Browsing Category spokane arena

0 Michael Buble

08/12/11
Andrea
· live music reviews · spokane arena

Michael Buble at the Spokane Arena on Wednesday, August 10^th

Oh Michael I cheered when you said you got married, I promise!

Michael Buble was an incredible concert!!! Every single lady and even the gentlemen loved the show. The most shocking part of the night was how naughty Mr. Buble’s mouth is; and I loved it! He had my friend Heidi, mom, nana and myself cracking up the entire night. At one point I was laughing so hard; a few tears even ran down my face. But we can get to the laughter in a minute; first let me set the stage for you.

This was the first stage that I have seen that was slanted, believe or not, enough of a slant for Michael to slide down from. Of course there were indents for his horn section, drummer, piano player, stand up bass, and percussionist. The stage also had curved stairways on each side creating a vintage big band feel. For the backdrop, there were columns and an HD video screen that could be five small screens or one large screen. The video screens were moved for every song creating a new backdrop. The HD Screens however were so crystal clear, creating some really cool and gorgeous moving art and video.

Michael Buble looked so suave, I am pretty sure every lady was swooning over his every footstep. It was hilarious in the beginning of the show when he came out in his suit and polished shoes as he slid down the stage – very hott – and he started to talk about how he just got married. Well half of the crowd clapped their hands and the other half or I should say the other ladies booed him!!! So he flipped them off, it was so funny! From that moment on he was on a roll, full of spunk and humor. He told us if you want to dance do it, if you want to sing and you don’t know all of the lyrics just sing anyways and if the person behind you tells you to be quite or sit down, tell them to shove it. When he introduced his horn section he really had the audience laughing. For example Michael would be like oh this is so and so he just had a kid, placed a picture of his newborn on the screen, this is a great guy. Then the next guy Michael goes… he is a dirty slut who would bone anything not nailed down in the arena and who knows how many kids he has, a collage a baby photos showed up on the screen. I felt like we had a comedy act and a concert!

Michael Buble made sure to add aSpokanetouch to his set as well. In a couple of the songs he added in Spokane, towards the end of his set he played a video of the Spokane Falls, and at the beginning of the night he showed us his sexy delicious treat he found in his dressing room; that sexy delicious treat being a Spokane Chiefs Hockey Jersey in the form of a cookie. He said he felt like the Pope just holding the cookie and then went on to pretend he was the Pope and he broke the cookie and shared it with people in the front row.

Ah yes the front row. Towards the end of the night Michael Buble jumped off the stage and went with the opening band, Naturally 7, out to the back of the floor and performed a few songs on a mini stage. Michael laughed and said the front row got screwed after they paid all that money. But in all reality he was only back there for a few songs, it was really cool for the rest of the people on the floor.

On a quick side note Naturally 7 opened up the Michael Buble set and we were running in a little late so we didn’t see their full set. However what we did see was awesome! It was seven guys who used nothing more then their vocals and mouths to create full songs from the instruments to the singing. It was insane! This was also the first time I have ever ever ever seen an opening band get a standing ovation twice, and an encore! I am set to go find their album and see these guys again because they were a) fun to watch and b) they had an insane talent!

Michael Buble can sing, entertain, and dance! He sounded great and he is a very smooth singer. He talked to us about how when he was a kid we wanted to be an actor and he watched the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” he then made sure to tell us he knew the entire parade scene so of course he performed it for us and the audience did the Twist N Shout all together. But before the twist n shout, Michael mentioned how he loves Michael Jackson so he even snuck in a little “Billie Jean” for us complete with the moon walking and the crotch grabbing staples.

There were so many great moments from the Michael Buble concert I could probably write about the entire night from start to finish. However I feel like the next time he comes to town you just need to go and bring you boyfriend or husband because they will enjoy it as well and laugh out loud with you! You can’t beat Michael Buble’s suave vocals; he will charm anyone over in minutes.

