COLDPLAY
DATE: March 22 2006
VENUE: Air Canada Centre (hence forth referred to as ACC), Toronto
OPENING BAND: Richard Ashcroft~cool engaging, brilliant man and inspiring musician/lyricist
CROWD FAVORITE: Yellow
MY FAVORITE: In My Place/Speed Of Sound
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: greasy and obnoxious guy getting kicked out for smoking mock-like weed substance...it smelled fowl...and he had no skills....
IN A WORD OR TWO: Fantastically Free (friend gave me tix)
BLACKALICIOUS
DATE: March 28, 2006
VENUE: Opera House, Toronto
OPENING BAND: Fat Lip~please come with hits other than Pharcyde tracks...you can do it!!!!
CROWD FAVORITE: Make Ya Feel That Way/Alphabet Aerobics
MY FAVORITE: World Of Vibrations/Alphabet Aerobics
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Fat Lip getting angry with the crowd because of lack of participation....boooo.
IN A WORD OR TWO:Why Fat Lip?! Why?!
PEARL JAM
DATE: May 10, 2006
VENUE: ACC, Toronto
OPENING BAND: The Buzzcocks~got there late...so i missed them
CROWD FAVORITE: Better Man
MY FAVORITE: Evolution
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: the band stopped playing while the crowd sang Better Man from line 1 & Eddie Vedder knocking back the vino every chance he got
IN A WORD OR TWO: Welcome back!!!!!!!
PREFUSE 73
DATE: July 7th, 2006
VENUE: Harbourfront Ctr./Break, Beats, & Culture Festival, Toronto
OPENING BAND: N/A
CROWD FAVORITE: Everything
MY FAVORITE: Everything
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: people bustin' out in crazy breakdance/up-rock maneuvers.(Prefuse 73 tends to evoke that)
IN A WORD OR TWO (or SIX): Lucious lake water and boombastic beats
311
DATE: August 12, 2006
VENUE: Kool Haus, Toronto
OPENING BAND: Panic & The Rebel Emergency~the Euro designer jeans have got to go!
CROWD FAVORITE: Applied Science
MY FAVORITE: Omaha Stylee
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: (see previous blog posted)
IN A WORD OR TWO: Get Worked!
BEN HARPER/DAMIAN Jr. Gong MARLEY
DATE: September 2, 2006
VENUE: Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto
OPENING BAND: Bedouin Soundclash~missed them...arrived late
CROWD FAVORITE: Harper~Steal My Kisses/Jr. Gong~Beautiful
MY FAVORITE: Harper~Burn One Down/Jr. Gong~We're Gonna Make It & Confrontation
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Harper/Marley duet on Get Up Stand Up and partaking in a session with all the people in our section without interference from the 5-0
IN A WORD OR TWO (or FOUR): Soaking up sweet sounds
311
DATE: September 8, 2006
VENUE: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
OPENING BAND: Pepper, The Wailers~missed Pepper (but the crowd wouldn't stop giving them props so i guess they were good)/The Wailers~ rock steady reggae vibes, absolute niceness
CROWD FAVORITE: Down
MY FAVORITE: Omaha Stylee & Nix Hex
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: super jam session with the Wailers on Exodus
IN A WORD OR TWO: Love
TRIBE CALLED QUEST
DATE: September 10, 2006
VENUE: Wiltern, Los Angeles
OPENING BAND: ???????????
CROWD FAVORITE: Scenario
MY FAVORITE: Sucka Nigga
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Q-Tip mixing it up with the crowd, driving security absolutely bonkers...AND being able to score last minute tix for a Tribe reunion show in a sweet venue with unbelievable acoustics....priceless
IN A WORD OR TWO: Sick!
ROGER WATERS
DATE: September 20, 2006
VENUE: ACC, Toronto
OPENING BAND: N/A
CROWD FAVORITE: Wish You Were Here
MY FAVORITE: Vera, Dark Side Of The Moon
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: giant blow-up pig hovering over the crowd in protest & seeing little children hanging out with their parents while clouds of sweet smoke fill the venue to the brim
IN A WORD OR TWO (or FOUR): Why not any sooner?
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
DATE: September 25, 2006
VENUE: ACC, Toronto
OPENING BAND: The Mars Volta~missed them AGAIN!
CROWD FAVORITE: By The Way
MY FAVORITE: Nobody Weird Like Me
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: guy passed out behind me for half the show~seriously...SLEEPING!.....how?...i dunno.
IN A WORD OR TWO (or THREE): Red Hot Fiyah!
(Ka)Nish
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