What was the last concert/show you saw?

[JennaG]

Imelda May with Jenna and Ash last night :)

I felt so ill but it was such a great show

:(

I hope you feel better soon.

[R.]

http://media.mlxxfc.net/ff2014.png

[LucyK!]

I so thought that was going to be a Rocktellz & Cocktails backdrop!

[madagascar]

Looks like KöPi-Arena in Oberhausen !?

[duke knooby]

derren brown

hes amazing!!!

[Vickip]

Trisha Yearwood in Lancaster, PA last week ... I was hoping for a guest appearance by her husband Garth, but she said he was home doing laundry :lol: Tomorrow night I see Huey Lewis & The News in Bethlehem, PA :D They always put on a great show :up:

[R.]

Looks like KöPi-Arena in Oberhausen !?Yes. :metal:

[MeatGrl1]

A Life In Song: Don Black Story from Hackney To Hollywood with Gary Wilmot and Martine McCutcheon - It was brilliant, highly reccomend it =) x

[Julie in the rv mirror]

The house-rockin', pants-droppin', earth-quakin', booty-shakin' (you know the rest :-)) E STREET BAND!!!!!

I learned three things:

1. Heaven's Wall sounds awesome live :cool:

2. Tom Morello is an absolute beast on the guitar http://www.ravetalk.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/notworthy.gif

3. If you plan to stage dive (especially if you're not the star of the show), you'd better first make sure people are going to catch you! :shock: :doh:

http://youtu.be/Ec6UyQCQcKg

(Despite that, it was the best version of Growin' Up I've ever seen! :D )

[LucyK!]

The one, the only, Loaf.

[Monstro]

The one, the only, Loaf.

Did wonder how long it would take you to figure out that crossword clue, did Andy help you? ;)

[LucyK!]

...wha...it was Loaf?!!!

[JennaG]

Miranda Hart at The Brighton Centre.

[Cherry.Loaf]

Wicked at the Saint David Centre in Cardiff :D

[tonyloaf]

Patti Russo

[Cherry.Loaf]

Patti Russo

Cannot wait for my turn on the 19th!

[LucyK!]

Will see you there Mrs!

[tonyloaf]

Enjoy!

[tonyloaf]

Within Temptation - wembley , great show from one of the best bands around .... Yes adje they are Dutch

[Adje]

the best bands around .... Yes adje they are Dutch

I'm not saying anything...


:twisted:

[chairboys]

I'm not saying anything...


:twisted:

how can we like anything Dutch after that Ronald Koeman incident way back!

[Adje]

how can we like anything Dutch after that Ronald Koeman incident way back!

If something that happened 20years ago still bothers you now... then it says everything about the performance of the English squad since :-P :twisted:

[Julie in the rv mirror]

I'm exhausted, my body aches, and I've lost my voice. :|


I must have seen Bruce last night! :D

[LucyK!]

Good set list?!

[GDW]

Now doesn't he put on a good show!!!!

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Good set list?!
Yep! :D

1. CLAMPDOWN (Clash Cover)
2. Badlands
3. Johnny 99
4. STAND ON IT
5. Seven Nights To Rock
6. High Hopes
7. Just Like Fire Would
8. Hungry Heart
9. I WANNA BE WITH YOU (Request)
10. Back In Your Arms
11. Wrecking Ball
12. The Promised Land
13. Youngstown
14. Lonesome Day
15. Mary's Place
16. The Ghost of Tom Joad
17. Radio Nowhere
18. The Rising
19. Land of Hope and Dreams
******
20. The Promise (Solo piano)
21. The Wall
22. Born in the USA
23. Light of Day w/ J.Grushecky
24. Frankie Fell in Love
25. Born To Run
26. Dancing in the Dark
27. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
28. Shout
******
29. Dream Baby Dream

Fun, rocking show, with a few stunners thrown in for good measure- "Back in Your Arms" (sigh!), and I finally got "The Promise". :heart:

An absolute highlight is the pairing of "The Wall" with "Born in the U.S.A."- brilliant! http://youtu.be/8U6Dvv2u1Ac :cool:

Although, my best "Holy Shit" moment this tour so far happened last week in Nashville:

OP23aiVuKDE

[JarethD]

Was going to see Within Temptation....but decided to go see Arthur Brown instead, brilliant night that man can still hit quite a lot of the notes he could in the 60's which surprised me.

[MarkS]

Tom Jones.... Awesome

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[Cherry.Loaf]

Patti Russo on the 19th! I'm still dazed

[JennaG]

Grumpy Old Women on 25th April

It was an amazingly funny show, definitely money well spent.

[Cherry.Loaf]

Courtney Love- Mon May 19th
Katy Perry-Tuesday May 20th

[melon]

I saw Jeff Dunham a couple of weeks ago, he was great. I hurt so much from laughing....

