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[Hellsinkey]

Jarvis is hard to explain to people. I am like: "He is a David Lee Roth-level frontman (prime era) crossed with a stick-insect librarian."

Yes, he's pretty charismatic and intelligent too. Talked about a Finnish painter at the show. He looks like a university lecturer after a drinking binge though.

[REO Cokewagon]

Saw Creed on Wednesday at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. Parking was free, which was nice. Didn’t like any of the shirts, but bought 2 outside for $20. We missed Finger Eleven, and most of Three Doors Down (no loss, AFAIC), but did hear the big songs from them. Creed was absolutely amazing, and sounded just as good, maybe even better, than they did 25+ years ago. I was genuinely impressed, and very much enjoyed it.

Wait, so u were a creed fan 25 years ago, and been a closet creed fan all these years?? Why have u been hiding it?

[DonJuanDeMarco]

I took the plunge and went to "the Stadium Tour". I knew it wasn't going to be the 80's hard rock fest that the DL/Motley/Poison/Joan Jett tour was but figured it would be fun and of course, it was!

Steve Miller is the perfect afternoon opening act. Played it straight in front of white screens. Great songs that you hear on the radio everyday (not that anyone listens to FM radio anymore, but they are still playing Steve Miller songs in case you were wondering).

Journey was weird. Obviously, Steve Perry is long gone. I've seen Voyage (Hugo's Journey tribute band) and love them. Honestly, that's good enough for me. Not that I was disappointed exactly. It just wasn't magical. Actually, I was disappointed with the sound. It was VERY loud and distorted. Neal Schon must've grabbed Megadeth's guitar. It has so much gain, it was insane. And they had so much reverb on Arnel that he had to keep cupping his ear just to hear himself properly. Knowing that Jon and Neal are in a lawsuit against each other again had a negative effect as well. But still...hit after hit. All good in the end.

Def Leppard? Seen them about 10 times now and they are the best live act out there. Joe's odd falsetto voice would prevent me from listening to a live album, but it works in person. The band is just so damn tight and professional and put on a great visual show. This might be the last time I see them though. All the "40 Year Anniversary" of Pyromania depressed me a little and I've come to accept the fact that the band needed Mutt Lange. Not saying Mutt was 100% the reason for their success but it was a perfect collaboration. Nothing they have done without Mutt compares.

All in all, a great show. I overpaid for tickets (thank you ticketmaster and your "official platinum" tickets) but other than that, I would recommend going!

[SterileEyes1]

Foo Fighters and Pretenders last night. Took my mom. She loves Dave Grohl.

Pretenders spent 1/3 of their set playing new stuff and it was kind of bizarre. One new song? Alright. Two? Pushing it. Four? Pushing the new shit on a stadium crowd as an opener when in your 70s is an…interesting move I guess.

Foo Fighters are always great. I don’t know what Dave injects into his Adam’s apple before every tour to be able to (smoke and) scream like that at 55 years old, but it’s certainly entertaining. Josh Freese is of course a monster up there. The setlist was unreal.

[ijwthstd]

Foo Fighters and Pretenders last night. Took my mom. She loves Dave Grohl.

Pretenders spent 1/3 of their set playing new stuff and it was kind of bizarre. One new song? Alright. Two? Pushing it. Four? Pushing the new shit on a stadium crowd as an opener when in your 70s is an…interesting move I guess.

Foo Fighters are always great. I don’t know what Dave injects into his Adam’s apple before every tour to be able to (smoke and) scream like that at 55 years old, but it’s certainly entertaining. Josh Freese is of course a monster up there. The setlist was unreal.

I was there too, seems like they played a lot more old songs than they did their headline show at the Regent last year. I thought they were great and most of the crowd had no idea about any of their songs.

Being my 3rd night in a row I was getting pretty bored with Foo Fighters.

[EzyRider]

Doom Flamingo in Big Sky MT, 'Music in the Mountains' (Aug 8 2024) https://bigskyarts.org/pages/mitm

This was fun show. Tons of boozed up mountain chicks! The girl next to me kept screaming she wanted to fuck the blue hair singer girl and leaned over the barricade a few times but security made sure that didn't happen.

