Your last concert was to see who and when?


Pretty simple, what and when was your last concert?
kiddman
Richard Thompson. Last Friday @ Westbrook Performing Arts Center. Played solo and only used 1 guitar for nearly 2 hours. When he played and sang Vincent Black Lightning 1952 I swore he has 15 fingers. A really great show and a great 1000 seat venue. It's at the junior high school and sponsored by the city of Westbrook.
@reubent I did see the show and it could not have been better!  Great seats and an outdoor venue so avoided all the sonic issues of an enclosed environment.  The performance was just unbelievably good, starting with the fact that the musical theme was the Imperial Bedroom album which is my favorite.  2.25 hours overall that just flew by.  Pete Thomas is a way better drummer than I ever realized and of course Steve Nieve is a huge and integral talent and contributor to Elvis' sound.  EC actually reminds me of Springsteen in terms of performance work ethic and has a great stage presence.  Would love to catch another show on this tour!
@kjweisner - Did you see the Elvis Costello show last week? Just curious as I'm seeing Elvis Costello and the Imposters next month. I saw Elvis Costello with Larkin Poe and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band last October at the Ryman in Nashville and it was fantastic!
Saw Diana Krall tonight at Fraze Pavilion in Kettering (Dayton), Ohio with my wife and a couple of friends. GREAT SHOW! 

Last Friday night I took my wife and 13 year old son to see the U2 - Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour show at Papa John's Stadium in Louisville, KY. One Republic opened the show.

All I can say is WOW! Absolutely the best stadium show I've seen in my 40 years of going to rock concerts. U2 is the biggest band in the world for a reason. They have the art of the stadium show down. So good I'm going to go to another show this year. Next one will be floor tickets (standing room) to get a different perspective on the show.

Highly recommended........
Pink Martini at the Keswick Theater - second time seeing them there.  Good show but the pianist (band leader) was sick which did effect the vitality of the performance.  Saw them this past December.  Would definitely see them again!
Oh yeah, Rodney is great live! I saw him on his The Houston Kid tour, at The Roxy Theater. He was accompanied by only a guitarist and bassist, the latter Jerry Scheff (Elvis Presley, T-Bone Burnett), the absolute best bass player I've seen live. And I saw John Entwistle and Rick Danko!
Rodney Crowell with his guitarist virtuoso
Joe Robinson and talented fiddler, May 29 at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA. Joe did a solo opening act. His playing is beautiful and transformative. He did his rendition of "Over The Rainbow". I was in awe. Rodney and his cohorts went on to play a long, generous set. I could have seen them again the next day.
Last night.
Hall & Oates.....no magic...really bad. 
and
Tears For Fears........spot on and rocked the house!!!!!
 

I saw O.A.R. and Train with my 13 year old. O.A.R. was good. Train was meh. Both, though, had horrible sound. Too loud and way too much treble. I've been noticing this more and more lately, the sound guys are making everything almost painful to listen to. Has anyone else noticed this, or is it just my area? Maybe they're going deaf and it sounds good to them?

At the last event I went to (that I wanted to 😝), dj spooky was playing and it was way too boosted. I could clearly hear it clipping. I told my friend, who was helping to organize the event and he told the sound guys, but 20 minutes later it was clipping again. The idiots even set a sub on fire. They had to wheel it outside it was smoking so badly..
Jeff Lynne's ELO last summer with my daughter (1st concert) at Radio City Music Hall.  Next up, Elvis Costello in Charlotte on June 21.  Third row, center section.  Not as good as my last seats for Elvis--Orchestra pit, 1st row, eight feet from the artists!

Wow! What a treat. Saw Bruce Cockburn last night at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch. It was a great show by a great artist. Super simple setup consisting of one amplified acoustic guitar and a stool in a 200 seat concert venue. If you are not familiar with Fur Peace Ranch, take a look via the link below. Fur Peace Ranch is primarily a guitar camp, run by Jorma and his wife with rotating guest guitarist/instructors. Unfortunately, I don't play. But I can dream..........

https://furpeaceranch.com/

That's too funny. I go to the Egg more often than all the others, and forgot about it. I've enjoyed many shows there. Ray Manzarek/Robby Krieger, Gregg Allman solo, Beth Hart, Keb Mo.... Great venue. Proctors these days is mostly all plays, but they do have an occasional concert. I'm 51, and If I live to retire, it won't be in Albany. The price of civilization in the Carolina's is much more civilized. (-:
Taxes are rough, but could be worse , west of Albany Upstate NY pays taxes on NYC level with rust-belt wages .
But as they say taxes are the price of civilization .
Proctors is 'da bomb, love that place .
Don't leave out The Egg.  Not a bad seat in either of the theaters in that building.  And you're correct about both the taxes and the weather.  We had early spring two days ago, late spring yesterday, and summer for today and tomorrow.  Maybe it'll snow early next week....
schubert- Indeed Cohoes Music Hall is still going. We have Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Proctors, The Palace, and SPAC for the summer months. Capital District is pretty good... If I move, I won't miss the weather or the high taxes. But I digress (-:
Brian Wilson, Pet Sounds tour, May 13 at Moody Theater, Austin.  His voice is far from what it was, but the band was very good and it was a great evening with a couple of magical moments.
Glad to see Cohoes Music Hall is still going, lived a few blocks away at one time , Capital District is one of USA's best kept secrets .
Saw Buddy Guy and his blues band last evening...

