if you've listened to Ghost, they have all that dark imagery like Twin Temple, but musically they aren't so dark and heavy. Very 70s insprired musically. So it felt like we got 3 modern bands all inspired by different generations of music. Ghost were AWESOME. They also sounded great. The backing vocals were high in the mix and I just love when the full band is live and you can tell it's not backing tracks. It was a bit hard to see the keyboardists and backing vocalists on the side of the stage, but the singer had the spot light on him the entire time so he was always very easy to watch. He definitely had some new cheesy comments in between songs that are more cringe than funny or interesting, but hard to hold that against the entire show. The setlist was filled with newer stuff from the last couple albums plus the singles they've released since the last album. PLUS the show opened with a brand new song that hasn't been released yet and I thought that song absolutely rocked :metal
Considering I got a $60 ticket (after fees and taxes) that included a buffet and basically a private suite to myself, this was an amazing value concert and the show was really good from start to finish. Great way for me to start concerts in 2022!
Ghost, Volbeat & Twin Temple LIVE @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ 2/10/22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3fXxNN-yw)
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Updating for the Aristocrats
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
I didn't realize the Aristocrats are going on tour. I'll have to see if they are coming near me.
I've never checked out Volbeat or Ghost but that looks like a hell of a show Cram
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That's a great review!
I like Ghost's music from seeing them open for Maiden, but never heard any Volbeat; this line got me, though: "If you want to see someone who's inspired by Elvis and singing modern rock music, this might be for you." I might check them out.
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That's a great review!
I like Ghost's music from seeing them open for Maiden, but never heard any Volbeat; this line got me, though: "If you want to see someone who's inspired by Elvis and singing modern rock music, this might be for you." I might check them out.
Check out the song Seal the Deal or The Devil's Bleeding Crown
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Updating for the Aristocrats
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
I didn't realize the Aristocrats are going on tour. I'll have to see if they are coming near me.
I've never checked out Volbeat or Ghost but that looks like a hell of a show Cram
I think they just announced a few days ago.
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I've never checked out Volbeat or Ghost but that looks like a hell of a show Cram
It was really fun, but got to say, the arena was like half full for the seats (the floor was almost sold out) and the crowd was mostly dead. Kind of sucked some of the life out when there was no response when the band asks for the "heys!" but if that's the only downside, I'd say it was a good show. Like I said, I had a private suite to myself so that's the positive of a low turn out event.
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Updating for the Aristocrats
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
I didn't realize the Aristocrats are going on tour. I'll have to see if they are coming near me.
I've never checked out Volbeat or Ghost but that looks like a hell of a show Cram
I think they just announced a few days ago.
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w00t Charlotte date!
I've never checked out Volbeat or Ghost but that looks like a hell of a show Cram
It was really fun, but got to say, the arena was like half full for the seats (the floor was almost sold out) and the crowd was mostly dead. Kind of sucked some of the life out when there was no response when the band asks for the "heys!" but if that's the only downside, I'd say it was a good show. Like I said, I had a private suite to myself so that's the positive of a low turn out event.
That kind of sucks. The Tool crowd was pretty tame with the exception of between songs where Maynard spent time roasting Florida :lol but the show seemed sold out.
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Gojra has set a new date
Mother Mother (accompanying my daugher)
2022-02-24
The Pineapple Thief
2022-03-23
IQ
2022-04-22
Tool
2022-04-26
Anekdoten + Sonic Circus
2022-05-01
Neal Morse Band
2022-06-18
Queen + Adam Lambert
2022- 07-20
Gojira
2022-07-21
Anneke van Giersbergen
2022-10-15
Midge Ure
2022-10-16
Porcupine tree
2022-10-27
Martin Barre Band
2022-12-02
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Postponed to 2023
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I've never checked out Volbeat or Ghost but that looks like a hell of a show Cram
It was really fun, but got to say, the arena was like half full for the seats (the floor was almost sold out) and the crowd was mostly dead. Kind of sucked some of the life out when there was no response when the band asks for the "heys!" but if that's the only downside, I'd say it was a good show. Like I said, I had a private suite to myself so that's the positive of a low turn out event.
That kind of sucks. The Tool crowd was pretty tame with the exception of between songs where Maynard spent time roasting Florida :lol but the show seemed sold out.
The local Tool show (at the same arena) at the end of the month is basically sold out. That's not even comparable how this crowd was. The top section of the arena was curtained off and not even sold, but they couldnt even fill half the lower bowl. It probably didn't help being a Thursday and two days later they were playing 90 minutes south on a Saturday. That probably hurt sales too from the southern Jersey folks.
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Considering I got a $60 ticket (after fees and taxes) that included a buffet and basically a private suite to myself, this was an amazing value concert and the show was really good from start to finish. Great way for me to start concerts in 2022!
Ghost, Volbeat & Twin Temple LIVE @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ 2/10/22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3fXxNN-yw)
Great review and pretty much spot on. Yeah, it was a very good show (well, VB & Ghost) and I enjoyed being back in an arena concert after almost 2 years! The small crowd WAS pretty shocking. Maybe 4 thousand? Anyway, how did you get the suite seat? Looked awesome on your video. :tup
Next up is Thursday for NMB at the Keswick!
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Considering I got a $60 ticket (after fees and taxes) that included a buffet and basically a private suite to myself, this was an amazing value concert and the show was really good from start to finish. Great way for me to start concerts in 2022!
Ghost, Volbeat & Twin Temple LIVE @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ 2/10/22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3fXxNN-yw)
Great review and pretty much spot on. Yeah, it was a very good show (well, VB & Ghost) and I enjoyed being back in an arena concert after almost 2 years! The small crowd WAS pretty shocking. Maybe 4 thousand? Anyway, how did you get the suite seat? Looked awesome on your video. :tup
Next up is Thursday for NMB at the Keswick!
Stubhub for the seats, they don't sell those on livenation/ticketmaster. I think the venue throws them up on stubhub. It wasn't the first time snagging a seat there from stubhub. Last time I spent a bit over 100 I think for Kiss and the food was also 10x better.
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^^ Pretty cool that you got a suite seat and dinner for $60.00. It shows that maybe not all of the seats with all of the perks has not been jacked to the limit in the secondary market in these times. I don't know how I found a GA Pit ticket for Shinedown in a small theater (well, relatively small for them since they normally would play amphitheaters in the summer) for $51.00, but luck finds its way and I ended up on the rail.
As for Ghost/Volbeat, that's one that I'm keeping an eye out on Stubhub and elsewhere for their show in Anaheim. Nothing biting yet, but we'll see in a few weeks time.
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Considering I got a $60 ticket (after fees and taxes) that included a buffet and basically a private suite to myself, this was an amazing value concert and the show was really good from start to finish. Great way for me to start concerts in 2022!
Ghost, Volbeat & Twin Temple LIVE @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ 2/10/22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3fXxNN-yw)
Great review and pretty much spot on. Yeah, it was a very good show (well, VB & Ghost) and I enjoyed being back in an arena concert after almost 2 years! The small crowd WAS pretty shocking. Maybe 4 thousand? Anyway, how did you get the suite seat? Looked awesome on your video. :tup
Next up is Thursday for NMB at the Keswick!
Stubhub for the seats, they don't sell those on livenation/ticketmaster. I think the venue throws them up on stubhub. It wasn't the first time snagging a seat there from stubhub. Last time I spent a bit over 100 I think for Kiss and the food was also 10x better.
I'll have to check that out. Thanks
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^^ Pretty cool that you got a suite seat and dinner for $60.00. It shows that maybe not all of the seats with all of the perks has not been jacked to the limit in the secondary market in these times. I don't know how I found a GA Pit ticket for Shinedown in a small theater (well, relatively small for them since they normally would play amphitheaters in the summer) for $51.00, but luck finds its way and I ended up on the rail.
As for Ghost/Volbeat, that's one that I'm keeping an eye out on Stubhub and elsewhere for their show in Anaheim. Nothing biting yet, but we'll see in a few weeks time.
I believe it's just due to low turn out for that concert. Demand was low, supply was high so prices got super low right before the show started. I was tracking the ticket I bought (or tickets in those sections) and they were listed for $150 a week before the show and just slowly went all the way down to $45 right before stubhub would stop selling them. I'm going to be tracking this for my next concert which is Journey and Toto at the same arena. That concert also isn't seling the greatest, but the base price for tickets is a bit higher so not sure I'll get the same low price, but I may be able to get good value if I stay patient and flexible.
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The Ole cup is starting to runneth over...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
Funny thing about that last show...my dorm in my freshman year at Berkeley was literally next door to the Greek, close enough to where we used to be able to see shows from certain rooms. We used to sneak in there and do acid/mushrooms all the time when it was empty. Even used to do my homework there. The only thing I never did was actually pay to see a show there.
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4 shows coming up in the next month:
Tool - 2/26
Dream Theater - 3/5
Leprous - 3/9
Coheed and Cambria - 3/18
A few in April and May, not sure if I'll make all of them but will try.
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Feb 10 - Ghost / Volbeat @ Pru Center
Very enjoyable night. Volbeat was awesome and Ghost really impressed me.
Feb 17 - Neal Morse Band @ Keswick Theater
Can only think of one word to describe the show tonight.....INFRIGINCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!! Once again, tour after tour, this band proves it is hands down THE BEST band in the business! Only wish I could see them again tomorrow. Lots of shows coming up but this one will be VERY HARD to beat! :hefdaddy
Mar 9 - Dream Theater @ Count Basie
Mar 11 - Slash w Myles Kennedy @ Tropicana Showroom
Mar 30 - Judas Priest / Queensryche @ Pru Center
Mar 31 - Dirty Honey / WVH @ The Fillmore
Apr 2 - Greta Van Fleet / Rival Sons @ Etess Arena - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Apr 7 - Steve Hackett (Genesis' Seconds Out) @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
Apr 15 - Transatlantic @ Keswick Theater
Apr 17 - PROGject @ Sellersville Theater
Apr 22 - The Darkness @ Asbury Lanes
Apr 29 - Riverside @ World Cafe Live
May 11 - Symphony X / Haken @ Keswick Theater
July 23 - Elton John @ Metlife Stadium
Aug 20 - REO Speedwagon / Styx / Loverboy @ PNC Arts Center
Oct 21 - Iron Maiden @ Pru Center
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Hmmm. Should I go and see Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators at Inglewood today? Tickets in the 100 sections has dipped below $35.00. I just hate driving to Inglewood so much. It's worst than driving to LA Live in Downtown LA. I shall pass. If it was in Microsoft Theater in Downtown LA rather than Youtube Theater in Inglewood, I would think differently. I would have worn the Myles Kennedy Ides of March t-shirt for this one, for support and all, rather than the usual Alter Bridge t-shirt I wear to every rock concert.
Hopefully, by 2024, that OCVibe thing (which is the Ducks' owners' answer to LA Live) that's been in planning for a while that's going to be near the Honda Center in Anaheim where it would include a 5,000 people capacity theater would help get more shows at that size in Anaheim so that I don't have to drive to either Inglewood or Downtown LA as much to see bands like Slash or DT. The OCVibe concept could be a cool thing for the city if all goes well. Not much happens around the Honda Center anyway. That's a pretty dead area when events aren't happening.
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2/24/22 Cloud Cult next Thursday, are streaming their performance of the Complete Light Chasers from 2020 (only available to Patreon members originally)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CaIKjsru0xe/
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Saw DT a few days ago
Seeing Greta Van Fleet in March
Would love to catch Phish this year finally
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Awww, man. I would be in on this bill if it comes to the West Coast. Instead, it's going into what looks like the B market areas. Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Starset, and former Flyleaf vocalist Lacey Sturm.
https://loudwire.com/breaking-benjamin-2022-tour-seether-starset-lacey-sturm/
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Hmmmm, got Journey and Toto on my schedule for Sunday but just noticed this and thinking.... why not add some more classic rock to my weekend?
February 25th - Kansas @ Count Basie Theater, Red Bank NJ
February 27th - Journey & Toto @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
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Marc, you ever see Toto before?
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Marc, you ever see Toto before?
Yup, fall of 2019
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This new lineup is killer. I'd like to see them myself. Plus Journey's new lineup is interesting as well.
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I think of the 3 bands I mentioned performing this coming weekend, Toto is who I want to see the most. Haven't really followed their current line up too much, but I'm sure they'll be good.
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Here we go. Another Coheed and Cambria tour for the summer. Dance Gavin Dance and Mothica will be openers. LA show is at the Shrine LA Outdoors. I presume that's outside of the Shrine Auditorium nearby USC. Don't know how that is going to play out on a Friday, but if I can nab a ticket on the cheap, sure. Either that or I drive 90 min. south to San Diego on a Saturday.
https://loudwire.com/coheed-and-cambria-2022-tour-dance-gavin-dance-mothica-liars-club-song/
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Here we go. Another Coheed and Cambria tour for the summer. Dance Gavin Dance and Mothica will be openers. LA show is at the Shrine LA Outdoors. I presume that's outside of the Shrine Auditorium nearby USC. Don't know how that is going to play out on a Friday, but if I can nab a ticket on the cheap, sure. Either that or I drive 90 min. south to San Diego on a Saturday.
https://loudwire.com/coheed-and-cambria-2022-tour-dance-gavin-dance-mothica-liars-club-song/
And it seems like it's going to be a completely different tour, not just a second leg to the current tour so I am down :metal They're playing in Queens on a Saturday, should be fun.
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So maybe this is only fascinating to me, but...
Kiss was supposed to play the Hartford Amphitheater (I forget what they're calling it now; I always call it "The Meadows") in August, but it was cancelled due to a hurricane. Rescheduled date: May 14th, a Saturday here in Hartford.
Funny thing, though: about a month ago, Ace Frehley put a show on sale at Toad's Place in New Haven. Seated show, so there will only be about 400 to 500 tickets, but ALSO on May 14th. I have tickets to the Ace show. And while they are not close - Hartford is roughly an hour from New Haven - it's IMPOSSIBLE to me that they don't know this. Ace's current touring band is the same band Gene used on his solo tour from a couple years ago; they now "share" that band (which makes sense from a salary perspective). Toad's shows have a tendency to start late - I've seen acts go on at 10:00 or later, I think the latest was Night Ranger who went on about midnight, so it's not ENTIRELY impossible that something might happen...
I actually met Kiss for the first time - the Lick It Up lineup - at a record store called Cutler's right around the corner from Toad's back in '83. I won't hold my breath, but if I let my imagination wander, having Gene (or Paul, but it's more likely to be Gene) do a couple tunes - Ace historically plays Deuce, a Gene song, and Cold Gin, a song Gene sings in Kiss, in his solo set - in a 500 seat club...
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Updated:
Feb 10 - Ghost / Volbeat @ Pru Center
Very enjoyable night. Volbeat was awesome and Ghost really impressed me.
Feb 17 - Neal Morse Band @ Keswick Theater
Can only think of one word to describe the show tonight.....INFRIGINCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!! Once again, tour after tour, this band proves it is hands down THE BEST band in the business! Only wish I could see them again tomorrow. Lots of shows coming up but this one will be VERY HARD to beat! :hefdaddy
Mar 9 - Dream Theater @ Count Basie
Mar 11 - Slash w Myles Kennedy @ Tropicana Showroom
Mar 30 - Judas Priest / Queensryche @ Pru Center
Apr 2 - Greta Van Fleet / Rival Sons @ Etess Arena - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Apr 7 - Steve Hackett (Genesis' Seconds Out) @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
Apr 15 - Transatlantic @ Keswick Theater
Apr 17 - PROGject @ Sellersville Theater
Apr 22 - The Darkness @ Asbury Lanes
Apr 29 - Riverside @ World Cafe Live
May 11 - Symphony X / Haken @ Keswick Theater
May 19 - ANGEL :metal / Mountain / Soraia @ Keswick Theater
July 23 - Elton John @ Metlife Stadium
Aug 20 - REO Speedwagon / Styx / Loverboy @ PNC Arts Center
Oct 21 - Iron Maiden @ Pru Center
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Really never thought I'd add this last show, I never thought they'd make it to the states, especially this soon and so close to home. Best announcement ever.
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
Aaaaaaaaaand...
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
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You going to do the whole festival then? Saw the band list announcement today. There's definitely some bands I would check out, but like all the US rock festivals, they always seem to have the same bands.
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You going to do the whole festival then? Saw the band list announcement today. There's definitely some bands I would check out, but like all the US rock festivals, they always seem to have the same bands.
I'll probably just do Friday...while there are some interesting bands, most don't really pull me in. The biggest draw asides from Nemophila would be Jinjer on the same night, plus I'd get Meshugah, Lamb of God, Gwar, and Nita Strauss to boot. (seen Priest numerous times already, might catch Kiss). On the other nights the only thing that might draw me out would be Band-Maid on Sunday (another big Japanese metal group)...but I'd drop the whole amount just to see Nemophila, I seriously thought I'd never get the chance with how little draw there is for that genre in the states, I guess Babymetal broke the seal for other bands to play.
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The Friday line up is pretty solid. If you like Jinjer, you may want to check out Spiritbox. I've only just started listening to them and really enjoy their debut album that came out in 2021. Also Clutch is solid American rock n roll
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The Friday line up is pretty solid. If you like Jinjer, you may want to check out Spiritbox. I've only just started listening to them and really enjoy their debut album that came out in 2021. Also Clutch is solid American rock n roll
Noted, thanks!
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The Saturday and Sunday should be up in my alley. The problem is that I already seen most of the bands I want to see within the last three years. I guess it would be fine to knock out My Chemical Romance and Bring me the Horizon off the list of bands I have yet to see, but I don't know if I want to go up north for it. MCR headlining shows are pretty expensive when they are going to do a four-show run at the Forum later this year though.
Edit: Oh snaps, I didn't know JRock/JPop band Band-Maid is on this Aftershock bill. I've been meaning to listen to more of their stuff.
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The Saturday and Sunday should be up in my alley. The problem is that I already seen most of the bands I want to see within the last three years. I guess it would be fine to knock out My Chemical Romance and Bring me the Horizon off the list of bands I have yet to see, but I don't know if I want to go up north for it. MCR headlining shows are pretty expensive when they are going to do a four-show run at the Forum later this year though.
Edit: Oh snaps, I didn't know JRock/JPop band Band-Maid is on this Aftershock bill. I've been meaning to listen to more of their stuff.
Yeah, both them and Nemophila are on the JPU foreign distribution label, I think they are trying to make some headway. They're solid for sure. Good to see the genre getting some festival love.
Edit- Tix purchased...here's hoping nothing changes in 7 months....
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The Friday line up is pretty solid. If you like Jinjer, you may want to check out Spiritbox. I've only just started listening to them and really enjoy their debut album that came out in 2021. Also Clutch is solid American rock n roll
Spiritbox is definitely a good listen, thanks for the recommendation, they're actually playing in SF tonight but I'm still on covid lock down. Hopefully they aren't playing at the same time as Jinjer
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Definitely do it IMO. Their light show and sound is the best it's ever been
You weren't kidding about the light show. That was really fun. Though I ended up leaving before the show ended.
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The Friday line up is pretty solid. If you like Jinjer, you may want to check out Spiritbox. I've only just started listening to them and really enjoy their debut album that came out in 2021. Also Clutch is solid American rock n roll
Spiritbox is definitely a good listen, thanks for the recommendation, they're actually playing in SF tonight but I'm still on covid lock down. Hopefully they aren't playing at the same time as Jinjer
:tup
My classic rock weekend continues, Friday saw Kansas and tonight is Journey and Toto. Should be a good one, now it's just about securing a good ticket deal... those all inclusive seats I had for Ghost are on sale... but lower bowl tickets are also below face value now on stubhub
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Edit: Oh snaps, I didn't know JRock/JPop band Band-Maid is on this Aftershock bill. I've been meaning to listen to more of their stuff.
Band Maid just announced an eleven date US tour following Aftershock....so I'll tentatively put myself down for...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/10- Riverside, Great American Music Hall
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
10/14- Band-Maid, August Hall
We'll see how the almost assured Nemophila tour announcement Thursday affects this.
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LA show at the Belasco. That's more doable. I might be there.
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Ok, I have made a rare misfire in scheduling a concert. It turned out that I need to do something else that takes priority this Wednesday evening. I got two tickets for Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH at the Wiltern Theater in LA this Wednesday. Does anyone want these? I rather not have these go to waste. GA and free of charge. PM me for transfer info if interested.
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For anyone who does the shed circuit during the summer, LiveNation is doing their LawnPass program again...
https://lawnpass.livenation.com (https://lawnpass.livenation.com)
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Damn, FivePoint Amphitheater is not on it. Closest venue in Southern California is the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista (basically near San Diego). That's a no go for me then. Will just have to play the waiting game and hope to score cheap and center tickets in the bleachers for some shows.
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Last weekend was classic rock weekend so here are some reviews...
Friday night was Kansas at the Count Basie Theatre (same place where DT plays one week from today). I walked up to the box office and scooped up a $32 total ticket (cheapest on livenation was 65 after fees) and then since the place was only half full, I sat in a $90 ticket center of the upper section. Great view and great sound with no one really close to me. They came on at 8:00 and play until 10:15ish so pretty solid set list with no breaks. They started with 5 acoustic songs of which I knew exactly 0 of but it was really good. Near the end of the acoustic set they had a nice build up to bring out the drummer and then went on to an 8 song "... and beyond" type of set before doing the entire Point of Know Return album. I must say, this band was pretty damn legit. Fairly complicated music pulled off well by some pretty old dudes. Very impressed with the band. The singer sounded great too. They ended the night with Carry On as expected. Considering the cost and convenience (venue is fairly close) I don't know a better way to spend a Friday night.
Kansas LIVE @ Count Basie Theatre Red Bank NJ 2/25/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ptu1-iH04)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMfHf0LXoAQ1aZp?format=jpg&name=large)
Sunday was Journey and Toto at Prudential Center (arena where the NJ Devils play). Got in just in time for Toto to start. Scooped up a front row of the all inclusive section (which was packed this time unlike for Ghost a few weeks ago). Great view and sound as well at this show. Toto was SO good. My gf really enjoyed them too. The current band isn't too different than what toured in 2019, but noticeablly different without the older guys on keys and percussion. A much younger version of the band it seemed from my distant view. The did 10 songs of which 4 were different than when I last saw them so I was pleased with some rotation and those 4 songs were some of the best in the set. So funny to see the crowd fairly quiet and sitting until Rosanna and Africa, then it became a sea of phones in the arena.
Journey was much better than I expected. I've seen them twice in 2018 and thought they were good, but nothing special. Now for their own headline show, I think they pulled off a better set. Arnel sounded slightly off, but Neal was ON all night. Lots of awesome solo spots for him throughout the set. No Randy Jackson touring was kind of a bummer, was looking forward to seeing the American Idol. They played Don't Stop Believin very early in the set, which I thought was very odd. Certainly got a pop from the crowd, but I still think that's an ultimate closer song. It was also Neal Schon's birthday so after the set, the band came out and Arnel sung happy birthday to him. Love moments like that!
Journey & Toto LIVE @ Prudential Center Newark NJ 2/27/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzFYS5ytgB0)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMpr5u6X0AIzgWy?format=jpg&name=large)
For anyone who does the shed circuit during the summer, LiveNation is doing their LawnPass program again...
https://lawnpass.livenation.com (https://lawnpass.livenation.com)
hmmm, I bought this in 2020 (got a refund as no concert happened but actually got the physical pass in the mail which makes for a cool piece of non concert memorabilia). Considering they didn't even raise the price, I may take this up again...
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Just got informed that IQ postoned the scandinavian shows to 2023.... also my daughters concert Mother Mother was postponed
The Pineapple Thief
2022-03-23
IQ
2022-04-22
Tool
2022-04-26
Anekdoten + Sonic Circus
2022-05-01
Neal Morse Band
2022-06-18
Queen + Adam Lambert
2022- 07-20
Gojira
2022-07-21
Anneke van Giersbergen
2022-10-15
Midge Ure
2022-10-16
Porcupine tree
2022-10-27
Martin Barre Band
2022-12-02
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Postponed
IQ
Pendragon
Mother Mother (accompanying my daugher)
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Ace Frehley just got postponed for a month; so much for Paul and Gene speeding down to New Haven from Hartford to join him on stage.
'acourse, now maybe I can go to Hartford to see Kiss instead!
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https://loudwire.com/alice-in-chains-breaking-benjamin-bush-us-2022-tour/
Give me all of this. Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, and Bush. I will be there for the Irvine, CA show.
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I just got an email alert for that tour, definitely gonna go.
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I'd go if they played my local amphitheater, instead they are playing the ones about 90 minutes away. Not sure I'll go. Sucks because Breaking Benjamin and Bush were supposed to tour summer 2020 that never happened and Alice in Chains local show in 2019 got cancelled because of a storm. I've seen them all before, but that's a real solid 3 band rock bill.
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Saturday I made the 2.5 hour drive up to Connecticut for the Dream Theater concert. Hung out with some pretty cool dudes, drinks and smokes were had, good times ensued all night. You can check the thread for that show if you want to see the pic! I will hold out on a full DT concert review until after the show on Wednesday when I will go from the last row on Saturday to the front row :metal As for Arch Echo, they aren't for me. It was cool to watch the short set, they are clearly great instrumentalists, but I just didn't feel like the songs themselves were interesting enough. Since I have front row, I'l check them out again but I probably wouldn't if I were sitting in the back for the 2nd show. Also, they are playing ProgPower so I will see them again regardless. They did make mention of a new drummer who just started the previous show. That's pretty wildl.
But I did complete my full video from the show and I don't plan on recording much, if at all, for Wednesday's front row viewing of Dream Theater.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNITnE_XMAc_gUn?format=jpg&name=large)
The ushers were not out, so I got some quality footage!
Dream Theater & Arch Echo LIVE @ Oakdale Theater, Wallingford CT 3/5/22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chwIsHcMSEs)
and then the prog metal weekend continued at the Jersey shore...
I wrote a much bigger review in the Leprous thread, but I'll share some more thoughts here on the full concert last night... this may have been the emptiest venue I've been to from a professional touring band. I don't know if there were more than 100 people in the building, and even less by the time Leprous went on. I was able to walk up to the venue and pay $25 for entrance. Not bad. The opener was a local prog metal band. I didn't even know there were local prog metal bands :lol They didn't immediately catch me, but they seemed interesting (One Hundred Thousand is the name of the band). Some cool guitar and vocal work. I actually think most of the venue was there to see them if I'm being honest. Like friends and family.
Anyway, The Ocean were next. They were supposed to play Progpower but backed out after the postponement. So I was pretty sure this band could be good because I know those event organizers don't mess around with getting good foreign bands (Arch Echo are US based and a replacement band, probably cheap and easy to secure if I'm being honest). They were interesting for sure. Reminded me in some ways of Tool but heavier. Very dark stage show with lots of flashing bright lights and a singer who was pretty wild. This was really cool to see him go all out even though there was not many people there. He even jumped into "the crowd" at one point and started moshing while screaming. They had some real atmospheric music too. I did enjoy them.
Leprous was next and we are down to like 50 people in the pit and along the sides. I stood in front of the stage for most of the set but moved a bit back to get some songs on video with the wider full band view. They sounded great and put on a good show. I kind of wish they were more personal considering no one was there, but it looked like they just ran through the exercise. Ended up only doing 10 of the 12 songs on the set list, which by the way, I took home!
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNN9pUsWYAEtlwF?format=jpg&name=large)
Leprous & The Ocean LIVE @ House of Independents Asbury Park NJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAcxUjUf0dE)
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Giving very serious thought to a jaunt through So-Cal that would include catching Rammstein at the Coliseum, Maiden, Roger Waters, and Porcupine Tree at the Greek Theater all in a span of 6 days. The beauty of it is that I've already got excellent seats to see R+ and Roger, so I can buy the cheapest seats available and still have a great time. Same goes for Maiden. It'd be a fairly wild trip as from LA I'd fly directly to Mexico City to catch Rammstein at the Foro Sol, and Porcupine Tree two nights later. Six shows in 9 days seems rather ambitious, even for me, but what an opportunity.
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That sounds like an epic journey, but a bit daunting as well. If you can make it happen and not be too tired, that'll be awesome
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Very, very bummed Riverside had to cancel the west coast part of their tour... Small reconciliation in Porcupine Tree being announced... Also taking Band Maid off since they sold out in 3 days :omg:
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
3/19- Between the Buried and Me, UC Theater
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
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Adding this:
July 21st - Alanis Morisette @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
since her concert at the same venue last summer was cancelled due to bad weather, hoping it works out this summer. Although Garbage was the opener last year and it's not listed yet so that kind of sucks because I wanted to see Garbage too.
Anyway... Dream Theater tonight! Vegas on Friday for back to back nights of 311!
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LA show at the Belasco. That's more doable. I might be there.
All right, scratch that idea of seeing Band Maid at the Belasco. Tickets are already on the resale for three digits??? This venue is not even a sizable place (about 1,000 people). Oh well.
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Dream Theater from the front row last night was mesmorizing, amazing experience. I shared more in the DT tour thread, but here is one more picture that I didn't share there:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNdVcd3WUAAMzIH?format=jpg&name=large)
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Seeing Greta Van Fleet two weeks from Tuesday. Anyone seen them? I dig their tunes but realized recently that they're maybe considered sort of girly :lol
Idk, hoping it's not like all teenage girls at this concert - they're a rock band and I dig them. That's not weird, is it? :rollin
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Seeing Greta Van Fleet two weeks from Tuesday. Anyone seen them? I dig their tunes but realized recently that they're maybe considered sort of girly :lol
Idk, hoping it's not like all teenage girls at this concert - they're a rock band and I dig them. That's not weird, is it? :rollin
Like what you like, and go see what you want. I brought my daughter to see Harry Styles, let her run off with her friends* and I sat in her real seats and watched a great show. I'm no pig or creep, but I couldn't help but notice the scenery (the crowd was probably 75% female, and of the 25% male, easily 75% of them were gay), but that was a sidebar to a performer I wanted to see live. He killed it, by the way.
* I was so proud of that little shit, she called up Stubhub, found all the seats that were still available as of when the show started, and went and sat there, figuring no one would show up; her and her friends took nosebleed seats and turned them into like second row on the side or some shit.
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Seeing Greta Van Fleet two weeks from Tuesday. Anyone seen them? I dig their tunes but realized recently that they're maybe considered sort of girly :lol
Idk, hoping it's not like all teenage girls at this concert - they're a rock band and I dig them. That's not weird, is it? :rollin
Seen them 3 times now, they have a large female following but it'll be a rock concert and you'll have a great time if you enjoy their music. I'll be seeing them in a few weeks.
Just landed in Vegas. It's 3/11 so that means 311 day! Tonight and tomorrow, 2 different deep cut extended sets from 311. Going to be a good time this weekend.
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Just returned from A/C Slash w MK & Conspirators. This was 4th show of year for me (Ghost/Volbeat 'very good', NMB 'incredible', DT 'very good' previously) and BY FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR THE BEST! Have seen this band EVERY tour and they just frigin' bring it every time and continue to get better! :metal It's pretty amazing that within a 3 day span I've gotten to see my 2 favorite guitarists of all time in Slash & JP! :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
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Just landed in Vegas. It's 3/11 so that means 311 day! Tonight and tomorrow, 2 different deep cut extended sets from 311. Going to be a good time this weekend.
That first night was amazing. Second set blew me away! Happy 311 Day!
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Just landed in Vegas. It's 3/11 so that means 311 day! Tonight and tomorrow, 2 different deep cut extended sets from 311. Going to be a good time this weekend.
That first night was amazing. Second set blew me away! Happy 311 Day!
You here too? Yeah, that second set last night was sooo good. So excited for later
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I haven’t posted here in ages BUT… so far I have tickets for:
4/9 Larry Carlton Family at The Baked Potato Studio City
5/13 Steve Hackett (Seconds Out in it entirety) at Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles
9/30 Porcupine Tree at The Greek Theater Los Angeles
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Saw Obscura and Vale of Pnath in Milwaukee on Thursday. Spent a ridiculous amount of money buying things. Amazing show.
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I've been on a nice run of concerts, these past couple of weeks:
The Tallest Man on Earth -- Saxapahaw, Haw River Ballroom
Deafheaven -- Carrboro, Cat's Cradle
Dream Theater -- Raleigh, Duke Energy PAC
Leprous/The Ocean -- Carrboro, Cat's Cradle
Upcoming:
The Protomen -- Carrboro, Cat's Cradle (March 16)
GY!BE -- Carrboro, Cat's Cradle (April 26)
Probably Pain of Salvation -- Charlotte (May 31)
ProgPower -- Atlanta (June 1,2)
The Aristocrats -- Raleigh, Pour House (July 30)
Considering a few others, as well. Transatlantic and Porcupine Tree are the big ones that I'd really like to see but price and distance might rule em out.
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On the front boards for Allegaeon at a tiny ass club.... God I fucking love this. I'm never missing another show if I can help it, that's the lesson I'm walking away from covid with.
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Pending COVID and all, I’m meant to be going to KISS and Karnivool in September, then Guns n Roses, 2Cellos and Foo Fighters in November (the latter two of which are a day apart). Also meant to be seeing Voyager on the 29th of April.
All in Perth, Western Australia. Hope they all come to be!
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All right, I just got a ticket on Stubhub for Sevendust at the Anaheim House of Blues, this Tuesday. $29.00, which is pretty good for a HOB show there given that I've spent at least $40.00 a ticket in the three times I was there (this was before I understood the timing of getting tickets on the secondary markets). On top of that, it's only a 10 minutes drive on one street away and apparently, if this is right, the HOB would validate the first hours of parking and then after that, it would be $3.00 an hour. If I'm there for like 5 hours, it's at most $15.00 for parking, so that's a major W for me if it all pans out.
Haven't been in the bigger room at the HOB since 2018. Last time I was there was in the smaller room for Adelitas Way in 2019.
Sevendust - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA. March 15th, 2022.
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Allegaeon kicked so much ass... They are seriously one of the best live bands I've ever seen. Just fucking flawless, and such brutal intensity.
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Dropped BTBAM this weekend due to a family event. Added Sabaton/Epica in September...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
4/24- Transatlantic, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
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Added Sabaton/Epica in September...
I was super excited for that tour announcement. Also Incubus and Sublime with Rome tour was announced today :hat
Just got back from Vegas. 311 day was absolute madness. So much fun. I've got to start going through all my videos and pictures, but I will leave this here:
311 - Fuck The Bullshit - LIVE @ 311 Day 2022 Dolby Live Las Vegas NV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujr1ATrLxgc)
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Anyone going to Transatlantic in NJ on April 16? I just saw their tour dates, and it's about 30 min from where I live. Seems like a no-brainer.
Edit:. Looks like axeman and stadler are going to that show.
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* I was so proud of that little shit, she called up Stubhub, found all the seats that were still available as of when the show started, and went and sat there, figuring no one would show up; her and her friends took nosebleed seats and turned them into like second row on the side or some shit.
That's awesome! I have a friend who has a knack for getting us better seats than we actually walk in with. However, he doesn't do anything as calculated as using Stubhub. I have to remember that move.
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3/09 - Dream Theater - Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ
3/18 - Edwin McCain Acoustic Trio - South Orange Performing Arts Center, South Orange, NJ
3/26 - Jeffrey Gaines - Spanish Pavillion, Harrison, NJ
3/30 - Dirty Honey & Mammoth WVH - Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
5/21 - Primus - Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ
10/21 - Iron Maiden - Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
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* I was so proud of that little shit, she called up Stubhub, found all the seats that were still available as of when the show started, and went and sat there, figuring no one would show up; her and her friends took nosebleed seats and turned them into like second row on the side or some shit.
That's awesome! I have a friend who has a knack for getting us better seats than we actually walk in with. However, he doesn't do anything as calculated as using Stubhub. I have to remember that move.
That's me. I've used SH to locate better seats, including the only 4 unused seats in a sold out show (2nd row for APC). In that case the seller never changed the price from the outrageously high number he initially started with. When they were still listed for ~$800/pop after TM released regularly priced seats in that same neighborhood I knew they'd go unsold. From there the trick is to use your cheap nosebleeds to get through the door, and use a doctored up PDF to get past the lackeys guarding the floor. We've pulled that plenty of times, but that was the most memorable.
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Patience paid off and I snagged a 15th row seat for less than half price to see Judas Priest & Queensrÿche in LA tonight :metal
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Patience paid off and I snagged a 15th row seat for less than half price to see Judas Priest & Queensrÿche in LA tonight :metal
Oh, that was today? Well, while you were watching Judas Priest, I was at the Anaheim House of Blues for Sevendust. As mentioned before, I found a ticket for Stubhub for $30.00 (face value was at $42.00). Always love the building. It's a 10 min. drive on one street away. The venue also validates the first two hour of parking, so instead of it costing $15.00, it only costed me $9.00 for parking.
When I got to the venue, I saw that there was an open spot on the rail, but instead for this show, I opted for a spot in a rail section right next to the soundboard. I just had a feeling that this place was going to be moving a lot and I kinda didn't want to get in a middle of a pit today. I didn't know who the two opening bands were except that the band before Sevendust clearly has a Korn influence in their sound.
As for Sevendust, themselves, they were much more enjoyable to watch at their own show than in the co-headlining tour with Skillet in 2019 (which was still good). Crowd was more engaged, a lot more movement, and there was a fair amount of circle pits in the show. They played one of their known albums, Animosity, in full. Lajon Witherspoon, as a frontman, was always impressive with his vocals and his post-song banter. Their other backup vocalists are always solid as well. Morgan Rose, their drummer, does the screaming part. Guitarist Clint Lowery provided some lead vocals in songs like X-Mas Day and Angel's Son and I knew he's a solid vocalist himself, watching him solo open for Alter Bridge four times in the tour in 2020 before the shutdown and always enjoyed his sets.
A couple of random notes. Lajon brought out his kids on stage and his younger son was sporting a Spiderman suit (note that the Anaheim HOB is a short walk away from Disneyland). They gave a shout-out to Sirius XM Octane DJ, Jose Mangin, who was at the show in the balcony area and always a huge fan of theirs. Also, and this was a quite unique sight to watch, there were moments in the show where a group of people in the crowd lifted a wheelchair with a guy on it in the air and the guy was having a time of his life. Of course, Sevendust took notice of it and Lajon gave a few picks to the wheelchair guy and made sure he got it. Great moment and I always know Sevendust are always classy people when it comes to their fans.
Overall very fun show. Lasted roughly 85 minutes of playing time. Obviously much longer than the hour when I saw them last time. Next show will be Monday which will feature two songwriters that I've listened to for over 15 years. Chris Daughtry and Mark Tremonti. Going to see their bands live for the first time ever that day at the Novo in LA Live.
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Before the year has even begun for me, I’ve got a show pencilled in for next year. Controversial to bring up here, for sure, but Ed Sheeran.
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I still haven't pulled the trigger on a lot of these, but tentatively looking at this for the first half of 2022:
Feb 8th - Neal Morse Band - Sony Theater, New York NY
Feb 26th - Tool - Prudential Center, Newark NJ
March 9th - Leprous - Sony Theater, New York NY
March 19th - Leprous - Come and Take It Live, Austin TX
March 21st - Dream Theater - ACL Live, Austin TX
April 15th - Transatlantic - Keswick Theater, Glenside PA
April 16th - Transatlantic - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
April 27th - Journey + Toto - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville TN
April 29th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
April 30th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
May 1st - Progject - Cruise to the Edge Pre Party, Cape Canaveral FL
May 2nd-7th - All the bands - Cruise to the Edge
May 10th - Symphony X + Haken - Irving Plaza, New York NY
June 12th Symphony X + Haken - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
Pulled out of the local DT shows because I was due taking it easy for a tour after going hard on both I&W&B and Distant Memories. Very much looking forward to seeing The Ocean Collective and Leprous again along with my one DT show in Austin in the next few days.
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311 Day Review...
I've been a big 311 fan since I was a kid and when they started doing the 311 Day event 20 years or so ago, it was something I had always wanted to attend. I finally made it happen last weekend. My gf and I went to Vegas for the 2 nights of an evening with 311. It was simply an unforgettable experience. They did 88 songs total (plus a bass solo) between the two nights without a single repeat song. I don't have a count, but after like 20 times seeing 311, I saw maybe 20 or so songs for the first time (and maybe never again). I think it's so cool how they pull out all these lesser played songs for the one time event. What makes it even better, everyone in the audience knows all the songs. The amount of singing along to rarities was something to be seen. Just shows you how the band has a hardcore fan base. It may be getting smaller over the years, but the dedication of the "excitables" is still there. Some other notes, no one was sitting for the 3+ hours of live music each night. Lots of people dancing, including myself, up in the seats. The light show was one of the best I've seen in awhile. So many cool visuals and lasers. Maybe it's a Vegas thing, but you were allowed to bring drinks into the venue. It just had to be poured into a cup. My secret, go to the CVS next to the casino to grab a $4 drink and bring it in instead of paying $12 for half the size of a drink inside. Maybe another Vegas thing, but security did not care AT ALL if you were smoking inside. 311 being a stoner band, the venue was a cloud of marijuana. When they played Who's Got the Herb, you could hardly see the band through all the smoke :hat I would rate night 1 as the better set, but we had been awake for 24 hours by the time that night ended so night 2 we were much more awake and energized making it for maybe the more fun night of the 2. I think I would rate night 1 as one of the best concerts I've ever seen based on 3+ hours of mostly rare songs I've never seen live before. Just can't beat that experience.
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311 Day 2022 Night 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taf8NVM4vHE)
311 Day 2022 Night 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWDxIFYXAWc)
up next:
March 20th - Underoath, Spiritbox & Bad Omens @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
March 22nd - Alice Cooper & Buckcherry @ NJPAC, Newark NJ
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So, something happened at the Coheed show I went to yesterday that freaked me out a little.
Towards the end of the show (about 20 minutes left), I felt something heavy fall near me. I look next to me to see this man collapsed on the floor (around 60 years old, if I had to guess). Me and the 2 kids he was with were trying to help him get up but he wasn't moving or responding. After 20-30 seconds he gets up, only to last about 2 seconds on his feet before collapsing again. This time, he landed on his back, eyes opened but unconscious, he was not responding to anything going on. For a moment, I seriously thought this man was dead, because of the way he was lying there.
I pulled out my phone to call 911, until I remembered I was at a concert with loud music playing and I wouldn't be able to talk. Instead I turned on my phone flashlight to try and signal security to come over. After another 30 seconds, the man gets up on his own only to collapse again. At this point security was there so I was letting them take care of it. This whole thing of him getting up and collapsing happened another 3 times. The last time they didn't let him get up and just sat him on the floor and gave him water. After a while they were able to get him up and off the floor.
Funny thing is, the same old man with the 2 kids were sitting next to me at another Coheed show last September. I really hope he is ok. I wish there was a way for me to know he is ok. I suspect the lighting may have given him an epilepsy attack, or it could be something else, I really don't know, but it was scary for a couple of minutes there.
Besides that, the show itself was probably one of the best Coheed shows I've been to. The setlist was great, I just couldn't stop thinking about what happened for the last couple of songs.
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Towards the end of the show (about 20 minutes left), I felt something heavy fall near me. I look next to me to see this man collapsed on the floor (around 60 years old, if I had to guess). Me and the 2 kids he was with were trying to help him get up but he wasn't moving or responding. After 20-30 seconds he gets up, only to last about 2 seconds on his feet before collapsing again. This time, he landed on his back, eyes opened but unconscious, he was not responding to anything going on. For a moment, I seriously thought this man was dead, because of the way he was lying there.
I pulled out my phone to call 911, until I remembered I was at a concert with loud music playing and I wouldn't be able to talk. Instead I turned on my phone flashlight to try and signal security to come over. After another 30 seconds, the man gets up on his own only to collapse again. At this point security was there so I was letting them take care of it. This whole thing of him getting up and collapsing happened another 3 times. The last time they didn't let him get up and just sat him on the floor and gave him water. After a while they were able to get him up and off the floor.
Holy shit!
Funny thing is, the same old man with the 2 kids were sitting next to me at another Coheed show last September.
Oh wow, that's crazy.
I suspect the lighting may have given him an epilepsy attack,
Was the lightshow similar to DT's light show for this tour? I remember the lights being somewhat obnoxious.
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The lighting was kind of annoying actually. Where we were on the floor, plenty of time there were spotlights shining right on my face for a few seconds. I don't remember the DT show annoying me, but that could be because of where I was sitting.
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The C&C show I saw in Feb was AMAZING. I paid for mage and rode the rail. Nice to actually SEE the guys since I'm 4'11.
At my show, a girl behind and to my right passed out before they even came out. 100% she locked her legs. Hopefully thats all that happened to the guy you were next to. If anyone has ever been in a marching band, you learn early to never lock both legs and I switch between the two. They tell you to always have both bent, but thats just uncomfortable for me lol There are 2 very active C&C Facebook groups I'm in that I could post and see if the guy or anyone who knows him is on there. Was this the CT show?
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The C&C show I saw in Feb was AMAZING. I paid for mage and rode the rail. Nice to actually SEE the guys since I'm 4'11.
At my show, a girl behind and to my right passed out before they even came out. 100% she locked her legs. Hopefully thats all that happened to the guy you were next to. If anyone has ever been in a marching band, you learn early to never lock both legs and I switch between the two. They tell you to always have both bent, but thats just uncomfortable for me lol There are 2 very active C&C Facebook groups I'm in that I could post and see if the guy or anyone who knows him is on there. Was this the CT show?
Thank you, I appreciate that. Yes, it was the CT show on 3/18.
I paid for Prise and was able to get a pretty good spot. My partner is 5'3 and usually struggles to see the band so she was very happy to have a good view :)
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Was it really hot in the venue?
I had someone fall onto me once before, but it was from heat exhaustion. Helped the guy get to his feet and all, but I also was really worried in the moment that I was dealing with someone dying so I can totally understand how you felt although this sounds a bit worse and questionable.
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Thank you, I appreciate that. Yes, it was the CT show on 3/18.
I paid for Prise and was able to get a pretty good spot. My partner is 5'3 and usually struggles to see the band so she was very happy to have a good view :)
I posted in both groups and will let you know if I find out anything!
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Was it really hot in the venue?
The venue itself was find, though I know everyone has different tolerance. And yeah, I experience others passing out on concerts but for a brief moment, this was definitely different.
Well back to concert talk:
I only have tickets to see Coheed (3rd time in less than 12 month) in July and PT in September. Thinking about Riverside at the end of April, Gojira Mid may, and Rivers of Nihil on the same week in May.
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GVF has postponed spring dates in US. Probably will be rescheduled in Fall.
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GVF has postponed spring dates in US. Probably will be rescheduled in Fall.
This is devastating news as we had a nice weekend trip to AC planned for this coming up. It obviously needed to happen, just sucks.
Last night I saw the full show from the Underoath tour. The evening started with a Lyft ride and a great metal conversation with my driver :metal and when I got to the box office, a guy standing there just gave me an extra ticket. In return, I bought us a shot of fireball to do together. Awesome random moment. That would have been $45. So the show started off with Stray from the Path who I never heard before. Sounded a little like Limp Bizkit without the DJing. Not bad, but not my thing either. Up next was Bad Omens. Thought they were pretty good. Their show felt a bit like it was ran through a macbook though. People rip on DT for the way they use some vocal tracks, but bands like Bad Omens just sound very processed live. I don't hate it, it just is what it is. They were good like I said. New to me so I'd say I'm a fan now. They have a new album which I may have to check out. Then came on the band I really wanted to see, Spiritbox. Thought they were really good. The venue wasn't sold out, but it was PACKED at this point. Sucks they got such a short set (I think all openers got like 30 minutes) but as a new band, they got to earn it I guess. Highlight was the singer of Lorna Shore came out to sing the song Holy Roller with them. Underoath finished out the night. I wasn't a big fan going into the show and not a crazy fan coming out of the show. They were entertaining enough. A lot of people left after spiritbox so I had a better view in time for them to do a crowd surfing challenge :lol soooo many crowd surfers. Definitely made the security guards earn their money catching all of them.
Underoath Spiritbox Bad Omens Stray From The Path LIVE @ Starland Ballroom 3/20/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGZQopZYgVg)
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That just popped up in my Youtube feed. Who the hell are these bands?? :lol
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On the rail for Tremonti and Daughtry at the Novo in LA. This in addition to the house music being post-grunge hits is my concert dream come true.
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All right, I'm back from the show. It's a ripping show.
Got to LA Live at 3 PM. The security guy at the venue told me that they were going to set up lines at 4 PM and no one was here yet, so I opted to go to a restaurant nearby called the Yardhouse and they had their happy hour menu up. Got me some chips and cheese dip with a vegetarian pizza. Pretty pleased in the end.
As for the show, man, it's tough to pick between Shinedown at the Wiltern, Sevendust at the HOB or Daughtry/Tremonti at the Novo as the frontrunner for concert of the year for me, but I got to give today's show the nod. Everything was pretty much perfect for both sets. When the doors opened, and I got to the crowd, I was the second guy on the rail with a center view locked. I didn't know who was the opener, but she was all right enough, I guess. For Tremonti, to see Mark Tremonti, my favorite guitarist of all time front and center on the rail, is perfect. Watching him play is just awesome. He's always focused, precise, and on the point and makes the best guitar faces when he busts a solo every time. The setlist favored one song from their other four albums and favored their latest album, Marching in Time, which is a great album and they included played their lengthy 7:30 title track. He also gave a shoutout to his one-year daughter, the main inspirator in creating that song, who happens to be born with Down Syndrome and today happened to be World Down Syndrome Day and he's announced something special about it earlier today as well in which you can read in the Tremonti thread that I posted. The crowd around me felt like an Alter Bridge crowd, which is always fine and dandy to me, because it feels like my kind of home. In the end of the set, I caught a pick and one of the stage crew gave me the setlist. I was able to preserve it well enough after the show and have it taped on my wall. Note, I sure have my priorities in order. I have the setlist on my wall, but not my bachelor's degree that I have still yet to open after 6 years.
As for Daughtry, it's a pretty good show. The more I see footage of them live and their sound, the more I question how in the world do them and Shinedown have yet to tour with each other. They would be a perfect pair to do arenas/amphitheaters stateside and draw a wide variety of demographics. I spotted a woman behind me and I can tell she was really a die-hard Daughtry fan and I thought, "You know, I was able to experience my favorite artist up front. I'm going to give her the chance to do the same," so I gave her the rail spot throughout most of the Daughtry set. They heavily favored their latest album, Dearly Beloved, in their set, which is fine, because that album some more rocking elements that people were into, and they were able to throw some favorites from their first two albums. It's Not Over, Over You, Home, No Surprise, and September which obviously those songs had the best singalongs. They also played a cover of Alice in Chains' Man in the Box with Mark Tremonti making a guest appearance on guitar and busting a solo there. Also, I caught a pick at the end of their set as well. I'm just lucky in reaping the stuff. Got two picks, a setlist, and bought a Tremonti tour shirt. It's safe to say, I'm really pleased of tonight and this night may be hard to beat in terms of my favorite concert of the year.
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That just popped up in my Youtube feed. Who the hell are these bands?? :lol
I wouldn't expect you to follow the metalcore scene (I don't really myself, just wanted to see Spiritbox)
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So, something happened at the Coheed show I went to yesterday that freaked me out a little.
Towards the end of the show (about 20 minutes left), I felt something heavy fall near me. I look next to me to see this man collapsed on the floor (around 60 years old, if I had to guess). Me and the 2 kids he was with were trying to help him get up but he wasn't moving or responding. After 20-30 seconds he gets up, only to last about 2 seconds on his feet before collapsing again. This time, he landed on his back, eyes opened but unconscious, he was not responding to anything going on. For a moment, I seriously thought this man was dead, because of the way he was lying there.
I pulled out my phone to call 911, until I remembered I was at a concert with loud music playing and I wouldn't be able to talk. Instead I turned on my phone flashlight to try and signal security to come over. After another 30 seconds, the man gets up on his own only to collapse again. At this point security was there so I was letting them take care of it. This whole thing of him getting up and collapsing happened another 3 times. The last time they didn't let him get up and just sat him on the floor and gave him water. After a while they were able to get him up and off the floor.
Funny thing is, the same old man with the 2 kids were sitting next to me at another Coheed show last September. I really hope he is ok. I wish there was a way for me to know he is ok. I suspect the lighting may have given him an epilepsy attack, or it could be something else, I really don't know, but it was scary for a couple of minutes there.
Besides that, the show itself was probably one of the best Coheed shows I've been to. The setlist was great, I just couldn't stop thinking about what happened for the last couple of songs.
If everybody around him shines the the light from their phones down on him people will notice that there's a problem. Ten phone lights pointing at somebody on the ground looks like an damn alien abduction. Shining your light at a security guy is also a pretty good move.
