The Guess Who Live in Edmonton June 10th 2026

  Thanks to my Sweetie Janis, she and I went to see Canadian legends The Guess Who at Rogers Place. Janis won tickets from local radio station 95.7 CRUZ FM, and I was the lucky one that got to  go with her. I would have bought tickets for this show as I have always wanted to see The Guess Who live. Added bonus for this show was Don Felder a former member of The Eagles opening.

 We got to our seats in plenty of time before Don Felder but much to our surprise, Don started his set at 7:24, tickets said 7:30 start, good thing we got seated early. I can't recall the last time I saw a band or musician start their set early especially at a coliseum show. His first song of the night was one I wasn't familiar with, but after the first song he stopped as they were having technical issues. Not sure what it was as it sounded good to me but nonetheless, it took them a while to get the issue sorted out. Don went on to tell a few stories about some of the songs he wrote or co-wrote with The Eagles. After what felt like forever, he finally got back to playing. The next couple of songs were definitely familiar as he played a couple of Eagles songs, them being "One Of These Nights" and "Victim Of Love", they sounded pretty damn good and now the place was filling up, an older crowd for sure and people were singing along to these classic songs. Other Eagles songs played were "Heartache Tonight", "Life In The Fast Lane" a song I have always loved but man he butchered it, it did not sound good at all. He closed out his set with "Hotel California". I was really hoping to hear his song "Heavy Metal (Take A Ride)" from the Heavy Metal Soundtrack but it didn't get played. When he was doing all the talking after the first song when they had the technical issues he had told the story about doing this song for the movie, and mentioned he would play it. But because of the issues his set was shortened therefore it was never played which was too bad. All and all a decent set.

Don Felder.

 Headliner of the night was Canadian legends The Guess Who, not all original members as that has been an ongoing issue for many years, but it was the two main guys, Winnipeg natives Burton Cummings on vocals, guitar, keyboard, flute and Randy Bachman on guitar and vocals. The tour dubbed Takin' It Back after all the issues of getting the name back to the rightful owners, it had been 23 years since Randy and Burton have toured under the name The Guess Who. I wasn't sure what to expect as I had never seen the two of them perform together but I was looking forward to it. And you know what, it was damn good. Myself and the 10,000 or so other in attendance would probably agree. Everyone I talked to that was at the show said they thought it was great as well.

 The Guess Who started their set with "Runnin' Back To Saskatoon" and right away you could tell Randy and Burton still have it, Burton sounded great and Randy sitting on a stool for pretty much the whole show was sounding great on the guitar and vocals. The Guess Who have so many songs that are classic AM radio hits, you couldn't avoid hearing their songs back in the day. With the older crowd that it was, everyone knew the songs and words to these Canadian classics. It was one hit after another "These Eyes", "Hand Me Down World", "Albert Flasher" and the first Bachman Turner Overdrive song of the evening was "Let It Ride". Burton looked to be having a blast on stage, so energetic for a 78 year old man, he told some stories between songs, his voice is still very, how do you say this, almost boyish, he just has so much enthusiasm for what he does. And Randy Bachman can still rip it up on guitar and sounded great as well at 82 years old.

 Other songs played were "Undun", "Clap For The Wolfman" that song had everyone singing and clapping along, so much fun. "Guns Guns Guns" was also another one played and then another BTO song, this one being "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet". And there was no way that they were gonna get away without playing "American Woman" so of course that was played with them starting the song with a snippet of The Doors song "Roadhouse Blues" which kinda made sense as Burton was sporting a Doors t-shirt under his jean jacket. They followed up that song with "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" after hearing them songs I was a happy man. Those two songs back to back brings back some fun memories of my teens and early 20's.

 Then it was the two song encore, ending the night with another BTO songs, an absolute classic "Takin' Care Of Business". A very fun night out. Good times!!!

The Guess Who.

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June 20th

  It was on June 20th, 2011 that I saw Steve Earle & The Dukes rock the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton.

June 17th

  On June 17th, 2017 I saw Bonnie Raitt play the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton. An excellent show it was.

June 16th

 

My autographed ticket stub from the time I saw Hank Williams III play at the Starlite Room in Edmonton. I actually had to leave the Tom Petty concert that same night early in order to see Hank in concert. That was a tough call but the right one. Luckily I had seen Tom a few times live already, so I had to do it.

June 15th

  It was on this day June 15th of 2018 that I saw Social Distortion with opening acts Jade Jackson and Aaron Lee Tasjan play Union Hall here in Edmonton.

Supersuckers Live in Edmonton June 6th 2026

 

 Yay, a Saturday night show and with the Supersuckers and Scott H. Biram to boot. Not enough weekend shows so far this year. My buddies Buzzard, Cuz, Nazz, A-Bomb and I went to this show together at the Starlite Room. I do like the Supersuckers but the big draw for me at this gig was Scott H. Biram. A great double bill.

