| January 1st, 2006 11:56 PM |
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| Martha |
Dear Concert Goers,
I needed to look over my year in music to remind myself that there was something ongoing that ROCKED me this year. Music is my medicine and I feel very lucky to have seen so much in 2005. It was an exceptionally good year for music......(and thank goodness with all else going on in my life). I feel very grateful to have gotten to see all these shows.
Here goes:
Feb 23: Govt Mule: Bogarts Cincinnati, OH
Mar 4: Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mtn. Boys; Blue Gator Athens, OH
Apr 1 Bob Dylan opener Merle Haggard; Chicago
Apr 2 Bob Dylan opener Merle Haggard; Chicago
Apr 3 Bob Dylan opener Merle Haggard; Chicago
Apr 6 Bob Dylan opener Merle Haggard; Detroit
Apr 12 Johnny Mellencamp and Donovan Louisville, KY
June 11 Dylan-Nelson Ballpark tour with Greencards Greensboro, NC
June 14 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers opener The Black Crowes; Cincinnati
June 18 Buddy Guy; Fraze Pavilion Dayton OH
June 24 Johnny Mellencamp opener John Fogerty (1st show of the tour) Cincy
June 26 Dylan-Nelson Greencards Ballpark tour Cleveland
June 29 Dylan-Nelson Greencards Ballpark tour Louisville
July 9 Mark Knopfler Fraze Pavilion Dayton, OH
July 11 Allman Brothers; Cleveland
July 13 Allman Brothers; Columbus
July 20 Allman Brothers; Cincinnati
July 29 Elvis Costello, Emmy Lou Harris, with Larry Campbell; Fraze Dayton, OH
Aug 7 ZZ Top; Ohio State Fair Columbus, OH
Sep 7 Derek Trucks Band; Blue Gator Athens, OH
Sep 10 White Stripes opener The Greenhornes; Columbus, OH
Sep 24 ROLLING STONES "Sway" Columbus, OH
Oct 8 ROLLING STONES; Duke University, NC
Wow! It truly boosted my spirits to look the year over.
I am jonesin' to see the Stones at MSG......we'll see if that comes to pass. It is always great to open the year with the STONES as either show number one or the last show of the year.....like my 2005 ended. :-)
I am keeping my fingers crossed!
Peace out,
Martha |
| January 2nd, 2006 12:07 AM |
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| keefjunkie |
martha!
"Aug 7 ZZ Top; Ohio State Fair Columbus, OH"
I was there too, i even have my tour shirt on right now!
Do you know of a bootleg for this awsome show??? |
| January 2nd, 2006 02:26 AM |
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| pdog |
I was out of town when The White Stripes/Greenhournes shows happened here, love both of those bands... |
| January 2nd, 2006 06:02 AM |
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| Jumping Jack |
A very good year for RnR.
Highlights were the Stones, Alice Cooper, Doobies, and Santana |
| January 2nd, 2006 06:44 AM |
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| M.O.W.A.T. |
Other than the Stones shows I went to, Motley Crue was excellent also. |
| January 2nd, 2006 09:33 AM |
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| FPM C10 |
Wow! Martha, you did get to a lot of fantastic shows this year!
My year was much leaner, but great nonetheless - Hubert Sumlin w/David Johansen & Levon Helm in March; The New York fuckin' Dolls in May; Joan Baez, Steve Earle & Wayne Kramer at the Peace demonstration in September; the Stones w/Beck in October; and Fiona Apple in December.
Seems like there was more but that's what I remember.
This year's starting out good - played a kick-ass show with my band Friction on New Year's Eve; Stones at MSG on the 20th; we also have tix to see the Pogues in March and front row tickets to see Ralph Stanley in April. |
| January 2nd, 2006 10:53 AM |
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| Martha |
quote:
keefjunkie wrote:
martha!
"Aug 7 ZZ Top; Ohio State Fair Columbus, OH"
I was there too, i even have my tour shirt on right now!
Do you know of a bootleg for this awsome show???
Sorry no I don't. I wish I did..I can't get those matching Gretch* ( crap I cannot remember how to spell that) guitar and bass ( I think they played three different matching sets that night) out of my memory.
Where did you sit keefjunkie? |
| January 2nd, 2006 11:00 AM |
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| Martha |
quote:
FPM C10 wrote:
Wow! Martha, you did get to a lot of fantastic shows this year!
My year was much leaner, but great nonetheless - Hubert Sumlin w/David Johansen & Levon Helm in March; The New York fuckin' Dolls in May; Joan Baez, Steve Earle & Wayne Kramer at the Peace demonstration in September; the Stones w/Beck in October; and Fiona Apple in December.
Seems like there was more but that's what I remember.
