Enjoyed a concert with the whole family which sadly does’t happen as often as it used to. We went to the “Return of the Dreads” tour with KORN and Rob Zombie at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn WA. but really went to see the opening act, In This Moment. We have seen them a few times and is one of Nicki’s favorite bands and they never disappoint in putting on a fabulous ‘shock rock’ performance. Maria Brink has such a powerful voice and the theatrics, stage show and costumes are just over the top (in a good way). They put on about an hour show at which time we all decided that we were not really in the mood to see KORN and Rob Zombie and decided to go have a good meal.
Steven Tyler – McCaw Hall – Seattle WA : July 8 2016
July 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Had an absolutely fabulous time at the Steven Tyler show at McCaw Hall in Seattle last night. As I am a big Aerosmith fan and admire Steven Tyler as a great entertainer, I decided to do the meet and greet to get up close and personal, and to get a photo taken with him…he didn’t disappoint. Although I didn’t have a whole lot of time to ‘chat’, I was able to exchange a few words, shake his had and get my pic with him (to be sent in 5-7 days…what?). It’s always fun to do the VIP to get in early, meet new people, enjoy some snacks and drinks and just have a good time before the show. I met a few other “solo” fans and we all had a great time sharing stories of our past concerts and musical interests.
The show itself was incredible. The band was energetic and all genuinely looked to be having a great time. Steven Tyler puts on such a great show. He always has a smile on his face, is engaging with the women (and men) in the crowd and just puts everything he has into making the show something special for everyone.
The selection of songs were perfect..just the right mix of his new music, Aerosmith tunes and even a couple of covers. They did a great rendition of Janis Joplin’s “Piece of my Heart“. Of course one of the favorites of the night and all Aerosmith shows was “Dream On”.
Can’t wait for the upcoming Aerosmith tour!
Billy Joel – Safeco Field – Seattle WA : May 20 2016
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Made it to the Billy Joel show at Safeco Field in Seattle last night. He performed incredibly and played all of the old favorites that I haven’t heard since decades ago…makes me want to dust off all my old cassette tapes and albums and give them a good listen. He can still sing beautifully, hitting all the low and high notes nailing every song. Some of Toni and my favorite songs of the night were, Vienna, New York State of Mind, Say Goodbye to Hollywood, Pressure and of course his signature song Piano Man.
Joe Walsh / Bad Company – Concord Pavilion – Concord CA : May 17 2016
May 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Great double headline show at the very beautiful Concord Pavilion in Concord California on Tuesday May 17th, 2016.
Joe Walsh opened up the night with the songs, I Can Play That Rock and Roll and an old James Gang song Walk Away. He had a great set with a few other James Gang songs and of course a few Eagles songs, but the songs I enjoyed the most in his set were his solo stuff In the City, Life’s Been Good and his encore song Rocky Mountain Way..
Bad Company came up around 9:30 headed up by Paul Rogers and Simon Kirke from the original line-up and with the great guitarist Howard Leese from Heart. They put on an incredible show as well with tons of the classic rock songs such as Feel Like Makin’ Love, Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy, Shooting Star and the great acoustic song Seagull. My favorite song of the night was one of their encores and they namesake song Bad Company.. What a great show and an incredible night with two of the greatest classic rock bands of the 70’s.
The WHO – Key Arena – Seattle : May 15 2016
May 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Great show last night at the Key Arena in Seattle. This was The Who at 50 show which was rescheduled from back in September of last year. Roger and Pete still have what it takes to put on a great Rock show. Even after 50 years of performing, they can still bring the house down…Roger’s still has a great deal of vocal range and Pete continues to kill it on the guitar. With so many years of hits, they could play forever, but kept it to about 22 songs, and just over 2 hours. What a great set of songs it was, with stuff from early on such as My Generation and I Can See For Miles, through the seventies with The Kid’s are Alright, Baba O’Riley and Behind Blue Eyes. The eighties were well represented with You Better You Bet and Eminence Front which has always been one of mu all time favorite Who songs.
Sad to think this will probably be the last time I wills see The WHO perform live, but I have seen them 4 times throughout the years, and will keep their music playing loud on my radio for many years to come.
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