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Saturday, January 25, 2025
Light of Day 25 - Count Basie Theatre 1/18/2025
The Light of Day annual concert series celebrated its 25th anniversary with a series of concerts raising awareness and funds in its ongoing fight against Parkinson's Disease.
The Light if Day concert started as a birthday party for founder Bob Benjamin 25 years ago at the Downtown Cafe in Red Bank. The event has grown to a series of concerts and other events around the world. The main event is titled Bob's Birthday Bash, and for the last few years has been held at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank.
Many of the artists this year play pretty much every year, or have played in previous concerts for Light of Day.
Remember Jones opened the show and served at MC for the evening. The centerpiece of the show was the return of Jesse Malin who gave an incredibly moving 45 minute performance, which featured a guest appearance from long time Light of Day performer Bruce Springsteen. Jesse suffered a spinal stroke less than 2 years ago, and this was only his third performance since then.
The format was the same as past shows, a "main stage" band/artist would perform, and then an acoustic act would do a couple songs while the next band set up.
This years show ran incredibly smoothly, and may have been the best overall mix of bands I can remember seeing at the Light of Day show.
A great night for a more than worthy cause, and one that hopefully will be non existent one day.
Here is the setlist:
Remember Jones
Everyday is a Winding Road(Sheryl Crow cover) w/snippet of Ease on Down the Road from The Wiz
Tranquilizer
Let Em' Look
Viola
It's All Over Now Baby Blue(Bob Dylan cover)
Mark Johnson
Amusement Park
New York City Rain
My Girlfriend(Doesn't Like The Ramones)
The Weeklings
I Want You Again
All The Cash In The World
Joy(Apollo 100 cover)w/Snippet of Bohemian Rhapsody
Mona Lisa
SONiA
Only You & Only Me
All My Heart
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan
Let It Go
It's Been a Long Time(Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes cover) w/Jim Babjek & Tony Pallagrosi
Noisy Guitars w/Williams Honor & Bobby Mahoney
Adam Ezra
Hallelujah(Leonard Cohen cover)
Brian Fallon w/Pete Steinkopf & Brian Baker
St. Marks Sunset(Jesse Malin cover)
TKO(Jesse Malin cover)
I Won't Back Down(Tom Petty cover)
Miss Emily
Hold Back The Rain
My Freedom w/Danny Clinch
Jesse Malin
Room 113
Oh Sheena
If I Should Fall From Grace With God(Pogues cover)
Turn Up The Mains
She Don't Love Me Now
Death Star
Broken Radio w/Bruce Springsteen
State of the Art
Sway(Rolling Stones cover)
Wendy
Meet Me At The End Of The World
You Know It's Dark When Atheists Start To Pray
Rudie Can't Fail(The Clash cover)
Williams Honor w/Bobby Mahoney
Signs
Whole Lotta Love(Led Zeppelin cover)
Dramarama
It's Only Money
Gotta Get Up
Last Cigarette
Fantastic Cat
The Hammer and The Nail
Later On
C'Mon Armageddon
Willie Nile
Forever Wild
Children of Paradise
One Guitar w/Bruce Springsteen & James Maddock
Joe D'Urso, Williams Honor, James Maddock, Rob Dye & Bobby Mahoney
Hold On
Johnny Rzeznik
Slide
Here Is Gone
Black Balloon
Sympathy
Name
Broadway
Iris
James Maddock
Keep Your Dream
When The Sun's Out
Lavender Blue
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers w/Jeff Kazee
This Is Who We Are
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers w/Bruce Springsteen & Jeff Kazee
Never Be Enough Time
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Promised Land
Savin' Up
Pumping Iron w/Danny Clinch
Pink Cadillac w/Danny Clinch
All
Light of Day/Happy Birthday
Thunder Road
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| Remember Jones |
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| The Weeklings |
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| Joe D'Urso w/Jim Babjek & Tony Pallagrossi |
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| Brian Fallon w/Pete Steinkopf & Brian Baker |
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| Jesse Malin |
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| Jesse Malin & Bruce Springsteen |
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| Dramarama |
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| Fantastic Cat |
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| Willie Nile w/Bruce Springsteen & James Maddock |
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| Johnny Rzeznik |
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| Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers w/Bruce Springsteen |
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| Jeff Kazee, Bruce Springsteen & Joe Grushecky |
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| Finale |
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