Throwback Thursday: Hanson 12/1/07

07-12-01

Headliner: Hanson
Opener(s): Standard of Living
Venue: Club Infinity Buffalo, NY
Cost: $28

Setlist:

Great Divide
Been There Before
Can’t Stop
Georgia
Crazy Beautiful
Strong Enough To Break
Go
MMMBop
Being Me
Blue Sky
If Only
Where’s The Love
Penny and Me
Running Man
Hey
Watch Over Me
Lost Without Each Other
Run Run Rudolph
Something Going Round
Joy To The World
Change In My Life (acapella)

Recap: Ah, this show… there was supposed to be a snow storm starting the next morning, so we were going to sleep over in a hotel for a little bit and then head out to beat the snow.  Except that when we left the venue, it had already started! So we left right away, stopping to nap here and there once we got ahead of the snow on the highway.  Probably one of the crazier things I have done for Hanson.  It ended up being the only time I have heard them sing “Joy To The World” (The 3 Dog Night song, not the Christmas carol) as of yet!

Throwback Thursday: Elliott Yamin 11/21/07

07-11-21

Headliner: Elliott Yamin
Opener(s): Josh Hoge, The Last Goodnight
Venue: The Webster Theatre
Cost: $24

Setlist:

Alright
Find a Way
Take My Breath Away
I’m In Love With You Forever
Free
Sharing The Night Together
Train Wreck
Little Ghetto Boy
Wait For You
One Word
Movin’ On

Recap:  This show was just before Thanksgiving and I had gotten my Mom tickets and she was not happy that she had to go out and miss prepping for our meal! Elliott put on a great show.  The Last Goodnight was the opener and they were from Connecticut. I don’t think they are making music anymore.

Kris Allen at Cafe 939

Saturday I was supposed to head to Boston with a friend for another night of Kris, but unfortunately my friend had to back out of the trip.  I wasn’t sure I could get to Boston alone and got a refund on our VIP passes and kept trying to sell or give away the tickets but had no one interested.  A friend of mine from MA ended up agreeing to meet me at the T stop by the venue and I decided to try and be adventurous and ride the T into Boston on my own.  I had done it before with friends and never remembered it being a problem, but it had been 3 years since I last was in Boston so I was hoping that my memory didn’t fail me.  I drove the 2 hours to the train stop, took the T in which took about 45 minutes and then ended up walking from the T to the venue on my own since it was just around the corner and was quite pleased with my accomplishment.  I’m usually very focused on what I “can’t” do, or rather what I *think* I can’t do, so I was happy that I tried it and it worked out.

Everything for this show seemed to be delayed.  VIP was supposed to be at 5 but was pushed to 5:30 (I bought a new pass that morning) but it was much later by the time we got let inside.  Once again, Kris was waiting for us.  And as I approached he said “there she is again! Hello, Katie. How are you?”  He had remembered me from the night before!  He did Way Up High and then took photos and chatted with everyone.  I opted to stay seated while he went through the line and then he was ready to leave before taking a picture with me! He apologized, I told him about how I wasn’t sure I could go but my friend Jon had offered to help – and if he could please play Jon’s song request I’d really appreciate it.  He told me he had already planned on playing it.  Then I told him about how last night I was way in the back and tonight I pointed out where they were sitting me and he said “we can get you a chair closer. I think we can make that happen” and sure enough he was able to get me a chair right in the front row so I could see everything 🙂  (The venue had said next time to let them know ahead of time so they could make accommodations for me – when their website said to either call OR talk to them when you get there. I didn’t call because I didn’t know until that morning I was going and by the time I did know I had to start driving there. Plus I didn’t think grabbing a chair was something that was difficult and required such advanced notice. Silly me.)

For the most part the setlist was the same as the night before. He didn’t add in Alright With Me, but instead did I Remember You as the first song of the encore.  He also had fans come up on stage and dance during Everybody Just Wants To Dance.  He again talked a bit about the Idol finale and how Nigel kept saying to him, “Kris, get your fans off my back!” because they were not happy he was not included in the show on Tuesday night that was a retrospective on the season.  He teased we should all tweet him now 😉

Before playing Jon’s request he had everyone in the audience say Hi to him since he was in the front row and Kris wanted everyone to know he was not a plant! It was another great show and Jon went again to NH but unfortunately I have this thing called work on Monday morning and couldn’t do a 3rd show in a row! (Which had 4 tickets left when I got home after the show but was sold out by the time show time came around! Yeah Kris!)

The ride home on the T was just about as uneventful as the ride there – with the exception of the guy using crutches who had to yell “MISS! MISS!” at me until I said hi to him… ooook.  I don’t know if he thought he knew me or if he just felt a bond because I had my cane… but it was certainly interesting.

Kris Allen Setlist Cafe 939, Boston, MA, USA 2016

Kris Allen at Daryl’s House

Friday night I decided to make the trip to Pawling NY (just over an hour away) to see Kris Allen’s Letting You In Tour at “Daryl’s House”.  Daryl’s House is owned Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates.  Since I knew I would have to head there right after work, I opted to get myself a single ticket to the 7:30 dinner seating and a VIP package to meet Kris before the show.  We were told to get there at 5:45 to meet Kris starting at 6, I ended up getting there about 5:30.

