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July 17, 2001 |
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Noblesville, IN |
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Verizon Wireless |
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Headline |
JOURNEY |
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Support |
Peter Frampton, John Waite |
Ticket |
$47.50 |
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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
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#132 |
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Date |
July 27, 2001 |
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City |
Indianapolis, IN |
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Venue |
Verizon Wireless |
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Headline |
WANG CHUNG |
Support |
Flock of Seagulls, Missing Persons, Gene Loves Jezebel |
Ticket |
$15.00 |
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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.
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#136 |
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Nov 26, 2001 |
City |
Indianapolis, IN |
Venue |
Murat Theatre |
Headline |
KING CRIMSON |
Support |
John Paul Jones |
Ticket |
$29.50 |
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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
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