A few of the songs he performed for us tonight included:

Cry Me a River
All of Me
Mack the Knife
World on a String
Crazy Love
Georgiaon My Mind
Billie Jean
Twist and Shout
Home
Hollywood
For Once In My Life
Haven’t Met You Yet
And I’m Feelin Good
Me and Mrs. Jones
A Song for You

Photo courtesy of my iPhone.

2 Elton John at the Spokane Arena

04/09/11
Andrea
· live music reviews · spokane arena

Elton John at the Spokane Arena on Friday, April 8^th 2011

I had to pinch myself a few times to realize I was actually watching Elton John live in concert. The Spokane Arena was definitely SOLD OUT with a diverse mix of people. There were plenty of big sparkly sunglasses in all shapes and colors, feathered boas, tie-die, and of course big smiles throughout the parking lot and in the halls before the show. Promptly at 8:00pm the lights went down, the crowd was screaming and clapping as Sir Elton John graced the stage with his band. He looked fabulous in a tailcoat jacket that had music notes on the front and “Music Magic” on the back with an instrument mural; and of course he was wearing glasses.

Opening with “Funeral For a Friend” the night continued with the hits we all love, and even new songs that Elton John worked on with Leon Russell. Which of course we all want to hear the hits; but Elton had a great comment saying “if we didn’t have new songs I would get bored out of my mind!”

It was amazing to sit and watch Elton John and his band play, they are top notch musicians. I was up in the seats for the show and so along with watching the stage I was also watching the screens during the concert. One of the people working the cameras had a killer angle of the piano keys, so you could really watch Elton play the piano. I was in complete awe watching Elton John’s fingers gracefully dance across the keys. It was cool to see his original band drummer Nigel Olsson on stage with him and even Davey Johnstone on the guitar. Davey Johnstone first worked with Elton in 1971! Even one of his backup singers Rose Stone is from Sly & the Family Stone. Just a really great group of extremely talented musicians and singers who all were having a great time on stage; especially Tata Vega one of the backup singers she was dancing the entire time with an ear to ear grin!

Another part of the evening that I just loved was how Elton John would bow and wave to every part of the Arena after songs. For his show there was no backdrop on the stage and there was complete seating around it, therefore there was a crowd behind the band but they were higher up. Elton John made sure to acknowledge them and even the crowd way up in corners. He seemed so thankful that people came out and bought tickets. He even signed stuff and shook hands before his encore. He wanted to take care of his fans; I thought that was really sweet.

Elton John said at the beginning of the night “…if you feel like it, you can sing along with me…” and that we did. Not only did Spokane sing along with Elton John and his band but we danced, clapped, and swooned over our favorite songs. Towards the end of the night everyone was on their feet, dancing with their seat neighbors, even the 80 year old lady in front of me was getting down. One of my favorite parts was when the ENTIRE arena sang the “naahhh na na na na na” during Crocodile Rock. I even saw a few people doing a little Crocodile dance move with their arms. The evening was unforgettable and I am so thankful Elton John came to Spokane and I got the pleasure of seeing this music legend live.

The Set List for Tonight Included:
Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)
Levon
Madman Across the Water
Tiny Dancer
Philadelphia Freedom
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Daniel
Rocket Man
I Guess Thats Why They Call It the Blues
Hey Ahab
The Best Part of the Day
Gone to Shiloh
Monkey Suit
When Love Is Dying
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Take Me to the Pilot
Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word
Candle In The Wind
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me
Burn Down the Mission
Bennie and the Jets
The Bitch Is Back
Crocodile Rock
Encore: Your Song

Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.

0 3OH!3 and Nelly

03/12/11
Andrea
· live music reviews · spokane arena

3OH!3 and Nelly at the Star Theater inside the Spokane Arena on Thursday, March 10^th

I was so very excited to have a night out with the girls! Finally a show that my girlfriends and I could go out to and dance and sing along too! We don’t always have the same taste in music, therefore when this opportunity came up we snatched it!

