Waiting patiently
by DeeMike on 4/20/24We are fans from way back. Hoping we’ll get to see you perform in person in the near future 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
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Yusuf, popularly known as Cat Stevens, one of the best-selling singer-songwriters in history, is back on tour again, mixing evergreen hits, such as "Wide World," "Morning Has Broken" and "Moonshadow," with powerful new songs for the new millennium. In concert, his ringing voice radiates serenity, infusing his thrilled audiences with a brightening glow. His 2009 album tour for "Roadsinger" included acclaimed TV appearances with Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert. In 2010, he rocked in Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, and his long-awaited European tour in 2011 packed concert arenas in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria and Belgium.
Yusuf first gained world renown as Cat Stevens in the '70s with albums such as "Tea for the Tillerman," "Teaser and the Firecat" and "Catch a Bull at Four," and his songs continue to be covered by many artists. "Peace Train" was a hit for Dolly Parton and also used in the movie soundtracks for "We Are Marshall" and "Remember the Titans," and stirringly sung by Yusuf himself for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.
Cat Stevens became Yusuf Islam in 1977 when he converted to Islam. His art, always layered with the lyricism of mystics, found a further fusion of the spirit and human worlds in the musical core of the Koran. He continued to create best-selling albums, and his charitable work for peace and education expanded exponentially. In 2005, ASCAP named his song, "The First Cut Is the Deepest," Song of the Year, also naming him Songwriter of the Year. In 2013, he was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A ticket for one of his concerts is like a key to a treasure chest, unlocking even more musical gold from this long-loved troubadour of the 20th and 21st centuries.
We are fans from way back. Hoping we’ll get to see you perform in person in the near future 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
2 cond row in chicago in 2017. With my mom and dad. Love him ❤️
I have been a lifelong fan Cat Stevens have listen to his music for many years. It was a no-brainer when I seen his tickets come up for sale....we were going to go! And it was absolutely fantastic from start to finish… The Performance WAS about the man , his life & legacy. we were extremely blessed and got to see a lot of great shows last year this was one of the top!
From start to finish, I was thoroughly thrilled that I was at this performance! I've been a fan since the early 70's and he lived up to my memories! Highly recommend catching his tour if you can!
I had the pleasure and privilege to see Cat Stevens in 1976 at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood. And again in December of 2014 at the Nikon Theater, then finally at the Pantages in Hollywood. At the end of each show you leave fulfilled and rewarded, Yusuf/Cat is one of the best songwriters of our generation. His music is spiritual, speaks of hope and a better place for every living thing in the world. If and when he returns we will be there.
Cat Stevens did a fantastic job. His voice is still solid. I like that he spoke to the audience. It was great that he started from the beginning of his life. I could have stayed all night. I grew up with his music and it meant a lot to me. Having it at the Pantages with a great venue. I am glad he decided to do a concert.
I am so happy I went to see Cat Stevens. He was beyond fantastic. Music was soothing, stories were great to hear and funny too!
On Saturday evening, September 17, 2016, I attended the Cat Stevens concert at the Wang Theatre in Boston. I had seen Cat Stevens once, previously, in the same venue, on December 7, 2014, nearly two years ago. That was a profound experience for me, then, attending with a dear friend and getting to sit in what was, by default, the front row (there was a row of security staff between us and the stage, then). By attending as many concerts, and by so many diverse performers, as I have these past few years, I have come to classify quality performers into three groups: a) Gifted Entertainers b) Gifted Musicians c) Inspired Human Beings who as Gifted Entertainers and Gifted Musicians deeply and profoundly rouse our souls. While I have only been interested in attending performances by performers in Category (a)-Gifted Entertainers-once, and have been interested in attending performances by performers in Category (b)-Gifted Musicians-more than once, but not too often, I would eagerly attend performances by performers in Category (c)-Inspired Human Beings who as Gifted Entertainers and Gifted Musicians deeply and profoundly rouse our souls-weekly, if not daily. Such performers are truly balm for our weary souls. Some musicians who, for me, in concert, have seemed to be Inspired Human Beings who as Gifted Entertainers and Gifted Musicians deeply and profoundly rouse our souls have included Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Jon Anderson (the former Yes vocalist, as a solo performer), the late Cesaria Evora (a Cape Verdean musician who was the winner of the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album-Voz d'Amor), John Gorka (a folk-singer), and Cat Stevens. On Saturday evening, September 17, 2016, in Boston, at the Wang Theatre, in Boston, I entered the venue tired from an especially challenging work week as a Professional Counselor, tired from dealing with the relentless aggressiveness of Boston drivers, tired from the shallow divisions of Americans encouraged by the Republican candidate for President of the United States of America, and tired from sundry personal challenges. Within moments of his exhaling his first musical sounds, my weary soul that I had brought him that night began to be roused by Cat Stevens. This time around Cat Stevens hinted that he has been writing a memoir of his musical life. Cat Stevens seemed to lift this night's performance from that memoir. Cat Stevens told stories and shared songs that documented his musical life story, identifying key turns in his musical career. Thankfully, I had listened to the Cat Stevens CD "Catch Bull at Four" earlier in the day of this performance, as there are so many 'buried' Cat Stevens gems there that receive scant attention on the air (FM radio) given the incredible richness of his two prior CD's, "Teaser and the Firecat" and "Tea for the Tillerman." The two "Catch Bull at Four" 'buried' gems that Cat Stevens performed on Saturday September 17, 2016, at the Wang Theatre, in Boston, were "The Boy with a Moon & Star On His Head," and "Angelsea." The latter has a chorus of mystical sounding words which are not on the lyric sheet in "Catch Bull at Four." On the Internet, there is some discussion, but there are no definite conclusions, regarding the nature of the lyrics to that chorus. By the end of this Cat Stevens performance, my weary soul had felt fully restored. I have never seen an audience as enthusiastic as the one at this performance. At the show's end, Cat Stevens mentioned his special affinity for Boston. It seems clear that that love is mutual.
Beautiful message through Cat's beautiful music for a perfect! beautiful night of unforgettable memories. Celebrated 28yr of marriage while celebrating a night of peace.
My Husband and I enjoyed his storytelling format. I came away with a little bit better idea of who he is.