In a word...S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R !!!

Do yourself a favor and go see the man/legend...you can thank me later for the heads-up...  ;^)
Treefort music festival in Boise Idaho a couple weeks ago. 5 days of nonstop shows all over downtown. A mini-SXSW. I saw dozens of bands. Personal fave was Jonathan Richman, who played the mainstage on Sat afternoon to a smallish crowd (I've seen him I bet 7x live). Lizzo played that nite to a giant throng and very loud PA system, so loud I listened from the street. Flaural I saw randomly and was impressed; shoegaze trance stuff, real good. Every March in Boise, it's worth the trip.
Saw Richard Thompson last night at Memorial Hall in the Over the Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. Wow! What a venue. The beautifully renovated 1908 Theater is a fantastic place to see a concert. Beautiful room, great sight lines and excellent acoustics.

Richard Thompson was outstanding. It was a solo acoustic show. Richard's guitar playing was outstanding and his lyrics and singing always pull you right in. Authentic!
"The Midtown Men" in a sold out venue in Buffalo last Saturday

sensational!
Bryan Ferry @ Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady NY on March 30th.  

He's still got it.
Seeing Richard Thompson tomorrow night at a small theater in Cincinnati. I have pretty high expectations. Hope its good......
Saw the Yardbirds on Sat. with Vanilla Fudge and VF were very good but the Yardbirds were spectacular! Only drummer Jim McCarty remains from the originals, but the other "birds" played as if they wrote this stuff. 
Spot on vocals and feedback. Highly recommended!
Tony Bennett March 5 Dr. Phillips Center Walt Disney Theater
This man is totally amazing and a sensational performer, a most memorable evening.
I saw Maria Schneider and her band last night at the Kennedy Center. Wonderful. 
Several years ago I saw shows by Pat Martino, Larry Coryell and John McLaughlin. Larry is sadly now gone.
About a year ago (or 2?) I saw Pat Metheny again and sat about 5 feet away.
I saw Shovels and Rope again last night. All I can say is WOW!  I've seen hundreds of shows spanning 40 years. I've seen most of the top bands in the world, many in their heyday, and I can tell you that the Shovels and Rope shows I've seen are in my top 10 of all time. Maybe top 5. This duo puts on one heck of a ROCK show. You would likely never know they could ROCK if you've just heard their studio recording. I like their studio stuff, but the way they perform them live is a totally different thing. They come off the stage at the end absolutely drenched in sweat, having given everything they have to the audience. 

My highest recommendation. And only $20 at the 1500 capacity theater where I saw them last night. 
I saw Queensriche at the Beacon Theater in Hopewell, VA! That's right, Hopewell! This little theater has been booking some huge acts. And Queensriche was amazing, what a great show, and I could see the entire stage from the 3rd row. First show I've seen in years, and believe me, their new singer never missed a note! As great as they ever were. 
Ricky and his band are great live. I saw him and them, along with Rhonda Vincent (fantastic!) and Junior Brown, a few years ago. Quite a bill!
@boxer12,

I'm truly sorry to hear about your loss of a great friend. Hopefully, sharing a final excellent music experience with him is a memory that will live on with you for a long time.....
@boxer12 - Sorry to hear about your friend. Good friends are very hard to come by.
Umphrey's McGee in Grand Rapids Mi. earlier this month. First time I've seen them & it was an excellent show. Had a great time. Not to be a downer but went there with a good friend of mine who unfortunately died a few days ago. He was an old hippie (like me) & over the years we went to many shows together. Fortunately he lived a full life & died in peace. I will miss him greatly. 
fjn04,

I would love to see Beth Hart. I hope she teams up again with Jeff Beck or Joe Bonamassa. Would really like to see that (especially with JB).

Beth Hart- last night in the Albany area. I highly suggest checking her out, if she is your thing. She was really great!
Concert season is heating up in the Cincinnati Area. Just bought tickets to a few more upcoming shows. Here the current list of tickets I'm holding for spring - early summer:

Shovels and Rope
Pixies
Richard Thompson
Dave Mason
Wussy
Adrian Belew
Bruce Cockburn
Diana Krall

Looks like its going to be a fantastic year for live music.....
We've got a lot of good shows coming up in Cincinnati this spring. I'm holding tickets for 

Shovels and Rope
Pixies
Dave Mason
Adrian Belew
Bruce Cockburn

Hope I can make it to all of them. Pixies are looking questionable due to a family commitment.



King Diamond last year, Aragon ballroom!

best stage show next to Alice Cooper. 

Now, those two together on stage, putting those minds together, would make for a fantastic show/stage show. 

Oh please, please let it happen , and let me have the time to go
Paul McCartney Aug. 9 in Washington D.C.. My 5th time to him and as always he was great.
I've had a pretty good week. Heard "What's so Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding" and "Allison" twice this week!

Oct 17 - Elivs Costello at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville

Oct 19 - Nick Lowe at The 20th Century Theater in Cincinnati