[nozza]

tonights the night rod stewert musical nice fun show

[Julie in the rv mirror]

I saw Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers in Pittsburgh; some guy named Bruce opened for them. They must have really liked him, because they kept him on stage for most of the show, and even played some of his songs. One of them was called "Hearts of Stone" or something- a guy named Ed (I think) played the saxophone: http://youtu.be/ehMjgM5Z2oA

They let the Bruce guy close the show, too- I really liked the song, I think it was called "Incident on 57th Street": http://youtu.be/3ZFBn1Vx9iQ

The show was great, and they did it all over again the next night, with different songs. :cool:


I'm going to see Barry Gibb tonight! :-)


I saw Jeff Dunham a couple of weeks ago, he was great. I hurt so much from laughing....
Jeff is great! I have an Achmed bobble-head at home. :lol:

[wolfy35]

Afraid it was some time ago..

Five Finger Death Punch LG arena Birmingham Dec 5 2013 and was floored when Priest's Rob Halford joined them on stage for Lift me up.

I am making up for a lack of live music so far this year however.
Download, Hellfest, Sonisphere, Pearl Jam, Electric daisy carnival, Wacken & Bloodstock shall all have me this year

[Monstro]

As a Birthday surprise I had tickets to the final night of We Will Rock You at the Dominion theatre London. A twelve year run was ended after over 7.3 million people had been through the doors with Brian May and Roger Taylor joining the cast for encore renditions of Bohemian Rhapsody and The Show Must Go On.

To be honest this was an amazing night so full of emotion, seen the show a few times after MLUKFC's rock for 3 days in May saw a few of us seeing this sandwiched between two Meat shows but this topped them all.

Pic after the speeches, may release the encore vids at some point as well

http://media.mlxxfc.net/WWRY 057.JPG

[Monstro]

Dolly Parton................worth every penny and a few more, brilliant

[AndyK]

Dolly Parton................worth every penny and a few more, brilliant

Ditto

[Adje]

Andre Rieu at the Vrijthof. 3,5 hours of fantastic music and show. :cool:

[Breeze]

Willie Nelson's 4th July Picnic. It is at Billy Bob's Stockyard's in ft. Worth Texas.. Willie did not go on stage until 9:45 pm . We opted to arrived late and miss the rest to the acts and just see Willie.

[AndyK]

Saw the amazing, multi-instrumental Jake Clemons last night. The guy is incredible, can sing, play the guitar, piano and of course the saxophone and he can work a crowd, not only that he is the most genuine humble, soulful man you could wish to meet. I defy anyone to not have a good time at one of his shows.

His band were incredible too, the bass player was out this world with a stunning bass solo at the end of the show. Got meet Jake afterwards, so that's two of the extended E Street band ticked off the list!

[anotherday]

James Taylor.

Going to see Garth Brooks Saturday. Can't WAIT!!!!

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Got meet Jake afterwards, so that's two of the extended E Street band ticked off the list!
Who's the other?

I had a chance to meet Ed Manion last May, but I decided not to bother him.

[AndyK]

Who's the other?



Nils had the chance to meet us a couple of years ago when he toured solo over here, and he took it.

[tonyloaf]

Andy would it be ok to get you to sign my t shirt one day?

[Sebastian.]

IMO the Andy and Lucy meet and greets are never worth the money. Take the piss out of you for bein a hard working RAF Airman.

[AndyK]

Andy would it be ok to get you to sign my t shirt one day?

Of course, have you paid?

[AndyK]

IMO the Andy and Lucy meet and greets are never worth the money. Take the piss out of you for bein a hard working RAF Airman.
You could have finished that post 7 words earlier and it would be just as accurate.

[tonyloaf]

Of course, have you paid?

Yes and received my email to confirm

[Monstro]

IMO the Andy and Lucy meet and greets are never worth the money.

Funny that, is that why you didn't turn up for the last one??????

Take the piss out of you for bein a hard working RAF Airman.

Too easy, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too easy

[JennaG]

Imelda May at the Bournemouth Pavilion.

After a concert I went to at the end of last year, she reminded me of what an amazing performer can do.

[tonyloaf]

She was great on boneyard at Wembley

[JennaG]

She was great on boneyard at Wembley

I SO wish that I'd have been there to see that one.

[tonyloaf]

yeah give her full credit amazing vocal

[LucyK!]

Meat, Patti and Imelda was an awesome group at Wembley...but I did ruin it for myself! Jack Black was in London on the same night so when Meat started to introduce a special guest I was praying it was him, given he'd been on the album!

Sadly not but a great performance!

[tonyloaf]

yeah but did you hear my vocal? I was amazing truley amazing in fact better than Andy

[AndyK]

yeah but did you hear my vocal? I was amazing truley amazing in fact better than Andy

Are you criticising my performance? :evil:

[tonyloaf]

Andy im sorry but yes. I felt you was missing somthing. I really think you needed to get into the song more. like i said im very sorry but this is not just my view but from 9,000 people in the crowd. On the positive side you still had 1,000 like you and they didnt ask for refund

[duke knooby]

Alladdin panto

[Evil One]

Oh no you didn't

[Julie in the rv mirror]

I saw Bruce in the U.S.A. (tribute band) at the House of Blues last night. They're a great band (Danny Miranda plays bass), and it's a fun show, but once again, seeing them really made me miss the real thing. :(

[Sebastian.]