When I entered the venue, Kris and his band were doing sound check.  I was told that the VIP had been pushed back to 7 and I could be seated at 6, but to head to the bar area until they began seating.  At 6 when sound check was over, an announcement was made that anyone with VIP should head to the back door. We were checked in and headed through a series of doors to a backstage room where Kris was waiting for us.  We chatted with him a bit about the Idol finale the night before and he talked about the gold jacket he was wearing and the Bowie medley that he did with the other guys.  Everyone seemed to agree that they thought the show needed more Kris!  Then Kris played a couple of songs for us – Way Up High and Alright With Me and had us sing along with him.  Then we did photos and autographs and some more chatting.

When I headed back out front, I asked if I could sit at any table or if they were assigned and was told that they were assigned and that the 3 people who had “single” tickets were all going to be sitting together.  That was fine with me, since I kind of figured that was going to happen.  What I didn’t think was going to happen was that it would be the table all the way in the back corner!  There were 3 of us, 2 of which had VIP which should signify we are pretty big fans of Kris… and wished to be up a lot closer.  Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not the same as being in the back row at an arena by any means, but it just seemed kind of crappy that the singles were stuck in the corner and not in the front section.

As more people filled in I began to realize that the people who were standing in the section between the lower area and the upper were certainly going to ruin my view.  I spent most of the night in strange contortions in order to be able to see Kris.  Another “fun” part of this venue is that the only cameras they allow are cell phones and you can only record short snippets of the songs, not full songs, which was apparently at the artists request.

Having just gotten a Galaxy S7 which was supposed to be good for photos in low light I at least felt a little better about things, but wished I was closer.  We were “allowed” to move up closer to take photos – but that also involved going down 2 steps without a railing or maneuvering myself down and around the ramp (where the SRO people were standing) so needless to say, I didn’t opt to do that.

The show was a lot of fun and featured many of the songs off of the new album, Letting You In. He also had a lot of fun bantering back and forth with some people in the crowd and at the bar and at one point sang “we can heaarrr you” to the bar after they made a comment lol

The other girl that was VIP at my table was from Dublin (yes, Ireland) and during the last song, Kris mentioned she was there.  When he asked where she was and he realized she was in the back he commented on how they couldn’t find a better seat for her? Really? And had her come up on stage with him as well as another fan that had traveled from France! You can see the video I took below.

Kris Allen Setlist Daryl's House, Pawling, NY, USA 2016

SK6ers 10/25/07

07-10-25

Headliner: Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
Opener(s): Tyrone Wells
Venue: Fairfield Theater
Cost: $25

Setlist:

Thirteen
Sweet Sophia
Maria
See You Later See You Soon
Fourth of July
Days
Satisfied Man
My Sweet Charade
Fathers Day
Hearts In Pain
Start the Day Early
Set You Free (Kyle)
Uninspired Gambling
Big Easy
Milwaukee

Recap:

This was my first show at what is now one of my favorite places to see a show, Fairfield Theater.  I don’t really remember much about this show and I don’t seem to have any photos from it either!  But I am fairly certain this is the show that Stephen told us after that they would be opening for Hanson!  (It was either this one or the one we went to just a couple months later also at Fairfield theater.)

Parachute at The Wolfs Den

Thursday night Parachute brought their Wide Awake Tour to the Wolfs Den in the Mohegan Sun Casino.  I had bought a pre-show VIP pass which got me early entry, a M&G with the band (though Kit was sick and did not attend), a signed poster and a pre-show acoustic performance which was of “Ghost”

VIP was let in about 6, everyone else at 6:30 and the show started at 8pm. Before the show they announced no photography so I have no photos.  This was my first time seeing Parachute as the headlining act and not opening for Hanson and I really enjoyed the show.  It was high energy all set long.  The set was a bit shorter than the night before that was streamed from NYC and they also did no encore, but I still quite enjoyed myself and was able to get home at a decent hour for it being a Thursday night.

During one of the songs, someone in the crowd was waving a dollar bill at Will, so he grabbed it and said “I don’t know what this means but I am keeping it” and stuck it in his back pocket.  During the last song of the set he jumped off the stage and into the crowd and gave high fives to a lot of people!

Although I love the Wolfs Den, I kind of wish that they had done the show somewhere else in CT because we missed out on their opening act for this tour – who is one of my favorites, Jon McLaughlin.  If the tour is coming near you be sure to check it out!

VIP is available through Bundl.co, but be aware that they may send you what time to show up for VIP rather late.  The website said check in was 5:30 so that is what I went by – they didn’t email me to confirm I had to be there at 5:30 until 4:19 – when I was already on my way and would not have been enough time to get there if I wasn’t already on the road.

Parachute Setlist Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT, USA 2016, The Wide Awake Tour

Nate Ruess Mohegan Sun Arena

Saturday night, Mohegan Sun had a private concert with Nate Ruess for momentum club members only.  For some reason I rated enough to be able to get tickets.  You don’t know where your seat will be until you pick them up and we haven’t figured out if there is any rhyme or reason to the section you are given except that I assume that those who are “high rollers” get closer seats.

