Throwback Thursday: John Mayer 7/14/07

Katie February 11, 2016 0 Comments

Headliner: John Mayer
Opener(s): Brett Dennen, Ben Folds
Venue: Meadows Music Theater Hartford
Cost: $66

Setlist:
No Such Thing
Belief
Good Love Is On The Way
I Don’t Trust Myself
Neon
Dreaming with a Broken Heart
Waiting on the World To Change
Vultures
Bigger Than My Body
I Don’t Need No Doctor
Why Georgia
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
Your Body is a Wonderland
I’m Gonna Find Another You

Recap:  My Mom went to the show with me because none of my friends were able to.  She ended up loving Brett Dennen who was the first opener because he didn’t wear shoes on stage.  Ben Folds also opened and the only photo I took of him was the crazy one below where he looks like he might actually be part butterfly.  This was a funny show, with John joking with one of his guitarists about how sometimes he throws picks at people and they don’t know where they landed, but they ended up sticking to their foreheads because they are sweaty. (See photo below of demonstration)

Throwback Thursday: Hanson 7/21/07

Katie February 11, 2016 0 Comments

Headliner: Hanson
Opener(s): Keaton Simons
Venue: Avalon Boston
Cost: $33

Setlist:

Great Divide
Hey
Been There Before
Crazy Beautiful
Hole In My Life
The Walk
Strong Enough to Break
MMMBop
Yearbook
Blue Sky
If Only
Running Man
Let Love Rule
Your Illusion
Go
Georgia
Penny and Me
Runaway Run
Lost Without Each Other
Something Going Round
Never Been To Spain
Watch Over Me

Recap: This show was not originally planned, but when another friend expressed interest in going, it became “Hey Katie will probably go with you” and so I did!  Since it was last minute we didn’t make any ADA plans but the person letting us in at the door grabbed me and escorted me to the section. My 2 friends I was with wanted to dance and were told they were not allowed to stand in the ADA area so they went off to another area and just came back to check on me here and there.  I didn’t bring my camera in at all for this one and I think at the time I may have had 1 awful cell phone photo that is now long gone! The Avalon has since become the House of Blues Boston.

Throwback Thursday: Hanson 3/1/07

Katie December 31, 2015 0 Comments

Headliner: Hanson
Opener(s):  April Smith and the Great Picture Show
Venue: Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
Cost: $27

Setlist:

Soundcheck:
Been There Before
One More

Great Divide
Been There Before
Lost Without Eachother
Georgia
This Time Around
Your Illusion
One More
Dying To Be alive
Go
Ive Been Down
Blue Sky
Wheres The Love
Running Man
Penny and Me
MMMBop
Rock N Roll Razorblade
Something Going Round
Watch Over Me
Tearing It Down

Recap:

Before this show Hanson did a Members Only Event with a couple of songs performed and a Q&A. We also got to stay inside after that to get a prime spot for the show.  We opted to go to the side of the stage and I remember being really annoyed that their backup musician was in the way a lot! These were preview shows before the Walk was actually released, if I am remembering correctly – although it may have been in out in Japan already because before the show my friend and I had decided that we knew they’d start with Great Divide.

Throwback Thursday: John Mayer 2/26/07

Katie December 24, 2015 0 Comments

Headliner: John Mayer
Opener(s): Mat Kearney
Venue: UMASS Amherst
Cost: $50

Setlist:

Vultures
Good Love Is On The Way
No Such Thing
I Don’t Trust Myself
I Don’t Need No Doctor
Bigger Than My Body
The Heart of Life
Belief
Waiting on the World To Change
Why Georgia
I’m Gonna Find Another You
Wait Until Tomorrow
Your Body Is A Wonderland
Gravity

Recap:

In addition to this concert, we also got to see some of John’s soundcheck because of his fanclub. We had 5th row seats for the show and if I am remembering right, my camera broke just before this show so in order to take pictures you had to actually look through the view finder, the screen on the back was busted.  Good thing cameras then had both – now my camera doesn’t even have the view finder, just a screen!  This was probably on of my favorite John shows – he did almost all of my favorite songs in this set!

Downside – on the way home, just around the corner from my house, my car slipped on some ice and hit the guard rail.  A cop happened to drive by right after who actually went to UMASS Amherst where the concert was and a nice guy helped me get my car unstuck from the snow bank.  Unfortunately, the front headlight did have some damage from the guard rail but otherwise everything was ok!

Throwback Thursday: SK6ers 2/3/07

Katie December 17, 2015 0 Comments

Headliner: SK6ers
Opener(s): Mikel Paris
Venue: Club Helsinki Great Barrington, MA
Cost: $12

Setlist:

Satisfied Man
Flower In Rain
Maria
Wagon Wheel
Such A Way
Days
Keep Me In Your Thoughts
Uninspired Gambling
Up on Cripple Creek
Start the Day Early
Now I’m Not So Lost
Thirteen
See You Later See You Soon
Girlfriend as Pretty As You
Piano Man

Recap:

After Jen’s car had the accident the night before, I drove to this venue.  I remember we got lost somewhere in Norfolk, CT and it was very dark.  I have very minimal recollection of the rest of this venue, I can’t even tell you what it looked like. I don’t think I have any photos from it either. It’s very weird how I can remember such vivid details from some shows and nothing from others!