I saw Bruce in the U.S.A. (tribute band) at the House of Blues last night. They're a great band (Danny Miranda plays bass), and it's a fun show, but once again, seeing them really made me miss the real thing. :(

Honestly, I'm just going wherever he plays next, regardless off if it's Europe or not.

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Honestly, I'm just going wherever he plays next, regardless off if it's Europe or not.
Well, there were reliable rumors for a tour next year...now the same reliable people are saying that plans have changed. :( There are various speculations as to the reasons why.

[Sebastian.]

Well, there were reliable rumors for a tour next year...now the same reliable people are saying that plans have changed. :( There are various speculations as to the reasons why.

I hope he does come back, I heard rumours of Japan for 2016, never really thought he be too big out there.

[Julie in the rv mirror]

I hope he does come back, I heard rumours of Japan for 2016, never really thought he be too big out there.
I don't think he is, which is probably why he hasn't been there since (I think) the Born in the U.S.A. tour. Speculation was the Japan stop would be tied to another possible Aussie swing. The 2016 Olympics could potentially affect touring plans that year, depending on whether or not Bruce's daughter is going to compete. I could see him doing South America around that time for that very reason. However, I think any 2016 plans are dependent upon what does or doesn't happen next year.

[chairboys]

Alladdin panto

and Dick Whittington for me

[Yevonda]

Theory of a Deadman and Bush - The Wiltern in Los Angeles on January 31st.

First time for me seeing TOADM and they kicked a##! Would for sure see them again. Heads up. If you get a chance to see them and do a M&G (very reasonably priced by the way) the entire band will sign what ever you want them too. You will also get to take multiple pics with them. Very nice guys!!

[duke knooby]

Duke Special, last saturday, intimate little solo gig showcasing many of the new songs. brilliant as always :)

[MeatGrl1]

Assassins at The Menier Chocolate Factory for the fourth time last night, incredible :heart: :up: x

[melon]

Kenny Rogers a couple of weeks ago with mates and The Eagles last night with mum... simply amazing

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[Julie in the rv mirror]

Fleetwood Mac- great show!

[duke knooby]

duke @ spirit store

great night, over 4 hours of entertainment

and they do a good guinness or several :)

[Breeze]

Willie nelson 4th July . David Allen Coe was there and several others. As usual it was so hot.

[tonyloaf]

Australian pink floyd -brighton. Great show again ! And great after show :)

[BostonAngel]

Sixx:A.M. with Apocalyptica. Both bands were awesome. Sixx:A.M. really kicked butt. Loved seeing them live. I only had to wait 7 years to see them! Amazing show

[Sue K]

I don't remember who it was I last saw in concert... either Meat or The Monkees ... however I'm seeing Barry Manilow then Bette Midler in concerts in June... Ringo in October and am waiting patiently to see if Garth will be coming to my town ... :D ... I get nose-bleed tickets... but I'm just happy as heck to be going ... They're all been on my Bucket List ... Oh except Garth ... I have seen him before but look forward to going again ...

S ... xoxo

[Vickip]

I'm looking forward to seeing Weird Al in Lancaster on June 6th :D Should be a great show !

[duke knooby]

david ford... one man show

brilliant gig

[duke knooby]

duke special

brilliant gig :)

[Vickip]

Not actually a concert, but I saw Bob Newhart in Lancaster last night and he was hysterical :D

[Sebastian.]

Patti Russo - AMAZING. What a show, what a woman!

[emma811981]

Patti Russo - AMAZING. What a show, what a woman!

Agreed :-)

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[Julie in the rv mirror]

So, last Friday night, I saw http://www.therushforum.com/public/style_emoticons/default/2.gif, for what might possibly be the last time ever (the band has said this is their last tour "of this magnitude", whatever that means). :(

I tried to put the last part out of my mind, and just enjoy the show, which was amazing! :-)

Being it's their 40th Anniversary tour, the setlist coverered their entire career, in backwards chronological order. As the show went on, the roadies changed the set behind them, until by the encore, they were playing in a "high school gym" setup, with a couple of amps propped up on chairs. Cool concept! :lol: :cool:

[PanicLord]

The Beach Boys in Manchester a few weeks back. They were absolutely awesome! A little more. .. experienced lol but they sound exactly the same. Superb night!

[samurai7]

Toto in Manchester back in May. Awesome to see original bassist David Hungate back.

