Well I'm back and what a show it was! The weather was a bit crappy so we didn't roam the city after the concert as originally planned but all in all it was a great show. The opening act was Ron Hynes, whom most of you probably have NO idea who he is. Ron hails from Newfoundland and has won numerous awards in the music industry and sings mostly folk stuff. Ron Hynes is a six-time East Coast Music Award winner, a Genie Award winner and a past Juno, CCMA and Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee. He's been recipient of both Artist of The Year and the prestigious Arts Achievement Award from the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from the St. John's Folk Arts Council. Frequently referred to as the "man of a thousand songs", Ron Hynes' songs have been covered by dozens of artists worldwide, including Emmylou Harris, Christy Moore, Mary Black, Denny Doherty, Murray McLauchlan, Valdy, John McDermott, Terry Kelly, Prairie Oyster, The Good Brothers, Shaye, The Cottars and most recently, classical soprano Hayley Westenra.
Still have not heard of him? I'll bet you have heard of the song "Sonny's Dream". He wrote it and everybody in the East Coast music industry as well as half the worlds Celtic groups have recorded it. Nuff said about Ron.
The crowd of about 10 thousand went wild when the first few bars of Jet Airliner were struck, even before the stage curtain fell.That may not sound like a huge crowd but for a twin-city population of about 200,000 combined between Halifax and Dartmouth that's pretty good. BTW, the wife and I had a bet which song he would start off with. She said the Joker and I said Jet Airliner. I just thought the intro would be a good leadin and apparently Steve thought so too. LOL. Steve played a great mix of his classics as well as some stuff from his new and yet to be released CD BINGO! which is do out June 15 of this year. The stage set-up was GREAT and here is a link to how it came to be. Steve Miller Band - Video News The video does not do the stage display justice as it is AWESOME to see the guitar galaxy with the lights flashing and the lasers. Steve played for over an hour and then the band took a break while he stayed on stage himself and played acoustic for about a half hour followed by another half hour with the rest of the band. If that wasn't enough (it wasn't) they played another half hour encore.
One young girl was in the front row of floor seats about six feet from the stage and kept holding up what I thought was an albumn for him to sign. All during the show she was waving it frantically and Steve was apparently ignoring her. When they left before returning for their encore, Steve said "Can you believe. All during the show she has been waving this thing in my face. Throw it up here girl or just hand it to security and they can pass it up". Then I realised it was not an album but a drum cymbal. Her father plays drums and is in the Canadian military currently serving in Afghanistan. Steve not only signed it but handed it to all the band members to do the same. Before signing it he had to wave it above his head and reflect the light back into her face and ask her "How does that feel? Imagine having someone do that to you all night !" Of course he was joking. All in all it was a great concert and well worth it to go.
Still have not heard of him? I'll bet you have heard of the song "Sonny's Dream". He wrote it and everybody in the East Coast music industry as well as half the worlds Celtic groups have recorded it. Nuff said about Ron.
The crowd of about 10 thousand went wild when the first few bars of Jet Airliner were struck, even before the stage curtain fell.That may not sound like a huge crowd but for a twin-city population of about 200,000 combined between Halifax and Dartmouth that's pretty good. BTW, the wife and I had a bet which song he would start off with. She said the Joker and I said Jet Airliner. I just thought the intro would be a good leadin and apparently Steve thought so too. LOL. Steve played a great mix of his classics as well as some stuff from his new and yet to be released CD BINGO! which is do out June 15 of this year. The stage set-up was GREAT and here is a link to how it came to be. Steve Miller Band - Video News The video does not do the stage display justice as it is AWESOME to see the guitar galaxy with the lights flashing and the lasers. Steve played for over an hour and then the band took a break while he stayed on stage himself and played acoustic for about a half hour followed by another half hour with the rest of the band. If that wasn't enough (it wasn't) they played another half hour encore.
One young girl was in the front row of floor seats about six feet from the stage and kept holding up what I thought was an albumn for him to sign. All during the show she was waving it frantically and Steve was apparently ignoring her. When they left before returning for their encore, Steve said "Can you believe. All during the show she has been waving this thing in my face. Throw it up here girl or just hand it to security and they can pass it up". Then I realised it was not an album but a drum cymbal. Her father plays drums and is in the Canadian military currently serving in Afghanistan. Steve not only signed it but handed it to all the band members to do the same. Before signing it he had to wave it above his head and reflect the light back into her face and ask her "How does that feel? Imagine having someone do that to you all night !" Of course he was joking. All in all it was a great concert and well worth it to go.
