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Rating: 3.2 out of 5 based on 67 reviews
  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Was he DRUNK?

    by suzgg on 3/12/13Birchmere - Alexandria

    I bought tickets to see this old-man-should-retire as a Christmas present for my husband who loves him (not anymore!). We were very excited about the show as my husband had seen Leon play back in the 70's. Well let me tell you - HE SUCKED! He spent the first 15 minutes tuning his guitar. Then sang a pitiful song with very few words. He tried clowning around with his piano player who seemed at a loss with his behaviour. He went on to do some 'picking' on his guitar and then threw in a few verses here and there. He was monotonous and boring and I almost stood up and asked where the 'candid camera's' were. Seriously...this is a SHOW that he expects people to pay for??? He tuned up his guitar between each 'song' and pretty much ignored the audience. I can't believe anyone would give him a good review. After 1 hour and 15 minutes of being astounded by his boorish and disrespectful performance (we paid $70 for 2 tickets and $90 for dinner at the Birchmere), we finally got up and left. I had been looking forward to this show for months and can't tell you how disappointed we were. Never again.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Leon Redbone still great but scattered

    by Pupski on 3/12/13Birchmere - Alexandria

    The last time we saw Leon Redbone--years ago in the Midwest--he said that he had lost his voice and so did his whole act with whistling and hand gestures. This time, he seemed to have no playlist prepared, tuned and retuned his guitar throughout his entire act and seemed to forget the words to most of the songs he finally did play. His musicianship is still marvelous and his voice still sonorous but even us poor schmucks at the little Birchmere venue deserve some amount of preparation and focus.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Leon Never Changes

    by gutgenug on 3/12/13Birchmere - Alexandria

    Leon Redbone, with his wonderful sense of humor, stage presence, and unusually deep voice, produced another fine performance at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. Of course, it helps that he is a gifted guitarist, fine whistler, and even plays the harmonica with Cajun style and class. It has been ten years since I last saw him perform, and the fact is he looks as old now as he did then. Of course he did all his aging more than thirty years ago. I was touched enough to sing "My Blue Heaven" with him, and would have joined him on more songs had I been as familiar with them as he was. Accompanied by a talented pianist, Leon Redbone performed for a pleased audience.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Leon, sad disappointment

    by Wathe on 2/12/13Ponte Vedra Concert Hall - Ponte Vedra Beach

    We 've enjoyed Leon Redbone's music style for years. This concert ended all that in a few feeble attempts of him trying to remember some lines in a few songs we hadn't heard before. He wouldn't even attempt any old standards like, Lazybones or She ain't Rose. When he did try to sing, he was only able to get out about two lines of a song and then play, or try to whistle to the music. His "sidekick" piano player, wow, what was that about? Seemed like the piano player was to keep Leon "straight" about which words to sing or which tune? to play. My disappointment was on my expectation and my waste of money that could have been spent better.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Leon Redbone is a treasure as usual

    by tarpon84 on 2/11/13Ponte Vedra Concert Hall - Ponte Vedra Beach

    Leon Redbone is a master guitar player, musical historian, and entertainer. This concert was typical low key Leon but fun. After seeing Leon over the past 40 years, some things never change.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Leon Redbone was wonderful!

    by Conbrio on 2/11/13Ponte Vedra Concert Hall - Ponte Vedra Beach

    I have loved Leon Redbone since the '70s. He did not disappoint. It was so great to see him in such a intimate gathering. I also loved his piano player. He was terrific. I wish he had sold some of his CDs at the event. I hope they come back next year.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great Show!

    by ChampagneCharlie on 2/11/13Ponte Vedra Concert Hall - Ponte Vedra Beach

    Leon Redbone still has it (whatever it is). I had a great time!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great fun

    by jazzett on 2/9/13Ponte Vedra Concert Hall - Ponte Vedra Beach

    Between his talent and his style, I never stopped smiling!

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Waste of time.

    by MenschMaschine on 5/21/12Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis

    Believe it or not, I am a fan of artists pushing boundaries and buttons. If this was Leon's goal, he succeeded. Most of the attendees I spoke with were bored and/or annoyed with his show. At first, I thought his mentioning about wanting a "Sing-Along" song was a funny commentary on how no one seemed to know the words of what he was singing. But after, oh... the 58th time he mentioned it, the charm was long gone. During the night, Leon kept asking the piano player what song he should play: 90% of the time he would follow it up with "Is that a Sing-along song? Oh, that's a good one. That's a good sing-along song. What key is that in? F? F... for Failure." Funny the first time, not funny after repeating it half a million times. It would have been all the forgivable if he would have followed up the joke by playing the actual song. Unfortunately, that only happened a few times. Instead, he'd repeat a few bars on his guitar of some other song that was in his head and then the whole process would start over again. I didn't count how many songs he actually started and finished, but I would make a guess that it was about 10 songs (that lasted about 3 mins each) over a 2 hr period. The songs he did manage to complete, were lovely. He's a great guitarist and a wonderful singer... In fact, I think it was because of these brief moments of actual musical performance that I felt so disappointed about the overall show: they were tiny, infrequent reminders of how amazing the night could have been.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Leon Redbone

    by Ilovelabs on 5/3/12Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel - Niagara Falls

    I loved Leon. I have never seen him before, but my boyfriend told me he had heard of him and wanted to see him live. He is unique, funny and very talented. I would see him again