 I'd never seen Scott H. Biram before so I was looking forward to seeing this Austin, Texas one man band. His style of music is a mix of punk and blues based rock n' roll. When Scott hit the stage, after his first song he mentioned to the crowd that he was having voice issues but was going to soldier on through, saying that whiskey was gonna help or at the least he'd get drunk. After saying that the next thing you know the crowd is buying him glasses of whiskey. His voice was a little rough but still sounded like I had expected. Scott was ripping it up on the guitar and singing at his best ability. By the end of his set he walked off the stage with still three glasses of whiskey. I really enjoyed his set.

Scott H. Biram.

 Next up was Tuscon, Arizona's self proclaimed greatest rock n' roll band the Supersuckers. This would be my 6th time seeing them in concert. They always put on a fun rocking show and it had been twelve years since I last saw them. I was hoping to hear lots of their older tunes as I haven't bought a Supersuckers album since their 2014 album Get The Hell.

 Nice to see that the three piece Supersuckers have kept the same line up since I last saw them with bassist/vocalist and only original member Eddie Spaghetti leading the way with Metal Marty still ripping it up on guitar and drummer Chris von Streicher keeping the beat.

 The band hit the stage opening with "Born With A Tail" an oldie from their 1995 album The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers, such an awesome album and great song to start the night. Other old songs played were "Coattail Rider" and "Ron's Got the Cocaine" from their debut 1992 album The Smoke Of Hell. Another old one was "Creepy Jackalope Eye". Sometimes it would take half the song to realize what the hell it was that they were playing because the mix was terrible, vocals weren't high enough and the overall sound was very muddy, which is unusual for the Starlite Room as the sound is usually really good. I was hoping to hear some songs from the album Must've Been High but they only played one song from that album "Roadworn And Weary". "Evil Powers Of Rock N' Roll" was also played which made me happy. But there were a shit load of songs played that I just wasn't familiar with. Metal Marty the guitarist played a couple of songs from his solo albums, again songs I wasn't familiar with. But watching him on guitar was a treat, he just makes it look so effortless. Eddie Spaghetti plays the bass more like a guitar than a bass and drummer Chris was an animal.

 All and all it was an okay show, Scott H. Biram stole the show. As for the Supersuckers, they were good, sound was shitty and the song selection could have been a whole lot better. I was surprised by the small turnout for the Saturday show, maybe a couple hundred people. I think I am pretty much done going to see them in concert again, unless of course they come through town and play Must've Been High in it's entirety. Good times!!!

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The Black Keys Live in Edmonton June 3rd 2026

  Last Wednesday my buddies Buzzard, Cuz, Nazz and I went to see The Black Keys at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The Black Keys are currently on the road promoting their newest album Peaches!. We got tickets for $30 on the Ticketmaster summer ticket sale, so we figured at that price, why not!

 Opening the show was Jeremie Albino a musician from Toronto who is a singer/songwriter that plays a roots rock style of music. I had never heard of him before but after learning he was the opening act for this show I checked out some of music on a streaming service. His latest album Our Time In The Sun was actually produced by Dan Auerbach who is the guitarist and singer of The Black Keys, so I can see how Jeremie got the opening slot. I thought his album was alright but nothing overly special. But still wanted to check him out. And have to say that I am glad I got there early to see him. Jeremie Albino and his band were great, they rocked the hell out with a great groove and energy. I'd be very interest in seeing him in a club setting. I see he is actually playing the Edmonton Folk Music Festival this August here in Edmonton. I'd recommend seeing him live.

Jeremie Albino.

 Next up was Akron, Ohio's The Black Keys, this would be my third time seeing them in concert. I was hesitant about seeing them again as I haven't cared for their last few albums. But after listening to their newest album Peaches! their fourteenth album which is an all covers album of old blues songs, which sees the band getting back to their roots, I was in. I really like the new album, and the price of the tickets helped too.

 The Black Keys started as a duo back in 2001 led by Dan Auerbach on guitar and vocals and Patrick Carney on drums who were in good form all evening. They now tour with a full band and have for a while now. Their stage set up was pretty basic with The Black Keys lighting up the back of the stage with a full screen with psychedelics going through out the show. They opened with the song "I Got Mine" from their 2008 album Attack & Release and we were off to a good start. With a vast catalog of music they played songs from their whole discography, with a good selection from their 2010 album Brothers "Howlin' For You", "Next Girl" and "She's Long Gone" and a couple of others I believe. The second song of the night was from what was one of their most popular albums El Camino playing the song "Gold On The Ceiling". I was happy to hear "Just Couldn't Tie Me Down" from the 2004 album Rubber Factory. They did do some old blues covers such as "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire" an old Willie Griffin song, "She Does It Right" an old Dr. Feelgood song and "You Got To Lose" by Earl Hooker all songs from the Peaches! album. I thought they did a great job on all these songs. Cool choices for covers, old blues songs that you don't hear too often.

 For the encore they did two songs from the El Camino album "Little Black Submarines" and their biggest song "Lonely Boy". All and all I thought it was a great show, a small appreciative audience of I'd say around 5-6,000 seemed to enjoy it as well. Good times!!!

The Black Keys.

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