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#078
Date March 12, 1990
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue Arlington Theatre
Headline ACE FREHLEY
Support Icon
Ticket $11.50

Having finally ditched the Frehleys Comet moniker in lieu of his own name, Ace Frehley assembled a more aggressive band as well. Gone was veteran drummer Jamie Oldaker, replaced by someone else. Also missing from the roster was Tod Howarth, who had contributed heavily to the previous Comet albums. Howarth was replaced by longtime Frehley friend and guitarist, The Emperor, Richie Scarlet. John Regan continued as bass player and quasi road manager. The material from the Trouble Walkin' album found Frehley in a more comfortable, hard rocker kind of role, more reminiscent of his KISS solo album. Peter Criss made a guest appearance on the new album as well, although not on the tour. Great venue, which has now been converted into a hardware store. Ace put on a very good show.

Although I was not as familiar with Icon's music, they put on a very energetic show and took pictures of the crowd to be used for artwork on a future album. Turns out, there was no next album that would feature these tour photos. The band went through several roster changes and a couple of labels. Here they were performing with MegaForce labelmate Ace Frehley. Icon was a talented band with really no where to go in an already crowded field. Check out their debut album - it has an outstanding illustration on the cover.

ACE FREHLEY BAND SETLIST:
Rip It Out
Hard Times
Parasite
Snowblind
Rock Soldiers
Breakout
Into The Night (Russ Ballard cover)
Strange Ways
Torpedo Girl
Speedin Back To My Baby
Five Card Stud
New York Groove (Hello cover)
2,000 Man (Rolling Stones cover)
Shock Me
Rocket Ride
Deuce
Lover Her All I Can
Love Gun

ENCORE:
Cold Gin
Black Diamond

ICON SETLIST:
Under My Gun
Hot Desert Night
Running Under Fire
Two for the Road
Holy Man's War
Taking My Breath Away
Right Between the Eyes

MEET & GREET: Ace Frehley Band (Ace Frehley, Richie Scarlet, John Regan, Sandy Slavin)



ACE FREHLEY
ICON

#079  
Date April 05, 1990  
City New York, NY  
Venue The Ritz Nightclub  
Headline DAVE EDMUNDS  
Support All Star Rock Revue  
Ticket COMP  

While visiting a college friend in NY, I learned he had passes to attend the Dave Edmunds Rock 'N Roll Review at the Ritz Theater. Since he was working for rock radio station, WNEW at the time, we were treated to premier hospitality. Even though we didn't stay for the entire affair, it was pretty cool.

DAVE EDMUNDS SETLIST 1:
Falling Through A Hole
Feels So Right
Closer To The Flame
Dan't Talk To Me
I Knew The Bride When She Used To Rock 'N' Roll

GRAHAM PARKER SETLIST:
(Get Started) Start A Fire
Local Girls
My Girl
Heat Treatment

DION SETLIST:
King Of The New York Streets
Runaround Sue
The Wanderer

KIM WILSON SETLIST:
Wrap It Up
Tuff Enuff
Nervous Fella

DAVE EDMUNDS SETLIST 2:
From Small Things
I Hear You Knocking
Ju Ju Man
Crawling From The Wreckage (performed with Graham Parker)

DAVE EDMUNDS ALL STARS SETLIST:
Dock Of The Bay
Ready Willing And Able
Keep A Knocking

A little bit about the venue...The Ritz was originally located at the old Webster Hall and in fact I think it is now called Webster Hall again. The Ritz had its hayday in the 1980s mostly. Mtv was broadcast live from the Ritz there. But The Ritz moved to the former Studio 54 location in April of 1989, so this show took place at the old Studio 54. Because my friend was connected, we were admitted to a private VIP lounge downstairs, which was still decorated for the most part the way it was in the 70s. Besides the leopard print furniture and cocktails, I recall there was a framed poster print of the artwork featured on Jeff Becks Guitar Shop album.


DAVE EDMUNDS
ALL-STAR ROCK
N ROLL REVUE

 
#080        
Date April 07, 1990        
City Indianapolis, IN        
Venue Hoosier Dome    
Event Farm Aid IV
Ticket $14.93        

