Community Chat

[Lacey1]

OK, Has anyone gone to a concert/show, not expecting much and was really impressed?

I saw Etta James about 10? years ago. I wasn't expecting much, but I wanted to see an icon of the blues. She was AMAZING!

I saw Elvis on New Year's eve in Pittsburgh. He died not long after that. Everyone laughed when they heard I was going. Making jokes about his weight, etc. I'm so glad that I went. He was the undisputed KING!

[MomOf4]

If I didn't expect much at a concert, I probably wouldn't spend the money on a ticket.

[makeup addict]

Danny Ganz in Vegas. He died a few years ago. Never heard of him, but people told us to see his show. My jaw hit the ground. I was expecting a so so performance. I was not expecting a guy who did a duet with himself as Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole!! He did Sammy Davis Jr, Bill Cliton, the list goes onand on. I was blown away!

[chickenbutt]

I remember when my husband got tickets to see The Eagles. For whatever reason I didn't even relate to who they were and what songs they did. So he asked me if I wanted to go and I was basically like 'meh, sure - whatever'.

Well, what a show! Of course, when it hit me what music was theirs - all the better. But it was probably one of my favorite concerts, and I've been to many.

[Cakers1]

Etta James was one of the best.

I'm hoping for AC/DC to tour the USA soon.

We enjoy concerts very much - both symphonies and classic rock groups. But I'm open to seeing more contemporary artists, too.

[DoneTryin]

I don't go to concerts any more since they cost so much & I don't like dealing with the traffic, parking & crowds. However, the best concert I ever saw was Lena Horne when she was doing her "The Lady & Her Music" tour in the 80's. Absolutely fabulous & she really gave us our money's worth!

[Linders Back]

I went to the Rolling Stones first US concert @ Carnegie Hall in NYC in the '60's and haven't been to a rock concert since. From what I hear, they've changed a bit.

Ushered at the Southern Vermont Art Center and the Dorset Playhouse (Summer stock theater) when I was high school age. Wonderful opportunity to be exposed to a great variety of artists and shows as we were allowed to stay through the performances. Often came home raving about how wonderful a performer/performance was that I would never have thought to buy a ticket to see.

[brii]

Don't laugh.

My mom bought us all tickets to see Yanni. She was so excited. We kind of rolled our eyes and groaned about the whole thing, and we didn't have the heart to disappoint her by not going.

OMGosh, let me tell you what a good show that was. It was very entertaining. We sat in the 5th row and had amazing seats. We laugh about it to this day how much we loved that show.

[Cakers1]

On 1/16/2015 Linders Back said:

I went to the Rolling Stones first US concert @ Carnegie Hall in NYC in the '60's and haven't been to a rock concert since. From what I hear, they've changed a bit.

I couldn't really hear a darn thing back at that 60's concert in my area. lol

I saw them in 2003(?) or thereabouts and it was great. And yeah, they've changed physically although Mick is still in great shape. Lips and all.

[kittymomNC]

I don't know if anyone here is a fan of country music, but I have been for years and saw a lot of country entertainers like Alabama, Brooks and Dunn, Oakridge Boys, Statler Brothers and Barbara Mandrell, Steve Wariner, Travis Tritt, Reba McIntire, and a lot of others, and saw Elvis a couple of times.

But I wonder if anyone remembers the country music singer Don Williams. Just a good old country boy with a wonderful mellow voice and an old cowboy hat... he didn't "perform", he just sang. I loved listening to his records, but I didn't expect a lot seeing him in person. I was used to real "performances". But I was so pleasantly surprised! He had some upbeat songs like "Tulsa Time" as well as his usual ballads like "I Believe in You", and everyone in the whole concert arena just got so into everything with him! He didn't have to do a thing, just sing, no flashing lights, no smoke billowing out on the stage, nothing but him and his band. The audience loved him! And so did I!