![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Barenaked Ladies
Jun. 13th, 2015 07:30 pmBarenaked Ladies were headlining, with Violent Femmes and Colin Hay opening. The show was at the BMO Harris Pavilion, which is a covered, outdoor theater, right on the lakefront in the Summerfest grounds. Being mid-June, in Wisconsin, it was cold. I think it was below 60 degrees. The rain started a short way into Barenaked Ladies's set, so we got pretty wet as we were leaving.
Colin Hay was the leader of Men At Work, back in the 80's. I expected something a little more upbeat, but he did half an hour of introspective, minor key, acoustic guitar songs.
The Femmes, being the second opener were given less than an hour to play. That surprised me a little, since they were the hometown act. The show started at 7:30, and they were offstage by 9:05. They packed in all their usual hits plus a few. Blister in the Sun, Kiss Off, Good For/At Nothing, Love Love Love Love Love, American Music, Jesus Walking on the Water, Old Mother Reagan, Freak Magnet, Hallowed Ground, I Held Her in My Arms, Gone Daddy Gone, Black Girls, Add It Up. I was disappointed they weren't given a little more stage time in their hometown, but that was a pretty good set.
New drummer, Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls) really tore it up. Blaise Garza played Baritone, tenor and subcontrabass saxophones. Jeff Hamilton on guitar, mandolin and percussion. John Sparrow (literally) on cajon. Gordon Gano singing, guitar and fiddle, with Brian Ritchie on basses and marimba, of course. BNL bassist Jim Creegan took over on bass, while Ritchie played marimba.
Barenaked Ladies are a fun band. I like their songs. My only complaint is that they all sound the same. Fortunately, I like the sound. But I decided to leave early, to beat some of the rain. And beat the crowd in the rain. And get Cindy home earlier than the previous night. We left about halfway through, just before my favorite song, "Light Up My Room." Before we left, they had Colin Hay join them to lead "Who Can It Be Now?" Blaize Garza from the Femmes played sax, though his mic didn't work for his big solo.
Apparently, the roof of the pavilion is a bit leaky. And also, water ran down to the front of the audience area. It was several inches deep.
Violent Femmes - Brian Viglione, Jeff Hamilton, Gordon Gano, Blaize Garza, John Sparrow, Brian Ritchie.
( see more )
Colin Hay was the leader of Men At Work, back in the 80's. I expected something a little more upbeat, but he did half an hour of introspective, minor key, acoustic guitar songs.
The Femmes, being the second opener were given less than an hour to play. That surprised me a little, since they were the hometown act. The show started at 7:30, and they were offstage by 9:05. They packed in all their usual hits plus a few. Blister in the Sun, Kiss Off, Good For/At Nothing, Love Love Love Love Love, American Music, Jesus Walking on the Water, Old Mother Reagan, Freak Magnet, Hallowed Ground, I Held Her in My Arms, Gone Daddy Gone, Black Girls, Add It Up. I was disappointed they weren't given a little more stage time in their hometown, but that was a pretty good set.
New drummer, Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls) really tore it up. Blaise Garza played Baritone, tenor and subcontrabass saxophones. Jeff Hamilton on guitar, mandolin and percussion. John Sparrow (literally) on cajon. Gordon Gano singing, guitar and fiddle, with Brian Ritchie on basses and marimba, of course. BNL bassist Jim Creegan took over on bass, while Ritchie played marimba.
Barenaked Ladies are a fun band. I like their songs. My only complaint is that they all sound the same. Fortunately, I like the sound. But I decided to leave early, to beat some of the rain. And beat the crowd in the rain. And get Cindy home earlier than the previous night. We left about halfway through, just before my favorite song, "Light Up My Room." Before we left, they had Colin Hay join them to lead "Who Can It Be Now?" Blaize Garza from the Femmes played sax, though his mic didn't work for his big solo.
Apparently, the roof of the pavilion is a bit leaky. And also, water ran down to the front of the audience area. It was several inches deep.
Violent Femmes - Brian Viglione, Jeff Hamilton, Gordon Gano, Blaize Garza, John Sparrow, Brian Ritchie.
( see more )
