concerts thread.

[SteveO]

It doesn't get any better than this!!!


[video=youtube;iHS_BvF2jY0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHS_BvF2jY0[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E-STREET BAND @ Perth Arena 5th Feb,2014....

sometimes,when you wait your whole musical life to see one of your "idols" in concert your optimism/expectations can be set too high for any artist to live up to(believe me,its happened to me a few times!)...but not with The Boss...!
Bruce and band were on stage for around 3hrs and 20minutes. they covered his entire career with song selection, including(obviously) three tracks from the latest "high hopes" studio album...
these guys rocked it up for the entire time,Springsteen never faltered once in his vocal delivery.
he picked some young girl out of the audience to sing the chorus of "waiting on a sunny day", picked an old lady from the audience to dance with him during "dancing in the dark", even a group of women who claimed to be "steve's angels"(fans of E Street guitarist Steve Van Zandt) were allowed on stage for one song to 'boogie with Steve'.
The Boss ran into the crowd section several times(without his security guys in tow!) and even crowd-surfed his way back to the stage from about 40yds out in the crowd..
the whole band were enjoying the playing live thing as was evident by their huge grins/smiles whenever the cameras picked them up...
there was a five member brass section, and a three part black gospel group backing him on some songs making a total of 18 persons on stage throughout(including Bruce)
one cover was played tonight,the old soul song "shout", he also played a bit of Buddy's "not fade away",Roy's "pretty woman" and a couple of lines from an old Impressions track which i cannot remember before morphing into his own tracks.
the usual suspects were played in the show...hungry heart,born to run,the river,dancing in the dark,because the night,badlands & thunder road(which was the final track of the night), missing from the set was his biggest hit "born in the usa", but along with that stupid 'dancing in the dark' song were 'darlington county' and 'working on the highway' from the 'born in the usa' album...
it was an intense set of pure old fashioned rock and roll from start to finish...
totally proffessional(without being precious),yet laid back enough to feel like a jam session...
Bruce may be past his prime at age 63(ish), but he kept going full of energy and vitality until the end.
the guy is all class,his E-Street Band are still a tight outfit,especially Max Wienberg(drummer) who can hold a beat until he has to stop...!
this show was everything i expected it to be...The Boss still knows how to rock and roll in concert as good as anyone in the business

9/10

next up: The Hollies on friday night!

[SteveO]

I am so very happy that you enjoyed The Boss mate!!!!! Sounds like an unforgettable concert! (how did Dani like it?)

[CRAZY-HORSE]

she thought it was ok, shes not a fan anyway?!?!

her favourite Boss track is "dancing in the dark", which IMO, is not really a Springsteen sounding song!

[SteveO]

No, but it probably made him tons of moula!!!!...lol. I know the video with the Friends TV show gal was very popular in its' day!

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE HOLLIES @ Crown Theatre,Burswood 7th Feb 2014

Dani and I just got back from seeing The Hollies here in Perth...
unfortunately main vocalist alan Clarke retired a few years ago(three original members and the guy who took over when Nash left were there), Clarke did not sing all their hits but did sing probably 60% of them...
the vocalist who took his role is from the Hollies classic era but never found his niche in music...luckly for him, he has now...
his vocal quality and tone is almost identical to Clarke, had i listened to him without watching i would have swore it was Clarke!
those guys were on stage for 2hrs, pretty much covered their singles catalogue, but also did a cover of Springsteen's classic "sandy"..that one was okay!,
the rest of the show was very good, good tight playing from the whole band, very good harmonies also...
all up a good show from a group that were up there with Beatles and Stones for sales figures back in the day...
i'd probably score these guys a respectable 7/10, but after seeing Springsteen two nights earlier no-one could follow that show!

Dani also liked the show...
as a footnote to the last post of mine here Dani rated Springsteen 10/10 for his show and ability to get the crowd involved in what he did, but only gave him 6/10 for the songs, partly due to the fact that she didnt know a lot of them(she has none of his albums and only knows his singles catalogue), so average out those scores and i guess her rating for him came out a respectable 8/10!

she hasnt scored The Hollies but she enjoyed it, so it got a pass mark from her tonight!

NEXT SHOW ON THE LIST...NEIL FINN IN MID MARCH!

[Music Head]

great reviews on both of those mate
so glad you guys enjoyed them
so who was the lead vocalist for the Hollies?

