September 18th

 

 On September 18th, 1992 I saw Melissa Etheridge on her Never Enough Tour at the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton.

June 16th

 

 It was on June 16th, 1989 that I saw Melissa Etheridge play the Edmonton Convention Centre.

Melissa Etheridge Live in Edmonton July 12th 2018

Last Thursday I went to the Melissa Etheridge concert here in Edmonton at the Winspear Centre. I had no intention of going to this show but my buddy Buzzard picked us up tickets, so I guess I was going now. At a 100 dollars a ticket, there are a lot of other shows I would rather have gone to, but hey what the hell, a show is a show. This would be my third time seeing Melissa in concert and first time since 1992, so I was due to see her again.

We missed the opening act which was a local artist by the name of Amy Van Keeken.

By the time Melissa Etheridge and her full band came on I was surprised to see that the Winspear was maybe half full if that, and it only holds maybe 1600 people or so. But then with such expensive tickets maybe I shouldn't have been shocked. Melissa and her stellar band opened the evening with the song "No Souvenirs" from her second album Brave and Crazy then into "Similar Features" from her debut album, five of the first six songs were from her first couple of albums, which was cool by me as after her third album I pretty much lost interest in her. The other songs in the opening songs were "Let Me Go", "You Used To Love To Dance" and "Chrome Plated Heart".

Over all the show was quite rocking, with Melissa taking some time to mention that she and her wife had spent two days in the city walking around the river valley and checking out the Street Performers Festival saying how beautiful Edmonton was, but did mention all the construction around the city and the venue which is in downtown Edmonton.

Some of the other songs I recognized were "Yes I Am", "You Can Sleep While I Drive", "Bring Me Some Water" and "I'm The Only One". A pretty damn good setlist, lots of songs that I knew. Those that were in attendance seemed to really enjoy the show. All and all a pretty good show, but I think I could go another 25 years before I need to see her again. Good times!!!

Melissa Etheridge at the Winspear Centre.

T-shirt front.

T-shirt back.

Throwback Thursday...Melissa Etheridge

A couple of posters from the few times I have seen Melissa Etheridge in concert.

21 Years Ago Today...September 18th

It was twenty-one years ago today that I saw Melissa Etheridge play the Jubilee Auditorium here in Edmonton.

Also on this day thirteen years ago, I saw the Mighty Mighty Bosstones play the Golden Garter here in Edmonton, opening band for this show was The Gadjits.

And it was a year ago today that I saw Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros play the Edmonton Event Centre.

24 Years Ago Today...June 16th

It was twenty-four years ago today that I saw Melissa Etheridge play the Convention Centre here in Edmonton.

Also on this day three years ago, I went to two shows in the same evening. First of the night was the Tom Petty and Joe Cocker double bill at Rexall Place in Edmonton.

I had to bail out of the Tom Petty show about half way through in order to make it to the Starlite Room to catch Hank Williams III.

Concert Poster Of The Day Nov.8th (Melissa Etheridge)

Today's poster is from the first time I saw Melissa Etheridge in concert. This show was in 1989 at The Edmonton Convention Centre. Melissa was touring for her debut album which is a really good album. I went to this show with Nerraw.

Concert Poster Of The Day Sept.12th (Melissa Etheridge)

Today's poster is from the Melissa Etheridge concert I saw in 1992 at The Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton. I was a big fan of Melissa in the early 90's, I thought her first two albums were incredible. She was touring for her third album at the time "Never Enough". Not so much a fan these days. I don't recall who I went to this show with.