I was given seats in the upper level which were general admission – once you got to the section you could sit wherever you want.  Since the upper level have very steep steps, I hung around waiting for doors to open at 7 so I could be one of the first to get there and get row A.  I somehow managed to be the first person to the section, got row A and then realized the stage was a heck of a lot closer than I thought it would be – they pushed it in to do a half house show instead of a full house!

The show started about 8:15 and went ’til about 9:45.  The set was made up of covers, Nate’s solo stuff as well as songs from the “bands he was in that started with F” The Format and Fun.

He was high energy the whole show, pulling up his pants every few minutes and jumping and dancing around, jumping off the piano and he even jumped off stage and sat in the front row to applaud his band member who was playing an amazing saxophone solo.

He also mentioned that he was growing his hair out and it was probably the last time he would ever have long hair and was wearing black and he had found that it was harder to keep a healthy scalp with longer hair and was worried that the jumbo screens on either side of the stage may allow us to see things and hoped we’d turn it into a drinking game.

Before doing Just Give Me a Reason he stopped to attempt to make up a song on the spot. He said he doesn’t gamble much, but once when he was younger in Arizona he had $35 and went to the casino and “I doubled it” and made up a couple of lines. Then in the middle of singing Just Give Me A Reason he stopped to talk a bit about P!NK and writing and recording the song and then sang “I doubled it”

Although some complained that the (free!!) show was short, I thought that it was a great one and it’s nice to see someone who is so into what he is singing that he is dancing around with the audience.

Throwback Thursday: Hanson 9/24/07

Headliner: Hanson
Opener(s): Stealing Jane, Locksley
Venue: Webster Theater Hartford, CT
Cost: $36

Setlist:

Great Divide
Wheres The Love
Cant Stop
Been There Before
Georgia
Crazy Beautiful
Hole In My Life
Ive Been Down
I Will Come To You
Go
MMMBop
Strong Enough To Break
Every Word I Say
Blue Sky
If Only
Hey
Penny and Me
Running Man
Let Love Rule
This Time Around
Lost Without Each Other
Something Going Round

Encore:
Never Been To Spain
Rock N Roll Razorblade
Great Divide (acapella)

Recap:

And this concludes Hanson month on Throwback Thursday.  This show was in Hartford.  No photos from the show, but we did wait by the bus after the show and my friends got autographs. They teased they were “hailing a cab” because they had to hold it up over their head and hope that one of the guys grabbed it to sign it.  I also got a picture with Kai from Locklsey after this show.

Throwback Thursday: Hanson 9/22/07

Headliner: Hanson
Opener(s): Locksley
Venue: The Chance Poughkeepsie, NY
Cost: $40

Setlist:
Great Divide
Minute Without You
Cant Stop
Been There Before
Georgia
Crazy Beautiful
Hole In My Life
Ive Been Down
Strong Enough To Break
Go
MMMBop
A Song To Sing
Got a Hold On Me
Blue Sky
If Only
Every Word I Say
Penny and Me
Running Man
Hey
This Time Around
Watch Over Me
Lost Without Each Other
Something Going Round
Never Been To Spain

Encore:
The Ugly Truth
Great Divide (acapella)

Recap:

We went in to this show late and I managed to get all 3 guys to wave to me from waiting by the bus.  We left the show early too to snag a spot by the bus.  Isaac ended up signing my wristband and I got my first photo with Taylor! I don’t remember too much about the specifics of this show, but the guard who was out by the bus was super awesome.

Experience Hendrix 2016 Tour

Thursday night the Experience Hendrix Tour came to the Oakdale.  I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, but I really wanted to see Jonny Lang and Buddy Guy so I got tickets. Billy Cox, Buddy  Guy, Zakk Wylde, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Dweezil Zappa, Eric Johnson, Chris Layton, Mato Nanji, Noah Hunt, Henri Brown, Scott Nelson, Calvin Cooke, Chuck Campbell rotated out on stage playing Jimi Hendrix tunes.  The show lasted about 3.5 hours with an intermission in between Set 1 and Set 2.  (I’m not sure if the setlist below is 100% accurate but I am hoping that someone will update Setlist.fm with it soon and the widget will automatically update! I didn’t keep track and thought all the sets were the same from briefly looking at them before the show but they are not! I know for sure a couple songs are missing from this list)

The show was a lot of fun and all the of the musicians on the tour were really talented! It was also a lot of fun to see grown men “fangirl” (fanboy?) over Zakk Wylde.  I’m sure any of these guys would pick on me a TON for the bands that I fangirl for – but it was funny to see them doing basically the same things.  There was an X on the floor about 2 rows in front of me in the aisle and during the intermission I overheard a couple of guys going “Zakk is going to come out – and stand right here!” He did go out in the crowd before intermission a bit, but never did end up going to that X in our aisle…

I ended up leaving a bit early because it was a Thursday night so I only stuck around for Buddy’s first song.  Of course, the two I wanted to see were in Set 2! But if you are a fan of any of the musicians on the line up or even just a fan of Jimi this is definitely a tour that you should be checking out.

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