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April 25, 2024 MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Finally got to see The Priest! This was a real good show. Loved the lights and video in the back ground. Really a good old fashioned heavy metal show. Sabaton was great too. The were almost like a heavy Viking type band like Amon Amarth only with more distinct vocals. They are from Sweden. It was my very first show at the MGM and I loved the place. Large floor and all the seats are balcony but it doesn't look like any of them are bad seats at all. Plenty of bars around but I think they should incorporate more food. Although I recommend trying to eat beforehand. Cost me $44 after tip for 1 whiskey on the rocks, bag of popcorn, and a box of M&Ms. I was glad when the drummer mention other shows they did and everyone booed, but when he mentioned Bangor, there were many cheers so I had some brothers and sister there. Great show though!
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A night of firsts for me. First time seeing Dropkick Murphys and they did not disappoint. The whole show was just a very positive atmosphere. Coincidentally the last time I was in show with such positive vibes was another Boston band, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, back in the 90s I believe. Pennywise was great to finally see. So weird seeing bands I knew when they were kids, and they are all men now. They did a cover of Fight for Your Right to Party by The Beastie Boys. The opening band was straight from Dublin, Ireland, called The Scratch and they put on a great show. Not sure what kind of drum kit they had but it looked like he was just hitting two mics to a speaker. And when the bass hit, hoooooly, you could feel it through your gut. Great show!
March 12, 2024 Cross Insurance Arena, Portland, Maine, United States
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July 27, 2018 Darling's Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor, Maine, United States
[show #134] Slayer's final tour and it was phenomenal! I sure will miss them, but they deserve retirement. Never thought I'd cry at a Slayer concert, but when Tom Araya's paced the stage at the end, just taking it all in, and finally his voice cracked as he said goodbye...I couldn't take it. Testament and Anthrax were great of course. Anthrax came out playing the beginning of Cowboys from Hell in honor of newly deceased (may he rest in peace \m/) Vinnie Paul. And they ended their set playing the end of Cowboy's. It was great. Lamb of God was awesome. Napalm Death is not really my type of death metal, but they were good. Didn't expect the singer to be English. :)
Bands: Anthrax / Testament / Slayer / Napalm Death / Lamb Of God / Corrosion Of Conformity / Gojira
[show #135] The main thing that ticked me off about the venue is that they had a gated section for 21+, which is usually fine, only here, on the 2 second stages, they actually gated off 1 of the stages, so because I was with my nephew, we couldn't even go up close to the stage for the bands we wanted to see over there. Idiotic! Aside from that, Powerman 5000 was good, still very much full of energy. They deserve to be on the main stage--I don't know where their fame went. Hollywood Undead was really good, too. Emmure, as well. Kind of a heavy rap type band. On the main stage (we decided to upgrade our tickets from Lawn to Pit for only $20 more, and it at least got us out of the sun most of the time. C.O.C was good, and I spotted Zakk Wylde on the side of the stage watching the show. Trivium and Gojira got the crowd pumped. Trivium are a good live band. BLS was great. Zakk played a long solo with his guitar on his shoulder, behind his head. Came down and played most of it between the center divider, finishing on stage using his mouth. Avenged Sevenfold were supposed to be headlining, but the singer got sick. Prophets of Rage backed out because they were touring with AS. But...Three Days Grace decided to make the trip so that was cool of them, they were cool. Chevelle took AS's place and they've played better shows. It was a little disappointing. They didn't seem to have the crunch they used to have.
July 28, 2018 Darling's Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor, Maine, United States
Bands: Chevelle / Three Days Grace / Gojira / Emmure / Hollywood Undead / Black Label Society / Powerman 5000 / Trivium / Corrosion Of Conformity
Bands: Chevelle / Three Days Grace / Black Label Society / Gojira / Trivium / Hollywood Undead / Corrosion Of Conformity / Powerman 5000 / Emmure
[show #143] Oh, man! I never thought I'd be able to see Pantera on stage again. With Phil and Rex the only surviving members (RIP Dimebag and Vinnie!!), it was more than okay to get Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante to fill the roles. It was a great show and great time. I so wish I could have been in the pits for this one. Lamb of God put on a great show as well, as they always do. King Parrot had some good music but I just wasn't digging the vocals. Too screechy for my taste. Could have been good with lower vocals, like Hatebreed. Carnivora was that band playing on the side as we walked in, and again on the way out. Female singer with some heavy pipes. They were pretty good. George and Tabitha were at the show, and apparently lots of people from work were there. Can't wait to see Pantera again.
September 8, 2023 Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, New Hampshire, United States
[show #138] My first time at the new Maine Savings Pavilion. Hopefully they improve a little while they build Rock Row. The center music box was obstructing half the stage so I hopped online and purchased closer tickets. Shouldn't have to do that but I won't fall for that twice. Other than that, the sound was superb and there was virtually no waiting between bands, other than the initial setup. Motionless in White was a great opener. Reminded me of the God Bombs a little. Halestorm is just a great rock band. Much rather be seeing them live than listing on the radio. And it was great to see Alice Cooper for a 2nd time. I swear the guy isn't aging.
August 10, 2019 Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row, Westbrook, Maine, United States
September 8, 2023 Banknh Pavilion, Gilford, New Hampshire, United States
[show #144] First time I finally get to see Lita Ford! She still has her voice. The only down was they overextended an instrumental/collaboration with Gary Hoey on the song Back to the Cave. It was just too long and people started sitting down or they left early. Bobby Rock had a killer drum solo, so the two going back to back was just too long for people who wanted to dance around and sing to their favorite songs. Patrick Kennison, the guitarist (formerly of The Union Underground) sang the Ozzy portion of Close My Eyes Forever and he did great. He's a good singer. If the whole show had the same energy that came out of Kiss Me Deadly, it would have been a wild ride. Still glad to see them. I never heard of Gary Hoey but he's an amazing guitarist. His son too, who joined them for a song or two.
November 10, 2023 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, United States
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February 2, 2023 Cross Insurance Arena, Portland, Maine, United States
May 27, 2018 Harvard Sports Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
May 25, 2018 Harvard Sports Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
July 29, 2018 Darling's Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor, Maine, United States
Bands: Rob Zombie / Marilyn Manson / Underoath / Of Mice & Men / P.O.D. / Baroness / We Came As Romans
July 29, 2023 SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
[show #142] Been awhile since I've been to this venue. I was disappointed having to sit in the seats but I did get the tix for $25 each from Live Nation's all in deal. From Ashes to New was ok, but not really my thing. We were away from our seats and getting some food. Fit for a King was good, heavy. Motionless was really good. I really like them as a band. In This Moment for some odd reason only played 5 songs so that was disappointing. I don't know how they were running over. I didn't feel like we lost time anywhere. But the theatrics and presence were great. Above Snakes were playing on the way out at some small patch probably for local bands. They had potential. The band needs to work on their vocals though.
August 18, 2023 Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, New Hampshire, United States
[show #141]What an amazing show this was. Beginning with Barry Goudreau of the band, Boston. They were real good. Definitely played some old Boston tunes we recognized. We were up in the Samuel Addams VIP section for them so we could get some food and drinks. Then we went to our floor seats for Hollywood Vampires. Alice Cooper always has such a good stage presence and attitude. I think I was most excited to see Joe Perry of Aerosmith do his thing. He even sang a song. At one point he played Jeff Beck's guitar in his honor. And of course, the legend himself, Mr. Johnny Depp. He sang "People Who Died" by Jimmy Carroll, and "Heroes" by David Bowie. Such a great show!