May 31st

 

 It was on May 31st, 2013 that I saw hometown Edmonton band Jr. Gone Wild play their reunion show , their first show since 1995. And what a great show it was at the Petroleum Club, the show got moved after the tickets were printed. A three hour show and it fucking rocked the whole time. Opening the show was the Queen of Victoria Carolyn Mark whom was also excellent. Good times!!!

May 30th

  

 This ticket stub is from the time I saw The Quireboys (London Quireboys) play a show at the Dinwoodie Lounge here in Edmonton on May 30th, 1993. The band were on tour for their album Bitter Sweet & Twisted. Not a very well attended show but still a good show nonetheless.

May 29th

  

 My ticket stub from the time I saw the Vancouver band Rymes With Orange play the Thunderdome in Edmonton on May 29th 1996.

May 28th

 On May 28th, 2012 I saw Roger Waters on his The Wall Tour at Rexall Place in Edmonton. What a spectacle of a show.

May 27th

 

  Another show I caught with my brother Citrus while in Vancouver, the day after seeing Page & Plant we saw the Ottawa band Furnaceface at the New York Theatre. A very fun show!

May 26th

 

 It was on May 26th,, 1995 that my brother Captain Citrus and I saw Jimmy Page & Robert Plant on their No Quarter Tour rock the hell out of the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. This show still rates in my top ten concerts ever.

 In concert news...Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will be playing the Edmonton Folk Music Festival on Sunday August 11th.

May 25th

  

 On May 25th, 1988 I saw Iron Maiden on their Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Tour play Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. Opening the show was Guns N' Roses, who had yet to hit it big. A great double bill to a very small audience.

May 23rd

 

 It was on May 23rd, 1996 that I saw San Francisco rockers Alley Boys rock Peoples Pub in Edmonton. A great rockin' show!

May 21st

 

 It was on May 21st, 1992 that myself and a couple of buddies made our way to Calgary to see Metallica at the Olympic Saddledome. Having seen Metallica play in Edmonton two nights previous we decided to make our way to Calgary to see them yet again. 

 This little trip has a great story to go with it. If you care to read about it. Click here.

May 20th

  

 May 20th, 2006 I saw the Sam Roberts Band play the Starlite Room in Edmonton on their Chemical City Tour.

May 19th

 

 On May 19th, 1992 I got to see Metallica on their Wherever We May Roam Tour at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. Row 2 on the floor for this one. Such an amazing show!

 In concert news...Metallica will be playing two shows here in Edmonton at Commonwealth Stadium on Friday August 23rd and Sunday August 25th.

Violent Femmes Live in Edmonton May 8th 2024

 

 My buddy Buzzard and I went to this sold out Violent Femmes concert at the Winspear Centre. This was my second time seeing the Violent Femmes concert, last time I saw them was in 2000. So I was excited to get to see them perform live again. This time around the band were performing their first two albums in full. This was going to be awesome.

 And holy fucking shit, it was awesome. The band played two sets, the first set was them playing their second album 1984's Hallowed Ground, and the second set was them performing their 1983 debut album. The band were in fine form sounding amazing. the first set was great and the second set was even better. From the first note of "Blister In the Sun" in the second set the sold out crowd were in the aisles dancing and singing along. And the crowd didn't stop dancing until the last note of the encore of "American Music". This was such a fun show. Lead singer Gord Gano even mentioned about coming back to town and performing with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. That would be super cool to see. I really hope that happens because you can bet I'll be at that show too. Good times!!!

Violent Femmes at the Winspear Centre.