GA floor.

Woo hoo!

"More barn!!!"

fantastic. a final spectrum show and a madison square garden show. plus GA on the floor!!!

No music fan in their right mind should miss this show. Shakey is in the form of his life on this tour.

Wed 11/05/08   Omaha, NE  Qwest Center Omaha  



I am now so excited that I am typing this with my nipples .

Thanks for the update! I'm in for Philly or NY, will decide when the tickets go on sale, which venue will have the best seat available for the best price. Comparison shopping these days, budget is very tight, most likely Philly will have the better deal.

Damn

Guess it is a December field trip to Ann Arbor and drag my son along...

Pre-sales tomorrow at 10AM local venue time.

US - http://neilyoung.tickets.musictoday.com/
Canada - http://neilyoungcad.tickets.musictoday.com/

10/14/08      St. Paul, MN        
10/16/08      Winnipeg, MN      
10/18/08      Regina, SK      
10/19/08      Calgary, AB      
10/22/08      Vancouver, BC      
10/29/08      San Diego, CA      
10/30/08      Los Angeles, CA      
11/01/08      Reno, NV      
11/29/08      Halifax, NS
12/02/08      Ottawa, ON
12/04/08      Toronto, ON

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Aug 19^th, 2008 at 7:40pm:

Ha Ha..

At least Ann Arbor isn't on sale quite yet-lol

And of course,  Mommy has to spring for 3 tickets too!!!   

Hang in there Moon. Give it a couple weeks, Tix will probably still be available. It's Reno not SF. People don't jump on those. Altough no bay area dates announced.  Still think ya have a chance at tickets down the line.

mojoman wrote on Aug 20^th, 2008 at 11:26pm:


NO!!!

Gazza wrote on Aug 30^th, 2008 at 1:10pm:



pronounced "wista". ye olde WBCNTRUM. saw neil there in 83. good times

Joey wrote on Aug 30^th, 2008 at 4:17pm:





For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic

" Southern Man wont get Neil no how down here...Too bad "


I feel ya gimmekeef .

It is a shame too as Shakey is in the form of his life on this tour .

J'Lo

Joey wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 4:19pm:



seats are 45-250, 75 for floor general admission

Two more shows confirmed :

Sun  10/26/08  Mountain View, CA
Fri  12/05/08  Toronto, ON

Today's MSG presale was a bust.
No GA tix available at 10AM, only the $254 variety. 

Pass.

mojoman wrote on Sep 9^th, 2008 at 5:44pm:


MSG apparently insists on a limited GA floor - Springsteen shows had a GA "pit", and then seats were set up behind it.

That's what they did for Neil, too.
The $254 tickets I was offered were on the floor.  

Haven't checked other venues, but I'm hoping they'll be full floor GA.

Guess I'll find out next week when the Spectrum show goes on sale...  

mojoman wrote on Sep 9^th, 2008 at 6:04pm:


I'm with you on that.
Not so much to be on the floor as to save a few bucks - and catch more than one show.

Hell, the United Palace shows last December weren't nearly that expensive - think I paid $75 - and that place has 1/10th the capacity of MSG.  

Plus this leg'll be different.
2 openers = less Neil.  

Gotta get to the Spectrum one more time before they tear that 'ol building down...

the new dvd from the freedom of speech tour looks awesome, so does the live [solo neil '71] from massy hall.  how much can one spend on seeing a person?

one of those is about as close as i'll get to neil anytime soon.  i am glad i made the effort to see csny a couple of years ago.

mojoman or someone made an interesting point earlier about spending 250 bucks to sit right next to a person who is standing [ga] for 75. 

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Sep 9^th, 2008 at 7:40pm:



when was the last time he played frisco? was it the warfield warmups? and before that?

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Sep 9^th, 2008 at 9:29pm:


really? i only saw him once at the pavilion in 96. i thought it was killer. i loved that place. always great weather and what a killer view despite the drive from the city

Gazza wrote on Sep 10^th, 2008 at 6:40am:


Gazza,what a killer,what a killer.

