Ian Hunter Tickets

Considering he's 70-ish, pretty amazing show put on by Mott the Hoople! He played all the hits (on guitar AND keyboards) plus a bunch of cool "deep cut" stuff that I hadn't necessarily heard before, but highly entertaining nevertheless. Great band, great venue and extra added bonus JOHNNY DEPP showed up @ end of show to play along on "Sweet Jane." So yeah a true rock & roll legend doing his thang and doing it as well as - if not better than - other rock dudes half his age.

Fantastic show by Ian Hunter as usual. Chuck Prophet also killed.

I've now been seeing Ian Hunter for over 30 years, and while we all are aging, this 78 year old man seems ageless. Not one to rest on his laurels (and they are significant, both with Mott the Hoople and as an amazing solo artist) this show was in support of last year's incredible "Fingers Crossed" record (yes, I still call them records). While the venue was small, and the audience nowhere near the numbers from his 70s heyday, every person there was ecstatic to see their hero. The set list was incredible, and the title track from the new record may have been my favorite moment (though "Guiding Light" ranks right up there). The Rant Band continues to amaze and, with Ian's stellar songwriting skills, they simply crush it. Oh yeah, and Johnny Depp came out for "Bastard", "Sweet Jane" and "All the Young Dudes", playing some nice rhythm guitar...but the real star was Mr. Patterson himself -- the UK's answer to Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard all rolled into one. Simply Fantastic. .

Nothing to say. It's Ian Hunter which equals excellent catalog of albums and awesome live shows.

Excellent show. Ian Hunter is a true rocker. Highly recommended.

This was a rock-solid show by Ian and the Rant Band - he opened with The Moon Upstairs from Brain Capers - the Rant Band ripped into it from the 1st note as Ian stalked the stage, belting out those potent lyrics fiercely - as he sipped a glass of champagne! The set was packed with favorites, and he brought opener Chuck Prophet out for Roll Away the Stone near the end, seguing into a bit of Saturday Gigs, a terrific version of All the Young Dudes and finally Goodnight Irene. Surely some in the audience didn't realize Ian is now 78(!)- he moved, sang, strummed and pounded the ivories with more energy and expertise than many half that age. Suggestion to improve? Have a merchandise table - surprising there wasn't one. Since the Uris theatre gig on Broadway '74 my friends and I have never seen an Ian (or Mott) show without grabbing a couple of T-shirts, posters etc.. The signed posters at last year's Fillmore show were awesome - I'd have bought several this year if they'd had them for sale.

We love seeing Ian Hunter play, and the Rant Band is also up there on our list of favorite artists to watch, you cannot go wrong by showing up to one of these shows! I might be getting too old for the all-standing venues, but it was still a great show. Hard to complain when Ian's up there giving it HIS all!

In a small venue downtown called the Telegram Ballroom, Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) looked and sounded pretty good for 78 years old. He played most of his best known songs (except for "Cleveland Rocks") as well as other hardcore fan favorites. A little surprise guest appearance towards the end of the show was made by Johnny Depp on guitar. I think he was more of a distraction than attraction as he strutted around with his low hanging guitar behind Ian and his 2 guitarists. While Depp may actually be a musician it just felt more like I'll wonder around like an aimless drunk behind the front line of the band so I don't steal attention ( but pay attention to me while I look cool but not really like I'm having fun as part of the band ). He would just hit an accent chord here and there but not really strum along in rhythm with the rest of the band. He didn't really interact with the members of the Band. I'm not even sure if he hit the right chords at the right time or we could even really hear his guitar. Well see, he managed to even distract this report. Hunter's band played great, particularly the primary lead guitarist as Hunter switched back and forth from acoustic guitar and digital piano. The opener, Scott McCaughey (from a Seattle 80's formed band called Young Fresh Fellows ) was pretty entertaining solo with acoustic guitar and a friend on accordion or mandolin. He was a seasoned rock' n roll survivor who will probably just keep on going.

Ian Hunter was very good - especially when you consider he is 78 yrs old and still blows much younger guys away. Tetragram is one of the best venues in LA to see a show. Nice to have room to move around, go up close to see band for awhile, drop back, talk to friends, etc. Not many places left like that! A lot of places stick you in seats and you cannot talk, move or enjoy a rock n' roll show the way you should! Only drawback to this show was that it was an old crowd - almost exclusively male and not very fired up. This band would have had everyone jumping and dancing years ago,Most of the patrons could only bob their heads now and actually saw a lady with a and whacked people in the legs to move out of her way!

One of the last Living connections to Early British pop and glam rock. A must see. His lead guitarist was channeling Aerial Bender and Mick Ronson!! A must see!! No kidding, I was blown away. Don't look at the Youtube videos of his Rant band, they do them NO justice. SEE THIS MAN AND HIS RANT BAND WHILE YOU CAN!!