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Already seen:
Neal Morse Band
The Ocean / Leprous
Dream Theater
Dark Tranquility
On deck tickets purchased:
Transatlantic in Philly
Shauman / Iris Divine / MindMaze in Frederick, MD
Pain Of Salvation in DC
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PRIEST & Queensryche on Weds :metal
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Shauman / Iris Divine / MindMaze in Frederick, MD
Need a report on Iris Divine!
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I was supposed to go to Joe Satriani in April, but he cancelled his entire Europe tour (still due to Covid..).
May:
Dream Theater (support Devin Townsend) - will be my first concert since October last year.
Tool
June:
Mastodon
Pinkpop Festival (Metallica, Pearl Jam, Royal Blood, Nightwish, Deftones, Chic, Interpol)
July:
Gojira
Pearl Jam
Rammstein
August:
Igorrr
November:
Porcupine Tree
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Just got tickets to see Imagine Dragons :biggrin: it'll be a fun night, I don't care what any of you metal heads think
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Was supposed to see Greta Van Fleet last night (3/29) but it got delayed due to the guitarist having pneumonia :(
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Just back from Priest/Queensryche show at Pru center. Fantastic night of metal mayhem! :metal
Queensryche performed about 55 minutes and were quite impressive again with TLT as the lead singer. This guy has balls to sing so well! Makes me wonder how great it would be if DT got a younger and better singer who could REALLY sing the songs! Sorry JLB fans, that's just my feelings. I like the guy too, but IMO, he just doesn't have it anymore. Anyway, the mighty Judas Priest followed and were FANTASTIC! Probably the best I've seen them in ten years (by the way, first time I saw Priest was as support act for ANGEL in 1978)! The metal God still brings it (even if he can't "wail" any longer) and the show was awesome. So far, BEST SHOW of YEAR for me, with many to follow. :hefdaddy
Not one bad show yet this year:
5. Neal Morse Band
4. Dream Theater
3. Ghost / Volbeat
2. Slash w Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators
1. Judas Priest / Queensryche
***NEXT UP: Transatlantic April 15th Keswick Theater
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If anyone cares, I wrote my Alice Cooper review in the Alice Cooper thread.
Was supposed to see Greta Van Fleet last night (3/29) but it got delayed due to the guitarist having pneumonia :(
Yup, my weekend plans in AC are cancelled because of this. Seems like the rumor is the new dates will be in the fall.
Oh, and I just scooped up a ticket this morning to see the Scorpions at MSG. It's being called The Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert as it's celebrating 50 years of Bangladesh independence. I certainly don't know much about the history here to know why it's happening in NYC or why the Scorpions are playing it, but sounds cool. The opener is a Bangladesh band called Chirkutt.
So last night was Mammoth WVH and Dirty Honey. To our surprise, Mammoth came out as only a 3 piece band. Seems the guitarist had an emergency and Wolfie stated he didn't want to cancel the show so he adjusted his guitar parts to try and incorpate three guitars into one. Obviously it sounded quite different than the album or the other two times I've seen the band, but I must say I completely respect and love how he pulled this off. He kept mentioning between songs he's been a nervous wreck about doing this alone, but it was really awesome. It sounded good and the fact he didn't resort to using backing tracks makes me really respect him as an artist and musician. The highlight was him doing Distance acoustic solo which he had never done before. His mother, Valerie Bertinelli, tweeted out my video this morning of the song! https://twitter.com/Wolfiesmom/status/1509382910331129861 (https://twitter.com/Wolfiesmom/status/1509382910331129861)
Dirty Honey were kind of a let down coming on after that emotional performance. They sounded great and were good, but like something was lost in the room. Maybe it's because people left, but it really made me feel liek Dirty Honey is an over hyped band. Good music, great performance... but like just missing something. Maybe it's because their songs all kind of sound the same. Definitely a good show, but I think Mammoth should have been the headliner even as a 3 piece. One cool thing Dirty Honey did was a cover of Bruce Springsteen for a friend in the crowd. I'm not familiar with the original song, I'm on Fire, but I think it was a stripped down shorter version. Either way, awesome concert albeit a bit short (both bands played for only an hour and no opener).
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPJBDJoWUAYKyGY?format=jpg&name=large)
Mammoth WVH - Distance LIVE (Wolfie Solo Acoustic) @ Starland Ballroom Sayreville NJ 3/30/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceadCyxMYbA)
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That's pretty cool that Valerie Bertinelli tweeted out your video. You can really tell that despite whatever strain that she and Eddie Van Halen had in their personal relationship, they are always more than willing to be really supportive when it comes to Wolfgang.
Sadly, I missed out on the show in LA due to other obligations that happened that night that I couldn't really miss.
On another note regarding Dirty Honey, I read that they got New York Rangers goalie legend, Henrik Lundqvist, on stage to play a song with them on guitar when they were in NYC. I read he's a decent guitar player on the side.
https://loudwire.com/dirty-honey-henrik-lundqvist-nhl-rangers-onstage-collab/
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Yeah, I saw that as well. I wish I got to see that as I was a big Henrik fan. They actually mentioned it during the show too last night.
Loudwire also shared my video https://loudwire.com/mammoth-wvh-distance-acoustic-live-first-time/ (https://loudwire.com/mammoth-wvh-distance-acoustic-live-first-time/)
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WOW, that was really good. I'm bummed I didn't see that show. I think he's the real deal, and I SO respect that he's not trying to follow in Dad's footsteps; love it or leave it, he's plowing his own row.
I wonder if he got laid that night, though. :) :) :) :)
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WOW, that was really good. I'm bummed I didn't see that show. I think he's the real deal, and I SO respect that he's not trying to follow in Dad's footsteps; love it or leave it, he's plowing his own row.
I wonder if he got laid that night, though. :) :) :) :)
I totally respect him wanting to make his own path and not rely on doing VH songs. But part of me thinks at some point he really should do something and not completely ignore something he actually was a part of. He did play bass on the last VH album, I think it would be fair game to give some life to something from that album. But like I said, I understand his position and respect it.
As for getting laid, maybe one of the few old ladies behind me that kept yelling they love him :lol
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WOW, that was really good. I'm bummed I didn't see that show. I think he's the real deal, and I SO respect that he's not trying to follow in Dad's footsteps; love it or leave it, he's plowing his own row.
I wonder if he got laid that night, though. :) :) :) :)
I totally respect him wanting to make his own path and not rely on doing VH songs. But part of me thinks at some point he really should do something and not completely ignore something he actually was a part of. He did play bass on the last VH album, I think it would be fair game to give some life to something from that album. But like I said, I understand his position and respect it.
As for getting laid, maybe one of the few old ladies behind me that kept yelling they love him :lol
That's where I was going; there was one woman who kept coming through on the video that "we love you, Wolfie!". She was sort of adamant. :) :)
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So last night was Mammoth WVH and Dirty Honey. To our surprise, Mammoth came out as only a 3 piece band. Seems the guitarist had an emergency and Wolfie stated he didn't want to cancel the show so he adjusted his guitar parts to try and incorpate three guitars into one. Obviously it sounded quite different than the album or the other two times I've seen the band, but I must say I completely respect and love how he pulled this off. He kept mentioning between songs he's been a nervous wreck about doing this alone, but it was really awesome. It sounded good and the fact he didn't resort to using backing tracks makes me really respect him as an artist and musician. The highlight was him doing Distance acoustic solo which he had never done before. His mother, Valerie Bertinelli, tweeted out my video this morning of the song! https://twitter.com/Wolfiesmom/status/1509382910331129861 (https://twitter.com/Wolfiesmom/status/1509382910331129861)
Dirty Honey were kind of a let down coming on after that emotional performance. They sounded great and were good, but like something was lost in the room. Maybe it's because people left, but it really made me feel liek Dirty Honey is an over hyped band. Good music, great performance... but like just missing something. Maybe it's because their songs all kind of sound the same. Definitely a good show, but I think Mammoth should have been the headliner even as a 3 piece. One cool thing Dirty Honey did was a cover of Bruce Springsteen for a friend in the crowd. I'm not familiar with the original song, I'm on Fire, but I think it was a stripped down shorter version. Either way, awesome concert albeit a bit short (both bands played for only an hour and no opener).
I got there about 2 songs into Wolfie's set. My wife was supposed to go with me. But, she's having ACL surgery in a few weeks and it just clicked like 5 minutes before we left that it was gonna be standing room and there is no way she was gonna be able to stand for 3 hours. So, I managed to find a friend to come along very last minute.
Wolfie and the guys definitely pulled off the 3-piece quite well. It didn't really come off as missing much. This was my first time seeing MammothWVH live. His voice was really solid as was his guitar work. And, his acoustic performance of "Distance" was awesome. I was glad this show was pushed back from its original Feb. 3rd date. That would've been the 2-year anniversary of my dad's death and that song would've crushed me. It does every time I hear it. He seemed to be having a genuinely great time all the way through the show. Hopefully, he was happy with how they pulled it off as a 3-piece.
As for Dirty Honey, as a fan of their music, I was really happy with their performance. They played and sounded great. Marc Labelle, their singer, just crushed it. I just wish they would've skipped the bass/drum/guitar solo section and threw in an additional song. That's my only real complaint. As a baby band, there's no real reason for it. And, getting to see them at the Starland versus the PNC Bank Arts Center, when they opened for The Black Crowes, was such a better venue. The smaller stage suited them so much better. It allowed me a much better experience than standing in the lawn section a quarter mile away.
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I really can't crap on Dirty Honey's performance. I agree with what you said, the singer killed it. The band was great. THey have the look and charisma. I just don't love the music the way I had hoped. I have the album, it's good, but its very short. The concert was good, but it was very short. I don't understand any of that. They should have played the entire album, the early songs, AND the solos IMO plus a cover or two. I kind of have the same issue with Wolfie. His set should not have been under 60 minutes. This co-headline tour should have both bands at 75 minutes if not 90 since there was no opener. Wolfie should have done his entire album too. I would have otherwise cut some slack for the 3 piece band that night, but his set has been the same all tour (other than changing the cover song). I know both bands don't have much material (hence the "young guns" tour name) but they both left songs and time on the table IMO.
Either way, fun concert. Here's my full video I made last night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcaXVELkOa4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcaXVELkOa4) and I can safely say that Distance performance will end up somewhere in my top 10 concert moments of 2022 video I will do in January.
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Dammit. GVF rescheduled for when I'm out of town :(
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Dammit. GVF rescheduled for when I'm out of town :(
That sucks and what I was fearing, but it works out for me. New date is still a Saturday and now it's the last show of the entire tour so that may end up being pretty cool. December is far away but usually pretty quiet for concerts so this works out as best as possible I think, although I'd rather be going to AC tomorrow morning for a good time this weekend. Oh well.
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May 14 - Dream Theater + Devin Townsend
May 18 - Oranssi Pazuzu
June 19 - Leprous
June 27 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Jul 5 - Rammstein
Nov 15 - Opeth
Nov 22 - The Cure
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Going to see Starset at the Observatory in Santa Ana in June. Last time I had tickets for them was back in 2019 in LA, but I didn't go because I wasn't really feeling it since it was the week after I had a pretty lengthy week of seeing Iron Maiden and then heading east to see Alter Bridge. This time around, it's in Santa Ana so it's really close, so this one is a definite no-brainer. Love their Breaking Benjamin meets Linkin Park and have spacey themes/vibes in their songs.
Starset - The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA. June 7th, 2022.
Edit: Oh snaps, I didn't know this is a four band bill. This has Red, Fame on Fire, and Smash Into Pieces as openers. I always kinda want to see Red live. Don't know much about Fame on Fire, and I honestly don't want to watch Smash into Pieces again as an opener. Oh well, can't be that picky.
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That tour is coming to me, but I'm not at all familiar with them.
A few more tours were recently announced so my updated concert calendar:
April 13th - Set it Off @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY ---- POP Concert tomorrow! :lol
May 6th - Scorpions & Chirkutt @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
May 7th - Sum 41, Simple Plan & Set it Off @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
May 8th - Nightwish & Beast in Black @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
May 10th - Haken & Symphony X @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
May 13th - Limp Bizkit @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
May 14th - Deftones & Gojira @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
May 20th - Slipknot & Cypress Hill @ Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY
June 1-4th - ProgPower USA Festival @ Center Stage, Atlanta GA
June 11th - Sammy Hagar’s The Circle & George Thorogood @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
June 12th - Haken & Symphony X @ Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
June 25th - Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett @ Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA
July 3rd - Flogging Molly, The Interrupters, Tiger Army & The Skints @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
July 9th - Dirty Heads & Soja @ Coney Island Amphitheater, Coney Island NY
July 21st - Alanis Morisette @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 22nd - Third Eye Blind & Taking Back Sunday @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 28th - Halestorm & The Pretty Reckless @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 31st - Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, & Static X @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 6th - Incubus & Sublime with Rome @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 14th - Rage Against the Machine & Run the Jewels @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
August 17th - Red Hot Chili Peppers & The Strokes @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
August 18th - Imagine Dragons & Macklemore @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 27th - Kid Rock & Foreigner @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 6th - Rammstein @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
September 8th - Aerosmith & Extreme @ Fenway Park, Boston MA
September 14th - Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth & The Hu @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
October 21st - Iron Maiden & Within Temptation @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
October 23rd - Sabaton & Epica @ Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City NY
November 9th - AFI @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
December 10th - Greta Van Fleet & Rival Sons @ Hard Rock Hotel, Atlantic City NJ
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Saw Ours last night.
EPIC as fuck show.
Lose Control
Spectacular Sight
Devil
See the Light
Sometimes
Miseryhead
Across the Clouds
From Where You Are
Gold
Echo
You Are the Answer
Fly
Fallen Souls
Don't Lose Yourself
Murder
Meet Me in the Tower
Kill the Band
Fall Into My Hands
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A few more tours were recently announced so my updated concert calendar:
June 11th - Sammy Hagar’s The Circle & George Thorogood @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 21st - Alanis Morisette @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 22nd - Third Eye Blind & Taking Back Sunday @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 28th - Halestorm & The Pretty Reckless @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 31st - Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, & Static X @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 6th - Incubus & Sublime with Rome @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 18th - Imagine Dragons & Macklemore @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 27th - Kid Rock & Foreigner @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 14th - Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth & The Hu @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
Please tell me you got the Season Pass for the Arts Center! To be going to that many shows there and to NOT have gotten it seems criminal.
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A few more tours were recently announced so my updated concert calendar:
June 11th - Sammy Hagar’s The Circle & George Thorogood @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 21st - Alanis Morisette @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 22nd - Third Eye Blind & Taking Back Sunday @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 28th - Halestorm & The Pretty Reckless @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 31st - Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, & Static X @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 6th - Incubus & Sublime with Rome @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 18th - Imagine Dragons & Macklemore @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 27th - Kid Rock & Foreigner @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
September 14th - Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth & The Hu @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
Please tell me you got the Season Pass for the Arts Center! To be going to that many shows there and to NOT have gotten it seems criminal.
nope, not a fan of the lawn there and I'm not sure I will go to all these. Only one I have tickets for is Imagine Dragons which is mostly sold out now. The rest I'll buy day of and probably cost less than a lawn ticket for an actual seat. I know you can get seat upgrages on top of the lawn pass per show, but those seats are harder to get to choose and often times suck (if it's a well sold show where you can't just sit somewhere else). It's obviously a better deal, but I am picky at this venue. (I could totally see myself getting lawn for Alanis Morrisette though). I actually did buy the lawn pass for the 2020 season lol
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Progject tonight! :metal
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Progject tonight! :metal
Give me your thoughts on show. I'm going next weekend.
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Transatlantic absolutely KILLED IT tonight at the Keswick Theater. Takes top spot for best show of year!
Not one bad show yet this year:
6. Neal Morse Band
5. Dream Theater
4. Ghost / Volbeat
3. Slash w Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators
2. Judas Priest / Queensryche
1. Transatlantic
***NEXT UP: The Darkness (Friday) & Progject (Saturday)
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My post-corona (though it turned out to be more of a last quarter of corona breather break) concert life began in earnest in November '21 when I got to see Nightwish and Sonata Arctica, but it's really happening now! Saw Ensiferum + Dark Tranquillity two weeks ago and in two weeks I'm seeing Triosphere + Conception.
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Transatlantic absolutely KILLED IT tonight at the Keswick Theater. Takes top spot for best show of year!
Great to hear. I'll be seeing them tonight in NJ.
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Just got home from Biffy Clyro at the House Of Blues Chicago. What a show. 21 songs and they were on fire. Not sold out but a good size crowd.
Got Transatlantic, The Warning and John 5 over the next 3 weeks. Might be it for me for the year. Have some financial changes coming and not sure concerts will be in the budget for a while.
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***NEXT UP: The Darkness (Friday) & Progject (Saturday)
I'm pretty sure I'm going to go to The Darkness in Asbury Park as well.
Last wednesday I went into NYC after work for a pop rock concert. It was a postponed show from earlier in the year because of snow. But what worked out well for this, it went from being a regular show during the first leg of the tour before their new album was released to the first show of the second leg of the tour which meant we got 3 new songs performed for the first time. So the band I wanted to see was Set It Off. The first opener, No Love for the Middle Child.... sucked IMO. It was a 3 piece band, but the singer only occassionally played guitar and the 3rd guy was manning the macbook. Soo yeah, basically a completely fake live act. Which apparently was a theme for this show and maybe it's just quite the norm for pop rock type bands. The second band, Oxymorrons, were actually pretty good. Clearly performing to a backing track as well, but the guitarist actually showed some talent. It was basically rap over rock music. Apparently they did a song with Fever 333 (who I saw last summer open for Slipknot) and both bands are kind of similar in style. The hometown crowd was really into them too. Wouldn't be surprised if that was their biggest show to date and they had a bunch of cameras recording so I'm sure something from that show will be used in some way.
The headliners, Set it Off, finally came on. The crowd was very into them which made it so much fun. Also, played to a backing track and I'm not entirely sure the one guitarists guitar was even on. The backing guitarist looked to be played all of the parts. The singer was definitely legit although similar to JLB, he had some backing tracks help him out for some of the more difficult lines. He would sing low, the backing track was him singing live. You could clearly hear it in person and in my videos when it happens, but he seemed legit though mostly because he wasn't perfect. But good enough for me, and super energetic which I really like from a front man. I don't think anyone here would really care for their music though but click the link if you are curious. I will see them again in a few weeks opening for Sum 41 and Simple plan. In the end, this was still a really fun show.
Set It Off & Oxymorrons LIVE @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY 4/13/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gmtn4JXbT4)
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Still need a show for April. Only thing that interests me is Alice Cooper at the Greek Theater with Ace Frehley opening this Sunday. Just waiting for tickets to drop at a price that gets me out of the house.
Also, somewhere down the line I do want to see Paul McCartney at SoFi Stadium in May and Elton John at Dodger Stadium in November. Both are really hella expensive which is understandable since they are at that age where, "Well, these may be the last shows that they will ever do in the LA area." I'll see if prices can drop just a little bit below three digits at a good seat to go. Plus, I can knock out two more venues that I have yet to go to a concert to in the LA area.
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Just realized the local Deftones/Gojira concert is sold out and resale is at $250 a ticket :censored what makes me even more mad, I had a ticket to this (it's been postponed twice) but on the 2nd postponement I asked for a refund because it was just too far away and I figured the tour may never happen so best to get my money back and I'll buy back in if and when it happens. Well, that strat back fired on me. I'll keep my eye out for last minute tickets and whatnot, but I may not be going to that one now.
Similarily (same venue) the Sum 41, Simple Plan, and Set it Off show is also now sold out so I coughed up a bit extra to grab tickets for my gf and I today. Not happy about paying over face value, but it's a saturday the two of us were planning to spend together so I'd rather just secure the tickets before they get too expensive (it wasn't sold out yesterday for example).
I also took off work the friday and monday of this weekend coming up soon:
May 6th - Scorpions & Chirkutt @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
May 7th - Sum 41, Simple Plan & Set it Off @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
May 8th - Nightwish & Beast in Black @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
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Deftones/Gojira is playing at the Greek Theater today and the resale prices are at $200+. I can't understand why the resale prices are so high for them.
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Deftones/Gojira is playing at the Greek Theater today and the resale prices are at $200+. I can't understand why.
I know Gojira is pretty hot right now, but I'm not sure they are THAT hot. Or maybe I'm missing something about the Deftones who I feel haven't been very relevant for awhile now. I've seen Gojira a few times before, as much as I'd like to see them again, I know I will and I know it will be for a more affordable price.
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I feel like the prices is more about Deftones than it is about Gojira. I know that they have their fanbase, but I didn't know how much people were really that into them to justify the resale prices being so high.
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I went to the Archspire show with Entheos, Inferi, and Vulvodynia at The Launchpad (a great intimate venue). It was a great tech-death metal show.
I missed Vulvodynia, but got there for the last 4 songs of Inferis' set. The place was packed and there was no where to stand except by the merch and no way I was gonna make my way through that mosh pit. I went upstairs and did not have much luck there either, but I could peek through the barrier from the top bar-like seating, and see the band a bit. Apparently, some guy was crowdsurfing and as there is no barrier to the stage (you could literally set your beer on the stage) the crowd tossed him onto the stage, and he stage dived into the crowd, I could hear it, but could not see it.
Entheos came on and I stood a bit closer to the left wall, a bit high in the bass end, but at least I could see the band. Since the floor isn't that big, the entire floor becomes a gigantic mosh pit, and ends up in some odd of oval shaped circle pit. So I was enjoying the show while also being aware of the people flying out towards me. The crowd was energetic for their set, and the band loved it. They were great as well, and brought it. For the last song, the singer lost her step and fell back, the drummer laughed, she got up and laughed as well. They had some awesome moments to headbang, mosh, and all around was a very fun, energetic, band.
Archspire came on and I think the crowd was tired. I laughed because there was an open space left where no one wanted to stand to make way for a mosh-pit and no one did anything. The band told them to start, and they did for that one song then stopped. I was just laughing, but the band was still great. Singer told a lame ass coyote joke, and it was one of those stupid but funny moments. It was pretty funny too, he began talking about some wanking on tour and proceeded to ask the audience if they wanted to hear more wanking stuff or a song, everyone screamed "wanking", He just laughed and said, "While I appreciate your enthusiasm, here's a song."
Overall, I had fun at this show, the crowd was energetic enough and the bands were awesome as well live. One thing though is that ARchispires drummer had a drum that was tuned extremely high and you could easily distinguish that sound and it wasn't as pleasant as it could've been. I think it was mixed a bit too high and could've been mixed lower to better blend in the with the sound.
Next up is John 5 and The Creatures on Tuesday the 26th, then Deftones/Gojira on the 28th.
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Deftones/Gojira is playing at the Greek Theater today and the resale prices are at $200+. I can't understand why the resale prices are so high for them.
Resale says it all. If it's sold out and they were a Grammy nod people think there is a demand for tickets and they'll get their price.
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Deftones/Gojira is playing at the Greek Theater today and the resale prices are at $200+. I can't understand why the resale prices are so high for them.
Resale says it all. If it's sold out and they were a Grammy nod people think there is a demand for tickets and they'll get their price.
Both bands were defeated by Dream Theater for this year's Grammy and DT couldn't fill a 1k capacity NJ theater a month ago which is about 20 minutes away from where this concert will be soon which is 3k capacity.
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Oooo, I got a notification from Ticketmaster that says that Halestorm is coming to Costa Mesa in September with The Struts opening at the Pacific Amphitheater. That's definitely an option. Too bad that it's after the OC County Fair is over. If it took place during the fair, the ticket would have included free admission.
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With Dragonforce tonight, thought I'd update the list...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
Scratched Transatlantic, the cheap seats were sold out, picked up another Allegaeon show cause they're fucking sick live. Still waiting for the supposedly upcoming Nemophila headline tour per their FB page.
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Scratched Transatlantic, the cheap seats were sold out, picked up another Allegaeon show cause they're fucking sick live. Still waiting for the supposedly upcoming Nemophila headline tour per their FB page.
Not sure if this is useful anywhere else, but many of the cheap seats at the NJ show were empty. Depending how close your are to the venue, maybe try day-of sales.
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Scratched Transatlantic, the cheap seats were sold out, picked up another Allegaeon show cause they're fucking sick live. Still waiting for the supposedly upcoming Nemophila headline tour per their FB page.
Not sure if this is useful anywhere else, but many of the cheap seats at the NJ show were empty. Depending how close your are to the venue, maybe try day-of sales.
The cheap seats are GA, so I don't think they'll be opening more, but I may check anyways
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I may still contemplate seeing Alice Cooper tomorrow. Looks like the best price so far is at around $50.00 on the Ticketmaster resale list, surprisingly, out of the various resale sites. Don't know if I should wait until tomorrow morning/afternoon or pull the trigger now.
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So yeah there aren’t any good seats below $50 that I like so I bought the one on Ticketmaster. Currently eating some conveyer belt sushi before going to the Greek Theater for Alice Cooper with Ace Frehley opening.
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Updated:
2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson
3/19/2022 - Punk in Drublic (NOFX, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Authority Zero, The Last Gang, The Venomous Pinks)
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
4/24/2022 - Ufest (Rise Against and Coheed and Cambria with Pennywise, Highly Suspect, Atreyu, DED, Plush, and Dropout Kings)
Ufest last night was fun! Had seats 15 rows up from the pit and it was half sold. I could see EVERYTHING! I know how it feels to be a tall person lol It was also nice to go to a festival in 80F and not fry. I dunno why bands and festivals dont do AZ more in the winter and spring.
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That seems like a solid festival!
Saw The Darkness last weekend. First time seeing a concert in a bowling alley so that was interesting. Cool venue, shit crowd, but awesome performance. The singer kept trying to get the crowd into it to the point he yelled at one guy who filming too much in the front and he yelled at another guy for putting his drink down on the stage. He also tried to sell merch during the set :lol I thought he was pretty great if I'm being honest, some of the banter to get the crowd into the show was a bit much but he even apologized to the guy he told to stop filming and said to start filming again. I think there was a genuineness to his banter and not just an angry guy on the stage. But back to the performance, I think the band was pretty good. I had never seen them before, but was happy to see he could still hit all those high notes. I kind of expected a poorer vocal performance. He wasn't perfect, but sooo much better than I expected. Add in his guitar playing and dancing, and I'd say this guy is a top notch rock front man.
The Darkness LIVE @ Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park NJ 4/22/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coQnxW38G9M)
Pretty sure I'm going to go the thrash show this weekend with Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel. It wasn't on my list (neither was the Darkness) but I dont think I have any other plans so might as well go to the local metal show.
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I had a fun time watching Alice Cooper yesterday. I say out of the classic rock bands shows I've seen, this is clearly my favorite one.
Ace Frehley was the opener and I'm not familiar with him, but he sounded pretty darn slurred in his voice at times. I don't think he gave a bad performance and he had decent banter. I think people expected him to play some solo songs and some KISS songs and that's what they got here and people enjoyed it.
Alice Cooper was visually awesome as one would expect. His vocals and demeanor was very on point. His backup band was awesome and each of them had some time to shine in solo spots in various parts of the show. The props were awesome as expected. There was a giant baby, a giant Frankenstein, and of course, the guillotine and giant balloons that people in front get to play with like a beach ball during School's Out. Crowd singalongs were very pronounced. Overall, a great show and I was glad to go at the last minute. I just wished that tickets would have dropped below $50.00 for the seat I was in, but it was just not happening the day of.
Now the bad news, the parking. I had the option online to either park at a dirt lot at an area and take a 10 minute shuttle to the Greek Theater for $10.00 or pay $30.00 to be much closer to the venue or risk being trapped at the lot as it is stacked parking. The pass for the $10.00 parking was still there on Saturday, but was sold out day of the show, so I had to pay $30.00. Thankfully, I think I parked in a good spot where I was able to get out easily, but I'm sure the car behind me wasn't as fortunate until I had to get out first (which I did as quickly as possible after the show was over). Need to be better at that for shows at the Greek Theater as I still got tickets to see Goo Goo Dolls that I bought on Groupon two years ago, which is still valid. Also, I may be interested to see Porcupine Tree at the same place if various things fall into place (i.e. ticket prices).
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Adding Rivers of Nihil (enjoyed the track sent in a roulette so fuck it, it's only 30 bucks) and re-adding Band Maid, even though that one might cost a bit...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater CANCELLED :(
5/27- Rivers of Nihil, Cornerstone
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
10/10- Band Maid- August Hall
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Beast in Black soon, can't wait.
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Beast in Black soon, can't wait.
I'm jelly, I want to see their headline show badly. I will settle for their opening slot for Nightwish in 10 days though
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I went to a Portico Quartet concert last night and it was great. I am totally fascinated by their drummer and his capacity to play complex drum parts while also manipulating a sound console and playing track pads. They really managed to create an immersive experience.
Regarding future concerts, I might catch The Neal morse Band in May and I will try to go to a Sigur Ros show as well as a Snarky Puppy one that will happen around October.
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Ok... And the scales balance... On the heels of Amorphis canceling, I wake up to news of Nemophila making their US debut at the fucking Whiskey. Looks like I'm heading to LA...
Might have to drop that allegaeon show, not sure if my D ass is up tech death metal-6 hour drive-Insane J-metal with minimal sleep...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater CANCELLED :(
5/27- Rivers of Nihil, Cornerstone
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, Whiskey A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
10/10- Band Maid- August Hall
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Adding Rivers of Nihil (enjoyed the track sent in a roulette so fuck it, it's only 30 bucks) and re-adding Band Maid, even though that one might cost a bit...
5/27- Rivers of Nihil, Cornerstone
Nice!, I did not know they were playing so will try and catch the show next Friday.
Saw Riverside on Wednesday, great show, even though I had to leave a little early.
Pineapple Thief - May 5 is next. Might catch Slipknot on Memorial Day weekend in Canada.
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Deftones and Gojira were amazing last night.
I have never heard VOWWS before this show, they're like Depeche Mode but a bit more industrial. They weren't bad, but definitely did not fit the vibe of that show. I laughed at how they played their last song and just left without saying a word. People were all, "Okay, I guess they're done." The crew set up the curtain and they were picking up their gear, so that was the cue they were done.
I had pit tickets so I went from the lawn to the pit during the last few songs of VOWWS, they are group that needs that bass, which you can't feel at all from the lawn. I had a great spot and did not want to lose it, so I had to suck up going to the bathroom until the end of Gojira's set. The best part was I also was behind short people like me, so for once, I could actually see the entire stage and the band. Mario dedicated Amazonia to all the Indigenous people around the world, and they rocked the roof off of that place. We have The Gathering of Nations going on as well and I saw quite a few other Natives that likely went since they were there for Gatherings as well.
Deftones was awesome as well, not really into their music, but Live is very different and they were all on top form. Chino was great on his vocals as well. I really enjoyed their light set-up. For their encore, I couldn't hold it anymore and had to use the bathroom, so after, I went and watched the rest of the set on the lawn. I wanted to also see how the show looked from there. It was neat how it made a big circle of lights that went from the pit to the lawn, and at one point, the lights rotated in a clockwise direction which was neat seeing it circle from the pit to the lawn and back.
Overall, it was a great experience and a great energetic show. You could feel that vibe that everyone was ready to have a great time and rock out. Although it was funny seeing two chicks get in a fight and escorted out by security, and also this one shirtless older guy who I saw pass by me in a drunken stupor a couple of times and wondered if he was just going in circles throughout the pit. I also found it hilarious that for Deftones, I got by the mosh pit and it was mainly older guys that looked like they were in their 50's in the pit, I didn't see one person that looked younger than 30 in there.
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Ok... And the scales balance... On the heels of Amorphis canceling, I wake up to news of Nemophila making their US debut at the fucking Whiskey. Looks like I'm heading to LA...
Might have to drop that allegaeon show, not sure if my D ass is up tech death metal-6 hour drive-Insane J-metal with minimal sleep...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
4/29- Amorphis, UC Theater CANCELLED :(
5/27- Rivers of Nihil, Cornerstone
5/29- Haken, Regency Ballroom
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
10/10- Band Maid- August Hall
Tickets and room secured...definitely making a road trip to LA for Nemophila at the Whisky!!!! I grabbed an extra ticket because at $15 why the fuck not. If it goes unclaimed by my local friends I'll probably just toss it to the wind here for anyone local to the LA area.
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Unlike some of you lucky people, I only have two upcoming shows to see. :(
7th June - Steve Vai
15th June - Queen + Adam Lambert
By the way, I know some of you guys would kill me for saying this, but I skipped Dream Theater earlier in April when they came to London. I just didn't like that setlist nor the new album very much. :|
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Added a new show:
2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson
3/19/2022 - Punk in Drublic (NOFX, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Authority Zero, The Last Gang, The Venomous Pinks)
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
4/24/2022 - Ufest (Rise Against and Coheed and Cambria with Pennywise, Highly Suspect, Atreyu, DED, Plush, and Dropout Kings)
6/21/2022 - A Wilhelm Scream, Brendan Kelly, MakeWar, Skull Drug
I have never seen AWS, so I'm excited for this! Saw MakeWar with BCBC last year and thought they were alright and Skull Drug always jumps in the pit for the other bands. Should be a good time.
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There's a massive $25 livenation ticket sale starting in a few minutes... let's see what I can grab.
https://www.livenation.com/promotion/concertweek (https://www.livenation.com/promotion/concertweek)
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There's a massive $25 livenation ticket sale starting in a few minutes... let's see what I can grab.
https://www.livenation.com/promotion/concertweek (https://www.livenation.com/promotion/concertweek)
All right, I came out of that one pretty well. Got a mezzanine ticket for Nightwish and a bleacher seat for Brad Paisley with a center view. I'm happy. I saw that Breaking Benjamin/Alice in Chains/Bush is on the list as well, but there were no tickets available that had the center view in the bleachers, which is what I really want. I'll play the waiting game on that one more.
Nightwish - Wiltern Theater - Los Angeles, CA. May 20th, 2022
Brad Paisley - FivePoint Amphitheater - Irvine, CA. August 19th, 2022.
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Kiss, even now, for $25 is a bargain by any standard.
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grabbed a ticket for Symphony X/Haken in LA with the Concert Week deal, glad I held out on that one. Still might grab a Nightwish ticket, but would much rather be on the floor at the Wiltern than the balcony
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There's a massive $25 livenation ticket sale starting in a few minutes... let's see what I can grab.
https://www.livenation.com/promotion/concertweek (https://www.livenation.com/promotion/concertweek)
I got tickets for the following using this:
May 10th - Haken & Symphony X @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
May 21st - Disturbed, The Pretty Reckless, Royal Blood, Living Colour @ Waterfront Pavilion, Camden NJ
July 3rd - Flogging Molly, The Interrupters, Tiger Army & The Skints @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
July 9th - Dirty Heads & Soja @ Coney Island Amphitheater, Coney Island NY
September 14th - Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth & The Hu @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
I feel like I made out like a bandit, $125 flat and I can see all these bands. That Disturbed concert wasn't even on my list to attend but that deal was just too good. It's a radio festival so it's like 10 hours of live music in one day where the first half of the festival has no assigned seating so I can be right up front in the pit and then chill on the lawn for the rest of the show (which is a decent lawn too with view points so as long as it's not a rainy day, should be perfect).
And a concert review from last weekend....
Went to the Bay Area Strikes Back tour which features 3 of the classic thrash bands from the 80s from the San Fran area. Concert was sold out and actually a twitter follower who I've never met before gave me a free ticket so I met up with him and it was a lot of fun. Let me start by saying I wonder if they upped the capacity of the venue. I've seen a few sold out shows there since they re-opened last summer, NONE were close to as packed as it was on Saturday. Barely can move type of packed. Which honestly kind of sucks, it's no fun when you can't get around easily, but the crowd was really wild and added significantly to the atmosphere.
First up was Death Angel. I was not familiar with them at all other than checking out a couple songs before the show and thinking it was pretty solid thrash. I thought overall they were really good. Lots of shredding and head banging music. As an opener they went on at 6:45pm and ended at 7:40 so almost had a full hour which was kind of surprising. No complaints though, their set was good.
Second was Exodus. I thought they sucked when I sampled them, but I think they were actually the best band of the night. They sounded pretty good and the crowd was really into them. At one point a fan got on stage and was jumping up and down behind the singer who didn't notice and then a roadie came out and dragged the guy out. I thought that was awesome and the you could see the band smiling and enjoying that moment. The singer mentioned that this show was the best of the tour and one they were looking forward to since getting the schedule. I never know if bands mean it when they say stuff like that, but it seemed legit considering how intense the show was.
Last was Testament. Alex Skolnick was awesome. Guy definitely is one of those top notch metal guitarists for a reason that I never knew until seeing them. I really liked Chuck Billy's on stage presence, jsut constantly into it and getting the crowd pumped. Dave Lombardo is on drums for them now which is pretty cool, but I think he struggled a bit. I think the reason why I didn't like them more than Exodus was simply that they weren't as tight in the live performance. I wouldn't say they were bad at all, just not perfect (which is fine, but Exodus seemed spot on).
Honestly, I'm not even the biggest thrash fan. I didn't know like 95% of the music played that night, but I left thinking that was one really good concert and super happy I went.
Testament Exodus Death Angel LIVE @ Sold Out Starland Ballroom 4/30/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lgiSkxRIAk)
I took off work on Friday and Monday for the 4 concerts in 5 days that I am so fucking pumped for!
May 6th - Scorpions & Chirkutt @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
May 7th - Sum 41, Simple Plan & Set it Off @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
May 8th - Nightwish & Beast in Black @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
May 10th - Haken & Symphony X @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
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grabbed a ticket for Symphony X/Haken in LA with the Concert Week deal, glad I held out on that one. Still might grab a Nightwish ticket, but would much rather be on the floor at the Wiltern than the balcony
I agree. You can't see the GA crowd in the balcony section of the Wiltern, but for the last few chances of getting to see Nightwish around these parts, their GA tickets are way too pricey, and honestly, I might as well take the cheap chance that comes to go see Nightwish.
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Saw John 5 tonight. The dude is just otherworldly. There's no other word for it. My buddy said it's like the guitar is just part of his body. This was our second time seeing him and we just left stunned both times. The man is just something else. Excellent show. Terribly poorly attended show, but they did not play like it.
I got nothing else on my schedule. There are tons I would love to see but I have to play tight with money for some time and concerts were one thing I slashed for now until I know how things will shake out for the family.
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Saw John 5 tonight. The dude is just otherworldly. There's no other word for it. My buddy said it's like the guitar is just part of his body. This was our second time seeing him and we just left stunned both times. The man is just something else. Excellent show. Terribly poorly attended show, but they did not play like it.
I got nothing else on my schedule. There are tons I would love to see but I have to play tight with money for some time and concerts were one thing I slashed for now until I know how things will shake out for the family.
I started my 2nd job, and couldn't get off in time to see him. Little did I know that John 5 apparently caught covid before our show and he ended up postponing the show. A bit of unfortunate luck on my end, since I may likely get to catch him on the new date.
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Finally bought tickets for DT for May 27th in Zagreb. It will be my first concert since February 2020 (also DT, in Budapest). Can't wait, also taking my 2 brothers. My younger brother is 11 yo, it will be his first ever, just have to pick some earplugs for him :metal (and for myself as well, I'm getting old :lol )
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Nightwish last night in Toronto. Seen them once before with Anette. Miss Marco. But man Floor is just incredible. Obviously the voice. But her stage presence and fun she is having. I had a blast. I am the least fan of the group of 4 I went with so they had to be over the moon. So good that I just spent last 45min watching youtube vids already posted of the show last night.
Great start to 2 year covid concert drought. Riverside couple weeks ago and Nightwish last night. Pain of Salvation soon. Whats with all these Euro trash bands lol.
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Seeing some tickets for Pearl Jam at the Inglewood Forum on Friday and Saturday (which is now the Kia Forum, which is a much better sponsor name than Youtube Theater or Crypto.com Arena) that almost closing in on my affordable range. Can't make the Friday show as I got to watch Kings/Oilers Game 3 (first Kings playoff home game in four years) so I got to stay home for that. Saturday, though. I could end up watching Pearl Jam.
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Saw The Pineapple Thief yesterday. Great show, good setlist. My only complaint would be the new guitarist they have. He clashes with the vibe and stage presence of the band. It feels like he is trying really hard and it's just not working out. He tried improvising here and there on some solos and they felt out of place within the music.
But we got to experience Gavin's magic trick :coolio
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Sadly someone in Sum 41 got covid and they just postponed this weekend's show:
May 7th - Sum 41, Simple Plan & Set it Off @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
but the cool news... Set It Off announced a replacement show at Asbury Lanes that night doing a headline set (I saw them last month do the headline set which I enjoyed). My gf was coming to the concert with me because she wanted to see them too so now we are both actually really excited to go to this show instead AND still have our tickets for the rescheduled date in August. It was also supposed to rain tomorrow so now we got an indoor show instead. This worked out sooooo much better for us actually.
May 7th - Set it Off, Cherie Amour, and The Talk It Off Podcast (Set it Off will do a live podcast as the opening band slot) @ Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park NJ
August 26th - Sum 41, Simple Plan & Set it Off @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
And I'll be heading into NYC tonight to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh independance with the Golden Jubilee concert with Scorpions! :metal :metal (this also looks like a sell out now)
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Ok, this is how stupid parking is for either SoFi Stadium. Kia Forum, or Youtube Theater in Inglewood. There are tickets for the Pearl Jam shows that's now going for under $40.00, but buying a parking pass on Ticketmaster is $53.00. I've been to the lot for Foo Fighters last year and it took over an hour of waiting in line to get out. I'm not paying that price for the same experience again. Screw that. Seeing Pearl Jam on Saturday is TBD.
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Ok, this is how stupid parking is for either SoFi Stadium. Kia Forum, or Youtube Theater in Inglewood. There are tickets for the Pearl Jam shows that's now going for under $40.00, but buying a parking pass on Ticketmaster is $53.00. I've been to the lot for Foo Fighters last year and it took over an hour of waiting in line to get out. I'm not paying that price for the same experience again. Screw that. Seeing Pearl Jam on Saturday is TBD.
Yeah, certain things have changed for the worst it seems... I remember it costed just a few bucks to park back in the 90's and even early 2000's... would it cost less if you park elsewhere and call an Uber or a taxi to and from the show?
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I think there are some lots from the nearby Metro train station that people can park in for way cheaper and can feasibly take a bus or Uber/Lyft to the Forum that would cut the price by at least half. My concern really is that Inglewood is not really a great place to be in at night for a lengthy period of time. I usually feel a lot better seeing shows in Downtown LA (not just in LA Live, but shows in the Wiltern or Belasco Theater) than I would see a show in Inglewood. The skyscrapers probably have something to do with that.
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Just noticed the concert week thing...very tempted to buy tix to Steely Dan.
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Watching some tix down low for Kiss this Saturday. If I can find in the first 20 rows for under a certain amount (probably $75 to $100) I'll be going, perhaps for the last time. It's always a fun time seeing them.
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I'm hoping to get to 6 shows this year. So far I've got DT and Mogwai. Tickets for Porcupine Tree and Joe Satriani in the fall already acquired. So hoping to catch at least 2 other shows over the summer.
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2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson
3/19/2022 - Punk in Drublic (NOFX, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Authority Zero, The Last Gang, The Venomous Pinks)
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
4/24/2022 - Ufest (Rise Against and Coheed and Cambria with Pennywise, Highly Suspect, Atreyu, DED, Plush, and Dropout Kings)
6/21/2022 - A Wilhelm Scream, Brendan Kelly, MakeWar, Skull Drug
8/20/2022 - My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria in Oklahoma City
I may have a problem with the amount of Coheed shows. This new one will make it 4 in a year.
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2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson
3/19/2022 - Punk in Drublic (NOFX, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Authority Zero, The Last Gang, The Venomous Pinks)
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
4/24/2022 - Ufest (Rise Against and Coheed and Cambria with Pennywise, Highly Suspect, Atreyu, DED, Plush, and Dropout Kings)
6/21/2022 - A Wilhelm Scream, Brendan Kelly, MakeWar, Skull Drug
8/20/2022 - My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria in Oklahoma City
I may have a problem with the amount of Coheed shows. This new one will make it 4 in a year.
At least they are varying the setlist a bit. I did 4 in a year in 2018-2019. The one this July will be my 3rd in 10 months.
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2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson
3/19/2022 - Punk in Drublic (NOFX, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Authority Zero, The Last Gang, The Venomous Pinks)
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
4/24/2022 - Ufest (Rise Against and Coheed and Cambria with Pennywise, Highly Suspect, Atreyu, DED, Plush, and Dropout Kings)
6/21/2022 - A Wilhelm Scream, Brendan Kelly, MakeWar, Skull Drug
8/20/2022 - My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria in Oklahoma City
I may have a problem with the amount of Coheed shows. This new one will make it 4 in a year.
At least they are varying the setlist a bit. I did 4 in a year in 2018-2019. The one this July will be my 3rd in 10 months.
Yeah and by August the new album will be out! (currently anyways... pending anymore delays)
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I'll keep my reviews tight this time as I wrote more in the respective band's threads... but last weekend was PACKED with shows...
Friday night was Scorpions at Madison Square Garden. They were awesome, the event however kind of sucked as it was celebrating Bangladesh 50 years of Independence. Which I thought would be interesting, but it was just very boring and the band Chirkutt just wouldn't stop talking instead of playing music.
Scorpions & Chirkutt LIVE @ The Golden Jubilee MSG NYC 5/6/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOqktxEw6bk)
Saturday night my gf and I went down to the Jersey shore to see Set it Off. We were supposed to see Set It Off open for Sum 41 and Simple plan but someone got covid and they postponed that show. I guess since the band was in town anyway, they managed to secure the venue to do basically a pop up concert. This worked well for us, the weather was terrible so an indoor show that was very poorly attended made for a much more fun night. Felt like a very intimate concert. Since I had just seen them, I didn't go for the concert footage but for a good time with my gf. I think my video is really stupid and represents how we were just having fun that night.... and it was A LOT of fun. At the end of their set I caught a drum stick too!
Set It Off LIVE @ Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park NJ 5/7/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBAbqo96Uhg)
And Sunday night was Nightwish and Beast in Black. My favorite concert of 2022 so far and one of the best I think I've ever seen. It was just an all around good time. I held onto these VIP balcony tickets for 2 years and it was worth it. My college roommate came with me and we just had so much fun together. Got there early and chilled on line so we could secure a spot on the railing. Got a great spot and even though the venue was sold out, the VIP balcony area was mostly empty with plenty of space and no lines for drinks or bathrooms. Beast in Black were good. I was dissapointed to see they piped in A LOT of the main vocals. Like I get it for backing vocals and harmonies that can't be done live, but some of his screams were all heard but he didn't even attempt to sing them or the guitarist pretended to do them but it was clearly the main singers voice being heard. Having said that, their show was energetic and fun. The guitar playing was top notch and the drummer was very entertaining. A lot of the songs had like choreographed movements from the guitarists so they were all in sync. They were entertaining for sure. Nightwish was absolutely amazing and I wrote more in their thread. I managed to get a Nightwish set list AND Troy signed it for me outside the venue after the show. Also the guy selling Beast in Black merch gave me this signed card after I tipped him 5 bucks as the last people in the venue before it closed.
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Nightwish & Beast in Black LIVE @ Sold Out Terminal 5 New York City 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRxlPmNcmss)
I'm pretty tired still, but about to head into NYC for Haken and Symphony X tonight! Also just bought tickets this morning, 2 for $50 deal for Floor tickets for Limp Bizkit at MSG this friday night.
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Saw The Pineapple Thief yesterday. Great show, good setlist. My only complaint would be the new guitarist they have. He clashes with the vibe and stage presence of the band. It feels like he is trying really hard and it's just not working out. He tried improvising here and there on some solos and they felt out of place within the music.
But we got to experience Gavin's magic trick :coolio
I saw them last week too. I'm not the hugest Pineapple Thief fan, but I had a great time.
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Haken and Symphony X were pretty good on Tuesday night to kick off their tour. People seem pretty upset about Symphony X's set and based on my understanding, I can see why. I had never seen them before and thought they were actually really good. I had sampled them years ago and didn't care too much about them. I even stated Russell Allen was not my cup of tea. But maybe that has changed. I thought he was pretty good live. He was pretty charismatic too. I think he may have talked too much about covid but he had some other good stage banter moments. Haken sounded great, too bad they only got an hour though. If this was a a coheadline tour of both bands getting 90 minutes, this show would have greatly improved. Instead we got a short opening set from a band called Trope that was horrible IMO.
Symphony X & Haken LIVE @ Irving Plaza New York City NY 5/10/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYPZCu_8mno)
Some new tours were announced recently to add to my list:
August 7th - A Day to Remember, The Ghost Inside, Beartooth & Bad Omens @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
October 19th - Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction & Poppy @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
next up:
May 13th - Limp Bizkit @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY - not selling too well so I scooped up 2 for $50 floor tickets for this
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Still fishing for Paul McCartney tickets at SoFi Stadium for tomorrow. Every secondary site has it for at least $175.00 for the cheap seats. Maybe I should set my expectations lower because thinking I could get a ticket for less than $100.00 seems a bit out of reach. It's a football stadium show and most of the tickets on Ticketmaster are mainly relists at this point. Surprised that many people have that kind of cash that they are willing to spend on top of food and parking (which is always terrible and expensive in Inglewood). I get its Macca and that this may be the last time they could see him in SoCal, but still.
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Some of this is tribute/hyperbole, but I was just talking about shows today with the woman who cuts my hair and I named McCartney in... 2010 in Philly as the greatest show I've ever seen. I stood there crying like a jackass when he did Yesterday (I used to sing it for my daughter) and to my surprise, I looked around to see if anyone had seen me, and the first three people I saw were all wiping tears from their eyes. 38 songs, over three and a half hours... he did "A Day In The Life", "Let It Be" and "Hey Jude" to end the main set... then SEVEN more songs.
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I'm not surprised at all that Paul McCartney is a hot ticket.
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Saw the Who last week for $23/ea, and that's after TT&L. It seems that a whole lot of people are sitting shows out. This one was about half full. For shows that have been postponed, twice in this case, even more-so. Our seats were up in the 300s, and we found an entire row to ourselves in the 100s. The ushers were honestly like "just sit wherever you want."
Roger sounded great. Peat had no voice at all due to allergies. Between their backing band and the orchestra it was mostly a matter of Pete and Roger doing only what's expected. Big WGFA scream. Pete with the windmill thing every once in a while. That's enough to keep most happy.
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All right, I actually ended up getting a ticket to see Paul McCartney. It's pretty steep. $120.00 at a nosebleed seat in the 500 sections of a football stadium, but here are we are. My rational is that I paid an average of $135.00 a show to see Metallica twice, so this is basically a slight bargain to knock this one out of my wishlist of bands I want to see. It's actually the cheapest price I've seen, so I'm taking the plunge. Now for the worst part, finding parking in f***ing Inglewood. I should be able to find something and take a Metro bus to the stadium and then take a Uber/Lyft back to the lot. Should be cheaper than paying $77.00 on Ticketmaster for a spot.
Paul McCartney - SoFi Stadium - Inglewood, CA. May 13th, 2022.
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Saw the Who last week for $23/ea, and that's after TT&L. It seems that a whole lot of people are sitting shows out.
Pre-pandemic, my friend got floor seats for the Who at MSG for $25 (I was thinking I had a great deal on my $50 seat). I think in this case, it's more on the band than the pandemic although I'm sure that plays some role as well.
Limp Bizkit last summer sold out Irving Plaza (1k) and Stone Pony Summer Stage (3k) (these venues are about 70 miles apart) but those shows got cancelled due to covid and now they are playing MSG (20k, maybe less for concert set up) and it'lll be empty. I don't blame covid for that, I blame the promoters thinking they were going to fill an arena just because they would have filled some smaller local venues. We got 2 floor tickets for $66 after fees.
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Did the promoters think that now that Limp Bizkit finally got new material out that they can take a shot at MSG? Man, you weren't kidding about MSG tickets being cheap. There are nosebleed tickets that's going for $20.00. They are playing at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California in a few weeks on a Tuesday. I thought about getting a ticket for the laughs, but driving to Ontario is pretty far and I may run into two big congestion spots during rush hour traffic on a Tuesday.
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All right, I actually ended up getting a ticket to see Paul McCartney. It's pretty steep. $120.00 at a nosebleed seat in the 500 sections of a football stadium, but here are we are. My rational is that I paid an average of $135.00 a show to see Metallica twice, so this is basically a slight bargain to knock this one out of my wishlist of bands I want to see. It's actually the cheapest price I've seen, so I'm taking the plunge. Now for the worst part, finding parking in f***ing Inglewood. I should be able to find something and take a Metro bus to the stadium and then take a Uber/Lyft back to the lot. Should be cheaper than paying $77.00 on Ticketmaster for a spot.