" Gotta get to the Spectrum one more time before they tear that 'ol building down...  "


I thought they tore that place down YEARS ago ?

** WTF ?! **

" A limited amount of tickets will go on sale to Q-listeners before anyone else in our exclusive presale, beginning
Friday, September 12 at 10AM
Use the password POWDERFINGER at the ticketmaster link below:

This an Madison Square Garden presale thru the radio station Q104.3. Starts Friday. "


I am now so excited that I am typing this with me nipples .

He's coming to Oz in January. But if it aint the Horse, and it aint, i aint going.

Bitch wrote on Sep 15^th, 2008 at 10:27pm:



i tried both pre-sales and at 10 sharp today and was unable to get even a single GA. of course they were already available from ticketsnow at 2 bills each along with spectrum GA's which are not even on presale yet or being sold by ticketmaster!!!

Joey wrote on Sep 16^th, 2008 at 9:10pm:

Zzzzzzzzzz...

neil has added another garden show. presale starts tommorow!!!

Saturday's Farm Aid set:
Love And Only Love
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Powderfinger
Mother Earth
Unknown Legend
Old Man
Get Back To The Country
A Day In The Life



www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=64364

Joey wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2008 at 9:10pm:


Lemme gues Joey...Old shakey is in the form of his life right...

What Joey and his posse could'nt sell out the Q?

left shoe shuffle wrote on Oct 14^th, 2008 at 6:37pm:



Developing...

" Neil Young has postponed his Nov. 4 gig at Kansas City, MO's Sprint Center and his Nov. 5 concert at Omaha, NE's Qwest Center due to routing logistics, according to promoter Live Nation. The shows are expected to be rescheduled for the spring, but no dates have been set.

Tickets for the November shows will be honored on the new dates, according to Live Nation. However, refunds also are being offered at the point of purchase.




"routing logistics" - read: sluggish ticket sales in the Heartland... "

This makes Joey very sad .



However , that being said ....... :

AC/DC just sold out BOTH venues and only ' upper bowl ' tickets remain for The Eagles !!!!!   ( Again , BOTH venues )

Saw Neil a week ago in Calgary. Man, finally seeing him in person was such a great experience. He really rocked out and goes as insane as ever with the feedback, noise and soloing. I love his intensity. Not a virtuoso on guitar but he just grinds those strings with such bends and picking that it's like he's trying to destroy it! Hendrix may be the only guitar player more physical than Neil. I've always known this but it's more profound live and in person.

It was not a really laid back show or anything, save for a few parts. I thought it was better that way. Ok, it's all off of memory so this might not be 100% accurate but here's how it went down (btw Death Cab for Cutie opened- not my cup of tea but they seemed respectable enough although I only heard them and didn't see them from where I was during their set- at a TV with my dad watching game 7 of the Sox-Rays series):

1. Love and Only Love- Well over 10 minutes of course
2. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
3. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
4. Powderfinger
5. Spirit Road
6. Cinnamon Girl
7. Oh Lonesome Me
8. Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)- Done solo on a harmonium or pump organ if you will.
9. The Needle and the Damage Done- Second of two songs he did alone
10. Unknown Legend
11. Heart of Gold
12. Old Man
13. Get Back to the Country*
14. Just Singing a Song*
15. Sea Change*
16. When Worlds Collide*
17. Cowgirl in the Sand- Must have been an 11-13 minute version
18. Rockin' in the Free World- This version was about 7-8 minutes and it's just a show-stopper, plain and simple