We ran into the arena just as Cali Swag District was teaching the crowd how to “Dougie.” I still haven’t learned how to “Dougie.” But I will tell you one thing; I can’t get the song out of my head! I think I need some “Dougie” lessons. Nelly?! Why didn’t you ask me to come up on stage and learn how to “Dougie” during your set?! It was pretty badass to see the entire stage full of the Cali Swag crew. I kind of wished I made it to the arena earlier now!

I was in and out of the arena during Sick Puppies so I missed the majority of their set however my friend Katie, that is one of her favorite bands! She said they killed it for being at a hip hop show! Well and they killed it period. I don’t think I have ever heard her scream so much! They played their songs on top of doing a few little snippets of others like “Fuck You” by Cee Lo Green. From the sounds of Katie they were complete rock stars!

The band I was dying to see was up next. Yes I have seen them before but there is something so wonderful about those Colorado boys. Standing up and ready to dance with my hands touching to form the 3OH!3 I was like a 13 year old girl. I instantly started to scream when they came out and danced, jumped, and sang along to every song; let’s just say I “Talked with my hips.” It was so much fun! We got to hear “Don’t Trust Me,” “Starstrukk,” “My First Kiss,” “House Party,” “Colorado Sunrise,” “Streets of Gold,” “I’m Not Your Boyfriend Baby,” “Touchin’ On My,” and a few other goodies. It was too hard to take notes and DANCE! Two of my friends Aman and Rhiannon hadn’t seen 3OH!3 before and the one thing they loved about their set was the energy and how they kept the music going. I couldn’t agree more. Their music is fun, catchy, and pretty much badass. I will see them every chance I get.

Oh snap the ladies were SCREAMING for Nelly. The second he hit the stage it was all about him taking off his shirt. Don’t worry, he did in due time. I could see his muscles (with his shirt on) from my seat and I wasn’t on the floor! I thought Shauna was going to faint when he took off his shirt! Anyhow he did say he worked out at our Oz Fitness and he went to Red Robin! Nelly hung out in Spokane, how wild is that! It was really fun to sing along to the Nelly songs that we all knew by heart like “Hot in Herre,” “Over and Over,” “Dilemma,” “Ride Wit Me,” “Just A Dream,” “Grillz,” “Pimp Juice,” and oh so many more! He rallied through the songs, it was fast and hot.

I LOVED how Nelly brought people up on stage! He grabbed a guy out of the crowd and had a dance crew teach him how to “Dougie.” He had a couple come up and slow dance and give the guy a chance to redeem himself because he fucked up. Plus he had three girls come up and strut their confidence for the ultimate confident chick and THEN she got to dance with Nelly for an entire song! It was pretty rad! I haven’t seen a big name artist do that before!

Overall the night was a BLAST! It was so much fun to sing and dance with the girls! I hope Spokane gets more hip hop/rap shows because there is a need for them in Spokane; the place was full and trust me everyone was “shaking their tailfeathers!”

Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.

2 Trans-Siberian Orchestra

11/15/10
Andrea
· live music reviews · spokane arena

Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Spokane Arena on Sunday, November 14^th

After spending most of the day Christmas shopping with my mom we were both excited to get into the holiday spirit even more… rock n’ roll style that is! This was my second time seeing the Trans-Siberian Orchestra but my mom had never seen them before. As soon as the lights dropped till they came back on at the end it was stunning.

Both my mom and I enjoy rock music, so it was cool to be able to hear classic Christmas songs re-done by a rock band and even a group of Spokane string players. The music is put together extremely well and everyone on stage knew exactly what they were doing. The vocals were outstanding, and when there were harmonies everything was to the tune perfect. The entire night was very dramatic and powerful. Plus their narrator Phillip Brandon has this deep amazing voice that just paints a picture for you right before the songs! Even if it was a slower song it was still extremely entertaining, for all ages too.