This year's starting out good - played a kick-ass show with my band Friction on New Year's Eve; Stones at MSG on the 20th; we also have tix to see the Pogues in March and front row tickets to see Ralph Stanley in April.
Hey Flea! Very nice indeed. I would love to see Fiona never have seen Joan Baez either and must. I am hoping to catch Patti Smith in 2006...we've never caught her yet.
Then there's the people I cannot stop seeing....Stones, Petty, Mellencamp, Dylan......Neil, The WHO.....to name a few.
I sure do hope we get ourselves stabilized by Chris finding a job VERY soon. I may need some prayers about that!
Rock On!
xxxxxooooo,
Martha |
| January 2nd, 2006 12:59 PM |
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| lotsajizz |
5/28 - U2 at Boston
6/21 - Bob Dylan & Willie Nelson at Norwich, CT
8/21 - The Rolling Stones/Black Eyed Peas at Fenway Park, Boston
8/23 - The Rolling Stones/Black Eyed Peas at Fenway Park, Boston
9/3 - The Rolling Stones/Tragically Hip, et.al. in Moncton, N.B. Canada
9/17 - White Stripes at Providence RI
11/14 - Aerosmith & Lenny Kravitz at Providence RI |
| January 2nd, 2006 01:14 PM |
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| Schooner333 |
9/3 - The Rolling Stones/Tragically Hip, et.al. in Moncton, N.B. Canada - The only show I was able to make it to this year...you people are so lucky. Oh well, at least I've got 1 Fantastic Show to remember. |
| January 2nd, 2006 01:29 PM |
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| Dan |
I love being able to recycle posts from other boards.
Much slower than most previous years, probably in part due to being traumatized over the Hanoi Rocks cancellation, just couldn't get into anything else.
Feb 20 - Queensryche at the Universal
March 23 - Motley Crue at the Forum
March 28 - Solomon Burke at Amoeba
??May??- some band called Alaska at Amoeba
June 2 - 3 Pixies at the Wiltern, all 4 shows (early & late)
July 8(?) Judas Priest/Queensryche at Irvine Meadows
July 27ish UFO at House Of Blues
Aug 27 John Cale, Rilo Kiley & Jason Faulkner at Sunset Junction
Aug 28 New York Dolls at Sunset Junction
Sep 12 Oasis at Hollywood Bowl
Sep 16 DKT MC5 at Amoeba
Sep 29 Supergrass at Amoeba
Oct 1 Nine Inch Nails at Hollywood Bowl
Oct 15 Queen/Paul Rodgers at Hollywood Bowl
Oct 26 John Cale at Amoeba
Oct 27 John Cale at UCLA Royce Hall
Oct 29 Danzig/Doyle at Universal
Oct 30 Judas Priest/Anthrax/Rob Zombie at Long Beach Arena
Nov 4 Rolling Stones at Anaheim Stadium
(Nov 6-8 was at Hollywood Bowl to listen to the Stones from outside and "picnic" but still ended sneaking in and seeing a lot of the show from inside)
Nov 11 Rolling Stones Petco Park in San Diego from ONSTAGE!
Nov 20 Rolling Stones Save Mart Center, Fresno
might be missing a free Amoeba show or two.
TOTAL cost for tickets - about $290.
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| January 2nd, 2006 01:58 PM |
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| Slavegirl |
The best concert was The Stones this year of course, saw them at SBC Park (from the first row no less!)but I also saw Tiger Army and Depeche Mode among a few other small local bands. I have to say Depeche Mode at the Pond in Anaheim was an incredible show almost to rival the Stones, but then again I am also a fan of theirs. |
| January 2nd, 2006 04:10 PM |
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| keefjunkie |
quote:
Martha wrote:
Sorry no I don't. I wish I did..I can't get those matching Gretch* ( crap I cannot remember how to spell that) guitar and bass ( I think they played three different matching sets that night) out of my memory.
Where did you sit keefjunkie?
my seats were all the way up in the back but after like 3 songs i said fuck it and ran down to the front and just stood in the ground seats area... where did you sit?
Ya those matching guitars were awsome, i especially liked the green set. |
| January 2nd, 2006 04:15 PM |
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| keefjunkie |
I saw
april:greenday (free ticket from friend)
august:ZZ Top, Steve Miller Band, George Thorogood
September: THE STONES and Pearl Jam (take that all you people that had crappy openers!)