Paul McCartney - SoFi Stadium - Inglewood, CA. May 13th, 2022.
I generally consider McCartney to be the greatest concert I ever saw. Springsteen on Broadway is second.
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^^ Yeah, I'm pretty thrilled about it. I've check his recent setlists and it's a good mixture of the early Beatles, late Beatles, Wings, and a few solo songs that he released this century.
As for the parking dilemma, I bought a garage pass for $16.00 from a lot that's a little over a mile away, so I will park there, take a bus to the stadium and then take an Uber/Lyft back to the lot and hopefully, everything will go smoothly because around that time when the concert ends, it's going to be really congested.
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A mile walk isn't that bad too if that's an option. It's about a 1.5 mile walk from Penn Station to Irving Plaza that I did the other night and many times before.
Honestly, been enjoying those long walks before concerts. I pop in my head phones, grab a white claw from a local store in a paper bag for 3 bucks and enjoy the walk.
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I mean walking a mile from the lot to the stadium is fine. It's walking back to the lot at around 11PM at night that's more of a concern.
Heck, when I saw Alter Bridge in 2019 in Raleigh, NC, the hotel was a mile away from the venue, but the venue was in the middle of nowhere, so I opted to play it safe and take an Uber back to the hotel room that night.
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Holding out hope for a reasonable McCartney ticket for tonight, but not looking likely..
But stubhub has $10 Steve Hackett tickets for tomorrow night, so there will be at least one show in my weekend :tup
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Well, that was a fun show. I lasted around 2.5 hours and left around the Abbey Road medley ending. Sound was ok for a stadium show. The view was as one expected (which was not too great) and thankfully, there was a jumbotron that had more closeups of the stage throughout the night. A lot of hits, a lot of screaming ladies, a lot of singalongs, and a lot of McCartney's charm in full display. Obviously, the largest crowd I've seen. Must be roughly 50k-60k people in that football stadium. I'm amazed on how many different instruments this guy played throughout the show. He had his usual violin bass, but he was playing electric guitar for a few songs (with an awesome psychedelic design), played mandolin for a song, the ukulele, an acoustic guitar for a few songs, and of course, the piano. Was definitely worth seeing and crossing that off my list of bands/artists I really want to see and I think that was the last one.
As for parking, I found a good enough garage on Spothero for $16.00. Was able to get in, show my pass through the app, and got out without any issues. Walking 1.2 miles to the stadium and back was pretty exhausting. Especially walking back, since the sidewalk was slightly uphill. Probably will feel the leg pain tomorrow. Best to take the Uber/Lyft back to the lot moving forward for any shows in Inglewood. Don't know what shows I will see there, but at least, I found a way to get cheap parking in the area and avoid congestion around the Forum/SoFi Stadium area.
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Your parking stories are always so interesting. I feel like I hardly ever drive to concerts. It's always train or uber.
Last weekend was Limp Bizkit at MSG. Much more fun show than I expected. Got there a bit late so missed the first two bands but there was a guy on stage just talking to the crowd. He seemed to basically be trolling the crowd asking very odd questions. (this is relevant later). The 3rd band came on and I was not into them AT ALL. Not just because they were a rap band, but because they were wayy too loud. Like it was hurting my ears and my gf's ears. We were on the floor so we went up to the main concourse level to walk around the arena during their set.
Limp Bizkit came on and it started with Fred Durst sitting on a couch saying he's sick and his doctor told him to cancel the show. He asked if the crowd would help so the show would go on, of course everyone said yes and he went right into Dad Vibes from the couch before getting up and the band coming out halfway during the song. Pretty cool and unique start with the show. I have no idea if that's part of the show or if he legit was sick. Part of me thinks its part of a joke because of cancelling the shows last year from covid. Anyway, their show was pretty energetic and sounded very live to me. Fred was pretty entertaining between songs. They brought up random fans during certain songs. The opening bands came out and sang on certain songs too. As Fred said, they don't do concerts, they do parties and it definitely seemed like a party on stage. At one point, the guy from earlier in the night came out saying Fred needed to follow a contract. Fred then ripped the guys clothes off. I have no idea what the deal was here, but this was just hilarious. Obviously an act, but just good fun happening live on stage as it went right into a DJ lethal medley fo 90s songs before the band did a full live version of Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name of. Sadly, apparently they had a hard curfew and our show got cut off shorter than the others on the tour. They ended with Break Stuff with all the house lights on which makes for a very different feel. Saw some people going wild on the floor.
Limp Bizkit LIVE @ Madison Square Garden New York City NY 5/13/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWDbSMi_giM)
I'm debating about seeing this on Friday:
May 20th - Slipknot & Cypress Hill @ Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY
but because I'm going to this, I may not go to Brooklyn:
May 21st - Disturbed, The Pretty Reckless, Royal Blood, Living Colour @ Waterfront Pavilion, Camden NJ
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Just got an email that Ghost is touring with Mastodon and Spiritbox. Might try to make the Sept. 10 show. If I go is mainly for Mastodon. I like Spiritbox enough, but I don't think I know a single song from Ghost (At least not that I can think of).
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Just got an email that Ghost is touring with Mastodon and Spiritbox. Might try to make the Sept. 10 show. If I go is mainly for Mastodon. I like Spiritbox enough, but I don't think I know a single song from Ghost (At least not that I can think of).
I'm not a huge fan or anything and you have to be sort of into their schtick, but I saw Ghost open for Maiden, and other than a short "rant" about I think vaginas, or maybe oral sex, I'm not sure which, it was a rather engaging show.
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Just got an email that Ghost is touring with Mastodon and Spiritbox. Might try to make the Sept. 10 show. If I go is mainly for Mastodon. I like Spiritbox enough, but I don't think I know a single song from Ghost (At least not that I can think of).
I'm not a huge fan or anything and you have to be sort of into their schtick, but I saw Ghost open for Maiden, and other than a short "rant" about I think vaginas, or maybe oral sex, I'm not sure which, it was a rather engaging show.
Sounds interesting. I'll check out their music and see if I like it, you never know
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Ghost put on a really good show. That tour is an awesome trio if you ask me. All a bit different styles of metal/rock, but I like all three of those bands and funny enough I've seen all three within the last 7 or so months so I know they are all good bands live. The timing has me questioning if I can make it, I'm leaning towards the UBS arena show over Trenton because of the timing (I'll be in Boston on the 8th for Aerosmith and my gf is trying to make a weekend out of it, I kind of want to get back home so I can make one of these shows...). If I can go, I want to see Spiritbox the most but I fear they may play the same opening set they recently did locally and it just won't be as good the second time because it will be in an arena not a sold out GA pit ballroom. I do want to see some of the new Ghost songs that they are performing now too. I'd say Mastadon would be my least interested in of the 3, but I know they would put on a good show too.
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Marc, there's a medium chance I'll be at that Aerosmith show with my friend Jim. I'll let you know. He knows Boston really well, so maybe we can find a good place to catch a beer before the show.
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Stads, last time you saw Areosmith?
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Stads, last time you saw Areosmith?
Hmmm... it's been a while. Holy shit: I just looked it up: 2005, on the "Rockin' The Joint" tour. Man.
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Marc, there's a medium chance I'll be at that Aerosmith show with my friend Jim. I'll let you know. He knows Boston really well, so maybe we can find a good place to catch a beer before the show.
Nice, my gf is trying to make a weekend out of this trip but she doesn't have a ticket and it's super expensive on the second hand market. I'm kind of in a bad situation since it's also her birthday, but she knows I have a good single seat that I've held for 2 years. If you happen to know anyone offloading a pair of tickets, let me know so I can grab those and get rid of my single. If I try to do that now, it's going to cost an arm and a leg.
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Marc, there's a medium chance I'll be at that Aerosmith show with my friend Jim. I'll let you know. He knows Boston really well, so maybe we can find a good place to catch a beer before the show.
Nice, my gf is trying to make a weekend out of this trip but she doesn't have a ticket and it's super expensive on the second hand market. I'm kind of in a bad situation since it's also her birthday, but she knows I have a good single seat that I've held for 2 years. If you happen to know anyone offloading a pair of tickets, let me know so I can grab those and get rid of my single. If I try to do that now, it's going to cost an arm and a leg.
Will do...
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So Nightwish was a fun show like everyone says. Beast in Black seemed to have a fun vibe and played well and people did like them, but it's hard for me to get over the hump when it comes to the piped vocals and the guitarists choreograph. As for Nightwish, I thought I can properly say that this was the first European band I've seen after we are able to go to concerts again, but I saw Paul McCartney last week, so Nightwish is basically the first non-UK European band I've seen this year. Floor, obviously, had a great aura that exuberate a great atmosphere. Heck, I was in the seats area in the upper balcony and there were people around me having a great time standing and dancing around. I actually had a chance to get a decent GA view for an additional $22.00 on TickPick, at around 7:15 PM-7:30 PM, but my legs still haven't really recovered from all of the walking last Friday when seeing Paul McCartney, so I think for the sake of my legs, I passed since I don't really want to stand for another 3-4 hours or so.
I have nothing else to add on that you would not get in Cramx's review for the show, but it was a good time. Easily worth the $25.00 I've spent for the seat.
As for the next concerts I want to see. I've got my eyes on Starset in June and maybe go see Lindsey Stirling for a 5th time in Costa Mesa in the OC County fair in July. We'll see as I'm going to continue playing the waiting game.
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So...I'm all set for Symphony X in Denver on Monday. I'll be heading out Sunday and leaving Tuesday. This will be my first show driving alone too and it should be a fun road trip.
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Thinking I may pass on seeing Haken/Symphony X...I have an AA meeting at 6 that night, and I'm celebrating 11 years so I really want to enjoy it with my 'family'. And for some stupid reason the show starts at 7 and no way am I driving 40 miles to SF, finding parking, and getting in the venue without missing some of Haken's set. Seeing as it's not a full set, I don't see how this will be done, I'm sure they'll do a headline tour down the road anyways when they release their next full length album.
Zero interest in seeing Symphony X to be honest.
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I passed on seeing Slipknot/Cypress Hill last night. I monitored tickets all day and they never dropped below face value and when you add in the costs and time to get to Brooklyn (and it started to pour outside) I said fuck it I'm going to need that energy and money for today. I'm about to head out to Camden for a Philly rock radio festival today.
Here's today's agenda, mostly looking forward to Living Colour and Disturbed, but other than Disturbed, I've never seen any of these bands so lots of new experiences today
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Saw British Steel, a Judas Priest tribute band, Friday. It was a local place, sort of a gaming place (arcade, mini-golf, batting cages) that puts on bands at night. I've seen Cold Train, sort of a southern rock/Skynyrd band that is VERY good there, and Aquanett, an 80's cover band (with a KILLER singer) plays there a lot (she can sing ANYTHING). But this band was on the small, outdoor stage, and once I saw "KK" and "Glenn" on the side of the stage I was expecting the worst. "Glenn" was wearing a wig that was CLEARLY bought at one of those pop-up Halloween stores, and "KK" looked like Henry Winkler, now. At least "Rob" was bald and had the goatee, so he sort of looked the part...
Then they started with "Out In The Cold" with piped in keyboards. My friend and I were starting to figure this was really going to suck and so I moved on to my second Blue Moon. But then "Rob" really started to sing. Now, other than the solos, Priest isn't THAT hard to play, not with two guitar players, but the band is make or break on how good Rob is on any given night. This dude - Tim "Atom Bomb" Dannebaum, is his real name - friggin' KILLED it. He sang EVERYTHING. The scream on Victim of Changes, he did Freewheel Burning, he did Painkiller, he did Diamonds and Rust, he did Beyond The Realms Of Death.
You can hear snippets of them online - "British Steel" or "BritishSteelNY" - and it was a fun night. The guitar players were okay; passable. They played the harmonies well, the solos, besides being way too far down in the mix, were close but no cigar. "Ian Hill" didn't look at all like the real Ian Hill, and he moved WAY too much to be the real thing. My friend joked that this guy moved more in six songs than Ian Hill has moved in six tours. The drummer was really good; he was more "Les Binks" than "Scott Travis", but he nailed the parts, including my favorite Priest fill, that rolling fill before the chorus in "Heading Out To The Highway".
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Saw The Hu Friday night with my kids. Holy crap, that was fun.
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2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson
3/19/2022 - Punk in Drublic (NOFX, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Authority Zero, The Last Gang, The Venomous Pinks)
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
4/24/2022 - Ufest (Rise Against and Coheed and Cambria with Pennywise, Highly Suspect, Atreyu, DED, Plush, and Dropout Kings)
6/21/2022 - A Wilhelm Scream, Brendan Kelly, MakeWar, Skull Drug
8/20/2022 - My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria in Oklahoma City
9/9/2022 - Authority Zero (20 year anniversary of A Passage in Time), The Venomous Pinks
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Saw The Hu Friday night with my kids. Holy crap, that was fun.
They are on the Five Finger Death Punch and Megadeth tour later this summer. I plan on going and I think I want to see them more than the headliners.
Last Saturday was the MMRBQ festival. Got there on time to catch all 8 bands. For the first 4 bands, the venue is completely GA. So while I had a $25 lawn ticket, I spent most of the time for the first 4 bands up in the pit, basically right up front. I must say, this was a lot of fun just to be so close. The first band was Huxley. Never heard or listened to them. They were OK. Seemed like generic radio rock and the singer sounded like he had some effect or something on his voice. Second up was Lilith Czar. I would say she was probably my least favorite set from a music perspective. Her songs didn't gel with me at all. But her banter between songs about following your dreams and staying true to yourself were things I could get behind. I ended up getting a guitar pic that she threw into the crowd.
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Next was Crobot. Really reminded me of The Darkness who I recently saw. Fun energetic rock set that felt more like 80s than 2020s. Basically up my ally type of rock. Enjoyed their set a lot including a happy birthday to the singers daughter who he brought out on stage. And last of the GA portion of the day was Low Cut Connie. Easily the most different act of the day. A rock act, but not hard rock, more like 50/60s rock. Heavy piano and female backing vocals. I thought they were really fun. Not music I really enjoy to go get an album, but a band that is very fun to watch/listen live. Really enjoyed their vibe and their set was a fun way to end my day in the pit up close.
They make everyone leave the seats/pit after the GA portion of the show, so out to the lawn/concessions area I went. This SUCKED, mostly because it was 90+ outside and I now could not chill in the shade. But that's what I paid for! Living Colour were the first of the main acts and the band I wanted to see most! I've NEVER seen a band argue on stage before. It was time for them to start, they were on stage, instruments worked (they jammed for 30 seconds before actually starting their set), and mics were on.... but something was wrong. Not sure what, but they were delaying the start and you could hear them arguing about getting started. The singer looked pissed. Eventually they started. Their bass sounded so good. The guitarist looked like he had a very different style of playing than anyone I've watched before. They were raw and not perfect, but I enjoyed it very much. I love the rawness of the live show. Sadly for me, the heat was getting to me. During their set I started feeling VERY tired, but I rocked out and enjoyed their set to the best of my abilities. My video also suffered because of the sun and the shadows sadly. At the end of their set I ran into the singer of Crobot with his daughter walking around the venue. I got a really cool pic with him.
For the next two bands I spent most of it sitting on the lawn, drinking tons of water, and eating crab fries. I was just exhausted and wanted to regain my energy for Disturbed. Royal Blood were pretty good. A two piece band that sounded like much more. The guitar playing was top notch. I didn't really connect with the songs though, but they were a cool band to see. The Pretty Reckless were decent. I'm not too into them, so musically it hardly connected. A few decent songs though. Taylor Momsen does like to put on a show wiht her stripper walk and long legs showing off for 60 minutes. It did get a bit tiring to see her keep doing that after 5 minutes, but I guess people like that. I don't find her that attractive honestly so her trying to be sexy only goes so far for me, the music needs to hold up and it just doesn't for me.
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The night ended with Disturbed. It was finally completely dark and I felt alive again. I snuck past a security guard not looking and found an empty seat to chill in for the entire set. (OK tbh, I couldn't tell if I actually snuck past or they just stopped caring) But I was happy to be in a seat again and not on the lawn. They got a full 90 minute set which included a couple older songs I wasn't expecting and they hadn't played in awhile, they announced a new album soon, but otherwise a pretty basic Disturbed set. The first time I've seen them without any pyro or video behind them. They seemed very raw as well. They haven't done many shows at all since the pandemic so I guess it wasn't surprising to see them be a bit sloppy. Like Living Colour though, not enough to ruin the show but it was noticeable and it was completely fine for me. Really fun set and easily the biggest and most active set from the crowd all day.
MMRBW 2022 - Disturbed, The Pretty Reckless, Royal Blood, Living Colour, and more! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BINUiYIbQ4c)
Next up is ProgPower festival in Atlanta next week! :metal
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I've mentioned a few times here over the last few years that I would be open to the idea of going to my first country concert. The big amphitheater by me is open for the summer now and this friday is Tim McGraw. I mentioned to my gf the idea of going to check it out and got a big NO :lol one day maybe I will check out one, but not this weekend...
In other news, I got some frames for some of my setlists I've got over the years, I don't know why it took the Nightwish setlist recently for me to finally do this:
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I will order another pack of these frames, I have two more setlists I want to frame.
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2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson
3/19/2022 - Punk in Drublic (NOFX, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Authority Zero, The Last Gang, The Venomous Pinks)
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
4/24/2022 - Ufest (Rise Against and Coheed and Cambria with Pennywise, Highly Suspect, Atreyu, DED, Plush, and Dropout Kings)
6/21/2022 - A Wilhelm Scream, Brendan Kelly, MakeWar, Skull Drug
8/20/2022 - My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria in Oklahoma City
9/9/2022 - Authority Zero (20 year anniversary of A Passage in Time), The Venomous Pinks
Great to see some love of punk from someone other than Cram :lol I'm so jealous of the Punk in Drublic festival, I'd love to go to that as the line up is always amazing and NOFX are my favourite punk band. Throw in some Coheed shows (my favourite all time band), My Chemical Romance and Authority Zero and I'm proper green with envy.
I came here to post that I just got tickets for Coheed's UK tour in October, and I'm so pumped. Also, two weeks before Coheed I'm going to The Royal Albert Hall to see the Distant Worlds Orchestra (Final Fantasy music) for the third time :heart
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Hey twosuit, also expecting to see the Skints this summer! They are returning to the US to open for Flogging Molly, The Interrupters, and Tiger Army. Should be a good show.
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Great to see some love of punk from someone other than Cram :lol I'm so jealous of the Punk in Drublic festival, I'd love to go to that as the line up is always amazing and NOFX are my favourite punk band. Throw in some Coheed shows (my favourite all time band), My Chemical Romance and Authority Zero and I'm proper green with envy.
I came here to post that I just got tickets for Coheed's UK tour in October, and I'm so pumped. Also, two weeks before Coheed I'm going to The Royal Albert Hall to see the Distant Worlds Orchestra (Final Fantasy music) for the third time :heart
Funny, we left before NOFX because they generally are awful live lol Anyone who covers Linoleum almost always plays it better than NOFX live. I believe I saw on IG that Fatmike is over in Europe somewhere! Dunno what for, but I assume some shows. I think I saw Authority Zero is headed to Europe at some point soon too.
As for the coheed UK tour - is this with Thursday? I'd go see that combo for sure.
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Hey twosuit, also expecting to see the Skints this summer! They are returning to the US to open for Flogging Molly, The Interrupters, and Tiger Army. Should be a good show.
Yea that's a good line up. I'd love to catch The Interrupters!
Great to see some love of punk from someone other than Cram :lol I'm so jealous of the Punk in Drublic festival, I'd love to go to that as the line up is always amazing and NOFX are my favourite punk band. Throw in some Coheed shows (my favourite all time band), My Chemical Romance and Authority Zero and I'm proper green with envy.
I came here to post that I just got tickets for Coheed's UK tour in October, and I'm so pumped. Also, two weeks before Coheed I'm going to The Royal Albert Hall to see the Distant Worlds Orchestra (Final Fantasy music) for the third time :heart
Funny, we left before NOFX because they generally are awful live lol Anyone who covers Linoleum almost always plays it better than NOFX live. I believe I saw on IG that Fatmike is over in Europe somewhere! Dunno what for, but I assume some shows. I think I saw Authority Zero is headed to Europe at some point soon too.
As for the coheed UK tour - is this with Thursday? I'd go see that combo for sure.
This is blasphemy of the highest order! I don't think NOFX are necessarily terrible live. Fat Mike is sober now (I think) so they'd probably be tighter. They just play warts and all, and care about putting on a fun show, more than a perfect (musically) show. The fact that Fat Mike and Melvin are sometimes sloppy is offset by the fact that El Hefe and Smelly are tight as fuck. When you see NOFX it's part stand up as far as I'm concerned. You know how you see bands on tour and things can feel rehearsed, like the setlist and the banter (with the crowd, or each other) etc. NOFX never feels like that. They literally enjoy to play and don't necessarily care if the crowd enjoy it, as they are totally enjoying it. They wrote a song called 60%, basically about it.
As for the UK Coheed tour, it's Thrice they're playing with :metal
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The banter/stand up portion is the worst! LOL play a song dammit :rollin
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The banter/stand up portion is the worst! LOL play a song dammit :rollin
It's OK, they can make half the show stand up and still play about 30 songs :rollin
Their live album 'They've Actually Gotten Worse Live' may be my second favourite Live album of all time!
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Finally getting some rest from the travel to and from Denver.
The Symphony X/Haken/Trope show at the Oriental Theater in Denver was an amazing show. All of these bands I saw for my first time, it was an entirely new experience, even seeing a show at that venue was a first. Parking was easy as there was parking all around on the side of the streets. Entered the venue and was surprised at how intimate it is. It's all GA with sections, you have the pit floor and then 3 rows of raised levels.
I saw Trope from the 2nd level and had a great spot. I sort of agree with Cram and others about Trope. The issue for me is that, while I didn't mind the music, the show could've been way better and that put a damper in their overall live show for me. The music reminded me of Tool, 10 years, and Flyleaf. Since it was just a guitarist and a female singer, the show would've been way more enhanced with a live drummer and bassist. That music style calls for a live bassist and drummer, and it just doesn't work with only a guitar and vocals, especially when the guitars are not doing much. There were people who didn't give a damn at all and were jamming out. Kudos to them, but I couldn't help but keep thinking, "This could be so much better"....
Haken was next and I went to the bathroom and found a spot down in the pit floor on stage right. I was behind the person on the barrier and was able to see almost everything. The person beside him and me were tall so I couldn't even see Ray at all. But, I was in front of Charlie and Pete so that made for it. I enjoyed the set a lot and didn't mind the Virus songs at all. The highlight was definitely 1985 for me, as Affinity is my favorite album. The Cockroach King was cool to see them do all the vocal parts as well too. Carousel was a great song live, but it's an odd one to end the show with.
While the house lights came on, I looked back and saw the floor got pretty packed, the people in front of me left, and one guy went there, and then asked, "Are they saving their spot?" to which another guy said, "NO". So I then asked the people behind me to save my spot and rushed to the bathroom. I went back down and got my spot back, only there was an empty spot, and then the guy there let me in, and the people behind me let me have that spot. I was so thankful that someone let the short person up front, his words, "short people need to be in the front."
Symphony X finally started with their intro tape which was an overture of sorts from there many intro songs, it was neat to hear. Nevermore is a good opener, and all the songs were great. I was right in front of Michael Romeo, which was amazing to see up close. I sang my ass of to Evolution (The Grand Design), and hearing Sea of Lies was awesome. I liked the piano interlude that segued into When All Is Lost, which was the highlight for me. The banter relating to covid wasn't really bad at all, it was more about the band being able to play music live, and the fans getting to experience live shows again, which segued into the song Without You. Russell Allen is a great showman, and he was having fun with the security there in the front rows, trying to get the one in the black shirt "The one in the black shirt is usually the one in charge" as Allen put it, to sing too. Allen also thanked him for keeping this guy who was in those mobile wheelchairs, close to immobile, safe from the moshers. The crowd was really nice too and they did all they could to keep him safe as well. There was also some family members there in the seated balcony, and also, the bass player from Trans-Siberian Orchestra too. At the end of the Odyssey, Russell and Romeo were having some fun before belting out the last final notes.
Overall, it was a fantastic show and despite not liking the setlists, the show was still amazing. I didn't care at all because it was my first time seeing them all. Just being able to witness them and experience a set from both bands was my highlight of the night. I bought a Symphony X beanie and the Haken Virus hoodie. Also, at the end of the show, no one was waiting to ask for the set-list. The roadie came by to pick up stuff and I just hollered a "Hey" and an "Excuse me" then asked if he could hand me the set-list, which he then took it off and handed it to me. That had to be the easiest set-list I have ever attained. I also just missed catching Jason Rullo's Drumstick but the lady behind me caught it when it bounced off her companions hand.
I would say to go to this show if you are on the fence on seeing Symphony X and Haken.
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After moving to a - what I thought - prog-free part of Germany, I still found some interesting gigs within a good driving distance (2 hours at most - except for the festivals). :metal
Attended so far:
- Gazpacho + Pure Reason Revolution (8.4.22, Bad Cannstatt)
- Gotthard + Siggi Schwarz (28.4.22, Ulm)
Still to come:
- Neal Morse Band (8.6.22, Ulm)
- festival: Midsummer Prog IV (25.6.22, Valkenburg/Netherlands)
- Snarky Puppy (30.6.22, Ulm)
- Mighty Oaks (1.7.22, Ulm)
- festival: Night of the Prog XV (22.-24.7.22, Loreley)
- King's X + The Sonic Brewery (1.9.22, München)
- Porcupine Tree (4.11.22, Bad Cannstatt)
:yarr
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As has been said, Trope was disappointing. I won't say horrible, like Cram did ( :lol), but certainly underwhelming. They're clearly trying to be Tool, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's not like Tool's showering us with new music. Not having an actual bass player ruins it, though. My hunch is that the bald guy plays bass and they couldn't afford to bring along a proper band. They're essentially touring with a iPad, a guitar, and a practice amp. They could do that in a small hatchback. While I found them disappointing I also couldn't help but think "good for them." They're living the poor musician life, playing in front of decent sized crowds, and I suspect they're enjoying it.
Haken was great. No surprise there. Carousel was a killer encore. No surprise there, either. Ross sounded good, and Hearne is, of course, the man.
SymX doesn't do much for me. I was going to bail on them after a couple of songs, but they did just enough to keep me there for the duration. Bass player's a monster.
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:lol I was pretty rough on my review of Trope mostly because of the tour they were on. I just don't think that type of performance of almost all backing tracks works in a prog environment. If they had a full band, I'd probably just leave at "not for me". And as for "enjoying it" maybe they are, and if so, that's great. But someone hinted they paid to be on this tour and I haven't really seen much positivity about them, so I'm wondering if this is even working out for them on any level. I do appreciate the hussle and the balls though. I'm planning on going back to see the end show in NJ on Sunday.
I still have so much to go through for Progpower. I wrote bits and peaces in the thread and would like to write some more but I'm just not able to at the moment.
However, I did complete my Day 3 and Day 4 videos that includes all my clips from the bands those days.
ProgPower USA XXI 2022 Day 4 Rhapsody Ihsahn Ray Alder Riot Arion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo_c2RnpEqo)
ProgPower USA XXI 2022 Day 3 Conception Jeff Scott Soto Jason Bieler Witherfalll The Cyberiam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFmdBilMqPA)
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:lol I was pretty rough on my review of Trope mostly because of the tour they were on. I just don't think that type of performance of almost all backing tracks works in a prog environment. If they had a full band, I'd probably just leave at "not for me". And as for "enjoying it" maybe they are, and if so, that's great. But someone hinted they paid to be on this tour and I haven't really seen much positivity about them, so I'm wondering if this is even working out for them on any level. I do appreciate the hussle and the balls though. I'm planning on going back to see the end show in NJ on Sunday.
It's keeping them out there. Presumably they could do a club tour with a proper band and people would remember what they do. Another thing to consider is that, while affordability was certainly an issue, it may also be the case that SymX prevented them from bringing the other two guys for space limitations. They had precious little room on the stage where we saw them, and a drum kit was definitely not going to happen. I agree with you that the publicity they're getting isn't favourable, but I think that's largely because of the backing tapes. With a proper Justin Chancellor they'd do just fine on those sorts of tours.
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Trying to keep this thing current, scratched a few shows that I ditched on, adding Nemophila at the Whisky in July..
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, USA DEBUT, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
We'll see if I can pull off seeing Allegaeon, sleeping, driving 6 hours to LA, and seeing Nemophila. Not sure if my 50+ year old ass is up for that, which would be a bummer, cause Allegaeons new album is fucking dope.
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Just got home from Steve Vai's London show at the Palladium. The show itself was great and the band was tight, despite not touring for over 2 years and this being their third show on the tour. :metal
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Because of everything going on with Dance Gavin Dance, Coheed is replacing them for the tour. As much as it sucks for the band, I'm kind of happy because I don't really care much for DGD.
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Current plans:
Feb 8th - Neal Morse Band - Sony Theater, New York NY
Feb 26th - Tool - Prudential Center, Newark NJ
March 9th - Leprous - Sony Theater, New York NY
March 19th - Leprous - Come and Take It Live, Austin TX
March 21st - Dream Theater - ACL Live, Austin TX
April 15th - Transatlantic - Keswick Theater, Glenside PA
April 16th - Transatlantic - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
April 27th - Journey + Toto - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville TN
April 29th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
April 30th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
May 1st - Progject - Cruise to the Edge Pre Party, Cape Canaveral FL
May 2nd-7th - All the bands - Cruise to the Edge
June 12th - Symphony X + Haken - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
June 16th - Paul McCartney - Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
Sept 16th - Porcupine Tree - Radio City Music Hall, New York NY
Sept 17th - Porcupine Tree - The Met, Philadelphia PA
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So I didn't see Starset yesterday. Ticket prices weren't dropping to below $30.00 like I hoped they would (face value was $35.00 on Ticketmaster, raised up to $39.00 the day of). Plus, I wasn't feeling too great, so I have to draw a line somewhere.
No matter, there are still shows in June I got my eyes on. Nothing More and Atreyu are playing at the Anaheim House of Blues next Wednesday. Hoping for a ticket below $40.00 to get me to go.
I may also take a different direction and see 5 Seconds of Summer at FivePoint Amphitheater if a center-view bleacher seat is priced at where I like. I'm also considering seeing this Mexican band called Mana at the Kia Forum (hurray, a new sponsor name for a LA building that does not have a cringy name like Youtube Theater or Crypto.com Arena) in Inglewood. Saw a live stream of theirs years ago, and I liked their vibe, so that's an option.
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Got Midnight Oil next week and a week after that, Tears for Fears.
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I'm also considering seeing this Mexican band called Mana at the Kia Forum (hurray, a new sponsor name for a LA building that does not have a cringy name like Youtube Theater or Crypto.com Arena) in Inglewood. Saw a live stream of theirs years ago, and I liked their vibe, so that's an option.
Wait, you don't think Kia Forum is a cringy name? Or is that sarcasm. :lol I saw the new name earlier this morning and thought that was terrible. I miss just "The Forum" which is kind of a basic name but established and known for what it is. I'd imagine people will still call it that.
Two concerts this weekend:
June 11th - Sammy Hagar’s The Circle & George Thorogood @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
June 12th - Haken & Symphony X @ Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
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I'm also considering seeing this Mexican band called Mana at the Kia Forum (hurray, a new sponsor name for a LA building that does not have a cringy name like Youtube Theater or Crypto.com Arena) in Inglewood. Saw a live stream of theirs years ago, and I liked their vibe, so that's an option.
Wait, you don't think Kia Forum is a cringy name? Or is that sarcasm. :lol I saw the new name earlier this morning and thought that was terrible. I miss just "The Forum" which is kind of a basic name but established and known for what it is. I'd imagine people will still call it that.
I imagine some people that went to events in the Forum in the late 80s/90s still call it The Great Western Forum like most people probably still call Crypto.com Arena, Staples Center. For me, I personally refer to it as the Inglewood Forum to distinguish itself from other places in the world that has "The Forum" as a name.
When you have seen names like Youtube Theater and Crypto.Com Arena, having a building name after a car company is not bad in comparison. No different than say Toyota Arena in Ontario, California or Honda Center (formerly known as Arrowhead Pond) in Anaheim.
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Part of the naming rights contract needs to be that repaint the entire fucking roof, and not just the part where your name will go.
For me it's always been just "The Forum." I didn't figure anybody ever bothered with whatever qualifier might be attached. In any case, when it comes to venues the name you start with is the name you own for the rest of your existence. The owner can call it whatever the hell they want, but don't expect me to.
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It's been hard to call Metlife Stadium anything but Giants stadium even though it's a completely different building. But I think it's situational, usually for more iconic venues which I would consider the Forum to be. No one calls the amphitheater near me the Garden State Arts Center. People only call it PNC Bank Arts Center. It's not an iconic venue.
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It's been hard to call Metlife Stadium anything but Giants stadium even though it's a completely different building. But I think it's situational, usually for more iconic venues which I would consider the Forum to be.
Football stadiums are a weird thing, because some of us old folks still think of them more for where they are than what they're called. The Patriots play at Foxboro. The Giants and Jets play at the Meadowlands. I don't even know what Buffalo's stadium is. It's just Orchard Park, AFIC.
No one calls the amphitheater near me the Garden State Arts Center. People only call it PNC Bank Arts Center. It's not an iconic venue.
Pretty sure I drove past that place a month or two ago. Looked alright, I liked the area, but I could see how traffic might suck ass.
Along those lines, though, you saw a show at our version of that place, Starplex, and I recall it was something completely different when you were there. Everybody in Dallas knows what Starplex is, and if you say Yellowpages.com Center people are going to think you're in the wrong city.
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So here's a cool little side note about the upcoming Nemophila show at the Whisky....they only did two shows before Covid (mostly covers)...they were barely a band when it struck, they built their fanbase through YT vids and streaming shows. Since stuff started opening up again, they've done 4 or 5 shows, all in Japan, where restrictions hold people from cheering at shows and everyone is masked, and of course in Japan they follow directions better than we do here in the states. So they posted today that their looking forward to the Whisky show because it will be the first show they actually hear their fans screaming for their music.
Such a fucking trip...this show is gonna be fucking dope.
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Going to the Symphony X/ Haken show in 3 hours in Orlando!
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Part of the naming rights contract needs to be that repaint the entire fucking roof, and not just the part where your name will go.
For me it's always been just "The Forum." I didn't figure anybody ever bothered with whatever qualifier might be attached. In any case, when it comes to venues the name you start with is the name you own for the rest of your existence. The owner can call it whatever the hell they want, but don't expect me to.
Here here. The Oakdale in Wallingford (it's technically "Toyota presents the Oakdale Theatre, powered by Xfinity"; fuck that), the Meadows in Hartford (technically "The Xfinity Theater"), the Hartford Civic Center (technically "The XL Center") ... I'm not interested in the sponsors names. I've never even been there, and I would call it "The Forum". It was good enough for Led Zeppelin, it's good enough for Mana. :)
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Trying to keep this thing current, scratched a few shows that I ditched on, adding Nemophila at the Whisky in July..
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, USA DEBUT, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
We'll see if I can pull off seeing Allegaeon, sleeping, driving 6 hours to LA, and seeing Nemophila. Not sure if my 50+ year old ass is up for that, which would be a bummer, cause Allegaeons new album is fucking dope.
I was about to do the same thing for Allegaeon. But, I haven't really rested from ProgPower either until today. My plane landed and I went straight into work till close. Then got up early for my other job the next day. I was out of it when I got home and could not do the 50 mile drive to Santa Fe, stand for the show, then drive back, and wake up early again the next day.
I really like Allegaeon too and I am sure it was a kick ass show. My friend's brother loves them, I still need to ask him how it was.
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Tomorrow night: Ace Frehley at Toad's Place (a 700-person club). I expect about 300, 400 people max (it's already been rescheduled once) and I'm thinking the odds are 50-50 it's a shit show. He's supposedly sober, but the wheels have a way of falling off the cart at his shows.
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Part of the naming rights contract needs to be that repaint the entire fucking roof, and not just the part where your name will go.
For me it's always been just "The Forum." I didn't figure anybody ever bothered with whatever qualifier might be attached. In any case, when it comes to venues the name you start with is the name you own for the rest of your existence. The owner can call it whatever the hell they want, but don't expect me to.
Here here. The Oakdale in Wallingford (it's technically "Toyota presents the Oakdale Theatre, powered by Xfinity"; fuck that), the Meadows in Hartford (technically "The Xfinity Theater"), the Hartford Civic Center (technically "The XL Center") ... I'm not interested in the sponsors names. I've never even been there, and I would call it "The Forum". It was good enough for Led Zeppelin, it's good enough for Mana. :)
While I don't go there anymore, the venue on 44th and 7th (Times Square), finally got a "descent" name for it. It used to be "Best Buy Theater", Then it changed to "Play Station Theater" (Seriously?), and now it's called "Palladium Times Square".
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Part of the naming rights contract needs to be that repaint the entire fucking roof, and not just the part where your name will go.
For me it's always been just "The Forum." I didn't figure anybody ever bothered with whatever qualifier might be attached. In any case, when it comes to venues the name you start with is the name you own for the rest of your existence. The owner can call it whatever the hell they want, but don't expect me to.
Here here. The Oakdale in Wallingford (it's technically "Toyota presents the Oakdale Theatre, powered by Xfinity"; fuck that), the Meadows in Hartford (technically "The Xfinity Theater"), the Hartford Civic Center (technically "The XL Center") ... I'm not interested in the sponsors names. I've never even been there, and I would call it "The Forum". It was good enough for Led Zeppelin, it's good enough for Mana. :)
While I don't go there anymore, the venue on 44th and 7th (Times Square), finally got a "descent" name for it. It used to be "Best Buy Theater", Then it changed to "Play Station Theater" (Seriously?), and now it's called "Palladium Times Square".
It was also previously the Nokia Theater. I didn't mind the Playstation Theater name, it actually had a couple playstations to demo in the lobby! Honestly though, I'm just glad that venue is back open. It's probably my favorite in NYC.
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Part of the naming rights contract needs to be that repaint the entire fucking roof, and not just the part where your name will go.
For me it's always been just "The Forum." I didn't figure anybody ever bothered with whatever qualifier might be attached. In any case, when it comes to venues the name you start with is the name you own for the rest of your existence. The owner can call it whatever the hell they want, but don't expect me to.
Over here, people still call our main big venue...The Journal, it's full name was Journal Pavilion. It was named after the Albuquerque Journal, then the Isleta Casino got the name rights and called it..."Isleta Casino presents the Pavilion" and now it's called, "Isleta Amphitheater" but people still call it by The Journal. :lol
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Part of the naming rights contract needs to be that repaint the entire fucking roof, and not just the part where your name will go.
For me it's always been just "The Forum." I didn't figure anybody ever bothered with whatever qualifier might be attached. In any case, when it comes to venues the name you start with is the name you own for the rest of your existence. The owner can call it whatever the hell they want, but don't expect me to.
Here here. The Oakdale in Wallingford (it's technically "Toyota presents the Oakdale Theatre, powered by Xfinity"; fuck that), the Meadows in Hartford (technically "The Xfinity Theater"), the Hartford Civic Center (technically "The XL Center") ... I'm not interested in the sponsors names. I've never even been there, and I would call it "The Forum". It was good enough for Led Zeppelin, it's good enough for Mana. :)
While I don't go there anymore, the venue on 44th and 7th (Times Square), finally got a "descent" name for it. It used to be "Best Buy Theater", Then it changed to "Play Station Theater" (Seriously?), and now it's called "Palladium Times Square".
It was also previously the Nokia Theater. I didn't mind the Playstation Theater name, it actually had a couple playstations to demo in the lobby! Honestly though, I'm just glad that venue is back open. It's probably my favorite in NYC.
I forgot about Nokia! Yeah it's a good venue, I just don't like going to that area anymore. I used to work right across the street from there at the Guitar Center when it first opened (2014) and it was already the BB theater. Last show I saw there I think it was 2013/2014, Five Finger Death Punch and All That Remains, the one and only time I did crowd surfing at a show :biggrin:
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Trying to keep this thing current, scratched a few shows that I ditched on, adding Nemophila at the Whisky in July..
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, USA DEBUT, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
We'll see if I can pull off seeing Allegaeon, sleeping, driving 6 hours to LA, and seeing Nemophila. Not sure if my 50+ year old ass is up for that, which would be a bummer, cause Allegaeons new album is fucking dope.
I was about to do the same thing for Allegaeon. But, I haven't really rested from ProgPower either until today. My plane landed and I went straight into work till close. Then got up early for my other job the next day. I was out of it when I got home and could not do the 50 mile drive to Santa Fe, stand for the show, then drive back, and wake up early again the next day.
I really like Allegaeon too and I am sure it was a kick ass show. My friend's brother loves them, I still need to ask him how it was.
Allegaeon tours a lot in the states, you'll have another shot, but if you like the new album I wouldn't skip this one. It's going to be very Danum heavy.
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Trying to keep this thing current, scratched a few shows that I ditched on, adding Nemophila at the Whisky in July..
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, USA DEBUT, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
We'll see if I can pull off seeing Allegaeon, sleeping, driving 6 hours to LA, and seeing Nemophila. Not sure if my 50+ year old ass is up for that, which would be a bummer, cause Allegaeons new album is fucking dope.
I was about to do the same thing for Allegaeon. But, I haven't really rested from ProgPower either until today. My plane landed and I went straight into work till close. Then got up early for my other job the next day. I was out of it when I got home and could not do the 50 mile drive to Santa Fe, stand for the show, then drive back, and wake up early again the next day.
I really like Allegaeon too and I am sure it was a kick ass show. My friend's brother loves them, I still need to ask him how it was.
Allegaeon tours a lot in the states, you'll have another shot, but if you like the new album I wouldn't skip this one. It's going to be very Danum heavy.
I asked him how it was and he said it was amazing. Also, he got to talk with them and learned a lot about the music business. I like the song Called Home and would've went just to hear that song. Hopefully, no one else will be playing the local spot here and I won't have to travel to see them...
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Marc, are you planning to go to the Porcupine Tree show?
By the way, I tried sending you a PM but your inbox is full.
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Tomorrow night: Ace Frehley at Toad's Place (a 700-person club). I expect about 300, 400 people max (it's already been rescheduled once) and I'm thinking the odds are 50-50 it's a shit show. He's supposedly sober, but the wheels have a way of falling off the cart at his shows.
I've seen Ace Frehley opening for Alice Cooper back in April in LA. I say playing wise, there was nothing glaring to note. I will say, however, in his post-song banter, I felt that he was slurring a bit in his words, but not enough that it affected the set or the mood which was a fun outdoor good times vibe.
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Saw Drive-By Truckers at London Kentish Town Forum last night (and in the spirit of this thread I'm refusing to call it by it's corporate sponsor's name). Very good they were too.
AXS Customer Service on the other hand... suffice it to say I will NEVER book tickets thru AXS again, I'd rather not go to the show.
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Part of the naming rights contract needs to be that repaint the entire fucking roof, and not just the part where your name will go.
For me it's always been just "The Forum." I didn't figure anybody ever bothered with whatever qualifier might be attached. In any case, when it comes to venues the name you start with is the name you own for the rest of your existence. The owner can call it whatever the hell they want, but don't expect me to.
Here here. The Oakdale in Wallingford (it's technically "Toyota presents the Oakdale Theatre, powered by Xfinity"; fuck that), the Meadows in Hartford (technically "The Xfinity Theater"), the Hartford Civic Center (technically "The XL Center") ... I'm not interested in the sponsors names. I've never even been there, and I would call it "The Forum". It was good enough for Led Zeppelin, it's good enough for Mana. :)
While I don't go there anymore, the venue on 44th and 7th (Times Square), finally got a "descent" name for it. It used to be "Best Buy Theater", Then it changed to "Play Station Theater" (Seriously?), and now it's called "Palladium Times Square".
It was also previously the Nokia Theater. I didn't mind the Playstation Theater name, it actually had a couple playstations to demo in the lobby! Honestly though, I'm just glad that venue is back open. It's probably my favorite in NYC.
I've never been to the BB Theater (and being a DT/Portnoy fan, that's a crime, since I think he's played there about 984 times). But that new name introduces it's own problem. "The Palladium" is a famous venue in New York and it wasn't there in Times Square, it was over on East 14th St. near NYU and Irving Plaza. It started as the Academy Of Music, and the list of rock and metal bands that played there in the '70's and '80's is as long as my arm. Kiss played there as an opening act when they were starting out, and played a couple "club" gigs (it wasn't a club; it held like 3,500) later on in the 80's. Eric Carr's first appearance with the band was there. Maiden played there a number of times (I have an '82 boot from there that is excellent). It's sort of trading on the name I think. The TLA in Philly is like that too. I don't know; maybe it doesn't matter to anyone but me, but since I'm interested in the history of music, it's important.
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Marc, are you planning to go to the Porcupine Tree show?
By the way, I tried sending you a PM but your inbox is full.
Currently not planning on it, I cleaned my inbox up a bit.
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Because of everything going on with Dance Gavin Dance, Coheed is replacing them for the tour. As much as it sucks for the band, I'm kind of happy because I don't really care much for DGD.
Hows Alkaline Trio and Mothica sound instead?
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AXS Customer Service on the other hand... suffice it to say I will NEVER book tickets thru AXS again, I'd rather not go to the show.
I can totally feel something bad could be brewing already. My pair of Queen + Adam Lambert tickets were bought on TM UK, but they told me check with the O2 app (as mentioned above). As I finally got around to look closer, I needed to get into the AXA info via the O2 app. As of right now a QR Code is all I have, and it doesn't show any information whatsoever. The CS at TM told me my tickets "should" appear two days prior to the show for security reasons (what?). I bought a pair of tickets and I can't even have at least a pdf version as backup? :tdwn
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Because of everything going on with Dance Gavin Dance, Coheed is replacing them for the tour. As much as it sucks for the band, I'm kind of happy because I don't really care much for DGD.
Hows Alkaline Trio and Mothica sound instead?
I fucking love Alkaline Trio! Wish they were bringing them to the UK as well, although I am super stoked for Thrice.
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Thrice is playing locally tomorrow night. I just don't have the energy for a 3 concert weekend after Progpower from last week and Thrice is my least favorite of Sammy Hagar, Haken and themselves. Sadly I'll also miss Gwar this weekend as it's the same day as Sammy. Big weekend of music in NJ!
Also NOFX just announced a punk in drublic show with Descendants locally for October but it's the same day as 311 and I'm a huge 311 fan so sadly I am choosing to miss the punk show. Sucks because I feel like NOFX rarerly comes to NJ and while I'm not the fan I used to be, it's been like 20 years since I've seen them now so I'd totally go. Oh well.
Now I know why the keyboardist of Alestorm said on reddit recently that they can't tour the US until next year because all the venues are booked :lol
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Me for the rest of the year:
27 Jul - Transatlantic, Kentish Town Forum
01 Oct - Lindsey Buckingham, London Palladium (rescheduled date)
24 Sept - Marillion, Aylesbury Riverside
30 Sept - Marillion, Hammersmith Apollo
05 Nov - Tedeschi Trucks Band, London Palladium
06 Nov - Tedeschi Trucks Band, London Palladium
21 Nov - Nightwish, Wembley SSE Arena
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Saw Sammy Hagar and the Circle on Saturday night with George Thorogood and the Destroyers opening. It was the first concert for me this summer at my local shed and the evening started with the new high school staff directing traffic poorly and forcing us to park in the further away lot even though there were plenty of spots open up close. Not sure if that's a new traffic flow or just ignorance from the new staff, but it annoyed me as someone who's gone to wayyy too many shows here to count so I know the venue like the back of my hand.
Anyway, George Thorogood was the opening act. I will say, I was not a fan. I only know the couple hit songs, but I found his set fairly boring. I'm sure that style of rock music plays a role in me not being into it, but something about him made me not into it. He seemed like a gross old man. Let me put it that way. I loved the live sax player and George's guitar playing was good. Even when he did Bad to the Bone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrK_OtM3jeI), I was just not into it at all.
Sammy was next. It started wtih the full Summer Nights song being played on the PA before the band came out. I was kind of bummed that song wasn't being played live considering it was a summer night and all, and a song I really like, but regardless, it helped wake the crowd up. The set list was mostly Van Halen songs, with some Sammy songs sprinkled in. One Led Zepellin cover and one DLR era VH song that Mike Anthony sung lead on. I was a bit surprised to see no original Circle songs. I guess he figures it's best to go with what the crowd knows instead of trying to work over his newer original music? I can't complain though, I hadn't seen Sammy in 18 years. His set list was perfectly fine for me.
Sadly, it sounded like Sammy's voice was shot. Right out of the gate he struggled singing There's Only One Way to Rock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJSCV8m0EEg). It was kind of disappointing to hear him sound so bad. It was only night 2 of the tour. Maybe age has just caught up with him. I also thought the entire band kind of sounded like shit. Like, I've seen bands with no budget sound better than these rock stars. I think my video shows it too, George Thorogood didn't sound bad, but the mix for Sammy's band was pretty garbage. Sucks he also had to play to keyboard backing tracks for a few songs. Like they can't get a live player? I know Sammy had one in his Waboritas band.
Having said my negatives, I actually had a lot of fun. Just seeing Sammy and Michael Anthony on stage together might be worth the price of admission alone. Sammy showing off all the fan stuff being tossed on stage is always fun too (the Poundcake NJ license plate was great). His voice may be shot, but the guy still knows how to throw a party. He had plenty of drinks on stage to give out to people and drink himself. It was a very fun set and the crowd ate up the VH songs. As much as this post was complaints, I swear, I still had a good time and would go again.
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Sammy Hagar & George Thorogood LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center NJ 6/11/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhnnYTPUCp4)
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I'm not one to bag on Sammy; big fan of his solo stuff (and The Circle; that record they put out a couple years ago is SURPRISINGLY good), but he's 74, so I would expect at some point the pipes are going to say "enough". That's fine, there's enough there to like that I'd still go, but it saddens me that the band itself wasn't tight and didn't sound good. They are all monster players and they've been playing together for years now, so a June night at a shed ought to be like boiling water (that is to say, too easy to screw up) for them at this point.
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Yeah, he's an older dude who's going to struggle I get that. But Alice Cooper sounded better all around. It was fun though, you should definitely go if you are interesting and he's coming to town.
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Paul McCartney is about to be 80 years old and he still has a good enough live voice. Then again, Beatles and Wings songs aren't really vocally demanding songs to sing. Probably Maybe I'm Amazed.
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Paul McCartney is about to be 80 years old and he still has a good enough live voice. Then again, Beatles and Wings songs aren't really vocally demanding songs to sing. Probably Maybe I'm Amazed.
For him, it's the duration. When I saw him in 2010, he had already played 2 and a half hours, and THEN he did "Yesterday" and "Helter Skelter" back-to-back. I don't know if he's still doing three hour shows, but I don't care if the range is all that great, to be steadily singing for three hours is no small feat. And, curiously, I don't recall him EVER reaching for a drink of water the entire show. I remember thinking, I wonder what his breath is like after three hours of dry singing. :) :) :)
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All right, finally got a show in June. Going to see Nothing More and Atreyu at the Anaheim House of Blues tomorrow. Just a short drive away. Tickets were going for $53.00 on Ticketmaster. Found a GA ticket on Stubhub for $35.00. Completely fine with that. Last time I saw Nothing More for $25.00 in a smaller room in LA in 2019, they had three supporting bands I don't care much for. At least, here, it's a nice little curiosity to see Atreyu so the difference is fine. Asking Alexandria was also supposed to be on this bill, but I think they pulled out due to health reasons (vocalist had some throat issues or something). No matter, that's not much of a deal breaker.
Nothing More and Atreyu - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA. June 15th, 2022.
Edit: Just checking out Atreyu's recent setlists, ok, I like this stuff. I know of them for a long time, but I haven't had the opportunity to listen to more of their stuff. This will be a great night with them and Nothing More.
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First concert of 2022!
Scored $20 Coldplay tickets, was a blast, and having the supermoon made a nice backdrop. The tickets were in the nosebleed section but honestly can't complain, still had a great time and could see the screens just fine. Sound was great for the most part but some songs had a weird echo effect. Very cool list of songs, the closer choice was a bit odd with 'Biutyful'. Also having a muppet sing a couple of tracks was even odder. Other than that, crowd was on fire, singing really loud! Visually spectacular all around
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Oh that moon over an outdoor concert must have been nice! It was almost full and very bright for the Sammy show last weekend but not quite as bright and full as it was last night. I love stuff like that.
