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[northern exposure]

Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tonight (Mother's Day). Amazing concert.
The 400 Unit has undergone some personnel changes, but they are still an amazing band to see live.
Great mix of songs off the new release and ones from previous albums. Even a Drive-By Truckers song!

 

[Ron Swanson]

Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tonight (Mother's Day). Amazing concert.
The 400 Unit has undergone some personnel changes, but they are still an amazing band to see live.
Great mix of songs off the new release and ones from previous albums. Even a Drive-By Truckers song!

Sadler Vaden still on guitar? Dude's amazing.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tonight (Mother's Day). Amazing concert.
The 400 Unit has undergone some personnel changes, but they are still an amazing band to see live.
Great mix of songs off the new release and ones from previous albums. Even a Drive-By Truckers song!

Sadler Vaden still on guitar? Dude's amazing.

Jason can play himself.

I saw them two summers ago and they were amazing - have second row seats to see them again in July.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tonight (Mother's Day). Amazing concert.
The 400 Unit has undergone some personnel changes, but they are still an amazing band to see live.
Great mix of songs off the new release and ones from previous albums. Even a Drive-By Truckers song!

Did he play an acoustic set?
The new album is just him solo with an acoustic guitar.

 

[shuke]

Bendigo Fletcher on Friday night. This is a band my wife and I found at a festival and have seen a few times since. I'd recommend giving them a listen. This show was full of talkers, though. My wife and I were probably among only a handful of people over 40.

 

[shuke]

My son and I went to Sonic Temple yesterday in Columbus. Alice In Chains canceled their tour a few days ago so that was a bummer. Metallica closed and they were awesome, even though it's not my usual thing.

A lot of the other bands we saw were just noise to me. Although did catch a little of Badflower when we first go there any they sounded good.

So much crowd surfing.

 

[northern exposure]

Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tonight (Mother's Day). Amazing concert.
The 400 Unit has undergone some personnel changes, but they are still an amazing band to see live.
Great mix of songs off the new release and ones from previous albums. Even a Drive-By Truckers song!

Did he play an acoustic set?
The new album is just him solo with an acoustic guitar.

No. The 400 Unit accompanied him on all songs. They reworked some songs like Bury Me, Gravelweed, True Believer, Crimson & Clay,etc. with most if not all of the band.
They did Ride To Robert's as part of the encore with just two acoustic guitars.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tonight (Mother's Day). Amazing concert.
The 400 Unit has undergone some personnel changes, but they are still an amazing band to see live.
Great mix of songs off the new release and ones from previous albums. Even a Drive-By Truckers song!

Did he play an acoustic set?
The new album is just him solo with an acoustic guitar.

No. The 400 Unit accompanied him on all songs. They reworked some songs like Bury Me, Gravelweed, True Believer, Crimson & Clay,etc. with most if not all of the band.
They did Ride To Robert's as part of the encore with just two acoustic guitars.

Good to hear!

 

[northern exposure]

Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tonight (Mother's Day). Amazing concert.
The 400 Unit has undergone some personnel changes, but they are still an amazing band to see live.
Great mix of songs off the new release and ones from previous albums. Even a Drive-By Truckers song!

Sadler Vaden still on guitar? Dude's amazing.

Yes and YES.

 

[northern exposure]

Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tonight (Mother's Day). Amazing concert.
The 400 Unit has undergone some personnel changes, but they are still an amazing band to see live.
Great mix of songs off the new release and ones from previous albums. Even a Drive-By Truckers song!

Sadler Vaden still on guitar? Dude's amazing.

Jason can play himself.

I saw them two summers ago and they were amazing - have second row seats to see them again in July.

I lost track of how many times he changed guitars during the concert. That guitar tech got his steps in last night.

 

[Wingnut]

AC/DC this Friday in Tampa at Raymond James stadium. Last time I saw them was back in 1996 in Daytona Beach.

The setlist at that '96 show was 21 songs, pretty much all hits. The setlist on the 2025 tour is 21 songs, pretty much all hits.

 

[Zippy McGriff]

AC/DC this Friday in Tampa at Raymond James stadium. Last time I saw them was back in 1996 in Daytona Beach.

The setlist at that '96 show was 21 songs, pretty much all hits. The setlist on the 2025 tour is 21 songs, pretty much all hits.

Wow. I thought Angus Young had died, but I guess he's still touring. Brian Johnson is touring also. Cool.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

AC/DC this Friday in Tampa at Raymond James stadium. Last time I saw them was back in 1996 in Daytona Beach.

The setlist at that '96 show was 21 songs, pretty much all hits. The setlist on the 2025 tour is 21 songs, pretty much all hits.

Wow. I thought Angus Young had died, but I guess he's still touring. Brian Johnson is touring also. Cool.

Malcom Young passed.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Bendigo Fletcher on Friday night. This is a band my wife and I found at a festival and have seen a few times since. I'd recommend giving them a listen. This show was full of talkers, though. My wife and I were probably among only a handful of people over 40.

I saw a guy a couple weeks ago who called out some folks in the crowd for talking during his set. He made some more comments later in the show complaining about it. That always cracks me up but I appreciated it in this case. Small venue - Vincent Neil Emerson. Great show. Years ago I saw Rickie Lee Jones stop a song to call out some talkers in the front rows at a much larger venue - that was awkward.

 

[Judge Smails]

Talkers at concerts suck. That is all.

