concerts....who you seeing?

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:48 pm

Not only will I be seeing Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers next month, but apparently they encourage you to vote on a setlist for each show.

Awesome.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:52 pm

Primus just announce Detroit on October 3rd. I hope we get a good opening band like they did for much of the rest of their tour. Anyone know what extras they are bringing for the "oddity faire?"

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:52 pm

Z-Corn, are you gonna hit the yard dog road show when it hits Grand Rapids? My sister and I are debating making the drive.

Exodor · Post by **Exodor** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:16 pm

RunningMn9 wrote:
Exodor wrote:And this fall my big ticket item is Roger Waters. My brother snagged 19th row seats. We won't talk about how much we spent on them.
For $750 each, Trent Steel and I were going to be close enough to pick Roger's nose hairs. 5th row center stage at the Garden. But we went for the much more economical $150 almost nose-bleeds.

Holy shit.

Either my brother is lying to me or there's an extra premium for the front 10 or 15 rows.

I think we dropped ~$250 each.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:19 pm

Exodor wrote:
RunningMn9 wrote:
Exodor wrote:And this fall my big ticket item is Roger Waters. My brother snagged 19th row seats. We won't talk about how much we spent on them.
For $750 each, Trent Steel and I were going to be close enough to pick Roger's nose hairs. 5th row center stage at the Garden. But we went for the much more economical $150 almost nose-bleeds.
Holy shit.

Either my brother is lying to me or there's an extra premium for the front 10 or 15 rows.

I think we dropped ~$250 each.

Go to ticket master and look it up. You can get a pretty good idea. If I thought $240 would get me in the front 15, I'd have thought about it.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:53 pm

This week, I saw the Grant Park Symphony's opening night concert in Millennium Park, performing Vivaldi's The Four Seasons among other things. 15,000 people made it there after work on a nice Wednesday. Two blue-ice bricks kept my salami and cheese safely chilled all day, and the bottle of Malbec at a perfect, slightly-chilled temp.

Hoping to go back twice this week, weather permitting.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:27 am

I've been talked into the Yard Dog Road Show on July 2nd and the Land of Nod Experiment on 7/23, 7/24, and 7/25. I'm not sure which day(s) I will make it out. I won't be camping though. chaosraven, you should tell your wifey that rasputina will be there.

WPD · Post by **WPD** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:54 am

WPD wrote:$10 tickets = I'm going to see Sleigh Bells @ The Ottobar in Baltimore on July 1st.

It was pretty awesome. Short, they only played for 45 minutes, but awesome and loud.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:25 pm

Going to see Social Distortion later this month. w00t.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:50 pm

Social D is always a good time. He (they, I guess) usually gets some good acts opening too. My first exposure to bands like Tiger Army and Reverend Horton Heat came from seeing Social D shows.

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:36 pm

LordMortis wrote:Social D is always a good time. He (they, I guess) usually gets some good acts opening too. My first exposure to bands like Tiger Army and Reverend Horton Heat came from seeing Social D shows.

i just found out that Social D is playing a small venue near me in CT soon...might have to see if i can get tickets...

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:08 pm

Squeeze and Cheap Trick this Saturday. Hope the weather holds out! Can't wait!

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:37 am

As things change... things change.

I think this where I stand now. So far, it's been a fantastic summer with the stand shows being Question Mark and the Mysterians and The Futureheads. Both get a huge recommendation from me.