[melon]

Nickelback last month, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Nickelback last month, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Well, you're not supposed to like Nickelback. ;)

From a recent (hilarious) review:

"Approximately 7,000 people who probably don't hate Nickelback attended the concert, 3,000 less than the group's previous visit in 2012. Whether those 3,000 have grown to hate the band could not be confirmed. There is also no proof of correlation between the smaller crowd and the influence of the popular subjective notion that the band is terrible. It may just be that Nickelback's star is dimming now that it has achieved remarkable success - 50 million albums sold, many unavoidable hit radio singles - which only in the rarest of instances can be maintained in perpetuity."

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/02/concert_review_nickelback_rock.html

In all seriousness, I read that they had to cancel the rest of their tour because Chad Kroeger needs vocal cord surgery. Sad for their fans.

Last Friday, I went to Summerfest in Milwaukee, and I saw Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes live for the first time. But I mostly went for Keith Urban, and he was SO good! My favorite of all the times I have seen him! :D

[Cherry.Loaf]

Fleetwod Mac in Manchester, absolutely blew me away

[Yevonda]

Theory of a Deadman in Santa Cruz on June 22nd. An awesome show!!

Aerosmith in Salinas this past Saturday. Can't believe how much these guys still rock. All of the guys are in their mid to late 60's!! Fantastic show!!

[dottie]

UB40 Kew Gardens last Saturday Night...and Radio Fiddler...Great Night..

[Sue K]

I saw Barry and the Divine One as I said I was going to do ... Both were fab, fun and fine !! ... Had a blast singing along and skipping along memory lane ... xoxo

[ChloeLee88]

The tale of Mr Tumble!
In my defense it was for work purposes!!

[heidi]

Phantom of the Opera in Hamburg. My 12th time!!!! I love this musical.:-P:lol:

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Billy Joel at Wrigley Field- great show! Bonus was Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence dancing on Billy's piano: :D :cool:
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[Julie in the rv mirror]

Peter Frampton's first ever acoustic tour in Naperville, IL- loved it! His son Julian also played, and he's very talented.

I also saw Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. They were recording a live album for the 20th Anniversary of their "American Babylon".

[Sue K]

I saw Ringo Starr and the All Star Band Friday night ... I got to hear hits of Mister Mister, Toto, Santana and Todd Runtgrim... lol ... AND about 9 hits of Ringo's ... I was warned... "and the All Star Band" ... I really would have liked a bit more Ringo ... However saying that ... I enjoyed myself ... OH... and seeing Meat Nov 17th ... SOOOOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to that show ..

[LucyK!]

Saw this singer in the USA, Texan guy, big...would recommend!

[Sebastian.]

Saw this singer in the USA, Texan guy, big...would recommend!

I think he's playing in a couple of places I'm visiting soon.

[duke knooby]

whitesnake were good, musically and vocally, good show, but not really my type of songs, but still well worth going to see.

def leppard were brilliant!

gotta see them again :)

[Robertb]

Status Quo with Wilkco Johnson Band supporting on Monday night at Sheffield Arena.

On my way to The Darkness now at Leeds Academy.

[batcity]

FM and Romeo's Daughter

[nozza]

The Rollin Stoned tribute band great fun.

[Guy]

Stereophonics
Brighton Centre.

Tidy.

[nozza]

Status quo 02 london

[BostonAngel]

Todd Rundgren last night in Boston. Great show

[tonyloaf]

Nightwish in the front room

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in Chicago! :D

He played The River album front to back (to front to back), followed by a bunch of hits. Great show!

[madagascar]

The Darkness! :metal:

[duke knooby]

duke special, piano and pages tour :)

[chairboys]

Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash. A small venue, superb gig and a short hop home in a taxi.

[chairboys]

Dream Theater at the London Palladium.
34 new songs played.

[duke knooby]

doesn't count as a show or gig, but i was treated to a ghost tour, and it was a brilliant evening :)

[chairboys]

doesn't count as a show or gig, but i was treated to a ghost tour, and it was a brilliant evening :)

Certainly does NOT count as you didn't see anything.

....or did you?

[duke knooby]

i saw things

[duke knooby]

mr duke special... piano and pages tour

brilliant gig :)

[Julie in the rv mirror]

I saw Bruce and E Street twice this week, in Milwaukee and St. Louis. :cool:

The River album just keeps getting better, as does Bruce. :D They rocked the joint!

[RoknRollJesus]

That's good to know Julie - I have tickets to see Bruce in April.

[Julie in the rv mirror]

That's good to know Julie - I have tickets to see Bruce in April.

You will love it! :-)

[BostonAngel]

Meat Loaf, last night in Lynn, MA. Wicked awesome show. Glad I sprung for the VIP seats. I think seeing ML. LIVE becomes an addiction. You are always looking for the next fix - the next show. Lol

[batcity]

Michael Bolton And Gabrielle supporting him.. wednesday 6th Arpil 2016 at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

[Guy]

Les Miserables.

