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Coolest shows this year you have seen???

me..

ACDC January,
Rick Springfield in July
MOODY BLUES in August...
Kelly Clarkson in August...
Seeing Springsteen in 2 weeks
ACDC again in a month.

I just saw Todd Rundgren w/ an all-star lineup perform A Wizard, A True Star in its entirety Sunday night. Stage production, props, coordination, the whole nine yards... nobody does that any more! Awesome. What's more, with 3/4 of the original members of Utopia, they played an opening set consisting entirely of some of my favorite Utopia tunes.

Other than that,

Elton John+Billy Joel - Two legends
Bachman/Cummings (of The Guess Who) in Windsor - These guys play an awesome set in their native Canada

And really... that's about it. This has been an AWFUL year for concerts.

Moody Blues Apr
Bozz Scaggs Apr
Celtic Woman Apr

Other than tax return time:

The Latin Legends (War, Tierra, Malo and El Chicano) May

Foreigner (with Starship and Bobby Kimball as openers) Aug


Upcoming this week and the next two months:

Hall & Oates Sep
Loggins & Messina Oct
Celtic Woman (New tour starts) Nov

The only concert I have seen this year is Night Ranger. Saw them at our county fair 3 weeks ago. We were just sitting in the bleachers, using our general admission passes when some guy walked by and said he had 5th row seating tickets for $5 each. I said hell yeah, bought them and the wife and I swiftly moved forward.

Judas Priest was very tight and very loud. Halford sounded amazing.

Pretty light year other than Journey

AC/DC - late 2008
Queensryche
Moondance Jam
-Shooting Star
-Foghat
-Kansas
-Sheryl Crow
-Journey
-Judas Priest
-Whitesnake
-Spin Doctors
-Grand Funk Railroad
-Asia
Chickenfoot

Coming up
Johnny Lang/Robert Cray Band
Forieigner HOB (I can't believe they're playing there)

Had ticket and ended up not being able to go. I know I should shoot myself for missing this one.
Joe Bonamassa

I'll definately have a lot more time this fall and next year.

Saw Tyketto earlier this year. Danny Vaughn never disappoints, and I'd pick his from the heart show over anything Journey can put on stage.

Looking forward to seeing Honeymoon Suite at Firefest and Alice Cooper this November.

Gin and Tonic Sky wrote:Saw Tyketto earlier this year. Danny Vaughn never disappoints

I second that. Great shows from Danny. However, far and away the best shows I've seen this year were as follows:-

- Thunder's farewell tour of the UK. I went to seven of the shows and each one of them was stunning - very emotional and very atmospheric.
- Chickenfoot. The most fun gig I've seen in years. Those guys REALLY know how to enjoy themselves on stage.
- Joe Bonamassa at the Royal Albert Hall. Great show but what made it extra special was the venue. And Eric Clapton joined him on stage. If you're talking about cool shows, that was the epitomy of cool.

Marty

Gin and Tonic Sky wrote:Saw Tyketto earlier this year. Danny Vaughn never disappoints, and I'd pick his from the heart show over anything Journey can put on stage.

Looking forward to seeing Honeymoon Suite at Firefest and Alice Cooper this November.

Let me know how they were, I saw them here over a year ago and they kicked ass! I think they only played one song from their soon to be released cd (at the time). I still haven't checked out their new Clifton cd yet?

Deb wrote: I still haven't checked out their new Clifton cd yet?

A mistake on your part. WHilst it aint no " Big Prize" (pun intended) its not a bad little CD!

ANBERLIN!!

Nickelback was actually a killer show too.

And I LOVED seeing one of my rock idols at an intimate show... Kip Winger freakin' PWNS.

ProgRocker53 wrote:ANBERLIN!!

Nickelback was actually a killer show too.

And I LOVED seeing one of my rock idols at an intimate show... Kip Winger freakin' PWNS.

You comin up for PT? It's Monday the 21st... I'm gonna try, but it's gonna be tough.

