The recent and upcoming gigs thread

[alansanchez86]

Despite being the state-of-the-art venue, I read somewhere that their P&L was baaad. Bleeding millions of USDs.
Too late to search for it, but you can google it.

 

[DuncanS]

Stays in Vegas: London mayor rejects plan for Stratford Sphere venue​

Giant orb similar to one opened in Nevada refused by Sadiq Khan after potential light pollution deemed unacceptable

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ejects-application-for-stratford-sphere-venue
It might be good enough for Las Vegas, but the Sphere – a dazzling orb-shaped 90 metre-high music venue that doubles as a giant digital billboard – is unlikely to be coming to London after the mayor rejected a planning application.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) had applied to build the 21,500-capacity structure in Stratford, east London, close to the Olympic Park.

But Sadiq Khan has ruled that the venue – which would have been vividly illuminated at night – “would result in an unacceptable negative impact on local residents”.

As London is lit up all night that seems a daft reason, when I flew back into Heathrow last week you could see London from a far.

 

[humprof]

Here's Los Lobos, near the start of their set at the local casino tonight, as part of their 50th anniversary tour. Can't remember if this was the fourth or the fifth time I've seen them--although the last time was definitely more than ten years ago, and in the meantime....they got old! They still kick ***, though. Both Cesar Rojas and David Hidalgo were in great voice, not to mention in fine form on guitar. And nobody has more fun playing bass than Conrad Lorenzo, even when he has to sit down and take a load off. It was sort of a pared-down production, though: Steve Berlin was AWOL, for starters, and the only acoustic instruments they brought were Hidalgo's button accordion and Louis Perez's guitalele, which got played on one tune each. An interesting set altogether: some older hits, some deep cuts, some blues (and Dave Alvin) covers, one request ("Rosalie"), and a couple of old Mexican dance tunes that got the real old folks out on the floor. Basically the world's best bar band. Hey @ForagingRhino: can you hire @ryan de topanga to do an Atmos mix of Kiko? Pretty please?

 

[humprof]

Tonight: my second time seeing Tony Levin in the past three months, this time in a tiny room rather than a big arena, playing with his own brother Pete and the La Barbera boys, Pat and Joe. (They bill themselves as--wait for it--"Band of Brothers.") These guys all have major jazz chops, with sidemen credits going all the way back to Woody Herman and Buddy Rich. I feel so lucky that Tony loves our little town enough to have come through three times with different bands (The Levin Brothers, Stick Men, and now BoB) over the last couple of years.

 

[humprof]

Violinist Zach Brock, guitarist Bob Lanzetti, and drummer Keita Ogawa--all members of Snarky Puppy, although their resumes stretch well beyond that--played a beautiful set of originals from their new album Drawing Songs last night...to about 25 people. Shoulda been 250. The stay-at-homes don't know what they missed.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Violinist Zach Brock, guitarist Bob Lanzetti, and drummer Keita Ogawa--all members of Snarky Puppy, although their resumes stretch well beyond that--played a beautiful set of originals from their new album Drawing Songs last night...to about 25 people. Shoulda been 250. The stay-at-homes don't know what they missed.

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Must be great to be that talented! Do I hear a little Ponty influence in the violinist’s voicings?

 

[humprof]

Must be great to be that talented! Do I hear a little Ponty influence in the violinist’s voicings?

I'd be surprised if Brock hadn't done his homework. He plays in a number of styles & contexts--he has a nice series of straight-ahead records on Criss Cross, for instance--but he was also a member of Gregg Bendian's Mahavishnu Project back in the mid-aughts.

 

[Clement]

Black Pumas at Chicago's Salt Shed on 27 January

 

[humprof]

Three nights in a row last week:

Thursday: Michael Tilson Thomas kicked off a (final?) three-night stand with the San Francisco Symphony, 50 years after his first appearance there, conducting Mahler's 5th. Moving performance, fabulous acoustics (even in the lower nosebleed seats at Davies Symphony Hall), emotional ovation.

Friday: singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane put himself, the Attaca Quartet, and Roomful of Teeth together on stage for a program that centered on Caroline Shaw's Partita for 8 Singers interspersed with music by Francois and Louis Couperin arranged for string quartet. The partita, especially, was stunning, but the Attaca are also a hot young quartet.

Saturday: alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and her Phoenix Quartet (Zaccai Curtis, keys; Elias Bailey, bass; E.J. Strickland, drums) played a lively, burning, spiritual set in the Bing Studio theater on the Stanford campus, on their way to the Grammys later this week.