Magnificent

[duke knooby]

duke special, final date of current tour. with ben castle on sax and clarinet, and chip bailey on drums. superb gig :)

[chairboys]

Magnum at Oxford. Finished 30 mins ago and just tucking myself into a comfy bed at a local guest house. Looking forward to the full English!

[Guy]

Elton John
Uelzen, Germany. 2.5 hrs of pure nostalgic delight

[AndrewG]

Bruce Springsteen, Coventry.
Pure magic. One of the best shows I've seen him do. Felt like being back in May 2003.

[Sebastian.]

Bruce Springsteen, Coventry.
Pure magic. One of the best shows I've seen him do. Felt like being back in May 2003.

He was so good! For You, Drive all Night, My Love Will Not Let You Down and so many others! I even got to shake hands with him!

[Sebastian.]

Bruce Springsteen, Wembley. Oh my God. What a show. 41 shots is amazing! But the highlight for me was to finally hear Tougher than the Rest.

[Sue K]

I saw what's left of the Monkees May 28th !!! I had a fabulous time... The hits just kept on coming !!! ... Micky and Peter... sound great... have a great group of musicians backing them... There's a huge screen that playing videos from the show and from their lives ... It was a lovely trip down memory lane. I've been a fan the entire 50 years they've been around... Got lots of great photos !!! ...

I have a ticket to see Brian Wilson with the 50 years of Pet Sounds tour in September. Excited to see that, too !!!

[GenoJLaw]

Just saw Dolly Parton at ArtPark in Lewiston NY. At 70yrs of age she can still sing great.

[GenoJLaw]

Marty Frigin' Stuart, Man that was some good Country Music.

[LuuuuvMeat]

The Who at Staples Center Los Angeles on May 25th. Awesome show!

[AndrewG]

Bruce Springsteen at Coventry and Wembley. Great shows. Coventry probably edged it for me as a more intense setlist without pauses and much better sound.
Coldplay at Wembley Stadium. Not a huge fan of their music but an amazing production. Lightshow with computer controlled light up wristbands stunning. Club Wembley is a nice upgraded area in the stadium if you have the chance getting a seat there.

[LuuuuvMeat]

Just came home from seeing Kraftwerk in 3-D at the Hollywood Bowl and it was spectacular! Last weekend was ELO for two nights there . It also was spectacular! And now tomorrow is Black Sabbath also at the Hollywood Bowl. Can't wait!

[Julie in the rv mirror]

I just saw the last night of Bruce Springsteen's 2016 Tour in Boston- all four hours and two minutes of it. :-) Unbelievable setlist for the hardcores- he played ALL of the epics. Well, except for Racing in the Street, but I saw that one two weeks before in Chicago, where I had incredible luck in the pit lottery and ended up front and center. I even got to tickle his Fender. ;)

In between those two, I saw Brad Paisley, which was a fun show.

[Adje]

where I had incredible luck in the pit lottery and ended up front and center. I even got to tickle his Fender. ;)


I always forget to tell you, I live 15 minutes from Valkenswaard. As a Bruce fan you might know he gets there pretty often because of his daughter's horse.

Bruce is a very decent guy and apreciates that people over here just let him be :cool:

[Julie in the rv mirror]

I always forget to tell you, I live 15 minutes from Valkenswaard. As a Bruce fan you might know he gets there pretty often because of his daughter's horse.

Bruce is a very decent guy and apreciates that people over here just let him be :cool:

Please say hello for me the next time you see him. ;)

[BATOUTOFHEAVEN]

Doesn't really fit into the same genre of music as Meat Loaf but my last gig was seeing Stereophonics in Manchester this summer.

Great gig, they are just an amazing band to see live and it was pretty bad that I knew every single word to every single song.

[Vickip]

Just saw "Weird Al" Yankovic in Bethlehem, PA last night and he really lived up to his name :lol:

He always puts on a great show, and it was a lot of fun. Thankfully I didn't have an aisle seat when he walked out into the audience to sing / interact with some of the ladies in the audience :shock: :lol:

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Just saw "Weird Al" Yankovic in Bethlehem, PA last night and he really lived up to his name :lol:

He always puts on a great show, and it was a lot of fun. Thankfully I didn't have an aisle seat when he walked out into the audience to sing / interact with some of the ladies in the audience :shock: :lol:

I've heard that he's very good live. I'm glad you enjoyed. :-)

[Vickip]

I've heard that he's very good live. I'm glad you enjoyed. :-)

He really is great. Thanks :D

[Sebastian.]

I always forget to tell you, I live 15 minutes from Valkenswaard. As a Bruce fan you might know he gets there pretty often because of his daughter's horse.

Bruce is a very decent guy and apreciates that people over here just let him be :cool:

Forget Bruce! I'm coming Jessica *puts on number 1 uniform*...

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Forget Bruce! I'm coming Jessica *puts on number 1 uniform*...

