The recent and upcoming gigs thread

privateuniverse said:

Two QQ'ers taking in David Gilmour at Radio City Music Hall. That's me on the left, Fourplay on the right. (We first saw Gilmour together in 1984!)

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timbre4 said:

Living Colour was excellent in Nashville on Monday night. I arrived by myself and a woman attending explained that she bought tickets for herself and her husband but the table seats aren't side-by-side. She asked if I would mind sitting closer to the stage! So now I was literally third person from the stage. They were tight and snuck in some pretty amazing stuff during these familiar songs as well as a few new ones.

They worked the edge of the stage pretty effectively, sometimes they were only 2 feet away and we try to adhere to the no photos policy but managed to sneak out a few. At one point singer Corey Glover stood on chairs and put his hand on my shoulder!

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timbre4 said:

Thanks. Sound was absolutely great for them and their opening act from Detroit - KALEIDO. I look forward to going to another show at this venue very soon.


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timbre4 said:

Broadway? Nope. Actually down Lafayette south of downtown. I don't know what this building used to be but it sure is nice now. The seating is broken up into three zones; if you're really into the band two seats down front if not so much there's an area behind that if you'd rather concentrate on dinner there's a balcony with tables up there.


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timbre4 said:

Broadway? Nope. Actually down Lafayette south of downtown. I don't know what this building used to be but it sure is nice now. The seating is broken up into three zones; if you're really into the band two seats down front if not so much there's an area behind that if you'd rather concentrate on dinner there's a balcony with tables up there.


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rtbluray said:

Well speaking of Nashville concerts, last night I went to the Ryman to catch Ian Anderson's performance of "Jethro Tull - the Rock Opera", and after the less than pleasant experience I had there at the Moody Blues show a few weeks ago, this concert thoroughly exceeded my expectations! This was a mix of about 14 classic Jethro Tull songs along with a few new songs written specifically for the show by Ian set to a story about Jethro Tull as a modern-day agriculturalist, instead of being a 16th century period piece. As many of you know, Ian cannot sing to save his life, but that problem was largely solved by two other singers (one male and one female) that appeared on the video screen, and this was a very visually driven show with lots of video. As a matter of fact, I was originally supposed to sit off to the far side of the balcony but because of the video screen and the lack of ticket sales for the last few rows in some sections the ushers moved me closer to the middle for a great view. One other thing that stood out to me was how good Florian Ophale is as a guitarist. The rest of the musicians were pretty straight but he really rocked out with Ian all night. Finally Ian must really hate modern-day concert goers cause I have never seen ushers so strict about cell phone use in the hall. Now here are some pics I could get: View attachment 25746


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edisonbaggins said:

I'm finding all good reviews about GnR's Las Vegas show. I'm honestly stunned. Seems like they're all getting their $hit together.
Pretty cool set too.

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edisonbaggins said:

I'm finding all good reviews about GnR's Las Vegas show. I'm honestly stunned. Seems like they're all getting their $hit together.
Pretty cool set too.

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rtbluray said:

Well speaking of Nashville concerts, last night I went to the Ryman to catch Ian Anderson's performance of "Jethro Tull - the Rock Opera", and after the less than pleasant experience I had there at the Moody Blues show a few weeks ago, this concert thoroughly exceeded my expectations! This was a mix of about 14 classic Jethro Tull songs along with a few new songs written specifically for the show by Ian set to a story about Jethro Tull as a modern-day agriculturalist, instead of being a 16th century period piece. As many of you know, Ian cannot sing to save his life, but that problem was largely solved by two other singers (one male and one female) that appeared on the video screen, and this was a very visually driven show with lots of video. As a matter of fact, I was originally supposed to sit off to the far side of the balcony but because of the video screen and the lack of ticket sales for the last few rows in some sections the ushers moved me closer to the middle for a great view. One other thing that stood out to me was how good Florian Ophale is as a guitarist. The rest of the musicians were pretty straight but he really rocked out with Ian all night. Finally Ian must really hate modern-day concert goers cause I have never seen ushers so strict about cell phone use in the hall. Now here are some pics I could get: View attachment 25746

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LuvMyQuad said:

Staying on the subject of smart phones in concerts for a minute, I have to say I'm not a fan. The sea of phones at the recent Gilmour concert I saw was distracting to say the least. One young woman in front of me seemed to like to use it as a substitute for binoculars. Apparently she preferred to watch the image on her phone rather than take in the true live experience. As a society, I think we've taken the whole mobile phone thing a little too far. And don't even get me started on people using them in movie theatres....

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Quad Linda said:

I couldn't agree more. Joe commented on it while everyone was watching Kacey Musgraves at the Riverside in Milwaukee through their phones. BTW: the venue is a stately old Downtown Theater that was completely refurbished. It has excellent sight lines and we were sitting in the eighth row!

I've always been a tekkie, which is why I'm here. Joe got me my third smart phone a couple weeks ago. My last one was the first 4G Android made. I bought my first smart phone in '06. During a concert, my phone is usually turned off, or at least the ringer is. I want to experience the concert as it's meant to be enjoyed, not through a little screen.

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