 

[Zippy McGriff]

AC/DC this Friday in Tampa at Raymond James stadium. Last time I saw them was back in 1996 in Daytona Beach.

The setlist at that '96 show was 21 songs, pretty much all hits. The setlist on the 2025 tour is 21 songs, pretty much all hits.

Wow. I thought Angus Young had died, but I guess he's still touring. Brian Johnson is touring also. Cool.

Malcom Young passed.

Yeah, sad. He had dementia, if I recall correctly.

 

[2Young2BBald]

My son and I went to Sonic Temple yesterday in Columbus. Alice In Chains canceled their tour a few days ago so that was a bummer. Metallica closed and they were awesome, even though it's not my usual thing.

A lot of the other bands we saw were just noise to me. Although did catch a little of Badflower when we first go there any they sounded good.

So much crowd surfing.

I can confirm that folks in their later 50s are not built for 4-day festivals, but we survived. My wife and I saw a staggering 41 acts, about 22 in full, the rest in part. We were just off the rail for Sevendust and pushed back to about row 15 for Three Days Grace. Had our minds BLOWN when we saw the overview pic of a packed main floor behind us. I am not built for passing 350 LB dude over my head to that was it up close for day one. Tried again during Chevelle on day-4, and just got crushed and bailed. Biggest surprises to me were Hoobatank & Alice Cooper as I had zero expectations for either; both brought it big time. SO much I could share, but to keep it a bit short, I will share my favorite run of bands. I was most excited to see Trust Company and Crossfade. We saw from Ashes to New, quickly moved over to the dual stages to accidentally catch Invent-Animate (fun) on the side rail about 8 deep to see Trust CO (dang they were solid). Then, we stayed for The Devil Wears Prada. Never heard of them, but what FUN. Crown surfers, standing up and surfing on other fans, lead singer asked for a ZIN and got pelted with tons and (luckily) a safe spot for the massive mosh on the other side. THEN, CROSSFADE. Loved them about 10 years ago and this was their first appearance since. They were fantastic and had our minds blown a second time with the crowd size behind us. Planning paid off for Metallica as we were on the first bus each day and were able to secure stadium seats above exits for close and unblocked views. Got to catch Beartooth before and they were amazing. We are HUGE AIC fans and way bummed for their drop (so understandable), but what a great replacement. Sneaky/amazing were Lincoln Park. I would type for days. Already thinking about how to make this happen again next year.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

thoughts on Sonic temple Friday

We parked around 11:30 I think. Was kind of a disaster but not terrible
Getting in was a breeze, caught the end of 200 stab wounds and then went over to the VIP area. Forget what the up charge was for VIP but was worth if to me (real bathrooms, dedicated food and merch lines, nice covered tent area)

Ended up catching Peeling Flesh and AngelMaker, not really my thing but enjoyed it

After that I think we tried to catch Testament in the stadium, sound sucked. That’s really my only complaint was the stadium seating, for the headliners it was basically impossible to get a seat and it was like 5 deep for standing room. Pretty much skipped Zombie and Metallica

Other bands we saw were Suicidal Tendencies, liked the set although Mikes vocals aren’t great

Acid Bath was awesome, my kid loves them, I don’t know much of their stuff but really enjoyed it

Also caught Mastadon that Prog metal is definitely more up my alley

Closed the night out with ICP…that was a fun set as well, but I was definitely outside the Faygo zone

Oh yeah DeafHeaven was good too

I was definitely surprised how uncrowded it felt (aside from the stadium). Only other complaint was leaving the parking lot at the end of the night. Oh and cold fish and chips

Otherwise had a blast and was glad my kid got to see his favorite band

 

[Judge Smails]

Finally recovering from Las Vegas:

Sammy Hagar at the Dolby - GREAT show. Sammy still sounds and moves great for 77. Michael Anthony sounded great too and killed it on bass. Joe Satriani absolutely shredded on guitar. Kenny Aronoff was solid on drums. Tons of energy, great set list (Van Halen, Montrose, Chickenfoot), fun interaction with the crowd. They partied, to. Sammy and Michael took big swigs off of his tequila. Highly recommend seeing this residency.

Dead and Company at the Sphere - first time at the venue, which was mind blowing amazing. Graphics and experience are unmatched. Easy to get in and out of with the walkway from the Venetian. We actually stayed at the Treasure Island, walked across the street to have an early dinner at Yardbird, then just walked into the Sphere. Stairs are steep, saw people struggling to get up and down them. The show itself was good. I'm not a huge Dead fan but respect the music. Mayer's guitar playing was next level. This was a different show. Didn't play all of their hits (Sugaree, etc). Mostly long (really long) jams. The Dead faithful loved it. It was an experience. I'd go back to the Sphere to see a different act for sure.

 

[shuke]

Didn't play all of their hits

Oh, son.

 

[Judge Smails]

Didn't play all of their hits

Oh, son.

I know. Hits probably the wrong word anyway. Just comparing it to friends who saw early Sphere shows. I know hardcore fans love the deep tracks. Just not one of them. That’s OK. It is what it is.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Didn't play all of their hits

Oh, son.

I know. Hits probably the wrong word anyway. Just comparing it to friends who saw early Sphere shows. I know hardcore fans love the deep tracks. Just not one of them. That’s OK. It is what it is.

He’s referring to the fact the Dead play a different set every night and don’t have any “hits” that get played every show.