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All right, back from the concert early, but it started early. Around 6:30 or so. First off, the greatest phrase in life at times is free x. Well, for me today, that phrase is free parking. Usually the HOB would validate parking to get a free hour or two, but the people say don't worry about it, the gates are going to be open, just drive through and parking is free today. Don't know why, but who cares, I'll take it over paying $15.00.
For my spot today, well, since I would not want to make the same mistake for a Nothing More show in 2019 where I was in the 5th row and I got caught in a lot of pushing, crowd-surfing, and pits nearby during the support bands. It was a great atmosphere to be in, but my body can only handle so much, so I go with the usual spot at the HOB and be on the rail next to the soundboard in the back. Don't have to worry about getting trapped in pits or having to move around to get a clear sight behind tall people. I rather watch the chaos of the crowd than be part of it.
As for the bands. Eva Under Fire was ok. The band lost me forever when the guitarist tried to get a "Quack" chant going since they are in Anaheim, home of the Ducks.... I can be petty like that. Thankfully, that reaction were not as loud, so whatever.
As for Atreyu, people were sorta excited for them, but during "The Time is Now," the lead singer decided to walk around the venue through the crowd and high-fiving and fist-bumping everyone in sight, including the people in the back and where the bar nearby was at. From then on, everybody was jacked. Some mosh pits, some crowdsurfing, a lot of middle fingers in the air, etc. Great performance and I was glad to see them in a packaged tour since I probably wouldn't have gone to their own shows otherwise.
As for Nothing More, a solid performance as always from them. They've upped the ante a bit in their lights production. Their vocalist, Jonny Hawkins, brings a lot of energy and he's still shirtless and shoeless and sometimes stands on this interesting contraption that sometimes acts as a drum kit. Setlist was all right. Pretty much stuff I heard when I saw them in 2019 plus two new songs for an upcoming album. Crowd was into them and still somewhat packed despite Asking Alexandria having to pull out at the last minute and even after the Atreyu set where some people left. Great to see a band like them playing a bigger venue almost twice the size than where they played in 2019 in front of like 1,000 people and had three other support bands behind them. I recommend them.
Now for the sad news, sadly, they only played 70 minutes. I wished they played more and I think they got enough material to play 90 minutes. I question how long they would have played if Asking Alexandria was still on the bill. For today, it was Eva under Fire for 30 minutes, Atreyu had 45 minutes, and Nothing More had 70 minutes. As a result, the show ended at 10:00 PM. No matter, with parking being free today surprisingly, $35.00 for the ticket and almost two hours of good music I was really invested in, it's worth it.
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Midnight Oil tonight! Another check on my bucket list!
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Midnight Oil tonight! Another check on my bucket list!
Just gotta hit Queen and Taylor Swfit some day, and you'll have every box checked! :P
Have fun tonight! :tup :tup
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In 1982 my friends had an extra ticket to Queen. My parents wouldn't let me go. A year later, at age 15 they loosened their reigns and I went to my 1st concert. I could have seen the original band.
It always haunts me.
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Feb 8th - Neal Morse Band - Sony Theater, New York NY
Feb 26th - Tool - Prudential Center, Newark NJ
March 9th - Leprous - Sony Theater, New York NY
March 19th - Leprous - Come and Take It Live, Austin TX
March 21st - Dream Theater - ACL Live, Austin TX
April 15th - Transatlantic - Keswick Theater, Glenside PA
April 16th - Transatlantic - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
April 27th - Journey + Toto - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville TN
April 29th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
April 30th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
May 1st - Progject - Cruise to the Edge Pre Party, Cape Canaveral FL
May 2nd-7th - All the bands - Cruise to the Edge
June 11th - Bent Knee - Saint Vitus, Brooklyn NY
June 12th - Symphony X + Haken - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
June 16th - Paul McCartney - Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
Sept 16th - Porcupine Tree - Radio City Music Hall, New York NY
Sept 17th - Porcupine Tree - The Met, Philadelphia
I was able to add in a Bent Knee show last weekend at the last minute. I have to say, Paul McCartney last night was remarkable. The man cranked out a nearly 40 song set like he wasn't about to be turning 80. We also got a fun little bonus in that Bruce Springsteen came out and did Glory Days and I Wanna Be Your Man, and then again to trade guitar licks with the rest of the band during Carry That Weight.
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2/20/2022 - Coheed and Cambria in Tucson
3/19/2022 - Punk in Drublic (NOFX, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Authority Zero, The Last Gang, The Venomous Pinks)
4/2/2022 - MxPx, Zebrahead, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
4/24/2022 - Ufest (Rise Against and Coheed and Cambria with Pennywise, Highly Suspect, Atreyu, DED, Plush, and Dropout Kings)
6/21/2022 - A Wilhelm Scream, Brendan Kelly, MakeWar, Skull Drug
7/29/2022 - Saturn 3
8/20/2022 - My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria in Oklahoma City
9/9/2022 - Authority Zero (20 year anniversary of A Passage in Time), The Venomous Pinks
12/4/2022 - Anti-Flag
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Well, time for my "get out of the usual mold" sort of show today. Going to see 5 Seconds of Summer at FivePoint Amphitheater today. Found a ticket for $30.00 on Tickpick for a bleacher center-view seat just right now. Gives me an excuse to get out of the house and some of the band's stuff is ok as well. So here we go. First show of hopefully many, outdoors, at FivePoint Amphitheater this year.
5 Seconds of Summer - FivePoint Amphitheater - Irvine, CA. June 18th, 2022.
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So I had a good time seeing 5 Seconds of Summer in Irvine today. This place looked sold out. If you told me there was 12,000 people there, I believe it, which make me shocked that I was able to get a ticket with a center view for $30.00 on the day of 7 hours before the show began. What's also more impressive about their drawing power was that they did two shows at Hollywood Palladium about 50 miles north a few days back, so overall, they've played in front of over 20k people in SoCal. The house music was also solid as well. The speakers had Smashing Pumpkins, Third Eye Blind, Blink 182, Avril Lavigne, and One Ok Rock (Japanese band that did a song with 5 Seconds of Summer called Take What You Want which is oddly how I initially heard about 5 Seconds of Summer). There was also some pretty funny videos of the band as well during the intermission period while they are changing up from opening band to them regarding stuff like 5Sauce and 5Sauce Yellow which is not ketchup and mustard, the funeral of all music fashion clichés, an interviewer that clearly does not know the band, and them sporting some sort of clam cologne while dressing up like pirates.
Even though these guys, in the past, was perceived to be a boy band, at least, all four guys are solid live musicians. Mainly a four-piece band with some background effects here and there, but most of the stuff was live and had one main vocalist with two backing vocalists who occasionally sang lead. Also, this was probably the loudest crowd I have ever experienced, ever. This was mainly a female-centric crowd, but this crowd was reacting to everything. Every little guitar solo, every intro, every time the bass player sang lead. I was in the last rows of the bleacher sections and I never felt the floor where I was standing vibrate so much, due to everyone dancing, when I come to Fivepoint Amphitheater. These guys has a nice solid banter with the crowd throughout the night, in between songs.
They played around an hour 45 minutes, 25+ songs, I think and I may have looked out of place in this crowd, but there was a lot of stuff musically that entertained me and kept my attention so that's a big plus. I left before the encore to beat congestion, but it was still such a walk to the parking lot that I was able to hear the last two songs of the set and I thought this image looked nice enough for me to take when they were playing a ballad to the start the encore.
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So 5 Seconds of Summer is a band I recommend. If anyone here has a lady friend that also likes them and wants to go see one of their shows, I suggest you try to tag along somehow.
Edit: On a side note, I've looked at their age and even though these guys have been around for 11 years, they are only in mid-20s..... Fudge....., this shows how much of my life I've wasted.
Edit x 2: On another note, don't know what the next concert will be for me. It may be Mana at the Forum, next weekend, but after tackling the "seeing a band with a huge female demographic," don't know if I had the energy to do it again. Plus, gas is too expensive and I got to be a little more picky when it comes to driving to either LA or Inglewood or Irvine. If no Mana, I may see Lindsey Stirling at the OC County Fair in July. Been three years since the last time I've been to the OC County Fair (which included also seeing Lindsey Stirling and the Altimate tour with Live/Bush/Our Lady Peace).
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In 1982 my friends had an extra ticket to Queen. My parents wouldn't let me go. A year later, at age 15 they loosened their reigns and I went to my 1st concert. I could have seen the original band.
It always haunts me.
For me it was Maiden, Saxon, and Fastway. Piece of Mind and Power and Glory tours. A few months later I went to my first show. What a heart breaker.
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In 1982 my friends had an extra ticket to Queen. My parents wouldn't let me go. A year later, at age 15 they loosened their reigns and I went to my 1st concert. I could have seen the original band.
It always haunts me.
For me it was Maiden, Saxon, and Fastway. Piece of Mind and Power and Glory tours. A few months later I went to my first show. What a heart breaker.
Mine was The Who '82 Farewell tour...mom said no...and I thought that was it for seeing them. Of course I was too young to realize how loosely that term was used...in '89 I saw them on the Tommy 25th anniversary tour, 2nd row. Seen them 4 times since, and Pete once solo.
Farewell tour my ass.
I think the only artist I could realistically see is Senri, but even her it'll probably be a struggle since she doesn't come to the states much. I've been very blessed to see all the others I wanted, getting the biggest check off when I saw Gabriel a few years back.
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Man the absolutely ridiculous lineup and number of days at Hellfest and the care of collecting bands to specific stages is pretty damn cool. That's one of the coolest Metal Festivals I know of I think.
(https://www.hellfest.fr/_nuxt/image/7ca0bf.webp)
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Yeah, that festival is fucking nuts. I don't know how they manage to make this happen. Tons of full well produced sets are on youtube from last weekend and I already know Epica confirmed their set will be streamed for this weekend. Id imagine we see a bunch more awesome live videos from Hellfest. Looks awesome, my favorite set so far would be Alestorm. That looked like so much fun.
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I wonder how much of this something the bands themselves look forward to? You know, in the sense of... "hey let's go play and hang out for the weekend; oh, and I get to hang with Rudolf from Scorpions" or "Oh, I get to ask Zakk Wyklde how he does all those pinch harmonics!?"
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^^ Not really all that much I imagine. If bands are playing at one festival, for the most part, this June, they are playing in another festival somewhere in Europe as well on the same day.
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Well it's a mix of both. A lot of bands are on the move so they are in and out, but I've seen plenty of pictures on socials of different band members meeting up and taking pics together. I've also been to Warped Tour and Less Than Jake specifically said during their set that they were happy to go on early so they could spend the rest of the day hanging out with their friends and check out sets from bands they like. It's a mix of both really likely dependent on the timing of their schedules.
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Seems it'd be easier to list who isn't playing.
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Well it's a mix of both. A lot of bands are on the move so they are in and out, but I've seen plenty of pictures on socials of different band members meeting up and taking pics together. I've also been to Warped Tour and Less Than Jake specifically said during their set that they were happy to go on early so they could spend the rest of the day hanging out with their friends and check out sets from bands they like. It's a mix of both really likely dependent on the timing of their schedules.
A friend of mine played on the first day at the Warzone stage, and while he spent the whole day hanging out before his set, he told me that as soon as his set was done he was on the move because of another show the next day. So yeah, A mix of both depending on schedule.
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Yea it's probably a mix. Saw a picture of Dexter (The Offspring) and Greg (Bad Religion) hanging backstage. The Offspring played the first day but BR ain't playing until tomorrow so I guess Greg is atleast hanging backstage a couple of days.
NVM wrong festival. :lol
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Yeah, that festival is fucking nuts. I don't know how they manage to make this happen. Tons of full well produced sets are on youtube from last weekend and I already know Epica confirmed their set will be streamed for this weekend. Id imagine we see a bunch more awesome live videos from Hellfest. Looks awesome, my favorite set so far would be Alestorm. That looked like so much fun.
I watched the Alestorm set and it looked the crowd were having a hell of a good time at that Pirate Party. :biggrin:
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I'm watching the live stream of Zeal & Ardor now and they are very fascinating. The best way I can describe them is a mix of Southern-Soul and Black Metal, like if The Dead South went Black Metal. They blend both styles pretty good and it comes out sounding awesome in the live setting. I would definitely go see them if I had a chance.
Also, while looking at the chat, someone asked about if they recorded the full Opeth show and they replied saying they couldn't record the full show. Which sucks, but of what they recorded, it sounded good.
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Zeal & Ardor are great. They would be a trip to see live.
Last night, the wife and I saw an a capella group called Home Free. They kind of lean country, but do some pop and rock stuff too. Incredibly talented, and their bass singer, Tim Foust, is not human.
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I skipped Zeal & Ardor last fall when they toured opening for Mastadon/Opeth. I checked them out before the show and wasn't into what I sampled so instead enjoyed some beers with Axeman
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Just saw that Buckethead is playing again!
August 29th & 30th in NYC :metal
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Big day in Philly tomorrow for The Stadium Tour! Very excited for this one although I have basically no expectation from Motley Crue, but I'm sure the other 3 bands will be good.
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Going to see Rammstein on Sunday and can't fucking wait! It's my first time seeing them and only like me third gig since COVID. I'm also kid free for 24 hours so will be getting nice and lubed for this show!
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Going to see Rammstein on Sunday and can't fucking wait! It's my first time seeing them and only like me third gig since COVID. I'm also kid free for 24 hours so will be getting nice and lubed for this show!
I see them in a month time, really excited. Never seen them and also been waiting two years for it.
Saw Jinjers performance from Hellfest, they blew the roof off!
https://youtu.be/DQ8f3PiUzdQ
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Last weekend was back to back concerts. I had totally forgot about the local Tears for Fears with Garbage show at my local amphitheatre, but my gf was up to going last minute so I scooped up some under value seats for a great view. I thought Garbage sounded a bit too much like they were playing to a backing track, like it just didn't sound live to me, but the singer, Shirley, was really great. She had a lot to say between songs, but most of it was real interactive type of talk. You could see her making eye contact with people and even gave a girl her necklace. I felt like their sound being too perfect was easy to overlook when you could sense and feel how real Shirley was. Funny enough, they will be right back at the same venue in a month opening for Alannis Morrisette. Kind of a weird scheduling, but it has to do with that Alannis show being cancelled due to weather last year and them making it a point to come back this summer. I do wonder if Garbage will do the exact same set though, I hope not.
Tears for Fears really surprised me. I only knew a few of the hit songs, so I definitely didn't know most of the songs that night, but I enjoyed it a lot. They sounded so good. Both lead singers plus the backing vocalist all were great to my ears. The keyboardist was spot on too which is a pretty big part of their sound. They did a happy birthday for Curt which was really well sung by the other singer. Considering who I saw on Saturday, Tears for Fears really aged well :lol (I'll write about The Stadium Tour tomorrow or something, work is almost over)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWD9ujFXkAMKVnj?format=jpg&name=large)
Tears for Fears & Garbage LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ 6/24/22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lpGDzdhM40)
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I bought that pig at Pink Floyd's yard sale! :lol
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That sounds awesome, I was debating on going to a Tears for Fears concert as I've read they've amazing live. I too know just a few of their songs and I'm sure I'd have enjoyed them. Will see if are in my area.
Edit: Shit, they played at a venue just 20 mins from me and this was just a few days before the Coldplay concert. Oh well maybe next time.
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I bought that pig at Pink Floyd's yard sale! :lol
:rollin :rollin
I thought the very same thing.
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Forgot to come back to this....
The Stadium Tour last weekend was so much fun! Glad I held onto my ticket for 3 years too because the event was almost sold out and the tickets left were wayyyy more than I would have wanted to spend so while my seat was up in the rafters, it actually felt like I got a good value. For $120 (after fees) I got to a 6 hour concert featuring 4 of the classic 80s rock era. The event was at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia where the Phillies play. It was only the 3rd time I saw a concert in a stadium and the first time at a baseball stadium. I was happy to see none of the lighting rights were blocking my view (something I did worry about).
Show actually started before the stated 4:30 time on the ticket. At 4pm Classless Act started the show to basically no one in their seats, including myself. I got in shortley after the started but spent the first 20 or so minutes just walking around the stadium to check out the place. So I can't really say much about them, but they do go on early if anyone plans on trying to see them.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts went on around 4:40pm to really get the show started as people started to make their way to their seats. The venue was still mostly empty for her set, but by the time the riff played for I Love Rock n Roll, you started seeing the masses head to their seats. I've never seen her before so I am very happy to have now seen her, but I honestly wasn't too into her set. I don't think any of the songs besides the 3 hits to end the set really made me want to go listen to her music. I certainly respect her though and glad she was on the bill.
Next up at 6pm was Poison. I'm not that big of a Poison fan, but I've seen them twice before this time and I thought they were fun live. They literally played the same songs as those two previous times but this was definitely the best show of theirs. I think it's just mostly because by the time they hit the stage, the stadium was mostly filled up and ready to rock. The crowd really responded to their music and I think their set was not only my favorite of theirs, but my favorite of the day. I even texted my gf right after they ended saying I had a tear in my eye from that performance of Nothin But a Good Time. The energy in that stadium was just on another level for that song, the rafters were shaking.
7:30pm was Def Leppard. They are rotating who headlines every other show and this is how my show went down. While they are my favorite band on the tour, their set was not the greatest IMO. The problem is, I don't love the new album. I respect them playing 4 songs from it, but I think they should have kept it to the 3 singles and spread them more out. While I love the intro track, it just didn't get people wild. Their set was quiet compared to Poison. At one point in my video during Excitable, you can see Joe Elliott point to people sitting saying "stand up" (literally, it's in the lyrics of the song) and when they don't he just shrugs. During the acoustic part of their set I had to just get up and go get some food and water. By the time I got back to my seat they were getting to more of the "hits" and the crowd was waking up. It was also starting to sunset so the scenery was very nice. I think the band still sounded pretty good though. Not my favorite Def Leppard show, but still pretty good overall. I do wonder if they were the headliner how it would have changed my feelings. Who knows.
Picture is the sunsetting over Philly during Def Leppard's set:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWI0_EfXoAAXSas?format=jpg&name=large)
At 9:30pm Motley Crue hit the stage. Surprisingly no pyro or fireworks, but they had a group of female dancers for most of the set including them singing some backing vocals. I see a lot of people state that the women are to distract from the band but honestly, if I have my eyes on the girls I can still hear the band :lol I might have had really low expectations but they didn't sound as bad as I expected. Vince certainly is a bad singer these days but I'm not quite sure he's as bad as Axl Rose though. It's a tough one, but at least Vince also plays guitar and seemed to be moving around a bit on stage. Other than Tommy Lee being replaced after 3 or so songs, the band seemed really into it. I thought they weren't good live, but not bad enough to not go see them. I had never seen them before so I'm very happy to have gotten the opportunity. Near the end of the set smoke just shot out from around home plate and it made seeing the band very difficult. I'd say that was pretty annoying though. Give me pyro, not smokey vision!
Motely Crue Def Leppard Poison Joan Jett The Stadium Tour Philadelphia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68VYISWC5dQ)
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Ok.. Hitting up Allegaeon and five other death metal bands tonight, then tomorrow morning it's off to LA for Nemophila at the Whisky A Go Go.
So fucking stoked. :metal
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Ok.. Hitting up Allegaeon and five other death metal bands tonight, then tomorrow morning it's off to LA for Nemophila at the Whisky A Go Go.
I just mentioned to my gf last night that I really want to see a concert at the Whisky A Go Go. We were watching The Dirt. I had that ticket to see Wolfie there last year that covid ruined (although I made a nice penny on the resale). One day... but that sounds like an epic concert weekend.
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Ok.. Hitting up Allegaeon and five other death metal bands tonight, then tomorrow morning it's off to LA for Nemophila at the Whisky A Go Go.
I just mentioned to my gf last night that I really want to see a concert at the Whisky A Go Go. We were watching The Dirt. I had that ticket to see Wolfie there last year that covid ruined (although I made a nice penny on the resale). One day... but that sounds like an epic concert weekend.
The venue for tonight's show probably seats 250 max, and the stage is like 2 feet tall. This place is gonna get tore the fuck up man.
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My wife is a huge Train fan (I like them too) so we went to check out Will Anderson/Blues Traveler/Jewel/Train tonight.
Jewel was single handily the best singer I've ever seen live, I know her from the 90's and through re-runs of popup video but I wasn't ready for the sheer talent the dropped into my ear holes tonight. She is an incredible singer, her range is godly and I simply can't believe what I heard from her. I sat there with my jaw on the floor for most of the show, I finally got my wits about me and recorded the last bit of her final song. Love or hate her music but fuck, what a special evening.
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Ok.. I'm going on record.. Allegaeon is one of the best live bands out there. Holy sweet Jesus do they fucking bring a house down, just relentless perfection. Greg Burgess is now officially a God teir guitarist for me, right up there with the big boys like JP, Howe, Rothery and Emmett. Just a monster.
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Ok...what a whirlwind of a weekend, not sure how to sum this one up but I'll try...
Thursday.... 6 death metal bands with Allegaeon headlining. Standouts of the openers were Summoning the Lich and Arkaik, especially the latter, will definitely be checking them out more. As to Allegaeon, they were fucking flawless as always. I swear, they're quickly becoming a live favorite for me, they are so technically proficient and always sound so tight especially considering they always play tiny venues (this one was a 250 seat bar attached to a fucking bowling alley :lol ). Excellent set, very heavy with stuff from the new album which is killer, and some snippets of Subdivisions and Roundabout thrown in there. A few pics...
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And now the big one....Japanese metal band Nemophila with their first show outside of Japan at the world famous Whisky A Go Go. Sell out crowd, probably a bigger sausage fest than DT shows, but that's to be expected once you see the pics. No matter though, these girls kicked so much ass I can't even begin to describe it. Musically they're all very solid, sound was precise, and their energy was relentless. . And the cool thing about this was, all the Japan shows they did were under strict covid restrictions, so this was the first time they got an unmasked crowd that could yell, and boy did they feed off it. Only complaint was the set was short, maybe 70 minutes tops, but it was still 14 songs, so not complaining too much. Anyhoo, pics are poached of a pro's site, I got his name before the show, so I was able to enjoy the show without dicking around with the camera.
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And my favorite, I took this one...
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And a video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PNVUb1CSYU&list=PLEsYLHLdZBdA8MEZlVUmJ_uOHXNr17Jfn&ab_channel=AaronTRokz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PNVUb1CSYU&list=PLEsYLHLdZBdA8MEZlVUmJ_uOHXNr17Jfn&ab_channel=AaronTRokz)
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All right, I got my ticket to see Lindsey Stirling at the OC County Fair locked up. Groupon had a ticket for $35.00 in the far back center section of the venue. Would have costed $56.00 on Ticketmaster. The fact that I get free entry to the county fair with this ticket makes it better. Don't know what I'm going to do there other than eat unhealthy fair food, but it's a nice perk to have.
Lindsey Stirling - Pacific Amphitheater - Costa Mesa, CA. July 21st, 2022.
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Concert review from last weekend..... saw Flogging Molly, The Interrupters, Tiger Army and The Skints at the Stone Pony Summer Stage. It was a perfect day for an outdoor show right on the boardwalk.
Started with some reggae from The Skints. It was twosuitluke who introduced them to me 5 or so years ago when they last played the same venue as an opener for 311. It was nice to see more people show up early to catch them than 5 years ago, but we got there so early that we were right up by the barrier for their set. Really enjoyed their set again. My only complaint would be some more diversity as a good amount of the set was also what they played 5 years ago. They ended the set with the only song from their latest album, Learning to Swim (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XurSvDfXy0). Marcia pulled out all the tricks like last time too, but the last song included her rocking out on guitar.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWxjugcWYAASX9W?format=jpg&name=large)
Next up was Tiger Army. I was not a fan. Just couldn't get into the music at all during their set. Funny enough, the crowd was reacting pretty well for the first half of the set which was mostly punk but then they started slowing things down and even did a country song that just killed whatever energy there was. I was very uninterested. Cool to see someone playing the stand up bass though. Also, liked how they asked the crowd who was in the same lot 20 years ago for Warped Tour. I think I was one of the few who cheered for that. Although I don't recall if I actually saw them at a warped tour.
The Interrupters were next and the band I had wanted to see the most. Funny enough, another band I had last seen opening for 311. But now they had a full hour or so set and got to see a lot more songs than the two previous times I've seen them. Very fun and energetic set. Sadly, the sun was setting right behind the band and the sun just completely blinded me and most of the crowd. It was almost impossible to see them for half their set until the sun went down further behind a building. As their set started coming towards an end (it really started going when they did a cover of Sorrow by Bad Religion) the pit got big and I just wanted to go in. I pulled my gf close by so she could experience it. Easily one of the tamest pits I've ever seen, but it was fun to just get in for the first time in a long time. My gf said it was the wildest crowd she had been in, but I think she's just never been to a punk show before. Here's the penultimate song, Family (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2PG_1lVMNw), from behind the pit to get an idea of what I'm talking about.
The headliner, Flogging Molly, came on next right as it was starting to finally get dark and cool down the venue. I haven't really listened to them much, I knew the style of music they were (celtic punk) but hadn't really checked them out in many years. I thought they were a lot of fun. I think I even enjoyed their set more than the last time I saw Dropkick Murphys. But what made it special for me, was that the shore fireworks went off during their set. The city has postponed the fireworks from the night before because of the weather so I got lucky to get a live concert with a full firework show going on right behind me. It was hard to decide to watch the band or turn around and watch the fireworks, but it made for a unique experience. And as someone who loves fireworks, it put a huge smile on my face. To make it even better, Flogging Molly performed a new song "A Song of Liberty" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yic8QFJjHP8)as the fireworks went off. Felt perfect.
Flogging Molly The Interrupters Tiger Army The Skints LIVE NJ 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD8_hrkIHIY)
Next concert up is this Saturday and it will keep those reggae vibes flowing:
July 9th - Dirty Heads & Soja @ Coney Island Amphitheater, Coney Island NY (and I'll go grab a Nathan's dog at the site of the contest and choking last weekend :lol)
Also, had to book a business trip for the end of the month that is knocking a couple concerts off my schedule and made me want to add another, so the rest of the month looks like this:
July 16th - Bouncing Souls, Hot Water Music, The Ergs @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
July 21st - Alanis Morisette & Garbage @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 22nd - Third Eye Blind & Taking Back Sunday @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 28th - Halestorm & The Pretty Reckless @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 31st - Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, & Static X @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
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Ok.. I'm going on record.. Allegaeon is one of the best live bands out there. Holy sweet Jesus do they fucking bring a house down, just relentless perfection. Greg Burgess is now officially a God teir guitarist for me, right up there with the big boys like JP, Howe, Rothery and Emmett. Just a monster.
Wow. Now I feel bad for missing them back in February. I've never heard anything, though, just sort of vaguely familiar with the name. What album would you recommend as a good starting place?
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Out of that line up I'd have been 50/50 Cram. I love The Skints and The Interrupters (which is good as they are touring the UK together soon) but not overly bothered with Tiger Army or Flogging Molly. Tiger Army always reminded me of how AFI would sound if they played rockabilly :lol you mentioned Dropkick Murphys, and I prefer them over Flogging Molly (even though I'm not too wild on DM and they aren't exactly the same).
I don't think I've seen The Skints since about '18. They played a cover of Let's Stay Together last time I saw them, which my wife and I loved enough that their cover became our first dance when we got married :heart
I haven't been in a punk rock pit since COVID and I kinda miss it too. Hopefully NOFX will tour over here or something.
As for your upcoming shows dude, Bouncing Souls and Hot Water Music sounds cool. I don't think I've seen either before. Have you heard Hot Water Music's latest album? One of the best punk albums for me this year, especially the track that features Chris Cresswell from The Flatliners.
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I have not listened to the new Hot Water Music and similarly to last year's Bouncing Souls show (they do a summer concert locally every year that draws a big crowd because they are from the area) when Sick of it All played, I kind of forgot some of these bands are still around. I'll have to check them out. I don't think I even sampled them in 20 years.
They call that show "Stoked for the Summer" and I was reminded of it when I was at the venue last weekend and kept one fo the fliers because I liked the art work.
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Ok.. I'm going on record.. Allegaeon is one of the best live bands out there. Holy sweet Jesus do they fucking bring a house down, just relentless perfection. Greg Burgess is now officially a God teir guitarist for me, right up there with the big boys like JP, Howe, Rothery and Emmett. Just a monster.
Wow. Now I feel bad for missing them back in February. I've never heard anything, though, just sort of vaguely familiar with the name. What album would you recommend as a good starting place?
Their last album, Apoptosis is their strongest for me. Before that, while awesome, they lean a bit too heavy on the tech side of tech death metal. On Apoptosis they really start bringing in the melodic elements. After that, their current one, Damnum, is equally strong, though much darker since it basically was inspired by the suicide of a friend of the band, so it's a really hard listen at times, especially Called Home. If you favor the more tech side, definitely hit Proponents of Sentience, that's a straight up tour de force.
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I guess I never did a review from two weekends ago...
I saw Dirty Heads and SOJA in Coney Island. Very chill reggae concert along the shore. Went to the original Nathan's for dinner before (this is now my tradition for coming to this venue) which was delicious especially because they server beer! Apparently the show started at 6pm (I thought that was doors) so I missed the opener while I was eating my dinner. Oh well, I had never listened to them, but if I knew they were going on at 6pm, I would have gotten to the area earlier.
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SOJA was new to me, but I had recently got their latest album which actually won a grammy this year for best reggae album. I think it's really good music. Their live set was fun, but maybe a bit monotonous. As much as I enjoyed them, I don't think they did anything that really stood out to me. I was a bit bummed they performed the song that they collaborated with the singer of Dirty Heads but he didn't come out to sing his part. Like, you guys are in the same building wtf?! About half way into their set I noticed all the joints starting coming out. The venue is an open air amphitheater. So it's covered, but basically outdoors. Security didn't seem to care about all the smoke. After SOJA's set, I was chatting with a couple from Pittsburgh who had just seen the same show back home and were shocked by the lax security.
I saw Dirty Heads at the same venue in 2021 and it sucks to say, but there were significantly less people here for them this time around. The venue is listed as 5k capacity, but it wasn't even close to being half full. The emptiness of the venue is both good and bad. Bad for the band and the vibes, but good because I could walk all around for different perspectives without being smothered. Their light and video show was much better this time around. It was straight up trippy at times, but mostly was just colorful and enjoyable. The setlist wasn't too different than last year, but we got to see a brand new song performed that is unreleased. They also mentioned they were filming a music video for it that night. I don't expect to be in the video as I didn't even see any cameras :lol Overall, another fun Dirty Heads show and an enjoyable opener.
Dirty Heads & SOJA LIVE @ Coney Island Amphitheater NY 7/9/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5v2g8NJ2vs)
and as for this past weekend...
I went to the Stoked for the Summer annual punk show hosted by the Bouncing Souls at the Stone Pony along the Jersey shore. Funny enough, my reggae streak continued with Yellowman being the first band I saw. Save Face opened the day up, but because there was a storm cloud right as the show was supposed to start, the venue wouldn't sell me a ticket at the door and told me to come back in 45 minutes because if the storm didn't pass, the show would be cancelled. The storm passed and since i was on the boardwalk, I went to a local bar to kill the time. When I got back, Save Face was already finishing their set :facepalm: Oh well, I wasn't familiar with them, but similar to the previous concert, I was in the area and could have seen them.
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Yellowman was new to me. I did not know they were reggae. I did not know they were from Jamaica. I did not know the singer was deformed albino. I don't mean to be harsh here, but the guy looked like Hey You Guys if you know what I'm talking about. I read his wikipedia the next day to understand his story, but I must say I was a little bit confused by what I was watching on stage. I started from the back, but I was definitely enjoying the music so I moved right up to near the rail to get a closer view of the set. This guy is apparently legendary in Jamaica. I enjoyed the set, but similar to SOJA a week before, it did start to feel monotonous as it went on. His wife did come out and sing a few songs with him (I had no idea it was his wife, learned that afterwards). I couldn't really understand much of what he was singing, but I could tell it was about marijuana at times :lol
Hot Water Music were next. I thought they were really good. Kind of reminded me of a punk rock Mastadon in a way with how the different singers sounded in style. The guitarist/singer's son was on stage the entire time to his side rocking out. The kid was huge in getting the crowd going. He was more energetic than anyone on stage that entire day. He rocked out so hard and at the end of the set, I got a great shot of his father hugging him and kissing him. It was a really nice moment for them. I didn't really know their songs, but I enjoyed the set a lot.
Joyce Manor were next. Another band I wasn't familiar with. Now this time, they reminded me of a punk rock Weezer. Melodic, not too fast or heavy, kind of catchy and a bit of a nerdy look. Not terrible, but not quite my thing. A mosh pit finally started during their set but it was pretty small and tame. But their final song was a lot of fun and one of the highlights of the entire day for me.
Bouncing Souls were good, but sadly, it seemed way less exciting than last years show. Maybe because this one wasn't sold out, or maybe this just happens every year and people are losing interest? I do think they were very fun though and played all my favorites from back in the day. There just wasn't much of a mosh pit until the end. But I do think the encore they did this year was much better than last year. First they brought out Yellowman for a Toots and the Maytals cover. The singer mentioned having seen Yellowman while in high school and was really stoked to perform with him. Then Hot Water Music came on stage for the final two songs, a Hot Water Music cover and then the Bouncing Souls song True Believers to end the night. Apparently both bands share the same drummer. Also the kid was back out on stage rocking out. It was a perfect ending to the show.
Bouncing Souls Joyce Manor Hot Water Music Yellowman @ Stone Pony 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX6NQXUZeQs)
Up this week:
July 21st - Alanis Morisette & Garbage @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 22nd - Third Eye Blind & Taking Back Sunday @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
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Is that the same Stone Pony (meaning, same building) that Bruce used t play at? Or is it a different location now?
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Is that the same Stone Pony (meaning, same building) that Bruce used t play at? Or is it a different location now?
Yeah, same original building. In the picture, the building is all the way to the right. For the summer, they open up the outdoor summer stage for much bigger concerts, but the indoors is open during these shows too so you can go inside and check it out (it's pretty cool!) or cool off from the heat or hit up one of the many bars inside. There's a clip of the indoors in my youtube video somewhere, I almost always include a clip of all the guitars hanging on the walls. Having said that, I can't remember the last time I went to a concert in the original building. It's just not that big so it's mostly local and very small tours playing there.
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Man, I've been so busy trying to find good prices for my Chicago trip that I need to update some things.
Well, I've still got Lindsey Stirling at the OC county fair lined up on Thursday. Day after my birthday. Also, I've got another trip planned in Orlando in late September to see Alter Bridge and hear their latest album, Pawns & Kings, before it goes out in mid-October. I believe they are also doing a small acoustic set as well, so that would be great. No idea what shows I'm going to in August. Thought about seeing Third Eye Blind at FivePoint Amphitheater, but that's on the day I'm in Chicago, so that's a no go. I'll figure out some other shows at some point in August.
Lindsey Stirling - Pacific Amphitheater - Costa Mesa, CA. July 21st, 2022.
Alter Bridge's Pawns & Kings Listening Party - The Abbey - Orlando, FL. September 30th 2022.
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I'm accumulating a fair list here:
- Keith Urban - Great Woods, MA July 22
- Molly Hatchet - Some junkyard in Granby, CT (not kidding; "Mark's Recycling") July 31
- Aerosmith - Fenway Park, Boston, MA Sept. 8
- John Petrucci - Ridgefield Playhouse Oct. 6
- John Petrucci - Berkelee, Boston, MA Oct. 7
- John Petrucci - Town Hall, New York, NY Oct 13
- Iron Maiden - Worcester, MA Oct 17
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Seeing Greta Van Fleet in a week and a half
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Seeing Greta Van Fleet in a week and a half
:metal
My gf and I are going to the last show of the tour since it was postponed to December, really looking forward to it. You'll have a good time, really good live band.
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Just came home from seeing Queen + Adam Lambert at the Avicii Arena.
Beautiful stage show.... great music and what a voice Adam has.
But my highlight for the evening was when Brian May and Roger Taylor got their own spot.
Adam is a great singer but he is no Freddie Mercury. Still he did the materisl great.
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Nice man... I saw your pics on FB, looked like a great time.
I'm starting to feel serious withdrawals after the amazing weekend a few weeks ago, and my next show isn't till 9/9. May have to scare something random up to scratch the itch.
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Nice man... I saw your pics on FB, looked like a great time.
I'm starting to feel serious withdrawals after the amazing weekend a few weeks ago, and my next show isn't till 9/9. May have to scare something random up to scratch the itch.
My next isn't until tomorrow when I see Gojira...
After that my withdrawal sympoms will last until October..... scary thought
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Going to attempt to snag some Springsteen tickets tomorrow. I’m hoping I won’t need to take out a second mortgage on the house, but we’ll see.
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Going to attempt to snag some Springsteen tickets tomorrow. I’m hoping I won’t need to take out a second mortgage on the house, but we’ll see.
Did you get verified? I got put on the waiting list so I don't expect to get a chance at tickets.
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What are they going for? I heard the prices were gasp-inducing.
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What are they going for? I heard the prices were gasp-inducing.
You'd probably have to ask somebody who actually bought some. Ticketmaster stopped showing prices before the tickets actually go on sale a while back. Presumably it's more profitable to give somebody sticker-shock when there's a 7 minute countdown ticking away in the corner of their screen, than giving them time to reconsider. Fuck yeah, capitalism!
edit: after a bit of research, the base price is $60 to $399 for one show, which is pretty typical nowadays. The outrage is coming from the platinum seats, witch fluctuate with supply and demand, and are getting into the $4k area. And yes, somebody will buy them.
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Yeah, it's the premium seating which they're pricing based on demand, so basically charging whatever they want. If there's a market, whose to blame them, right?
I'll stick with my small market shows that have 4 bands in a tiny club for 25 bucks.
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What are they going for? I heard the prices were gasp-inducing.
You'd probably have to ask somebody who actually bought some. Ticketmaster stopped showing prices before the tickets actually go on sale a while back. Presumably it's more profitable to give somebody sticker-shock when there's a 7 minute countdown ticking away in the corner of their screen, than giving them time to reconsider. Fuck yeah, capitalism!
edit: after a bit of research, the base price is $60 to $399 for one show, which is pretty typical nowadays. The outrage is coming from the platinum seats, witch fluctuate with supply and demand, and are getting into the $4k area. And yes, somebody will buy them.
The two dudes sitting right next to me at the Springsteen Broadway show paid $6,000 A PIECE for their seats (I paid, from the box office, $800, and I would, God willing, do it again). We were second row, in front of the stage. Ted Danson and his lovely wife Mary Steenburgen were two rows behind me.
There should be no outrage; they are going to be priced at what they are one way or the other; so they can either buy them from the box office and maybe Bruce - who needs the cash, amirite? - will see some of it, or they will pay the scalpers, which is wasted money.
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Yeah, it's the premium seating which they're pricing based on demand, so basically charging whatever they want. If there's a market, whose to blame them, right?
I'll stick with my small market shows that have 4 bands in a tiny club for 25 bucks.
Something to be said for that; I paid $35 for my Ace Frehley tickets, and while it wasn't the greatest show I've ever seen, it was well worth the money, for sure.
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The important thing, as I see it, is how many of the seats are based on demand and how many are available for the rank and file. What's the breakdown? They need to maintain some sort of balance so that us lowly plebes can still see a favorite band, and ideally that should include a chance at good seats. Also, there's the problem of this certified fan thing. It seems to me that if the whole "certified fan" thing means actual fans then they should get a crack at the normal, face value seats, and the others should be paying the demand based price. In truth, though, it's really just a lottery and the scalpers have just as much of a shot at getting a code as anybody else.
Now that I think about it, this is actually no different than it was 30 years ago when we hung out at a record store or Sears to buy tickets when they went on sale, and we were happy with what we got. Except now they charge stupid prices for the experience.
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It seems to me that if the whole "certified fan" thing means actual fans then they should get a crack at the normal, face value seats, and the others should be paying the demand based price. In truth, though, it's really just a lottery and the scalpers have just as much of a shot at getting a code as anybody else.
Yeah, the certification thing should make it so actual fans have a shot at tickets, but it certainly doesn't seem like that's how it works in reality.
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Yeah, it's the premium seating which they're pricing based on demand, so basically charging whatever they want. If there's a market, whose to blame them, right?
I'll stick with my small market shows that have 4 bands in a tiny club for 25 bucks.
Something to be said for that; I paid $35 for my Ace Frehley tickets, and while it wasn't the greatest show I've ever seen, it was well worth the money, for sure.
Two weeks ago I spent $25 for Allegeaon and 5 other bands in a bar attached to a bowling alley, and Allegeaon always kicks ass. The next night it was $15 for Nemophila at the Whisky A Go Go, again, totally worth it (discounting the 200 for gas to LA and the 300 for the hotel room)
The important thing, as I see it, is how many of the seats are based on demand and how many are available for the rank and file. What's the breakdown? They need to maintain some sort of balance so that us lowly plebes can still see a favorite band, and ideally that should include a chance at good seats. Also, there's the problem of this certified fan thing. It seems to me that if the whole "certified fan" thing means actual fans then they should get a crack at the normal, face value seats, and the others should be paying the demand based price. In truth, though, it's really just a lottery and the scalpers have just as much of a shot at getting a code as anybody else.
Now that I think about it, this is actually no different than it was 30 years ago when we hung out at a record store or Sears to buy tickets when they went on sale, and we were happy with what we got. Except now they charge stupid prices for the experience.
Ah man...waiting overnight for tickets is an experience kids these days will sorely lack. Spending an evening, first in line for tix for The Who at the record store with my brother, getting all loaded and only staying awake with the help of chemical assistance, partying with a ton of like minded music fans, such a fantastic time. And the end reward? 2nd row at the Oakland coliseum, right in front of Pete Townshend.
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I've never had to wait for tickets, I was just beyond that point when I started going to shows. But if I'm honest, I don't think I would prefer that method. I'm sure it was fun and all to hang out with people wanting to see the show (kind of similar to waiting in line to enter a venue) but I'd rather deal with the ticketmaster crap.
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It seems to me that if the whole "certified fan" thing means actual fans then they should get a crack at the normal, face value seats, and the others should be paying the demand based price. In truth, though, it's really just a lottery and the scalpers have just as much of a shot at getting a code as anybody else.
Yeah, the certification thing should make it so actual fans have a shot at tickets, but it certainly doesn't seem like that's how it works in reality.
One of the things I've noticed is that there is a differential in venues. Meaning, I find that I have a very good chance of decent seats at the Meadows, our local shed (you've been there, Marc) that seats about 6,500 under the shed and 20,000+ on the lawn, and at the Oakdale (you've been there too) that seats 5,000 and several of the clubs in the area. I haven't been able to get a ticket through the box office for a casino show - Mohegan or Foxwoods, each arena seats about 10K if memory serves - in over five years. My wife wanted to go see Luke Combs this spring and got ONE ticket through the fan club; I went on during the regular sale, went through two cycles of waiting then was directed to the "certified re-sale", i.e. the official scalpers. I'm now going to wait and buy one in the lobby before the show.
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but similarly, I've yet to have an issue using Iron Maiden's fan club to score the tickets I want to get.
and while we are on the topic for ticket sales/resales.... one thing I've noticed this year is that I don't see people dropping ticket prices on stub hub the day of show like they used to. For example, I've been searching for Alanis Morrisette tickets for tonight and while there's 100s of tickets for sale on stubhub, none are below face value. So all these people are just going to eat the ticket prices? I've noticed this all summer for my local shed that historically I can always get a good deal for non sold out shows. It makes me wonder if people don't actually have the tickets. As in, maybe they put something on stubhub for over face value, the person buys it, then the sellers buys it on ticketmaster and resells it then to make the small profit. I'm really confused how every show I've been to this summer there has seemed like that. (granted, I did see a few under face value tickets go up and then get sold fairly quickly)
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I've been pretty lucky nabbing tickets at a good price either the week of or the day of the show. I mentioned that I had a pretty darn good view seeing 5 Seconds of Summer for $30.00 like 7 hours before the show started. That amphitheater was the most packed and the most enthusiastic I've seen in that place. I'm not even sure how in the world I found that ticket, but luck finds its way.
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but similarly, I've yet to have an issue using Iron Maiden's fan club to score the tickets I want to get.
and while we are on the topic for ticket sales/resales.... one thing I've noticed this year is that I don't see people dropping ticket prices on stub hub the day of show like they used to. For example, I've been searching for Alanis Morrisette tickets for tonight and while there's 100s of tickets for sale on stubhub, none are below face value. So all these people are just going to eat the ticket prices? I've noticed this all summer for my local shed that historically I can always get a good deal for non sold out shows. It makes me wonder if people don't actually have the tickets. As in, maybe they put something on stubhub for over face value, the person buys it, then the sellers buys it on ticketmaster and resells it then to make the small profit. I'm really confused how every show I've been to this summer there has seemed like that. (granted, I did see a few under face value tickets go up and then get sold fairly quickly)
That would be an interesting wrinkle. Hadn't seen that before, but I suppose it could be done. Kind of seems like TT&L would be your problem, though. You'd have to list it at about 30% over face to make up for your fees, and the buyer would have to shell out another 30% to cover Stubhub's fees. You'd have to be counting on a particularly stupid buyer. Maybe they though there woudl be a run for them, or that they could do better in the parking lot. I have not seen what you're describing. What I can tell you is that scalpers don't panic at eating tickets. Business losses cover their taxes. Typically they'd rather sell them at a loss then eat them altogether, though. I asked one about it and he said his cutoff was around 66%. As in he'd sell you a $100 ticket for $66, but would rather eat it than go lower.
Something else to keep in mind is that a whole lot of scalper tickets are comps to begin with.
A couple of months ago we witnessed an absolute race to the bottom for Who tickets. I spent an hour watching them drop their prices in $3 increments to undercut each other. It was great. We spent $22/ea (including fees) for tickets with a face (before fees) of $85 (and then moved down to $150 lower balcony seats). Maybe the second best ticket value we've gotten to date.
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but similarly, I've yet to have an issue using Iron Maiden's fan club to score the tickets I want to get.
and while we are on the topic for ticket sales/resales.... one thing I've noticed this year is that I don't see people dropping ticket prices on stub hub the day of show like they used to. For example, I've been searching for Alanis Morrisette tickets for tonight and while there's 100s of tickets for sale on stubhub, none are below face value. So all these people are just going to eat the ticket prices? I've noticed this all summer for my local shed that historically I can always get a good deal for non sold out shows. It makes me wonder if people don't actually have the tickets. As in, maybe they put something on stubhub for over face value, the person buys it, then the sellers buys it on ticketmaster and resells it then to make the small profit. I'm really confused how every show I've been to this summer there has seemed like that. (granted, I did see a few under face value tickets go up and then get sold fairly quickly)
That would be an interesting wrinkle. Hadn't seen that before, but I suppose it could be done. Kind of seems like TT&L would be your problem, though. You'd have to list it at about 30% over face to make up for your fees, and the buyer would have to shell out another 30% to cover Stubhub's fees. You'd have to be counting on a particularly stupid buyer. Maybe they though there woudl be a run for them, or that they could do better in the parking lot. I have not seen what you're describing. What I can tell you is that scalpers don't panic at eating tickets. Business losses cover their taxes. Typically they'd rather sell them at a loss then eat them altogether, though. I asked one about it and he said his cutoff was around 66%. As in he'd sell you a $100 ticket for $66, but would rather eat it than go lower.
Something else to keep in mind is that a whole lot of scalper tickets are comps to begin with.
A couple of months ago we witnessed an absolute race to the bottom for Who tickets. I spent an hour watching them drop their prices in $3 increments to undercut each other. It was great. We spent $22/ea (including fees) for tickets with a face (before fees) of $85 (and then moved down to $150 lower balcony seats). Maybe the second best ticket value we've gotten to date.
The bold is what I'm getting at. The prices are honestly stupid over facevalue so it would cover the costs and just rely on getting someone stupid to bite. Tickets for tonight are only over face value and it's not sold out. I guess people would rather eat their costs.
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but similarly, I've yet to have an issue using Iron Maiden's fan club to score the tickets I want to get.
and while we are on the topic for ticket sales/resales.... one thing I've noticed this year is that I don't see people dropping ticket prices on stub hub the day of show like they used to. For example, I've been searching for Alanis Morrisette tickets for tonight and while there's 100s of tickets for sale on stubhub, none are below face value. So all these people are just going to eat the ticket prices? I've noticed this all summer for my local shed that historically I can always get a good deal for non sold out shows. It makes me wonder if people don't actually have the tickets. As in, maybe they put something on stubhub for over face value, the person buys it, then the sellers buys it on ticketmaster and resells it then to make the small profit. I'm really confused how every show I've been to this summer there has seemed like that. (granted, I did see a few under face value tickets go up and then get sold fairly quickly)
That would be an interesting wrinkle. Hadn't seen that before, but I suppose it could be done. Kind of seems like TT&L would be your problem, though. You'd have to list it at about 30% over face to make up for your fees, and the buyer would have to shell out another 30% to cover Stubhub's fees. You'd have to be counting on a particularly stupid buyer. Maybe they though there woudl be a run for them, or that they could do better in the parking lot. I have not seen what you're describing. What I can tell you is that scalpers don't panic at eating tickets. Business losses cover their taxes. Typically they'd rather sell them at a loss then eat them altogether, though. I asked one about it and he said his cutoff was around 66%. As in he'd sell you a $100 ticket for $66, but would rather eat it than go lower.
Something else to keep in mind is that a whole lot of scalper tickets are comps to begin with.
A couple of months ago we witnessed an absolute race to the bottom for Who tickets. I spent an hour watching them drop their prices in $3 increments to undercut each other. It was great. We spent $22/ea (including fees) for tickets with a face (before fees) of $85 (and then moved down to $150 lower balcony seats). Maybe the second best ticket value we've gotten to date.
The bold is what I'm getting at. The prices are honestly stupid over facevalue so it would cover the costs and just rely on getting someone stupid to bite. Tickets for tonight are only over face value and it's not sold out. I guess people would rather eat their costs.
Ridiculously over face value is a different phenomenon. You've no doubt seen people listing $150 seats for $2,000 each, when the going rate should be $400. Those are being reserved and they don't want to remove the listing. Don't know if that's what you're talking about, but it is a thing.
edit: After a quick perusal, I see what you mean about people still clinging to hope, but there are definitely some seats in the 300 selling for less than face. It's the $80 lawn tickets I don't get.
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There were a couple pop up 300 sections with decent value, but I only saw a few under face value and those went quickly. Paid 42.50 at the box office for lawn.
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Seeing Greta Van Fleet in a week and a half
:metal
My gf and I are going to the last show of the tour since it was postponed to December, really looking forward to it. You'll have a good time, really good live band.
Right on! I'm very excited. Never seen them.
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Going to attempt to snag some Springsteen tickets tomorrow. I’m hoping I won’t need to take out a second mortgage on the house, but we’ll see.
Did you get verified? I got put on the waiting list so I don't expect to get a chance at tickets.
I did not- I had intentions to sign up last weekend but completely forgot. Well, I snoozed and loozed because tickets completely sold out 15 minutes BEFORE they went on sale to the general public.
I take comfort in the fact in that it was apparently a lottery system and even verified fans weren’t guaranteed a ticket.
Might shell out some dough on Stubhub for some nosebleeds seats- Springsteen is literally one of the last artists on my “concert bucket list”.
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I've never had to wait for tickets, I was just beyond that point when I started going to shows. But if I'm honest, I don't think I would prefer that method. I'm sure it was fun and all to hang out with people wanting to see the show (kind of similar to waiting in line to enter a venue) but I'd rather deal with the ticketmaster crap.