[Music Head]

great reviews on both of those mate
so glad you guys enjoyed them
so who was the lead vocalist for the Hollies?

and
both concerts
what song would you say got the biggest audience reception?
you know what I mean

[Music Head]

from Billboard

Top 25 Tours In 2013

1. BON JOVI
Total Gross: $205,158,370
Total Attendance: 2,178,170
Total Capacity: 2,178,170
No. of Shows: 90
No. of Sellouts: 90

2. MICHAEL JACKSON IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR
By Cirque Du Soleil
Total Gross: $157,299,100
Total Attendance: 1,425,442
Total Capacity: 1,853,022
No. of Shows: 205
No. of Sellouts: 0

3. PINK
Total Gross: $147,947,543
Total Attendance: 1,581,939
Total Capacity: 1,583,801
No. of Shows: 114
No. of Sellouts: 111

4. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND
Total Gross: $147,608,938
Total Attendance: 1,389,778
Total Capacity: 1,454,499
No. of Shows: 53
No. of Sellouts: 36

5. RIHANNA
Total Gross: $137,982,530
Total Attendance: 1,595,161
Total Capacity: 1,600,851
No. of Shows: 87
No. of Sellouts: 84

6. ROLLING STONES
Total Gross: $126,182,391
Total Attendance: 326,998
Total Capacity: 326,998
No. of Shows: 23
No. of Sellouts: 23

7. TAYLOR SWIFT
Total Gross: $115,379,331
Total Attendance: 1,363,510
Total Capacity: 1,363,510
No. of Shows: 66
No. of Sellouts: 66

8. BEYONCE
Total Gross: $104,358,899
Total Attendance: 883,062
Total Capacity: 934,021
No. of Shows: 59
No. of Sellouts: 40

9. DEPECHE MODE
Total Gross: $99,972,733
Total Attendance: 1,390,141
Total Capacity: 1,400,298
No. of Shows: 54
No. of Sellouts: 51

10. KENNY CHESNEY
Total Gross: $90,932,957
Total Attendance: 1,186,925
Total Capacity: 1,214,694
No. of Shows: 44
No. of Sellouts: 31

11. ROGER WATERS
Total Gross: $81,305,650
Total Attendance: 830,123
Total Capacity: 915,081
No. of Shows: 27
No. of Sellouts: 0

12. ONE DIRECTION
Total Gross: $78,311,383
Total Attendance: 1,223,144
Total Capacity: 1,236,308
No. of Shows: 81
No. of Sellouts: 43

13. JUSTIN BIEBER
Total Gross: $77,423,264
Total Attendance: 959,886
Total Capacity: 982,523
No. of Shows: 65
No. of Sellouts: 55

14. MADONNA
Total Gross: $76,752,277
Total Attendance: 577,169
Total Capacity: 577,169
No. of Shows: 16
No. of Sellouts: 16

15. JAY Z & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
Total Gross: $69,753,905
Total Attendance: 622,559
Total Capacity: 622,559
No. of Shows: 14
No. of Sellouts: 14

16. PAUL MCCARTNEY
Total Gross: $69,584,403
Total Attendance: 565,705
Total Capacity: 566,696
No. of Shows: 21
No. of Sellouts: 15

17. FLEETWOOD MAC
Total Gross: $61,899,473
Total Attendance: 554,548
Total Capacity: 579,480
No. of Shows: 45
No. of Sellouts: 13

18. MAROON 5
Total Gross: $54,354,974
Total Attendance: 930,953
Total Capacity: 933,867
No. of Shows: 60
No. of Sellouts: 57

19. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
Total Gross: $52,960,667
Total Attendance: 882,287
Total Capacity: 1,152,025
No. of Shows: 61
No. of Sellouts: 17

20. ANDRE RIEU
Total Gross: $49,983,266
Total Attendance: 484,599
Total Capacity: 558,467
No. of Shows: 70
No. of Sellouts: 5

21. JASON ALDEAN
Total Gross: $47,814,095
Total Attendance: 1,004,303
Total Capacity: 1,043,158
No. of Shows: 62
No. of Sellouts: 42

22. LADY GAGA
Total Gross: $46,957,070
Total Attendance: 544,333
Total Capacity: 550,122
No. of Shows: 23
No. of Sellouts: 22

23. BRUNO MARS
Total Gross: $46,417,795
Total Attendance: 666,926
Total Capacity: 668,110
No. of Shows: 48
No. of Sellouts: 44

24. LUKE BRYAN
Total Gross: $45,558,589
Total Attendance: 1,143,727
Total Capacity: 1,153,536
No. of Shows: 75
No. of Sellouts: 65

25. IRON MAIDEN
Total Gross: $44,980,749
Total Attendance: 684,200
Total Capacity: 764,186
No. of Shows: 34
No. of Sellouts: 13

[CRAZY-HORSE]

and
both concerts
what song would you say got the biggest audience reception?
you know what I mean

The Boss..."hungry heart"
Hollies......"he aint heavy,he's my brother"