*Newer ones probably targeted to be on his next LP is my guess. They all sound like improvements on Chrome Dreams II stuff actually. I wasn't knocked out, but the songs didn't bore me like some of the stuff from Prairie Wind did.
ENCORE
19. A Day in the Life- Yes, the Beatles tune and it's a kick ass tour de force of freak-out guitar, feedback and distortion like almost every cadenza of a Neil electric song was in this concert only this time it was cooler, plus he ripped all the strings out of 'Old Black.' The best part is after the final chord of that song when Neil does his riffing then rips the strings out then walks over to the vibraphone his wife Pegi was playing, grabs the mallets and plays this staccato version of the chord on it to end the show officially. Hilarious touch)

His band was stellar. There's longtime standby Ben Keith (pedal steel guitar, rhythm guitar, organ), Pegi of course (backing vocals, piano, various percussion, vibraphone), Anthony Crawford (backing vocals, guitar, piano, various percussion), Chad Cromwell (amazing on drums), Rick Rosas (bass) and Larry Cragg his guitar technician played banjo on "Old Man."Well, whatever he does for his show in December in Toronto, you can compare it to what he was doing this time around.

left shoe shuffle wrote on Oct 28^th, 2008 at 5:53am:


Oh yeah, I prepared that review shortly after the concert but forgot to post it. I realized it was from Old Ways but barely remembered the song, or album (cause Old Ways is pretty forgettable IMO). The others definitely are new though.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 8:55pm:



have a great time at the show. please post review asap!!!

Prodigal Son wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 11:30pm:


Ok.Thanks.

He came dancing across the water. What a killer...show last night in Reno. First the aesthetics. Reno may be a cow town,but they have a nice, fairly new arena.About 3 years old. Small,less than 10,000. A few seats on the side and a big open floor. Good sound, PS was right on about the start time. Neil hit the stage at almost exactly 9:15. Played it safe and walked in about 8:30. Caught the last few songs from Death Cab For Cutie,or as I like to call them.Coldplay lite. I give them kudos for picking their name from an obscure song by an obscure band. But that's about it. Onto Neil. I don't know if it's because I haven't seen him in many years or the fact he cancelled the LA show or maybe it's just the way he always is. But he came out with an incredible fierce intensity in playing and performing. Immediatly commanding the stage. Setlist basicly the same. He ripped through Love and Only Love/Hey,hey My,My/Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere before settling in a bit and playing Powderfinger. A song I have loved ever since the first time I heard it on Rust Never Sleeps. I did get Cortez. Although I don't know if my expectations were too high or what.But it was just ok,not great. Cinnamon Girl is always fun.The acoustic set was nice. Needle and the Damage Done another long time classic I loved hearing, along with Heart Of Gold and Old Man. Then came some of the unfamiliar material. Then he launched into Cowgirl in the Sand. Another classic and this one was a roof raiser. It's a cliche,but this one was worth the price of admission and actually topped CTK. While he was jamming on it,I thought about the liner notes from Decade where I believe he said he wrote this one day sick with a 103 tempature. Maybe he should get sick more often.LOL...He kept it going,closing with a fierce Rocking in the Free World. The encore of A Day in the Life was interesting,mainly because I have never heard anybody play this live and it was nice to hear. Neil playing it pretty straight forward until the end when he went all Jimi Hendrix/Pete Townsend. He didn't quite destroy his guitar,but ripped the strings off. Then walked up to the vibraphone and ended the show with one simple note. Classic. It took 3 tries and about 10 years and a 4 hour drive,but I finally got the Neil show I have always wanted to hear...Yes indeed,'ol shakey is in the form of his life.

to Neil. Rock On!!!

happy birthday, Shakey

"  I think we've now hit the ceiling.

With even the Wall Street guys unable to pay the ridiculous prices for great seats, the business is learning a big lesson.  It is not recession-proof.  "


My Sweet Arse !!!!!


The Eagles sold out The Qwest Center Saturday Evening  -- 16,375 Strong !

Nice .



" Those Tickets were not Cheap  , .. Ronnie ! "


J 'kins ! ™

" ..  The result was the best non-Bruce show I've been to all year . "


Heck , it sure sounds like Shakey is in the form of his life on this tour .


Baby 'kins !