HAHA, it's like anything else; I have a story or two like Lonestar's, but I also have several where I showed up at midnight to locked doors and no one there, then came back at 9 am and no one was there, and then I'm like "okay, do I drive back home, or stay here." and there's no cameraderie, substance abuse, or good times. Just dull, boring waiting. :) :) :)
Then the idiot at the machine had to connect and didn't know where the seating chart is, and yadda yadda, and I'm in section 103 on the side half way up. :)
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but similarly, I've yet to have an issue using Iron Maiden's fan club to score the tickets I want to get.
and while we are on the topic for ticket sales/resales.... one thing I've noticed this year is that I don't see people dropping ticket prices on stub hub the day of show like they used to. For example, I've been searching for Alanis Morrisette tickets for tonight and while there's 100s of tickets for sale on stubhub, none are below face value. So all these people are just going to eat the ticket prices? I've noticed this all summer for my local shed that historically I can always get a good deal for non sold out shows. It makes me wonder if people don't actually have the tickets. As in, maybe they put something on stubhub for over face value, the person buys it, then the sellers buys it on ticketmaster and resells it then to make the small profit. I'm really confused how every show I've been to this summer there has seemed like that. (granted, I did see a few under face value tickets go up and then get sold fairly quickly)
That would be an interesting wrinkle. Hadn't seen that before, but I suppose it could be done. Kind of seems like TT&L would be your problem, though. You'd have to list it at about 30% over face to make up for your fees, and the buyer would have to shell out another 30% to cover Stubhub's fees. You'd have to be counting on a particularly stupid buyer. Maybe they though there woudl be a run for them, or that they could do better in the parking lot. I have not seen what you're describing. What I can tell you is that scalpers don't panic at eating tickets. Business losses cover their taxes. Typically they'd rather sell them at a loss then eat them altogether, though. I asked one about it and he said his cutoff was around 66%. As in he'd sell you a $100 ticket for $66, but would rather eat it than go lower.
Why is that? Does 50% or 40% set unrealistic expectations for next time? Meaning, they don't want to promote that behavior (a willingness to eat is a sure sign to ME that I could well get shut out if i don't meet them halfway).
I still have good luck usually with the parking lot. Still leery of fakes, but it is what it is.
A couple of months ago we witnessed an absolute race to the bottom for Who tickets. I spent an hour watching them drop their prices in $3 increments to undercut each other. It was great. We spent $22/ea (including fees) for tickets with a face (before fees) of $85 (and then moved down to $150 lower balcony seats). Maybe the second best ticket value we've gotten to date.
That's the way it's supposed to go. :) :) :)
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but similarly, I've yet to have an issue using Iron Maiden's fan club to score the tickets I want to get.
and while we are on the topic for ticket sales/resales.... one thing I've noticed this year is that I don't see people dropping ticket prices on stub hub the day of show like they used to. For example, I've been searching for Alanis Morrisette tickets for tonight and while there's 100s of tickets for sale on stubhub, none are below face value. So all these people are just going to eat the ticket prices? I've noticed this all summer for my local shed that historically I can always get a good deal for non sold out shows. It makes me wonder if people don't actually have the tickets. As in, maybe they put something on stubhub for over face value, the person buys it, then the sellers buys it on ticketmaster and resells it then to make the small profit. I'm really confused how every show I've been to this summer there has seemed like that. (granted, I did see a few under face value tickets go up and then get sold fairly quickly)
That would be an interesting wrinkle. Hadn't seen that before, but I suppose it could be done. Kind of seems like TT&L would be your problem, though. You'd have to list it at about 30% over face to make up for your fees, and the buyer would have to shell out another 30% to cover Stubhub's fees. You'd have to be counting on a particularly stupid buyer. Maybe they though there woudl be a run for them, or that they could do better in the parking lot. I have not seen what you're describing. What I can tell you is that scalpers don't panic at eating tickets. Business losses cover their taxes. Typically they'd rather sell them at a loss then eat them altogether, though. I asked one about it and he said his cutoff was around 66%. As in he'd sell you a $100 ticket for $66, but would rather eat it than go lower.
Why is that? Does 50% or 40% set unrealistic expectations for next time? Meaning, they don't want to promote that behavior (a willingness to eat is a sure sign to ME that I could well get shut out if i don't meet them halfway).
No idea. I was talking to the guy in a parking lot and time was money. Didn't pry too far. I do know that it's not a hard-fast rule. We've certainly paid far less than face before. It's also true that a whole lot of scalper tickets cost the scalper zero dollars, so they can let them go for precious little. Being able to scalp comps is a perk of being in the radio business (among others).
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Speaking of scalpers.
I did speak to one before buying at the box office last night. He wanted $40 for lawn and he would have to escort us in. It was $42.50 at the box office, so the $5 total for the two of us was not worth the awkwardness and risk of having some old dude escort us in. I'm sure it's fine, but that's not the discount I was looking for. He had no wiggle room and said I couldn't afford the concert after I denied him :lol I've gotten pretty confrontational with these guys before at this venue, but definitely not worth it last night in that heat.
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Finally...after 3 years. Maiden on Ullevi Gothenburg...check! :metal
Everyone was on fire both band and audience.
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So I don't post in this thread, because I don't do a lot of concerts these days but...
We're in Disney right now. A couple of weeks ago, we were looking at the concert series at EPCOT. A few years ago, we saw Dennis DeYoung, and it was awesome. Typically, the artists will play three 30-40 minute sets a night.
Anyway, I tell my wife that someone named Jeremy Camp was playing the day we're at EPCOT. I immediately think of Jesse Camp, the ex MTV VJ who was literally the worst act I've ever seen on a stage, but my wife is like I LOVE HIM!!!
WUT??
So my wife listens to a Christian radio station and they play his songs all the time. I looked him up on Spotify and a handful of his songs have like 30 MILLION streams..
Anyway, here's a pic..
(https://i.imgur.com/AoQH9SW.jpg)
We saw the 5:30 performance. He played 7 songs. It was actually really cool.
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That EPCOT thing can be really cool. Night Ranger has done that a couple times, I think, too.
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Yeah, they usually have a pretty good lineup. There's just never been anyone I'd be interested in when we've been here. But my wife knew who this guy was and can literally sing just about every song the guy played.
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And tonight also after 3 years waiting....Rammstein, can't wait! :metal
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My work project is complete in Amsterdam... looks like my coworker agreed to take a trip to Tilburg tonight to see...
July 29th - GWAR @ 013 Poppodium, Tilburg Netherlands
:metal :metal :metal
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My work project is complete in Amsterdam... looks like my coworker agreed to take a trip to Tilburg tonight to see...
July 29th - GWAR @ 013 Poppodium, Tilburg Netherlands
:metal :metal :metal
Awesome!!! I'll definitely try to catch a bit of their set at Aftershock.
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Coheed and Cambria in a few hours! :metal
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I saw The Aristocrats a few nights ago and I can't wrap my mind around great of musicians they are. They played a big venue here and pretty much packed it.
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Too early to start talking about concerts for 2023?
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Too early to start talking about concerts for 2023?
I've got two on my calendar so far, so I don't see why not. Just my opinion though.
Since I had been traveling last week, I never got to write some reviews so here we go....
Two weekends ago was a back to back concert weekend before I left for the Netherlands. First up was Alanis Morissette and Garbage. Interesting to see Garbage back in the same venue doing an opening slot about 30 days after they did the same thing. However, they did change the setlist up a bit. I honestly thought this performance was better. I think it was the songs that I didn't know being much more enjoyable. I loved how Shirley commented between songs about some guy eating fries during their set :lol and said he gets a pass because it's still light out even though it's odd for a rock concert (I kind of disagree here, at least for big concerts where people do eat unlike theatre or club shows where it's less common). Speaking of the sun light, she wore sunglasses unusually (according to her) because the sun was so bright on them during their set.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYOtW2KWQAABTV-?format=jpg&name=large)
Alanis really impressed me. I've never been a big fan or anything, but growing up in the 90s, it was impossible to not know the Jagged Little Pill album. I had never seen her before and although a few of my friends questioned why I was going, I really thought she could be fun and a new experience. I left VERY happy. For one, her voice has held up over the years. She's got a unique style and she can still belt it. Also, she's very active on stage. Constantly on the move and has a very strong vibe coming from her. I wish some of my favorite metal bands would take note of her stage presence. A nice long set list as well. Place was PACKED. Not sold out, but very close. The crowd sang along loud too for the hits. It was awesome. We got there early to claim a good spot on the lawn and that worked out very well for us to see the show for about as cheap as possible.
Alanis Morissette & Garbage LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_3U3VaVmY0)
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That's the kind of show that I don't know that I would just go to on my own, but that in hindsight I kick myself for NOT going to. I LOVE Garbage (and I have a thing for Shirley Manson) and I've come to really appreciate Alanis even if I can't really relate to the biggest part of her catalogue. But her Unplugged set is killer.
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Heard nothing but good things about that tour.
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Coheed and Cambria in a few hours! :metal
Jealous! I've got another 2 months to wait!
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Heard nothing but good things about that tour.
Can't speak for others, but I would recommend the show to anyone who is interested or on the edge of deciding. I told my gf after last weekend that Alanis was easily the best of the 5 bands we saw and it wasn't even close.
The next day after Alanis, we went to see The Summer Gods Tour with Third Eye Blind, Taking Back Sunday, and Hockey Dad. When we saw Alanis the night before, they had a deal for $20 flat lawn tickets for the show the next night, which we were already planning on going to, but that deal was too good to not scoop up on the spot and with lessons learned from the night before, we got there a bit earlier and claimed an awesome spot on the lawn for the night. I must admit, these were two of the best lawn seat experiences I have had at this venue. Historically, I hate the lawn here, but I think if you get there early and claim a spot with a lawn chair, you can have a pretty good experience.
Hockey Dad sucked IMO. From Australian and I had never heard of them before. They were pretty boring. The songs didn't stand out at all to me. Taking Back Sunday were next. They usually do two sold out shows at the local ballroom every December so I expected a good turn out. When they hit the stage, it was still fairly empty, but by the time they were done, the venue was fairly packed and singing along to their set. My best friend came with us to this show because he loves TBS. He wasn't too happy with the song choices to start, but was very happy by the time their set ended. I love the singers dancing with the mic cable and smooth feet ala Michael Jackson. I'm not a huge TBS fan overall. They were fun, but I don't see myself really being a fan.
Third Eye Blind is a band I've seen 3 times previously, but I've never been much of a fan. I know the hits from the 90s as a kid and mostly just wanted to see them because what better way to spend a local summer night? Might as well go to the show was my thought. I thought they sounded a lot heavier than I ever remember them. My gf a couple times said to me, "this is pretty heavy" and I agreed. The singer's outfit was interesting with all white and the orange beanie while it was over 90 degrees out. Pretty cool multi level stage set up.
The highlight was easily the surprise guest singer Alexis Krauss of the band Sleighbells. I'm not familiar with her or her band, but this seems to have been a one off occurrence of her joining along for a TEB song and also a song that they both do together (seems the only time this song was done all tour so far). I've captured a lot of cool songs and performances, but I think the duet of them doing Losing A Whole Year (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_2Jov3gcOw) might be one of my favorite songs all year I recorded. Just the crowd singing along so loud and them two singing it felt like a really special moment. Also they had a camera person on stage recording this so I wonder if it gets released in some way. I also love how she was wearing the same orange beanie until it kept falling off :lol When I think of "summer concerts" this song is going to be coming to mind for a long time I think.
Third Eye Blind Taking Back Sunday Hockey Dad LIVE @2022 New Jersey 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISojQmiklJY)
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All right, what do I have for my August plans? Well, I still got a ticket to see Brad Paisley at FivePoint. I enjoyed his show last year and rated it the 2nd favorite concert of the year behind Metallica. I'm sure I'm bound to enjoy him again as well. I also got a Chicago trip planned to see a live show of a podcast I listened to on a weekly basis, Cox n Crendor. I've checked to see if there's any shows that interests me in the Chicago area on a Saturday, but nothing that intrigues me.
I'm hoping tickets for that Breaking Benjamin/Alice in Chains/Bush bill in September continues to drop to that sweet spot I like. $46.00 for a center bleacher view right now on a secondary site. If it gets to under $40.00, that gets me going.
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Too early to start talking about concerts for 2023?
I've got two on my calendar so far, so I don't see why not. Just my opinion though.
Since I had been traveling last week, I never got to write some reviews so here we go....
Two weekends ago was a back to back concert weekend before I left for the Netherlands. First up was Alanis Morissette and Garbage. Interesting to see Garbage back in the same venue doing an opening slot about 30 days after they did the same thing. However, they did change the setlist up a bit. I honestly thought this performance was better. I think it was the songs that I didn't know being much more enjoyable. I loved how Shirley commented between songs about some guy eating fries during their set :lol and said he gets a pass because it's still light out even though it's odd for a rock concert (I kind of disagree here, at least for big concerts where people do eat unlike theatre or club shows where it's less common). Speaking of the sun light, she wore sunglasses unusually (according to her) because the sun was so bright on them during their set.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYOtW2KWQAABTV-?format=jpg&name=large)
Alanis really impressed me. I've never been a big fan or anything, but growing up in the 90s, it was impossible to not know the Jagged Little Pill album. I had never seen her before and although a few of my friends questioned why I was going, I really thought she could be fun and a new experience. I left VERY happy. For one, her voice has held up over the years. She's got a unique style and she can still belt it. Also, she's very active on stage. Constantly on the move and has a very strong vibe coming from her. I wish some of my favorite metal bands would take note of her stage presence. A nice long set list as well. Place was PACKED. Not sold out, but very close. The crowd sang along loud too for the hits. It was awesome. We got there early to claim a good spot on the lawn and that worked out very well for us to see the show for about as cheap as possible.
Alanis Morissette & Garbage LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_3U3VaVmY0)
Saw her at UMass in early '96, which I guess included Taylor Hawkins.
Her mike must be really sensitive because you could really hear her voice even when the mike was like a foot away from her mouth.
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Went to go see Rage against the machine last night. It was sweet
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Her mike must be really sensitive because you could really hear her voice even when the mike was like a foot away from her mouth.
Yeah I noticed that too. She'd be belting out a note but the mic would be held so far away yet you could hear it perfectly fine. I'm just operating under the assumption that lady has some powerful vocal cords.
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Her mike must be really sensitive because you could really hear her voice even when the mike was like a foot away from her mouth.
Yeah I noticed that too. She'd be belting out a note but the mic would be held so far away yet you could hear it perfectly fine. I'm just operating under the assumption that lady has some powerful vocal cords.
So are most Kiss fans. :lol
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The highlight was easily the surprise guest singer Alexis Krauss of the band Sleighbells. I'm not familiar with her or her band, but this seems to have been a one off occurrence of her joining along for a TEB song and also a song that they both do together (seems the only time this song was done all tour so far). I've captured a lot of cool songs and performances, but I think the duet of them doing Losing A Whole Year (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_2Jov3gcOw) might be one of my favorite songs all year I recorded. Just the crowd singing along so loud and them two singing it felt like a really special moment. Also they had a camera person on stage recording this so I wonder if it gets released in some way. I also love how she was wearing the same orange beanie until it kept falling off :lol When I think of "summer concerts" this song is going to be coming to mind for a long time I think.
Yup, they released the video of this today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjFwH-jcPF8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjFwH-jcPF8) pretty cool to see the shot from the camera that you can see in my video.
And my last concert review to catch up on.... GWAR in Tilburg. This was a lucky opportunity to me since we expected to be working Friday evening, but we actually finished our project Thursday night so I brought the idea up to my coworker (who had the car rental) when he asked if I wanted to drive around to some new spot... perfect opportunity to suggest we go to Tilburg (about 75 minutes south of Amsterdam (close to the Belgium border). He was totally down to go, but had no interest in the concert so we drove down there, he dropped me off and there happened to be a big carnival happening so he spent the 90 minutes hanging out while I went into the venue. But before going in, I had to buy a ticket so I went to the box office and the lady working handed me a free ticket that someone left as an extra. How nice?! That 30 euro saved from the ticket went right to buying a tour tshirt. Got inside just in time for them to come on.
What sucks is the Dutch people are tall and since I got there just in time, I was relagated to the back (which normally I'm cool with) but I could hardly see over all the tall people :lol After a bit I got adjusted and found a good spot to chill for most of the show. They played in the smaller theater, not the main hall, which kind of sucks. I was hoping to be in the room where I've seen lots of concerts on video (Kamelot, Alestorm) but obviously they aren't as big of a draw. I thought the crowd was mostly dead until the end. I found the vibe to be kind of crappy honestly. It also stunk of BO, but no one was moshing. I'm pretty sure someone farted on me as well :lol I'm also sure I stood out as the random American at this show. The band were solid, although a bit sloppy compared to previous times I've seen them. I'll chalk that up to being the first show of the European leg. Some minor technical issues as well. I will say, halfway through their set, it felt like things were getting better. The crowd was being more responsive and the band was sounding tighter. I really enjoyed the song Immortal Corrupter dedicated to Oderus Urungus. They killed the Queen of England at the end of the set. I was wondering if that was a Euro thing or if they did that on the US leg too. Biden was killed early in the show and near the end they also offed Putin and Ji. Some of the in between song talk was booed from the crowd :lol I think some of that really crude humor didn't go over so well. When they finished the show with an ACDC cover of If You Want Blood (You've Got It) the place was rocking hard. In the end, I'm very happy I was able to see this show and the experience will make it memorable, but the show itself was not one of my favorites.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FY3Qh2gWQAQ2P4a?format=jpg&name=large)
GWAR LIVE @ 013 Poppodium Tilburg Netherlands July 29th 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbeGfhQD_gY)
and back home for another double concert summer weekend (although I have some concerns about potential storms impacting the shows)
August 6th - Incubus & Sublime with Rome @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
August 7th - A Day to Remember, The Ghost Inside, Beartooth & Bad Omens @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
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Saw Greta Van Fleet last Saturday, amazing show!
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Got burned by Anthrax last night. Cancelled very late in the day, and the prospects of getting a refund are slim to nothing. I think that's the first time I've ever gotten scorched on a ticket before. Shame it had to be them. I hope none of them are dead, but this really sours me on them. I could actually use that $46 this month.
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Got burned by Anthrax last night. Cancelled very late in the day, and the prospects of getting a refund are slim to nothing. I think that's the first time I've ever gotten scorched on a ticket before. Shame it had to be them. I hope none of them are dead, but this really sours me on them. I could actually use that $46 this month.
Why wouldn't they provide refunds if the show was cancelled? The concerning part would be you won't get that money back quickly, but I'd have to imagine a full refund is in the works for a cancelled show.
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Got burned by Anthrax last night. Cancelled very late in the day, and the prospects of getting a refund are slim to nothing. I think that's the first time I've ever gotten scorched on a ticket before. Shame it had to be them. I hope none of them are dead, but this really sours me on them. I could actually use that $46 this month.
Why wouldn't they provide refunds if the show was cancelled? The concerning part would be you won't get that money back quickly, but I'd have to imagine a full refund is in the works for a cancelled show.
Full show wasn't cancelled. Hatebreed and Black Label Society still played. Some people who made a very narrow window might have managed a refund, but it seems TM and the Venue are pointing at each other. Anthrax's post said that refunds were available at the box office until it closed, but the box office pointed to TM. This morning TM said that there were no refunds after the event had taken place. It's going to be a Catch 22, I reckon. In any case, I didn't get there until a few minutes after the box office had closed because I wasn't aware of what was going on (friendly Iranian lady manning the parking lot told me "no Anthrax here!"
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Got burned by Anthrax last night. Cancelled very late in the day, and the prospects of getting a refund are slim to nothing. I think that's the first time I've ever gotten scorched on a ticket before. Shame it had to be them. I hope none of them are dead, but this really sours me on them. I could actually use that $46 this month.
Why wouldn't they provide refunds if the show was cancelled? The concerning part would be you won't get that money back quickly, but I'd have to imagine a full refund is in the works for a cancelled show.
Full show wasn't cancelled. Hatebreed and Black Label Society still played. Some people who made a very narrow window might have managed a refund, but it seems TM and the Venue are pointing at each other. Anthrax's post said that refunds were available at the box office until it closed, but the box office pointed to TM. This morning TM said that there were no refunds after the event had taken place. It's going to be a Catch 22, I reckon. In any case, I didn't get there until a few minutes after the box office had closed because I wasn't aware of what was going on (friendly Iranian lady manning the parking lot told me "no Anthrax here!"
wow wtf. Hopefully they clear some of that up for you and others who didn't actually attend, but I would fear you may be right. That's FUCKED and not right that you had to go to the box office for a refund by a certain time.
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Got burned by Anthrax last night. Cancelled very late in the day, and the prospects of getting a refund are slim to nothing. I think that's the first time I've ever gotten scorched on a ticket before. Shame it had to be them. I hope none of them are dead, but this really sours me on them. I could actually use that $46 this month.
Why wouldn't they provide refunds if the show was cancelled? The concerning part would be you won't get that money back quickly, but I'd have to imagine a full refund is in the works for a cancelled show.
Full show wasn't cancelled. Hatebreed and Black Label Society still played. Some people who made a very narrow window might have managed a refund, but it seems TM and the Venue are pointing at each other. Anthrax's post said that refunds were available at the box office until it closed, but the box office pointed to TM. This morning TM said that there were no refunds after the event had taken place. It's going to be a Catch 22, I reckon. In any case, I didn't get there until a few minutes after the box office had closed because I wasn't aware of what was going on (friendly Iranian lady manning the parking lot told me "no Anthrax here!"
wow wtf. Hopefully they clear some of that up for you and others who didn't actually attend, but I would fear you may be right. That's FUCKED and not right that you had to go to the box office for a refund by a certain time.
The venue was actually pretty reasonable about it, and surprisingly quick to reply to an email. They won't give me a refund but offered up a gift certificate for 2 to see "a select show." I'd rather have the $50, but I suppose that'll have to do. Maybe I can cash it in and sell them to get my money back. :lol
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Got burned by Anthrax last night. Cancelled very late in the day, and the prospects of getting a refund are slim to nothing. I think that's the first time I've ever gotten scorched on a ticket before. Shame it had to be them. I hope none of them are dead, but this really sours me on them. I could actually use that $46 this month.
Why wouldn't they provide refunds if the show was cancelled? The concerning part would be you won't get that money back quickly, but I'd have to imagine a full refund is in the works for a cancelled show.
Full show wasn't cancelled. Hatebreed and Black Label Society still played. Some people who made a very narrow window might have managed a refund, but it seems TM and the Venue are pointing at each other. Anthrax's post said that refunds were available at the box office until it closed, but the box office pointed to TM. This morning TM said that there were no refunds after the event had taken place. It's going to be a Catch 22, I reckon. In any case, I didn't get there until a few minutes after the box office had closed because I wasn't aware of what was going on (friendly Iranian lady manning the parking lot told me "no Anthrax here!"
Is it a co-headline tour?
I understand wanting a refund, but if the show is not cancelled, the show is still going on and the tickets are still valid.
At least the venue is offering those vouchers. But I think they couldn't refund since the show wasn't technically cancelled.
It's an unfortunate thing and the band doesn't have to say anything.
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Got burned by Anthrax last night. Cancelled very late in the day, and the prospects of getting a refund are slim to nothing. I think that's the first time I've ever gotten scorched on a ticket before. Shame it had to be them. I hope none of them are dead, but this really sours me on them. I could actually use that $46 this month.
Why wouldn't they provide refunds if the show was cancelled? The concerning part would be you won't get that money back quickly, but I'd have to imagine a full refund is in the works for a cancelled show.
Full show wasn't cancelled. Hatebreed and Black Label Society still played. Some people who made a very narrow window might have managed a refund, but it seems TM and the Venue are pointing at each other. Anthrax's post said that refunds were available at the box office until it closed, but the box office pointed to TM. This morning TM said that there were no refunds after the event had taken place. It's going to be a Catch 22, I reckon. In any case, I didn't get there until a few minutes after the box office had closed because I wasn't aware of what was going on (friendly Iranian lady manning the parking lot told me "no Anthrax here!"
Is it a co-headline tour?
I understand wanting a refund, but if the show is not cancelled, the show is still going on and the tickets are still valid.
At least the venue is offering those vouchers. But I think they couldn't refund since the show wasn't technically cancelled.
It's an unfortunate thing and the band doesn't have to say anything.
It does seem to have been a co-headline deal. They're both playing 12 song sets. At the same time that's no reason not to offer refunds. The co-headline thing actually works to their advantage here, as most of the people attended anyway. Only a small minority would be seeking refunds.
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Well that's just fucked. Sorry man.
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I'm torn between seeing either both of Mastadon and Astronoid with Holy Fawn headlining. I might end up just seeing both, but if not I don't know who to see.
For one, I haven't seen Mastadon in a while and they're likely going to be playing a longer set as this is a side stop from their tour with Ghost. Spiritbox is also joining them as support. This is on the 28th.
Holy Fawn w/ Astronoid is on my birthday.
I remember seeing Astronoid with Tesseract and loving them. I then forgot about them until recently when I looked at shows coming up here, and seeing what the music from the bands playing on my birthday sounded like. Their new album is amazing and it is going to be a big contrast going from them to Holy Fawn.
I might just end up seeing Astronoid since it's my birthday and I love going to shows.
So after the Freaks on Parade Tour on the 16th, next would be Mastadon then Astronoid.
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I'm not familiar with Astronoid, but I like Spiritbox those most of the four bands mentioned a lot so I'd choose that concert personally.
Some more reviews...
Last Saturday was Incubus, Sublime with Rome, and the Aquadolls at my local spaceship amphitheater. Got lawn tickets at the box office, once again, could not find a single under face value ticket for the lawn. My friend came with my girlfriend and myself and we had this discussion (which came up here a couple weeks ago) and he agreed, he hasn't seen cheap tickets like we used to either. He thinks stubhub is putting a minimum on tickets because he goes to Red Bull soccer games and hasn't scored the $5 game day ticket dumps.
Anyway, Aquadolls were not for me. At all. Boring old school style 40s rock with a modern maybe punkish twist. Just boring to me. I did feel bad while chatting with the group of people near us that I wihs they didn't play at all and the girl was not happy being she was a fan :lol I guess I should have kept my mouth shut.
Sublime With Rome were good. I've seen them 12 times now so I know what to expect and sadly, I did not expect such a short set. I think they got 45 minutes, but it felt like 30. Literally everyone around me was like WTF? I must say, I was a bit surprised to see a significant young crowd show up for Sublime. Funny enough, for their set the lawn got packed but the seats were empty. I really think there is something up with ticket sales.
Incubus were good as usual. My complaint however is their setlists are starting to get stale. With only a couple songs I had never seen before, they are starting to become like 311 when in the past they would shuffle a few more songs. I did think Echo was great as I had never seen that one. I read a bit about Brandon's voice being much better this tour, but I didn't notice. He was his same hit/miss as the last time I saw them in 2019. I wouldn't say his performance was bad at all, just not as good as some critics seem to think this tour. Definitely a very fun summer night, but maybe not the most memorable concert for me.
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Incubus & Sublime with Rome LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eyOLXvlCg)
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Last Saturday was Incubus, Sublime with Rome, and the Aquadolls at my local spaceship amphitheater. Got lawn tickets at the box office, once again, could not find a single under face value ticket for the lawn. My friend came with my girlfriend and myself and we had this discussion (which came up here a couple weeks ago) and he agreed, he hasn't seen cheap tickets like we used to either. He thinks stubhub is putting a minimum on tickets because he goes to Red Bull soccer games and hasn't scored the $5 game day ticket dumps.
I have not sold tickets through stubhub in a while (at least 4 years), but I did sell a ticket through Ticketmaster and they put a minimum. In fact, the minimum was higher than what I paid for them. I paid $89, including fees, for a show. Decided I wasn't going to go and went to sell it, and I could not list it for less than $110. I was actually trying to sell it for less that what it cost me and it didn't let me.
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Last Saturday was Incubus, Sublime with Rome, and the Aquadolls at my local spaceship amphitheater. Got lawn tickets at the box office, once again, could not find a single under face value ticket for the lawn. My friend came with my girlfriend and myself and we had this discussion (which came up here a couple weeks ago) and he agreed, he hasn't seen cheap tickets like we used to either. He thinks stubhub is putting a minimum on tickets because he goes to Red Bull soccer games and hasn't scored the $5 game day ticket dumps.
I have not sold tickets through stubhub in a while (at least 4 years), but I did sell a ticket through Ticketmaster and they put a minimum. In fact, the minimum was higher than what I paid for them. I paid $89, including fees, for a show. Decided I wasn't going to go and went to sell it, and I could not list it for less than $110. I was actually trying to sell it for less that what it cost me and it didn't let me.
Ticketmaster has always had that, I think. It's because they are usually the official seller so they want you to buy a face value ticket not under value. That, to me, makes sense. But stub hub not having anything cheap? That's what seems off to me. I don't think I've ever bought a resale on ticket master for this reason.
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Updating for Band Maid and Petrucci....
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, USA DEBUT, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/11- Nine Inch Nails, Greek Theater in Berkeley
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic
10/7- Nemophila and a shit ton of other bands at Aftershock Festival
10/14- Band-Maid, August Hall
11/7- John Petrucci, Palace of Fine Arts
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Another review...
On Sunday I went to the Stone Pony Summer Stage for a sold out 4 band metalcore show! It was really hot out and a beautiful day with little clouds, but I must say, this venue needs cloudy weather. The sun behind the stage can just be brutal and it was a really hard time staying cool for this show. The first band was who I wanted to see the most, Bad Omens. I saw them 5 months ago locally as an opener and thought they were awesome. I got their latest 2022 album and played it to death since then so when I saw they were coming back to NJ, even as an opener again, I really wanted to be there. They hit the stage at 5pm. When I got to the venue, the line was wrapped around to get in at 4:30pm. I got in just in time, the place was already packed. Clearly people have been discovering this band lately like I did and showed up early to see them. This set was better than last time because they played more of the new stuff that I really enjoy. Lots of hardcore style dancing in the pit that broke out right in front of me. There was also a large wall of death and the final song everyone in the crowd went nuts. What a great set and great crowd for them. They also sounded perfect (which makes me wonder how much of their show is truly live vs. backing tracks).
But now is where the heat started sinking in as the place was basically full at this point. Luckily there's an indoor area, the original venue of the Stone Pony. I ended up missing some of the second band because I was still cooling off inside. But by the time I got back outside, there was no where to move so I was relegated to the back of the venue for Beartooth's set. I wasn't familiar with them up until a few days before the show when I sampled some songs and found them to be pretty solid. THe singer's energy was great. He got the crowd going pretty well. Their set was pretty good, other than the last song seemingly dragging forever and maybe part of it was me just waiting for it to end so I could go back inside.
The Ghost Inside were the 3rd band and I was not really into them at all. More hardcore than the other bands. Kept to my spot in the back as the sun was still just belting the venue until the end of their set when it started to finally set and I could see the stage much better without having to hold a hand to my head to block the sun. I should note, my videos for both Beartooth and the Ghost Inside are basically terrible because of the sun :lol
The headliner was A Day to Remember. I saw them once before in 2019 and thought they were really solid live without knowing their music. I never went back to get to know their music so I was still pretty unfamiliar with their songs, but once again, they were pretty strong live. Definitely had a wild crowd. Before they came on, I moved to mid center of the venue, but as soon as they started the pits opened up and I just had no energy to deal with that so I went back to the back which wasn't so bad as it turned into night so I could see much better. They had some technical difficulties which I always love that included us hearing some of the backing tracks without the band :lol and also they shot up confetti but it was fairly windy and the wind just blew it all onto the side of the stage getting stuck in the scaffolding which lead to a pretty cool looking stage for their set.
I did something I hardly ever do anymore, I left early. I could have saw the last 5 songs and then waited 90 minutes for a train, or catch that earlier train and miss the end of their set. I was way too tired and it was a Sunday so I didn't want to linger more. I will say, you could hear them pretty damn good from outside the venue. I guess I wasn't too shocked to see tiktoks of people enjoying the concert from outside the venue on Monday. Overall, if you like this genre of music, this tour is probably perfect for you. I'm so so on metalcore, but Bad Omens killed it so in the end, this was a good show.
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A Day to Remember Ghost Inside Beartooth Bad Omens LIVE @ Stone Pony NJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKr69-XbfeU)
In other news, my gf can no longer go to the Imagine Dragons concert next week and being that it's completely sold out, I figured I would off load the tickets. I made $200 off the sale. So I'm going to flip that money and buy Red Hot Chili Pepper tickets which are insanely expensive and that stadium show is almost sold out too. But let's be real, I'd rather see RHCP than ID and it's not even close.
My friend said he may have an extra ticket for me for Rage tomorrow, but I've told him to try and offload it to others before giving it to me because I'm going on Sunday, so for now, here's the weekend slate:
August 14th - Rage Against the Machine & Run the Jewels @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
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I enjoy Imagine Dragons. Your GF is missing a great show by Imagine Dragons. Lots and lots of confetti with them. I felt bad for the venue staff.
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I enjoy Imagine Dragons. Your GF is missing a great show by Imagine Dragons. Lots and lots of confetti with them. I felt bad for the venue staff.
She has a business trip she couldn't wiggle out of. I tried selling just one ticket so I could go and no one was buying it, so once I put both up they both sold. I may keep my eye out for a lawn ticket, but I'm probably not going to go. I've seen them once before so it's not a huge deal. I'd rather see RHCP though for the money. These concerts are just really too expensive so going to both is not easy on the wallet.
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I enjoy Imagine Dragons. Your GF is missing a great show by Imagine Dragons. Lots and lots of confetti with them. I felt bad for the venue staff.
She has a business trip she couldn't wiggle out of. I tried selling just one ticket so I could go and no one was buying it, so once I put both up they both sold. I may keep my eye out for a lawn ticket, but I'm probably not going to go. I've seen them once before so it's not a huge deal. I'd rather see RHCP though for the money. These concerts are just really too expensive so going to both is not easy on the wallet.
The Freaks on Parade tour is way more expensive than the Imagine Dragons show. Imagine Dragons wasn't that bad for a Pit ticket.
Now one show that is a great deal is Lamb of God, that is $75 w/o fees for a pit ticket. Compare that to $300 for pit for Freaks on Parade.
The Freaks on Parade tour is playing off Nu-Metal Nostalgia. Which hilariously worked.
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That must be a regional thing. The Rob Zombie show was not like that locally at all (I would have gone but was out of town).
My friend hooked me up with his extra ticket and I'm on the train headed to MSG for night 4 of 5 of Rage Against the Machine.
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I'm not familiar with Astronoid, but I like Spiritbox those most of the four bands mentioned a lot so I'd choose that concert personally.
Some more reviews...
Last Saturday was Incubus, Sublime with Rome, and the Aquadolls at my local spaceship amphitheater. Got lawn tickets at the box office, once again, could not find a single under face value ticket for the lawn. My friend came with my girlfriend and myself and we had this discussion (which came up here a couple weeks ago) and he agreed, he hasn't seen cheap tickets like we used to either. He thinks stubhub is putting a minimum on tickets because he goes to Red Bull soccer games and hasn't scored the $5 game day ticket dumps.
Anyway, Aquadolls were not for me. At all. Boring old school style 40s rock with a modern maybe punkish twist. Just boring to me. I did feel bad while chatting with the group of people near us that I wihs they didn't play at all and the girl was not happy being she was a fan :lol I guess I should have kept my mouth shut.
Sublime With Rome were good. I've seen them 12 times now so I know what to expect and sadly, I did not expect such a short set. I think they got 45 minutes, but it felt like 30. Literally everyone around me was like WTF? I must say, I was a bit surprised to see a significant young crowd show up for Sublime. Funny enough, for their set the lawn got packed but the seats were empty. I really think there is something up with ticket sales.
Incubus were good as usual. My complaint however is their setlists are starting to get stale. With only a couple songs I had never seen before, they are starting to become like 311 when in the past they would shuffle a few more songs. I did think Echo was great as I had never seen that one. I read a bit about Brandon's voice being much better this tour, but I didn't notice. He was his same hit/miss as the last time I saw them in 2019. I wouldn't say his performance was bad at all, just not as good as some critics seem to think this tour. Definitely a very fun summer night, but maybe not the most memorable concert for me.
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Incubus & Sublime with Rome LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eyOLXvlCg)
I agree with you on the incubus setlist. Truthfully I was hoping with this tour they'd do an anniversary tour of morning view.
As with Brandon he is still very hit or miss live but I'm there for the band and to see what new pedals Mike has in his arsenal :lol
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Made an exception to my concert year being over after Soen announced a US tour. I'm still stunned. Only $32 after fees. No-brainer.
Nov. 22nd - Soen at Lincoln Hall Chicago
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Okay...So while browsing Youtube there was a band that popped up, so I decided to check them out.
That band is Unprocessed and holy cow are they amazing. I love this blend of Pop with Guitar based Metal. They're in the same vein as Polyphia but add vocals to it which makes the music linger more towards Pop territory. I am loving the sound.
As I was perusing their Facebook page, I came to find out they're touring with Polyphia. Tickets to Denver are sold out, but I look at Phoenix and they're playing there on my Birthday. I am now thinking of just going to Phoenix to see them w/ Polyphia.
Man...Decisions, decisions.
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Last weekend I attended nights 4 and 5 of the Rage Against the Machine 5 night stand at Madison Square Garden. Before I talk about the actual performances, I must point out that BOTH shows had some of the friendliest and yet most active crowds I've been apart of. To start, my friend gave me a ticket so obviously my friend is friendly, but he had another extra he sold outside the venue to some dude who was also cool (and he sat with us so it's not like it was just an exchange). Outside the venue during that exchange, a couple offered a free cannoli and in return I passed my J to them. It was a really random exchange between tickets, cannolis, and marijuana :lol The couple dudes next to me the first night were awesome, exchanging high fives and singing along together. The second night the guy next to me bought me a beer. I bought another random guy a beer. It was just a really friendly environment for such a politically charged and hard rocking band. VERY COOL :tup
Run the Jewels opened and did the same set both nights. I really wasn't into their music, but the crowd generally seemed into them. I'm not too into rap/hiphop so it's no surprise. They seemed to make some points about respecting and treating women right both nights so I respect that, especially at a male dominated concert. It's two guys rapping to a DJ. So I don't really have much else to say. They did a song about playing Madison Square Garden which was pretty cool.
Rage Against the Machine did two slightly different sets. Zach was carried on and off the stage because of a leg injury (I've read rumors of a torn achilles or torn ACL) and sat on a speaker in the front center. For a guy sitting, he sure had a ton of energy and at times would stand up. A few different people asked me since the show how Zach was sitting and I thought he was great and he probably got the crowd more worked up than any other sitting singing could. And the crowd was pretty wild for both nights. I'm not sure I've ever seen the Garden rocking so hard. Everyone standing up and moving, even in the seats. The guy next to me on the last night bought 3 seats it seemed so he could rock out (and he was going wild!). I was in the front row above the floor so there was a guard rail in front of us and me and this guy were rocking it so hard it legit broke. Multiple security guards and staff came from underneath us and actually fixed it during the set! I've never seen that! So efficient in fixing it, but I guess they saw a potential lawsuit coming if one of us fell off (it was a solid 10 foot drop to concrete). So funny, but honestly, WE broke it :lol The second night got 2 extra songs, the first night got a song that hadn't been played all tour. I feel like while there wasn't a special ending to the last night and last show of the tour, they still did enough to make each night special. I've never been a huge Rage fan, and I think they turned me into one. I'm not going to go out and buy the albums now, but I respect the hell out of their live performance and how awesome their fans were. Who knows if I will ever see them again, so I'm very happy with the weekend spent with them.
Here's the guys fixing the railing:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaLN8OEWAAE330J?format=jpg&name=large)
Outside the Garden:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaKCtMCX0AAOAct?format=jpg&name=large)
And inside from night 5:
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Rage Against The Machine & Run The Jewels LIVE @ Madison Square Garden New York City NY 8/12-14/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o1zuJxNSE0)
Next up, tomorrow:
August 17th - Red Hot Chili Peppers & The Strokes @ Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
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Got my first few FL shows booked.
Feb 8th - Neal Morse Band - Sony Theater, New York NY
Feb 26th - Tool - Prudential Center, Newark NJ
March 9th - Leprous - Sony Theater, New York NY
March 19th - Leprous - Come and Take It Live, Austin TX
March 21st - Dream Theater - ACL Live, Austin TX
April 15th - Transatlantic - Keswick Theater, Glenside PA
April 16th - Transatlantic - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
April 27th - Journey + Toto - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville TN
April 29th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
April 30th - Transatlantic - Morsefest 2022, Cross Plains TN
May 1st - Progject - Cruise to the Edge Pre Party, Cape Canaveral FL
May 2nd-7th - All the bands - Cruise to the Edge
June 11th - Bent Knee - Saint Vitus, Brooklyn NY
June 12th - Symphony X + Haken - Wellmont Theater, Montclair NJ
June 16th - Paul McCartney - Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
July 16th - Jordan Rudess - City Winery, New York NY
Sept 16th - Porcupine Tree - Radio City Music Hall, New York NY
Sept 17th - Porcupine Tree - The Met, Philadelphia PA
October 22nd - John Petrucci - Capitol Theater - Clearwater FL
October 23rd - John Petrucci - Hard Rock Live - Orlando FL
December 3rd - Soen - Crowbar, Tampa FL
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For such a big place, I love seeing shows at the Garden. The sound system there is SO FREAKING GOOD.
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got tickets to see Tenacious D next month in CT, why not :corn
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got tickets to see Tenacious D next month in CT, why not :corn
That should be fun! Where are they playing?
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got tickets to see Tenacious D next month in CT, why not :corn
That should be fun! Where are they playing?
Bridgeport, at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater. Never seen them so it's one of those, but heard good things about their shows, should be fun!
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got tickets to see Tenacious D next month in CT, why not :corn
That should be fun! Where are they playing?
Bridgeport, at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater. Never seen them so it's one of those, but heard good things about their shows, should be fun!
It sucks they aren't playing too close. I'd love to see them, but I don't have them on the level of "travel to see" though probably since I haven't listened to them in many years. That would be a fun show though.
Now today's job... try and scoop up a day of ticket to the mostly sold out RHCP show.
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got tickets to see Tenacious D next month in CT, why not :corn
Enjoy.
I had a blast when I found tickets for the night I arrived in Mesa for Dream Theater the next day.
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Tonight is one of my favorite psych-rock bands from Philly, Ruby the Hatchet, at a venue/beer garden in downtown LA called Resident. Discovered these guys opening for Kylesa and Torche back in 2013, and since I lived in Philly 2012-2016 I caught them whenever I could. Always stoked when they make it out to the west coast :metal
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Wednesday night was the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Metlife Stadium! I can't believe how packed the stadium was. I didn't see it listed as sold out, but it basically was. I scored a ticket the day of by refreshing until a seat became available. I paid a lot of money (which was face value) for a pretty good seat in the end. It was a really perfect day too, it was a bit cloudy so it was mid 70s and not super hot like most of the outdoor concerts this summer have been.
First band was Thundercat. I was not familiar with him (it's the name of the main guy, singer and bassist) but I enjoyed the short opening set. I think some here might even enjoy his kind of proggy bass playing along with the keys and drums. It was interesting music at times. A think it's technically R&B? So not really my music generally, but it was a cool set. What I didn't know was he also played in Suicidal Tendencies and has two Grammys under his belt.
Next was The Strokes. I had only sampled them briefly and didn't care for what I heard. My gf really likes them (but sadly she could not attend). I figured maybe they would win me over live. They did not. I found their performance very bland and boring. The singer made me wonder if he was on drugs or something. He just seemed out of it and was rambling between songs and one point he said shut up to I believe a band member and the band just started playing. They did a 45 minute set and I was happy when they ended. The stadium was now fully packed.
RHCP started with an intro jam. The jam was pretty awesome and it was longer than I expected. They did multiple jams between songs all night. Flea sounded absolutely amazing. He's also so wild on stage including doing hand stands and jump kicks. Guy is absolutely wild. He's up there with some of my favorite bassists. It was nice seeing John back in the band. He sounded great and I forgot about his vocals being a big part of the performance. I thought they also sounded really good. Usually I would rip on the singer, but I find it hard to in this case. He sounded pretty good. Our setlist ended up being pretty strong on Californication which pleased me. More songs from that album than their latest, for which, they played two of my lesser liked songs from that album, but both those songs came off so much better live. I didn't think Unlimited Love was anything special, so this gives me hope that maybe it's better than I realize. (and they just dropped a new song today). Overalll, awesome set and I had an absolute blast during their performance.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, & Thundercat LIVE @ Metlife Stadium NJ 8/17/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oiZLxD-kqo)
Next up:
I am actually thinking I will go see this tomorrow (I was not originally planning to go)
August 20th - Styx, REO Speedwagon, & Loverboy @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
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So, I went to see Brad Paisley at FivePoint Amphitheater, yesterday. Bought the ticket, months ago, as part of the $25.00 Live Nation thing they were doing. Had a 12th row bleacher seat with a center view. Interestingly enough, the view from row 30-40 is a hella a lot different than row 12.
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Now I'm not going to give a full play by play details, since it's basically a similar show to the one I saw last year in the same place, but he played a few different songs and switched some video visuals in some songs, which were solid. He still kept the snippets of playing Purple Rain and Hot For Teacher. What I also liked about his shows is how he's able to weave in the main people from the opening acts to make a guest appearance during his set.
Now for some interesting observations.
A few minutes just before Paisley's set began, I heard someone a few rows behind me that shouted out security a few times. I thought, by the way everyone gathered, someone fainted or something. Nope, it looked like there was some people pushing around (I presume people were drunk or something and got a bit too rowdy for people's liking). No idea how that resolved. Hopefully, peacefully that didn't wreck people's enjoyment of the show, but it was a bit of a distraction in the opening songs of the set.
Also, there was a couple a row in front of me that was seated in seats that was completely un-useable and unsafe for anyone to seat on, so someone from the venue had them moved to a different section. Apparently, it was a better section, because during a song called She's Everything, which was the song to use the Kiss Cam, they were the first couple on the Kiss Cam, so that's nice memory for them out of a uncomfortable situation.
One song that he busted out for this tour was called Letter to Me and I heard a few times before the set and a few times after the set and I really like the song. It's basically a concept where if you had to write a letter to your 17-year old self, what would you say to your younger self? Paisley said that he would say to his younger self that the best years are not the ones in high school and there's a lot to look forward for our future selfs and he's right and that resonated with me well.
I left during the encore to get a head start back to the parking lot (and a couple of people had the same idea as well) and heard the encore as I walked to the lot and he closed the set playing a cover of Don Henley's The Boys of Summer ending the show on a good note.
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I am actually thinking I will go see this tomorrow (I was not originally planning to go)
August 20th - Styx, REO Speedwagon, & Loverboy @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
I didn't go to that show. The concert was sold out besides the lawn and I just wasn't going to pay too much for lawn.
I was also debating about this show this weekend because I like Foreigner and never saw Kid Rock.... but similar, the seats are all sold out and the lawn is super expensive at face value. It's just not worth it for me.
August 27th - Kid Rock and Foreigner @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
BUT I did decide to go to a reggae concert last night....
Sadly I had to go to a wake after work, but I bolted out of there and got to the venue in Asbury Park during Mike Love's set. He was a solo guitarist/singer doing reggae music. Some songs he played to backing tracks, some were just him. Honestly, it wasn't my thing. He spoke WAY too much between songs. Kind of a lot of hippy talk. Which generally, I'm not against the whole positivity and be down to earth and in the moment type of stuff, but when the talking doesn't stop, it gets annoying. I walked outside before the end of his set to have a smoke.
I really wanted to see the headliner so came on at 10pm right when I got back inside the venue. The outside was pretty nice, literally about 30 people all smoking marijuana. The cops kept driving by and didn't stop. It's legal in NJ but publicly smoking is not legal, but I guess, who cares? I know I don't. Needless to say, I've been to a couple concerts here before that were very poorly attended (Leprous and Amaranthe) so I was a bit shocked to see the venue packed. I guess it should be no surprise reggae is more popular than european metal at a Jersey beach town.
Iya Terra were awesome. I really like this type of music that really doesn't get much recognition at all on this forum (which makes sense, that's not a knock). I saw them last year open for 311 and Iration and I thought they were pretty good then so I wanted to check out their headline set. The band seemed very happy and pleased with the large turn out. There were quite a few people dancing fairly aggressive for reggae music which was a bit of a shock for me. I'm pretty sure the couple next to me were tripping balls based on how they were dancing :lol They didn't bother me too much, but clearly were bothering others around me including the lady in front of me who kept getting the guys sweat on her. Security was pretty tight at this show. They constantly kept coming through the pit to yell at people smoking. And honestly, while I think security was a bit over the top, these people smoking were in the wrong. As I already mentioned, just go outside and smoke, no one was stopping you from toking outside and coming back in. Well, eventually Iya Terra told the crowd to light up before they did a cover of Breed by Nirvana. That must have pissed security off. I saw one guard yell so hard at the guy near me that he was spitting all over him and he even called the smoker a "fa****" which was a bit shocking to see it get that out of line. But the smoker was an asshole too, besides just lighting up, he blew smoke in the guards face and didn't put it out. He eventually ran away from security and I never saw him again. Security then went and kicked a few other people out for smoking. Honestly, it was kind of entertaining watching all this, but I do think these people should have just stopped when security asked them to.
For the encore, they brought out the two openers, Mike Love and Nattali Rize (who I missed) as well as their friend who was there from another band (I didn't catch the name) for a song and ended with an instrumental outro that was really cool (and did two other songs as well). The drummer threw his set list into the crowd and the guy near me who got it asked if I wanted it, hell yeah!
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I won't have time to do a full video (and I didn't record much anyway) so here's the one full song I captured and it's their biggest hit so if curious what this band is, check them out!
Iya Terra - Stars LIVE @ House of Independents Asbury Park NJ 8/24/2022 in 4k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkWDjCRd2t4)
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The Music of Cream show next month in Minneapois got cancelled again, lol.
no idea why.
I bought a ticket for Nick Mason though in October tho.
thinking about
-Billy Cobham
-Petrucci
-Foals
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I bought a ticket for Nick Mason though in October tho.
thinking about
-Billy Cobham
-Petrucci
-Foals
If Petrucci come play here in London, I will definitely go see him. The last time I saw him playing solo has to be way back in the G3 tour in 2001.
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Last Friday my gf and I attended the postponed from earlier this summer Blame Canada tour featuring Sum 41, Simple Plan, and Set it Off. It was sold out and we wanted to see the opener so we got to the venue super early for the doors opening at 5:30. Line was around the building and we got at 6. Sadly, we couldn't get right up to the barrier, but we were maybe 5 people deep from the center stage so our view was great. I mentioned from my review last time I went to the Stone Pony Summer Stage that I hate how the sun sets behind the stage so it's in your eyes while watching until it gets dark. Well, we got lucky with it being a cloudy day so the clouds really helped with actually being able to see the show well. Set It Off started the show off with a short but fun set. This was actually my 3rd time seeing them this year and due to the postponement, we actually got a slightly different set so all 3 times I got to see different songs including all the new songs they have played so far. I had so much fun for their set. I even jumped and got down on the ground when he said to. My fat ass was living this set up.
Before Simple Plan came on, we decided to stay in our spot and not get more drinks or go to the bathroom yet. We held that good spot up close and saw the place was filled now so there was no way we were getting back. My gf is a Simple Plan fan so she really wanted to stay up close. Their set was surprisingly (since I"m not a huge fan) fun. I had seen them once before and enjoyed their set, but this was so much better. The mosh pit broke out just behind me so it was a pretty active set for us and holding up crowd surfers. The best part was easily during their hit song Im Just a Kid, the drummer jumped into the crowd to crowd surf and the singer took over playing the drums with the singer from Set it Off doing vocals. Just an awesome vibe. The sun also set during their set so the backdrop was beautiful. Our original plan was to head to the back halfway during their set, but we both said no way, this was too much fun to leave. However, when they finsihed, I was absolutely exhausted and we both needed to use the bathroom so we gave up our spot. I needed to eat something and drink water badly.
We watched the Sum 41 set from the back of the venue. They were pretty good. Much more guitar driven punk so some here may actually like them (guitarist is an Iron Maiden fan!). I only knew a few songs, the hits, which were fun. Sadly I can't help but admit that we both put all our energy into the first two bands that we both just felt out of it for Sum 41. It probably would have been a totally different experience up close, but even in the back, people were really going wild and enjoying it. My videos even show how active the crowd was for them. This is very likely my last show at the venue for the summer and it was maybe the best of the summer there. Great show and atmosphere.
A picture of Set it Off:
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Sum 41, Simple Plan, & Set It Off LIVE @ Sold Out Stone Pony Summer Stage Asbury Park NJ 8/26/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkx8RXlVWcg)
Up next.... heading into NYC after work in a bit to see:
August 31st - Roger Waters @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
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I'm here at the Marquee in Arizona seeing Polyphia with Unprocessed for my birthday.
I'm getting old and decided, why not see a show in another state for my birthday.
Unprocessed Is about to come on soon.
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Happy Birthday Ben!
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I'm here at the Marquee in Arizona seeing Polyphia with Unprocessed for my birthday.
I'm getting old and decided, why not see a show in another state for my birthday.
Unprocessed Is about to come on soon.
How long you here for? Marquee is pretty close to me.