7/9 - We Were Promised Jetpacks - Magic Stick - Game time decision if tickets are available at the door and I have the oomph
7/17 - Goober and the Peas - St Andrews Hall - not to be missed. Tickets Purchased.
7/23 - 7/25 - Land of Nod - Somewhere in Jackson - Game time decision. Prices just jacked up. May cancel. We'll see how I feel.
7/25 - Candlebox - Free show on the St Clair River. And it's centered around BBQ. We'll see if I want to make the drive or if I end up and Land of Nod for that matter.
7/28 - Thrill Kill Kult and the Lords of Acid. Smalls. Get a hearty maybe from me.
7/30 - Blue Oyster Cult - Free Show at RenCen (Heart Plaza?) I've always wanted to see BOC and free is the right price.
8/4 - The Big Pink - Crofoot - Game time decision. Like what I've heard but tix are coming in high and Pontiac can be more of a commute than I like unless I really want to see a show.
8/5 - Juliette Lewis - Magic Stick - Still need to get tix. If I go to We Were Promised Jetpacks tomorrow, I'll pick the up them.
8/20 - Black Crowes - Fillmore - Probably will duck out of this. Tix are too expensive and I dislike the venue.
9/3 - 9/6 - Arts Beats and Eats - Bands are yet to be announced. So we'll see.
9/9 - Girl in a Coma - Magic Stick
9/11 - Dally in the Alley - 4th Street (I think) just outside of Cass Corridor. To pick up Theatre Bizarre Tickets and catch unknown local talent and maybe buy a few T Shirts and eat food really bad for me.
9/18 - Matt and Kim - Magic Stick - Little Sis wants to go. I'm on the fence.
9/30 The Eels - Crofoot - Missed them last time because I thought I really didn't like them. As it turns out I just listened to a bad album
10/3 - Primus - Fillmore - Hate the venue, love the band. Will see how well tickets sell. If I can get mainfloor tix last minute I'll probably go.
10/23 (I think may be 10/30) - Theatre Bizarre - Can't miss party. They probably had 30 or 40 bands last year and they never disappoint, so I don't even need to see who's playing ahead of time.

I see they just announced Social D here as well. Frank Turner is opening for them. I don't know who Frank Turner is but he ends up here a lot... And then canceling. He's in town by himself this month. He was supposed to open for Flogging Molly earlier this year. They're also with Lucero. I think Lucero were pimped here but I can't put my finger on their music...

Also I see The Whigs are opening for Gaslight Anthem. That puts me one step closer to going to see them. Maybe will get a tick last minute. However "American Slang" seems to be all over the radio now, which may mean a sell out show, which I wouldn't want to be at anyway...

Edit and Girl in a Coma just announced they are headlining the Magic Stick 9/9. I won't miss that one. They are fantastic.

Edit again. Looks like I just added Rob Zombie and Tom Petty to the list. At $16 a ticket (plus fees) you can't go wrong even for crappy seats.

silverjon · Post by **silverjon** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:34 am

LordMortis wrote:I think Lucero were pimped here but I can't put my finger on their music...

Lucero

Since you like Gaslight Anthem, odds are pretty good you'll like Lucero. They're a little bit punk and a little bit country and a whole lot good. Excellent songwriting has always been one of their strengths.

Frank Turner opened for Gaslight Anthem last time they were here, but I didn't get there early enough to catch his set.

Archinerd · Post by **Archinerd** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:39 am

I just got 2 1-day passes for Pitchfork Music Festival for Friday. The headliners that day are Modest Mouse & Broken Social Scene. The rest is mostly comedians. But the tickets were free and I like both of those bands.
Tallest Man on Earth is also playing - also good but a little too mellow for me.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:45 pm

Girl in a Coma just announced. My creepy old man vibe just took over.

And she is an amazing vocalist and guitar player as well.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:14 am

Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal.

(The highlighting was done by a friend who sent the link to me).

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:40 am

Funny that they mention Kings of Leon. I was going to see them both for a free show and cheap show in 2008. Missed them both times. They came back to town twice on the same album in 2009 at progressively larger venues for progressively more expensive pricing. They are back again for the same album they're still on my sadly to don't list. A list concert going is rarely as fun, rarely as much of an experience, and the evening out is designed to gouge you from every possible angle. To hell with their "struggling" because the top 100 acts grossed less than a billion dollars last year.