Some of the songs we got to hear which I love are “Nutrocker,” “Wizard in the Winter,” “A Mad Russian’s Christmas,” “First Snow,” “Christmas Eve,” and many more. They played a lot of songs, over two hours worth! We even got to sample a bit of their upcoming Rock Opera tunes.

There was always something going on during the set as well. My eyes were playing ping-pong from the lights to the video to the band to the crowd. I am always blown away by their ability to match the lasers, lights, and videos with the music. It adds such a cool affect and makes for such a production. Their stage set up was just massive.

They threw in some surprises towards the end of the night with a second stage at the back of the floor. They also had two catwalks drop down from the ceiling (which I had NO idea about) and some of the band members ran out on them and played on the catwalks as they were hanging above the crowd on the floor. Plus when they first came out on stage, three of the members were in rafters that floated down to the stage. And it wouldn’t be a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert without a little snow; they definitely made it snow inside the arena again… love it! It was one thing after the next!

I hope they come back to town again next year; it is pretty much the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit! I left with a sparkle in my eye and was ready to get all of my Christmas decorations out and wrap presents!

I took some pictures with a point and shoot camera to try and capture some of the show but it is really something everyone should see live once!

If you are unfamiliar with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, you should look them up on You Tube or check them out here. I am almost 100% sure you have heard at least one of their songs. Plus it’s great Christmas music to listen too while you wrap, bake, and decorate!

Happy Holidays!

1 H20 Tour feat: Justin Moore, Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley

09/10/10
Andrea
· live music reviews · spokane arena

Justin Moore, Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley H2O World Tour on Thursday, September 9^th at the Spokane Arena

Cowboy Justin Moore opened up the evening show inside the arena on Brad’s H2O World Tour. When I walked in with my mom he had almost the whole arena standing up and singing along too “Small Town USA.” It was quite the energy rush to walk into, not going to lie! Tonight I took my mom to see Brad Paisley, she is a big country fan and was very excited to go out to a show at the arena. We ate dinner at Raw and ran over to catch Justin Moore. Another song that we had fun too was “I Could Kick Your Ass.” Which he said the song got him in a lot of trouble but also go him a record deal. It’s also his grandma’s favorite song of his! I loved that one of his band member’s played the keytar, I rarely get to see those plus see them during a country concert. Justin’s songs are fun to sing along too and man oh man do they make girls scream, I think my ears are still ringing! Justin went out with a classic, a little “Gimmie All Your Lovin’,” by ZZ Top which was just another song we sang along too. I didn’t catch his whole set but from what I saw Justin Moore was a great fit for the evening.

I wasn’t expecting Darius Rucker to steal the show! He is meant to be a country artist without a doubt. Wearing his boots, a RUN DMC Shirt, and Nike Ball Cap his set was my favorite of the night. He said he was in a good mood Spokane because football season started today! You could tell he was having a great time, which in return made us have an awesome time. His set included: “Forever Road,” “Only Wanna Be With You,” “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” which he dedicated to all of the parents, “Come Back Song” which is the 1^st single of his new album due out October, “Let Her Cry,” “Family Tradition” which everyone sang along too, “Hold My Hand,” and really went out with a bang by covering Prince’s “Purple Rain” at the end of the night. He killed it start to finish! I want to see him again, just fantastic live! His new music, the Hootie tunes, all of it. I can’t wait to pick up his new album “Charleston, SC 1966” on October 12^th; I hope you check it out too!

I saw Brad Paisley the last time he came to Spokane and I must admit he had one of the more video interactive, cooler sets I have seen. Tonight wasn’t any different, he had a huge video screen, lights, and when he entered the stage he appeared as he was climbing out of a pool; since well it is the H2O tour! With his video screen he made it look like water, played funny clips of people in the water, had videos to go with songs, added in our Spokane Indians Logo, and many more cool effects. Opening with “Water” and playing songs including “She’s Everything,” “Catch All the Fish,” “You Do the Math,” and many many others, he sounded great. He even threw in a little snippet of “Single Ladies.” Every time I glanced over to Brad he had a new guitar, he must have as many guitars as girls do shoes. Bobble head Brad even made an appearance at the show! Another cool part about his set was at the sound board he had a pool stage, where he sat on the diving board and did a few songs. He is very creative and is definitely an entertainer, and a show you don’t want to miss.