WILLIE NELSON, JOHN MELLENCAMP, NEIL YOUNG, Dennis Alley & The Wisdom Dancers, Skeet Anglin, David Amram, Asleep At The Wheel, Suzy Bogguss, Bandaloo Doctors, Garth Brooks, Jackson Browne, Johnny Cash, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Lee Clayton, John Conlee, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Larry Crane, Joanna Dean, John Denver, Steve Earle, Joe Ely, Foster & Lloyd, Terry Garrison, Johnny Gimbel, William Lee Golden, Gorky Park, Nanci Griffith, Guns & Roses, Arlo Guthrie, Hammerheads, Alex Harvey & The Chillbillies, Don Henley, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, Alan Jackson, Elton John, David Lynn Jones, Tom Kiefer (Cinderella), Kentucky Headhunters, Kris Kristofferson, Little Joe y LaFamilia, Lyle Lovett, Richard Marx, Kathy Mattea, James McMurtry, Donny Mealer, Bill Monroe, Jonelle Mosser, Billy Nelson, Tracy Nelson, KT Oslin, Paul Overstreet, Carl Perkins, Poco, Iggy Pop, John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, Yank Rashell, Lou Reed, Jimmie Ryser, Kimmie Rhodes, Roadmaster, Billy Joe Shaver, Silent Partners, Southern Pacific, Stealin' Horses, Henry Lee Summer, Taj Mahal, Ricky Van Shelton, Les Taylor, Brian Vander Ark, Was (Not Was), Don Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Dick Clark, Sarah Purcell, Fred Travalena, Gary Beatty, Kay Lenz, Michele Greene, Nina Blackwood, Dennis Weaver, Charlie Chase, Lorianne Crook, M.C. Reb Sanford

At first, I didn't think we would be able to attend. Then, the day before the show, several good seats were released for sale. This was the old Farm Aid festival format, where as many bands could play as possible if they showed remote interest. The stage was created on a turntable so that one act could perform while the next act was readied behind the current. This kept things moving. We saw some incredible performances that evening, including a brief Crosby-Stills-Nash-Young reunion. This was the first and only time I ever saw Elton John perform. Elton was in town coincidentally to support AIDS patient Ryan White. Also got to see Guns 'N Roses at their peak

It would be impossible to list every song played by every artist, but here is the best I can offer thanks to setlist-fm.com:

ARLO GUTHRIE
When A Soldier Makes It Home

BONNIE RAITT
Love Letter
Thing Called Love (John Hiatt cover)

BRUCE HORNSBY
Look Out Any Window
Valley Road

CARL PERKINS
Matchbox
Blue Suede Shoes

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH and YOUNG
Suite Judy Blue Eyes
This Old House
Rockin In The Free World
Mother Earth

DON HENLEY
The End of Innocence (performed with Bruce Hornsby)
The Heart of The Matter

DWIGHT YOAKAM
Mamas Hungry Eyes (Merle Haggard cover)
Guitars, Cadillacs

ELTON JOHN
Daniel
I'm Still Standing
Candle In The Wind

GORKY PARK
Try To Find Me

GUNS N ROSES (Stephen Adlers last show with GnR)
Civil War
Down On The Farm (UK Subs cover)

HENRY LEE SUMMER
Down On The Farm (The Chicken Song)

IGGY POP
I Wanna Be Your Dog
Home

JACKSON BROWNE
Take It Easy
Our Lady Of The Well
World In Motion

JAMES McMURTRY
Painting By Numbers
Talking At The Texaco

JOHN DENVER
Rocky Mountain High
Matthew

JOHN HIATT
Paper Thin
Through Your Hands

JOHN MELLENCAMP
Paper In Fire
Rain On The Scarecrow
Pink Houses

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
I Am A Patriot
Under The Gun

LOU REED
Last Great American Whale
Dirty Blvd

POCO
A Good Feelin To Know
Take It To The Limit (Eagles cover)
Crazy Love
Your Mama Dont Dance (Loggins and Messina cover)

STEVE EARLE with Larry Crane
Copperhead Road

TOM KEIFER with Joanna Dean
Move Over (Janis Joplin cover)
Love Hurts (Everly Brothers cover)

WILLIE NELSON
Still Is Still Movin To Me


#081
Date April 19, 1990
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue Market Sq. Arena
Headline ERIC CLAPTON
Support N/A
Ticket $20.00

"God" as many have referred to him, Eric Clapton is an all-star performer. The setlist drew heavily from his highly successful Journeyman album as well as greatest hits. The performance itself could not have been much better. A big downside for me were the highschool kids who attended the concert for the social value instead of the music. Gab gab gab gab gab all throughout the show.

ERIC CLAPTON SETLIST
Pretending
No Alibis
Running on Faith
I Shot the Sheriff
White Room
Can't Find My Way Home
Bad Love
Before You Accuse Me
After Midnight
Tearing Us Apart
Wonderful Tonight
Cocaine
Layla
Crossroads
Sunshine of Your Love


ERIC CLAPTON

#082
Date July 18, 1990
City Noblesville, IN
Venue Deer Creek
Headline GRATEFUL DEAD
Support N/A
Ticket $19.50

Another fine evening with the Grateful Dead

GRATEFUL DEAD SET ONE
Help On The Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower
New Minglewood Blues
Easy To Love You
Peggy-O
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Brown Eyed Women
Cassidy
Deal

SET TWO
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Looks Like Rain
Terrapin Station
Jam/Drums/Space
The Other One
Morning Dew