Never heard of Doom Flamingo, but go see them if they come to your town, you may have more fun than you expected!!!

https://www.doomflamingo.com/

[Sleek]

Jarvis is hard to explain to people. I am like: "He is a David Lee Roth-level frontman (prime era) crossed with a stick-insect librarian."

Yes, he's pretty charismatic and intelligent too. Talked about a Finnish painter at the show. He looks like a university lecturer after a drinking binge though.

You ever see the multi-part documentary he did on outsider art in the late nineties? https://youtu.be/1pEyeZhXOUw

[mrsnikkisixx]

Saw Creed on Wednesday at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. Parking was free, which was nice. Didn’t like any of the shirts, but bought 2 outside for $20. We missed Finger Eleven, and most of Three Doors Down (no loss, AFAIC), but did hear the big songs from them. Creed was absolutely amazing, and sounded just as good, maybe even better, than they did 25+ years ago. I was genuinely impressed, and very much enjoyed it.

Wait, so u were a creed fan 25 years ago, and been a closet creed fan all these years?? Why have u been hiding it?

. No, I wasn’t hiding it. They don’t get talked about very much here (not that I’ve seen, anyway), so no reason to say anything about them.

[Hellsinkey]

Jarvis is hard to explain to people. I am like: "He is a David Lee Roth-level frontman (prime era) crossed with a stick-insect librarian."

Yes, he's pretty charismatic and intelligent too. Talked about a Finnish painter at the show. He looks like a university lecturer after a drinking binge though.

You ever see the multi-part documentary he did on outsider art in the late nineties? https://youtu.be/1pEyeZhXOUw

I haven't, thanks.

[LAglamrocker]

Creed should tour North Dakota
Minot-Bismarck- Fargo

Creed/Corey Feldman coming to North Dakota spring 2025!

3 city reviews
Exciting!

[daveg]

Zack Brown Band - Like enough of their songs, and know people who travel to see them every summer. Came to our local festival this year so decided to check them out. They were outstanding. Fun, great musicians all around, some really different covers. Just a really fun night

[cowpins]

Slash's S.E.R.P.E.N.T Tour, 8/11/24, Saint Augustine Amphitheater

10/10
Pit 2, Row E, Seats 9 & 10

Pulled right up and got free parking in the venue
GREAT seats...5th row.
Larkin Poe was good. Two HOT sisters...one one guitar one on a lap steal...Southern blues with a powerful rhythm section. Got a really good crowd response and I saw many people carrying their shirts afterwards.
Quick set change and Slash's RM softly says, "well, the next band doesn't need any introductions. It's Slash and his blues band".
SLASH, piano player/singer/harmonica, drummer, second lead/rhythm player/singer, and MASSIVE bass player.
1hr 45 min of fucking loud, in your face southern rock/blues. FUCK. It Slash set out to get the best "available" players at the time, he got the with this band. His piano player is somewhat cheesy, but the rest of the guys are A+++. They set the tone with the opening song when Slash didn't play the lead...other dude (Tosh) played a blistering solo, so right off the bat they showed that it's wasn't just Slash and some other dudes. They fucking KILLED it. As for Slash, well, I got to see him play for an hour and 45 right in front of me. I was in awe all night. The ONLY thing he played resembling anything to Guns was the intro to the Godfather, which he's known for at Guns shows. Got a pick from his after the show, which as cool. As in his hand put a pick into my hand. Fucking SLASH, fuckers.

Here's a good cued up video that sums up the night pretty good.

https://youtu.be/ZSHoy1KPBgs?si=e5RmugNqJv3SPlF_&t=117

[GoodJudge]

Doom Flamingo in Big Sky MT, 'Music in the Mountains' (Aug 8 2024) https://bigskyarts.org/pages/mitm

This was fun show. Tons of boozed up mountain chicks! The girl next to me kept screaming she wanted to fuck the blue hair singer girl and leaned over the barricade a few times but security made sure that didn't happen.

Never heard of Doom Flamingo, but go see them if they come to your town, you may have more fun than you expected!!!

https://www.doomflamingo.com/

Great name but that was NOT what I was expecting, musically. I flicked through a few videos, they all sounded like they could have been on a Brat Pack film soundtrack. And yes, the singer is v hot.