I didn’t make it to the arena early enough to catch all the fun stuff outside but when we arrived they were just beginning to tear it down and it looked like a water circus. They even had a huge stage in the middle of the parking lot! I wish I could of gone earlier, the tour seems really cool! I am glad they made a stop in Spokane, I hope our country fans liked it because I know my mom and I did!

Photos courtesy of Jason McCollim.

2 Star Wars in Concert

06/20/10
Andrea
· live music reviews · spokane arena

Star Wars in Concert at the Spokane Arena on Saturday, June 19^th

I feel like I need to get this out before I go into detail, so here it goes… I have never seen any of the Star Wars movies. I know, I know… but after seeing Star Wars in Concert I feel like I need to watch all of the movies right now. Matt got to shoot the show earlier so he knew what was in store, and told me we had to get their early. Therefore we excitedly and quickly made our walk to the Arena.

Sure enough they turned the entire outer ring of the Arena into a Star Wars Museum! You could see movie sketches, props, sheet music, full cast costumes like Chewbacca, Yoda, Ewoks, The Royal Guards, Darth Vader and many other cool pieces. You could also take photos unlike in most museums; there were even back drops to get your photo taken in front of and the best part was you could meet some of the movie characters. I got to meet Stormtroppers and a Sandtropper, and a very scary sand person, I got to see Darth Vader from about four feet (he was pretty popular) I was told I couldn’t meet him so I stood back in front of him and got my photo taken. Before the show even started I was extremely impressed and blown away by all the cool stuff you could see and learn.

When you got into your seat it was a shock to see a giant LED screen that looked like twice the size of a movie theater screen. As soon as the lights dimmed the symphony got your attention by playing two familiar songs the “20^th Century Fox Theme Song” and then “the Star Wars Theme Song.” I instantly got excited like the little five year old girl sitting in front of us. Anthony Daniels who plays C-P3O was our host for the evening, he did a great job directing us through each Star Wars segment and making us all laugh.

Under the huge LED screen sat an entire symphony orchestra and chorus that sounded so perfect the entire night it almost felt like it was recorded. You would get so wrapped up in watching the clips on the screen that you hear the music and think it is being played but then you look below the screen and there are all of these extremely talented musicians moving their hands and it is mind blowing. They did a fantastic job with Williams’ music and it was beautifully conducted by Dirk Brosse. Probably one of the best symphony’s I have ever seen. Just stunning.

The clips from all of the six different Star Wars films were constructed to blend smoothly and compliment the music. It is definitely a one of a kind media music experience. They also had fun with green lasers and lighting. It was such a cool concert. The segment’s that were performed were “Dark Forces Conquer,” “A Hero Rises,” “Droids,” “A Race With Destiny,” “A Fateful Love,” “A Hero Falls,” “An Empire is Forced,” and then after intermission “A Narrow Escape,” “A Defender Emerges,” “An Unlikely Love,” “A Jedi is Trained,” “A Strike for Freedom,” “A Bond Unbroken,” “Sanctuary Moon,” “A Life Redeemed,” and last but not least “A New Day Dawns.”

For new or old fans or just for the curious this is well worth seeing in concert. You don’t need to be a die-hard to experience it and to have fun… if anything like in my case it just made me want to learn more about the Star Wars saga. As Anthony Daniels said “May the force be with you, always.”

Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.