 

[omega4]

GEORGE BENSON: I bought tickets a while ago to see George at the Royal Albert Hall in June. Sadly the gig has been cancelled and he is being forced to permanently stop international touring due to declining health. The full test of the announcement:

Unfortunately, on doctors' advice and due to ill health, George Benson’s UK tour has had to be cancelled.

It’s the end of a lifetime of bringing the unique music of George Benson internationally.

With a heavy heart, George has taken the advice of his doctors to stop touring internationally.

The strain of long distance travel has now been deemed too much for George. We are desperately sorry to disappoint all of his fans, but he has to take the advice given.

I was fortunate a few years back to see George in action close up (third row Centre) - what a fabulous gig, full of energy and brilliant guitar playing. I see sharing a couple of hours with these great musicians as life enriching with everlasting memories. I truly hope he has a restful retirement although the way this was written seems to imply he might do a gig in decent driving distance from home. I bet it's really hard to stop completely!

Never give up on a good thing!

 

[bgf1973]

 

[Marplot]

In March I get:
California Guitar Trio
Adam Ant & The English Beat
Then nothing (currently) until Trombone Shorty in June.

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss in June.
$182.60 in service charges for two pair of tickets.

No scalping policy in effect:

Important Information​

The artist wants to give fans the best chance to buy tickets at face value.
If you purchase tickets through Ticketmaster and can't attend, you'll have the option to resell your tickets to other fans at the original price paid on Ticketmaster's Face Value Exchange.
Please note, tickets to these events are mobile only and restricted from transfer.

 

[DuncanS]

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss in June.
$182.60 in service charges for two pair of tickets.

No scalping policy in effect:

Important Information​

The artist wants to give fans the best chance to buy tickets at face value.
If you purchase tickets through Ticketmaster and can't attend, you'll have the option to resell your tickets to other fans at the original price paid on Ticketmaster's Face Value Exchange.
Please note, tickets to these events are mobile only and restricted from transfer.

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And we moan in the UK as its often an additional £5-£6 per ticket booking fee, then a P&P/processing charge of around £5.
$182 is a crazy amount, basically to use the seats and have a roof over you. So do the band get the full $165 per ticket?

 

[~dave~~wave~]

$182 is a crazy amount, basically to use the seats and have a roof over you.

This is an outdoor venue, I'm sure in the fine print it's a "rain or shine" ticket.

 

[LB-V]

Holy cow....Mrs. V just got us tickets to this:

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Got a couple on the dance card:
Tomorrow, 2/17 I'm going to be seeing the jam band Dogs In A Pile, with the jam band Squeaky Feet as opener.
I do plan on using my bonus from work + Christmas cash specifically for this to go see Phish at the Sphere April 18th-21st
Will be seeing Joe Russo's Almost Dead at Red Rocks June 1st, and Umphrey's McGee with Cory Wong (from Vulfpeck) AND Daniel Donnato's Cosmic Country on June 15th at Red Rocks.
And King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will be playing 3 shows there Sept 7th and 8th.

Phew!

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Story in today's Denver Post about Red Rocks & this year's live music outlook:

Will ticket prices remain stubbornly high?

Yes. The continuing increase in prices springs from tangled roots, including artists' and promoters' understandable drive to
recoup 2020 and 2021 losses due to COVID shutdowns and decreased capacity.

Average ticket prices shot up 23.33%, from $106.07 to $130.81, last year, according to industry reports, and analysts expect at least that much in 2024, due in part to inflation.

Promoters have also said that as long as fans are willing to pay, prices won't come down. That's evident in a number of
already sold-out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Mission Ballroom and other marquee venues, with tickets for huge
concerts at some venues going for more than $100 in otherwise "cheap" sections.

For example, tickets for Madonna's Celebration tour, visiting Ball Arena on March 19, are running at $160 for new seats, and
up to $246 in verified resales in the nosebleed sections, according to Ticketmaster.

Ongoing scrutiny of ticket-selling practices by local and national legislators is, as ever, unlikely to make a difference in your
wallet. With service fees, "dynamic pricing" (sliding scale prices based on demand), and touring costs also alarmingly high,
there is, sadly, no relief in sight for big shows.

 

[omega4]

Looking forward to seeing ABC at the London Palladium tomorrow night. Then Rick Wakeman at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 27th of this month. I wonder if Rick knows the muffin man?

 

[PK]

Must be great to be that talented! Do I hear a little Ponty influence in the violinist’s voicings?

I hear it too