Gateshead 22/4/09 (Page 2 of 4)

You beat me to it!

Tripsy

Nearly total agreement with tt225bhp - the sound was very poor at the start but I do not blame the venue for this. Joe now joins my concert list at The Sage along with Bill Wyman, Robert Cray, Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris. Yes the venue is sterile at times with total seating but the sound on previous occasions has always been perfection - with some artists commenting on it from the stage! Still, it did come right a short way in and didn't spoil a very good night!

Thanks for the entertainment Joe!:D

I'd REALLY like to hear some singing along on some songs at Royal Albert Hall...

Rock On & Keep the Faith,
Rocket

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”

Welcome to all the newcomers. Glad to have you all on board.

Tripsy

I'm not going to post any review type thingy here as it's all been said really.

I didn't notice the muddy sound at the beginning but did notice the excellent sound overall as did my son who mentioned it during the performance.
What a fantastic venue.

I must admit it was a little sterile and I did want to sing my heart out as I usually do, but somehow it didn't seem appropriate as I would have been heard by the people around me - it's Joe we've come to see and hear, not me !!

Overall, I very much prefer the very comfortable seating to hours of standing in pain behind some taller person. I'll take the small inconvenience of people needing the loo for such comfort and a great view......and the great sound any day.
At standing venues, you always seem to be disturbed throughout the gig by people going to the loo and the bar anyway - much more so than at Gateshead - and by people trying to elbow their way closer to the stage.

Really looking forward to Sheffield as it's where I was born and grew up so it will be a very special gig for me. I saw Led Zep and Joe Cocker there (as well as many, many others) - this will be as special if not more so.

Great to meet up with Tripsy and Simon again. Great company.

Thanks to Joe for chatting to the fans after the gig. I'm just miffed (hope that means the same in the States as it does here) that I didn't take my tab book to be signed as I didn't see Joe at the NEC last November but carried it around all day. Ditto son and his guitar pickguard.

A few surprises for me with the songlist.
This show is BRILLIANT !!

As I commented in an earlier post I was unable to take my seat at Gateshead due to familly illness. The reviews would indicate that I miised a belter.

My Brother was there and commented that it was a beautiful but sterile venue and sitting down was a bit strange. Joe was, however, completely brilliant and all your comments have increased my excitement for the upcoming Sheffild gig to  a level normally felt by a five year in the days leading up to Christmas!!

Roll on Tuesday........... 

***** Just watched the "you tube" and I really like the stage and lighting set up. Sheffield City Hall is a lovely venue with top drawer acoustics. It's gonna be good.****

Thought last night's concert at The Sage was outstanding and Joe was in top form - a true guitar virtuoso. Well worth waiting for after being postponed from November 2008.

Very nice indeed Tripsy...