Big Audio Dynamite Tickets

Having been a fan of Big Audio Dynamite since my teens, I was exited to see these guys for the first time and while they looked an sounded great, I still left disappointed. Why? Allowe me a moment to pontificate... When it comes to B.A.D. I went from "like" to "LOVE" back in 1989 after the release of "Megatop Phoenix". "Union Jack", "Contact", "Rewind" "James Brown", this album took the band to the next level and me along with them. "Megatop" was followed up with "The Globe", "Higher Power" and "F-Punk". All great albums and represents a decade of great music from the 1990's ("Megatop" was released in late '89). Why was i disappointed? Because if you came to this show, you wouldn't know that B.A.D. put anything out past 1988. The entire show consisted of songs from their first three albums and pretty much ignored everything after 1988 (except for "Rewind" and a lame encore of "Rush" from "The Globe"). If you buy tickets and hope to hear "Union Jack", "Contact", "James Brown" "The Globe", "Can't Wait", "Free", "Harrow Road", "I Turned Out a Punk", "Innocent Child", "Looking for a Song" and others forget it. And God forbid you might do a Clash tune for the encore. The set was good and I heard a lot of great classic B.A.D. tunes, but all in all I'd give this show 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. For $80, you should get longer than 75 minutes and a sampling of their entire body of work not just three years worth. I won't pay to see them again unless I know the set list first.

If you spect a great show you´re wrong! what you´ll see is something outta this world brother! Mick Kones & Don etts its´s something supernatural, the years pass and they´re still a lot better than 20 years ago! the track list is simply perfect! the way it has to be! Medice Show, Beyond the Pale, A Party, V Thirteen, Sightsee Mc, C´mon Every Beatbox, BAD, Bottom Line, EMC 2, Other 99, Just Play Music, Rush!!!! This band is something everybody must see Live!

mick jones and the rest were awesome. Great Show!!

Jam packed house witnessed Big Audio Dynamite simply explode in New York. The band was excellent from start to finish. This band is critical in the history of music on it's own, when you consider it is led by Mick Jones who is in the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the most important band of all time The Clash and seasoned musicians Greg Robert, Dan Donovan and Leo Williams, in addition to filmmaker, rapper, toaster, & DJ Don Letts the mixture is explosive. Jones is in top form and so is the rest of the band. Greg Roberts is one of the best drummers on the planet. He forms a super tight bass and drum section with Leo Williams. Greg and Leo have played together for 25 straight years starting in Big Audio Dynamite, then Dreadzone, and now BAD again. Visually stunning, musically cutting edge, sounded fantastic. One of the best concerts I have ever attended. The bass player from Green Day was there, Matt Dillion, Rick Rubin, famed photographers Bob Gruen, Josh Chuese, and many many other famed folks came out to watch one of their favorite bands. This band owned the stage and I cannot recommend more highly that if they are playing anywhere near you to make sure you attend.

Being a hugh fan of the Clash I was confused by Mick Jones musical direction once he "left" the Clash and never got into B.A.D. preferring instead Joe Strummer's work. I blew it. Based on this show they are The Magnificent Five. Excellent show. A good mixture of hits and misses. Don Letts must hold the record for longest dreads! Loved every minuet of it.

A great bunch of real showmen. I've always been in love with the greatest hits CD - "Planet Bad", which they basically covered. The numbers I was not familiar with were just as great. You go to see them in full party mode and you're not disappointed. I never saw them in their heyday, so imagine how I reacted when I learned of their reunion tour. Tickets were ordered right away, and everyone leaves with a great natural high. If they were up to it, a revisit would be well received and well attended - C'mon Every Beatbox!

this is a show you should not miss !!! BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE what great show !!! would see them again ...............

It was a great performance, Roseland Ballroom has a great sound system and is a good space for concerts.

great space,great band,very good atmosphere from both crowd and venue personnel.

Big Audio Dynamite rocked their show at the Roseland. The audience had waited a long time for them to come back and enjoyed every moment of the show.

What can I say .... To see a true legend lick Mick Jones up on stage rockin out, groovin, and looking llke he is having the time of his life is amazing... Mick and his gang were into it and having fun on stage. You could tell they appreciated having the audience. They band was at its funky best. If you get thechace to go then go. Learn the songs casue your gonna want to sing alot during the show!!!!!!!!! Two encores ....

Twenty plus years on and Mick Jones brought us right back to the post Clash years again. Drawing on what he believed in and gathering this diverse group to send out his message. Still felt this was a sort of homecoming, thinking about Bond 45 and how earlier that day Mick took a look down the block to see what had become of a place that will forever be synonymous with The Clash. None of us thought we would see BAD live again. Topping the most unlikely to happen lists. Having all 5 original members regardless if they weren't so tight or a had stop/start made you realize you were witnessing something special. Mick and Don were so charged to be there. The band was full of energy and you can tell Mick was talking like we were old friends. After all, he's had our attention for about 35 years.

Mick Jones showed why he is in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. It was a great show that went on for almost 2 hrs. It gave me great flash back moments of when I saw them in Boston in my college days.A fun night out.

This show was a major disappointment. We paid top dollar for "VIP" tickets that were supposed to be "side stage." However, all it was was an overcrowded platform off to the side of the main standing area. All the "VIPs" were actually farther away from those that bought General Admission tickets - even though we paid around $100 more for the suposed tickets! Also, the lack of an opening band was a joke! This was a total rip-off!!!!

When I was the DJ at the 82 Club and Avenue One in Manhattan in the eighties I made a point of promoting BAD as the band of the future. The future is now and BAD is still as relevant as ever. Having seen the band often back in the day I can say that they have lost nothing in the passing years as far as the music goes. I would have liked to have heard some new music in addition to the original material but I cannot complain about the song selection.

The original lineup, an excellent sampling of the best of BAD mark I, closing with Rush. The only way it could have been any better was if Joe Strummer rose up form the grave and joined them on Sightsee MC. It was like City Gardens back in '89, only 20 years better. Hope these guys keep it going for a while. The show was worth every penny. Don't let the ridiculous 25% extortion that TM places on everything prevent you from getting tix to see these guys (as it almost did us. $15 on top of $60? Seriously?). The Roseland was a great place to see them, too. The place was filled and the crowd was a good mix of over the hill ex- punks (guilty) and the next gen alt rockers. BAD played with real enthusiasm and you could tell they were enjoying it almost as much as we were. The hot dogs were pretty good too :)

awesome! great to see mick jones still rocking it out

no felling nothing grab you in the thier sound i belive thats their last tour bad news left the before over too long to staet also

If Mick Jones was in exactly the right place at the right time with The Clash, then seeing his reanimated B.A.D. crew rock the Roseland Ballroom made me realize how far ahead of their time the group actually were in 1985. Their cartoonish persona (toned down now in 2011) combined with liberal use of sound effects, film scores and dialogue snippets presage current acts like Gorillaz. I'd forgotten how many good songs they have; and while the studio versions of some suffer from dated '80s production values, these live versions were full and dynamic - witness 'C'Mon Every Beatbox' in particular. Mick Jones remains a highly engaging persona, able to both act like the genuine rock icon he is and yet, seconds later, knowingly mock it. Would only that every '80s revival sounded as fresh as this!

I'm 41 years old and for 90 minutes I was 20 again. Talk about priceless. Thanks Mick and the Boys for making it all happen and please come back soon!