1 Lady Antebellum and Tim McGraw

05/21/10
Andrea
· live music reviews · spokane arena

Lady Antebellum and Tim McGraw on Thursday, May 20^th at the Spokane Arena

I will admit this boys and girls… I adore Lady Antebellum! I think I was more excited to see Lady A then Tim; however by the end of the night they were both equally wonderful. I was a little sad I didn’t get to wear my cowboy boots, but I still kept it country and danced next to my seat. Miss Hilary though damn how does she run around on stage in six inch heels?! Carrie Underwood and Kellie do that too, that is a talent in its own. Lady Antebellum had seven people on stage, so four others with them. It was a little loud where I was sitting but that aside everyone on stage did splendid. Dave, Charles, and Hilary worked the stage and both catwalks all night! They seemed so excited to be there, grabbing everyone hands and even using a fans camera to take a picture of them while they were on stage. Hilary grabbed a cowboy during “Perfect Day,” I am sure that made his night! Speaking of “Perfect Day” the harmonies are quite fun to sing along too.

Along with “Perfect Day,” they also played “Hello World,” “Need You Know,” “American Honey,” “When You Got A Good Thing,” “Lookin’ for a Good Time,” “Our Kind of Love,” and even covered “R.O.C.K. in the USA.” by John don’t call me Cougar anymore Mellencamp. On top of having all of the people and instruments they wheeled out a piano for “Hello World” and dedicated it to everyone in Nashville, because of the horrible flood. Also Spokane, did you know Hilary is a big GU Basketball fan? They ended the night with “I run to You,” and said see ya’ll next time! That means they are coming back right? I hope so because they were as sweet as American Honey.

The arena was about 97% full by the time Tim took the stage! Tim Mcgraw and his 10 band members (yes 10) had a really cool intro to their set. They played a video of Tim riding his motorcycle and then the backdrop went white to a bunch of musician’s shadows. Then one cowboy silhouette appeared and you knew it was Tim! The curtain dropped to Tim and his country orchestra in front of a curved video backdrop. There was a lot of video during the concert, which was cool. Tim looked just as handsome as you would imagine ladies wearing a tight black shoot, boots, jeans, and a cowboy hat.

The arena was ready to get country for the evening and that they did. I saw plenty of beers, dancing, singing, and hats n’ boots. I am not a die hard country fan and even I knew all of the songs Tim played. However when he said he has been doing this for 22-23 years, that makes sense! It would be almost impossible (if you are a music fan) to not know one of his songs! Tim managed to work the stage just as much as Lady A did! He sat on the end of the catwalk in one corner and let his fans devour his legs and take pictures and touch him allllll over. Then he got up walked two feet and sat down on the other corner. There was even a little guy who Tim made a point to shake his hand; too cute. Overall the night was a lot of fun and yes CIOM loves the country too! Good for Tim, he must be doing something right to have that many people on a Thursday night in Spokane.

Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.

0 Nickelback with Breaking Benjamin

05/06/10
CIOM
· live music reviews · spokane arena

Nickelback with Breaking Benjamin – May 5th 2010 – Spokane Arena

Having never been a huge fan of the band, but a huge fan of Cinco De Mayo, I jumped at the chance to see one of the biggest rock/pop acts of the new millennium; Nickelback. I of course was not alone in the perspective that if you are gonna get loaded beyond belief on this Mexiamericana holiday you should party with Canadians.

I kicked of my fifth of May drinking debacle at “the Viking” with a couple of mexi beers and then was off to stand in the 15,000 person line. To no surprise Spokane’s finest filled the sidewalks in front of the arena. By the looks of the rockers in attendance, it must have been a quiet evening in Hillyard.

Let me be honest. It was my birthday the next day and since this was my only night off, I decided to intoxicate my body heavily with ice cold Budweiser to achieve the proper chi for the concert. The following transcripts are the drunken twitters I sent during the show. By the way follow us on Twitter and you can be in on the fun next time!

Wow Shinedown! Playing “simple man” to a arena full of lighters.

Ten minutes in and just saw our first puker. Amateur.

Beeeeeeeerrrr!!!

Nickelback is all about mutha fuckin’ flames bitches!

Chad hates it when girls eat ice cream, popsicles, lollipops and bananas.

