Keith Urban-PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ 8/15/2014

Keith Urban brought his Raise Em Up Tour to the PNC  Bank Arts Center this past Friday. The tour is a continuation of his tour in support of his latest CD Fuse.
 We were fortunate to see him last year on the first part of the tour, then titled Light the Fuse. The setlist was completely changed from last year with a heavy emphasis on the new material.
  Local radio station Thunder 106.3 had a contest where you could win a chance to duet with Keith on his song We Were Us, recorded with Miranda Lambert. Hannah Turk(apologies if misspelled) from South Jersey got to perform and did a very good job.
  Opening acts Brett Eldredge and Jerrod Niemann joining Keith for a cover of the Tim McGraw song Something Like That.
  Once again Keith also performed a mini set on a stage set up in front of the lawn section of the amphitheater. Unlike last year where the whole band performed on the lawn stage, only Keith was there while the band stayed on the main stage.
 Here are the setlists:

                                    
            Brett Eldredge

               Can't Behave
               On and On
               Beat of the Music
               Fly Me to the Moon(Frank Sinatra cover:1 verse & chorus)
               One Mississippi
               Mean to Me
               Tell Me Where to Park
               Don't Ya

           Jerrod Niemann

              We Know How to Rock
              Lover Lover
              One More Drinkin' Song
              Beach Baby
              What Do You Want
              Pride & Joy(Stevie Ray Vaughan cover)
              Shinin' on Me
              Buzz Back Girl
              Donkey
              Drink to That All Night

           Keith Urban

              Loves Poster Child
              Sweet Thing
              Somewhere in My Car
              Only You Can Love Me This way
              Long Hot Summer
              Even the Star's Fall 4U
              Good Thing
              We Were Us w/Hannah Turk
              Kiss a Girl
              Who Wouldn't Want to be Me
              Stupid Boy
              Come Back to Me
              Little Bit of Everything
              Something Like That(Tim McGraw cover) w/Brett Eldredge & Jerrod Niemann
             
                                      Mini Stage

              Days Go By
              Without You
              You Look Good in My Shirt

                                    Back to main stage

              Cop Car
              You Gonna Fly
              Put You in a Song
             
             Making Memories of Us
             Better Life
             Raise Em Up w/Eric Church on video
             Somebody Like You/What you Need(INXS cover: 1 verse & chorus)

             


                                       

In Memoriam-Lauren Bacall

                                                       Rest in Peace

In Memoriam-Robin Williams

                    
                                                                       Rest in Peace

Jon Bon Jovi & The Kings of Suburbia-Count Basie Theatre 7/30/2014

Jon Bon Jovi and his side band The Kings of Suburbia performed a benefit concert for the Parker Family Health Center at the Count Basie Theatre the other night. The center provides health care for people who do not have health insurance can receive proper care.
 As with previous Kings of Suburbia shows, the set consisted of Bon Jovi songs and plenty of cover songs. The band included Bon Jovi touring guitarist Bobby Bandiera, Lorenza Ponce; another past touring member of Bon Jovi, drummer Rich Scanella and bassist Graham Maby and backing vocalist Laynonne Holmes. Sadly, the majority of the band was not introduced.

 Midway through the show Jon's biggest influence Southside Johnny performed a 3 song set of classic Ray Charles songs, and then came back for two duets with Jon in the encore.

  Here is the setlist.

         Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band(Beatles cover)-Bobby Bandiera lead vocals, no Jon
         Ain't Nothin' But a House Party(J. Geils Band cover)
         Lost Highway
         Whole Lot of Leavin'
         Oh, Pretty Woman(Roy Orbison cover)
         Everyday People(Sly & the Family Stone cover)
         Old Time Rock & Roll(Bob Seger cover)
         You Give Love a Bad Name
         (What's So Funny 'Bout)Peace,Love & Understanding(Elvis Costello cover)
         I'm Your Man(Leonard Cohen cover)
         We Got it Goin' On
         Under Pressure(Queen & David Bowie cover)
         Baba O'Riley(Who cover)- Bobby Bandiera lead vocal,Violin solo by Lorenza Ponce
         ?????????(Ray Charles cover)- Southside Johnny, No Jon
         Night Time is the Right Time(Ray Charles cover)- Southside Johnny & Layonne Holmes
         What'd I Say? (Ray Charles cover)-Southside Johnny
         The Letter(The Boxtops cover)- w/Southside Johnny Backing vocals
         Who Says You Can't Go Home
         Bad Medicine

         Livin' on a Prayer(Acoustic version)
         Because We Can
         Talk to Me(Southside Johnny cover)-w/Southside Johnny
         634-5789(Wilson Pickett cover)-w/Southside Johnny
         American Pie(Don McLean cover)


        

In Memoriam-Elaine Stritch

                                                                 Here's to the Lady

Zac Brown Band-PNC Bank Arts Center 7/11/2014

  The Zac Brown Band played 2 consecutive nights at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel New Jersey last week. The first was Thursday July 10, the second was Friday July 11. My wife and I attended the July 11th show and loved it.
  This was our first time seeing Zac Brown and were not dissapointed. Great show, tight band, great setlist. I was even more amazed at the setlist changes between the two shows, and how they were essentially two completely different shows. Had I known, we may have gone to both shows.
  The band consists of Zac Brown on Vocals and guitar, Clay Cook on guitar and vocals, Coy Dowes on guitar and organ, Chris Fryar on drums, Jimmy De Martini on Violin, John Driskell Hopkins on bass and guitar, Matt Mangano on bass and Daniel De Los Reyes on percussion.
  Both shows contained several covers, ranging from classic county, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", to classic rock, "Comfortably Numb".
  Paul Sinclair of the Led Zeppelin tribute band Get the Led Out, performed the Zeppelin classic Whole Lotta Love the night we went.
  Bluegrass/Country artist Sturgill Simpson gave a strong opening set and was supported by a 3 piece band.
  Here is The Zac Brown Band setlist.

          Whiskey's Gone
          Natural Disaster
          Goodbye in Her Eyes
          Keep Me in Mind with a walk through the audience
          Uncaged/Kashmir(Led Zeppelin cover)
          The Devil Went Down to Georgia(Charlie Daniels Band cover)
          Can't You See?(Marshall Tucker Band cover)

                         Acoustic set
          Day That I Die
          Sweet Emotion(Aerosmith cover)
          Sweet Annie
          Piano Man(Billy Joel cover)

                        Intermission

          Let it Rain
          Jump Right In
          The Wind
          As She's Walking Away
          Colder Weather
          Knee Deep
          Free/Into the Mystic(Van Morrison cover)
          It's Not O.K.
          Whole Lotta Love(Led Zeppelin cover) w/Paul Sinclair
          Toes

           Day for the Dead
           Comfortably Numb(Pink Floyd cover)
           Chicken Fried
          

         
         

     

Belgium 2 U.S.A. 1

                 One of the greatest performances I have ever seen. Timmy Howard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!