Jethro Tull in Indio
Aug. 17th, 2008 01:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tenayaI'm back from the first concert and that was...interesting.
First off, the concert hall at the Fantasy Springs Resort casino in Indio? Think...high school auditorium. Think a big square with a stage a few feet up off the floor, the 'floor' seating wooden chairs on a concrete floor--not even staggered seating, and the seats on the side those raised contraptions that fold accordion like to close. And this place is getting fairly decent names beside Tull; Ringo Starr, Kid Rock, Fergie, Patti LaBelle. Between that and being out in the middle of nowhere, I'm thinking the casino makes it worthwhile for the artists. I'm thinking they get a lot of the take at the box office because it really makes no sense otherwise.
But, like at the L.A. County Fairgrounds concert a few years ago, the audience wasn't too bad. A lot of applause before the song is actually over but that is always a hazard for people not very familiar with Tull. I was kind of dreading drunks screaming out for no particular reason except the song is soft enough that they can be heard throughout the concert hall, but these guys didn't do that. Cool. Also, the one security guard I asked directions from said he was in five hours early for his shift because of Tull. I don't know whether he has to come in early for all concerts or they were expecting trouble from the fans of this 'heavy metal' band. There certainly were a lot of security about though. And absolutely no reason for them either so that was good.
The boys played well, Ian's voice is what it is nowadays. They all seemed in good spirits. Apparently Martin Barre broke his wah wah pedal a few weeks ago and can't find another one, not even on ebay.
The set list included My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll, Farm On The Freeway, Bourée, A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath. I'm missing a few I think. A lot of these were performed close to the original version or a mix that has been standard for years (slipping Kelpie inside of A New Day Yesterday) except Locomotive Breath had a new bit towards the end.
So, Tull = yes; Fantasy Springs Resort = no.
And now I get to see them again later today!
First off, the concert hall at the Fantasy Springs Resort casino in Indio? Think...high school auditorium. Think a big square with a stage a few feet up off the floor, the 'floor' seating wooden chairs on a concrete floor--not even staggered seating, and the seats on the side those raised contraptions that fold accordion like to close. And this place is getting fairly decent names beside Tull; Ringo Starr, Kid Rock, Fergie, Patti LaBelle. Between that and being out in the middle of nowhere, I'm thinking the casino makes it worthwhile for the artists. I'm thinking they get a lot of the take at the box office because it really makes no sense otherwise.
But, like at the L.A. County Fairgrounds concert a few years ago, the audience wasn't too bad. A lot of applause before the song is actually over but that is always a hazard for people not very familiar with Tull. I was kind of dreading drunks screaming out for no particular reason except the song is soft enough that they can be heard throughout the concert hall, but these guys didn't do that. Cool. Also, the one security guard I asked directions from said he was in five hours early for his shift because of Tull. I don't know whether he has to come in early for all concerts or they were expecting trouble from the fans of this 'heavy metal' band. There certainly were a lot of security about though. And absolutely no reason for them either so that was good.
The boys played well, Ian's voice is what it is nowadays. They all seemed in good spirits. Apparently Martin Barre broke his wah wah pedal a few weeks ago and can't find another one, not even on ebay.
The set list included My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll, Farm On The Freeway, Bourée, A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath. I'm missing a few I think. A lot of these were performed close to the original version or a mix that has been standard for years (slipping Kelpie inside of A New Day Yesterday) except Locomotive Breath had a new bit towards the end.
So, Tull = yes; Fantasy Springs Resort = no.
And now I get to see them again later today!
