I just returned from a little pow wow of a press conference at the Pavilion, where they just announced the first round of shows for their upcoming season. While they appear to be appealing to an older demographic (translation high cost of tickets), there are a few gems throughout the list. You be the judge.
April 26 Feist
April 27 Switchfoot
May 8 Gary Allen w/Sons of Bill
June 23 Emmylou Harris
June 28 Gladys Knight
July 26 Really Live from the Hook - Festival of local artists from the film including Skip Castro Band and The Casuals
July 29 Willie Nelson
July 31 Crosby, Stills, and Nash (No Young not worth it)
August 6 B.B. King
TBA Black Crowes
TBA Phil Lesh and Friends
Fridays After 5 (First Half)
April 18 Sons of Bill
April 25 Kings of Belmont/Six Day Bender
May 2 Eli Cook
May 9 Trees on Fire/Need to Breathe
May 16 Abbey Road
May 23 The Groove Train
May 30 Lee Boys
June 6 Original Charlottesville Allstars
June 13 Inner Rhythm with Heather Maxwell
June 20 TBA
June 27 Peyton Tochterman and High Society
July 4 Chickenhead Blues Band
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Son’s of Bill gets to play twice? Are they really that good?
I saw BB King in Eastern Washington when I used to live in Seattle. That guy is so amazing, I highly recommend going to that show.
booooooo
couldn’t really come up with a safer list of bands that are all guaranteed to sell at least above average in this city
how about taking some risks?
i take that back — the one risky show that probably won’t sell well on there is the Switchfoot show
but we all know why they’re on the schedule…
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Boy the dolly is going to be busy this year cartin’ em back and forth onto the stage. Its less of a venue and more of a rest home.
What we need is a Pavillain…
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I’ve seen a few of these folks before…I’ve seen Emmylou before (Telluride, Merlefest, and at the Warner Theater in DC) and while I’m a huge fan, I probably won’t make it, unless Buddy Miller is part of the package. If Buddy is here, then I’ll be there. Black Crowes I saw back in the HORDE days with Ziggy Marley. Phil Lesh doesn’t interest me in the least. BB King will get my money for sure. And my dad is a big Willie fan so dad if you’re reading this…we should go. No correct that. We will go.
Black Crowes I saw back in the HORDE days with Ziggy Marley.
If you were at the Nissan stop for that, back in the ’90’s, I was there too. Good show. Especially from backstage. Also on the bill: Blues Traveler and Wilco. Ah, my silly days of youth. I’d pushed a couple of random and boastful Rolling Stone Magazine stringers into proving their power by telling them I wouldn’t believe a thing they said unless they got me back stage. Long story short, all access pass was mine. Post concert beers on the bus with Wilco (very smart, very funny and very much gentlemen) until we all went to a tour participant birthday party for one of the guys from the Crows. At least no one tried to trade me for a case of beer.
/watched “Almost Famous” way too many times
Honestly, this is a terrible lineup for a place like the pavillion that charges over $30 per show. I’d rather drive 45 East to Innsbrook and see some of the bigger acts they have there for way less money.
agreed Gobbler. let’s carpool
that’s what she said.
C’mon man, Innsbrrok is a parking lot in a suburban office park. That place has no atmosphere or soul. At least at the Pavilion you’re covered in the rain….plus it’s a short walk to all the local watering holes.
If the past holds true, you’ll see the Pav announce a bunch more shows with a lot of the younger-skewing artists to play in the fall after the studentos get back. Remember they had Kings of Leon and Wilco in October last year. How soon we forget……
And the year before that as well with the Flaming Lips and Trey Anatasio. There are definitely gonna be some goodies in the last couple months of the schedule.
Feist. Foxfields and Fiest on the same day?
@ Shenanigan’s. Time for the dance off to begin!
Can I elegantly retract that last statement? (Or do we need to kick up the MY MORNING JACKET lobbying committee another notch?)