I thought you were over her? Didn't you say you were after Taylor Swift now? She's available again, I hear. ;)

But Jessica sends her regards- "Hi, Seb!" :wave:

http://www.greasylake.org/the-circuit/uploads/monthly_2016_09/38B3EE0B00000578-0-image-m-28_1474590699025.jpg.6357a37f233cb8a9af6dbb5c4c3256b0.jpg

[duke knooby]

foy vance.. great gig

and cinderella panto... i laughed so much i was crying at times, fantastic!

[melon]

The boss last night, just under 3 hours, so short for him haha

[Julie in the rv mirror]

The boss last night, just under 3 hours, so short for him haha

It was! The first show was much longer (and a better setlist, IMO). I wonder if the holiday on Thursday had any effect on him ending a bit early?

Anyway, how was the show? I saw most of it on Periscope. :mrgreen:

[ricgough]

Black sabbath. Unbelievable!

[melon]

It was! The first show was much longer (and a better setlist, IMO). I wonder if the holiday on Thursday had any effect on him ending a bit early?

Anyway, how was the show? I saw most of it on Periscope. :mrgreen:

Shorter show certainly doesn't mean less quality but looking at the setlist for friday I'm a little jealous haha.

It was great though, Perth nearly dropped him during the crowd surf.... how embarrassing lol.

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Shorter show certainly doesn't mean less quality but looking at the setlist for friday I'm a little jealous haha.

It was great though, Perth nearly dropped him during the crowd surf.... how embarrassing lol.
Don't feel bad, he almost got dropped here a couple of times, too. Honestly, I wish he would stop crowd surfing- it's making me nervous! :?

You're right- longer isn't always better, though I hate it when I just miss a song I wanted to hear. It's even worse if I find out he had it on the set list, then switched it out for something else. :doh:

[melon]

Don't feel bad, he almost got dropped here a couple of times, too. Honestly, I wish he would stop crowd surfing- it's making me nervous! :?

You're right- longer isn't always better, though I hate it when I just miss a song I wanted to hear. It's even worse if I find out he had it on the set list, then switched it out for something else. :doh:

I'll just have to download that show too haha

[AndrewG]

The Piano Guys at The Royal Albert Hall.
Easily in my top 5 of best shows ive seen.
So much heart, fun, laughter and talent.
Probably only second time I've teared up during a concert. The end of second set with bagpipe players was just too much. Amazing Grace has that weird innate power whenever I hear it. It really does something I cannot describe.

Out of the 4 concerts I've seen at RAH, Meat still reigns king but the Piano Guys are easily second highest.
I've seen all my favourite artists at RAH. Very lucky and privileged.

Sad London had another bad night. I hope everyone is and stays safe. I'm giving city visits and concert ticket buying a rest for now considering what is going on.:(

[duke knooby]

The Piano Guys at The Royal Albert Hall.
Easily in my top 5 of best shows ive seen.


Sad London had another bad night. I hope everyone is and stays safe. I'm giving city visits and concert ticket buying a rest for now considering what is going on.:(

Piano guys videos are brilliant, I didn't even know they were touring, but it's great to hear they are as good live, and you had a brilliant time.

Regarding cutting back on city visits and concerts, I suggest don't. No one should have to accept terrorism as an everyday occurance, or just a fact of the times we're living in, but you shouldn't let it get in the way of going about your everyday life, as best you can, and enjoying what you enjoy.

Many big name performers wouldn't play over here during the troubles, but Meat did, time and time again, and the audiences always came, and always had a great time.

But I've rambled off topic again.

[MeatGrl1]

Whisper House with Simon Lipkin

Rent with Ross Hunter and Layton Williams

[Sebastian.]

Bat Out Of Hell: The musical.

Just.. I can't even describe it.

[chairboys]

Just...

Awful?

[PanicLord]

Alfie Boe and Michael Ball at Lincoln Castle. Stunning voices especially Alfie, brilliant performers, specially Michael. A lovely setting and a glorious evening. Magical.

[Sebastian.]

Alfie Boe and Michael Ball at Lincoln Castle. Stunning voices especially Alfie, brilliant performers, specially Michael. A lovely setting and a glorious evening. Magical.

You were in Lincoln? You should have said. Now get yourself into trebles for a nice refreshing jig of Lilt and Malibu.

[PanicLord]

You were in Lincoln? You should have said. Now get yourself into trebles for a nice refreshing jig of Lilt and Malibu.

Haha sorry I didn't realise. Also I was with the in laws and their friends so although your idea sounds VERY tempting, we actually went home for a cuppa 😂

[Adje]

Meat Loaf Last at Bat in London

A nice ride through memory lane :cool: In fact, a reminder how damn lucky we, in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, have been.

[Julie in the rv mirror]

I saw Paul McCartney a couple of weeks ago. So hard to believe he's 75!

[Sebastian.]

Bat Out Of Hell the Musical. Twice in a day. It's just incredible and dich a strong cast.

[nozza]

Bat out of Hell musical loved it .Seen it twice now.

