What was the last concert you went in 2016?

Bob Edwards posted:

Steely Dan and Steve Winwood.

Hey, it was at Red Rocks.   

 

I'm going to see that show tomorrow night here in the Boston area.

Heart in Glasgow last weekend with FM as support.  This was the second time we have watched them live and they were better this time.  Played all of the classic Heart songs (excluding some of the really old stuff) plus some of the new album that sounded pretty rocky.  Apologies for the quality of the pic which was taken with my phone!

Joe Bonamassa at the Glasgow Auditorium on Sunday night.

Joe Bonamassa is a favourite of mine, but this was the first time I have seen him live, and predictably, he and his band were very good indeed. 

The only slight let down (for me) was that his set comprised a tribute to three of his own favourite guitarists, namely, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. Whilst the set was enjoyable, I would have preferred a more conventional set of his own normal standards.

Mind you, he did play 'Sloe Gin' at the end as an encore. 

Still, a good night.

Melody Gardot & Grace Jones @ Love Supreme Jazz Festival .

two Great Artists at opposite ends of the spectrum.  Melody is just awesome.   Grace - I could watch her shows a thousand times.

Wow. Unbelievable at 68!  :0

Did she sing 'Slave to the Rhythm'?

I was at Love Supreme also.  Grace fabulous.  She did Slave to the Rhythm - topless bar some body paint and hoola-hooping all the way through.  Quite a lady.   

Lianne le Havas also was terrific.

Thursday night @ Henley Festival me and Elvis Costello...o and few others as well. Great gig/night. Man of few words who communicates though his music. His band were also in fine form.

Saw Steve Winwood and Steely Dan last night here in the Boston suburbs.  Comped tickets as a co-worker was college (and afterwards) roomates with Walter Becker and Donald Fagan.  

I've seen Winwood before.  He played some classics, and his voice is still really great.  A pleasure to see such an iconic performer.

Now . . . Steely Dan.  Of course I'd heard a ton of their music over the years.  I've never been tempted to see them live.  And they are not a band, frankly, whose music I'd select as I'm scrolling thru my collection.  But the tickets were free and so I went.  THEY BLEW ME AWAY.  What a fabulous band; what musicianship.  I knew that the music is complicated, but performed live I really appreciated just HOW complicated.  They were FABULOUS and I am so glad I got to see them!!!!

Wilco in Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, last night. Lucinda Williams as the warmup was the cherry on the top. 

Lucindas set thankfully sounded much better than my Vicar Street experience of a few months back - one could actually hear most of the words, and hear what the guitars were doing. I was very optimistic for the Wilco bit, one of my favourite groups.

Alas, it was not to be, and I left after half an hour listening to the usual ear battering. Mr Tweedy even made fun of a woman in the audience who had her fingers in her ears, and declared that if she thought it was loud, it was going to get much louder. Once again I ask why? If they eventually release a 'live' recording of this it will surely not sound like what I heard last night, or no one would buy it.

Truly disappointing.

David O'Higgins posted:

Wilco in Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, last night. Lucinda Williams as the warmup was the cherry on the top. 

Lucindas set thankfully sounded much better than my Vicar Street experience of a few months back - one could actually hear most of the words, and hear what the guitars were doing. I was very optimistic for the Wilco bit, one of my favourite groups.

Alas, it was not to be, and I left after half an hour listening to the usual ear battering. Mr Tweedy even made fun of a woman in the audience who had her fingers in her ears, and declared that if she thought it was loud, it was going to get much louder. Once again I ask why? If they eventually release a 'live' recording of this it will surely not sound like what I heard last night, or no one would buy it.

Truly disappointing.

That's too bad, and I hate it when that happens.  "Why" is the right question -- why do they insult their fans by producing music onstage that has such poor production value?  Maybe their 'average fan' doesn't care to actually listen when at the show??