Guy next to me just informed me that Nickelback is better than Led Zeppelin.

Chad asks “remember when you lost your virginity? That spring break in Mexico?” the lady behind me yells ” In Montana!”

Why are all dudes from Canada named “Chad”

Just saw Jimmy and Preston from London Get Down. Said they did stand up 69′s back stage.

How the fuck did a mosh pit start during “photograph” by Nickelback?

1 Brooks & Dunn The Last Rodeo

05/01/10
Andrea
· live music reviews · spokane arena

Brooks & Dunn – Last Rodeo Tour – Spokane Arena – Friday, April 30th

Brooks and Dunn put on a blistering performance in their final show ever (this better not be like a KISS or Cher farewell tour that never ends) in Spokane. Brooks and Dunn are fantastic performers that tour with top notch musicians and put on one hell of a show. It’s hard to think that Ronnie and Kix dislike each other so much because when you see them on stage they are friendly, entertaining and put on a great show for their fans. At one point in the show Kix Brooks even came out in a Spokane Shock jersey. The show was full of the hits and a true testament to what Brooks and Dunn have done for country music. It was an amazing experience to get to be inside the front row for the first 2 songs to take photos.

Photos and story courtesy of Matt Auclair.

0 Deftones and Slipknot

10/21/09
Andrea
· live music reviews · spokane arena

Deftones and Slipknot
The Star Theater – Wednesday, October 21st

Neither Jason or I had seen Deftones or Slipknot so we were both pretty anxious to get to the show. After grabbing a Budweiser at an Arena Rock Show we were living the American Dream! Deftones had a straightforward set with a white background and fancy light effects. But when I look back I don’t think they would need much more.

You could tell the crowd was a Slipknot crowd but everyone went nuts during Change. In which Change was the only song that Chino played the guitar. He had a lot of energy on stage and was dancing and jumping on and off mini ramps making sure to sing to every angle of the crowd.

They also played Passenger, Knife Party, My Own Summer, Feiticeira, and ended the set with Hexagram. During Hexagram Chino hopped down the stage and climbed on top of the security rail and sang practically in the crowd with hands everywhere. It was an awesome set I would do it all over again in a heart beat.

They are an incredible band with their own musically stamp. I hope they continue to make more music and tour… as long as they can stop by Spokane again. Johnny B you are lucky to get a shout out from Chino, made me a little jealous.

Slipknot had an elaborate stage set up with three different backdrops, two side drum set’s that were on hydraulics and would shift and shake. There were also steel spears that were made out of the Slipknot logo and a lot of ramps. With nine people in a band there were plenty of instruments.

The band has a top notch guitar player, the one with the long hair and a great main drummer. The second they started to play the crowd went nuts singing along and putting their fists in the air. When kids would crowd surf to the front they would run down the line of 17 security guards and high five them like they just finished a soccer match. Security was tight tonight with a search before you went in and cops walking around the entire Arena.

Slipknot did a good job covering songs off of all of their albums. They have a huge fan base and they said thank you a lot through out the night to their fans. They have been around for 10 years and as the singer said it is because of you. Their fans were young and old, male and female. It wasn’t just males 25-50 like you would expect.

Their masks have changed a lot of the years and have gotten creepy as hell. At one point the clown and the guy with the long nose went up into the audience, fucked with the sound guy, knocked down metal barriers, and yelled and possible try to throw a hit at some fans. From that point on any time they left the stage or the lights went down I got nervous.

The guys were doing all sorts of stuff on stage, climbing on drums that were ten feet high in the air, doing pull-ups, running around, and playing marching band drums. It was a show. The clown used a baseball bat at points to play his drum set and the long nose guy used a steel pipe. Everything was three, two, middle finger and a kick in the ass. Every metal fan’s dream. I am happy to cross them off my list of bands I want to see live, I finally relived my teens.

Check out more photos from the show here!

Andrea@checkitoutmusic.com

← Older posts