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#122        
Date February 13, 2000        
City Indianapolis, IN        
Venue Sheraton 4 Points        
Guests UNION
Ticket $15.00        

Another KISS EXPO INDY this time featuring the band UNION, consisting of former KISS guitarist, Bruce Kulick, along with John Corabi, Brent Fitz and Jamie Hunting.

Meet & Greet: Union (Bruce Kulick, John Corabi, Jamie Hunting, Brent Fitz)

 
#123    
Date April 21, 2000    
City Merrilville, IN    
Venue Star Plaza Theatre    
Headline BB KING    
Support Bobby Blue Bland, The Manhattans
Ticket COMP    

A great show at the STAR Theatre in Merrillville, IN, featuring the blues legend, BB King, along with his long time cohort, Bobby Blue Bland. The Manhattans were a bonus as the support act to the show.

B.B. KING
BOBBY BLUE BLAND
MANHATTANS

 

#124
Date May 04, 2000
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue Indiana Roof
Headline LARRY CARLTON
Support Charlie Smith
Ticket $31.50

Always a high quality show, Larry Carlton performed a rare show at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis. The IRB is one of the best venues to see a small show inIndianapolis with fabulaous acoustics in an architecturally beautiful building.

After the show, I asked a security guard a couple of questions about the building itself. Through conversation he told me there was going to be an after show party with afew guests and wanted to know we wanted to attend. Of course we did! Mr Carlton was a genuinely good natured fellow. We echanged a few words about his past work with Steely Dan and through this conversation, he told me that he is credited on Stelly Dans Gaucho record, but that his solo was not the one used.

Supporting the show was local jazz guitarist Charlie Smith. Charlie died too soon, Feb 8, 2008.

Meet & Greet: Larry Carlton

LARRY CARLTON
CHARLIE SMITH


#125    
Date May 20, 2000    
City Noblesville, IN    
Venue Deer Creek    
Headline KISS    
Support Ted Nugent, Skid Row
Ticket $39.00    

The Farewell Tour for KISS or so it was supposed to be. Certainly the farewell tour for all four originals in costume. This time around the Farewell Tour consisted of the support package of both Ted Nugent and Skid Row (without Sebastian Bach). The shows were OK but very trite. First up, Skid Row was disappointing with Sebastian Bach. Ted NUgent spent a fair amount of time politicizing his set against Bill Clinton and Janet Reno. KISS was so-so. In my mind, the KISS show is an arena event. It just isnt suited for the outdoor shed venues. Clearly the band was tired of performing together. Tired of each other.

The evening was wet. It had rained during the day. The lawn was slick and not very appealing for an outdoor show.

KISS SETLIST:
Detroit Rock City
Deuce
Shout It Out Loud
I Love It Loud
Shock Me
Firehouse
Do Ya Love Me
Calling Dr Love
Heaven's On Fire
Let Me Go Rock N Roll
2,000 Man
Psycho Circus
Lick It Up
God Of Thunder
Cold Gin
100,000 Years
Love Gun
I Still Love You
Black Diamond

ENCORE:
Beth
Rock And Roll All Nite

TED NUGENT SETLIST:
Stormtroopin'
Paralyzed
Wang Dang Sweet Poontang
Free For All
Dog Eat Dog
Kiss My Ass
Cat Scratch Fever
Stranglehold

ENCORE:
Great White Buffalo

SKID ROW SETLIST:
Mudkicker
Monkey Business
Makin' A Mess
18 And Life
Piece Of Me
I Remember You
Youth Gone Wild

KISS
TED NUGENT
SKID ROW

 

#126    
Date July 13, 2000    
City Noblesville, IN    
Venue Deer Creek    
Headline YES    
Support Kansas, Jennie DeVoe
Ticket $25.00    

For YES, this was the Masterworks Tour, featuring some of their masterful epic length songs. Fabulous show! KANSAS was a no-show and local artist Jennie DeVoe did an admirable job opening the show.

SETLIST:
Intro - The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra
Close To The Edge
Starship Trooper
The Gates Of Delirium
Leaves Of Green
Heart Of The Sunrise
Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)
I've Seen All Good People
Roundabout

YES
JENNIE DeVOE

 
#127
Date July 15, 2000
City Noblesville, IN
Venue Deer Creek
Headline STING
Support Tracy Chapman
Ticket $25.25

What an incredible night fo rthis show. It was exceptionally nice outside and there was a full moon that rose over the back fence of the venue behind the lawn. This made for a spectacular backdrop to Sting's Moon Over Bourbon Street. Plenty of great Sting music from all points of his career including the Police.

