June 30th

 

  On June 30th, 2007 I saw The White Stripes on their Icky Thump Tour play the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton. This show was crazy good!

June 29th

  

 On June 29th, 1991 I saw my friend's band Mary Prankster play the Riviera Rock Room in Edmonton. Mary Prankster were a local heavy metal band that rocked the scene between 1984-1992 before calling it quits.

June 28th

  

 It was on June 28th, 1994 that I saw Pink Floyd in concert for the second time in three days. Having just seen Pink Floyd play indoors in Vancouver it was time to see them play Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton outdoors. Both shows were fantastic.

June 27th

  

 My ticket stub from the time I saw Steve Earle & The Dukes play the Myer Horowitz Theatre on June 27th, 2014 in Edmonton. Steve was on the road promoting his album The Low Highway.

June 26th

 Hard to believe it was 30 years ago already. June 26th, 1994 my brother Citrus and I saw Pink Floyd on their The Division Bell Tour play B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.

June 25th

 

 It was on June 25th, 2011 that I was at Wunderbar here in Edmonton and saw the great double bill of C'mon and Eamon McGrath.

June 24th

  

 Back on June 24th, 1994 I was in Vancouver visiting my brother Citrus. One of the shows we got out to see while I was there was The Muffs with The Fall-Outs opening at the Starfish Room.

Because the ticket stub is so hard to read I have included the gig poster from the show.

June 23rd

  

 My ticket stub from the time I saw Def Leppard and opening act Tesla play the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.

Nick Lowe & Ron Sexsmith Live in Sherwood Park June 13th 2024

 

 Well I have been extremely slow on doing this review, so it's not going to be much of a review. 

 My buddy A-Bomb and I went to this show out inn Sherwood Park a suburb of Edmonton to see Ron Sexsmith and Nick Lowe at Festival Place. I was really looking forward to this show as I had never seen Nick Lowe in concert before and have really got into his music in the past couple of years. But with the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup final and this show being on the same day as game three it was a tough choice about going to the show. But we went, good thing too as the Oilers lost game three.

 Anyways, the show opened with Ron Sexsmith doing a solo set. He was good but I got a bit bored and had to take a piss, and with our seats right in the middle of our row, well once I got up and bothered everyone so that I could use the washroom, I didn't want to bother everyone again coming back to my seat. Therefore I only saw half of his set.

Ron Sexsmith.

 After Ron it was time for Nick Lowe to hit the stage. I was kind of disappointed that it was only gonna be Nick with no back up band. Nonetheless he did put on a good show. Nick sounded great and played a wide variety of songs from his catalog of music. I'll be honest I only have a few of his albums, them being Pure Pop For Now People and Labour Of Lust. He did a couple from the Labour album "With Out Love" and of course he had to play "Cruel To Be Kind" in which Ron Sexsmith joined Nick on stage for a half dozen songs, that being one of them. Nick also did a Bee Gees song "Heartbreaker" and he also did "I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock And Roll)" and then closing the night out with "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding". All and all a pretty good show. Good times!!!

Nick Lowe.

June 22nd

  

 On June 22nd, 1991 I saw AC/DC on their Razors Edge Tour play Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. If I remember correctly this was the second night of a two night stand. Opening the show was L.A. Guns.

June 21st

  

 My first time seeing Robert Plant in concert was on June 21st, 1988 in Vancouver at the Pacific Coliseum. Opening the show was the Georgia Satellites. Robert Plant was on tour for his Now & Zen album.

June 20th

  

  It was on June 20th, 1995 that I saw Paul Rodgers play the Thunderdome in Edmonton.

June 19th

  

 Way back on June 19th, 1992 I saw Canadian rockers Helix play Rock Central Station.

June 18th

  

 On June 18th, 2014 I saw Blitzen Trapper with opening band  Parkington Sisters play the Starlite Room in Edmonton. I even managed to get the Blitzen Trapper setlist after the show.