Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Weezer, Flaming Lips & Dinosaur Jr @ Bon Secours Arena


So this is a belated birthday gift for the boys.  We all love Weezer and Dinosaur Jr and Flaming Lips as openers meant getting tickets was a no brainer.

We made the easy drive down to Greenville after the boys finished school and got there just before 6.  Got a great parking spot right near the venue and walked the same distance away to have dinner at Ink n Ivy.  A good meal and then back to the venue and in our seats as Dinosaur Jr started.

Dinosaur Jr were only allotted 1/2 hour, but blistered through 6 great songs.  I got to hear a favorite (Freak Scene), a Feel The Pain/Start Choppin double, and of course their great Cure cover, Just Like Heaven.  Though I don't think I converted the boys (yet).

Dinosaur Jr Setlist

BMD&L, Dinosaur Jr, Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC

It wasn't long before Flaming Lips were on stage.  It was 4 songs in before the pink robots were inflated for Yoshimi (Parts 1 & 2).  Another great show from them, though I thought the room was too big for the show they put on - or is it just so magic in a smaller venue?  Loved hearing She Don't Use Jelly, as did the boys.  They also liked the Yeah Yeah Yeah song.  A perked up when she instantly recognized the Borderline cover, as did everyone in the audience our age.  Do You Realize??? to finish the set was another highlight.  L & I made a run for it as soon as the song finished so we could go and buy tshirts for him and B.


Flaming Lips, Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC

They came from outer space.  Weezer appeared from under their departing rocket ship taking all the applause they could before launching into their 25 song set.  It all started for us when Hash Pipe came on, to be followed by Pork n Beans, Beverly Hills & Islands In The Sun.  This 4 song interlude revitalized the fading boys (there had been a long day at school and a 2 hour drive to get here - and we were well past their bedtime).  Video graphics were spectacular and definitely complimented what the band was doing, even with their cheesy spoken interludes.  A spate of Pinkerton songs (unfortunately not including El Scorcho or the Good Life) led into a quick break, before Weezer came back to head into The Blue Album from start to finish.  This is the 2nd time I'd seen Weezer do this.  The 1st time was  back in Vegas just before the boys were born when they did The Blue Album and Pinkerton in the same night.  From the first notes of My Name Is Jonas the energy in the room picked up and the set was great.  Obviously Buddy Holly was a favorite and everyone was singing Undone - The Sweater Song at the top of their voices.  Surf Wax America and Say It Ain't So were also highlights for me.

Weezer, Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC

We bailed during the last song, Only In Dreams, to beat the crowd out, and prep for the long drive home.  Big week of rock for the boys.  First time they've seen 2 shows in a week.  As stoic as they can be (I wonder where they get that from) both said they loved tonight's show, but both of them struggle with a late night.  Violent Femmes in Asheville in a couple of weeks.

Weezer Fans, Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC

The Crap Facts
This is my 510th concert.
This is my 2nd concert at Bon Secours Arena.
This is my 3rd concert in Greenville.
This is my 7th concert in South Carolina.
This is my 310th concert in the USA.
This is my 11th Dinosaur Jr concert.
This is my 6th Flaming Lips concert.
This is my 6th Weezer concert.

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Airborne Toxic Event @ The Underground


Airborne Toxic Event Setlist

The Crap Facts
This is my 509th concert.
This is my 10th concert at The Underground.
This is my 110th concert in Charlotte.
This is my 132nd concert in North Carolina.
This is my 309th concert in the USA.
This is my 2nd Airborne Toxic Event concert.
Airborne Toxic Event is the 1150th time I've seen a band.

Monday, July 29, 2024

Montreal, QC

7/27
Larry's
Contemporary Art Museum
Ave Mont Royal - Aux 33 tours, Bixi home
Les Enfants Terribles

7/28
Patisserie Guillaume, Fairmont Bagels
Bixi to Parc la Fontaine
La CAtrina
Last Kem Coba

7/29

Friday, July 26, 2024

Montreal, QC

7/22
Walk down St Denis to St Catherine
Lunch at Cage Sports Bar
Chinatown

7/23
Putting Edge Laval
Les 3 Brasseurs
Despicable Me 4 at Cineplex Laval
Niata to Go
Neighborhood walk

7/24
Sir Wilfred Laurier Park
Ta Pies
Rain

7/25
Botanique Gardens
Villa Tandoori

7/26
Zoo Ecomuseum
Cage lunch
Mandys Dinner

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities Under The Big Top


Little Italy
Jean Talon Marche
Bus to Old port
Cirque
Dinner at Vieux Port Steakhouse

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Abaye de St Benoit du Lac & Yamaska National Park

7/18
Biosphere
Ferry to Old Port
Smokies Food Truck
Archeology Museum

7/19
Ta Pies
St Josephs
walked to to Snowdon Metro
Train to Bonaventure
Walk St Catherines

7/20
Drive to Abay de St Benoit
Lunch in Picnic Grounds
Yamaska National Park

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Montreal, QC

7/14
Mont Royal

7/15
Toi, Moi et Cafe
Biodome
Planetarium
Siboire St Laurent

7/16
Chill
Ta Pies

7/17
Underground City
McCord Museum

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Friday, July 12, 2024

Montreal, QC

7/10
Rain all day
Rumicube
Bishop & Bagg for England v Netherlands

7/11
Rain
Bernie Beignet

7/12
Bus to downton
Notre Dame
Walked St Catherine St
Lunch at Time Out Market
Marie-Reine Cathedral

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Montreal, QC

Montmorency Falls
Parc River St Charles
Drive Thru Trois Riviers
Montreal

Monday, July 8, 2024

Quebec City, QC

Dizzy spells
Citadel
Lunch at Ficelle Sandwiches
Hotel
Evening Walk
Fairmount
Sapristi for dinner
Funicular

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Vieux Fakar Toure @ Festival d'ete de Quebec

7/6 - Rain
Bishop & Bagg to watch England v Switzerland
DInner at Home
Kem Coba

7/7
Drive to Quebec
Lunch at l'Omelette
Wander old town and lower town
Hilton Quebec
Dinner at Les Freres de la Cote
More wandering
Vieux Fakar Toure

The Crap Facts
This is my 508th concert.
Place de Assemblee is the 138th venue I've seen a concert at.
Quebec City is the 57th city I've seen a concert at.
Quebec is the 17th state I've seen a concert at.
This is my 4th concert in Canada.
Vieux Fakar Toure are the 594th band I’ve seen.