Tracy Chapman was exceptional as well, providing an ample support to the marquee.

STING SETLIST:
A Thousand Years
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
After The Rain Has Fallen
We'll be Together
Perfect Love Gone Wrong
All This Time
Seven Days
Fill Her Up
Fields Of Gold
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Moon Over Bourbon Street
Tomorrow We'll See
Englishman In New York
Brand New Day
Roxanne
Desert Rose
Bring On The Night
When The World Is Running Down, You Make The BEst Of What's Still Around
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
Every Breath You Take
Message In A Bottle
Fragile

TRACY CHAPMAN SETLIST:
It's OK
Baby Can I Hold You
Less Than Strangers
Across the Lines
Nothing Yet
The Promise
The Only One
Fast Car
Wedding Song
For My Lover
Crossroads
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution
Speak the Word
She's Got Her Ticket
Telling Stories
Give Me One Reason
Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton cover
Get Up, Stand Up - Wailers cover

STING
TRACY CHAPMAN

 
#128    
Date Sept 09, 2000    
City Indianapolis, IN    
Venue Conseco Fieldhouse    
Headline KISS    
Support Ted Nugent, Skid Row
Ticket $50.00    

The Farewell Tour for KISS or so it was supposed to be...again. Last time the band came through town on the Farewell Tour, they played Noblesville technically. So why not play downtown Indianapolis? The Farewell Tour consisted of the support package of both Ted Nugent and Skid Row (again without Sebastian Bach). This time Ted Nugent was particularly fired up about Janet Reno. I like Ted Nugent's music. I do. But it's not fun with all the politics. I use music to escape all that crap. Because the show was in an arena, the show seemed to come together much better than the previous show in Noblesville.

Following the Farewell Tour, KISS would soldier on in some form or fashion. Sometimes it was Gene, Ace, Paul and Eric Singer in the Catman make-up. Sometimes no Ace and Tommy Thayer was the Spaceman. Eventually there was no Peter Criss and no Ace Frehley and KISS became Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer.

KISS SETLIST:
Detroit Rock City
Deuce
Shout It Out Loud
I Love It Loud
Shock Me
Firehouse
Do Ya Love Me
Calling Dr Love
Heaven's On Fire
Let Me Go Rock N Roll
2,000 Man
Psycho Circus
Lick It Up
God Of Thunder
Cold Gin
100,000 Years
Love Gun

ENCORE:
Black Diamond
Beth
Rock And Roll All Nite

TED NUGENT SETLIST:
Stormtroopin'
Paralyzed
Wang Dang Sweet Poontang
Free For All
Dog Eat Dog
Kiss My Ass
Cat Scratch Fever
Stranglehold

ENCORE:
Great White Buffalo

SKID ROW SETLIST:
Mudkicker
Monkey Business
Makin' A Mess
18 And Life
Piece Of Me
I Remember You
Youth Gone Wild

KISS
TED NUGENT
SKID ROW

 
 
#129
Date November 18, 2000
City Chicago, IL
Venue Chicago Theatre
Headline SAMMY HAGAR
Support N/A
Ticket $35.00

I drove into Chicago a little early the day of the concert. November can be pretty cold downtown. Anyway, I stopped by the theater to get my bearings and noticed the TTN camera trucks outside. Turns out the whole show, both of two sold out nights in fact, were being filmed for a live DVD. The DVD turned out to be Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas Birthday Bash. What a bash it was! The tequila was flowing at the concession stands, everybody was happy. You wanna see a great show? Check out the DVD, it's all there! I had an awesome seat for the show, the first royalty box on the left.

SETLIST:
Ten 13
Shaka Doobie The Limit
Three Lock Box
Red
There's Only One Way To Rock
Serious Ju Ju
Top Of The World
Rock Candy
High And Dry Again
Deeper Kinda Love
A Little Bit More
Eagles Fly / Lay Your Hands On Me
Finish What Ya Started
Little White Lie
Mas Tequila
Why Can't This Be Love
Heavy Metal
Let Sally Drive
I Can't Drive 55
Marching To Mars
Cabo Wabo

SAMMY HAGAR