[Black Mamba]

Saw Creed on Wednesday at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. Parking was free, which was nice. Didn’t like any of the shirts, but bought 2 outside for $20. We missed Finger Eleven, and most of Three Doors Down (no loss, AFAIC), but did hear the big songs from them. Creed was absolutely amazing, and sounded just as good, maybe even better, than they did 25+ years ago. I was genuinely impressed, and very much enjoyed it.

Wait, so u were a creed fan 25 years ago, and been a closet creed fan all these years?? Why have u been hiding it?

. No, I wasn’t hiding it. They don’t get talked about very much here (not that I’ve seen, anyway), so no reason to say anything about them.

Did Terri Carr rave endlessly about Creed being in town?
She has a downright creepy hard-on for anything Tremonti or Alter Bridge related.

[DonJuanDeMarco]

On contrast to the big, over the top Def Leppard show... the real last concert I went to was Whiskey Myers and Blackberry Smoke.

On record they sound very similar but live it was night and day.

Blackberry Smoke are 60's and 70's influenced all the way. Not really a "jam band" but definite laid back, hippie vibes. Great set. Super stripped back. Just house lights and combo amps.

Whiskey Myers are much harder rock live than on record. More aggression and energy. No big 80's rock star show here. Just straight ahead hard rock/Southern Rock with awesome lyrics. The singer is a belter, man. Lots of emotion and a lot of range. Again....awesome lyrics. I love Poison Talk Dirty to Me and Unskinny Bop but these guys dig a lot deeper! Great setlist, although I missed Dogtown and Ballad of a Southern Man. I thought those would be in the set for sure. And they played the ballads even slower than on record but it only made them more emotional sounding.

To me these are "new" bands even though they've been around for 15-20 years now! It's nice to see concerts outside of the usual 80's rock bands every once in awhile.

[Hellsinkey]

Saw Pixies for the first time yesterday and again tonight. The venue wasn't huge so the tickets sold in minutes, the another show didn't sell as quickly. We didn't get good seats, so I got much better seats for another show. I wasn't planning on seeing them twice, but that's alright. As for the show, they played a pretty varied set, close to 30 songs. It's interesting to see if it's a different set tonight. They really didn't play for the audience, not a word said and no encore. But with songs as good as these, it didn't really matter.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pixies/2 ... b3e40.html

[jens]

All in all, a great show. I overpaid for tickets (thank you ticketmaster and your "official platinum" tickets) but other than that, I would recommend going!

How much?

[jens]

It Slash set out to get the best "available" players at the time, he got the with this band.

Are you drunk or is this poetry?

[ijwthstd]

I was on my way to the YouTube Theater for Jane's Addiction / Love And Rockets. Was dragging and got a late start so though there were cheap tickets on VividSeats ($26) I decided to wait to see if I made it on time before buying. When I got off the K Line all the cheap tix were gone. Oops. Decided to head over and see if I can get a cheap one outside. Got off the bus a few stops early to pass thru the Kia Forum lot where Olivia Rodrigo / The Breeders were playing and hit the kids up. Ended up buying an excellent lower level seat for 229.60, my 2nd most expensive ticket ever.

The Breeders were great, they actually played some songs I never seen them do before. Olivia Rodrigo had great songs, great energy, great production. The kids were totally lit. I knew I made the right choice. Kinda pricey but if tix were to be had for $60-80 I would have ended up going multiple nights.

[DonJuanDeMarco]

All in all, a great show. I overpaid for tickets (thank you ticketmaster and your "official platinum" tickets) but other than that, I would recommend going!

How much?

Let's just say I'll be watching a LOT of TV for the rest of the year! Floor seats for 3 Stadium Shows this year... Def Leppard, Rolling Stone and George Strait/Chris Stapleton. Enjoyed the hell out of all 3 shows though!

[DemonFilth2001]

It Slash set out to get the best "available" players at the time, he got the with this band.

Are you drunk or is this poetry?

Definitely hammered.

