British Invasion Tickets

Great band! Enjoyed the music and their energy! Will see again!

Great! All my memories came flooding back to me as I watched these guys rock out! Rick Derringer, Joey Molland, and The Family Stone were electric! I found myself rocking and singing along with these songs, and even flashed the peace sign during Stone's "Higher," just like I did so many years ago at Woodstock! I just wish Sly, Freddie, and Rosie were there also!

Great show! Not familiar with each act butr the music was suprising good.

Aging rockers can still rock. Even if only one remaining member of the band performed, those that did retained the essence of the original group.

Music is definitely the vehicle that can take us back in time and that is exactly what the British Invasion did for me. I was 15 again and my leg pain from recent surgery totally disappeared as I was transported to an earlier more youthful time in my live.

This was my first "British Invasion" retro show. This was a lot of fun, was paced well, and featured mostly excellent performances. There were a few flaws, but nothing major. Of the six acts on the bill, I had seen three before: Peter Asher, Terry Sylvester and Denny Laine. Asher also was the emcee, and did a great job introducing the performers, as well as telling stories of his time in the cultural upheaval of the 1964 "British Invasion" (he was half of the pop duo Peter & Gordon). Asher also occasionally tours with his own show, and I absolutely recommend it; it's sort of a 'live documentary', with stories, video clips and live music, covering his amazing life. The first performer of this show was Terry Sylvester. He was in better voice than when I saw him last, several years ago. He did a pretty good job, but I was a bit puzzled regarding his song choices; Terry didn't join The Hollies until after Graham Nash left in 1969, so to see him sing classics like "Bus Stop", which he had no part of originally, was a bit odd. Still, the time frame of this show was generally 1964-1966, and "Bus Stop" does fit into that era, so no doubt that was the reasoning--besides, he did two songs from his time in the Swinging Blue Jeans, and they were active during those years, so I guess it all evens out. Mike Pender of The Searchers was next. At 74, Mike looks and sounds great, and did a great job commanding the stage, moving from one end to the other and tearing into solo after solo on his Rickenbacker. Chad & Jeremy were next, and were by far my favorite of the evening. I was floored by their performance, which featured just them for the first five songs. They sounded just phenomenal, vocally perfect in every way. I'd go see them again any day. The backing back filed out onstage for their last number, the classic beauty "A Summer Song". A fifteen-minute intermission followed, after which Peter introduced Denny Laine. Denny logged time fronting the original lineup of The Moody Blues long before joining Ginger Baker's Air Force or Paul McCartney & Wings. Denny had the shortest set of the night, just four songs, no doubt because those early, pre-"Nights In White Satin" Moody Blues singles didn't resonate on American charts, other than their 1965 hit "Go Now!", which Laine sang the lead on originally, two years before Justin Hayward became the singer for the band. Denny did a good job, however brief it was. Billy J. Kramer was next. With his original backing band The Dakotas, Kramer had several hits on both sides of the Atlantic, and he had the biggest set of the evening: nine songs, which struck me as two too many, but that's just my opinion. He struck me as merely o.k., the least successful performer of the evening, simply because his voice wasn't nearly up to the level of the other acts. He did well physically, moving all over the stage rather than just stand there, but he remains the one disappointment for me, primarily because of his faltering voice and his placement on the bill (I think he should have traded places with Chad & Jeremy). Asher finished the show with a much scaled back version of his regular touring show, and was excellent as usual. For the encore, Denny returned and lit into the first notes of McCartney's "Band On the Run", probably the most famous riff Laine originated during his time in Wings. Everyone then came back out to help out on the chorus. An added bonus to the evening was when everyone onstage (including the backing band, which included former Billy Joel drummer Liberty DeVitto) came out into the lobby of the Pantages after the show to meet with fans and sign autographs. In all, Kramer aside, the show was well worth my time, and I'm glad I went.

My wife and I enjoyed the British Invasion show very much! Peter Archer was the consummate master of ceremonies...entertaining, knowledgeable, and engaging. It was a hoot to see the various vintage groups and hear their signature songs. Peter's musical history about the groups and the song writers really made the evening even more interesting and entertaining.

Sunday nite at the pantage theatre on hennepin ave in downtown minnepolis was a very speil night revisiting old pop stars that sang like they were 16 yr old with a great back up band and the original singers. i ws in pop music heaven. so glad i caught this show. and the meeting of the stars after the show and obtaining their autographs was just too much. a treasure i will have of my heros of music on my wall forever.

Unbelievable! My idols from 1964! I couldn't even get close to them 50 years ago and now here I am with my arms around them after the show. Each artist sang every one of their hits and many times I was in tears. For me it was emotional since I cherish that music so much, because I truly feel it was the most true and pure rock and roll ever recorded, I'm still in awe. If you loved that era as much as I do, you simple can not miss this tour, I can't wait until they do it again

• Terry Sylvester, who had been in the Hollies and the Swingin’ Blue Jeans, came out with a bang, playing my all-time favorite: “I Can’t Let Go!” He played a lot of Hollies songs and of course, “Hippy Hippy Shake.” • Mike Pender of the Searchers did a bunch of their stuff, including that “Pinza” song. • Chad and Jeremy! In the flesh! The only intact group of the night. Chad is a hippie living in Idaho and Jeremy is a London actor – later at the autograph table we told him we saw him in “Midsomer Murders.” They related the story of their appearance on “Batman” where Catwoman stole their voices but the Brits wouldn’t pay their ransom. Fortunately Batman was on the case and we have him to thank for their appearance tonight! Beautiful voices, instantly recognizable. • Denny Laine brought back the early iteration of the Moody Blues by playing… blues! He did also do “Go Now.” • Billy J. Kramer came off looking like Meatloaf with a British accent, big and doing funny dances, but he has a beautiful voice. Did his “Bad to Me” and “Little Children,” but also killed “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and a song he wrote to get Brian Epstein into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. The audience loved him! • Peter Asher was the M.C. and since Gordon’s been gone since 2009, sang with the very talented Jeff Alan Ross, who played rhythm guitar, organ, and sang throughout the show. Amazing to hear “Summer Song” in person – again, so beautiful. • The encore was the cast, led by Denny Laine, doing “Band on the Run.” (He was in Wings, you see…)