November: Project Object (Zappa Tribute Band featuring members of his band) they played 1 huge 4 hour set, it was amazing
i know i forgetting some shows but thats a good enough list for me |
| January 3rd, 2006 07:11 AM |
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| Gazza |
mm..lets see
Feb 25 : REM, Odyssey Arena, Belfast
March 13: Ronnie Wood & Fiends, Drury Lane, London
May 24 : Bruce Springsteen, Point Depot, Dublin
June 21 : U2 at Hampden Park, Glasgow
October : Marianne Faithfull, Waterfront Hall, Belfast
November 20 & 21 : Bob Dylan, Brixton Academy, London
November 26 & 27 : Bob Dylan, Point Depot, Dublin
Best show was a toss up between the 2nd Dylan Brixton concert and Springsteen.
Best moment was undoubtedly Mick Jagger's surprise appearance at Woody's show. Absolutely heart-stopping.
Biggest disappointment : Lucinda Williams postponing her UK shows at a few days notice as I had front row tickets to see her in Manchester.
This year will probably be mostly taken up with Stones shows. I have 7 shows in 7 months in the US, Germany, France, England and Scotland. Less than I've done on previous Stones tours though. In part I'm proud at my degree of self restraint, but disappointed because part of the reason has been a lessening in excitement at seeing the band on this tour.
Other shows lined up are Bonnie Raitt in Belfast in April and the rescheduled Lucinda Williams shows, which will probably be early summer. I'd be surprised if Dylan is back again so soon, but I'm hoping Steve Earle will be back as he visited here twice in 2004 and should be due to make a return visit.
(edit : forgot to include the REM show in my original list, which was excellent)
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| January 3rd, 2006 07:34 AM |
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| wisertime |
10 March - Hot Tuna
13 March - John Mayall & Bluesbreakers
06 April - Gov't Mule - Paris
30 May - Springsteen - Brussels
05 June - Mark Knopfler
20 June - Springsteen - Paris
July - Supersuckers
01 September - Gov't Mule - Antwerpen, Belgium
28 October - Dylan - Rotterdam
01 ovember - Dylan - Brussels
Best ones, Springsteen/Dylan/Gov't Mule
Disappointing : Knopfler |
| January 3rd, 2006 10:23 AM |
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| Martha |
quote:
keefjunkie wrote:
my seats were all the way up in the back but after like 3 songs i said fuck it and ran down to the front and just stood in the ground seats area... where did you sit?
Ya those matching guitars were awsome, i especially liked the green set.
I liked the green set they were my fav also. We have such good taste ehh?! ;-) We had seats on the floor stage left and could see at all times.
Good for you to come on down!
That show was so bluesy. :-)
xxoo,
Martha |
| January 3rd, 2006 11:56 AM |
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| voodoopug |
This year I seen:
Sponge (with KK) - Sponge sucked, but KK was great (www.ktbmusic.com)
U2 with Dashboard confessional at United Center in Chicago: Just dreadful, we left after about half the show and vowed to never give BOno another dime of ours!
WIllie Nelson/Bob Dylan Schaumburg, IL - Loved Bob, hated WIllie
Petty/Crowes Tinley Park, IL - Crowes were OK, Petty was very good, surprised me with an encore of "Honey Bee"
Rolling STones Fenway 1
Rolling Stones Fenway 2
Rolling Stones Milwaukee
ROlling Stones SOldier Field
Rolling STones Memphis
THese were all better than anyone else I have seen, great seats at all shows except Fenway 2, onstage in Chicago, first 8 rows twice! Best performance was in Memphis, favorite Setlist was in Milwaukee or Memphis |
| January 3rd, 2006 07:40 PM |
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| time is on my side |
In recent years I've had to cut down on seeing as many concerts as I used to (married life can do that to you- my wife is always complaining that I'm seeing too many of them as it is), I also got to see a few shows with my teenage children:
Elvis Costello- Atlanta March 6, 2005
Mountain- Atlanta April 2005
The Black Crowes- Atlanta May 6, 2005
The Black Crowes- Atlanta May 7, 2005
Lou Reed & The White Stripes Music Midtown Festival- June 2005
Robert Plant- Atlanta June 30, 2005
Bruce Springsteen- Atlanta July 23, 2005
John Mellencamp & John Fogerty- Atlanta July 24, 2005
Kings of Leon- Atlanta August 2005
Lucinda Williams- Atlanta August 2005
Green Day- Atlanta August 2005 (with teenage children)
Coldplay- Atlanta September 2005 (with teenage children)
The Rolling Stones- Atlanta October 15, 2005
The Rolling Stones- Charlotte NC October 21, 2005
U2- Atlanta November 18, 2005
All in all, most of the performances were very good with the STONES, of course, topping the list. As you can see, I saw mostly name bands which leaves me to believe that, as I've gotten older, I no longer have the TIME, energy, or inclination to check out lesser known or local bands. While this is not a good thing, such are the ways of life.
ROCK ON
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