GROUPLOVE | 10 4 12 | The Cosmopolitan | Las Vegas
Setlist:
Itching On A Photograph
Lovely Cup
Don’t Say Oh Well
Love Will Save Your Soul
Betty
Everyone Gets High
Gold Coast
Naked Kids
Spun
Chloe
Close Your Eyes
Slow
ENCORE
Borderlines and Aliens
Tongue Tied
Colours
Oh what a show it was last week at Vinyl inside the Hard Rock Hotel. Having seen Robert Randolph perform numerous times, I knew what I was getting into but this show was by far the best I’ve been too, it was flat out awesome. See below or click HERE for my review which appears in the September 27 issue of Vegas SEVEN.
What can I say except I’m a huge fan of Grouplove and I have been for some time. Having had the chance to see them perform live several times, I’m excited to see them next week out here in Las Vegas and to make it even more special, I had the opportunity to chat with Christian Zucconi to preview the concert in the new issue of Vegas SEVEN. The issue dropped today and you can click HERE or see below.
Hope to see everyone at the show, it’s going to be a great one and Christian promised a jump in the pool following the last song!
Country music is pretty foreign to me. Sure I know a bunch of the artists and I could probably name a handful of songs but its one genre of music I’m pretty much lost with (I’m trying to improve). But I do know who Garth Brooks is and since he started a residency at Wynn/Encore Las Vegas I always wanted to see his show. This past weekend thanks to a dear friend, I got that opportunity.
Friends of mine have raved about the show and called it a must see but I don’t think any of that could have done justice for what I experienced. Hands down one of the best shows I have ever seen in Las Vegas (I rank Elton John’s Red Piano and the Beatles LOVE as the other two) and I may as well clump it into that category of memorable shows. If you haven’t seen it, it’s just Garth Brooks, a guitar and a stool serving as a resting spot for two bottles of water.
To any real fan, now I get why it’s so special and such a coveted ticket. For someone who really doesn’t know his catalog of songs, this was like a Garth Brooks 101 class taught by the man himself. Sitting there and listening to one of the most successful musicians tell his story and how he came to be, truly amazing. I love that he takes you back and shares his inspiration for his music, let’s you in on his upbringing and how he got to where he is today (nice job Steve Wynn, this was done right). And as he spanned the years, a pleasant surprise was when he brought his wife Trisha Yearwood on stage (to a rousing ovation) and had her perform a few songs. Seriously that was an incredible treat and now I can say I saw two music legends in concert on Saturday night. Even with that, my favorite part of the show was learning what an inspiration James Taylor was on his career. I for one had no idea and hearing the stories and the first time he ever met his idol, that was cool. The rest of the show was just awesome as he ran through a bunch of hits and favorite songs; a whole two hours and fifteen minutes of Garth Brooks. Final song of course one that I knew, “Friends in Low Places.”
iHeartRadio Music Festival is returning to Las Vegas and the lineup has been revealed. Taking place September 21-22 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the iHeartRadio Music Festival will feature Taylor Swift, Aerosmith, Rihanna, Usher, Bon Jovi, Lil Wayne, Green Day, Swedish House Mafia, No Doubt, Brad Paisley, Pitbull, deadmau5, Miranda Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Linkin Park, Jason Aldean, P!nk, Mary J. Blige, Calvin Harris and Shakira with more to be announced in the weeks prior to the event.
I’m excited to announce that DoYouHearTheMusic.com will be hitting the airwaves Sunday evening! I will be appearing on The Lyons Den Radio show on 91.5FM KUNV on. Sunday June 17th. The show airs from 5pm-9pm PST and I hope you can tune in. If you are not here in Las Vegas, the show streams worldwide at http://www.kunv.org.
Thanks to my friend Erik Kabik and George Lyons, they are bringing me on to give the skinny on what was my Bonnaroo experience this year! We’re going to chat all things that were the festival and listen to some good tunes along the way so please tune in. Also some exciting news is that following my report The Lyons Den will be airing the first set from Phish at Bonnaroo which includes an awesome rendition of “The Gambler” with Kenny Rogers!
The Erik Kabik Report will be at 5:50 PM and I’m slated to appear at approximately 6:30 PM for The Bonnaroo Report.
Peace + Love + Music
Craig
Last night Allen Stone returned to Las Vegas and Book & Stage at The Cosmopolitan to perform yet another incredible set. As one of the most gifted up and coming entertainers, Stone was on-point from beginning to end and had the solid crowd grooving during his entire 90 minute set. If you are in Vegas tonight and tomorrow, don’t miss the chance to see him.
One note on the setlist below, Superstition was sandwiched between “Unaware” and “Satisfaction.”
No secret if you read this blog you know how big a fan of Young The Giant I am so naturally when the opportunity came to review their most recent show for Vegas SEVEN, I jumped on it. My review appears in the May 31 issue and since I can’t be biased in my reviews, there in print lies my true thoughts on the show. Having seen these guys a handful of times, this was by far the most disappointing show to date and really a shame since I’ve seen them absolutely crush it the other times. Hoping when I see them again, next week, that energy and enthusiasm is back!
Do You Hear The Music? 