This was a great year of shows for me ~ I took advantage of the year off from the Stones! Most of these tickets were under $100
MY 2008 CONCERTS list:
February 2, LENNY KRAVITZ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC ~ Fabulous club show, Lenny is very cool and HOT!
February 28, CLAPTON & WINWOOD, Madison Square Garden, NYC ~ REALLY GREAT, these guys are PRO's!
March 1, JOE PERRY & TAB, Hard Rock Cafe, NYC ~ club show which was cool because Joe Perry's 2 sons are in the band "Tab"
March 30 SHINE A LIGHT Premiere, Ziegfeld Theatre NYC,The STONES were there and looking good, not a concert but it was a thrill
April 8, SANTANA Madison Square Garden, NYC ~ he played hard for 3 HOURS!
April 26, THE WALLFLOWERS, House of Blues, AC ~ just went to see Dyan's son, not really a fan but it was good
May 26, MARK KNOPFLER (Dire Straits), Royal Albert Hall, London ~ LOVED the venue, it was fabulous, the show was folk music
May 30, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Emirates Stadium, London ~ one of the best most & enthusiastic BRUCE shows I have ever seen!!
June 1, PAUL McCARTNEY, KAISER CHIEFS & THE ZUTONS, Liverpool Anfield Stadium, UK ~ Best show of my year!!!!
June 7, ROGER HODGSON (Supertramp), Atlantic City ~ small club show which was sweet
June 10, ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSSE, MSG Theater, NYC ~ very cool show and different for Robert Plant, who was HOT!
June 28, RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STAR BAND (Edgar Winter, Billy Squier, Colin Hay), Taj Mahal Atlantic City ~ simply fabulous!
July 27, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, Giants Stadium, NJ ~ great show, and long too, but too crowded and hot as hell
August 3, THE POLICE & ELVIS COSTELLO, PNC Arts Center, NJ ~ prettygood but no new material for the Police, Elvis was better
August 16, BOB DYLAN, The Borgata AC, NJ ~ typical Dylan ~ no frills show but satisfying
August 23 ROD STEWART, The Borgata, AC, NJ ~ 2nd row seats, loved ROD's style and charm!
October 29, TIM RIES ROLLING STONES PROJECT, Jazz Standard, NYC ~ really interesting jazzy Stonesy gig
October 31, THE WHO, Borgata AC ~ fabulous 9th row seats, great show
Nov. 25, HUBERT SUMLIN w/Sp. Guests JIMMY VIVINO, LEVON HELM, DAVID JOHANSEN, BB Kings NYC ~ legendary blues
Decvember 15, NEIL YOUNG, Madison Square Garden, NYC ~ Neil rocked all night, MSG didnt empty out till 1 AM!
My 2 favorite shows were in England:
PAUL McCARTNEY at Anfield ~ final show at that venue!
and
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN at Emerites ~ first show at that venue!
and
CLAPTON & WINWOOD was very special too
and
RINGO
and
THE WHO and DYLAN and ROD and NEIL!
lots of talent in the music bizz!
EDGAR WINTER gets an honorable mention!
My favorite SONG of the year ~ FRANKENSTEIN by EDGAR WINTER! You gotta check these video's out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZwllRMnwhgSecond favorite song of the year!
DEAR MR. FANTASY ~ CLAPTON & WINWOOD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQRd2_B3LucThird favorite song of the year!
THE RISING/LAST TO DIE ~ SPRINGSTEEN in London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HKPoI3lRqI