Bart, I think there is a herd instinct at work here, fuelled by a subservient bunch of 'critics' who never criticise. The result is that most seem to equate 'loud' with 'good', and have no idea how much better it could be. Anyone who attempts to stand up to it is usually ridiculed. 

Just got back from seeing Joe Bonamassa at Abbé Neumunster. Open air and it didn't rain   Superb set with equally superb musicians.

James Bay at Scarborough Open Air Theatre last night.

Excellent high energy set which had the crowd on it's feet.......................oh, and, as above, it didn't rain. I love it when it does that. 

Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas.

Fun set - energetic!

Louisville, CO, Street Faire, July 8. 

Finally got to see Echo and The Bunnymen last night, amazing.

Nick

A very special concert this evening. I am happy that I could attend it at least once in my live. A Keith Jarrett Solo Piano Concert. And it was magical. He started off with some sturm and drang numbers and then moved to bluesy type of numbers. And then moved into lyrical pieces to end the first set with another sturm and drang thing. He continued after the break and had a kind of improvisation block and continued with blues and the. Flow started again....

one of of the most special concerts of my live...

The master is not on the picture as he is very specific about not having any photograph, even not during the ending....

Bert Schurink posted:

A very special concert this evening. I am happy that I could attend it at least once in my live. A Keith Jarrett Solo Piano Concert. And it was magical. He started off with some sturm and drang numbers and then moved to bluesy type of numbers. And then moved into lyrical pieces to end the first set with another sturm and drang thing. He continued after the break and had a kind of improvisation block and continued with blues and the. Flow started again....

 

one of of the most special concerts of my live...

 

 

The master is not on the picture as he is very specific about not having any photograph, even not during the ending....

 

For what it's worth, they also made recordings during this concert...., so let's hope this will be brought out....

Lucky enough to have attended one of these a few years ago. 

It was recorded too so maybe he records every performance?

SJB

The latest one I was at was Pixies outdoor in the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin. 

No chatter and a good vigorous run through the back catalogue but what once was edgy new and menacing when I saw them in 1991- now saw pretty girls singing in harmony about wanting to grow up to be debasers, just doesn't seem right to me. 

SJB

Sloop John B posted:

Lucky enough to have attended one of these a few years ago. 

It was recorded too so maybe he records every performance?

 

SJB

He records every show he does.

His next release is called A Multitude of Angels and comes out in October. It is a 5CD set of concerts he did in italy in 1996. So taken 20 years for these recordings to see light of day....

Lontano posted:

Sloop John B posted:

Lucky enough to have attended one of these a few years ago. 

It was recorded too so maybe he records every performance?

 

SJB

He records every show he does.

His next release is called A Multitude of Angels and comes out in October. It is a 5CD set of concerts he did in italy in 1996. So taken 20 years for these recordings to see light of day....

....let's see if I still remember then..... :-)

The White Buffalo at The Colston Hall Lantern on Monday night,a really enjoyable evening in this small venue,the sound was excellent and a great atmosphere, if you can get a ticket go and see them, you won't be disappointed.

Karl

Two Dead & Co. shows here in Boston last weekend.  John Mayer was INCREDIBLE "playin' in the band."  

Sting and Peter Gabriel - 2nd to last North American stop of the Rock, Paper, Scissors tour - Calgary Saddledome. 

Great songs and energy of all 14 players, very happy to have seen both these gents.

La Nozze di Figaro at Glyndebourne, yesterday. I am not much of an opera fan, but Glyndebourne is always worth going to; and I dio like the Nozze - it's a silly opera and opera is a silly art form. This was a magnificent production by Michael Grandage. While I would have liked the orchestra to have been a bit more assertive, the singing and acting were faultless, with the three leads - Golda Schultz (the Countess), Davide Luciano (Figaro), Rosa Feola (Susanna) particularly outstanding. Christopher Oram's Moorish-themed sets were triumph too, and the production zipped along briskly with a real sense of joie de vivre and celebration of the farcical possibilities of the plot. One of our party thought it an unsubtle take on the much-loved opera, but I really enjoyed it.