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#130
Date May 05, 2001
City Rosemont, IL
Venue Rosemont Theatre
Headline MARK KNOPFLER
Support N/A
Ticket $75.00

This was a tremendous show that I had looked forward to since seeing Dire Straits live in concert in 1985. Sixteen years was definitely worth the wait. There was no opening support act, but Mark Knopfler and his band provided more than an evening's worth of entertainment. From Dire Straits staples such as Sultans of Swing, Walk of Life and Telegraph Road to Knopfler's solo work of recent years, every phase of the guitarist's illustrious career were included. For good measure, even some of his accomplished cinematic soundtrack work was also included.

SETLIST:
Calling Elvis
Walk Of Life
Who's Your Baby Now
Rudiger
What It Is
Sailing To Philadelphia
Romeo And Juliet
Sultans Of Swing
Done With Bonaparte
Prairie Weddine
Junkie Doll
Baloney Again
Pyroman
Telegraph Road

ENCORE:
Speedway At Nazareth
Brothers In Arms
Money For Nothing
So Far Away

MARK KNOPFLER

#131    
Date July 17, 2001    
City Noblesville, IN    
Venue Verizon Wireless    
Headline JOURNEY    
Support Peter Frampton, John Waite
Ticket $47.50    

It's easy to bash any of the three of these acts as washed up arena rockers, but the truth is they still put on one hell of a show! Starting with John Waite, the sun hadn't even gone down and the crowd hadn't yet taken seats, but the former Baby didn't seem to mind. His set was full of long forgotten hits from his own platinum solo hit, Missing You to rowdy 70's hits from his U.K. band, The Babys, and even some songs from Bad English for good measure. Waite suffered an unfortunate circumstance of having a brand new solo album with a new record company. Distribution and release were inevitable problems and the new CD was not in stores until long after the U.S. tour was finished. The band included Brother Cane guitarist, Damon Johnson.

Next up was the legendary Peter Frampton and no matter how many times this guy has been knocked down in his career, he gets right back up and delivers another round. Following his highly successful, Frampton Comes Alive in 1976, the next studio album, I'm In You, was his last big time hit. It also changed his image forever. He had gone from a guitar role in the rough and tumble band, Humble Pie to a handsome young pop star adored by women worldwide. The end of the 1970's closed out Peter Frampton's superstar career. From that point forward he was divorced, remarried, bankrupt, etc. and he re-played that saga over and over. Today however, the former pop idol has no hair, wears glasses and lives a quiet midwestern life with his family. He can still rock-n-roll however and he is easily one of the greatest guitarists alive. Whether he's playing your local outdoor venue or your local casino, check him out and you will not be disappointed.

It's pretty hard to imagine Journey without the signature voice of Steve Perry until you actually hear Steve Augeri sing in his place. Perry gave up performing live and in the studio with his Journey partners years ago, although he still maintains a controling share and stake in everything they do. Easily the youngest member of the band, Augeri can in fact sing quite well and after a few minutes, fans accept him as the real deal. The show is full of high tech lighting and jumbo digital video, exactly what Journey has been known for since the beginning of their success in the 1970's. Drummer Steve Smith is replaced by Dean Castranovo, but other than that, the band is virtually unchanged with Ross Valory, Neal Schon and John Cain.

JOURNEY SETLIST:
Separate Ways
Stone In Love
Guitar Solo
Star Spangled Banner
Only The Young
Lights
Piano Solo
Open Arms
Precious Time
Feeling That Way
Anytime
Ask The Lonely
Wheel In The Sky
Don't Stop Believin'
Chain Reaction
Escape
Any Way You Want It

ENCORE:
Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
Faithfully

PETER FRAMPTON SETLIST:
Verge of a Thing
Lying
Lines on My Face
Show Me the Way
 (I'll Give You) Money
Baby, I Love Your Way
Can't Take That Away
Do You Feel Like We Do

ENCORE:
Off the Hook

JOHN WAITE SETLIST:
Back on My Feet Again (The Babys)
Keys to Your Heart
When I See You Smile (Bad English)
Isn't It Time (The Babys)
New York City Girl
Change (Spider cover)
Fly
Missing You
Head First

JOURNEY
PETER FRAMPTON
JOHN WAITE

 

#132        
Date July 27, 2001        
City Indianapolis, IN        
Venue Verizon Wireless        
Headline WANG CHUNG
Support Flock of Seagulls, Missing Persons, Gene Loves Jezebel
Ticket $15.00        