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Oh boy, getting closer to Friday where I can finally see Goo Goo Dolls at the Greek Theater (I will be parking at a lot, about 10-15 minutes away from the venue, where there will be an air conditioned shuttle to take me to the location). A ticket I still have on Groupon before the pandemic began. It will be a culmination of a busy day for me that includes going to the Post Office and filing my passport application so that I can get my passport and go to Canada in February.
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As a last-minute decision, I got tix with my wife and a good friend of mine to see Roger Waters at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, August 31st. Tix in the lower bowl had dropped to under $100. So, we said "What the heck". His stage set-up is phenomenal! Because he was "in the round" and had the huge screens, there wasn't a bad seat in the house. Every band playing arenas should use this set-up.
And, at 78 years old, he clearly doesn't give a f*ck about anything anymore. He's always spoken his mind. However, I've never seen or heard him like this before. He called out every US president from Reagan through Biden for the shitty war-time things they'd each done. Enough about that, though. The show itself was fantastic. He opened the show with an atmospheric arrangement of "Comfortably Numb" that I still can't decide whether I liked it or not. There was a lot of reminiscing about Syd during WYWH and SOYCD. Tons of old band pics and videos on the screen. It was glaringly obvious that he went out of his way to not use any footage with Gilmour present. And, as usual, Dave Kilminster killed it on guitar. If you're a fan of RW or PF and you won't be bothered by the politics, this is definitely a show worth seeing.
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I'm here at the Marquee in Arizona seeing Polyphia with Unprocessed for my birthday.
I'm getting old and decided, why not see a show in another state for my birthday.
Unprocessed Is about to come on soon.
How long you here for? Marquee is pretty close to me.
Sorry I didn't respond back. I was still asleep and had to be at the airport by 2 the next day. I ended up changing my flight from the early morning because I knew I was not going to be waking up by that time. Luckily, I did. But then that flight got delayed by an hour, then 3 hours for the transition flight in Dallas. I had asked if they could find anything else, and the airline called me back saying they found a direct flight to ABQ from PHX at 8 pm. So I took that and ended up at Talking Stick cause I was not waiting another 4 hours at the airport. :lol
I had a little bit too much fun, but overall, seeing Polyphia and Unprocessed was awesome. With a sold out crowd they loved it and we all there at PHX loved it, and even sang along to Euphoria. The best part was at the end of the show when they were throwing out picks and one landed right on my forehead and slid down my face. I was all..."Now that is some funny shit." The person behind me started laughing and told me he saw it and just laughed when he saw it hit my face.
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My wife went to see Diana Ross at the Minnesota State Fair last night.
The show went well, they had a Fireworks display afterwards.
Then unfortunately a Shooting happened, and a lot of people started bolting for the exits. More or less a riot of sorts.
And unfortunately, my wife got caught in the middle of it, in more or less a lockdown/trap, per they wouldn't let anyone get on the buses nor re-enter the fair grounds and leave through another exit. She was basically stuck there for over an hour wondering how/when she could get home.
There are Metal detectors at the gates, but obviously that is not enough. Some kids likely had guns, walked to an isolated area and threw them over the fence. Then entered the fair at the gates, and walked down to where they landed on the other side of the fence.
Fucking pathetic.
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Going to see Aerosmith at Fenway on Thursday. Aerosmith and Kiss are the two bands I've seen the most in my life and I probably won't be seeing Kiss anymore and they went out on a high note. I've seen the setlist, and Aerosmith's is a dandy (they're playing my favorite song!) so I have cautious optimism, but they're old now, and I don't know if we're going to see "JOE FUCKIN' PERRY!", if you get my drift.
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As a last-minute decision, I got tix with my wife and a good friend of mine to see Roger Waters at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, August 31st. Tix in the lower bowl had dropped to under $100. So, we said "What the heck". His stage set-up is phenomenal! Because he was "in the round" and had the huge screens, there wasn't a bad seat in the house. Every band playing arenas should use this set-up.
And, at 78 years old, he clearly doesn't give a f*ck about anything anymore. He's always spoken his mind. However, I've never seen or heard him like this before. He called out every US president from Reagan through Biden for the shitty war-time things they'd each done. Enough about that, though. The show itself was fantastic. He opened the show with an atmospheric arrangement of "Comfortably Numb" that I still can't decide whether I liked it or not. There was a lot of reminiscing about Syd during WYWH and SOYCD. Tons of old band pics and videos on the screen. It was glaringly obvious that he went out of his way to not use any footage with Gilmour present. And, as usual, Dave Kilminster killed it on guitar. If you're a fan of RW or PF and you won't be bothered by the politics, this is definitely a show worth seeing.
I was also at this show. Had a great time. He also just turned 79 today. You are pretty spot on about everything here. I would add, I didn't care much about the Comfortably Numb version. That was really my only complaint about the show (or maybe the screens could have been just a tad higher above the stage so I could see he people on the far end from my seat. I though the screens generally were great being criss crossed. It was kind of perfect for a corner arena seat. I actually sat in the last row of he arena. It was nice up there where people weren't and I could sit comfortably and enjoy the show.... other than the lady behind me who not only wouldn't stop talking thje entire show, she also spilled my white claw. And since she had a big mouth, I heard her laughing about it so I turned around with a dead stare right in her eyes and said "I don't think it's funny". She shut up but seriously, she knocked over an ENTIRE drink and didn't even apologize. I was so angry. It's not like those drinks are cheap at a concert either. No respect. I wanted to knock over her drink. Anyway, concert was pretty good. I love how they did the entire back half of Dark Side of the Moon.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FbiImdOX0AMwgpw?format=jpg&name=large)
Roger Waters - This Is Not A Drill Tour LIVE @ Madison Square Garden New York City NY 8/31/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58SieagtK8)
Going to see Aerosmith at Fenway on Thursday. Aerosmith and Kiss are the two bands I've seen the most in my life and I probably won't be seeing Kiss anymore and they went out on a high note. I've seen the setlist, and Aerosmith's is a dandy (they're playing my favorite song!) so I have cautious optimism, but they're old now, and I don't know if we're going to see "JOE FUCKIN' PERRY!", if you get my drift.
I will be very happy if Boston gets the same set as Bangor. Looked like a perfect setlist for me. Much better than what I saw in Vegas in 2019. My gf and I are booked to head up Thursday and come back Saturday. We haven't figured out our ticket situation yet though.
But before we go to Boston, tonight's going to be a very very wet Rammstein concert at Metlife Stadium
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As a last-minute decision, I got tix with my wife and a good friend of mine to see Roger Waters at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, August 31st. Tix in the lower bowl had dropped to under $100. So, we said "What the heck". His stage set-up is phenomenal! Because he was "in the round" and had the huge screens, there wasn't a bad seat in the house. Every band playing arenas should use this set-up.
And, at 78 years old, he clearly doesn't give a f*ck about anything anymore. He's always spoken his mind. However, I've never seen or heard him like this before. He called out every US president from Reagan through Biden for the shitty war-time things they'd each done. Enough about that, though. The show itself was fantastic. He opened the show with an atmospheric arrangement of "Comfortably Numb" that I still can't decide whether I liked it or not. There was a lot of reminiscing about Syd during WYWH and SOYCD. Tons of old band pics and videos on the screen. It was glaringly obvious that he went out of his way to not use any footage with Gilmour present. And, as usual, Dave Kilminster killed it on guitar. If you're a fan of RW or PF and you won't be bothered by the politics, this is definitely a show worth seeing.
I was also at this show. Had a great time. He also just turned 79 today. You are pretty spot on about everything here. I would add, I didn't care much about the Comfortably Numb version. That was really my only complaint about the show (or maybe the screens could have been just a tad higher above the stage so I could see he people on the far end from my seat. I though the screens generally were great being criss crossed. It was kind of perfect for a corner arena seat. I actually sat in the last row of he arena. It was nice up there where people weren't and I could sit comfortably and enjoy the show.... other than the lady behind me who not only wouldn't stop talking thje entire show, she also spilled my white claw. And since she had a big mouth, I heard her laughing about it so I turned around with a dead stare right in her eyes and said "I don't think it's funny". She shut up but seriously, she knocked over an ENTIRE drink and didn't even apologize. I was so angry. It's not like those drinks are cheap at a concert either. No respect. I wanted to knock over her drink. Anyway, concert was pretty good. I love how they did the entire back half of Dark Side of the Moon.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FbiImdOX0AMwgpw?format=jpg&name=large)
Roger Waters - This Is Not A Drill Tour LIVE @ Madison Square Garden New York City NY 8/31/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58SieagtK8)
Going to see Aerosmith at Fenway on Thursday. Aerosmith and Kiss are the two bands I've seen the most in my life and I probably won't be seeing Kiss anymore and they went out on a high note. I've seen the setlist, and Aerosmith's is a dandy (they're playing my favorite song!) so I have cautious optimism, but they're old now, and I don't know if we're going to see "JOE FUCKIN' PERRY!", if you get my drift.
I will be very happy if Boston gets the same set as Bangor. Looked like a perfect setlist for me. Much better than what I saw in Vegas in 2019. My gf and I are booked to head up Thursday and come back Saturday. We haven't figured out our ticket situation yet though.
But before we go to Boston, tonight's going to be a very very wet Rammstein concert at Metlife Stadium
Reach out if you want; I'm going with Jim (you met him at both Maiden shows).
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I got your number, I'm going to try and get there early. Never been to Fenway before so I really want to walk around and check it all out. So I'm down to come meet up and say hi or something before Aerosmith/Extreme hits the stage.
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I got your number, I'm going to try and get there early. Never been to Fenway before so I really want to walk around and check it all out. So I'm down to come meet up and say hi or something before Aerosmith/Extreme hits the stage.
As am I; Jim's there for a doctor's appointment in the morning, and I'm heading up in the afternoon. Fenway is a really cool place to walk around (not anymore, but there used to be a bunch of cool record stores in Kenmore Square, just over the bridge). I'll check with Jim; maybe we'll grab a drink at the Cask n' Flagon right across the street. I know you're with your girl, so I don't want to intrude, but we have no hard plans until the first note (I do really want to see Extreme, though; they kill it every time).
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I was also at this show. Had a great time. He also just turned 79 today. You are pretty spot on about everything here. I would add, I didn't care much about the Comfortably Numb version. That was really my only complaint about the show (or maybe the screens could have been just a tad higher above the stage so I could see he people on the far end from my seat. I though the screens generally were great being criss crossed. It was kind of perfect for a corner arena seat. I actually sat in the last row of he arena. It was nice up there where people weren't and I could sit comfortably and enjoy the show.... other than the lady behind me who not only wouldn't stop talking thje entire show, she also spilled my white claw. And since she had a big mouth, I heard her laughing about it so I turned around with a dead stare right in her eyes and said "I don't think it's funny". She shut up but seriously, she knocked over an ENTIRE drink and didn't even apologize. I was so angry. It's not like those drinks are cheap at a concert either. No respect. I wanted to knock over her drink. Anyway, concert was pretty good. I love how they did the entire back half of Dark Side of the Moon.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FbiImdOX0AMwgpw?format=jpg&name=large)
Roger Waters - This Is Not A Drill Tour LIVE @ Madison Square Garden New York City NY 8/31/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58SieagtK8)
I feel you about the woman with the big mouth. There was guy in back of me and my wife who wouldn't shut the F up. He was hammered, complaining every time a RW solo song was played and hated the politics. Twice I turned around and told him to shut the hell up. Even the people with him were telling him to be quiet. It didn't work. If you're gonna get wasted and talk and complain the whole time, stay the f*ck home!
And, I can empathize about the lady unapologetically knocking over your White Claw. The last time I saw Waters at MSG, in 2000, a guy 3 rows up from me and my buddy projectile vomited over everyone within 4 rows. Thankfully, he waited until the 2nd to last song to do so. But, everyone got up early and went to the bathroom to clean up. Low and behold, the guy comes staggering into the bathroom, bragging about how he had just hurled everywhere. Amazingly, nobody kicked his ass.
People suck!
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Going to see Aerosmith at Fenway on Thursday. Aerosmith and Kiss are the two bands I've seen the most in my life and I probably won't be seeing Kiss anymore and they went out on a high note. I've seen the setlist, and Aerosmith's is a dandy (they're playing my favorite song!) so I have cautious optimism, but they're old now, and I don't know if we're going to see "JOE FUCKIN' PERRY!", if you get my drift.
Would that be Seasons Of Wither?
I'm pumped for you Stads and Marc that Aerosmith setlist looks awesome.
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Would that be Seasons Of Wither?
I'm pumped for you Stads and Marc that Aerosmith setlist looks awesome.
"Seasons Of Wither" and "Kings And Queens" are my 2 personal faves. Enjoy the show!
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Seasons of Wither was never a personal favorite, but I really really want to see I Don't Want to Miss A Thing and Mama Kin that they didn't play when I last saw them.
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Going to see Aerosmith at Fenway on Thursday. Aerosmith and Kiss are the two bands I've seen the most in my life and I probably won't be seeing Kiss anymore and they went out on a high note. I've seen the setlist, and Aerosmith's is a dandy (they're playing my favorite song!) so I have cautious optimism, but they're old now, and I don't know if we're going to see "JOE FUCKIN' PERRY!", if you get my drift.
Would that be Seasons Of Wither?
I'm pumped for you Stads and Marc that Aerosmith setlist looks awesome.
That's the one... pretty pumped up, to be honest.
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Seasons of Wither was never a personal favorite, but I really really want to see I Don't Want to Miss A Thing and Mama Kin that they didn't play when I last saw them.
That's one of those songs that is WAYYYYYYYYYYYY better live.
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So... I just saw a show that had no business being as good as it was. Extreme and Aerosmith at Fenway. I've seen Extreme I think three times before and I've seen Aerosmith more than any band other than Kiss through the years (starting in 1984 with the reunion tour). I love Aerosmith and I enjoy watching a good hard rock band play. They certainly did that yesterday. It's going to perhaps sound like I wasn't thrilled, but I have to say that might be the best I've seen Aerosmith over the years. Extreme was good, but their sound was ass, and they could have picked a better setlist.
It was a stadium show, which is to say it was very professional. There were a couple of jams - Draw The Line was killer! - but it was the hits - KILLER set list; they added I think Toys In The Attic and DTL, dropped Full Circle and Big Ten Inch Record from Bangor - done to a high level of skill, but they weren't too far out over their skis. The sound was excellent and it was a fantastic production.
Steven Tyler is 74 and he looks 60, and sounds 45. I say this with a nod to the James discussion, but he doesn't sing every part note perfect; there was some restructuring, but he hits all the parts you expect and hits them solid. He did seem to forget the words a lot, and rather than mumble like he used to, he just sang other lines. I know in Sweet Emotion he sang the "rabbit done died" line I think twice or three times. Small quibble, but it leads to the next thing: I know he sounded great, but I got a sense that he was... not phoning it in, he gave a full effort, but that he wasn't in the best mood. There was little talking to the audience. At the end, they took a photo with their back to the crowd and he was on the big screen and could be seen to say "Hurry the fuck up!" and he wasn't kidding. They mingled a bit along the cat walk then he said "good night!" and walked off. FWIW, my friend Jim disagreed with me on that last point.
Brad Whitford looked 100, and Tom Hamilton looked very... gaunt. He is a bean pole on the best of days, but he looked really drawn. He played well though; they did an extended intro to Sweet Emotion to let Steven get back to the stage (he sang Dream On from over the Green Monster) and it was really cool. Joe Perry is, well, Joe Fuckin' Perry. Solid night from him, especially the intro to Seasons Of Whither. John Douglas was the drummer and did yeoman's work in holding it all together.
Shout out to Cram and his girl; I met up with them in the intermission; always good to see them (and would love to hear their impressions of the show).
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I don't have the time to write up stuff today as we are still in Boston, but the show was fantastic other than a few sound issues that not only plagued Extreme, but also creeped into Aerosmith's set too. Easily the biggest negative of the night (and the tight security who wouldn't let me stand behind my seat... although they let others do it, just not me for some reason).
I'll go share our pic in the other thread, but it was nice to chat again as usual. My gf kept saying "he's such a nice guy" afterwards.
Here's a song Aerosmith - I Dont Want to Miss A Thing LIVE @ Fenway Park Boston MA 9/8/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAVCWNFKHo)
and here's a picture before Extreme went on as the moon creeped out over Fenway
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Birthday concert with the Aristocrats tonight :metal :metal
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20th Anniversary show for A Passage In Time by Authority Zero tonight! Playing the album in full and playing at a venue they would have played at 20 years ago, albeit the larger room. Super excited.
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Birthday concert with the Aristocrats tonight :metal :metal
Have a great Birthday show. :metal :metal :metal
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They released the Aftershock schedule, so updating with the bands I'll be seeing. Also had to drop Nine Inch Nails because of a conflict with AA, and may drop PT cause of finances.
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, USA DEBUT, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/21- Sabaton, Epica, Fox Theater
9/28- Porcupine Tree, The Masonic??
10/7- Nemophila, Spiritbox, Apopalyctica, Meshuggah, Lamb of God at Aftershock Festival
10/14- Band-Maid, August Hall
11/7- John Petrucci, Palace of Fine Arts
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If anyone is going to the Ghost/Mastodon show tomorrow at UBS Arena and needs a parking pass, PM me. I have one I can transfer out.
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Well, I didn't go see Bush/Breaking Benjamin/Alice in Chains yesterday. The pricetag of a far back bleacher center view seat did not go below $50.00 (and there were still rows of tickets available in those sections that was going for $65.00 min. on Ticketmaster) on the secondary markets. I got to draw a line somewhere, especially knowing that I've spent hundreds going to Orlando in three weeks.
I thought about wanting to see Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at the local House of Blues, and tickets are pretty cheap under $20.00, but for the first time in forever, it's actually raining in SoCal, so I'm going to pass on that.
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Well that was one impressive fucking show. I've only seen Guthrie with SW, and Marco with him and with In Continuum, they're absolute monsters in this much more free-form environment.
Just amazing musicians.
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If anyone is going to the Ghost/Mastodon show tomorrow at UBS Arena and needs a parking pass, PM me. I have one I can transfer out.
Would have loved to gone out there for the show tonight, but it's just not in the cards for me. My feet are mush from all the driving and walking as I just got back from Boston. I checked, an hour and 40 minutes with all the traffic to get there from my house. I don't have it in me, but that'll be a really fun show with all 3 bands.
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Lets see... Have seen a couple jazz shows. Larry Carlton & Son, and Dave Weckl/Tom Kennedy, both greast shows.
I will be seeing Porcupiner Tree for the first time on 9/30 at The Greek Theater 12th row dead center. Can't wait. Have seen Wilson several times, and Harrison a couple times with KC, but never PT.
NO SPOILERS follow. Couldn't stop myself from looking at the setlist for tonights show. Was very happy to see one song in particular on the list. Not sure how much they will change it up if at all, but I hope I get to see that perfomed on the 30th (whole set will be good imo).
Edit... I wrote spoilers in big bold letters but then decided to remove the song. Are ther no spoiler tags? I hovered over all the commands and could not find it. Tried a spoiler command from another site and it did not work.
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We use tiny text for spoiler hiding. Like this
We use tiny text for spoiler hiding
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If anyone is going to the Ghost/Mastodon show tomorrow at UBS Arena and needs a parking pass, PM me. I have one I can transfer out.
Would have loved to gone out there for the show tonight, but it's just not in the cards for me. My feet are mush from all the driving and walking as I just got back from Boston. I checked, an hour and 40 minutes with all the traffic to get there from my house. I don't have it in me, but that'll be a really fun show with all 3 bands.
Yeah traffic was pretty bad. It should've been a 30 mins drive from me and it took me more than an hour.
I missed most of Spirit Box. Spirit Box played at 7 for 30 mins, I only caught the last 5 minutes of the set. Mastodon was solid as always. I was expecting a longer setlist but as a supporting act, I guess an hour is normal. It was the same setlist from last year with Opeth, minus 4 songs.
Ghost...I mentioned before that I was not familiar with this band, and I was surprised to recognize a few of their songs I heard before I guess from radio stations or YouTube playlist. Their sound isn't bad, some interesting songs here and there, but sadly that's as far as it goes for me. Hell of a stage set up, but I did not care much for all the theatrics. Did not expect the fireworks though! That was cool.
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Sucks you missed most of Spiritbox, I looked up the sets earlier and saw they only get 25 minutes so not surprising as an opener, but kind of sucks too.
I'll get to Aerosmith later.... I still want to review the concert I saw before... Rammstein from last Wednesday!
They played at Metlife Stadium on a rainy night. There was no opener and they went on just after 8pm (and their entire show ended a little before 10:30). Here's a picture shortly before the show started:
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As you can see, it's probably the least black shirted metal show I've ever been to thanks to all the ponchos, but you can also see, it's not a huge turn out for a stadium gig. I'm sure the rain played a role, but other than the floor being sold out, the seats above the 100s were mostly unsold. It definitely filled in more after I took that pic, but not too much more. Unless you were in the center of the pits, the show felt pretty empty. Which honestly, was fine with me. I bought a ticket at the box office before going in which saved me $40 in fees and although I was in the first row of the section which was full, I went back to the back rows of the section that were completely empty to watch in more comfort.
I'm not the biggest Rammstein fan so I didn't know most of the songs going in, but it didn't really matter. I thought the set was pretty well crafted. Lots of heavy rockers, but a techno remix thrown in and a couple softer moments to change pace. But I think it's pretty clear it's not just simply about the music, but about their stage show. I mean, just look at that stage! The amount of pyro used for one set has got to be a record for a show I've attended. The flames weren't just coming from the stage, but also from the lighting towers in the pit, so even in my seat in the 200s, I could feel that heat coming from the closest tower. It really was quite a spectacle to watch, specifically during Sonne where it was mostly non stop flames around the stadium. But they had plenty of other cool pyrics and fireworks, such as the firework that went across the stadium to the same towers. The highlight for me was easily the song Mein Teil where the singer basically cooked the keyboardist in a big pot. First with a normal sized flame thrower, then with a large flame thrower, and finally with a huge cannon gun that shot at the pot. It was just all sorts of an epic performance.
A lot of that stuff I talked about I had seen on my tiktok and twitter feed before the show, but what I didn't know would happen and something I thought was so cool to see was how they started their first encore. There was a side stage in the back of the crowd (basically next to the light tower on the far side of me) that they did a soft piano song to start the encore. I believe the entire band besides the singer was on the side stage. To make their way back to the main stage, three inflatable rafters popped up and the band got on and crowd surfed to the main stage where the singer grabbed them and took them onto the main stage. What an incredible amount of trust. One band member was signing things as they were moving, another was giving high fives, another just was standing trying to surf it. Just fucking awesome. I've had their music stuck in my head since then, so much so my gf asked me to stop singing in German while we were still in Boston :lol
Rammstein LIVE @ Metlife Stadium New Jersey September 6th 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NInU4MGPrfk)
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Wow, that's a sold out floor? The middle section is jam-packed, but the front and rear sections are pretty sparse. Looks like they didn't space the barricades right. I'm guessing the Foro Sol will be a completely different experience. :lol
If you're not familiar with Mein Teill you should check into it. It's actually an interesting, if not deeply disturbing story.
Also, the timelapse of the stage being built is pretty interesting. The infrastructure is built over 3 days earlier in the week. They've probably got two in use that leapfrog. The stage/lighting/sound shows up the morning of and goes up around the existing framework pretty easily.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgGuRKgvWQ4
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Wow, that's a sold out floor? The middle section is jam-packed, but the front and rear sections are pretty sparse. Looks like they didn't space the barricades right. I'm guessing the Foro Sol will be a completely different experience. :lol
If you're not familiar with Mein Teill you should check into it. It's actually an interesting, if not deeply disturbing story.
Also, the timelapse of the stage being built is pretty interesting. The infrastructure is built over 3 days earlier in the week. They've probably got two in use that leapfrog. The stage/lighting/sound shows up the morning of and goes up around the existing framework pretty easily.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgGuRKgvWQ4
So both floor sections were listed as sold out on livenation, but you could score under $100 tickets for either floor section before the show. I think this is where the rain hurt the turn out the most. But I have to imagine they also didn't space the barricades right, it definitely looks off. My youtube comments are filled with people questioning the turn out. I really don't know what happened here other than it was raining, but that doesn't explain the 200 and 300 levels being mostly empty. Those simply were not sold.
As for Mein Teil, I actually read about it after the fact. I figured there had to be a story about the pot and Till's outfit, and yeah, there is.
You'll definitely have a different and very likely better turn out :lol That timelapse video is incredible
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How big are they? How do they afford to cart that from stadium to stadium?
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A guy at work was thinking about going to see them in Foxboro last week. We were looking at ticketmaster, and the show was not well attended judging on the amount of seats available.
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How big are they? How do they afford to cart that from stadium to stadium?
Big enough to sell out stadiums pretty much all over the world, save for the US. Mexico City had to add a second and third show, and all 3 are agotodas. The Coliseum in LA will sell out. The San Antonio show probably will.
@Cram--Another problem with the turnout is that the tickets went on sale in 2019. My show was originally scheduled for roughly the same date in 2020. I wasn't sure if I'd be alive long enough to make the journey, so I've been touting it as a massive victory if I get to see it. And now that It's the middle of three sold out shows, I'm even more stoked. My seat on the flight down should get me a nice view of the stage when we turn onto final, and I'm knocking around riding the metro down for the Saturday night show to try and get some pictures from outside the stadium. Been exploring possible vantage points. Some of those pictures have been badass.
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How big are they? How do they afford to cart that from stadium to stadium?
They're pretty huge enough. I believe they are doing two shows at the USC Coliseum. If they weren't big enough for that, then they would have downgraded to the Banc of California Stadium next door (which still holds 22,000 people). A Hockey Youtuber from BC, Canada, that I watch his videos from time to time, is actually flying down for those LA shows as he's a huge Rammstein fan.
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How big are they? How do they afford to cart that from stadium to stadium?
Big enough to sell out stadiums pretty much all over the world, save for the US. Mexico City had to add a second and third show, and all 3 are agotodas. The Coliseum in LA will sell out. The San Antonio show probably will.
@Cram--Another problem with the turnout is that the tickets went on sale in 2019. My show was originally scheduled for roughly the same date in 2020. I wasn't sure if I'd be alive long enough to make the journey, so I've been touting it as a massive victory if I get to see it. And now that It's the middle of three sold out shows, I'm even more stoked. My seat on the flight down should get me a nice view of the stage when we turn onto final, and I'm knocking around riding the metro down for the Saturday night show to try and get some pictures from outside the stadium. Been exploring possible vantage points. Some of those pictures have been badass.
I feel like the postponements have helped almost every other show I attended this year that was from 2020, so I'm not sold the postponements hurt attendance.
As for checking the vantage points outside the stadium, I think that's a great idea. I've seen quite a few of them that look awesome and I kept wondering what the outside of Metlife was looking like with all the fireworks and cloudiness.
And as others have said, Rammstein are pretty big band as their 2023 European stadium leg is selling like crazy (lots of sell outs). But I think the US crowd is a bit less interested. Still, I mean, I Metlife stadium capacity is 82k. There's still a solid 30-40K in that venue that night. That's not a small crowd by any means.
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So... I just saw a show that had no business being as good as it was. Extreme and Aerosmith at Fenway. I've seen Extreme I think three times before and I've seen Aerosmith more than any band other than Kiss through the years (starting in 1984 with the reunion tour). I love Aerosmith and I enjoy watching a good hard rock band play. They certainly did that yesterday. It's going to perhaps sound like I wasn't thrilled, but I have to say that might be the best I've seen Aerosmith over the years. Extreme was good, but their sound was ass, and they could have picked a better setlist.
It was a stadium show, which is to say it was very professional. There were a couple of jams - Draw The Line was killer! - but it was the hits - KILLER set list; they added I think Toys In The Attic and DTL, dropped Full Circle and Big Ten Inch Record from Bangor - done to a high level of skill, but they weren't too far out over their skis. The sound was excellent and it was a fantastic production.
Steven Tyler is 74 and he looks 60, and sounds 45. I say this with a nod to the James discussion, but he doesn't sing every part note perfect; there was some restructuring, but he hits all the parts you expect and hits them solid. He did seem to forget the words a lot, and rather than mumble like he used to, he just sang other lines. I know in Sweet Emotion he sang the "rabbit done died" line I think twice or three times. Small quibble, but it leads to the next thing: I know he sounded great, but I got a sense that he was... not phoning it in, he gave a full effort, but that he wasn't in the best mood. There was little talking to the audience. At the end, they took a photo with their back to the crowd and he was on the big screen and could be seen to say "Hurry the fuck up!" and he wasn't kidding. They mingled a bit along the cat walk then he said "good night!" and walked off. FWIW, my friend Jim disagreed with me on that last point.
Brad Whitford looked 100, and Tom Hamilton looked very... gaunt. He is a bean pole on the best of days, but he looked really drawn. He played well though; they did an extended intro to Sweet Emotion to let Steven get back to the stage (he sang Dream On from over the Green Monster) and it was really cool. Joe Perry is, well, Joe Fuckin' Perry. Solid night from him, especially the intro to Seasons Of Whither. John Douglas was the drummer and did yeoman's work in holding it all together.
Shout out to Cram and his girl; I met up with them in the intermission; always good to see them (and would love to hear their impressions of the show).
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I have been thinking I should see Aerosmith. They were my first favorite band! My girlfriend in 7th grade introduced me. Her parents paid no attention. We would hang out in the basement on the weekends, get our ratty guitars, get high, and pretend all night we were Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. I saw them twice back then. I can even remember more than 40 years later when they opened with Back in the Saddle, Steven Tyler piggy back on Joe f'in Perry!
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^^^ HAHA, different circumstances, maybe, but it's that same vibe I always got from Aerosmith. Just very down home, good old fashioned hard rock music. "Toys In The Attic" and "Rocks" are everything I think of when I think of "1975 hard rock and roll".
Honestly, that's still the vibe. They opened with Back In The Saddle and it kicked ass. They REALLY sounded good, and other than musicians on stage - a keyboard player and a saxophonist - there's no augmentation AT ALL* that I could tell.
* There was one moment in "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" where I thought, MAYBE, there might have been a touch of background vocals, but then again, I was far enough where the it COULD have been the keyboard player doubling the part and I just didn't see it.
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^^^ HAHA, different circumstances, maybe, but it's that same vibe I always got from Aerosmith. Just very down home, good old fashioned hard rock music. "Toys In The Attic" and "Rocks" are everything I think of when I think of "1975 hard rock and roll".
Honestly, that's still the vibe. They opened with Back In The Saddle and it kicked ass. They REALLY sounded good, and other than musicians on stage - a keyboard player and a saxophonist - there's no augmentation AT ALL* that I could tell.
* There was one moment in "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" where I thought, MAYBE, there might have been a touch of background vocals, but then again, I was far enough where the it COULD have been the keyboard player doubling the part and I just didn't see it.
Ok. I am going to research when I can get out of town again......
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Since we are back to Aerosmith....
That was an epic day. Let me start with I've never been to Fenway before so part of the awesomeness of the show was just being in the old ballpark. We got there about as early as we could since we drove up from NJ and had to check into the hotel. We walked around the stadium twice to check out the scene. Really cool bars around, crowded with people. Also, a marijuana shop which was kind of unexpected but when in Rome... we grabbed a J and the guard told us to go around to the "green ally" where people normally smoke because the cops in Boston are pretty strict (unlike in NY or NJ). Which honestly, was an awesome spot. I was feeling pretty damn good in that moment and gave a $10 to the homeless guy chilling back there with us. We went right into Fenway at 5pm when the gates opened. I just wanted to walk around and see everything I could inside the venue, and we did, including getting a lobster roll. We sat next to the green monster while eating it.
Extreme went on close to 7pm starting with a Nuno star spangled banner intro. And with the moon just rising above Fenway. It was quite perfect scenery. (shared that picture earlier!) I'm not a huge Extreme fan and I don't think they really won me over, but I thought the set was pretty entertaining. Gary Cherone was pretty wild on stage and Nuno's guitar playing was excellent. Those two were great, but I don't think they performed a single song that I really connected with. The highlight of their set might have been their cover of Sweet Caroline and how my gf and I were joking if any band was going to do it (I said no, she said yes so she got to rag on me). And the worse part of the set was the sound going super low multiple times at random. It wouldn't completely cut out but if say the master volume was at 8, it would randomly go to 4 before going back to 8. So odd.
We met up with Stadler between sets which was very nice :yarr (picture shared in the post your pic thread)
Aerosmith were pretty damn solid for a band celebrating 50 years. They sounded pretty good overall, I think Steven was a little rough to start but got into a groove and overall sounded pretty good. I think it's probably because he hasn't really sang in awhile so his voice was fresh. I wouldn't be surprised if he sounds worse in a couple months after the residency kicks in in Vegas. Looked like Steven and Joe were getting along well during the show. (I kind of recall those two not interacting much in 2019 when I saw them). Also looked like relatives of maybe Steven or someone else in the band were on the side of the stage. Since it was a hometown show afterall. The set list was pretty solid over all. Slightly different than what they did in Maine but none of the changes really made me think differently, they delivered the songs I wanted to see. (well OK i would have loved to see Pink)
Also should mention Bill Burr did an intro video piece about his love for Aerosmith before they hit the stage. Seemed specific for this show since he mentioned the best band to come out of Boston.
And they ended the show with a firework show that I'm always a sucker for. Sadly, they stage show I thought was pretty dull. Not a whole lot going on other than the Dream On moment. I don't think the show needed it, but sometimes for a stadium show, the extras go a long way.
After the show, my gf and I walked the entire 3 miles through Boston back to our hotel. We were riding a post concert high and I had another J from the shop to smoke. What a fun walk back although our feet were dead after that weekend.
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Aerosmith 50th Anniversary Show with Extreme LIVE @ Fenway Park 9/8/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUNu3GVVn_g)
They REALLY sounded good, and other than musicians on stage - a keyboard player and a saxophonist - there's no augmentation AT ALL* that I could tell.
I think there were more than two musicians behind the amps on the stage. There was a female adding backing vocals and tamborines. A sax player and a keyboardist. I wish those players were in better view since they were definitely adding to the live music, which IMO, seemed 100% legit. I could be wrong, but I don't recall any instances where I felt music was being piped in. In fact, I thought during IDWTMAT band was playing it a bit too fast. (which I will take any day of the week over a click track and/or backing tracks)
Next concert:
September 14th - Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth & The Hu @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
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The highlight of their set might have been their cover of Sweet Caroline and how my gf and I were joking if any band was going to do it (I said no, she said yes so she got to rag on me).
For those that don't know, that's the "Seventh Inning Stretch" song at Fenway. So that was a nice little homage to the hometown.
Also looked like relatives of maybe Steven or someone else in the band were on the side of the stage. Since it was a hometown show afterall.
I think Steven said that at one point.
There was a female adding backing vocals and tamborines. A sax player and a keyboardist. I wish those players were in better view since they were definitely adding to the live music, which IMO, seemed 100% legit.
Now that you mention it, I recall seeing that woman on the big screen for a second; that would explain what I thought I heard during IDWTMAT. That's one thing to say about Aerosmith; they are an old school "we're going to play 'em like we know 'em" rock and roll band, always have been, always will be.
Remind me to tell you the story of my daughter eating the ice cream at Fenway; your lobster roll made me think of it.
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umm I totally didn't realize until this morning as I was checking my ticket for the show tonight... but I apparently bought two.
So if anyone wants it, I have an extra ticket for Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth, and The Hu tonight at PNC in NJ to give away.
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Saw Tenacious D last night, what a fun show :metal
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Martin Barre, 1/27, Dallas
Bruce Dickinson, 2/28 Dallas
Dream Theater, 3/19 Dallas
Transatlantic, 4/15 Phili
Transatlantic 4/16 New Jersey
Haken, 6/5 Dallas
Aristocrats, 7/14 Dallas
Rammstein, 9/17 San Antonio
Porcupine Tree, 9/23, Dallas
Porcupine Tree, 9/30, Los Angels
Roger Waters, 10/8, Dallas
Nick Mason, 10/17 Dallas
Puscifer, 11/27 San Antonio
Michael Schenker - WASP, 11/6 Dallas
Updated my list to include a six show rampage through Cali and Mexico. Pieces (and prices) all fell together nicely. A handful of Aadvantage points certainly helped, too.
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That's a lot of Rammstein and Porcupine Tree, but sounds like a really fun trip you got planned
I talked a bit about it in the Megadeth thread, but here's my full run down from the Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth, and The HU concert from Wednesday night...
First off, it was a perfect day for an outdoor concert. It's like that fall weather just flipped on, perfect 70 degrees no clouds weather. Sadly, the venue was mostly empty. I knew this going in from looking at all the unsold seats. I had bought a $25 sale ticket earlier in the year in the 400s and it turns out to have been a really good deal since the 300s were mostly unsold, I ended up sitting in my favorite spot in the venue which was closer to a $70 value.
Got there at 7:15pm just in time for The Hu to come on. There was one other opening band who I can't recall but I didn't see any of them. The HU are a mongolian folk/metal band. Really interesting music as I haven't seen a band like this at all. Funny enough, my friends had a band in college that used an Er-hu mixed with progressive metal. I always wondered if someone The Hu noticed them (they did actually play in China before) or something. Anyway, very large band with the extre percussions, the strings, and then multiple guitarists and multiple singers. The HU chants during many of the songs were pretty cool. They also did a cover of Metallica's Sad But True with HU HU replacing the HEY HEYs which was cool. Very fun set. I don't plan on going to buy an album, but I'm very happy I got there in time to see them.
Megadeth were next and I think it sucks they didn't headline, but I thought this was the best set of the 3 times I've seen them. They just sounded so tight and the sound was also perfect. The way Dave and Kiko trade off solos was a thing of beauty to watch. I can't complain about only doing 10 songs since they weren't the headliner, but I think it's fair to complain they only played one new song from the album they just released to rave reviews and chart success. You'd think that would motivate them to play a couple more. I went to the lawn for the last couple songs to check out the vibe and it was cool to see a lot of young people moshing to them. I won't mosh ever at this venue because it's on a hill and that seems super unsafe to me, but I'm just glad the people moshing all seemed to be young so that you know Megadeth is reaching the younger metal heads.
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The headliners were not for me. I felt like they were just too generic without really offering anything unique or interesting. The singer was very active with the crowd though. I respect that. He signed things, took selfies, talked to fans between songs, the works basically for being the nice guy front man to all the people who were up front. However, I thought his voice was weak and I'm assuming the band agress since they had a guy in the back singing and screaming a lot of the main parts. Also, I thought compared to Megadeth, their sound was not that good. Usually the headliner sounds the best, not this night. I also may have gotten spoiled by Rammstein but when a band sings a song with lyrics "burn mofo burn" over and over, there better be pyro! Just came off weak to me, but I do blame this on being spoiled.
Not my favorite concert of the year or anything, but for $25 bucks and close to home, definitely worth checking out.
Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth, & The HU LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ 9/14/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_3jSYSdOFM)
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The HU is awesome. I saw their show back in 2019 in a small building (about 500 people) in Santa Ana and I think that was their first time touring the states as a headliner and the reception was solid.
I don't have anything to say about Megadeth or FFDP, and neither of those are particular interesting to me enough to see that billing when the tour was in Irvine, CA. People do like FFDP though. I think outside of Breaking Benjamin, A7X, Shinedown, and Rise Against, FFDP shirts are usually the most worn shirts, other than the headliner shirts, in the crowds of modern rock concerts I've seen.
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Megadeth were next and I think it sucks they didn't headline, but I thought this was the best set of the 3 times I've seen them.
It's funny. I don't even like Megadeth all that much, and yet I've seen them over 15 times. Not many of them intentionally. Either it was a "why not" kind of deal, or they were opening for somebody. I will say, they cranked out the best 15-20 minutes to open a show I've seen. Absolutely blistering and perfectly tight. By the time they stopped playing and Dave addressed the crowd you were worn out from watching it. Good show.
As for PT and R+, you can't have enough. And in the case of R+ I'm seeing them in 3 very different environs, including indoors tomorrow night.
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Nick Mason, 10/17 Dallas
Curious to read your thoughts (and anyone else's) on this one afterward.
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That's a lot of Rammstein and Porcupine Tree, but sounds like a really fun trip you got planned
Part of the reason I added the third Rammstein show in San Antonio is because it was the only indoor stadium on this tour. Made for a really spectacular show and I'm glad I added it. It was brutally loud, but not in a bad way. It was dark inside, so the only lighting before the gig was from those tree things they had out over the floor, which was pretty cool. And what I didn't expect was the smoke from all of that kerosene hitting the ceiling and then settling back down the floor. I checked out some videos and it was kinda like the Fog Bowl, where the people on the ground could see alright, but after Sonne, from where we were we couldn't see the floor, and the stage seemed to be about half as bright as it had been. It was really fucking cool.
This was ten minutes after the show, and you still couldn't see the other side. You can barely see the auxillary stage. Never seen anything quite like that.
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Did they have the full pyro show? The smoke adds to the ambience quite a bit, but I'm not a fan if you can't see the stage after a bit.
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Did they have the full pyro show? The smoke adds to the ambience quite a bit, but I'm not a fan if you can't see the stage after a bit.
It was the full pyro show--just closer to the ground, as you can see. And the smoke was wonderful. Most of the show is clear as a bell. For the final 8 songs it becomes a completely different experience. You can still see the stage, but instead of being defuse the lights cut a sharp line through the smoke. You're a pothead--you'd have dug the shit out of it. :lol
It's also true that I'm a sucker for gratuitous stage smoke.
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Did they have the full pyro show? The smoke adds to the ambience quite a bit, but I'm not a fan if you can't see the stage after a bit.
It was the full pyro show--just closer to the ground, as you can see. And the smoke was wonderful. Most of the show is clear as a bell. For the final 8 songs it becomes a completely different experience. You can still see the stage, but instead of being defuse the lights cut a sharp line through the smoke. You're a pothead--you'd have dug the shit out of it. :lol
It's also true that I'm a sucker for gratuitous stage smoke.
I'm a Rammstein noob, but I love what appears to be the attention to detail. Very German in it's technical proficiency! :) :) :)
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Just scored a freebie to Roger Waters this Friday :metal :metal :metal
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Was supposed to see The Dead Daisies. Had tickets to their last tour around these parts, and they canceled the show with no reason. Picked up tickets for this one, and of course, Glenn Hughes comes down with a throat infection and he's out. They brought in Dino Jelusick to replace him, but we didn't go. He's a great singer, but the allure of the Dead Daisies is Glenn Hughes. I talked to the promoter, and he refused to issue refunds. He said he would have if the band canceled the show, but they didn't so he's not.
I get it, but it's such bullshit. Just reschedule the tour. No one cares about The Dead Daisies enough to go see a replacement singer and replacement bassist fronting Doug Aldrich and Brian Tichy. At least we don't.
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I recently bought tickets for an Arena concert for October. I'm really eager to watch John Mitchel live
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Updating teh list...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, USA DEBUT, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/23- Roger Waters, Chase Center
10/7- Nemophila, Spiritbox, Apopalyctica, Meshuggah, Lamb of God at Aftershock Festival
10/14- Band-Maid, August Hall
11/7- John Petrucci, Palace of Fine Arts
Dropped PT and Sabaton...just too fucking busy for weekday shows right now. Added Waters as stated above.
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Next two weeks will be busy and expensive, although I currently only have tickets for Taylor Hawkins Tribute and Porcupine Tree so we'll see how lucky I get with stubhub and other deals :P
9/22 - Iron Maiden Anaheim
9/23 - Joe Satriani LA
9/24 - Rammstein LA
9/27 - Taylor Hawkins Tribute show LA
9/28 - Roger Waters LA
9/30 - Porcupine Tree LA
Even though I've seen SW solo a bunch Porcupine Tree is probably my most anticipated of this batch :metal
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The first Iron Maiden show today in Anaheim has tickets going for around $55-70 in the 400 sections on TickPick. Normally, I would be all for it, but not today. Let's see if the prices would still be like that for the 2nd show tomorrow. I may go.
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I posted my Porcupine Tree review in the dedicated thread for that tour here: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=57709.msg2920544#msg2920544 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=57709.msg2920544#msg2920544)
Last Sunday before flying out to Euroland I saw Eric Clapton at the Garden. I had bought these tickets the day they went on sale because any decent seat was way too expensive for me. I scored a last row ticket for as all the cheap seats were bought quickly. It's the same seat (actually one off, but basically the same) as I sat for Roger Waters a few weeks ago. I must say, for a "cheap" seat at MSG, I actually think this spot is perfect because there's a little nook to stand and have some space. Anyway, I'm not a huge Eric Clapton fan myself, but he's probably my parents favorite musician and I had listened to his music often growing up so in some ways I wanted to go for nostalgia and also wanted to go to see what my parents had seen all those years growing up when my parents would get a baby sitter for 3 nights while they went to the Garden to see his back to back to back shows.
Opener was Jimmie Vaughan. I was not familiar but I watched the entire 40ish minute set to open. Old school bluesy guitar driven music with a horn section. Not my thing, but fairly enjoyable, but not much for me to say here.
Eric Clapton's set was really good. He started out doing God Save the Queen softly with mostly pianos as you could hear some of the crowd sing along. Being that he is British, I guess that was his little tribute to the passing of the Queen. Interesting way to start the show as it was fairly somber, but then the guitars came in and it went right into some bluesy rock. Lots of guitar jamming along the way of the opening 6 song electric part of the set. It ended with his Bob Marley cover of I Shot the Sheriff that got a nice pop from the crowd and I must say, I've always enjoyed his version of this, but it sounded so good live.
He then went into a 5 song acoustic set wiht some more bluesy jams and guitar awesomeness before finishing up with two of his most known songs, Layla and Tears in Heaven. The acoustic version of Layla is so good. And the emotional song of Tears in Heaven really moved the crowd as when he finished, the place erupted with a standing ovation (I think I was the only one standing for the show, in the last row).
He then did another 6 songs electric ending the set with Cocaine that was fantastic and an encore of High Time We Went with Jimmie Vaughan also on guitar with more jamming.
I do think, this may have been the most quiet concert I've been to in a long time. And maybe it's because its the genre and an older musician, but you could hear people whispering it was that quiet, and luckily, people seemed to respect that and didn't talk (unlike Roger Waters where the people behind me almost ruined the show). I would have liked it to be a bit louder, but I respect the audience for being quiet other than the appropriate cheers. ALso, there was 0 stage show. No lights, no video. In some ways I respect that. Where as in my PT review, I thought their lights and video were very weak. Might as well just strip it all and go out there and jam. Could be an old timer thing though. THe way the band just walked onto stage and quietly picked up their instruments and started playing without any grand intro or outro. I think if their set or performance sucked I would rip this, but instead I'm kind of praising it. The show didn't need it. Shit, I don't even know if Eric eyes were open the entire night :lol
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Eric Clapton & Jimmie Vaughan LIVE @ Madison Square Garden New York 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm5wzFHX14Y)
Next up (if work doesn't kill me tomorrow while here in Amsterdam):
September 23rd - Parkway Drive, While She Sleeps & Lorna Shore @ AFAS Live, Amsterdam NL
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The worst nosebleed tickets for Rammstein at the USC Coliseum for today has dropped to a more affordable rate. I wonder if I should go, even if I don't know any songs (and if I did know any songs, I wouldn't know what the heck they are talking about in German). I can find ways to get decent parking from close by and take a Metro train to the area. I'll think it over as the day progresses.
I wish the price dropped a little bit more for Iron Maiden, yesterday in Anaheim. The lowest I saw was at around $75.00 (which was slightly less than what Ticketmaster had for their standard seats). Can't bring myself to pay that price even with Trivium as an opener.
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All right, I bought the ticket for Rammstein. It's $30.00 plus I have never been to the Coliseum at USC so that makes it more compelling for me to buy it.
Rammstein - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Los Angeles, CA. September 23rd, 2022.
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I met a dutch guy at the concert tonight talking about how awesome Rammstein in the Netherlands was a few months ago and it spoiled him... just like me, but seriously, Parkway Drive was easily the best show I've seen out here before.
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All right, I bought the ticket for Rammstein. It's $30.00 plus I have never been to the Coliseum at USC so that makes it more compelling for me to buy it.
Rammstein - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Los Angeles, CA. September 23rd, 2022.
We are here. In our seats waiting for the show! We'll see if it is too muchy-much for me. But looking forward to the pyrotechnics!
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Outstanding show by Waters, but I expect nothing less from him. Great set for sure.
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I'm back from Rammstein. Not to beat a dead horse, but those guys know how to put on a metal stadium show. They brought great intensity when needed. The best way to describe these guys is these guys are f'en weird man. Here are the things I had observed in the show.
I have seen a carriage set on fire. I have seen an inflatable d*** in the crowd. I have seen a man try to set another guy in a cauldron on fire. I have watched their keyboard player be on what I think is a treadmill for most of the show. I have seen two guitarists make out with each other. After the main set was done, the big screen show a couple of people in the crowd (regardless of gender) to go topless, even a guy that was wearing overalls wanted in on the fun. Cool part was that they did a song at a side stage near the GA crowd and when they were done, they were on an inflatable raft and crowdsurfed their way back to the main stage. If people questioned why stadium shows, this year, lacked some pyro, it's safe to say these guys hoarded it all and probably used it better than anyone would have done regardless.
I do think the crowd was on the lighter side for a stadium show in a college football stadium, but honestly, there's really no other suitable venue in SoCal for them to do this kind of show. They would have crammed Banc of California Stadium next door. I think I estimated around 30,000-40,000 people there which is pretty darn good for a metal stadium show in SoCal. I don't even know why GA is priced so high, being in that large space in which is mainly used in a football field would be intimating to be in and it looked there was a fair amount of room in GA. Being in seats was better for this kind of show.
Anywho, great show and it's nice to be back in the USC area for a stadium show. The last time I was in the area was for Iron Maiden back in 2019. What makes it more interesting is that the shows I had in the USC area is the big metal stadium concerts before heading to Orlando, Florida for an Alter Bridge album listening party. Huge contrast being around 10s of thousands of people and going to another city in the East Coast that will have around 500 of the most enthusiastic Alter Bridge fans around. I wouldn't have it any other way.
And now, the badly taken pictures. That stage is crazy.
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I took the last one, during the encore, on my way back to the Metro station while, finally, eating a street cart LA Hot Dog. It was pretty darn good.
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I was supposed to be at that one, but the whole Covid thing. Thankfully I'll see it on Sunday night in Mexico. I'm glad I got to catch the indoor version that I did. It's really kind of a different experience. Those flames out in the crowd were nearly at ground level in the Alamodome, which was pretty wild. It also smoked the place up real well, which worked great with the lighting in the second half.
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Taylor Hawkins Tribute show at the Forum tonight! Beyond loving the Foos/Taylor, Geddy and Alex from Rush being there is my biggest highlight for the night. After watching the London livestream I'm expecting this to be a special and moving evening :heart
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Taylor Hawkins Tribute show at the Forum tonight! Beyond loving the Foos/Taylor, Geddy and Alex from Rush being there is my biggest highlight for the night. After watching the London livestream I'm expecting this to be a special and moving evening :heart
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jelly...enjoy bud!!
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I was supposed to be at that one, but the whole Covid thing. Thankfully I'll see it on Sunday night in Mexico. I'm glad I got to catch the indoor version that I did. It's really kind of a different experience. Those flames out in the crowd were nearly at ground level in the Alamodome, which was pretty wild. It also smoked the place up real well, which worked great with the lighting in the second half.
I watched an interview the other night that I can't find now before that Alamodome show with the guy who manages the stage build since you got me all interested in this a couple weeks ago. He was asked what needed to be done for the indoor show and he actually said nothing besides those tower things you mentioned being much lower. Looked like the top of the stage was just about to touch the top of the dome too. He mentioned they've had to do things like this in Europe so it wasn't an issue or concern at all. But still, really cool to see how much work and design goes into their stage production. It's unlike anything I've ever seen. It also makes me wonder how they can afford to do all this.
Taylor Hawkins Tribute show at the Forum tonight! Beyond loving the Foos/Taylor, Geddy and Alex from Rush being there is my biggest highlight for the night. After watching the London livestream I'm expecting this to be a special and moving evening :heart
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jelly...enjoy bud!!
Also, Jelly. Kind of crazy how I woke up and the show was still going on today :lol ahh timezones...
So last Friday night while I was in Amsterdam I was able to get out of work on time to check out the big metalcore show at AFAS Live which is a big GA 6k capacity venue right next to my hotel. Huge line to get in an hour before the show started so I figured it was going to be a good turn out although not sold out. I bought my ticket at the box office which saved me all the fees online. Really cool venue with the lobby having these mirrors and lighting that makes it feel very different than any venue I've been to before and also felt very Dutch.