[Neil Diamond Dave]

Dead & Co.
The Sphere @ Las Vegas

Words cannot describe how the Sphere has changed live entertainment forever. The visuals were outstanding. John Mayer continues to blow me away as a guitarist - Perfect fill-in for Garcia. Bought tickets for Friday months ahead of time for a premium, and then looked for tickets on the day of the show for Saturday and got them half off what Friday's cost me.

If you stay at the Venetian, you can go directly from your hotel room with your beer or homemade cocktail in hand, and walk directly to the Sphere in full air-conditioned bliss without needing to walk outside at all. Unbelievable experience.

[cowpins]

It Slash set out to get the best "available" players at the time, he got the with this band.

Are you drunk or is this poetry?

Definitely hammered.

Well, duh. I mean, it WAS 7:42am. What that was supposed to say was if Slash set out to get the best "available" players at the time, he got them with this band. Point being the band was really good and much better than my grammar.

[ijwthstd]

Dead & Co.
The Sphere @ Las Vegas

Words cannot describe how the Sphere has changed live entertainment forever. The visuals were outstanding. John Mayer continues to blow me away as a guitarist - Perfect fill-in for Garcia. Bought tickets for Friday months ahead of time for a premium, and then looked for tickets on the day of the show for Saturday and got them half off what Friday's cost me.

If you stay at the Venetian, you can go directly from your hotel room with your beer or homemade cocktail in hand, and walk directly to the Sphere in full air-conditioned bliss without needing to walk outside at all. Unbelievable experience.

I really wish I could have gone!

[GoodJudge]

Red Fang and Yur Mum @ Camden Underworld
So I'm posting this on the train home from one of the funnest gigs I can remember for quite a while.
I'd never heard of Yur Mum before, two Brazilians (I think they're a married couple) living in London . Bass (her) and drums (him), melodic hardcore with some underlying tropical rhythms. I haven't been so impressed with a 'new to me' live band for many years. I bought both their albums straight after their set and am making plans to see them again.
https://yurmum.bandcamp.com/
Some of you Yanks (Stevie, Sleek and more) know the Underworld. It's a basement sweatbox that I've seen gigs at for +30 years. Red Fang packed the place out but we got a great view from the stairs. An hour and a bit of prime stoner rock; tuneful grooves like the best of Kyuss, not navel-gazing sludge like too much of that genre. The band were obviously totally enjoying themselves too. 2nd headliner in a row that I've seen with no encore, but it didn't matter.

[Hellsinkey]

The second Pixies gig in Helsinki yesterday. Good thing to have tickets for both shows, they changed maybe 1/3 of the set from the first night. Turns out that the seats for both nights were good, so I don't regret seeing them twice. They played new unrecorded songs both nights, but didn't play a lot from recent records, which isn't surprising.

[jens]

Next thing, when they start playing there was a different feel, a lot more energy than at the couple of shows I saw since Sweden Rock in 1999 with Steve Morse on guitar.

Literally fell asleep standing when I saw them at a festival 10-ish years ago. Reading this I might go when they're playing over here in fall. Cheers!

[jens]

If you stay at the Venetian, you can go directly from your hotel room with your beer or homemade cocktail in hand, and walk directly to the Sphere in full air-conditioned bliss without needing to walk outside at all. Unbelievable experience.

Hey you only need a golfcart to transport you to make it like that scene in Wall-E!

[pieceofme]

If you stay at the Venetian, you can go directly from your hotel room with your beer or homemade cocktail in hand, and walk directly to the Sphere in full air-conditioned bliss without needing to walk outside at all. Unbelievable experience.

Hey you only need a golfcart to transport you to make it like that scene in Wall-E!

[EzyRider]

Red Fang and Yur Mum @ Camden Underworld
...
Red Fang packed the place out but we got a great view from the stairs. An hour and a bit of prime stoner rock; tuneful grooves like the best of Kyuss, not navel-gazing sludge like too much of that genre. The band were obviously totally enjoying themselves too. 2nd headliner in a row that I've seen with no encore, but it didn't matter.

Red Fang is awesome, I saw them open for (pretty sure) Mastodon, been a fan since.

I understand the no encore thing, but it's fairly rare. Frank Marino did this the last (and likely final) time I saw him, but it was easily a 3+ hour show, the encore was worked into the set haha