I was psyched when this show was announced. Not
only was it a band I have really been wanting to see, but it was
only about an hour away!
Didn't matter that it was a week night.
Didn't matter that I'd never been there before and didn't really
know where it was.
All that mattered was I finally was going to see Halestorm!
Drive down wasn't bad. I did take a wrong turn on
the way, and ended up getting there in a bit of a round-about
manner.
(why is it always dark and raining when I am trying to get to a
strange venue?)
That meant I was running a bit behind and the parking lot was
pretty full, so I had a bit of an issue there, but nothing real
bad.
The venue itself is kind of small, but nice.
It felt large and fancy even though it was really small inside.
Here is the front.
More about venue here
And here is where I was for most of the show. I could have
gotten closer, but I had a good view from here, and the sound was
nice in this area.
Closer and most of the sound from those stacks went by you so it
was harder to hear.
Now, on to the show iteself. As is usual with
these smaller venue shows, no pyro or anything like that. Nice
light show, and I think there might have been a little smoke. The
band did well with the space on the stage. The piano being on
wheels helped a lot. Bring it out when needed, but then push it
back in the corner when not. The acoustic portion was fun.
Especially when they were all sitting around in the front and RJ
was using a drum box. A lot of banter between them, and with the
audience. Very inviting, and did a good job of getting the crowd
into an intimate feel. I also liked the song selection for the
acoustic portion.
Especially 'Rock Show' and 'Girl Crush'.
The sound was really good. A little echo-y but not bad
considering the high ceilings and such.
The crowd was great. Really into it and a little rowdie. Just
wish there wouldn't have been so many people talking while I was
trying to hear the music.
| Acoustic | |
| 01.
Intro 02. Beautiful With You 03. Rock Show 04. I Get Off 05. What Sober Couldn't Say 06. Girl Crush (Little Big Town cover) 07. Freak Like Me 08. Mz Hyde |
|
| 34 minutes |
Wasn't all that long between sets.
Enough to go out for a smoke and sit on the steps and relax a
little bit.
Then time for the main show!
| Electric | |
| 01.
Sick Individual 02. Apocalyptic 03. Scream 04. I Am the Fire 05. Unapologetic 06. Amen 07. Love Bites (So Do I) 08. Bad Girl's World 09. Jump the Gun 10. I Like it Heavy 11. The Reckoning 12. speach 13. Dear Daughter 14. New Modern Love 15. Drum Solo 16. Mayhem 17. It's Not You 18. Here's to Us 19. I Miss the Misery |
|
| 97 minutes |
Ok. First thing I have to mention. This show was
loud!
Not the painful kind of loud, but the perfect kind of loud.
It was so loud you could feel the music. But not so loud that
anything was distorted. It was nice and clean and clear.
The sound guy nailed it perfectly!
Nice mix with the songs. Good balance of rockers
and slower stuff so the audience could recover a bit but still
keep everyone engaged.
Some of the highlights were Scream, Amen, Dear Daughter, Here's
to Us.
There was a lot of fun interplay and goofing around between the
band members. Really made it feel more festive.
Then it was all over.
Short walk to my car. Short wait to get out, and I was on the
road. Home before midnight.
Looking forward to seeing more shows at this venue.