Place was PACKED for the opening band Lorna Shore who is also from NJ like myself, what an odd coincidence! I'm not really into them, they are wayyyy too much for me, but I do think they were a really good live band. The singer's screams were unlike any I've heard before and the guitarist was really good. It was just too much for me, but the crowd loved it. There was even a wall of death 3 songs into the show :lol
Here's a clip of the wall of death: https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1573654423213154307 (https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1573654423213154307)
After their set ended, I had a nice conversation with the guy next to me who drove 2 hours to see the show. He was very shocked to see that I was seeing two Dutch bands next month (Within Temptation and Epica). He showed me his concert list on his phone, I showed him mine which was a funny reaction from him :lol Next up was While She Sleeps. I thought they were decent. Some songs were really good, some were just OK. Crowd was wild, but maybe not as wild as Lorna Shore. I enjoyed them, but really felt like they were the odd band out on this bill. Just didn't have the same energy and reaction.
Stepped outside after their set for a smoke, lots of nice people chatting up with me. Must say the vibe here was fantastic unlike when I saw Gwar in Tilburg a couple months ago where it seemed like everyone hated the American in the room, but this time it seemed like everyone was super nice to me.
Parkway Drive was AWESOME. This will rank very highly for me for top sets seen this year. The energy, the stage show, the WILD crowd, the great view I had... all combined for such an epic 90 minutes. I only knew a handful of songs, but it didn't matter. Their singer is an amazing frontman. The way he controlled the crowd from the catwalk was top notch. He almost reminded me of a hardcore version of Dan Reynolds from Imagine Dragons. The guy just went up to the edge of the cat walk and rocked out so hard. How could you not respond to that? A string section came out for a couple songs and at the end the entire stage was surrounded by fire for the encore. I think this was the best of the 4 concerts I've seen in the Netherlands. I won't have my full video edited until I get home but here's a few videos:
Parkway Drive - Glitch LIVE @ AFAS LIVE Amsterdam NL 9/23/2022 - Opening song, watch how he comes out! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5edlipLN03w)
Parkway Drive - The Void LIVE @ AFAS LIVE Amsterdam NL 9/23/2022 - My favorite of the songs I captured, but look how crazy the crowd is and all the pyro! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3vEEaFGeAw)
Parkway Drive - Crushed LIVE @ AFAS LIVE Amsterdam NL 9/23/2022 - Stage surrounded by fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JbFzlSkWls)
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The business part of my business trip is officially over, but I noticed this morning, about 1 mile walk from my hotel is Billy Idol tonight at the Frankfurt Festhalle! He goes on in 50 minutes and I just got back to my hotel so heading over there now :metal
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So, this past Sunday, 9/25, I went to a concert I never would've gone to in a million years if I hadn't been in Nashville. On a long weekend trip with my wife, we decided to take in a show at the historic Ryman Auditorium. The artist was a country performer named Cam. Neither my wife nor I are really country music fans. But, we figured we'd give it a shot. Let me start of mentioning the venue itself. The Ryman Auditorium was originally designed to be a house of worship and was later the original site of the Grand Ole Opry for 30 years. The seating is made up of wooden pews and has beautiful stained glass windows in the back. It's nicknamed "Mother Church". It's an absolutely gorgeous venue that holds just about 3,000 people.
Anyway, on to the show. It was opened by a woman named Jillian Jacqueline who came out with her acoustic guitar and said she liked to take upbeat and energetic songs and transform them into melancholy acoustic numbers. Her first song was a medley of 90's-00's songs that she did this to, including "Smells Like Teen Spirit". It was fun. Then she followed with a number of originals. First artist of 3 down. Thoroughly enjoyable. Second, was an artist named Amethyst. She was an African American woman who came out with a Gibson SG, wearing a cowboy hat and a western shirt with fringe. It was her a drummer playing a stripped down set and a bassist. They started off playing this country-tinged, bluesy, feedback-driven song that rocked. Definitely not your stereotypical country artist. They played for about 30 minutes. She had a very cool vibe and sound to her. Her drummer was really good, too. Last, but certainly not least, was Cam. Cam is a country artist with 3 albums in her discography, who apparently started off writing songs for Sam Smith and Miley Cyrus. Her voice came across wonderfully live. She came on to perform with a guy who played guitar, keyboards and sang backing vocals. She also had a female drummer who also helped out with backing vocals. At one point, there was a problem with her mic. So, she proceeded to sing without it. What a voice! She has a song called "Diane", which is a response to Dolly Parton's hit "Jolene", sung from the perspective of the woman cheating with the husband. It was one of the highlights of the show. Everyone was standing singing along with the song, really enjoying themselves. Seeing a Country music show at the Mother Church really was a religious experience. My wife and I both had an awesome time.
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I've heard about the Ryman before, looks like a cool place to see a show.
Heading into NYC for back to back nights of 311. Tonight they perform their first album, Music, in full and tomorrow they do their second album, Grassroots, in full. PLus more songs that I doubt overlap between nights. So should get about 40 different 311 songs this weekend.
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Went to go see The Distant Worlds Orchestra play at The Royal Albert Hall yesterday. It's my third time seeing them play and damn, they just never disappoint!
For those who don't know The Distant Worlds Orchestra tour the world playing orchestral arrangements of music from the Final Fantasy video game series. Just imagine going to see the music of John Williams played live, but video games. It's honestly amazing and there were so many goosebump moments.
I also managed to snag the second Distant Worlds album on vinyl for a mere £35, which is a steal! I just wish I could've afforded to pick up all the vinyl. Great show though!
My next gig for the year is Coheed and Cambria supported by Thrice, a week on Friday. So frigging pumped for this!
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Seeing a Country music show at the Mother Church really was a religious experience. My wife and I both had an awesome time.
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I've heard about the Ryman before, looks like a cool place to see a show.
So, I know I'm sort of the token country fan here, but to be clear: I don't like ALL country, but mostly OUTLAW country (Waylon Jennings, Hank, Jr., Johnny Cash, etc.). I can't stand the sort of "pop country" that is so prevalent these days, nor am I that big on the more traditional classic country.
Having said that, if ANYONE is in Nashville, it's worth a trip to the Grand Ole' Opry. I REALLY REALLY REALLY wish there was something equivalent for rock. Every night, there is a live radio broadcast from the Opry, and you get about six acts, each doing about 15 minutes or so, to be broadcast. There's an announcer on the side of the stage, introducing the acts and "MC'ing" the radio show. It's excellent. There's a house band, so you have some amazing musicians doing a lot of the backing work, though some of the acts will have full bands if that's their gig. I didn't know one of the acts we saw (except for Lee Greenwood, and he's not really my thing) and yet it was one of the best live music experiences I've had.
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Well, there are two shows this month that has Japanese bands that I'm contemplating wanting to see (Band Maid and One Ok Rock) and both have resales tickets in the three digits. Band Maid, I'm not surprised since the Belasco is a small venue. One Ok Rock, I am sorta surprised. Hollywood Palladium is not a small venue (4,000 people all standing), but they do seem to be one of the few modern Japanese bands that has great crossover appeal to Western markets, so not surprising in that sense.
Don't know what else I'll do in October after the Alter Bridge's Pawns & Kings listening party that is rescheduled for this Thursday in Orlando. I guess I'll let time pass and see what happens. Shinedown is playing at the Honda Center in Anaheim, this Saturday, and I may be home at the afternoon if all goes well. Let's see.
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Having said that, if ANYONE is in Nashville, it's worth a trip to the Grand Ole' Opry. I REALLY REALLY REALLY wish there was something equivalent for rock. Every night, there is a live radio broadcast from the Opry, and you get about six acts, each doing about 15 minutes or so, to be broadcast. There's an announcer on the side of the stage, introducing the acts and "MC'ing" the radio show. It's excellent. There's a house band, so you have some amazing musicians doing a lot of the backing work, though some of the acts will have full bands if that's their gig. I didn't know one of the acts we saw (except for Lee Greenwood, and he's not really my thing) and yet it was one of the best live music experiences I've had.
We took the tour of the Grand Ole Opry. It was fantastic. We actually rented a car to do so. The 15-person house band they have shows up 2 hours before show time. That's when they're told the songs they'll be playing that night. That's all the notice they get! That's sick! We actually got to go on the stage and stand in "The Circle", which, to perform at the Grand Ole Opry and get to perform, standing in that circle, would be like a rock guy performing at Madison Square Garden in front of a sold-out audience. The respect and reverence this venue commands from the Country community is like nothing else I can think of. In the 97 years the weekly Grand Ole Opry radio show has been in existence, it has never missed a performance. Even throughout Covid, they were allowed to perform, albeit in front of an empty audience and a skeleton work crew. Unfortunately, our trip didn't allow us to see a show there. However, the next time we're visiting (and, we definitely will), we'll be seeing a show there for sure.
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One regret I have about going to Nashville was not going to tour the Grand Ole Opry, we just drove by.
Tonight I'm seeing my final show show of 2022, Alice In Chains. Also has been a bucket list band for me, can't wait!
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My last night in Germany last Thursday I was able to make it just in time to see Billy Idol. He was playing a 15 minute walk from my hotel which I didn't even know until that morning and things worked out well (work wise) for me to leave at a decent time to make the show. First time seeing a concert in Germany so I was excited for something pretty cool and unique. I thought the venue, Festhalle, looked beautiful as I arrived:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fd2oKecVQAAWmz4?format=jpg&name=large)
and I went to go buy a ticket from the box office but a scalper kept begging me to buy his ticket. I was very weary being in a foreign country to buy from a scalper. He kept lowering his price and eventually sold it to me for 50 euros (it was 80 euro face) for a GA floor ticket. It was all the euros I had left on me and he walked me in to make sure it worked so I was in and ready to go. Of course I wanted to get a german beer before he started... turns out they only take cash :lol WTF? Every other venue I've gone to is card only these days (including the Amsterdam concert I had gone to a week earlier). Oh well, I guess I'll be happy with my savings and not have a beer. (there was no ATM on site either, I asked).
Venue on the inside was not quite as nice as the outside, but pretty big GA floor and some limited seating along the sides and the upper level.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fd2oLXQUcAAMHZA?format=jpg&name=large)
I thought the live sound of the band was pretty good. You could tell they were 100% live too. Sadly, Billy was not too good this night. He struggled hard on the first song, Dancing with Myself, and looked to be lacking energy. He did later on admit he had a cold and was struggling. I thought the crowd was pretty dead too. For the size, it was pretty lame if I'm being completely honest. Kind of dissapointed my first German concert was this dead. They did a few new songs and honestly I was shocked how much I enjoyed those songs for the first time hearing them. Steve Stevens is obviously a talented guitarist. He sounded great. He snuck the Top Gun theme into one of the songs near the end. I was happy they played Mony Mony which they didn't the one time I had seen Billy Idol before. Which was in 2019 and back then he used the exact same stage set up. I thought it was kind of annoying that he kept talking about being away for 3 or 4 years. Yeah, we get it covid and all, but saying that like 4 or 5 times throughout the night was too much. On one of the new songs, Billy messed up and had the band start over after the first 20 or so seconds. At the end Steve took the blame for that and said this is how you know we are 100% live and he was happy Billy decided to restart the song. I thought that was awesome, and sadly, I didn't capture any of that on video because those live mishaps are some of the best moments in concerts IMO. Near the end when they started doing the hits, the crowd got more lively. It seemed like people finally woke up for Rebel Yell.
Sadly, not one of the best concerts of the year, but still, a cool experience I was able to sneak in and I don't have any regrets on going to it even if things mostly just didn't work out well (couldn't buy beer, Billy was sick, dead crowd).
Billy Idol LIVE @ Festhalle Frankfurt Germany September 29 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BRdpDGggSs)
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Cram - great story! Glad you got to see a gig over there. Always wanted to see Billy Idol.
cfmoran - I'm jealous. I've heard such good things about that venue. Such history. Being on the West Coast now, I likely won't get an opportunity to travel to Nashville any time soon. But it's on my list of things to do if I'm out that way (I have a friend from law school who has lived there now for 20 yrs - been meaning to go visit).
As for remaining concerts this year...after the great Porcupine Tree show last week, I have a handful more coming up:
Mercyful Fate (w/Kreator)
Greta Van Fleet
Armored Saint
TSO
>>>That'll put a wrap on 2022. My 2023 is two headliner bands so far, but 7 shows. :lol
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So after getting back from Frankfurt, I then spent the weekend completely in NYC. My gf and I got a hotel for two nights because 311 were doing two special back to back shows where the first night they did their entire first album, Music, and the 2nd night they did their entire second album, Grassroots.
There's been a lot of talk about 311 taking a hiatus or even breaking up after their current tour. While my gf and I went to Vegas back in March for 311 day, I didn't want to miss any opportunity to see one of my favorites one (OK two) more times. Both shows were at Terminal 5 which is a pretty solid GA 3k capacity venue. Both nights saw the same opener, Bronx Slang. I was not familiar with them at all, but I did enjoy their set both nights (I think it was mostly the same set). They were kind of like a softer Rage Against the Machine, as in, the guitarist was more of a smooth player and not a heavy player, but it was basically like a funky rock band with two rappers. Solid for a pretty much unknown opener.
For night 1, the place was PACKED. It wasn't sold out, but it was packed on the floor and the balconies were all full. Kind of sucked in the sense that I didn't have a great view, but the energy was fantastic. Crowd was really good this night. Big pit, lots of jumping and people singing along. One of the best parts of 311 shows is how everyone knows the words. I also like Music more than Grassroots so this set was more to my liking, but the album has mostly been played to death. There was only one song on the album that didn't get too much plays over the years, Paradise, and they actually played it at 311 day so it didn't quite feel as unique of a set to me. After the full album they did a bunch of other tracks including some of the hits but also Use of Time and Hive were the highlights for me for the extra songs. I noticed the band being really excited on twitter after this one, they definitely noticed and felt the energy in the room that night.
For night 2, the place felt kind of empty. They didn't allow access to the 3rd balcony this night, a sign that this show didn't sell as well. I'm assuming because this was a Sunday night, but maybe the fans generally like Music mroe than Grassroots like I do? Either way, this worked out well, I had a much better view of the stage and while less packed, the people who did show up still rocked out hard. Grassroots back half is full of songs the band doesn't play often so I got to see a few songs I've never seen which kind of made this night the better of the two for me. It was just more exciting for me. I thought it was awesome they didn't play All Mixed Up (one of their biggest hits) either night. The highlight of the extra songs was likely Who's Got the Herb as the venue all lit up (not me, I forgot my J lol) and they finished with the rock ending of the song which was epic.
Both nights were actually live streamed by the band and are being restreamed this weekend if anyone is interested (I believe it costs money though). Otherwise you can always check out my videos. I used a new camera for this as well!
311 - Music Grassroots & More LIVE @ Terminal 5 New York City 10/1&2/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=620OfvKPFlk)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeHbEjfWYAMipuB?format=jpg&name=large)
Also, I think it's great that the bassist liked my video and thanked me for "being a part of all that MF awesome" here: https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1577430622230175744 (https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1577430622230175744)
Next concert:
October 7th - Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin & Bush @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
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Awesome write up Marc. I think I'm going to start a 311 discography run through. I know almost nothing about the band but I do like the hits and I really love Use Of Time.
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Awesome write up Marc. I think I'm going to start a 311 discography run through. I know almost nothing about the band but I do like the hits and I really love Use Of Time.
Do it! Such a diverse catalog of music. Even the hits are all so different in sound and style. I must be close to seeing 311 30 times now, so the hits have really worn thin on me, but them doing 311 day and these album shows really make going to more shows worth it to get some of the deep cuts.
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I'll start tomorrow and report back!
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Breaktime at Aftershock... Wandered the grounds before catching Spiritbox, they were solid as expected
Next was Set It Off who were before Nemophila, so I had to sit through them. They were actually a shit ton of fun, and had the crowd pumped.
Nemophila delivered the goods and then some, just a crushing performance, and they finally got their first pit (Japan doesn't allow pits yet, and the Whisky didn't either). Unbelievable the show their singer put on even though she's like 7 months pregnant.
Chilling waiting for Apopalyptica, then In Flames probably a bit of Gwar, Lamb of God and Meshuggah and finish with some Kiss.
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Some thoughts on Aftershock.... Everyone knows my feelings on Nemophila and their amazing set, so I don't think I need to keep beating that horse. The bands that really blew me away were Spiritbox and Lamb of God. I caught all of Spiritbox's set, and the last 30 minutes of Lamb, and both bands were nothing short of amazing. Other groups that were solid were hard metal group For the Better, punk/pop Set It Off (definitely the most insane crowd for these guys for sure), the cello onslaught of Apopolyptica (ironically it was their drummer that impressed me most) and the stupidly insane Gwar. I crashed pretty hard and the end of the day and regrettably only caught a song or two of Meshugga, and watched Kiss open with Detroit Rock City before heading home.
This was my first festival of this type, and while I appreciate the format, it was just a bit much. Too many people, to much going on, it was hard to focus for me, I couldn't get into the shows like I'd like to, like I do at the small, intimate venues. I'm positive that not only was it my love for Nemophila that made their set stand out, but that I was on the rail and still had that intimate feel, and didn't feel lost in a crowd of tens of thousands. (I heard a report that this year's Aftershock placed them as the 3rd largest festival in the world) I'll probably do another festival of Aftershock's caliber if a band I can't miss is performing, but otherwise I'll stick to my stinky, dingy clubs....
Here's Nemophila's opening (not my video, I was in the front and in the moment)....totally worth it just to see a 7 month pregnant woman fronting a metal band at a huge festival...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1cMcv9lDz4&ab_channel=JayMiller (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1cMcv9lDz4&ab_channel=JayMiller)
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Got Coheed and Thrice on Friday! Fuck, I'm pumped
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Got Coheed and Thrice on Friday! Fuck, I'm pumped
I got Band-Maid on Friday, equally pumped.
From online reports, Bloodywood just tore the Aftershock stage a new one, many are calling it the set of the festival. Really regret not seeing them.
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Glad you enjoyed Set it Off, I'm going to have to rate their latest album Elsewhere somewhat highly on my albums of the year rankings because I listen to it so much and ended up seeing them 3 times this year :lol (somewhat of a coincidence) They definitely are not music that this forum would generally talk about, but their live show is really fun and energetic. Glad the metalheads accepted them.
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Just picked up a ticket to see Steve Vai in a few weeks
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Just picked up a ticket to see Steve Vai in a few weeks
Saw him in London back in June. You are going to love this show, especially he is breaking out the Hydra for the US portion. :tup
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This was my first festival of this type, and while I appreciate the format, it was just a bit much. Too many people, to much going on, it was hard to focus for me, I couldn't get into the shows like I'd like to, like I do at the small, intimate venues. I'm positive that not only was it my love for Nemophila that made their set stand out, but that I was on the rail and still had that intimate feel, and didn't feel lost in a crowd of tens of thousands. (I heard a report that this year's Aftershock placed them as the 3rd largest festival in the world) I'll probably do another festival of Aftershock's caliber if a band I can't miss is performing, but otherwise I'll stick to my stinky, dingy clubs....
This is pretty much me. I enjoy arena and amphitheater shows for bands I love and I try to get as close as I can. I like theaters as well, and love the small clubs. But I'm really not interested in a giant festival like that. I went to the SARS benefit show in Toronto to see Rush, and it was cool, but not something I'd want to do often.
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I've got a good run of shows to close out 2022
John Petrucci
Michael Schenker Group
Iron Maiden w/ Within Temptation
W.A.S.P. w/ Armored Saint x3 (maybe 4)
Zebra w/ Last In Line
Last In Line (a separate headlining show)
Mary Prankster
Ween
Samantha Fish
and a maybe on Steve Hackett.
2023 on the books so far:
Alter Bridge
Helloween x4
Bruce Sprinsteen & The E Street Band
Journey w/ Toto (make up date from a COVID-postponed show in 2022)
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Got Coheed and Thrice on Friday! Fuck, I'm pumped
Saw Coheed four times this year. They rocked all of them. It helps that I have really been enjoying Vaxis II.
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Got Coheed and Thrice on Friday! Fuck, I'm pumped
Saw Coheed four times this year. They rocked all of them. It helps that I have really been enjoying Vaxis II.
My all time favourite band touring a great new album! Supported by another band I really enjoy.
I'm taking my nephew along with me. He doesn't really know much Coheed and he's never seen them live. He's about to have a life changing experience, Coheed fans go fucking hard.
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Got Coheed and Thrice on Friday! Fuck, I'm pumped
Saw Coheed four times this year. They rocked all of them. It helps that I have really been enjoying Vaxis II.
My all time favourite band touring a great new album! Supported by another band I really enjoy.
I'm taking my nephew along with me. He doesn't really know much Coheed and he's never seen them live. He's about to have a life changing experience, Coheed fans go fucking hard.
It took a while for them to click, but when I saw them live for the first time in the summer of 2009 opening for Heaven & Hell, I was hooked. Been a huge fan ever since.
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Funny thing about Coheed. I went to NYC Comic Con on Saturday and Claudio was there doing a signing. I literally walked right up to him, looked at him, said to myself "Is that the guy from Coheed?" and said "nah" and walked away.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fek1JtKWIAEbgns?format=jpg&name=medium)
(Picture is from the band's twitter)
No, it was him and he was doing free signings and I was just completely clueless :lol What a missed opportunity on my part although TBH, I'm not quite a big Coheed fan, but still! >:(
Back to concerts... last Friday was Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, and Bush at my local amphitheater. This ended up being a lot more fun than I expected although going in I was already pretty excited since it's a 3 band line up that I enjoy. The last show for me at this venue for the year as it closed down for the "summer" this weekend. I always get emotional when this place shuts down, it's often my favorite place to be in the summer time and living so close to it, I've seen more shows here than likely any other venue. It wasn't a sell out, but all the seats were sold and the lawn was packed. Very good turn out and the weather was perfect.
Bush opened (OK a band called Plush opened at 5:30pm but I had just gotten home so we missed their set). Bush did 4 songs from their newest album which were mostly decent songs. The hits were good as usual. I just love the energy Gavin has on stage. He's so active with moving around and interacting with the crowd. During one song (and he always does this) he walked through the seats and right up into the the lawn. Actually came right near me and then immediately turned the other way as all the yoing people near me rushed towards him (inlcuding one lady who knocked over my lawn chair that was holding a full drink I just purchased, once again, no apology from the lady spilling an entire drink of mine). The ended their set with their hit song Comedown, but with special extra guitarist Jerry Cantrell! This was AWESOME. I'd say it was THE highlight, but the pay back later in the set 1 upped this.
Breaking Benjamin were next. I know Ben has let his guitarists do more and more lead singing over the years, but after the first song, Ben went back near the drums and it looked like he was being helped by a tech as they did two full songs without him on vocals. It kind of sucked IMO. I've seen them a few times and I forgot about this, but it seems Ben also doesn't like having a light directly on him so it's very odd to watch from the back and see the entire stage well and all the band members except the lead singer who's just in darkness. I hate shit like that. If you are going to be the front man, be it. Their setlist was pretty straight forward, nothing special from the song choices. Overall though, they were fun. The crowd was really into them. The young people all near me started going wild and forming a mosh pit. One person even tried to crowd surf. If you knew the lawn of this venue, you'd laugh like I was at this idea. They hardly moved before being dropped. There was also extensive pyro used during their set which I'm a huge fan of.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fegmp7TXoAEo2fi?format=jpg&name=large)
And finally was headliner (although it may have been coheadlining, I think both BB and AiC had 75 minute sets) Alice in Chains. First off, they were a bit too loud. After two other rock bands, it was noticeable that they turned themselves up higher than the others and that's not a good thing. If me of all people is complaining they were too loud, then it's a sign they definitely needed to lower it a bit. After the first song you kind of get used to it, so it wasn't a huge deal, but something I wish bands would consider when performing that not everyone thinks it's a good idea to play at 11. This was my second time seeing them, I thought this was a bunch better show than the first time mostly because I could see a lot better. Setlist was fairly basic with the hits and only one song from the latest album. What made the night was during Man in a Box, Gavin from Bush came out to sing as well. He brought back that energy from the opening set. This was sick. At the end of their set they got all the bands and crew out for a picture. It was the second to last night of the tour but as Jerry said, getting everyone together the next night as unlikely so they wanted to do it that night.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FekYz2uVUAEEAsA?format=jpg&name=medium) (from AiC twitter)
Alice In Chains, Breaking Benjamin, Bush LIVE @ PNC Bank Arts Center NJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2NrqpuOdAo)
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I saw Plush open for Evanescence and Halestorm back in last November. It was an all-female group and they brought great energy. The right band to open for the bands after them.
As mentioned last month, I couldn't see Bush/Breaking Benjamin/Alice in Chains at the closest amphitheater near me. Secondary ticket prices just wouldn't go below what I was willing to pay. Anywho, I'm still recovering off of me in Orlando at the Alter Bridge's Pawns & Kings listening party. I got a lot to say and I will document it in a post at some point in time with a lot of incoherent details. Just note that this was probably the best event of any kind I've been to this year. The band only played 7 songs (40 minutes, acoustically), but the vibes and atmosphere was at an all time high. More details to come why I think this is the case.
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Got BAND-MAID this Friday, then if nothing else pops up, just Petrucci to finish out the year. Hoping something pops up, that's too long with only one show...
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Got BAND-MAID this Friday, then if nothing else pops up, just Petrucci to finish out the year. Hoping something pops up, that's too long with only one show...
Katatonia will be out your way at the end of November... Just saying.
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This is how my year end is looking:
October 12th - John Petrucci & Meanstreak @ Town Hall, New York City NY
October 14th - NOFX, Descendents, Face to Face @ Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
October 19th - Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction & Poppy @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
October 21st - Iron Maiden & Within Temptation @ Prudential Center, Newark NJ
October 23rd - Sabaton & Epica @ Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City NY
October 31st - Gwar, Light the Torch, Crobot @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
November 9th - AFI @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
November 18th - Tower of Power @ Carteret PAC, Carteret NJ
November 19th - Goldfinger, Catch 22, Mustard Plug @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
December 10th - Greta Van Fleet & Rival Sons @ Hard Rock Hotel, Atlantic City NJ
December 11th - Bad Omens @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
I have a ticket for the second Bad Omens show at Irving Plaza on the 12th but I'm pretty sure I'm set to go to LA that Monday for work. Hopefully I can find a concert out there if I end up having to go.
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Got BAND-MAID this Friday, then if nothing else pops up, just Petrucci to finish out the year. Hoping something pops up, that's too long with only one show...
Katatonia will be out your way at the end of November... Just saying.
November 30th... Definitely will consider it
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I have a ticket for the second Bad Omens show at Irving Plaza on the 12th but I'm pretty sure I'm set to go to LA that Monday for work. Hopefully I can find a concert out there if I end up having to go.
Looking at the week from 12/12 - 12/17, there are some options (some not cheap though). Thrice is doing three shows at the Anaheim House of Blues (I don't know why those HOB shows they do is always $100+ on the resale markets).
Metallica is playing at the Microsoft Theater on 12/16, but those tickets are way too high as it is a considerably small venue for them to play in.
Amon Amarth is playing at the Forum on 12/17.
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I'm seeing The Cure in 2 days, can't wait! Saw them once before 5 or 6 years ago and if they keep a similar level it will be fantastic.
Don't have any other shows lined up for 2022 but in 2023 I already got tickets to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor and I'm also strongly considering Between the Buried and Me/Haken (mostly for the former).
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I'm seeing The Cure in 2 days, can't wait! Saw them once before 5 or 6 years ago and if they keep a similar level it will be fantastic.
Don't have any other shows lined up for 2022 but in 2023 I already got tickets to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor and I'm also strongly considering Between the Buried and Me/Haken (mostly for the former).
I got a free ticket years ago to see The Cure in Hartford; I had just seen Page and Plant, and they did "Lullaby" (Porl Thompson was the second guitar player on the P&P tour) so I went. I was blown away. Three hours, and while I didn't know too many of the songs, they were clearly well-played and presented with energy. Robert Smith was an engaging performer (and it was a hoot to see him - google Robert Smith - wearing a Hartford Whalers jersey).
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I thought I was done for the year but I picked up some tickets to:
Steve Vai - October 23
Emancipator - December 14
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I'm seeing The Cure in 2 days, can't wait! Saw them once before 5 or 6 years ago and if they keep a similar level it will be fantastic.
Don't have any other shows lined up for 2022 but in 2023 I already got tickets to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor and I'm also strongly considering Between the Buried and Me/Haken (mostly for the former).
I got a free ticket years ago to see The Cure in Hartford; I had just seen Page and Plant, and they did "Lullaby" (Porl Thompson was the second guitar player on the P&P tour) so I went. I was blown away. Three hours, and while I didn't know too many of the songs, they were clearly well-played and presented with energy. Robert Smith was an engaging performer (and it was a hoot to see him - google Robert Smith - wearing a Hartford Whalers jersey).
The Cure is generally an automatic purchase when they come to town. I first saw them on the Bloodflowers tour and the have always delivered value for the money.
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So I went to see Coheed and Cambria/Thrice last night.
As a lot of you know C&C are my all time favourite band, and I think this was like my 7th or 8th time seeing them live.
I only found out on Thursday that this tour was actually billed as a co headline tour. I immediately panicked thinking Coheed wouldn't close the night, but they did last night. I'm assuming the bands are alternating each night?
Anyway, they were supported by Touché Amoré. I think I've heard them before. They were OK, and played post-hardcore that reminded me of Glassjaw (who I actually also saw supporting Coheed a few years back).
Next up were Thrice. I'm hardly a huge fan of the band but I like a fair few songs and have been checking out new releases for the past few years. They played a set with a fairly good mix of new songs and old songs. I enjoyed them but was still eager for them to hurry up and finish.
Coheed came on and just blew me away. At 39 I was starting to feel pretty old by the time they hit the stage as my back was hurting :lol seated shows have started to seem more appealing and the kid inside me is appalled by this.
All that disappeared when they hit the stage. I won't post the set, in case it spoils it for anyone else, but they opened with a song I like but don't LOVE. Still got me pumped though. My back pain became a distant memory and I started to involuntarily jump about.
I was situated on the bottom step down onto the main floor and had a woman in front of me that literally wasn't moving. After the first song they played the intro, to the new album, and stormed through three new songs. I've had a sore throat all week and lost my voice on Monday, but holy shit did I belt those songs out! That felt so good. I always feel a bit of an idiot at gigs as I can't help but air guitar/drum to certain songs/bands. Coheed are certainly one of those bands, obviously.
They went into the title track off their second album next and I had no choice other than to get in the pit. I had little room to move where I was, and I needed to move!
Man, there is no feeling like it. I got in the pit and thrashed about, singing every word, crushing every riff and hitting every drum fill (all surrounded by others singing every god damn word). There is seriously no feeling like this and I have missed it so bad, due to COVID and becoming a Dad.
They ran through some hits and other new songs before playing a song they ALWAYS close with. Claudio said they were trying something different. I remember thinking "wow, playing this mid set, wonder what they'll encore with?". Well after this they played one more song and then left the stage.
Cool, encore time. Well, apparently no :tdwn they left the stage and the lights came up. There were the usual chants etc, and quite a while passed before everyone was looking really bemused like, this can't be it? I was 100% sure they'd play something else, as they'd played just shy of an hour at this point.
Well once the drum kit started to be dismantled it started to dawn that this was it. At one point Claudio poked his head out and I thought "OK, weird that they are going to end with an acoustic encore, but ok".
Still nothing. Eventually the band came back out and apologised, saying that because it was a co headline tour they didn't have time for encores! I'd have understood if it was 11pm, but they finished at 9:50pm! If it was about making sure both bands played the same set length, then both band could've played another 20 minutes easily.
The fans were cool, and respectful about it but everyone was disappointed, and you could see the band genuinely felt bad about the situation. Hopefully they'll decide to both play a bit longer for the rest of the tour (last night was the first night of the tour).
They were honestly absolutely phenomenal last night, but the set length just left me feeling a bit cheated. The set was pretty heavy on the new album, which is fine as I really love it. Also, I've posted about this in the Coheed thread, but the new album speaks to me on emotional level as a lot of the songs are about Claudio's son and parenting a kid who is not neurotypical. It was quite emotional singing some of these songs, and when I closed my eyes, belting the songs, I could just see my little boys face :heart
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Just got back from seeing BAND-MAID...I may have to re-adjust my top 25 concerts list, they were that good. Outstanding musicianship, unbelievable energy, a nearly 2 hour set, tremendously charming, and probably the most invested audience I've ever seen. These girls were absolutely outstanding.
https://youtu.be/8OgmMlawoM0 (https://youtu.be/8OgmMlawoM0)
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I'm about to head into the venue now to see Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Animals As Leaders, and Fit For An Autopsy. Mainly came for AAL, but still will enjoy the rest of the lineup.
It's the last show at our local outdoor venue and weather isn't too bad. Might rain, might not, but I brought my Haken hoodie to be safe.
Should be a good one.
After this I have John Petrucci lined up on Nov. 1st.
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Lamb of God kicked so much ass last week, enjoy!
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Well...
The show is postponed for now. It started raining good when Lamb of God started, then after Nevermore when Randy began talking, it thundered real hard and the fire safety told everyone to seek shelter. It was lightning around us when Killswitch was on. Adam D from Killswitch taunted the weather by making the crowd say, fuck you weather. I laughed and said, watch him jinx it...and sure enough..."Man Plans, Nature Laughs."
:lol
Oh well, at least I got to see Animals as Leaders and Fit For An Autopsy.
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After about 45 min. and 10 min. past curfew time the show still went on. Lamb of God, then ended up finishing their set, playing to a crowd of about 200, enough to just fill the pit. That's how many people stayed, and about half were from the grass, so they got a major seat upgrade just for staying.
The show ended up becoming one of the best shows I have ever experienced at that venue. I had good views where I could see, the weather is the type of thunderstorm I love, and seeking shelter in the bathrooms with some other fans was funny as well, also the moment they opened up the gates again was fun as I rushed to get the center front row. Show ended around 11:45.
As Lonestar said above...Lamb of God kicked ass this tour. I also loved the lineup, and appreciated the ticket prices, and find it a bit amusing that not many people bought these tickets when they were the cheapest tickets of the concert season.
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Last Friday I went right to the Jersey shore after work to catch the postponed Punk in Drublic festival in Asbury Park NJ. I wasn't going to go to this initially because I opted to see 311 instead the same day, but it rained that day and the outdoor concert got postponed to a day I could make which worked out well for me. Sadly, being a Friday and the show starting at 4pm, I missed all the opening bands. I did get there to see the final two bands, which is mostly who I wanted to see anyway (I would have liked to see Face to Face though). I scored my ticket at the door and got an actual ticket stub and avoided ticketmaster fees!
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfEQ-SIX0AIDFXW?format=jpg&name=large)
I didn't expect to be back in the venue, but being that it's fall at the "summer" stage, it was actually really nice. It was cool and already dark out so didn't have to deal with the sun setting into your eyes trying to watch the band. Descendents were OK. They are old school classic punk rock. Been around a long time and well liked in the punk community. I never got into them when I was younger and really into punk. I couldn't recall why that was going into this show, but I figured after all these years, seeing them should get me to enjoy them more than I ever had before. I'm not sure that was the case here. Not to say they were bad by any means, but I think I rediscovered why I never got into them in the first place. I find them boring. THey do have some good songs though. But the venue felt dead too. The mosh pit was pretty small for them and as I walked around the venue, it seemed like everyone was just chatting with each other instead of watching the band, it actually annoyed me that I couldn't find a spot without people around me talking to each other. THe band was not very loud so it was very noticeable for me. I do think the set got more enjoyable as it got to the end and I am glad I got to see the punk legends, but I was not won over.
I hadn't seen NOFX live in over 20 years and the last time was actually in the same parking lot before the Summer Stage even existed. Kind of a cool nostalgia moment for me. I used to love NOFX, but they haven't aged well for me and I hardly listen to them at all anymore. None the less, I did want to see them because there's some rumors that NOFX is calling it quits soon. In fact, Fat Mike said multiple times at the show that it was their last time playing in NJ (and the other guys kept stopping him everytime he brought it up so I don't know if that's true or not). So let me forward by saying that I am glad I got to see a band I loved from childhood again for what could be the last time. BUT, I thought they were one of the worst bands I've seen in awhile.
Let me start by saying I am aware that NOFX are known for being jokesters and not exactly on point in their live performances. This was expected. What I didn't expect was for Fat Mike to be so drunk that the things he was saying between songs often didn't make sense or were such terrible jokes that not a single person in the crowd reacted. From calling the drummer the wrong name, to saying "asian orange' instead of "agent orange" (a punk band that was playing nearby) to not being able to play the songs or sing. There were multiple songs started and stopped because he couldn't play. There were also many times when the guitarist was angrily asking Mike to just play the next song instead of talk. There was also one point during the encore that he stopped the song to tell the crowd to get the guy who he just witnessed fight "a kid". I have no idea what happened (it seems a crowd surfer may have kicked a guy who then beat up the crowd surfer) but the way the singer was yelling "get him! record him! chase after him!" and then "I'm not starting until that kid is on stage" which kind of made me wonder if he saw what he said he saw. As in, its a 21 and over event so there's no "kids" in the crowd. And given how drunk he was, is it possible that things didn't go down as he thought he saw them? Just an odd moment.
Anyway, there were some positives. Some reminders of those songs I used to love and the moments where they did perform well enough on said songs. I don't know if it's how they perform these days, but one of the girls from Dance Hall Crashers was playing the keyboards for the few songs that had them and adding backing vocals. I enjoyed her addition. They advertised this show as being over at 10pm, but it went to 10:30 (by far the latest a show has gone on at this venue that I have attended) so it seems we got the full show, not an abbreviated set that most thought we'd get after the postponement. The crowd was way more alive for NOFX than Descendents so the vibe was good when the band was actually playing.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfFG9Q5XkAAztf0?format=jpg&name=large)
NOFX & Descendents LIVE @ Stone Pony Summer Stage Asbury Park NJ 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMFaTOlQhCw)
Next concert... tonight!
October 19th - Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction & Poppy @ Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
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Let me know how Jane's is. I heard Dave Navarro isn't there.
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Yeah, he's out. I doubt they'll be as good as when I saw them last year doing a headline set (with Dave). But still, a very solid opener. On the train now into the city. :metal
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Noticed the conversation of concert prices being brought up in multiple threads and also generally it's being discussed quite a bit. Saw this article and figured it's an interesting read
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices (https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices)
EDIT: and oh yea, MAIDEN tonight! :metal
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Vola in a few weeks on a Saturday night. Fuck yeah.
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Noticed the conversation of concert prices being brought up in multiple threads and also generally it's being discussed quite a bit. Saw this article and figured it's an interesting read
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices (https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices)
EDIT: and oh yea, MAIDEN tonight! :metal
Yeah, the concept of dynamic pricing has really sucked the life out of me wanting to buy tickets for arena shows. As I mentioned in other threads, you just hope that the consumers would not give into the FOMO and not buy the tickets in an impactful way. That stated, I think the fear of there being another pandemic pause in concerts is certainly playing a role which is why people are willing to pay those prices. Next big show I'm thinking about going would be Elton John at Dodger Stadium, but tickets are high for all three shows, and I don't see a safe and cost-effective way to find nearby parking/close transportation to the venue.
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Maiden tonight in NJ was incredible as always. Just a terrific live band, still going strong, while actually putting on an even better show! :metal The opening band was Within Temptation and I was pretty impressed. I am not normally into these type of bands, but this one sounded really tight and the songs (other than one) all pretty much rocked! I'll have to check out their discography.
Next up....Greta in December
PS - I say this every time I see a show there, but OMG, I HATE the Pru Center SO MUCH! No wonder the Devils play there :loser:
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John Oliver did a really good dive into Ticketmaster and its BS a couple months ago. It truly is a sham.
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Maiden tonight in NJ was incredible as always. Just a terrific live band, still going strong, while actually putting on an even better show! :metal The opening band was Within Temptation and I was pretty impressed. I am not normally into these type of bands, but this one sounded really tight and the songs (other than one) all pretty much rocked! I'll have to check out their discography.
Next up....Greta in December
PS - I say this every time I see a show there, but OMG, I HATE the Pru Center SO MUCH! No wonder the Devils play there :loser:
Yeah, great show last night! What's your issue with the venue though? I didn't have any issues last night.
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Maiden tonight in NJ was incredible as always. Just a terrific live band, still going strong, while actually putting on an even better show! :metal The opening band was Within Temptation and I was pretty impressed. I am not normally into these type of bands, but this one sounded really tight and the songs (other than one) all pretty much rocked! I'll have to check out their discography.
Next up....Greta in December
PS - I say this every time I see a show there, but OMG, I HATE the Pru Center SO MUCH! No wonder the Devils play there :loser:
Yeah, great show last night! What's your issue with the venue though? I didn't have any issues last night.
Never liked the design and unless you are on floor or lower section, very difficult to get around. Then again, I'm 62 and really grumpy! :rollin
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Noticed the conversation of concert prices being brought up in multiple threads and also generally it's being discussed quite a bit. Saw this article and figured it's an interesting read
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices (https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices)
EDIT: and oh yea, MAIDEN tonight! :metal
Someone e-mailed me the link to this story just this morning.
This BS makes me glad my concert-going days are mostly behind me. A lot of bands I like but not love come through town and when I look at the prices for those arena shows I quickly lose interest.
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I think back to the days of $7.50 tickets for Zep, Queen, Elton, etc. It's INSANE now and has NOTHING to do with inflation. Simply, CORPORATE GREED! :tdwn :tdwn
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It's why I loved that the Lamb of God pit tickets were only $103 bucks after fees. I jumped on that real fast, and was quite surprised it wasn't as packed becuase lots of people here like Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage.
That is compared to $300 for the same section for Rob Zombie, which was packed to the brim. I called that the nostalgia cash grab tour becuase it had Powerman 5000, Static-X, and Mudvayne. Straight up Nu-Metal nostalgia. It was further proven by the fact that Rob Zombie's intro music was 1999 by Prince. :lol
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Just saw The Who in Seattle last night. Fantastic show and Roger Daltry is just killing it for being in his mid to upper seventies. He's singing better than ever, and Pete Townshend is still tearing it up.
The only thing is that they have really turned down the volume the last couple of tours. Perhaps to accommodate the orchestra. The mix was was crystal clear, but man they need to turn it up a notch or two. It's The Who, they're supposed to be loud!
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Saw Steve Vai for the first time last night and I'll probably never miss one of his shows again. I'm not a big fan of his music, hell I made a playlist of the songs he was playing just to familiarize myself and I didn't really care for much of it. But being a guitar player I've always admired and appreciated his skill and I thought I should see him while I still have the chance. Seeing him was just something else, his playing is so effortless and so unique, I don't walk as effortlessly as he plays guitar. It was incredible.
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Noticed the conversation of concert prices being brought up in multiple threads and also generally it's being discussed quite a bit. Saw this article and figured it's an interesting read
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices (https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices)
EDIT: and oh yea, MAIDEN tonight! :metal
Yeah, the concept of dynamic pricing has really sucked the life out of me wanting to buy tickets for arena shows. As I mentioned in other threads, you just hope that the consumers would not give into the FOMO and not buy the tickets in an impactful way. That stated, I think the fear of there being another pandemic pause in concerts is certainly playing a role which is why people are willing to pay those prices. Next big show I'm thinking about going would be Elton John at Dodger Stadium, but tickets are high for all three shows, and I don't see a safe and cost-effective way to find nearby parking/close transportation to the venue.
Look, I don't want to say these prices any more than the next person, but I have to laugh at all the "Ticketmaster!" and "Corporate Greed!" nonsense and all that. Bottom line is this: there's no other industry that I can think of that the MINUTE a product is put on sale, it's available for a higher price somewhere else. This is not "corporate greed" or any of that nonsense; it's simple SUPPLY and DEMAND. You have a finite event of singular importance to some people and they are willing to pay. It's not the fault of Ticketmaster or the arena or the band that there's a demand there. And you DON'T want the alternative: the REAL answer to scalping is to price even HIGHER so there's no arbitrage there. You won't like that, I promise you.
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Noticed the conversation of concert prices being brought up in multiple threads and also generally it's being discussed quite a bit. Saw this article and figured it's an interesting read
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices (https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices)
EDIT: and oh yea, MAIDEN tonight! :metal
Yeah, the concept of dynamic pricing has really sucked the life out of me wanting to buy tickets for arena shows. As I mentioned in other threads, you just hope that the consumers would not give into the FOMO and not buy the tickets in an impactful way. That stated, I think the fear of there being another pandemic pause in concerts is certainly playing a role which is why people are willing to pay those prices. Next big show I'm thinking about going would be Elton John at Dodger Stadium, but tickets are high for all three shows, and I don't see a safe and cost-effective way to find nearby parking/close transportation to the venue.
Look, I don't want to say these prices any more than the next person, but I have to laugh at all the "Ticketmaster!" and "Corporate Greed!" nonsense and all that. Bottom line is this: there's no other industry that I can think of that the MINUTE a product is put on sale, it's available for a higher price somewhere else. This is not "corporate greed" or any of that nonsense; it's simple SUPPLY and DEMAND. You have a finite event of singular importance to some people and they are willing to pay. It's not the fault of Ticketmaster or the arena or the band that there's a demand there. And you DON'T want the alternative: the REAL answer to scalping is to price even HIGHER so there's no arbitrage there. You won't like that, I promise you.
Ticketmaster deliberately controls the supply though. They only release 1/8 of a tickets and also send them directly to the resale market without actually selling them in the first place. It is a completely controlled and deliberate environment to drive up prices.
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Noticed the conversation of concert prices being brought up in multiple threads and also generally it's being discussed quite a bit. Saw this article and figured it's an interesting read
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices (https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gx34/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices)
EDIT: and oh yea, MAIDEN tonight! :metal
Yeah, the concept of dynamic pricing has really sucked the life out of me wanting to buy tickets for arena shows. As I mentioned in other threads, you just hope that the consumers would not give into the FOMO and not buy the tickets in an impactful way. That stated, I think the fear of there being another pandemic pause in concerts is certainly playing a role which is why people are willing to pay those prices. Next big show I'm thinking about going would be Elton John at Dodger Stadium, but tickets are high for all three shows, and I don't see a safe and cost-effective way to find nearby parking/close transportation to the venue.
Look, I don't want to say these prices any more than the next person, but I have to laugh at all the "Ticketmaster!" and "Corporate Greed!" nonsense and all that. Bottom line is this: there's no other industry that I can think of that the MINUTE a product is put on sale, it's available for a higher price somewhere else. This is not "corporate greed" or any of that nonsense; it's simple SUPPLY and DEMAND. You have a finite event of singular importance to some people and they are willing to pay. It's not the fault of Ticketmaster or the arena or the band that there's a demand there. And you DON'T want the alternative: the REAL answer to scalping is to price even HIGHER so there's no arbitrage there. You won't like that, I promise you.
Ticketmaster deliberately controls the supply though. They only release 1/8 of a tickets and also send them directly to the resale market without actually selling them in the first place. It is a completely controlled and deliberate environment to drive up prices.
And that's a fair criticism; but the problem exists on non-Ticketmaster shows, so while they are making it worse, no doubt, there is still a disconnect between what SOME fans will pay versus what ALL fans will pay. I got escorted into the venue for Bruce Springsteen on Broadway, because the $several hundred dollar ticket I bought would have garnered several thousand dollars out on the street (the two guys sitting next to me paid $6000 EACH for their tickets).
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The dynamic pricing thing is, thankfully, a problem that doesn't really effect me. If anything it might have made things better for me. Probably half the time I wind up paying less than face value for tickets because scalpers went in too deep. Mercyful Fate is tomorrow night and face is $59+TT&L. I'll probably get in for <$25 all in. The truth is that I seldom go to a concert that's going to be an instant sellout. Tool is probably the only likely candidate, and I've seen them for well under face, too. Much like it has been for ages, you just have to learn how to play the game.
Also, while I understand what the problem is, TM is not a monopoly. Live Nation's integration with TM is certainly problematic, but LN isn't a monopoly, either. AEG is certainly holding its own, and is utilizing the same shitty business practices (and Ticketmaster's ticketing service). And in truth, aside from the dynamic pricing thing, and gods help you if you ever need support, TM actually is better than most of their competitors.
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There's a monopoly on these tickets. Livenation not only owns the ticketing process, they own/operate the venues and even the bands/tours themselves. I'm all about demand and supply, but there's something wrong here.
Last week's Smashing Pumpkins concert was much better than I expected. The show was at Madison Square Garden which was sold fairly well, but not sold out. Lower bowl was full, I got a ticket in the half empty section in that back because I just couldn't justify spending the $250 cost of a ticket to get lower. I paid 78$ for my seat and got my work out going up and down the stairs.
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Opening band was Poppy. I was not familiar with their music although I almost saw them last year as they would have opened for Deftones/Gojira before pulling off the tour when it got postponed. None the less, I got there in time for their 6:45pm start. I thought they were OK, better than I expected based on the couple songs I sampled the afternoon before the show. My issue is I'm not entirely sure how much of the singer's vocals were live. It sounded noticeably fake a few times which sucks because between the clean and harsh vocals, I would have otherwise thought she was pretty good. It just sounded very fake to me. She also wore a see through shirt with stickers on her boobs. I feel like this is a new trend for females in rock, to be mostly topless. What does suck for them, there was very little people in the seats to even see them. You can see the sea of empty seats in my video.
Up next was Jane's Addiction. Must say this was a surprisingly really good set. I just lowered my expectations a bit since they were without Dave Navarro on guitar and I'm generally not a huge fan of them anyway. I saw them last year and thought they were good, I figured I'd enjoy the set this time around, but I got to say, I think they stole the show. Definitely had a good crowd reaction. Everyone made it to their seats when they went on and I saw a lot of people leave when they finished so there was definitely people who came just for them. During the epic track Three Days, they brought out former Red Hot Chili Peppers gutiarist Josh Klinghoffer to play the same with them, but not before Perry actually proclaiming Josh is in the band. I don't know if that was a serious comment or just like a throw away line. But Josh did do a nasty solo to end the song that was pretty sweet. I could see him fitting really well in this band if he ended up there permanently. I also thought who ever filled in for Dave was pretty spot on. There was also three "strippers" on stage for a few songs. Doing choreographed dances on the back sides of the stage and along the catwalk behind the drums. I believe as Stadler mentioned to me, that one is Perry's wife. BUt if you didn't know, you'd think they were three legit strippers as they hardly wore anything and the dances were ones you'd see in a strip club.
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Smashing Pumpkins were pretty good. 20 songs from throughout their career with 4 new songs, 3 of which Ive never heard before. I do like how raw they sound and Billy's guitar tone on those older tracks is just so good. The guitar solo in Cherub Rock for example. It just sounds great to my ears. The addition of Katie Cole to their live show has been fantastic (she's not new, but they've kept her around and integrated her into their albums now too) as her voice adds to much to the live show. While I thought the Cyr album was pretty bad, the title track is actually pretty good and seeing that live was a highlight of their set for me. It did seem odd to only play one song from Cyr, but since I don't like the album, playing more new unreleased stuff may have been the better choice. I will say, I think they do have some odd placement of the songs. Like doing Bullet and Today back to back to get the crowd going wild to be followed up with We Only Come Out at Night which is almost a country song? I saw people head to the exits in droves at that point. Also, to end the set with 2/3 final songs being new unreleased songs including the final song of the night just seems like an odd choice. I didn't think those songs were bad, in fact, I enjoyed the new songs, but it's just a dead moment to end the show basically. I feel like Billy does this on purpose for some reason. I think all three shows I've seen of the band, they all had these anti-climatic endings :lol I would say another highlight was two NWA fighters (Billy owns the wrestling organization NWA) during Beguiled and the female gave the male (I don't know who these wrestlers are) a stunner during the song Beguiled. It was pretty awesome, also Billys daughter was on stage just dancing by herself while this was happening :lol
Smashing Pumpkins Janes Addiction Poppy LIVE @ Madison Square Garden 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMlZIV4_wEU)
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The dynamic pricing thing is, thankfully, a problem that doesn't really effect me. If anything it might have made things better for me. Probably half the time I wind up paying less than face value for tickets because scalpers went in too deep. Mercyful Fate is tomorrow night and face is $59+TT&L. I'll probably get in for <$25 all in. The truth is that I seldom go to a concert that's going to be an instant sellout. Tool is probably the only likely candidate, and I've seen them for well under face, too. Much like it has been for ages, you just have to learn how to play the game.
