The PLAY MINNESOTA Thread!

vant0037

Grace Potter is the opener for the Minneapolis show.

jeff2040

vant0037 said:

Grace Potter is the opener for the Minneapolis show.

I saw that! I've seen her twice and she puts on a pretty good show.

OnWis97

I saw Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at Basilica a couple of years ago and responded by buying all of the albums. It was a great show. Now it appears that she's dropped "the Nocturnals"...I am not sure how that will impact things.

AndySlash

grace potter's pretty good. not a bad way to start.

vant0037

Buddy Guy for Milwaukee will be sweet.

Memorial Day bump.

animus

Sure wish Buddy would've opened in MPLS since I can't make the zoo show... Oh well.

Anyone going to any of the Latin America tour? I'm trying to hit up Mexico if I find a GA A ticket.

vant0037

Less than a week bump

jerparker20

vant0037 said:

Buddy Guy for Milwaukee will be sweet.

Memorial Day bump.

Buddy Guy opened the last time they played here in 2006.

adoffin

Any planned preparty/drinking before the show? Location?

vant0037

If Their Satanic Majesties Request had been released in 2011 by a band like, say, Deerhunter, it would be an indie darling. Set it to be released just before the greatest run of albums by the greatest rock band, and it's considered crap (it mostly is).

AndySlash

i'm not sure i'l even be able to pre-party. but if anything does happen, give me a heads up.

jerparker20

adoffin said:

Any planned preparty/drinking before the show? Location?

The wife and I will be at Urban Growler in St. Paul before the show. Any and all are welcome to join. It's a few blocks off the light rail with lots of parking. The beer is great too.

LOV2ROCK

Who's wit me tomorrow night?????
http://blog.thecurrent.org/2015/05/alabama-shakes-will-follow-up-halls-island-show-with-intimate-gig-at-paisley-park/

I'll be at the Stones wednesday,too.
Got a "Lucky Dip" ticket so don't know where ticket will be located until i get it from box office.
Wish me luck on getting a close spot and not a nosebleed seat.I hope the gods are smiling down upon me wednesday night!
Otherwise i've got a plan B to fall back on.I NEEDED to be sure of getting somewhat close to the stage,so i purchased a 16th row ticket in Section D on the floor from AXS.com .And it's only 6 chairs from the center walkway that leads to the small stage that juts out into the middle of the main floor.I wanted to be close to them for the what will more than likely be their last show ever,here.I don't know that for certain,but it's quite possible.
Should get some decent shots and video from that seat,i'm hoping.
I will use whatever ticket is the best one and if the Lucky Dip ticket is not close to the stage,i'll just give it away to someone who just wants to get in the building.

vant0037

I'll be down there at some point, although I'm not sure where or when. Work out of town during the day, so whenever I get back in, we'll head in.

Dirty Frank Z

"out of town"

AndySlash

jerparker20 said:

adoffin said:

Any planned preparty/drinking before the show? Location?

The wife and I will be at Urban Growler in St. Paul before the show. Any and all are welcome to join. It's a few blocks off the light rail with lots of parking. The beer is great too.

sounds like i'll be meeting up with my tix buddies at the dubliner. maybe we'll make our way up there.

vant0037

Beautiful night out...let's hope the weather holds...

...getting excited...not sure there are too many people whose mere shopping at a bookstore would still make news in a major newspaper.

Screw it. I'm really excited.

jeff2040

Are any of you guys going to the Cubs vs Twins games June 19-21? I'm heading up there for all 3 games.

jerparker20

AndySlash said:

jerparker20 said:

adoffin said:

Any planned preparty/drinking before the show? Location?

The wife and I will be at Urban Growler in St. Paul before the show. Any and all are welcome to join. It's a few blocks off the light rail with lots of parking. The beer is great too.

sounds like i'll be meeting up with my tix buddies at the dubliner. maybe we'll make our way up there.

Sounds good.

Otherwise maybe see some of yous tonight at TCF. Sounds like we all are up in the cheap seats. I'm up in section 236.

LOV2ROCK

kick ass "Minnesota" themed merch available!

http://rollingstones.shop.bravadousa.com/dept/minneapolis-2015-zip-code-tour-merch?cp=150_70396_71275

AndySlash

the tongue/spoon mashup is pretty cool

jerparker20

AndySlash said:

the tongue/spoon mashup is pretty cool

Even better is that you can order it, and not stand in line.

