August 4th

  

 On August 4th, 2010 I went to the opening night of the  Edmonton Folk Music Festival to see Van Morrison headline the evening. Opening for Van was Bobby "Blue" Bland.

May 14th

 

 It was on May 14th, 1998 that I was in Vancouver at GM Place for the awesome triple bill of Bob Dylan headlining with openers Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison. Such a great bill and concert. Good times!!!

February 28th

It was on February 28th, 2007, that I saw Van Morrison play his first ever show here in Edmonton at Rexall Place. 

3 Years Ago Today...August 4th

It was three years ago today that I saw Van Morrison play the opening night of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

Also on this day a year ago, I saw Idyl Tea play at Permanent Records here in Edmonton.

15 Years Ago Today...May 14th

It was fifteen years ago today that I saw Bob Dylan with Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison play at GM Place in Vancouver, a wicked triple bill.





Also on this day four years ago I saw Joel Plaskett perform at McDougall Church here in Edmonton.





And it was two years ago today that I saw Edmonton band Captain Tractor play at Permanent Records here in Edmonton.



In concert news...Joel Plaskett will be playing in Calgary on Friday June 21st at Flames Central as part of the Sled Island Festival.

6 Years Ago Today...Feb.28th

It was six years ago today that I saw Van Morrison in concert at Rexall Place in Edmonton.





As well, it was four years ago today that I saw local electro/dance/punk band Shout Out Out Out Out play at the Starlite Room here in Edmonton.





Stats for the month of February...
I have been to shows 15 out of 28 days in the month of February.
And have seen 27 different shows out of them 15 days.
Interesting fact, I have never been to a show on a leap year.

Concert Shirt/Poster Of The Day May 3rd (Van Morrison)

Today's t-shirt is from the second time I saw Van Morrison in concert. This show was in 2007 at Rexall Place in Edmonton. Van the Man put on a great show. I went to this show with my friend Buzzard. Good times!!!

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Van Morrison At Edmonton Folk Fest 08/04/10

Wednesday night I made my way to the Edmonton Folk Fest for the first time since 199o. The line up they have for this year is quite good so Buzzard and I decided to venture to the fest for a few of the bands this weekend. It all started on Wednesday night with Van Morrison. This was my third time seeing him in concert. The weather was perfect for a night of sitting on the hill at Gallagher Park in the Edmonton river valley.

We missed the opener, which was Bobby "Blue" Bland. But made it there in time for Van. You have to get to the site some early if you plan on getting a decent seat that's for sure. As there were about 12-15,000 people on the hill. We ended up sitting at the very top of the hill, which sucked as you couldn't see a damn thing, and the 3 screens they had set up for people to see the show, only one of them were working, go figure.We eventually did move down next to the stage, view was blocked a bit by the stage set up, but beat the hell out of sitting at the top and seeing nothing. Oh ya, also no beer gardens open on this night, what's up with that? The sound was excellent up on the hill, you just couldn't see anything. I'm thinking, I am better off sitting in the bushes outside the fenced area for free and listening to the music. I have done this a few times and have always had a good time. Beer is cheap, as you pack your own, you can smoke all you want and it's easy to leave when all is said and done, very little hassles and no rules. I like that!!!

Anyways, Van Morrison put on a stellar show, his voice sounded good, back up band was good, good selection of songs, caught me by surprise when two songs into his hour and half set he played his hit Brown Eyed Girl, other notable songs, they are all good, but these are the ones most people know. He played, Into The Mystic,Moondance and closed the night out with the song Gloria which had the crowd up and dancing finally. Van Morrison didn't acknowledge the crowd once through out the whole evening, he comes off as kind of ignorant or a grumpy bastard. I would give this show a 7 out of 10.













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Next up... Levon Helm (of The Band) Friday night. I am really looking forward to seeing Levon in concert.

Concert Shirt/Poster Of The Day June 6th (Bob Dylan)

Today's t-shirt I got when I traveled to Vancouver in 1998 to catch one of the best triple bills I have ever seen. The bill consisted of Van Morrison opening followed by Joni Mitchell and headlined by Bob Dylan at GM Place. They only did a handful of dates on the west coast and I was lucky enough to attend this unbelievable concert.

The night before this show I saw Bob Dylan play a warm up show at a bar in Vancouver called The Rage, that show too was incredible. The best hundred dollars I have ever spent on a ticket.

This is one of my all time favorite concert shirts.

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In concert news... Van Morrison will be playing at The Edmonton Folk Music Festival on Wednesday August 4th.