Kid Rock/Skynyrd

Outstanding concert!

This year

Deep Purple /february
Heaven & Hell / May

Late 2008

Judas Priest /Nov
Queensryche /May

Hopefully soon

Scorpions

Ehwmatt wrote:

ProgRocker53 wrote:ANBERLIN!!

Nickelback was actually a killer show too.

And I LOVED seeing one of my rock idols at an intimate show... Kip Winger freakin' PWNS.

You comin up for PT? It's Monday the 21st... I'm gonna try, but it's gonna be tough.

Looking probable. It's not definite until I have the tickets in hand though. I'll let you know once it's for sure or not.

Fleetwood Mac A+

Chicago/Earth, Wind and Fire B

Coming up...Heart (can't wait to see them again) and Huey Lewis (got free tickets)

So hard to narrow this down!

Whitesnake was incredible, Foreigner delivers like you wouldn't believe, Billy Squier and Lita Ford are the comeback kids, Dokken remains an annual favorite, and I can't leave out FireHouse and Tesla - solid, solid acts.

Yes & Asia had a fantastic tour this year - prog heaven!

steveo777 wrote:The only concert I have seen this year is Night Ranger. Saw them at our county fair 3 weeks ago. We were just sitting in the bleachers, using our general admission passes when some guy walked by and said he had 5th row seating tickets for $5 each. I said hell yeah, bought them and the wife and I swiftly moved forward.

I've got seventh row Eddie Money tickets for $3 each if you're interested.

ProgRocker53 wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:

ProgRocker53 wrote:ANBERLIN!!

Nickelback was actually a killer show too.

And I LOVED seeing one of my rock idols at an intimate show... Kip Winger freakin' PWNS.

You comin up for PT? It's Monday the 21st... I'm gonna try, but it's gonna be tough.

Looking probable. It's not definite until I have the tickets in hand though. I'll let you know once it's for sure or not.

K PM me when you make the call

steveo777 wrote:The only concert I have seen this year is Night Ranger. Saw them at our county fair 3 weeks ago. We were just sitting in the bleachers, using our general admission passes when some guy walked by and said he had 5th row seating tickets for $5 each. I said hell yeah, bought them and the wife and I swiftly moved forward.

You have my symptathy i I might be seeing them cluckers in richmond next week

AC/DC
Fleetwood Mac
Foreigner
Styx
REO
.38 Special
Def Leppard
Poison
Cheap Trick
Journey
Heart
Brule
7th Heaven
Alcatraz
Seven Witches
Steve Augeri (JTTC)
Jackson Browne
Frontiers
Whitesnake

Slow year compared to the past couple of years ...

Ones I enjoyed the most ... Fleetwood Mac and Jackson Browne

I would have loved to have seen James Taylor in May...but sold out in about 20 minutes... UGH!! one of those shows that would have been incredible.



Rick

Slow & busy year. Saving up now for more shows in the near future when the time is right. Have a wedding to tend to, plus anniversary festivities, and many birthdays, occasions and holidays to save up for. I'll just post my track record for the hell of it to fill this up. I like topics like this to see people's track records haha. Seemed like yesterday in 2006 I was gearing up for my first concert. Needless to say I had anxious jitters for some reason? Long way to go!

2006: Journey/Def Leppard Tour Cincinatti, PA

2006: Journey/Def Leppard Tour Pittsburgh, PA

2006: Kenny Chesney Summer Tour, Pittsburgh PA
-Rascall Flats
-Sugar Land

2007: Kenny Chesney Summer Tour, Pittsburgh, PA
-Taylor Swift
-Keith Urban

2007: Van Halen Reunion Tour, Pittsburgh, PA

2008: Journey, Las Vegas

2008: Journey/Heart, Scranton,PA

2008: Journey/Heart, Cleveland, OH

2009: Journey/Heart, Youngstown, OH

Trav, you were at the 2006 show in Cincy?

That was my first-ever concert.