CGMark · Post by **CGMark** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:45 am

A couple months back. Lady GAga played in detroit. And while we arent huge fans. We thought it might be a fun spur of the moment thing to do. And we figure either shes gonna burn out and go away or turn into the next madonna. Minimum Ticket price was 85 bucks. So not worth it.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:53 am

CGMark wrote:A couple months back. Lady GAga played in detroit. And while we arent huge fans. We thought it might be a fun spur of the moment thing to do. And we figure either shes gonna burn out and go away or turn into the next madonna. Minimum Ticket price was 85 bucks. So not worth it.

OTOH, Lady Gaga toppled the Noisettes on the English charts. The Noisettes, if they ever come back will play a $20 show at much smaller venue tops and they're awesome. The Noisettes toppled Natasha Beddingsfield who played an even smaller venue for $15 at the time.

And if they all played $10 shows at a tiny venue, Lady Gaga would be the last one of the three I would choose. Mind you, I'd still pay ten bucks to see her at a small show but I'd see the Noisettes or Natasha Beddingsfield first.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:47 am

Perfect timing on your discounted tickets post.

http://www.palacenet.com/blitz_2010.asp" target="_blank

I'll see Tom Petty again for $16 in the cheap seats if someone else wants to go and I'll add Rob Zombie for a $16 pavilion seat as well.

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:54 am

It's killing me we can't see Tom Petty again this year. God we had a blast a couple of years ago when we saw him. Easily one of the most fun concerts I've been to (in part due to various substances consumed before, during, and after the show).

CGMark · Post by **CGMark** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:57 am

i saw Black Crowes AWHILE back for 1.01 a ticket. radio promotion. LONGEST concert ever. I loved the black crowes till that show. Every song was a 15 minutes rendition. Largest concentration of velvet overall bellbottoms in the country, I Swear...

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:51 pm

This morning I loaded up my backpack with wine, cheese, sausage and crackers, grabbed a lawn from my trunk, and shlepped it all downtown on the train this morning so after work I can see the Grant Park Symphony playing Sibelius Symphony No. 2, Prokofiev's Love for Three Oranges, and Antiphony by Chen-Yi.

NinaPerdida · Post by **NinaPerdida** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:18 am

Last night, I saw this band:

at this venue:

(Except that we were in Row 4, middle seats!) Kayla bought tickets for my birthday and the two of us went along with Chris and had an awesome time. BNL always puts on a great live show, and continue to do so even without Steve Page. We had seen them in concert once since Steve left but it was right afterward and I think they were still foundering a little with the chemistry between the remaining band members but they've found their groove again. And this was my first concert at Red Rocks but hopefully not my last- it is a gorgrous, amazing venue.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:26 am

Hot Damn! They just announced James for October 1st. I've been meaning to see them for 20 years but they just sort of disappeared after Laid.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:32 am

Frightened Rabbit and Plants and Animals just announced for 11/3 at the Magic Stick. Getting way far away from Summer with plans now but that's OK. Too many shows and not enough time. Currently have 18 shows I plan to attend between now and 11/3 and more seem to added every week. And that's after ducking out of Tom Petty and Rob Zombie (They changed their cheap seat costs at the last moment for both shows) and still sitting on the fence with J Giles.

Tscott · Post by **Tscott** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:42 am

Just got back from seeing The Swell Season (a.k.a. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová from the movie 'Once') at the Ravinia in Chicago. We had lawn tickets so we got to hear them more than see them, but I did get pretty close to see them when they did "Falling Slowly".

Mr Bubbles · Post by **Mr Bubbles** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:08 am

Just saw Smokey Robinson. Was a great show. Not the type of show I normally see, but I really enjoyed it. Show was at the Hollywood bowl, great venue, but still hot and humid at 11

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:58 pm

Heard a commercial on the radio for a show next week featuring the Gin Blossoms and Soul Asylum. I was puzzled. Tickets range from $49-$79 without processing charges. I was at a show that featured Matthew Sweet and Soul Asylum back in the early 1990s and we left after Matthew Sweet finished his set. And as much as I'd like to go see the Gin Blossoms play next Thursday, I'll be neck deep in the Peacemakers instead.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:02 pm

I saw Soul Asylum play a few clubs in the late 80s. They were a great time and their "can't feel the beating" Tshirt was a great match for my Jesus and Marychain "choice of the lost generation" Tshirt. I have no idea how they'd be 20 years later.

