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Let's Go To a Concert This Summer

PickyPicky3 — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:02:15 GMT

Am I allowed to post this? Below is the Chicago and Brian Wilson Tour for this summer. That's some tour! Those old guys are gonna be exhausted. Right now lawn seats are inexpensive ($20 + fees in Camden NJ). Plenty of locations to choose from. We'll figure out some way to find each other as the dates get closer.

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Love my grandkids — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:07:51 GMT

@PickyPicky3 Being from So. Cal. it bugs me when it's stated that The Forum is in L.A. It's NOT. It's in the city of Inglewood.

No interest in seeing an old worn out beach boy. I lived in So. Cal. for 61 years and not far from the Wilson family. I like to watch old BB videos on you tube.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:28:29 GMT

James Taylor is coming to my city this summer. Tickets are selling fast. The prices range anywhere from $130 to over $500 per ticket.

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Snoopp — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:31:22 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
James Taylor is coming to my city this summer. Tickets are selling fast. The prices range anywhere from $130 to over $500 per ticket.

Wow - I would love to see him but $500 a ticket. Not that much.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:37:56 GMT

We also have the ever famous 3-Day Telluride Bluegrass Festival where tickets went on sale back in December. They are all sold out now. Prices for those tickets ranged from $75 for one day to almost $500 for all 3 days of good times and partying in the Colorado 'high' country. I went one year long ago and saw Emmylou Harris, Rita Coolidge and many others for 3 straight days. Best time of my life!

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hckynutjohn — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:42:47 GMT

Went to my final live concerts a few years back. The very last was Elton John and Billie Joel. A year prior to that we went to the Paul McCartney concert.

I am done with the live stuff. Will wait till Bluray or 4k DVD come out on groups I really like. The people that attend these concerts in this era, make it too hard for me just to go there and enjoy the music and the atmosphere. Not going to pay top dollar to be among a bunch of rude, some obnoxious people. Fans? Couldn't prove it to me the way they act.

One of my favorite groups were in town late last fall, Styx, and I gave it a lot of thought. Then I remembered my last one with Elton and Billie. My thought ended shortly after remembering that concert.

hckynut 🇺🇸

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Jk9 — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:47:07 GMT

Our live concert days are over. Saw many great performers through the years including Emmylou Harris @SilleeMee (and she was absolutely amazing). Not going to be in crowds like that any more. So many things have changed and so have we. Still enjoy music, but over the live stuff. My grandsons have taken up that torch.

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Leeny — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:07:00 GMT

I won't lie, there are some bands or musicians I would go see, but none are near to the area where I live. The last time I seen the Beach Boys here was kind of a disaster. The acoustics were awful. We couldn't hardly distinct which song they were playing or singing. People were standing in their seats and blocking our view. It was pretty bad. And we thought we had good seats. lol

I guess I will just put an album on the turntable and sit back and enjoy.

Also one thing added. I never got to see Neil Diamond in concert and that is my main regret.

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Love my grandkids — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:37:39 GMT

@SilleeMee Late DH and I loved bluegrass. A dear friend had a little band that played on Saturday nights at a local Shakey's pizza. His wife and I were besties and we had the best time!

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SilleeMee — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:39:55 GMT

@Leeny

I got to see Neil Diamond. I never saw so many white-haired people in the audience before that concert. Never saw so many diamonds and fur coats either. It was an unforgettable concert and I'm glad I went to it.

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BlueFinch — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:44:23 GMT

No live performances for me ever again. The last was for Eric Clapton. We got the best seats available b/f sellout, but it was just Eric on a huge stage, seated in what looked like a folding chair. It could have been anyone sitting in that chair (sound system poor, too) and those tickets weren't cheap.

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Leeny — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:52:10 GMT

@SilleeMee

That's funny. I don't have white hair and I don't have furs or a ton of diamonds. I am glad you got to see him. Another guy I wish I could have seen and that is Andy Williams and his Christmas concert. I know some have been shown on PBS in the past, but that is not the same.

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Leeny — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:54:37 GMT

@Love my grandkids

Bringing up Shakey's Pizza brings back a lot of fun memories. My Best Girlfriend worked there and we had many great times. I had forgotten about that place. They closed many moons ago.

@Love my grandkids wrote:
@SilleeMee Late DH and I loved bluegrass. A dear friend had a little band that played on Saturday nights at a local Shakey's pizza. His wife and I were besties and we had the best time!

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ECBG — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:14:37 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
James Taylor is coming to my city this summer. Tickets are selling fast. The prices range anywhere from $130 to over $500 per ticket.

@SilleeMee

I've never been to see James Taylor and he's a NC boy too!!!!

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Love my grandkids — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:33:19 GMT

@Leeny Yeah, long gone. If I recall, the one they played at was in Cerritos, Calif. It was a bit of a drive from Redondo Beach but it was so worth it and the kids had such fun too. "Rocky Top" is still a favorite and my DH used to sing along with the group until they'd all laugh and say "be quiet"! Good times and happy memories.

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Enufstuff — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:32:07 GMT

@SilleeMee That Bluegrass festival must have been such fun.

I always wanted to go to one, but it never happened. With a houseful with 5 children, school & work. Too much life got in the way.

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Enufstuff — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:46:28 GMT

@hckynutjohn It's wonderful that you got to see some of the great singers. I know exactly what you mean about rude people

spoiling it for others. In 2018 and 2019, my friend and I got tickets and saw The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. It was at TD Garden (formerly Boston Garden), thousands of people, full.

We had very expensive and very good seats at both

concerts. On the floor, not far from the stage, we thought that it was perfect at the Eagles concert, until people in front of us stood

through most of the concert. I'm only 4'11", so I tried to see between people. At 71, I was not about to stand on a chair. Also, there was the horrible skunky smell of people smoking pot.

The next year we got better seats to see Fleetwood Mac. We were close to the stage and the seats were not too high up.

Here again, everyone was standing. At least we were higher and could see this time. But, there was a group of women behind us, hooting and hollering and not listening to the music. They were probably in their 40's - 50, not kids; just rude and inconsiderate. The one behind me was bouncing around holding a large cup of beer. I was sure that I would be wearing that beer before the night was over.

We were glad that we went, but would not do that again. It's too bad that people are so ignorant and inconsiderate.

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ninjawife — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:17:01 GMT

I have been taking my DDs to the Firefly Fesitval not far from me since it started in 2012. They are old enough now to go on their own which is fine by me. I saw some really great acts through the years, The Black Keys, The Killers, Jack White, Sublime, Weezer, The Foo Fighters but the last time I went it was mostly rap acts and I got tired of hearing them belt out expletives. We do have tickets to see the Foo Fighters in July that is if they decide to continue their tour without Taylor. I am also going to see Haim in May with my oldest.

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layla2450 — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:21:19 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
James Taylor is coming to my city this summer. Tickets are selling fast. The prices range anywhere from $130 to over $500 per ticket.
@SilleeMee

I've never been to see James Taylor and he's a NC boy too!!!!

I saw James Taylor twice many, many years ago. His concerts were GREAT!!!!

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linden — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:12:49 GMT

We recently purchased tickets with friends at an outdoor venue. We will be seeing Hall and Oates