Who Are You Going to See Live This Year? (Part Two)

Ringo in February, Chris Botti in May. Not much happening in this corner of the globe.

 

Los Lobos in March, 3 Dark Star Orchestra shows in early April. Just those 4 shows will make 2015 my busiest concert year in quite some time, but I'm sure there will be more over the summer. Looking forward.

 

Wilco twice
Elvis costello solo
Guster
Sleater kinney
Heart
Sufjan Stevens

NO Jazzfest. Wilco, Allison Krauss, The Two, others

 

Pretty much every band on this....



Plus I have tickets for Foreigner, Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, Judas Priest, Vain, Michael Schenker, Don Dokken and Journey

 

Is this All Starr Band still with Todd Rundgren, Steve Lakather and Gregg Rolie? If so, this a good one.

 

Going to see "The Jesus & Mary chain" next month, In March the "Rival Son's, Also in March Joe Bonamassa. A busy few months!

 

Going to see tUnE-yArDs when they come here. Moon Hooch, Gogol Bordello, and Future Islands are also coming relatively soon so I will probably see some of those.

 

Swervedriver and The Who. Hopefully others ... -E

 

Tweedy
The Decemberists
Rumer
Ryan Adams
Paul Simon/Sting
Sharon Van Etten
Al Stewart
The Who
Fleetwood Mac
"Weird Al" Yankovic

 

Los Lobos - Feb 27
North Mississippi Allstars - March 6

 

So far I've got tickets sorted for U2, The War on Drugs and Warpaint.

 

who's left

 

Yes, and Gregg Bissonette on drums. I've got good seats, but it's at a casino and those shows can go either way, depending on the sobriety of the audience. The tickets were expensive, so maybe the crowd will be tame.

 

Cheap Trick is touring with Peter Frampton.
It looks like equal billing so I don't know who will open. I have been keeping an eye out for Cheap Trick and now their are coming near me on one of the summer outdoor venue (packaged oldies) tour. It's not that I don't like Peter Frampton. I just can't get overly excited about it. I may wait until the last minute and see how the weather will be.

 

So far...

Sean Watkins
Punch Brothers
Loretta Lynn
Emanuel Ax / Asheville Symphony
Brandi Carlile
U2 (Montréal, QC)
Mark Knopfler (Las Vegas)

Am kicking myself as I was just notified that Joan Armatrading is doing two solo shows back in NYC in late September - to go or not to go.....!?

Don't know if you'll see this, Steven, but would love to know if you've done Big Ears before? Was seriously contemplating attending - any info appreciated!

 

No, I have not been. The only thing I can say is I'm looking forward to it! Because there are so many artists and kinds of music that are new to me. It's not just a rock festival. I bet I get turned on to a lot of stuff. That's my hope. I was thinking of starting a thread about it because the only one here was from the 2010 fest. But that didn't get much response. Lol So maybe not much interest here for it.

 

Sleater-Kinney
Diamond Rugs

Hopefully a Wilco show, a My Morning Jacket show, and fingers crossed for another Sleater-Kinney show if they tour later in the year.

 

WHO's left.....

 

So far:

Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven
The Iguanas
Muck & the Mires
Al Kooper/Tanya Donelly/Juliana Hatfield/Letters to Cleo/The Cavedogs (all at one show!)
Billy Idol
The Upper Crust


Lots more to come...

 

BOWIE.

New York in May, I've heard.

Los Angeles, I'm hoping.

 

That may well be but that may be mainly down to its location - Knoxville is probably not on many people's radar!

It sounds very cool - despite having seen all of them in NYC just last year, I'd gladly drive over for the Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson and Rhiannon Giddens anytime. I just wasn't too clear on what else was happening and the festival website sure isn't telling much! We'll see - it's probably still more than worth a punt regardless.

 

Steven Wilson and King Crimson to add to this list now. There will be more: of this I am sure.

 

Since my posting above I've picked up tickets to see Against Me!, Sufjan Stevens (in Columbus and Indy), and the Jesus and Mary Chain doing Psychocandy in Chicago. My calendar in April is filling up quickly....

 

Got Priums and Rush R40 coming this year. R40 isn't till June though...

 

last show i saw him do was at the garden in december 03. still kickin myself for passing up jones beach in 04!! really thought we would have seen him last year. new york in may seems like it would have been announced already. gonna be a tough ticket!!