Written by Tom Thompson
Spring is in the air and it’s the month of May! For the last 4 years, Concert Blast has taken the road trip to Memphis, TN to report on the Beale Street Music Festival as part of the city’s Memphis In May festivities. Below is a report from Tom Thompson on the Friday night excitement as he and a couple of his friends enjoyed the festivities. Although the Music Festival continues during the rain, unfortunately the guys were rained out for the Saturday and Sunday shows.
Starting off we would like to thank our friends with Memphis in May for their hospitality. As it turned out, Friday was forecasted for rains all evening. Arriving at the festival we encountered just some overcast skies but otherwise a beautiful Memphis evening.
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Written by Tom Thompson
Canadian rockers Nickelback with Seether and Saving Abel, started their Dark Horses Tour in Nashville, Tennessee on February 25, 2009. Nickelback tickets were extremely hard to find since it was a sold out show.
The stage was extremely large with three video screens, a very impressive light show, a state of the art speaker system and very powerful protechnics. The stage also had a catwalk that extended out to the crowd about 200 feet. Nickelback started off the show with the first song from their new album, Something In Your Mouth (a song about a guy watching a girl suck her thumb). It did not take them long before they brought out their acoustic guitars and played one of their biggest hits from All The Right Reasons, Photograph. Lead singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger got the crowd going crazy saying ” I feel like I live in Nashville, we have been here for two weeks, we might as well make Nashville our new home”. Chad’s voice was very strong and sounded great the entire night.
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Written by Tom Thompson
It’s Rick Springfield’s yearly visit to the world’s famous Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN. This was one great night filled with Rick Springfield music. This year he made it easier for the Nashville men to charm their Classic Rock ladies for Valentines by taking them to one of his two dynamic shows. Not only does Rick Springfield have the charisma for the ladies, but he’s a hard rocking guitarist for the guys.
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Rick Springfield definitely proved he’s a rocker during his two concerts he performed in Nashville. Rick began his Friday night show with Who Killed Rock and Roll, rocked through the night with his classic hits as Jessie’s Girl, I’ve Done Everything For You, Affair of the Heart, and many more. He the night ended with a fan favorite which he penned only a few years ago, Wasted.
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Posted 9/13/2008
Journey in concert - Nashville, TN
It was Thursday August 7th 2008 when Mike, Brian, and Tom enjoyed the invitation from Journey to review the Journey / Cheap Trick concert as the tour makes their stop in Nashville, TN.
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Posted on 9/29/2007
Night Ranger In Concert - Jack Blades
On Wednesday night September 12th, 2007, Mike, Brian, and Tom headed to the Wildhorse Saloon again in their hometown of Nashville, TN. They were there to witness one of the best rock shows that came out of the 80′s… NIGHT RANGER. The guys from Night Ranger, the staff, the publicist, and the management were super friendly to us! We thought we would enjoy the concert, but we had no idea we would Love it. Enjoy the Interview and Concert Review with lots of live sing along clips.
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Posted 3/18/2007
Audio Adrenaline In Concert - Mark Stuart
It was a joyous and a sad occasion on March 10th, 2007 in Evansville, IN as top-billed Christian rockers, Audio Adrenaline performed for the last time in the city. Audio Adrenaline has now dwindled down to two original members (Mark Stuart and Will McGinniss) and moved from a headlining act to an opening slot for Mercy Me as they say farewell to their fans on their last tour. Listen to our podcast of one of their final shows as Concert Blast‘s Mike Arnold and Brian Hasbrook walks through their set list describing the details along the way as well as capturing live clips from the night.
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