Richmond, Virginia, June 6th, 2007 Options

[SJN1279]

LIVE will be playing the Innsbrook Pavilion in Richmond VA on June 6th. Details will be announced shortly.

[malon78]

holy crap are you serious? man my damn job is gonna HATE me that week in june. richmond and fairfax. granted richmond i could just go up from work (bout 35 min away) and then drive home,, but oh man ok im excited!

[SJN1279]

holy crap are you serious? man my damn job is gonna HATE me that week in june. richmond and fairfax. granted richmond i could just go up from work (bout 35 min away) and then drive home,, but oh man ok im excited!

http://innsbrookafterhours.com/content/index.php (thank Malon78 for the link)

[malon78]

just an update with some info. i am a slacker and cross posted this in fol and just did a copy paste but its been a damn long weekend. sorry.

so we went to innsbrook this week, for the first time ever, to see weird al. here's what i learned.
when the sites directions say FIRST left off nuckols, they aint kidding. when you get off 295 get your butt the whole way over, you cant see the street name till your up on the sign, but you do see the gas station sign from a bit of a distance.
it is behind an office park. and parking is just park where ever around the buildings where they have signs. parking is free. the lines going in sorta make no sense so look ahead for "gold circle and general admin" signs as they dont direct you to them and you only know its the right line when you get up to the gate.
as its behind buildings in a field, there is no plumbing. so go potty before you get there and try not to break the seal or your port-a-pottying it. theres some kid zone time pay to jump bounce stuff. theres also a wine booth, a mixed drink booth, and a beer booth. NONE TAKE PLASTIC! and as of last week there was no portable atm. im sending them a suggestion email on that one as we woulda spent some cash but there was no atms and we thought there would be.
if the merch booth doesnt have a means to use a cc machine when they leave the field that night theyre gonna be cash only, so keep that in mind.
they had a screen behing weird al, and one stage right but im not sure if that was weird al's set up or innsbrooks. theres also this odd up off the group vip box in the general area of the screen.
hope this helps everyone.
also, shortpump mall isnt far from there and it has an APPLE STORE!! and some other really good stores that for some reason are only found at that mall in the richmond all the way to vabeach shopping options.

[SJN1279]

I received a phone call from a friend attending the show tonight. She sweetly allowed me to listen to the band play Selling the Drama. Ed's voice seem ed stronger than its been in a really long time. The song sounded awesome.

I hope everyone enjoys this set of shows!

[Rupe]

They sounded great! (Only) about a 16 song set, opened with Mystery, closed with I Alone. No WD (1 encore). Too early for me to remember the right order, but highlights included Mirror Song, TSUFL, ShitTown and Voodoo Lady. Ed was on all night, CT had his stomping moments. Pat and CG were solid like always.

[dangum]

Live: out of the spotlight, but still relevant
Thursday, Jun 07, 2007 - 12:08 AM Updated: 09:24 AM

By MELISSA RUGGIERI
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

More than 13 years after Live smashed through the wall of tuneless grunge with its hooky, yet brooding, rock anthems, the band still has presence.

Even though last night's Innsbrook crowd of Live

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last nightmore than 5,000 was a long way from the arenas and amphitheaters the band filled in its prime, that doesn't render them irrelevant.

Yes, recent work such as last year's "Songs From Black Mountain" has been largely ignored by all but the die-hards, but those who bothered to give it a listen know that Live certainly hasn't faltered musically they've just been handed the fate of so many good bands and fallen out of the spotlight.

Ironically, it was last year's "American Idol" with Chris Daughtry -- a doppelganger for Live singer Ed Kowalczyk -- that nudged the band into public consciousness when Daughtry swiped Live's version of "I Walk the Line" and failed to credit them. Last night, the five-piece band turned out that intriguing, moody take on the Johnny Cash staple, tearing into the musical breaks as a sweaty Kowalczyk crouched with his guitar neck pointed forward in classic rock-star pose.

Fans had to be satisfied with the band's decision to present a career-spanning set. The thoughtful ballad "Mirror Song," from its 1991 debut, wouldn't sound out of place on a Kenny Loggins album. And, believe it or not, that is meant as flattery, as well as a testament to Live's ability to skew rough ("I Alone") and just as adroitly turn tender.

Though a chunk of the Innsbrook audience appeared to be more interested in loudly socializing rather than paying attention to anything happening on stage, the faithful up front blissfully sang along with the punchy "Selling the Drama" and burst into shrieks at the first gently twanged guitar chord of "Lightning Crashes."

Live might not be the hip choice at the moment, but from what the band demonstrated last night, just because they aren't in the limelight doesn't mean they've lost their touch.
Contact Melissa Ruggieri at (804) 649-6120 or mruggieri@timesdispatch.com

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