[Adje]

Night of Johnny Hoes

One of the most important Dutch songwriter's would have been 100 this year. An evening with some of the best Dutch artist performing his songs. I am not a fan of Dutch music, but this was a fun event.

[Sue K]

I saw Stephen Stills and Judy Collins Friday night a week ago... the Judy Blue Eyes for whom the Suite was composed... Oh... I had a most wonderful, nostalgic time !!! ... and yes, Stevie... too bad For What It's Worth is as relevant today as it was way back when ... love love love ...

Sue K ...

[melon]

Pretty sure my last show was Springsteen again, earlier in the year... Yeah don't think I've been to a show since Feb

[Adje]

Like a Bat Out of Hell.

A celebration of the 40th anniversary of Bat out of Hell.

Not an impersonation band but a bunch of great Dutch musicians coming together to perform and celebrate the music of Jim and Meat

Set:
Bat out of Hell
You Took the Words
Heaven Can Wait
All Revved Up
Two Out of Three
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
For Crying Out Loud
Life is a Lemon
Midnight at the Lost and Found
We Belong to the Night
I'd Lie or You
Dead Ringer
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Rock n Roll Dreams
Anything for Love

Fun night!

[duke knooby]

Jarrod and Claire Dickenson
David Ford
The Unholy Gospel Band

[dottie]

Illegal Eagles due to see them again for the 9th time in a couple of weeks

[Julie in the rv mirror]

U2 at the United Center in Chicago. My first time seeing them live. Great show! Their staging is very cool.

[Adje]

Well... On DVD, if that counts.

Nena - Made in Germany.

Wow what an energy at 57. Superb show

[AndrewG]

Well... On DVD, if that counts.

Nena - Made in Germany.

Wow what an energy at 57. Superb show

:up:

Always liked Nena. Not many good female rockers have toured so extensively and consistently as her.
Weird that outside of Germany (and part of Netherlands I guess) she is only really known for 99 Luftballons / Red Balloons and no one really knows she is really a rockstar instead of a pop has been.

Really liked the Made in Germany song too. Cheesy but such a great patriotic fun song. And the absolute perfect one to start gigs of with. I think she should have kept it in her set for years.

I've listened to quite a bit of her stuff over the years but yet to see her live.

[Adje]

John Hiatt
For his age he still got a lot of fun on stage.

UB40
They still sound great. Good show. Not really a fan of their new material though.

Aha
Never thought I'd ever see them live. Now I wish I hadn't. They looked very uninterested on stage.

Simple Minds
Great show. Never saw them live before but Jim Kerr has a superb stage presence. And still a fantastic voice. What a great band too.

[MarkS]

The Glen Campbell Legacy, feature several different artists but also Glen's children doing a career restrospective

[amethyst]

The Muppets Take The O2 .... so shoot me, it was a great show :D:D

[Sebastian.]

The Gas Light Anthem 20th and 21st July. Amazing. Such an incredible band. The entire '59 Sound live and more. Their supports of Matthew Ryan and Dave Hause really were brilliant as well.

[duke knooby]

Foy Vance
Snow Patrol, with a special guest appearance by Bono
Bon Jovi

[chairboys]

Rock the Coast festival in Spain.
Just happened to be on holiday nearby!
Headline act Rainbow.
Bloody awesome.

[duke knooby]

Headline act Rainbow.
Bloody awesome.

With Zippy, Bungle and George?

[chairboys]

With Zippy, Bungle and George?

Yep the full cast

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Foy Vance


Hi Duke!

I thought of you when I saw this (love the song, btw):


https://youtu.be/9cNMD0qjlBo

I guess the last concert I saw was Elton John last October. I'm seeing Peter Frampton in a couple of weeks.

[duke knooby]

Hi Duke!

I thought of you when I saw this (love the song, btw):




:D

long time no see

how're you doing?

[Julie in the rv mirror]

:D

long time no see

how're you doing?

It has been a long time! I'm doing okay, thanks! I hope you are well. ;)

I have been checking in now and then- very quiet around here these days.

[duke knooby]

I'm doing fine ta, it has been quiet, but you should definitely pop in often, and keep us updated on what Bruce tunes (or others) you've been listening too!

[Sebastian.]

Blue October. Such an awesome band. Can’t wait to see them and meet them in Dallas in October!

[Sebastian.]

Blue October. Such an awesome band. Can’t wait to see them and meet them in Dallas in October!

What a show it was!

Blue October “I Will Follow Tour” - Toyota Music Pavillion, Irving Texas.

Dallas shows are very special to this band. This was no exception.

[duke knooby]

It's been a good month, three of my very favourite singer songwriters doing shows very near, within days of each other...

David Ford, did pretty much a solo gig, just him, piano, 4 guitars, drums, harmonica, percussion, and his loop machine... absolutely superb gig, I'd forgotten how good he is on guitar.