Also, while I understand what the problem is, TM is not a monopoly. Live Nation's integration with TM is certainly problematic, but LN isn't a monopoly, either. AEG is certainly holding its own, and is utilizing the same shitty business practices (and Ticketmaster's ticketing service). And in truth, aside from the dynamic pricing thing, and gods help you if you ever need support, TM actually is better than most of their competitors.
I don't know how you are able to score under face value tickets. I have not been able to at all this year barring a couple instances and the savings weren't much. My biggest wins with savings from ticket purchases this year has been buying from the box office to avoid the TM/LN fees.
As for not being a monopoly, that's true but the problem is LiveNation not only owns the ticketing, they also own/operate the venues and book the tours. I think it's starting to become clear without being an actual monopoly, they own so much of the process that they may have too much power. Sadly, as mentioned before, people DO buy these insanely expensive tickets so while I think TM/LN is being greedy here, the supply/demand thing kind of holds true in a sense. As that linked article pointed out, you used to have cheaper tickets and more expensive tickets based on demand, but now everyone pays the expensive price due to the dynamic pricing.
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Up next was Jane's Addiction. Must say this was a surprisingly really good set. I just lowered my expectations a bit since they were without Dave Navarro on guitar and I'm generally not a huge fan of them anyway. I saw them last year and thought they were good, I figured I'd enjoy the set this time around, but I got to say, I think they stole the show. Definitely had a good crowd reaction. Everyone made it to their seats when they went on and I saw a lot of people leave when they finished so there was definitely people who came just for them. During the epic track Three Days, they brought out former Red Hot Chili Peppers gutiarist Josh Klinghoffer to play the same with them, but not before Perry actually proclaiming Josh is in the band. I don't know if that was a serious comment or just like a throw away line. But Josh did do a nasty solo to end the song that was pretty sweet. I could see him fitting really well in this band if he ended up there permanently. I also thought who ever filled in for Dave was pretty spot on. There was also three "strippers" on stage for a few songs. Doing choreographed dances on the back sides of the stage and along the catwalk behind the drums. I believe as Stadler mentioned to me, that one is Perry's wife. BUt if you didn't know, you'd think they were three legit strippers as they hardly wore anything and the dances were ones you'd see in a strip club.
Did the girls hang? Not Perry's wife, but the other two? When I saw them open for Alice In Chains, the two girls had hooks in their shoulders hanging them from the lighting rig. Yes, I meant that literally (https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/07/21/jane-addiction-aerial-sideshow-doesn-fly-with-some-fans/YhDsjArKjsvUBssNkDNuVJ/story.html). It's not harnesses, but actual hooks through their skin; it's a thing. (Dave has done it too. It's part of the whole tattoo/piercing scene or something). Hard to watch, but like a car accident, you still watch.
I dig Jane's, and "Three Days" is always the climax for me; when I saw them, I was sort of a dick and forced my way down front for the "Erotic Jesus" part, and it was total rock star; Dave had his foot up on the monitor and let loose that killer riff. I didn't take any pictures, I just wanted to experience it, then when the passage was over, I went back to the back side of the pit where I was. When people realized I wasn't stealing their spot they were pretty cool.
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There was no hanging. I know what you mean though, they did that last year.
I recorded the full Three Days song (which includes the girls, and Josh) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPqY7F9IxGQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPqY7F9IxGQ)
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Last Sunday was the final show of the Sabaton and Epica North America tour. I had been looking forward to this because I had a very strong sense that something really fun or unique would happen at the end of the show to mark the end of the tour. I was correct. But let's start off with getting to the venue just before doors and had to line up along two street corners to get in. The show wasn't marked as a sell out, but both balconies were sold out and the floor was almost so this was a very packed concert. No surprise there was a huge line. Took about 30 or 35 minutes to get into the venue, which was fine because Epica started at 8. Another reason to get in early was that the balcony was GA seated so luckily we were able to claim two good seats (most who got in after us were left to the shitty seats or none at all, it seemed some people were stuck standing).
This was my 5th time seeing Epica and all of them in NYC. Being the opener, I didn't expect it to be their best set and it wasn't, but they were still really damn good and this was the biggest crowd I've seen them perform to. I was really happy for the band to get positive reactions from the Sabaton fans. The place basically erupted during Beyond the Matrix as they asked the crowd to jump, and even the balcony got up and the whole place was shaking. There were also a ton of blown up balloons in the crowd just flying around. This song was really epic IMO and at one point a balloon landed in front of Simone and she just gives it a great soccer kick. I even tweeted the clip of it to her and she retweeted it. https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1585091730676019202 (https://twitter.com/Cramx3/status/1585091730676019202) They pulled out all their typical tricks too with the keyboard playing while crowd surfing and a wall of death during Consign to Oblivion. My only minor complaint was that they only performed 2 songs from their latest album so there was not much fresh songs for someone like myself who've seen them before.
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Up next was the headliner Sabaton. They are such an energetic band. I kind of view their show a bit more like a punk rock show, very energetic and fast, the band is active on stage, and it rubs off to the fans with a wild crowd. The only difference is Sabaton has a huge tank on stage :lol Their show was VERY fun. Being the last night of the tour, you could tell right off the bat that the band was happy and playing loosely. During Shiroyama the guitarists basically stopped playing so they could throw more balloons at the singer. During the last song of the night, the guitarist stuffed a dollar bill down the singers armor vest and the singer got on his knees and acted like he was going to give a blow job for a moment. It was just FUN. Half way through their set, my gf and I wanted to quickly run to get some Epica merch. While we went to the stand, Mark (guitarist/singer) of Epica was there so I got to quickly talk to him and get a picture together. He was super nice and seemed to be super happy. My gf and I both got Epica shirts with him standing by.
The highlight of the night was easily the encore. To go back to my point about end of tour fun. During Swedish Pagans Epica came out wearing body suits similar to what Sabaton's techs wear (military like suits) and Simone had a bottle of booze and cups. They gave out drinks to everyone in Sabaton while someone who looked just like the singer of Sabaton snuck out behind the singer who then surprised him as he broke out in laughter. Also, not to forget to mention, the crowd was also doing the rowing to start this song. You can watch the full song here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE-c10K00-8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE-c10K00-8) After this song they did a cover of ACDC's highway to hell but the guitarist gave his guitar to one of the guys in Epica and they swapped drummers with everyone still hanging and drinking on stage. Definitely one of my top concert moments of the year!
Sabaton & Epica LIVE @ Hammerstein Ballroom New York City 10/23/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9vzeYDGskY)
Next up:
A halloween show with gwar!
October 31st - Gwar, Light the Torch, Crobot @ Irving Plaza, New York City NY
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Hey Marc...I think it's a local show for you, you may want to check out Band Maid in East Rutherford tomorrow at American Dream. They booked a venue too big (all their other shows sold out in under an hour, I paid 200 for my ticket), and reseller tix are dropping to like 15 bucks. They're a fucking killer show.
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At American Dream?! Lol pass just for that. But I have plans with my gf tomorrow and we are going to the Gwar show on Monday together too so I won't be going.
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At American Dream?! Lol pass just for that. But I have plans with my gf tomorrow and we are going to the Gwar show on Monday together too so I won't be going.
That venue is taking a shit ton of heat on the fan page, what's so horrible about it? It looks like it's in a combo mall/amusement park?
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At American Dream?! Lol pass just for that. But I have plans with my gf tomorrow and we are going to the Gwar show on Monday together too so I won't be going.
That venue is taking a shit ton of heat on the fan page, what's so horrible about it? It looks like it's in a combo mall/amusement park?
Never been, but it's basically considered the worst construction project in NJ history and a huge joke :lol
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At American Dream?! Lol pass just for that. But I have plans with my gf tomorrow and we are going to the Gwar show on Monday together too so I won't be going.
That venue is taking a shit ton of heat on the fan page, what's so horrible about it? It looks like it's in a combo mall/amusement park?
Never been, but it's basically considered the worst construction project in NJ history and a huge joke :lol
Ah, gotcha.
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Mercyful Fate / Kreator / Midnight in LA tonight :metal
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I did something I rarely do, stayed home last night :lol Sadly I just wasn't feeling so hot yesterday so I did not attend the Gwar Halloween show. Next up:
November 9th - AFI @ Terminal 5, New York City NY
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Mercyful Fate / Kreator / Midnight in LA tonight :metal
Been really getting into Kreator recently, would've loved to have seen this.
How was it?
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All right, I may have a show to watch in November. Thinking about seeing Zac Brown Band at Hollywood Bowl on 11/04. Tickets look reasonable on secondary sites for the worst seats. I might as well go. Haven't been to the Bowl since the Who in 2019. I can drive to a mall in Lakewood and take a shuttle to the Bowl for $12.00. That will be the plan. Really enjoyed their show at FivePoint Amphitheater in 2019. Those guys got killer harmonies in their vocals.
Zac Brown Band - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA. November 4th, 2022.
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Well, I had a fun time seeing Zac Brown Band last Friday at Hollywood Bowl, but it comes with some headaches when heading to a large amphitheater in Hollywood near the 101 freeway.
First off, the shuttle pass at the Lakewood mall was sold out by last Wednesday, so I had to buy a pass for $11.00 for a shuttle that's near a park & ride that requires 20 more miles of driving deep into LA traffic, on a Friday afternoon/evening.... that naturally took forever to get to the lot.
Second off, the seller I bought the ticket from Stubhub didn't transfer the ticket with like 90 minutes to go before the first band opens. So I called Stubhub Customer Service, they got to me pretty quickly and got me a new seat with no additional charge and I got the ticket transfer. I mean it's a good closer view and probably was a ticket that’s worth a lot than what I paid, but I always prefer a more center view in general, but with this being so close to show time, you take what you can get. Also, walking around this area is such a huge hassle in comparison to your typical arena/stadium to get to your seats.
Here was my view.
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Here was the distance from where I seated to the nosebleed section that I had bought the original ticket for, right around the nearest section where that right trees were at.
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Anywho, first band was all right. The main vocalist was a guy that was playing the pedal steel guitar for most of the show and he was playing a variety of rock, funk, gospel, etc. They played a cover of Jesus Is Just Alright, (which the first time I heard a version of that song was when Stryper covered it in one of their more recent albums in the 2010s). I liked the opening act and this wasn’t going to be the last time we saw him or his backing band.
For Zac Brown Band, they broke the set into three parts that lasted around over two hours overall. The first part they decided to have a night bar aesthetics to remind them of their beginning days when Zac Brown played in Open Mic Nights in the Atlanta area. The first song he played of the show was only him on acoustic guitar and as the set continues on, the bassist, the fiddle player, the organ guy, their guitarists, the drummer, and the percussionist slowly join in the set on by one as it goes on. That lasted about 40 minutes.
Second set was next that lasted 50 minutes and their setting was more in tune with your typical arena show setting with the video screens and all. A great mixture of their new stuff, their island songs, their ballads, and their rock sounding songs. I was glad that they played one of my favorites from them, Goodbye in Her Eyes. Closed the set with a cover of The Devil went Down to Georgia. Crowd enjoyed the majority of the show for the most part and I think they were a friendly bunch to be around.
The encore was really different than what I expect from Zac Brown Band. They were incorporated the opening band from today in this encore and did a 25 minute medley of covers like That's The Way, Brick House, Happy (with their percussionist player singing the Pharrell Williams lyrics), Never Gonna Give You Up, etc. and everyone was dressing sophisticated. Giving that big-band feel and coming off as something someone like Justin Timberlake would do with his touring band arrangements. I had no true quarrels with it, but I did feel like it dragged on for a little too long. I, not surprisingly, enjoyed the encore, of the last time they came here in Irvine in 2019, better where they playing stuff like Hot For Teacher, Pour Some Sugar on Me, and Bulls on Parade (with their fiddle player singing the vocals).
After their long medley section was over, they closed off with their biggest hits (Colder Weather, Chicken Fried, and Homegrown). After Colder Weather (which got the biggest singalong of the night), I decided to start the walk down a hill surface to get back to the shuttle to get back to the Park & Ride. That said, I found a LA Hot Dog street cart as I was walking and thank goodness, they accept Apply Pay, so I bought a hot dog for $11.00 because screw paying concession prices in the venue. Rather support those street cart people rather than the concessions. Got home in one piece and was very content on the show.
Don’t think I’m going to see Elton John at Dodger Stadium this month. Ticket prices seems fine for what they are, but trying to figure out how to get safe and cost-effective parking near Dodger Stadium and how to get back to the lot after the show in LA in the dark is too much of a headache for me to consider. Just need one more concert in December and I reached my goal of going to at least one concert a month. Still eyeing Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Ontario, California like I always do.
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There's just something cool about seeing a show at the Hollywood Bowl. It really is a bitch to get in and out of, though. And it's surprisingly big. With all those silly boxes up front you're very likely to be far away no matter where you sit. It's kind of like Red Rocks, in that it's more about atmosphere than the actual concert.
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So I posted about this in the "things that piss me off" thread because, well, it did. Now it's just making me laugh for the absurdity of it all. I went to see WASP and MSG at tiny club on Saturday night. They oversold the bejezus out of the thing and the fire marshal shut it down before WASP could come on. Turns out they actually have a long history of pulling this. I guess it just hasn't gotten this out of hand before.
Today they released a statement saying that it actually wasn't oversold, but rather a clerical error showed the capacity as being much lower. I was in that place--it was fucking-well oversold. I talked to a security guy when I figured out how bad it was and he was fuming about it. They'd made his job a whole lot harder (though he'd honestly given up on it by that point, anyway). The fire marshal was right to come down on them. I'm just glad it happened after MSG.
I'm honestly amazed they're trying to sell this.
After the dust settled in Dallas we wanted to make a clarifying statement letting everyone know that Amplified Live did not intentionally over sell the show. There was a clerical error on the venue capacity certificate that didn't include the entire outdoor venue space. When they rebranded the venue they were issued a new certificate with this omission. While that area is clearly venue space, the Dallas Fire Dept had no choice but to shut down the show because of that reason and the venue will be having a new certificate issued ASAP. Again we are sorry for what happened.
This doesn't look all that crowded, but it's only about a quarter of the people there, and that's pretty much the entirety of the stage area. Everything else was indoors and around the side of the building. It was packed. Keen-eyed viewers might notice me down in the thick of things. I can assure you that it was way, way too full.
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Interestingly, it was the one year anniversary of the Travis Scott trampling. Not really a concern at a venue this size, but it does show an absolutely heroic lack of tact. :lol
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Petrucci show was unfuckingbelievable. Definitely got a bit emotional watching him and MP tear it up.
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Petrucci show was unfuckingbelievable. Definitely got a bit emotional watching him and MP tear it up.
I would LOVE to see his solo tour with MP, unfortunately, I don't think he is touring Europe. At least I hear nothing as of this typing.
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Interestingly, it was the one year anniversary of the Travis Scott trampling. Not really a concern at a venue this size, but it does show an absolutely heroic lack of tact. :lol
Being 4'11, crowd squish terrifies me. I would totally be one of the first to be pushed down and then trampled. I usually look for the edge of the mosh pit so I have a decent view and know there is some room to breathe. I don't know how I would handle an oversold show like this. I think between Astroworld and S.Korea Halloween, its very much at the forefront of my thoughts going to a show. I'll throw the Eagles of Death Metal incident also. When I enter a musical space, I seriously look at all the exits. Maybe I'm paranoid or its just my anxiety, but not sure if will ever go back to the way it used to be with the way our world is.
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I saw the blabbermouth headline about that WASP show being shut down. Sucks the full show didn't happen, but sounds like the right call. I really don't like being in such packed venues like that picture so I'd imagine I'd be feeling pretty uncomfortable.
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Interestingly, it was the one year anniversary of the Travis Scott trampling. Not really a concern at a venue this size, but it does show an absolutely heroic lack of tact. :lol
Being 4'11, crowd squish terrifies me. I would totally be one of the first to be pushed down and then trampled. I usually look for the edge of the mosh pit so I have a decent view and know there is some room to breathe. I don't know how I would handle an oversold show like this. I think between Astroworld and S.Korea Halloween, its very much at the forefront of my thoughts going to a show. I'll throw the Eagles of Death Metal incident also. When I enter a musical space, I seriously look at all the exits. Maybe I'm paranoid or its just my anxiety, but not sure if will ever go back to the way it used to be with the way our world is.
As you should. And look for all of the exits. Most people will go for the obvious ones. Sometimes the right exit is the one in the wrong direction.
Honestly, this crowd wasn't that bad down front. I've been in crowds where it would have been impossible to go down for any reason, and every once in a while your whole area just gets lifted and shifted 12 feet in a random direction. The problem at WASP was that it was just as crowded, if not more-so, into the venue and down the side.
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Who was singing for MSG?
And that statement makes no sense whatsoever.
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Who was singing for MSG?
And that statement makes no sense whatsoever.
Ronnie Romero. Did a great job. MVP for the night, in fact.
Now that the fire department has weighed in, it turns out the statement is factually correct. Officially the certificate of occupancy was about half of what they've always claimed. At the same time, what they've always claimed has now been proven to be ridiculous. The fire marshal's estimate was a little over 1200, and the CoO was for 636. That's why they needed 600 people out. In truth 600-800 is about what that place is good for. At 1200+ it was a shit-show. They don't have enough parking. Most of the place doesn't offer a view of the stage. It was nearly impossible to get around inside and out because of big crowds in narrow places. I was never nervous about it, down front it really wasn't particularly bad, but there was definitely some danger in the situation.
Also, it was somebody in the venue that dropped a dime on them. My hunch is the security guy I talked to. He was really, really pissed off about it. :lol
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Who was singing for MSG?
And that statement makes no sense whatsoever.
Ronnie Romero. Did a great job. MVP for the night, in fact.
Now that the fire department has weighed in, it turns out the statement is factually correct. Officially the certificate of occupancy was about half of what they've always claimed. At the same time, what they've always claimed has now been proven to be ridiculous. The fire marshal's estimate was a little over 1200, and the CoO was for 636. That's why they needed 600 people out. In truth 600-800 is about what that place is good for. At 1200+ it was a shit-show. They don't have enough parking. Most of the place doesn't offer a view of the stage. It was nearly impossible to get around inside and out because of big crowds in narrow places. I was never nervous about it, down front it really wasn't particularly bad, but there was definitely some danger in the situation.
Also, it was somebody in the venue that dropped a dime on them. My hunch is the security guy I talked to. He was really, really pissed off about it. :lol
Help me, though; if the CoO was 636, how can they point to that as justification for selling 2000 or whatever they sold? If the clerical error was important, they should have been explaining - probably to the bands - why they only sold 636 for a venue that could have carried 800. What am I missing?
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It's also up to the promoters to get in touch with their people regarding tracking how many tickets are sold and see if there are any buildings nearby that can support an upgrade or cap the show as sold out and thus not have to worry about being over capacity. Unless, a lot of people decided to buy a lot of tickets at the last minute and then the venue people got blind-sided.
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Since this is the concerts thread, here's part of the show that did take place. Schenker was low in the mix and a little sloppy, but it's still great to hear one of my all-time favorite solos played live. Done right the outro solo is just epic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiU6AGbr5Bg
And in fairness, while I wanted to see WASP while I was there, I still had a pretty decent time. Good crowd with palpable excitement. And even when they called the show everybody was still very well behaved.
Who was singing for MSG?
And that statement makes no sense whatsoever.
Ronnie Romero. Did a great job. MVP for the night, in fact.
Now that the fire department has weighed in, it turns out the statement is factually correct. Officially the certificate of occupancy was about half of what they've always claimed. At the same time, what they've always claimed has now been proven to be ridiculous. The fire marshal's estimate was a little over 1200, and the CoO was for 636. That's why they needed 600 people out. In truth 600-800 is about what that place is good for. At 1200+ it was a shit-show. They don't have enough parking. Most of the place doesn't offer a view of the stage. It was nearly impossible to get around inside and out because of big crowds in narrow places. I was never nervous about it, down front it really wasn't particularly bad, but there was definitely some danger in the situation.
Also, it was somebody in the venue that dropped a dime on them. My hunch is the security guy I talked to. He was really, really pissed off about it. :lol
Help me, though; if the CoO was 636, how can they point to that as justification for selling 2000 or whatever they sold? If the clerical error was important, they should have been explaining - probably to the bands - why they only sold 636 for a venue that could have carried 800. What am I missing?
It seems as if they sold 12-1300. Crowds are notoriously hard to estimate. Plus, Blackie's camp mistated the numbers dramatically and everybody kind of ran with their numbers. I went with the listed capacity and assumed they oversold the 1200 to put it close to 2k.
I believe their point was that they thought they had the same 1200 occupancy that they did before they closed and rebranded. Instead it was officially half that. Given the numbers the DFD estimated, their explanation actually makes a great deal of sense. The problem is that there's no way they should be putting 1200 people into that place. Particularly given its convoluted design and numerous choke points.
It's also up to the promoters to get in touch with their people regarding tracking how many tickets are sold and see if there are any buildings nearby that can support an upgrade or cap the show as sold out and thus not have to worry about being over capacity. Unless, a lot of people decided to buy a lot of tickets at the last minute and then the venue people got blind-sided.
I never got the impression that concert promoters were the most earnest people in the world. :lol
In this case they had actually moved it from a larger location, one that would have been ideal, to the smaller site. And then dumped hundreds of $10 tickets in the days before the show. In the case of the promoter's role in this I'd simply call it a massive miscalulation. It's the venue who should know their own capacity, both nominally and realistically (not that they'd care about the latter--they're notoriously greedy bastards).
This is how the venue looks with a reasonable crowd. I've seen a couple of shows there and it's not a bad venue for 600 or so. It's just a big club with a decent patio stage. The other night is was jam packed indoors and outdoors, including down the side to the island bar off to the side. It's telling that even if the were at their assumed capacity somebody still called to report dangerous overcrowding.
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Seeing Blue Oyster Cult Friday night & VOLA Saturday night.
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Bummed my Greta Van Fleet show got postponed. The singer blew his eardrum, and they postponed a few shows. He tried to come back, wasn't quite right, and now postponed another week of shows, mine included. Sucks. Was looking forward to the show. But I totally understand. I blew out my eardrum in March 2000...waiting for Queensryche to play the 9:30 club in D.C. Fucking Jesse James Dupree. I was too near one of the stacks, turned to my left, and someone hit a terrible chord right in my unprotected right ear (SO STUPID ON MY PART). I immediately got dizzy, remember feeling sick and fell. I'll never forget it. I should have gone to the ER. Spent the entire night trying to not be sick. Got to my friend's house, slept, felt weird the next morning, but slowly got better. Hurt like hell.
This incident caused my tinnitus, which I'll never forget. EARPLUGS. ALWAYS.
Anyway, hopefully the Greta show will be rescheduled to a good date for my wife and I. Really dig their latest album, Battle at Garden's Gate.
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That sucks! I knew about the first string of postponements but didn't know they needed more. These kids are constantly having health issues which makes me worry about their future. I'm supposed to see them in December, from a previous postponement due to health issues.
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Bummed my Greta Van Fleet show got postponed. The singer blew his eardrum, and they postponed a few shows. He tried to come back, wasn't quite right, and now postponed another week of shows, mine included. Sucks. Was looking forward to the show. But I totally understand. I blew out my eardrum in March 2000...waiting for Queensryche to play the 9:30 club in D.C. Fucking Jesse James Dupree. I was too near one of the stacks, turned to my left, and someone hit a terrible chord right in my unprotected right ear (SO STUPID ON MY PART). I immediately got dizzy, remember feeling sick and fell. I'll never forget it. I should have gone to the ER. Spent the entire night trying to not be sick. Got to my friend's house, slept, felt weird the next morning, but slowly got better. Hurt like hell.
This incident caused my tinnitus, which I'll never forget. EARPLUGS. ALWAYS.
Anyway, hopefully the Greta show will be rescheduled to a good date for my wife and I. Really dig their latest album, Battle at Garden's Gate.
I'd have assumed it was that fucking chainsaw. To this day one of the very worst acts I've ever seen. My Gods did they suck.
Postponements suck, but sometimes the replacement gigs are a real hoot. It's possible you get a better show than the one you're missing out on.
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EL B,
JJD is one of the top-5 worst live acts I have ever seen. Pure trash.
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Postponements suck, but sometimes the replacement gigs are a real hoot. It's possible you get a better show than the one you're missing out on.
It's a string of postponements so it's not a one off which might end up being a more unique show. For my ticket, the postponement had it placed then at the last show of their tour for 2022 which actually had me excited as final tour shows can often be unique, but now they've added another show and wouldn't be surprised if postponed shows now happen after mine. It is what it is, but for band, the postponements are so often that it doesn't seem like it'll lead to a better show (other than I'd assume the band is healthier and able to perform better)
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EL B,
JJD is one of the top-5 worst live acts I have ever seen. Pure trash.
It was Jackyl when I saw them. I can't imagine that would have made even the tiniest difference. :lol
Postponements suck, but sometimes the replacement gigs are a real hoot. It's possible you get a better show than the one you're missing out on.
It's a string of postponements so it's not a one off which might end up being a more unique show. For my ticket, the postponement had it placed then at the last show of their tour for 2022 which actually had me excited as final tour shows can often be unique, but now they've added another show and wouldn't be surprised if postponed shows now happen after mine. It is what it is, but for band, the postponements are so often that it doesn't seem like it'll lead to a better show (other than I'd assume the band is healthier and able to perform better)
Good point. You're absolutely correct there.
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Ok, since I think I'm done for the year, here's the final list. Gonna work on ranking them and brief writeups after work...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, USA DEBUT, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
10/7- Nemophila, Spiritbox, Apopalyctica, Meshuggah, Lamb of God at Aftershock Festival
10/14- Band-Maid, August Hall
11/7- John Petrucci, Palace of Fine Arts
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Since this is the concerts thread, here's part of the show that did take place. Schenker was low in the mix and a little sloppy, but it's still great to hear one of my all-time favorite solos played live. Done right the outro solo is just epic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiU6AGbr5Bg
And in fairness, while I wanted to see WASP while I was there, I still had a pretty decent time. Good crowd with palpable excitement. And even when they called the show everybody was still very well behaved.
Ronnie as Phil Mogg sounds good!
Hey, that's not the same Joe Seigler that runs the Black Sabbath fan site, is it? I didn't see a reference on the YouTube channel, but still...
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Ok, since I think I'm done for the year, here's the final list. Gonna work on ranking them and brief writeups after work...
1/16- Tool, Chase Center
2/6- Dream Theater, Fox Theater
3/13- Allegaeon, DNA Lounge
4/23 Dragonforce, UC Theater
6/30- Allegaeon, The X Bar in Santa Clara
7/1- Nemophila, USA DEBUT, Whisky A Go Go
9/9- Aristocrats, Great American Music Hall
9/23- Roger Waters, Chase Center
10/7- Nemophila, Spiritbox, Apopalyctica, Meshuggah, Lamb of God at Aftershock Festival
10/14- Band-Maid, August Hall
11/7- John Petrucci, Palace of Fine Arts
Ok...cause I like to rank stuff, here goes...
11- Allegaeon- DNA Lounge...a shortened set as they were the openers, didn't hang around for the headlining band since it was a work night, but these guys always kick ass, and was able to chat with the singer after the set as I was buying merch. Hell of a nice guy.
10- Dream Theater- #15 for them and I, and aside from finally catching Count of Tuscany live, it was a middle to lower end set from them. Everything was solid, just nothing really stood out except the encore (which was the only reason I went anyways)
9- Dragonforce- Really, really fun show for sure,especially for not knowing a single track of theirs.
8- Roger Waters- Another dynamic performance from the man, only drawback was the stage was very restrictive for actually seeing the band members.
7- The Aristocrats- Govan and Minneman...nuff said.
6- Allegaeon- This time, they're headlining at a bowling alley bar, and I'm literally two feet from the mighty Greg Burgess as he crushes a 1.5 hour set of technical death metal...fuck this band is so damn good.
5- Tool- I mean...it's fucking Tool, do I really have to say anything else?
4- Aftershock Festival- Nemophila et al... Seeing a 30 min set by the ladies was worth the price of entry alone, but add on Lamb of God, Spiritbox, Gwar, Apocalyptica, Kiss, Set It Off, and In Flames, and you got one hell of a day.
3- Petrucci- JP and MP together again...nuff said
2- BAND-MAID- Went into this one kind of blind, only was familiar with one album, but was intrigued enough by a few live vids that I took a chance on the 200$ scalper tix to see this show, and damn was it worth it and then some. An air tight hard rock performance paired with one of the funnest,most charming and energetic group of musicians and people one can imagine. Truly a memorable experience, I totally get why these girls are at the forefront of the J-metal scene, and why their tour sold out almost every show within an hour.
1- Nemophila- And it really isn't close, the band that has held me rapt for the last two years, in about as intimate and legendary setting as possible, for a flawless performance in their international debut. This one will stick with me for years to come.
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Katatonia :)
They are on tour now, I saw the first show, it was like... I can't come up with something poetic but the best thing that's happened in a long long time. :) I'll be seeing a few more... :)
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All right, got a ticket off Groupon for Trans-Siberian Orchestra. 4th time seeing them. I won't expect anything different from the other times I saw them, but I know they always have great visuals, vocals, musicianship, etc. and get into the holiday mood.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Toyota Arena - Ontario, California. December 3rd, 2022.
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Sadly, I'm going to miss my Soen show tonight in Chicago. The show I most wanted to see. Currently sitting in an immediate care waiting room because I have a sinus infection that is just brutal. My forehead feels like it is going to explode. I'm in no mood to drive into the city and then stand for hours with the amount of pain I am already in. Canceled my parking, which is something, but I am out the $32 for the ticket. Not a terrible financial loss. Just really bummed, but I have to be smart. I'm too old to be messing around.
Immediate is also the wrong word, I have about a 3 hour wait to see a doctor.
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I'm really sorry to hear that Prof. I've had multiple sinus infection until I got one that never went away and I needed surgery so I know the hell that it can be. Get some rest and get better soon! :tup
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I'm really sorry to hear that Prof. I've had multiple sinus infection until I got one that never went away and I needed surgery so I know the hell that it can be. Get some rest and get better soon! :tup
Thanks, man. Yeah, sinus infections and me have a long, sordid history. I know that once I confirm what the issue is, to get antibiotics asap or it will cascade out of control.
I used to average 2 per Fall/Winter season and then got a break for a few years. Last few that has not been the case.
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Oh! Very sorry to hear that ProfessorPeart. Wish you a speedy recovery.
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Well, I got a double whammy. I have the sinus infection like I figured. Turns out, I also have Covid. Now I'm stuck in my room for the next 5 days.
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So I didn't see Starset yesterday. Ticket prices weren't dropping to below $30.00 like I hoped they would (face value was $35.00 on Ticketmaster, raised up to $39.00 the day of). Plus, I wasn't feeling too great, so I have to draw a line somewhere.
You know what's funny...I got into Starset and found out they just played an acoustic show here at a local bar called The Dirty Bourbon with a nice stage (The Aristocrats played at the same venue) about a week before. I wanted to see if they ever played here before and found two dates, both acoustic, at The Dirty Bourbon and another bar (can't remember the name). If I only listened to them more a few weeks before, as I had liked Echo on my Spotify, but I forgot about it until it came up again, which led to me wanting to hear more from them.
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Sooo I kind of got behind on doing my updates here, I won't go into too much detail on the ones I missed...
I saw AFI a month ago, they were awesome. Davey's voice is a bit weak these days on any of the screams, but he sounds great on some of the newer stuff that doesn't require screams. Band was energetic and the setlist included stuff from basically every album which was a nice treat to get such diversity and some rare songs.
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AFI LIVE @ Terminal 5 New York City NY 11/9/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHOGSMNlsAk)
Then the weekend before Thanksgiving were back to back concerts with my gf. That Friday we saw Tower of Power and we found tickets online for front row resale for only 20 bucks each. Hell yeah! Awesome show. They have a new singer who sounded amazing. They asked not to be filmed so no video from me, but the staff wasn't enforcing it so I did snap some pics. Also, we got a setlist at the end of the show!
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The following night was the local ballroom's "Skanksgiving" as they call it. Their annual ska concert with this year featuring Goldfinger and Catch 22 as the main acts. We also got there in time to see Mustard Plug and The Planet Smashers. Fun concert, but it was sold out and VERY packed. Like uncomfortably packed. I used to love Catch 22 but they clearly are a shell of themselves now. Their set was fun, but not very good overall. Goldfinger was pretty solid, my first time seeing them, but I've mostly never been much of a fan. Their family was there and I thought that was kind of cool. Sadly, I'm almost 100% certain I caught the flu at this show and that's why I basically got behind on doing these reviews or basically much of anything.
Skanksgiving 2022 Goldfinger Catch 22 Mustard Plug Starland Ballroom NJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ZLLxvqtZA)
And after finally recovering from the flu, it was back to concerts last weekend. Our highly anticipated Atlantic City trip to see Greta Van Fleet since the postponement last winter. I've never been to the Hard Rock before so I was curious about the venue and casino especially since I'll be back in a few months for another concert. I thought it was mostly awesome. I love the casino vibe of the show, where you can just go outside and come back in. Between bands we gambled for example and had a smoke before coming back into the venue. Plus the main lobby area is really nice.
Show was sold out so it was packed and most people were already there by the time we got in to see Rival Sons. I didn't realize until earlier that day there was actually another band, The Velveteers, opening, but we missed them because we decided to go to the buffet and gamble instead. Rival Sons were pretty good. Definitely a good opener for Greta being a classic rock sounding band. The singer was pretty good. I didn't love them, but definitely enjoyable.
Greta Van Fleet were absolutely phenomenal. This was my 4th time seeing them and definitely the best of the four. Maybe because they had some time off from the injury, but the singer's voice was great and the band was really great. You could just feel it in your chest when he belts out those notes with that voice. It's quite impressive and reminds me a lot of Anneke Van Giersbergen in just how you physically feel their voice. A lot of their songs had extended intros/outros/instrumentals so while it was a 12 song set list, the show was close to a full 2 hours long. This was the 2nd of 2 nights and they actually rotated two songs so our show had 2 songs that were played much less so that excited me quite a bit.
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Greta Van Fleet & Rival Sons LIVE @ Hard Rock Atlantic City NJ 12/10/22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6-fmuqEjjU)
I got back home from AC the next afternoon, made my youtube edit, packed my bags (since I was heading to LA the next morning) and went right back out to New York City for another concert. This is likely my band of the year. I discovered them as an opener in March, got their new album right after (my 2022 album of the year), and then saw them again in the summer as an opener on another tour. Then they announced their first headline tour and it completely sold out across the board! I'm so proud of this band and while I may be a new fan, this band KILLED it this year.
Anyway, before they came on, I caught two other bands (there was a 4th that I missed). Make Them Suffer and Dayseeker were both metalcore bands not too different than the headliner they were supporting. I thought both were solid bands. I may have to check them out further.
Bad Omens came on and the sold out venue was singing along to every song. The show was also live streamed. Sadly the youtube video someone put up of it is already taken down otherwise I'd share it (I watched it Monday night). Got to see more songs from their new album live that they didn't do on the previous two tours. I thought the singer sounded amazing. My only issue was I had a shit view stuck in the back. I found this show very interesting because it was sold out, but the merch booths were empty, the bathrooms were empty, the bars were empty, and the smoking section was empty. Why? EVERYONE was up close on the GA floor to keep their spot. Yeah, I couldn't move up more than 8 feet from the back bar. Oh well, show was really good.
Bad Omens LIVE in the Concrete Jungle Irving Plaza New York 12/11/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSVXTIxGwOk)
Now that I'm in LA... I was able to score a late release ticket for the sold out special Metallica benefit concert on Friday night, also with guess who opening.... Greta Van Fleet!!!! Oh man I'm so excited for this. Saturday is also a metal show at the forum I may attend. So next up:
December 16th - Metallica & Greta Van Fleet @ Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles CA
December 17th - Amon Amarth, Carcass & Obituary @ Kia Forum, Los Angeles CA
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Our highly anticipated Atlantic City trip to see Greta Van Fleet since the postponement last winter. Show was sold out so it was packed and most people were already there by the time we got in to see Rival Sons. Rival Sons were pretty good. Definitely a good opener for Greta being a classic rock sounding band. I didn't love them, but definitely enjoyable.
Greta Van Fleet were absolutely phenomenal. This was my 4th time seeing them and definitely the best of the four. A lot of their songs had extended intros/outros/instrumentals so while it was a 12 song set list, the show was close to a full 2 hours long.
I was also at Saturday's show, but I felt differently, as I was actually disappointed in BOTH Rival Sons AND Greta. As far as RS goes, this was my 3rd or 4th time seeing them (all as openers) and this was BY FAR the least enjoyable performance of theirs I've seen. I think they may have missed their opportunity and have regressed. As far as Greta goes, it was definitely an enjoyable performance, but much more subdued than when I saw them in '19! I do love watching the guitarist though as he is in my opinion, the second coming of Jimmy Page! Looking forward to seeing them continue to evolve. They are the best young band in rock, imo, even if this show wasn't as up to par. Then again, I only have one other show to compare it to, :facepalm:
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Our highly anticipated Atlantic City trip to see Greta Van Fleet since the postponement last winter. Show was sold out so it was packed and most people were already there by the time we got in to see Rival Sons. Rival Sons were pretty good. Definitely a good opener for Greta being a classic rock sounding band. I didn't love them, but definitely enjoyable.
Greta Van Fleet were absolutely phenomenal. This was my 4th time seeing them and definitely the best of the four. A lot of their songs had extended intros/outros/instrumentals so while it was a 12 song set list, the show was close to a full 2 hours long.
I was also at Saturday's show, but I felt differently, as I was actually disappointed in BOTH Rival Sons AND Greta. As far as RS goes, this was my 3rd or 4th time seeing them (all as openers) and this was BY FAR the least enjoyable performance of theirs I've seen. I think they may have missed their opportunity and have regressed. As far as Greta goes, it was definitely an enjoyable performance, but much more subdued than when I saw them in '19! I do love watching the guitarist though as he is in my opinion, the second coming of Jimmy Page! Looking forward to seeing them continue to evolve. They are the best young band in rock, imo, even if this show wasn't as up to par. Then again, I only have one other show to compare it to, :facepalm:
What was so wrong with Rival Sons this time? I will say this, playing in mostly the dark did feel like a missed opportunity IMO they were hard to see. I do think GVF was a bit off from being a perfect show, I noticed quite a few mess ups, but overall I kind of like those small things because it shows how live and real they are, but otherwise didn't get the feeling of being subdued. Can't believe 6 days later I'm about to see them again on the opposite side of the country.
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Dude, that Skanksgiving lineup is great. Give me Streetlight Manifesto over Catch 22, but love it either way
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Dude, that Skanksgiving lineup is great. Give me Streetlight Manifesto over Catch 22, but love it either way
Funny enough, at the same venue is Streetlight last night and tonight. I would have been there if I were home.
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Maybe the last concerts of 2022 for me....
Last Friday I was fortunate enough to scoop up a late release face value ticket to the sold out All Within My Hands benefit concert by Metallica with Greta Van Fleet opening and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
What an epic show this was. I've never been to the Microsoft Theater in LA. Reminded me of Radio City in NYC. Pretty nice and big theater, but not designed for a metal concert in terms of concessions. Just terribly long lines if you wanted a beer. But that may be my only complaint.... OK and the crowd was LAME, but this concert was awesome.
It started early, at 6pm with a Jimmy Kimmel intro. It was fairly clear at this moment that whenever Jimmy had the mic it was going to be bad jokes and trying to get donations. Understood, it's a benefit concert, but man, I thought Jimmy Kimmel was not funny at all. Metallica toured with Jim Breuer before who was light years funnier with the Metallica jokes. I still thought it was cool for him to be there though. He introduced Greta Van Fleet as they had been Metallica's chosen opener for most of their headline shows the last year or so (I even saw them together in November 2021 in Atlanta).
Greta were awesome as usual. I had just seen them 6 days earlier in NJ so going coast to coast with the band was pretty cool. They started with a "Cold Wind" intro tease which confused the heck out of me because they hadn't done that at the last show. Cool new twist to starting their set. They ended up only doing 6 songs which was unfortunate. It looks like they got cut short too. The timeline I had said they had 5 more minutes when their set ended and being that they ended with Broken Bells, it seemed they probably wanted to do Highway Tune next. Sucks, but they also did Caravel which they didn't do the previous week so I got to see a pretty different, albeit short, show. Crowd was not into them at all though, the guy next to me was making fun of them, people were still just filling into the seats, and no surprise, it was 6:55 when they ended. Sucks it was so early and short, but man, I love this band!
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After more Jimmy Kimmel, Metallica came out for their acoustic set opening with an acoustic version of Blackened! So cool! Then The Unforgiven which is a song I really enjoy so seeing it acoustic really was incredible. They then did two cover songs that they've never performed before and ended the acoustic set with Whiskey in the Jar which FINALLY got the crowd waking up.
After another break with Jimmy and Tony Hawk, Metallica came back out for their electric set. Starting with Call of Ktulu which was an amazing way to start the set! People were finally standing. I wasn't crazy about the next two choices, Harvester of Sorrow which was pretty awesome live and Holier Than Thou which somehow happens to be the one random song they play everytime I see them :lol Then they did a brand new version of the song All Within My Hands (the name of the benefit). They took their acoustic version of the St. Anger song and then electrified it a bit. You can see the full song here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr4PYGWV-pA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr4PYGWV-pA) as lots of people commented thinking it was a load/reload era sounding version of a St. Anger song. For me, the next song was the highlihgt of the night. Creeping Death. For whatever reason, for me, that song just felt amazing in the moment. People were reacting strongly to it (unlike the indifference in the room to the previous song). After Enter Sandman, they live debuted their new single! Of course Lars has a little mishap with his cymbal causing a false start :rollin so fucking funny if you ask me. The night still had one more special moment, they did Nothing Else Matters with singer/guitaris St. Vincent. I'm not familiar with her at all, so it didn't really WOW me per say, but it was still really cool to see someone else sing and perform with Metallica live. They ended wtih Seek and Destroy as the concert ended exactly at 9pm on the dot. I thought it was kind of lame to be such a short show, but like my first two complaints, it's hard to complain when this concert was really incredible.
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Also, they gave out these programs! On the way out, the ushers were handing more out, so I grabbed a few of them figuring they were cool memorabilia and maybe worth something one day, who knows.
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Here's my full video of the night, lots of footage covering everything I talked about! Metallica & Greta Van Fleet All Within My Hands @ SOLD OUT Microsoft Theater Los Angeles 12/16/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QNqlE7UFhs)
then the following day....
I went to the Kia Forum for the final show of the Great Heathen Army Tour! With Amon Amarth, Carcass, Obituary (and Cattle Decapitation who I missed)
This is my second time at the Forum, which I consider a fairly iconic music venue.
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Big venue for this show, so the seating area was pretty empty and I scooped up a cheap ticket in the back center, literally the last row they were selling (full arena seating was blocked off). I was not familiar with Obituary or Carcass before as generally, this is not my style of metal I listen to. I thought both bands were pretty decent. Crowd on the floor was pretty wild for both bands.
Amon Amarth put on one hell of a show. I don't think I realized how big of a stage show they were going to put on until right before they came on and I walked around the venue to the side of the stage and saw the massive statues and stage they had prepped for the show. They played Run to the Hills on the PA before coming out. Perfect. I'd compare their stage shows to Iron Maiden in some ways, and Rammstein in others. Lots and lots of pyro which I love. A sword fighting battle during on song. A huge ship set. Oh and let's not forget what the singer said was likely the biggest row pit of the entire tour! This show from a visual standpoint was just incredible from start to finish, also, with the crowd being pretty wild on the floor. I really enjoyed my view. As for the music, I really enjoyed it as well. These songs are very catchy and I very much enjoyed the guitar playing. Great headlining set. If this is the last show for 2022 for me, I will be happy. (there's a show on Wednesday that is sold out, but if I can get a fair value ticket I'd go)
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Amon Amarth, Carcass & Obituary LIVE @ The Kia Forum CA 12/17/2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9iwuvbOjC4)
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Yeah, Microsoft Theater isn't really set up for big metal shows, in my opinion, due to the all seats layout. Still, you get a lot of known bands like DT and Judas Priest playing there when they are too big to play the all-GA Hollywood Palladium, but not quite big enough to play arenas like The Forum or Staples, and it's not seasonal enough to play in amphitheaters.
That's said, I've been to a few shows there and it's a good venue, but then again, I like all three venues (Staples, Microsoft Theater, and The NoVo) in LA Live. When I was in the area last Monday for a women's hockey game, there was a small ad for a Dragon Ball Symphony show in January at the theater and I checked AXS and it turned out that it was cancelled which sorta bums me out.
Also, while I was in Staples, there were plenty of plugs for a Bush show at the Yaamava Casino in Highland next Friday. I may consider going to that if the right pieces fall into place. Probably get a feel for the venue before seeing Alter Bridge there in April (the day before Wrestlemania is in Inglewood......)
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Did a final tally recently for my concerts in 2022...
64 total concerts (beating my previous record of 59 in 2019). I saw a concert in 8 different states (New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Nevada, California, and Georgia). Also in two foreign countries (Netherlands and Germany). Over 80 bands I saw for the first time ever. Out of those 64 concerts, I made a youtube video for all but 3 of them (Dream Theater in Red Bank because I was front row, Porcupine Tree at Radio City because of a strict no phone rule, and Tower of Power in NJ because I was front row and they requested no video) Quite an incredible year for me.
I understand the year is over so this thread is basically dead and could be locked, but I've been working on my "top 10 concert moments of 2022" video and would love to share it here when I finish (hopefully by this weekend). I already have my top 10 points listed and videos all compiled together. I just need to add my commentary and edit it all together.
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Did a final tally recently for my concerts in 2022...
64 total concerts (beating my previous record of 59 in 2019).
:omg: :omg: :omg:
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I think that's awesome. :)
I think the most I've done in 1 year is in the 50s. But I don't think I'd ever come close to 80 new bands in one year unless I did a few big festivals, which has never really seemed like my thing. Usually I see a lot of shows when I see multiple shows from one of my favorite bands.
This year was 18 separate dates, which I'm quite pleased with considering my COVID nervousness. (Of course Katatonia was more than half of the 18. :)) 9 states (Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania), plus DC, and Canada. 11 bands I'd never seen before (most of those from ProgPower).
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Damn Marc, that's crazy. The most I ever saw in one year was 21, in 1987 and 1991.
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38 in '78 & '79 were my highest concert years.
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I think that's awesome. :)
I think the most I've done in 1 year is in the 50s. But I don't think I'd ever come close to 80 new bands in one year unless I did a few big festivals, which has never really seemed like my thing. Usually I see a lot of shows when I see multiple shows from one of my favorite bands.
This year was 18 separate dates, which I'm quite pleased with considering my COVID nervousness. (Of course Katatonia was more than half of the 18. :)) 9 states (Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania), plus DC, and Canada. 11 bands I'd never seen before (most of those from ProgPower).
Yeah, 19 of mine were from ProgPower alone. But I did a lot of full shows this year, I really tried to make it to see all the openers so lots of the shows had 1 or 2 new bands. But it'll be tough to keep that number high, got too many check marks this year.
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Sometimes I try to avoid opening bands, but I liked some of them this time and made sure to see them.
I don't really have a large list of bands I want to see that I haven't. There are some, but I don't think most would be likely to tour the US anyway.
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Sometimes I try to avoid opening bands
The way I've been seeing it lately, I paid the price of the ticket and already plan on going. If I can get there for the full show (coming after work makes seeing the opening band tough depending on the venue), I'm getting the full value of my experience and maybe the opening band impresses me.
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Sometimes I try to avoid opening bands
The way I've been seeing it lately, I paid the price of the ticket and already plan on going. If I can get there for the full show (coming after work makes seeing the opening band tough depending on the venue), I'm getting the full value of my experience and maybe the opening band impresses me.
I guess it all depends for me. If I can get there in time without any stress and there aren't that many opening bands, I'll do it. I once saw Evergrey with like 6 opening bands, and even though some of them only played for like 20 minutes, it was torture.
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Sometimes I try to avoid opening bands
The way I've been seeing it lately, I paid the price of the ticket and already plan on going. If I can get there for the full show (coming after work makes seeing the opening band tough depending on the venue), I'm getting the full value of my experience and maybe the opening band impresses me.
I guess it all depends for me. If I can get there in time without any stress and there aren't that many opening bands, I'll do it. I once saw Evergrey with like 6 opening bands, and even though some of them only played for like 20 minutes, it was torture.
I will say, I don't have much interest in seeing the paying opening local band. For example, there's a local concert this weekend I may go to. The headliner is a legit known band from the area (God Forbid), I think there's then 4 local openers. I don't really have the desire to see them all. It's just too many bands I don't know, so I totally agree with you on these situations. Most concerts that I attend aren't like this though.
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I like to check out the artists I dont recognize on Spotify before a show. Then decide if I wanna check them out or not.
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I like to check out the artists I dont recognize on Spotify before a show. Then decide if I wanna check them out or not.
Yeah, I try to do that too, but I usually don't get around to doing it for all the bands. I also don't mind going in completely blind. Sometimes that's good too to just have a fresh head for a band and get to see their show to influence you vs. opinions and music videos or whatever else you may find from a google search.
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Here's my full video Top 10 Concert Moments of 2022 *cramx3 style* (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pwn10p0KP4)
It's 25 minutes long (and yes, I have ads running on it, sorry!) I put the chapters in to make it easy to skip around. Hope people enjoy, I really love making these as some sort of culmination of the year of live music I got to experience. I plan on doing the same thing in 2023.
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Here's my full video Top 10 Concert Moments of 2022 *cramx3 style* (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pwn10p0KP4)
It's 25 minutes long (and yes, I have ads running on it, sorry!) I put the chapters in to make it easy to skip around. Hope people enjoy, I really love making these as some sort of culmination of the year of live music I got to experience. I plan on doing the same thing in 2023.
This was great dude, really good stuff! My three biggest takeaways from the video.
1. That 311 bass solo looked cool as fuck, I definitely would've loved seeing that live.
2. Holy shit, Amon Amarth's stage set up is fucking amazing!
3. What the hell was that instrument that the Nightwish guy was playing?
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Thanks for watching!
311 day was awesome, as a big 311 fan it makes me mad I missed these events all those years.
Amon Amarth stage show was massive. I would put it up there with some of the best I've seen. No one gets to Rammstein level but a few are a notch below such as Amon Amarth.
Troy plays Uilleann pipes which are basically bag pipes that don't require using your mouth so he can sing while he plays.
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Thanks for watching!
311 day was awesome, as a big 311 fan it makes me mad I missed these events all those years.
Amon Amarth stage show was massive. I would put it up there with some of the best I've seen. No one gets to Rammstein level but a few are a notch below such as Amon Amarth.
Troy plays Uilleann pipes which are basically bag pipes that don't require using your mouth so he can sing while he plays.
Yea it was a good watch dude. Are you doing more 2022 best of videos then?
You can't hope to match Rammstein levels of stage show, without a crazy budget, but the Viking ships looked really professional and made it an epic back drop.
My first thought was bagpipes, but was really confused as he wasn't playing with his mouth. Never even heard of that instrument, but it makes sense.
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Yea it was a good watch dude. Are you doing more 2022 best of videos then?
Wasn't planning on it. Do you have ideas for another one?
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I just watched the video. What did James say when Lars had to stop the song? I couldn't quite make it out.
Always nice seeing Kahn. :) Alice in Chains was very cool as well.
Though an ad popped up right in the middle of it - I don't mind them being there but I wish it happened at predetermined time stamps.
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Yea it was a good watch dude. Are you doing more 2022 best of videos then?
Wasn't planning on it. Do you have ideas for another one?
It's just in the video you made it clear it wasn't your top 10 shows of the year, which made me think a top 10 shows of 22 video was coming. So yea, that :lol
I just watched the video. What did James say when Lars had to stop the song? I couldn't quite make it out.
I think he said "That's the radio edit".
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Yea it was a good watch dude. Are you doing more 2022 best of videos then?
Wasn't planning on it. Do you have ideas for another one?
It's just in the video you made it clear it wasn't your top 10 shows of the year, which made me think a top 10 shows of 22 video was coming. So yea, that :lol
I just watched the video. What did James say when Lars had to stop the song? I couldn't quite make it out.
I think he said "That's the radio edit".
Yeah, he said that's the radio edit and then asked if "all better?" right before starting the song again.
As for top concerts, I don't know. I thought about it, but I don't know if I have that much to say about it to make an interesting video. That or my favorite live songs. I guess, historically, my top moments videos (ive done one every year since 2018) have gotten little to no views and while I really enjoy doing it, it seems there's no traction there to me to go further. I do have a listing of both though, for my own tracking.