When they played small clubs, they'd cover "Piano Man" by Billy Joe and it was a treat to have two or three hundred people all swishing their beers back and forth over their heads to a sing along.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:28 pm

Just found out the American Carnage Tour will be in Salt Lake on October 19. Even better, this second leg of the tour will be Slayer (playing Seasons in the Abyss in its entirety), Megadeth (playing Rust in Peace in its entirety), and Anthrax (with Joey Belladonna on vocals). Testament would have been OK, but Anthrax makes it a "holy crap" event.

Smoove_B wrote:Heard a commercial on the radio for a show next week featuring the Gin Blossoms and Soul Asylum. I was puzzled. Tickets range from $49-$79 without processing charges.

Man, State Fair tickets are getting expensive these days.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:47 pm

Tscott wrote:Just got back from seeing The Swell Season (a.k.a. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová from the movie 'Once') at the Ravinia in Chicago. We had lawn tickets so we got to hear them more than see them, but I did get pretty close to see them when they did "Falling Slowly".

Loved it when Glen told the crowd standing outside to come on into the pavilion. Bet the unpaid security folks about crapped their pants. It was a great show. Just wish I felt better, I was running a fever while I was there.

Default · Post by **Default** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:36 pm

Saw Chris Isaak on Wednesday with teh wife, and Cheap Trick and Squeeze with my bff and...
Chris was a fun show and she even liked it, which is a shock, because she doesn't listen to any form of music. Squeeze was killer, particularly because they were under my radar. I really went to the concert to see CT.

And I was bored during their set.

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:10 pm

For those that forked over the bucks to see Roger Waters perform The Wall, it has been announced that David Gilmour will be joining him on stage at a concert of his choosing to perform Comfortably Numb together, as a payback for Roger performing with him at a benefit concert in England.

Please pick MSG on 10/6....please pick MSG on 10/6....

Lee · Post by **Lee** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:13 pm

If he picks the Denver show and I didn't go I will just kill myself.

Xmann · Post by **Xmann** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:32 pm

Damnit Skinypuppy! I'm going to see the Slayer, Megadeth, and Testament show in Denver! Adding Anthrax to the lineup would be just f'n awesome.

Shit, i like Testament...but Anthrax would be amazing!

Gato · Post by **Gato** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:05 am

Just got back from Rammstein and Apocalypta, i'm too old for this my neck hurt.
Haven't had so much fun since the Paul McCartney concert 2 years ago.

Rammstein got Apocalyta back on stage for the last 2 songs of the show, that was very impressive and very good.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:04 am

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I can't hear that without hearing KMFDM in my head.

Goob was awesome on Saturday but it's sad to see how the crowd has literally dulled over the years. Part of the enjoyment of a show is the electricity between crowd and band. It's the live in a live show and Goob had an excellent spark but if failed to ignite the 40 something crowd who seems to have forgotten what seeing a Goober show used to be all about.

Perhaps that's part of the reason I am creepy old dude at kid shows and why I get disappointed at shows that technically sound good but leave me hollow for the night. That energy, that positive feedback loop is just too important. Anyhoo, I might be ducking out of both Land of Nod and/or Candlebox this weekend. Too much coming, and too much to do outside of everything else, which then takes me to do I want to see Thrill Kill Kult and Lord of Acid on Wednesday.

WYBaugh · Post by **WYBaugh** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:33 am

Seeing Kamelot in Orlando in September.

Just bought my ticket to see Rush in Tampa on October 1st with special edition t-shirt and VIP upgrade! Going by myself this year

And just saw that Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax will be at the Hard Rock on October 2nd. Should I have a two-fer?