Unlike the 70's Fest presented by Journey and friends just 10 days before, this 80's concert package was a little bit less successful. The attendence was pretty light overall. The pavillion was not even partially full. The concert led off with Gene Loves Jezebel, who climaxed with their hit single, Jealous. Missing Persons were just that...missing, they did not perform as scheduled. Flock of Seagulls ran through a handful of Mtv hits, including I Ran. Wang Chung closed the show and arguably had the best material from which to create a setlist. The hugely popular theme from the film, To Live and Die in L.A. was a crowd pleaser, as well as Dance Hall Days, Everybody Wang Chung Tonight and more.

WANG CHUNG
FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
GENE LOVES JEZEBEL

 
#133
Date July 31, 2001
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue Indianapolis Museum of Art Terrace
Headline CRAIG CHAQUICO
Support N/A
Ticket $19.00

Craig Chaquico joined the Jefferson Starship as a teenager and is credited with the dramatic guitar intro to the classic Ride The Tiger. Chaquico was also a central part of the music and songwriting credits of the band through three decades and stuck around long enough to see many personnel changes. Eventually, the band became known simply as Starship, without founder Paul Kantner. Starship eventually ran adrift creatively. Exit Craig Chaquico. Since Starship, the guitarist has carved a far more rewarding career as a Grammy Award winning solo artist. Drawing heavily upon his native Indian heritage, Chaquico has developed an acoustic sound and style all his own. While the songs may be best delivered in the studio, his live performance here was nothing short of amazing. Craig also stuck around after the show for an informal meet & greet.

Meet & Greet: Craig Chaquico

CRAIG CHAQUICO


#134
Date August 31, 2001
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue Murat Theatre Parking Lot
Headline LITTLE FEAT
Support N/A
Ticket FREE

One thing that I have always noticed about Little Feat, they sometimes have a slow start, but eventually everyone gets on the same page and they just smoke as a band. During this concert, unfortunately that didn't really happen until Let It Roll.

SETLIST:
Rad Gumbo
One Clear Moment
Just Another Sunday
Fat Man In The Bathtub
Romance Without Finance
44 Blues
Dixie Chicken/Tennessee Jed/Dixie Chicken/Dark Star/Dixie Chicken
On Your Way Down
Let It Roll

Encore: Cajun Girl

LITTLE FEAT

#135
Date Sept 07, 2001
City Rosemont, IL
Venue Rosemont Theatre
Headline SAMMY HAGAR
Support N/A
Ticket $45.00

This show was not at all unlike the Chicago Theater show in November 2000. The biggest difference was that the set list included more material from Montrose.

SAMMY HAGAR


#136
Date Nov 26, 2001
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue Murat Theatre
Headline KING CRIMSON
Support John Paul Jones
Ticket $29.50

Legendary multi-instrumentalist, John Paul Jones, brought a rather entertaining trio to perform support chores before the King Crimson concert. Jones, best known for his role in Led Zeppelin, nowadays creates somewhat gothic, industrial solo recordings on the Discipline Global Mobile record label. The music can be heard on his debut album, Zooma. The new material therein didn't stop Jones from exploring some of his past Zeppelin accomplishments during this performance. His instrumental version of When The Levee Breaks was a certain crowd pleaser, as well as his mandolin version of That's The Way and his encore featuring Black Dog.

King Crimson, comprised this time of Adrian Belew, Pat Mastelotto, Trey Gunn and of course the enigmatic Robert Fripp, led an interesting set devoted to their new release, Level 5. There was little to watch in the way of stage presence. Only a few colored lights here and there, while Fripp remained off to one edge of the stage, cloaked in the shadows. The setlist also contained a few of the all-time great KC tracks such as Elephant Talk and Red.

KING CRIMSON SETLIST:
Into The Frying Pan
EleKtriK
The ConstrKction Of Light
VROOOM
Coda: Marine 475
Elephant Talk
Virtuous Circle
Lark's Tongue In Aspic (Part IV)
Deception Of The Thrush
Level Five
Red

JOHN PAUL JONES SETLIST:
Zooma
Leafy Meadows
The Smile Of Your Shadow
That's The Way
Steel Away
When The Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin cover
B. Fingers
Freedom Song
Hoediddle
Tidal

ENCORE:
In My Time Of Dying / Black Dog

KING CRIMSON
JOHN PAUL JONES