Good old ZZ Top is like Quaker oats you just cannot get enough of them at least in my books. In my case this is probably the last time I will ever see them.
It was my second time watching their show live and these icons, who have been around since the late 60's, are one of the few bands that are still going from that time period sans The Rolling Stones who started even sooner.
Anyway, the show at Prospera this time was a little more subdued and you could definitely tell by the half of stadium it occupied which was about 80% sold that many people have forgotten about these guys - at least in the Okanagan.
It was my second time watching their show live and these icons, who have been around since the late 60's, are one of the few bands that are still going from that time period sans The Rolling Stones who started even sooner.
Anyway, the show at Prospera this time was a little more subdued and you could definitely tell by the half of stadium it occupied which was about 80% sold that many people have forgotten about these guys - at least in the Okanagan.
In my opinion, they were better the first time I saw them which was about two years ago however I always give the older bands a lot of leeway because it must be real hard to get up there and play the songs that are your "bread and butter" hundreds of times a year. I got to give them total props for that.
setlist:
- Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
- Got Me Under Pressure
- Waitin' for the Bus
- Jesus Just Left Chicago
- Gimme All Your Lovin'
- Pincushion
- I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
- Just Got Paid
- Flyin' High
- Foxy Lady (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
- Catfish Blues (Robert Petway cover)
- Cheap Sunglasses
- My Head's in Mississippi
- Chartreuse
- Sharp Dressed Man
- Legs
Encore:
- La Grange / Sloppy Drunk Jam
- Tush
The Band
Played the songs very well and as I said when you have been around as long as they have you get a bye on some things.
My one and only complaint of this show, when compared to the one two years ago, is that they jammed and played more bluesy tunes and excluded some of their more popular songs. It's not all about popularity however some of the omitted songs were huge ones for them.
The Crowd:
Subdued - although they did come to life on their most popular songs such as Sharp Dressed Man and Gimme All Your Loving.
I was hoping to see it sold out but unfortunately it wasn't and that was only half of Prospera Place which is a about 3500 people so my guesstimate is that there were about 3000 people that attended the show excluding corporate boxes.
Audience Interaction & Engagement: C+
Quality and Diversity of Music: B
Stage Presence of Band B
Energy from the Crowd: C+
Notable Exceptions: Rough Boy, Tube Snake Boogie, Pearl Necklace
Overall Rating for Show: B-
Played the songs very well and as I said when you have been around as long as they have you get a bye on some things.
My one and only complaint of this show, when compared to the one two years ago, is that they jammed and played more bluesy tunes and excluded some of their more popular songs. It's not all about popularity however some of the omitted songs were huge ones for them.
The Crowd:
Subdued - although they did come to life on their most popular songs such as Sharp Dressed Man and Gimme All Your Loving.
I was hoping to see it sold out but unfortunately it wasn't and that was only half of Prospera Place which is a about 3500 people so my guesstimate is that there were about 3000 people that attended the show excluding corporate boxes.
Audience Interaction & Engagement: C+
Quality and Diversity of Music: B
Stage Presence of Band B
Energy from the Crowd: C+
Notable Exceptions: Rough Boy, Tube Snake Boogie, Pearl Necklace
Overall Rating for Show: B-