Foy Vance, Foy's full band, as part of his current tour, really enjoyed it, good performance

Finally, Duke Special, doing a career retrospective... primarily himself on piano, the brilliant Ben Castle on saxophone, flute and clarinet, and the spectacular Chip Bailey on drums, stumpf fiddle, cheese grater and whisk, squeaky toys and general percussion duties, with some special guest performers... A magical 3 hour show!!

Three fantastic gigs!

[duke knooby]

Cinderella panto.. last show of the run

enjoyed very much

[FrancineCyclesTheUS]

Bat Out Of Hell The Musical in Düsseldorf 12/28/22.
Wasn't as good as it used to be.. Unfortunately.
We gave our other tickets away. And that was a huge step for us. :/

[AndrewG]

Bat Out Of Hell The Musical in Düsseldorf 12/28/22.
Wasn't as good as it used to be.. Unfortunately.
We gave our other tickets away. And that was a huge step for us. :/

I missed it over the summer in the UK for various of reasons but it doesn't really seem like I missed much.

It never really looked good to me to be honest. It seemed very much like what We Will Rock You was like, one of the last shows I've seen (last year). I enjoyed that to a certain extent but the story had so many missed opportunities and stupid unlike Queen / rock things, it seemed too much like a panto and didn't get to the heart that we can hear in Queen's music in my opinion. It could have been so much better with a better, simpler message.The electric guitar reveal at the end and Scaramouche being able to play it made no sense. A simple: guitar is found and falls to dust but the characters realise rock is in your heart message and you don't necessarily need to play it yourself to enjoy would have fixed that. It seemed so obvious to me. :roll: The disconnect between the fantasy -metaphor story line, the timeless music and the audience just really sucked and to me it seemed from everything I saw from the Bat musical, that would be exactly the same. :-(

I know people use the term "jukebox" musical to sort of defend why a musical doesn't have a decent story or connection. To me it's just an excuse not to go the extra mile to provide something that will be memorable and heartfelt, just like the music always was. Something like Back To The Future the musical has it for sure! A much, much better musical book writer with a better imagination at the helm, clearly. I'd rate BTTF the musical a 9 and We Will Rock You, based on the performance I saw, a 4 or 5 at best.

[duke knooby]

duke special with chip on drums, and some guest performers

a brilliant gig as always, but the final song of the show was a tom waits cover, where duke invited some guests up

And I don't know who the female vocalist was, but it was a ~~~~ing awesome performance, she owned that stage and sang her heart out. I have to find out who she was, and listen to more of her stuff.

It was one of those moments where the decision was, if we don't leave now, we'll miss the last bus... but couldn't leave
and missed the last bus

[Guy]

Theatre production of Shawshank Redemption. Bloomin marvellous.
Mrs R was happy pointing out (many times) the naked prisoners at the start. 👀

[Sebastian.]

Bruce Springsteen and the E-street Band - Edinburgh and Birmingham. Both in the pit, both sublime as always.

[FrancineCyclesTheUS]

Papa Roach in Bremen. Wasn't as good as I expected. Jacoby sounded well, but they played all the songs that I personally dislike.

[AndrewG]

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Hyde Park (both nights)

Epic, rocking, superb. Excellent 3 hour sets.
As good as I ever saw him at his best and really brought things full circle with a similar approach when I first saw him live 20 years ago. I found the random requests stuff disappointing at Wembley in 2016 (Coventry 2 days before was superb) as it made things quite hap hazard from what I remember.

This was a far more controlled, professional, solid set with no stopping for almost 1 1/2 hrs into the main set on both nights. And after an emotional 15 minutes reflecting on age and life and leaving us with a brilliant message, he goes straight back into rocking.

Absolutely phenomenal for Bruce's and the band members' ages.
I hope he tours into next year or perhaps comes back in 2025 for one last farewell with E Street.
But if this is it, he definitely left us on a high.

A massive renewed interest in his music after that.
Wow.

[duke knooby]

Foy Vance with the Ulster Orchestra, Joy of Nothing 10th anniversary gig.

very good gig

[rockfenris2005]

I saw Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets last weekend in Melbourne. It was mind bendingly awesome.

[duke knooby]

duke special plus special guests (1st dec)... brilliant gig as always

must've been near enough 3.5 hours of songs from start to finish.

someone from the audience shouted out do a tom waits song, and he sung Martha :)

final song of the night, a rainy night in soho dedicated to Shane MacGowan

[dottie]

Illegal Eagles Chatham Central Theatre for the 14th time!

[Sebastian.]

Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street band - Cardiff.

Wonderful show, wonderful setlist, incredible opener.

Nice to see AndyK too.

Sunderland next up.

[Sebastian.]

Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street band - Cardiff.

Wonderful show, wonderful setlist, incredible opener.

Nice to see AndyK too.

Sunderland next up.

Sunderland… Amazing show. Hellacious conditions.

[Guy]

Bonnie Tyler
O2 Indigo.
Marvellous

[duke knooby]

Duke Special doing the usual end of year Belfast gig

Great gig as always!