ENCORE
The Weight


GRATEFUL DEAD

This show is also captured on compact disc
Both nights at Deer CReek in Noblesville, IN
Check out Grateful Dead, Dave's Picks number 40
#083
Date July 19, 1990
City Noblesville, IN
Venue Deer Creek
Headline GRATEFUL DEAD
Support N/A
Ticket $19.50

Yet another fine evening with the Grateful Dead

SET 1:
Jack Straw
They Love Each Other
Desolation Row
Row Jimmy
Picasso Moon
Althea
Promised Land

SET 2:
Victim or The Crime
Foolish Heart
Playin' In The Band
China Doll
Uncle John's Band
Drums/Space
All Along The Watchtower
Black Peter
Not Fade Away

ENCORE
U. S. Blues


GRATEFUL DEAD

This show is also captured on compact disc
Both nights at Deer CReek in Noblesville, IN
Check out Grateful Dead, Dave's Picks number 40
#084
Date July 26, 1990
City Noblesville, IN
Venue Deer Creek
Headline ROBERT PLANT
Support Alannah Myles
Ticket $17.50

Bought Lawn tickets in advance. When we arrived however, there was no lawn. The entire area had been roped off, the sod had been removed and Lawn ticket holders were asked to sit in the beer garden or concession areas. Obviously you couldn't see the stage from these vantage points. Somehow, we managed to find a spot where we could see and hear pretty well from the back of the pavilion. Apparently, the previous night's concert was Metallica and the fans had pulled up a lot of sod. The Robert Plant segment of the concert featured his best solo band, with guitarist Doug Boyle. Lots of great solo hits as well as a couple Led Zeppelin favorites. Manic Nirvana proved to be Plant's most Zeppelin-like solo album.

ROBERT PLANT SETLIST:
Watching You
Nobodys Fault But Mine
Billys Revenge
Tie Dye On The Highway
In The Mood
No Quarter
Liars Dance
Going To California
Little By Little
Manic Nirvana
Immigrant Song
Hurting Kind
Ship Of Fools
Wearing And Tearing
Tall Cool One
Communication Breakdown

Allanah Myles was a talented and impressive support act, although the audience did not seem to be too familiar with her songs, except the radio single, Black Velvet.

ALLANAH MYLES SETLIST:
Still Got This Thing
Rock This Joint
Love Is
Just One Kiss
Keyboard Solo
Lover of Mine
Hurry Make Love
Black Velvet
Kick Start My Heart


ROBERT PLANT
ALLANAH MYLES

 
#085
Date August 06, 1990
City Noblesville, IN
Venue Deer Creek
Headline LITTLE FEAT
Support John Hiatt
Ticket N/A

We had toyed with the idea of going to this concert, then never got around to buying tickets. On the day of the show, a friend called with two excellent pavilion tickets for sale at face value. We went and it was a great decision to do so. John Hiatt was still a little bit new to me, although I had already been listening to his then current release, Stolen Moments. The show was incredible and featured a lot of great music from that album and also from Slow Turning.

Little Feat sounded great as well. It took them awhile to catch fire, but once they did it was a barn-burner for sure.

JOHN HIATT SETLIST:
Paper This
Memphis In The Meantime
Trudy And Dave
Seven Little Indians
Wild Blue Yonder
Through Your Hands
Thing Called Love
Feels Like Rain
Rock Back Billy
Drive South
Ride Along
Stolen Moments
The Rest Of The Dream
Thirty Years of Tears
Real Fine Love
Slow Turning
Back Of My Mind
Bring Back Your Love To Me
Riding With The King

LITTLE FEAT SETLIST:
Hate to Lose Your Lovin'
That's Her, She's Mine
Fat Man in the Bathtub
Changin' Luck
Rocket in My Pocket
Silver Screen
The Ingenue
Woman in Love
One Clear Moment
All That You Dream
Hangin' on to the Good Times
Feelin's All Gone
Teenage Warrior
44 Blues (Roosevelt Sykes cover)
Rock and Roll Doctor
Down on the Farm
A Apolitical Blues
Rad Gumbo
Oh Atlanta
Old Folks Boogie
Texas Twister
Let It Roll

ENCORE:
Dixie Chicken / Tripe Face Boogie


LITTLE FEAT
JOHN HIATT

 

#086
Date Nov 21, 1990
City Indianapolis, IN
Venue Crackers
Headline TOMMY CHONG
Support N/A
Ticket N/A

Tommy Chong was a guest on the Bob & Tom radio program one morning just before Thanksgiving and I was laughing so hard I had to pull off to the side of the road to dry the tears from my eyes. Turned out, Chong (one half of Cheech and Chong) was going to be appearing at Crackers the night before Thanksgiving. Tommy can be a very funny guy and based on his radio interview, I had high expectations. However, a blonde in the front row captured Chong's attention early into his show and derailed everything. At one point, the show was just a long conversation between the two of them.

TOMMY CHONG