Posted on 12/30/2014 7:44:38 AM PST by GSWarrior
Okay. I love seeing my favorite bands in concert. The older I get, the less I get out to shows. It would be great if concerts started at 4pm, instead of 10pm. That said, here is my short list.
Elbow
Jeff Tweedy
Bonnie Prince Billy
EmmyLou Harris
Hiss Golden Messenger
Robbie Fulks
Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch and Fats Kaplan
Robbie Fulks -- I'll Trade You Money For Wine
Cher.
Pat Benatar.
38 Special.
Night Ranger.
Can you tell which era I grew up in?
Bob Dylan at the Orpheum in Minneapolis.
I worked as a stagehand during my college years. I’m about concerted out.
I paid for a lot of shows but didn’t go. That’s a parent for ya.
Rockstar Mayhem fest
Aftershock fest
Coheed and Cambria two times
And a zillion others... Made my sons very happy. Mostly they went together, which was cool.
Zappa PLays Zappa
Benatar/Giraldo
Jets Overhead
Gordon Lightfoot
heard some of it, he opened. Didn’t have enough cash to pick it up, should though, thanks for the reminder.
David Johanssen!
The History of the Eagles Tour at the brand new PPL Center in Allentown, PA. Mighty fine!
Hooters?
Well? Who is your grandson? Please share.
He was great, all acoustic, just him and a guy who was basically a one man band, with some funny sort of drum-panel thing and a guitar.
He did all his hits, but sadly the show was in April, so no “Is that you, Santa Claus?” which I love.
“I went to see B.B. King back in April. Unfortunately, it was a very disappointing concert. His backup band really carried the show. He’s in his late 80s now, and nowhere near the performer he was in his prime. (The main reason I went to the show was because I figured it might be my last chance to see him perform.) He had to be helped onto the stage, and they brought out a wheelchair for him when the show ended. At one point, he started to do a song he had done a few minutes earlier, and the band stopped him. He really shouldn’t be touring anymore. It was pretty sad.”
I went to the Coach House, in San Juan Capistrano, California in the early 1990s to see B.B. King. It was advertised as his last tour of live performances, as he was turning 65 years old.
It was a good performance, and I’m glad we saw him. His opening act was Leon Russell, who was not treated well by age (much younger than King).
Joe Satriani
Re Hot Chili Peppers
in Orlando
Oh, and Peter Frampton free concert
Had 5th row seats for ZZTop in October but show was cancelled when Dusty Hill fell and broke his hip.
Rescheduled for April 3rd.
And me the hootee!
Steely Dan
ALAN Parsons
Ian Anderson
Staxx brothers
Ask him if he saw Brownsville Station and Todd Rundgren.
Uriah Heep he did see, he thinks, but the other two now.
He tells me he saw BB King open for Led Zepplin and after Zepplin’s encore the crowd chanted until BB King came back on.
Moody Blues, Justin Hayward (solo, 2x), Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney, Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits, 2x).
The Moody Blues
Yes
Tab Benoit
Tedeschi-Trucks Band
Justin Heyward
Hall & Oats
There were probably a few others, but those come to mind.
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