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Thankfully, no Fenway snoozer for me
BostonGaarden
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in The Porch
A reminder of the rules in place for the Fenway shows (pasted below from the Boston Herald). If you were there 2 years ago, you watched a very tame band go through slow songs and sing alongs in between an incredible amount of Eddie thanking someone between every song (from Kevin Youkilis, to the mayor, to the security to the grounds-crews.....seriously), warning not to drink to much, not to stay out to late, be nice to your neighbor, and on and on and on. As an older longtime fan who drinks responsibly, brings a great vibe, and likes to rock out a bit like most of this band's older followers, I thought it was ridiculous to hear them pander to the 'officials' of the city for allowing a "rock" show, treating the fans there like this was their first show, and generally embarrassed to see them go from raw energy/pushing the limits to a Broadway show safe-ness. This may be just the type of show/non-swearing Eddie new fans want, but the younger version of this band and Ed would puke at the thought.
From the HERALD:
From the HERALD:
KEEP IT DOWN: The city will “monitor sound levels” from “various spots” in the neighborhood. Bands can be forced to turn the speakers down.
STREET PARTY: Yawkey Way can be closed — as is the case on game days — before shows for ticket holders only.
ENCORE: The last song must end by 10:30 p.m.
SAFETY NET: Boston police must clear all security plans, but the bands can have “input.”
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"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Night 1
Band Onstage: 7:40
Band Offstage: 10:30
Night 2
Band Onstage:07:34
Band Offstage:10:47
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
In Between - Chicago (9), East Troy (4) Champaign (1), Noblesville (1), Moline (1)
Last - Wrigley (August 20, 2016)
Wetlands 91
CBGB 91
Roseland 91
and many, many more
If you left those 2016 shows thinking you saw a tame band going through the motions with lots of banter in between slow songs, I'm not sure what to tell you.
Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
Central Park 15
Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16
I would like to take a break from some of this back and forth and thank a few people:
- Thank you Ten Club and board moderators for supplying us this venue to have these discussions
_ Thank you employer for supplying the internet bandwidth allowing me to post on this site
Okay. Now back to the discussion. Be nice and respectful to your fellow posters.
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2008 Tampa - 2013 Buffalo - 2016 Tampa - 2016 Fenway II
Audioslave 2005 MSG
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Hartford 10.02.96 | Mansfield 2 09.16.98 | Mansfield 1 08.29.00 | Mansfield 1 07.02.03 | Mansfield 3 07.11.03 | Boston 2 05.25.06 | Tampa 04.11.16 | Fenway 1 08.05.16 | Fenway 2 08.07.16 | Fenway 1 09.02.18 | Fenway 2 09.04.18 | Baltimore 03.28.20 | Hamilton 09.06.22 | Toronto 09.08.22 | Nashville 09.16.22 | St Louis 09.18.22
"He made the deal with the devil, we get to play with him.
He goes to hell, of course. We're going to heaven."
I think this is a good time to take a breather and thank some folks.
Thank you Burger King for continuing to make delicious flame grilled burgers at an affordable price.
Thank you BMW for putting summer tires on all of your cars, even in the cold, snowy Midwest.
Okay, now back to the music thread. Take care of your fellow posters out there, it's gonna be a long night thread.
Night 1 I had my fanclub seats (123,xxx), like 8th row, dead center. It was literally one of the best nights of my life. It felt like he was singing screaming right at us.
Night 2, I had my brothers fanclub seats (300,xxx) I was over in right field by 1st base. They sound great, but you couldnt really see the explosiveness...but it was there.
I was lucky this year and won both nights in Boston and can not wait to relive 2016. Time of our lives.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Thank you to NBC for putting full replays every Olympic event without the constant cuts to the studio/interviews/usual BS on your app.
Thank you to the company that makes my phone case that looks like an old-school NES controller.
Hartford 10.02.96 | Mansfield 2 09.16.98 | Mansfield 1 08.29.00 | Mansfield 1 07.02.03 | Mansfield 3 07.11.03 | Boston 2 05.25.06 | Tampa 04.11.16 | Fenway 1 08.05.16 | Fenway 2 08.07.16 | Fenway 1 09.02.18 | Fenway 2 09.04.18 | Baltimore 03.28.20 | Hamilton 09.06.22 | Toronto 09.08.22 | Nashville 09.16.22 | St Louis 09.18.22
"He made the deal with the devil, we get to play with him.
He goes to hell, of course. We're going to heaven."
2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1