HesCalledDyer

jeff2040 said:

Are any of you guys going to the Cubs vs Twins games June 19-21? I'm heading up there for all 3 games.

I had originally planned on it, but I'm going up in Feb for the Wild/Hawks Stadium Series game instead. Minnesota in winter. I must be a damn lunatic.

jeff2040

HesCalledDyer said:

jeff2040 said:

Are any of you guys going to the Cubs vs Twins games June 19-21? I'm heading up there for all 3 games.

I had originally planned on it, but I'm going up in Feb for the Wild/Hawks Stadium Series game instead. Minnesota in winter. I must be a damn lunatic.

Yeah I like hockey but not nearly enough to sit outside in Minnesota and watch it!

vant0037

jeff2040 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

jeff2040 said:

Are any of you guys going to the Cubs vs Twins games June 19-21? I'm heading up there for all 3 games.

I had originally planned on it, but I'm going up in Feb for the Wild/Hawks Stadium Series game instead. Minnesota in winter. I must be a damn lunatic.

Yeah I like hockey but not nearly enough to sit outside in Minnesota and watch it!

Dress warmer than you think. I've done two outdoor games in my time. I think I'm still cold.

vant0037

Great show. Nice set with a few surprises and some "secondary" hits that I didn't expect. The boys were a little rusty to start, and the TCF sound was a little muddy too (I thought), but by mid set, it was great. Glad the rain held out.

The lowlight of the evening came when we got back to our car at our perfect parking location, beating the masses, only to realize that I had left my rain coat in the stadium at our seats. I would have left it, had my keys not been in it. Ugh. Two hours later, we were home.

But ultimately, things turned out fine. The show was great. I think the strib review is pretty accurate. I had dozens of different friends attend and almost invariably, most agreed it was a good or great show, and that they had a good or great time.

As I've said in reference to PJ set list snobs in the past, if you thought the show sucked because they didn't this or that certain song, you're right. If you thought the show sucked because they're a group of guys in their 70s who have slowed down, depend on their backing band, and haven't released a new album in ten years, you're right. In other words, attitude is everything.

Live music is about perspective. Go in to a show with appropriate expectations and - most importantly - friends and loved ones, and you'll never be disappointed. Call it merchandising nostalgia, or call it rock history. The Rolling Stones are the greatest rock band ever and may end up with that title, as rock, as it was known for 40 years, dies. They've written some of the most iconic rock songs in history, and in doing so, rewrote that history. If you were lucky enough to be there last night, you caught some of that.

Hope everyone got home safe and had a good time.

Cheers.

adoffin

Had a great time and I thought they put on a decent show.
I will admit, I don't own any of their albums, know their music from what I've heard on radio, and probably recognized the first 4 songs, the last 5-6 songs and MAYBE 1 or 2 in between....but it didn't matter. I was out of the house for the night with my wife, seeing an iconic band for probably the only time in my life, and I did not leave disappointed. Sure, I wanted to hear Paint it Black or Beast of Burden, but I'm not pissed because I didn't. The one thing that was a downer for me was that Grace Potter was only given about 25-30 minutes and 5/6 songs....why even bother adding her to the bill (Although she did come out and KILL Gimme Shelter while nearly coming out of her dress/nightgown)?
I also found it funny that I understood Keith Richards better when he was actually singing than when he tried to talk

AndySlash

yeah, real enjoyable show last night, and especially that the weather held out and made it a nice evening to enjoy a show. like vant said, a little stutter at the beginning but once they were on they were in the groove the rest of the night. 'out of control' was a personal favorite highlight, as was gimme shelter. the 'jam' on 'midnight rambler' was another.

good to see jeremy and his now-wife. hope everyone else had as much fun as i did.

jerparker20

I have agree with everyone else; it was a great time last night. It was my 5th stones show. The wife thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought the sound in the venue was a little rough from time to time, but whatever. I just hope I still have that level of energy when I hit my 70s.

Good to see you Ryan. Hit me up whenever you spot the next hot PJ related vinyl in a store. Got keep that stuff out of Vant's hands.

Dirty Frank Z

Glad everyone enjoyed the big show. I was at Cage the Elephant at the Myth. And enjoyed myself.