2018 Summer Tour with Counting Crows Options

[dangum]

https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2...-tour/23400575/

Wed, June 27†: Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena)

Fri, June 29: Auburn, WA (White River Amphitheatre)

Sat, June 30: Ridgefield, WA (Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre)

Mon, July 2: Reno, NV (Grand Theatre - Grand Sierra Resort)

Tues, July 3†: Murphys, CA (Ironstone Amphitheatre)

Fri, July 6: Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre)

Sun, July 8: Irvine, CA (FivePoint Amphitheatre)

Tues, July 10: Chula Vista, CA (Mattress Firm Amphitheatre)

Fri, July 13*†: Indio, CA (Fantasy Springs Casino)

Sat, July 14*†: Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)

Mon, July 16*†: Salt Lake City, UT (Red Butte Garden Amphitheater)

Wed, July 18: Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)

Sat, July 21: Austin, TX (Austin360 Amphitheater)

Sun, July 22: Houston, TX (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman)

Tues, July 24: Irving, TX (The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory)

Thu, July 26: Tupelo, MS (Bancorp Arena)

Sat, July 28: Pelham, AL (Oak Mountain Amphitheatre)

Sun, July 29: Atlanta, GA (Chastain Park Amphitheatre)

Tues, July 31: St. Petersburg, FL (Al Lang Stadium)

Wed, Aug 1: West Palm Beach, FL (Coral Sky Amphitheatre)

Sat, Aug 4: Jacksonville, FL (Daily’s Place)

Sun, Aug 5: Charlotte, NC (PNC Music Pavilion)

Tues, Aug 7: Virginia Beach, VA (Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater)

Wed, Aug 8: Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)

Fri, Aug 10: Hershey, PA (Hersheypark Stadium)

Sat, Aug 11: Camden, NJ (BB&T Pavilion)

Tues, Aug 14: Holmdel, NJ (PNC. Bank Arts Center)

Wed, Aug 15: Hartford, CT (The XFINITY Theatre)

Fri, Aug 17: Boston, MA (Xfinity Center)

Sat, Aug 18: Gilford, NH (Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion)

Wed, Aug 22: Wantagh, NY (Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater)

Sat, Aug 25: Syracuse, NY (New York State Fair)

Sun, Aug 26: Cleveland, OH (Blossom Music Center)

Wed, Aug 29: Toronto, ON (Budweiser Stage)

Thu, Aug 30: Pittsburgh, PA (KeyBank Pavilion)

Sat, Sept 1: Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)

Sun, Sept 2: Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)

Wed, Sept 5*: Champaign, IL (State Farm Center)

Thu, Sept 6: Indianapolis, IN (Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center)

Sat, Sept 8: Chicago, IL (Hollywood Casino Amphitheater)

Sun, Sept 9: St. Louis, MO (Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – St. Louis)

Tues, Sept 11: Kansas City, MO (Starlight Theatre)

Thu, Sept 13†: Council Bluffs, IA (Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino)

Sat, Sept 15†: Sioux City, IA (Hard Rock Hotel & Casino)

Sun, Sept 16†: Minneapolis, MN (Mystic Lake – Amphitheater)

Tue, Sept 18*: Cedar Rapids, IA (U.S. Cellular Center)

Wed, Sept 19*†: Madison, WI (Breese Stevens Field)

Sat, Sept 22*†: Nashville, TN (Pilgrimage Festival)

All dates featuring +LIVE+ unless marked with a *

All dates promoted by Live Nation unless marked with a †

Additional dates:

Sat, Aug 25: Syracuse, NY (New York State Fair) - headline
Mon, Sep 3: Grand Rapids Michigan (Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park) - headline

Fri, Aug 3: Biloxi, MS (Beau Rivage Theatre) - headline

This post has been edited by dangum: Jun 17 2018, 7:56 am

[Pingfah]

I keep reading that they have a second drummer on this tour.

Does anybody know exactly why? Who's decision it is, and to what end?

[Bob]

I keep reading that they have a second drummer on this tour.

Does anybody know exactly why? Who's decision it is, and to what end?

Robin joined Live when CG hurt his arm and couldn't play several shows last year, so they got him to play those dates until CG rehabbed. After those shows were over and Live went into the studio to record, Robin apparently contributed a fair amount of creativity to Love Lounge, so Robin is back on this tour as a backup-but-not-really drummer.

I'd be fine with Robin if he was more of a percussionist, but since he's playing a full kit alongside CG, it muddies the sound and loses dynamics in certain parts of songs. There are plenty of videos of this current tour in the tour thread. Check them out and see for yourself if you're curious.

[Pingfah]

Robin joined Live when CG hurt his arm and couldn't play several shows last year, so they got him to play those dates until CG rehabbed. After those shows were over and Live went into the studio to record, Robin apparently contributed a fair amount of creativity to Love Lounge, so Robin is back on this tour as a backup-but-not-really drummer.

I'd be fine with Robin if he was more of a percussionist, but since he's playing a full kit alongside CG, it muddies the sound and loses dynamics in certain parts of songs. There are plenty of videos of this current tour in the tour thread. Check them out and see for yourself if you're curious.

OK I have checked a few out and am left still scratching my head. There's no scenario where it requires two drummers to pull off any of Live's material on the stage.

So the guy is good in the studio, so what, why does that mean they plonk him up on stage next to CG? Really hard to imagine that CG is on board with that. I mean, why would he need a helping hand? He's not a pensioner, yet. Queen take out a second drummer now, but that's because Roger Taylor is old and can't play with the intensity he used to. CG is a relatively young guy. Unless maybe his arm did not fully recover and it is impairing his playing, but it doesn't seem that way.

It's just... bizarre.

[jcs420x365]

Really hard to imagine that CG is on board with that.

I'd imagine if he wasn't on board with it, Robin wouldn't be there. Without knowing anything about who's making decisions these days, they haven't been back together that long - why would Ed or Taylor rock the boat over this?

[likeido21]

I'd imagine if he wasn't on board with it, Robin wouldn't be there. Without knowing anything about who's making decisions these days, they haven't been back together that long - why would Ed or Taylor rock the boat over this?

I think the dollar symbol is making the decisions at this point. Funds had to be getting dry and now they will just do whatever it takes to survive.

I am not going to assume each band members financial status, but obviously if they hated each other this much and somehow reunited and put differences aside, chances are its for one thing...

This is turning into a circus event.

I am going to see them next month at Jones Beach and I remember seeing them there in 1997, and it was in my top 3 concerts of all time. Now 21 years later... its probably going to be in the bottom 3.

Saw Ed solo in Fairfield in Jan 2013, small club, really intimate, amazing show.

I would rather Live play in small venues just by themselves instead of going on tour with the counting crows. I have seen Ed play to an almost empty parking lot in City Winery on a 106 degree day in Manhattan.

They need to stop associating with bands that time forgot like Counting Crows and Collective Soul.

Go back to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c0LO83vDI4

[mfitz804]

I have seen Ed play to an almost empty parking lot in City Winery on a 106 degree day in Manhattan.

I was at the Starland Ballroom show when he came around, and it seemed like possibly 200-300 people there, and they sold tickets to that show for $5.

But I enjoyed it.