San Diego, Dec. 14 (Page 2 of 3)

I wish I lived out there.I checked tickets this morning and they had some good ones up close.
Enjoy the last show of 2013

Jon

I'm not sure what time we will be able to get down there, traffic permitting.  We will try to get there to hang out with you all.  Chilie's, right?

I was gonna try and make it an overnighter since the hubby and I will be celebrating our 28th anniversary Sunday, but we don't have a built in dog sitter any longer since the youngest moved out, so we will be going home after the show.  I have been looking for ward to this for months and am pretty excited.  It's been too long since the last time I saw Joe. 

See you soon.

OK, Chilis will not accept reservations but show up. We are planning on arriving early, like 530 and there will be near 20 of us for sure. Just come in and find the riot of fans.

I got to Chili's early and had a set up table spread for 20. We filled it. Met Lenny Castro and his wife at the will call window and had a bit of a chat. Very nice man!
Ran out to the car to get a signed photo for a pal and saw LisaG , Johnny the Shu and Aussie Meats at the head of the line to get in.
Once in, the show was fantastic, sound excellent where I was sitting back a dozen rows on the left floor. Keith Scott guested on Yonder's Wall. I got vid of that and will have it up tomorrow. Missed a few of the folks, libby was there I heard. Rocket not to be seen. I have his BonaVegas wine aging and waiting.
Hell of a year it's been. 13 shows and Joe must be tired of seeing my mug in the crowd.
Thank you Joe,  the bands and crew. This is the best act going. Many comments after the show emphatically proved that as everyone was blown away. I don't know how Joe will top this year but I'll sure be glad to find out.
Rick

I heard there was a huge block of seats reserved for the PBS promo and those were primo and right down front. In  the future I'm going to get PBS seats since it is a guarantee of good location and worth the extra cost. The first few rows were reserved for premium donors that coughed up a $1200 donation for the annual drive with a combo meet and ticket deal. Too rich for my blood but San Diego is a wealthy city and there are those that can. The original seating chart was wrong at first and they may have reconfigured it midsale as well.  My comp seats were back on the floor side and not the greatest either since we couldn't see Joe most of the time due to some huge guys in front of us. That is a minus for a venue like that with non sloped floor seating,  but I could hear it fine which was my main concern. Hats off to the sound crew for taming that beast.

Rick,  PBS is how I got my tickets for the SD show but I didn't pay anywhere near $1200.00.  I paid $300.00 which really wasn't much more than face value on the tix.  I was really happy with the sound next to the stage but my brother and sister in law were up high and said they had a very hard time hearing the vocals.  I really despise the Sports Arena for concerts but I'll go anywhere to see Joe and the boys. .  Suzie and I had a blast at Chili's before the show too.  Can't wait for next year.

New to the forum and my first post here. I just attended my first concert seeing JB..amazing live performance Saturday night in San Diego.

I too was disappointed with the seats location considering they were purchased back in April....made the best of it and really dug the show. A more intimate seat likely would have made the vastness of a large arena disappear.
Where might I find a setlist of the 12/14/2013 show? or better yet a recording? Thanks for the help.

Can't wait for the next show I'll see (benefit show on 1/11/14 in Hollywood) ...just purchased my ticket!

You wanted the set list:

ACT 1
Acoustic Set
Woke Up Dreaming
Seagull
Black Lung Heartache
Around The Bend
Jockey Full Of Bourbon
Stones In My Passway
Ball Peen Hammer
Athens To Athens

INTERMISSION

ACT 2
Electric Guitars & Amplifiers Set
Dustbowl
Who's Been Talking
Midnight Blues
Dislocated Boy
Driving Toward The Daylight
Slow Train
Look Over Yonder's Wall,  featuring Keith Scott solo, Tal Bergman solo, and Lenny Castro solo.
Sloe Gin
The Ballad Of John Henry
India
Django
Mountain Time

What's this benefit you guys are referring to?! Was it posted elsewhere on here???

Rock ON & Keep the Faith,
Rocket

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