John Fogerty Added to Pavilion Summer Schedule

Posted by Shaun Harvey on June 19th, 2008 7 Comments

The concert announcements at the Charlottesville Pavilion just keep on coming as the Budweiser Concert Series will welcome former Credence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty to town on Sunday, August 24.  Tickets go on sale Friday, June 27 at 10am.

John Fogerty [press photo]And while I’m sure that this concert addition will probably draw a few comments in the vein of “more old people music” (and I can’t entirely disagree since it has been forty years since a much younger Fogerty was leading CCR into their soon-to-be rock n roll stardom), but I still have to honestly add that the guy has made a couple of pretty good solo albums in the last couple years.  (Deja Vu All Over Again in ‘04 and most recently Revival in ‘07, which also landed Fogerty on the cover of the 2007 Nov/Dec issue of No Depression Magazine )

Sure all of CCR’s hits were recorded before some of us were even born, but I’m not ashamed to say that I know the words to each and every one and I wouldn’t mind seeing some of those classic tunes live on a summer evening in Charlottesville with a beer in hand.

[You can check out a live performance of John Fogerty performing “Long Dark Night” from his latest album Revival after the jump]

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Long Dark Night by John Fogerty

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7 Responses to “John Fogerty Added to Pavilion Summer Schedule”

  1. 20 Jun 2008 at 11:38 am1downhomegirl said:

    Shaun, I’m pretty sure that we’re required by law to take our dad to this show. What do you think?

  2. 20 Jun 2008 at 11:52 am2Shaun Harvey said:

    State law would require it. However, federal law states that he must also see Willie Nelson so we’ll have to see if there’s some legal loophole involved that would allow him to see them both. :)

  3. 20 Jun 2008 at 11:54 am3Shaun Harvey said:

    @1. BTW…mark it on your calendar. July 12th, the Greencards at Gravity. Plans are in the works for Dr. Ho’s Pizza followed by the show @ Gravity Lounge. You should come.

  4. 20 Jun 2008 at 2:13 pm4Pinkie said:

    Oh yay, ANOTHER concert I have absolutely no interest in going to. When are they gonna book somebody good?

  5. 20 Jun 2008 at 2:14 pm5Pinkie said:

    Oops, that was aimed at the Pavilion. Gravity Lounge actually gets some artists I like.

  6. 20 Jun 2008 at 2:38 pm6downhomegirl said:

    Does the Greencards event involve the folks? Either way, I’m in. Off topic, are you and sissy coming to H-land this week? I am beyond freakin’ frazzled and need to veg out with nature and beer. And people I love.

  7. 22 Jun 2008 at 1:17 pm7danpri said:

    @5
    Answer is….when whiney gen x’ers can fill up the place and spend the money needed. Those of us with GenX children, such as myself; well we fill it up and dont sneeze at the tix prices.

    Five bands in my car CD changer….Arctic Monkeys, Beirut, Estelle, Fratellis and Heartless Bastards. I would pay to see them as well, but bottom line is that Cville does not fill the money to drive those bands our way.

    Anyway, music that influenced an entire generation, be it as it may your parents, would be well listened too before it is nothing but digital.

    So…less whining eh’

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