John Mellencamp & Bob Dylan at the Greyhound Park & Events Center on Wednesday, September 1st
We don’t get to the Greyhound Park & Events Center much; I hadn’t been there in probably two or three years. It was kind of fun to drive out, even though I almost got into a fender bender. I guess when you have one exit, one lane, one road to get into a concert venue traffic comes to a halt on the freeway. Luckily the beetle has good breaks.
After paying $5 to park; which I thought was lame but, I was thinking you have to pay to park at the Arena. I just never pay to park at the Arena because I use the parking meters on the street. So, I guess I can’t complain about having to pay to park because there are no parking meters in the middle of Post Falls.
John Mellencamp took the stage and opened with “Pink Houses.” For the rest of the night we got to see Mellencamp with his band and sometimes even solo with an acoustic guitar. Mellencamp delighted our ear buds with “Paper Fire,” “Check It Out,” “Save Some Time to Dream,” “Rain On the Scarecrow,” “Small Town,” and many more. He ended with “Crumblin’ Down” and “Authority Song.” Jason and Matt, well actually all of us scratched our head as to why we didn’t get to hear “R.O.C.K. In the USA.” Also I am not sure if I missed this when I went to the bathroom or what but I didn’t hear “Jack & Diane.” Other than that he sounded great, and everyone was clapping their hands and dancing… even in our cool summer evening weather!
I must say looking around the venue there were ALL AGES and everyone was having a great time. It was one big chill; let’s dance a little, funfest out under the stunning stars and on top of the damp green grass.
For being born in 1941 Dylan can still rock a stage, maybe not like he did in 60’s or 70’s but he still is a great performer. I thought that he sounded great, his band was top notch, he was having a good time, and it was grand. Loved his hat and his nice blazer, he looked sharp. We did think his vocals were a little rough but its Dylan it’s not like I can pick apart the guy – he is a music legend. Dylan even mixed it up on stage playing the guitar and keyboard. I know he is playing Bumbershoot this weekend but Greyhound Park was perfect, the crowd was perfect, and it was all I hoped it would be. I even ran into my best friend Sarah’s parents dancing to his set under the stars. It was just smooth like that people were truly enjoying themselves. Dylan’s set list included:
“Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat”
“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”
“Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”
“Just Like a Woman”
“Beyond Here Lies Nothin’”
“Tangled Up in Blue”
“The Levee’s Gonna Break”
“Simple Twist of Fate”
“Highway 61 Revisited”
“Workingman’s Blues #2”
“Thunder on the Mountain”
“Ballad of a Thin Man”
“Jolene”
“Like a Rolling Stone”
I am thankful I had the opportunity to see both of these timeless musicians tonight, and thankful that I got to spend it with fun people. I still can’t believe that I get to say “I’ve seen Dylan in concert.”
Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.
Comments
airbrushed review, must of had just the right amount of wine?….concert did not cater well to seniors….dylan’s band was great, his voice was terrible….hats off to mellencamp…
photographer….where’s the pix of the other musicians and crowd?
Hello KJ,
There was a strict no camera policy that night, people were not even allowed to bring in point and shoot cameras. Dylan asked that there be no photographers.
Therefore we were only allowed to have a camera in for the first three songs of Mellencamp. No crowd shots and the 1 Dylan photo we have was taken on a phone.
Thanks for checking out the review.
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