Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers Tickets

Great show! Loved it!Every band member was awesome!

We see him whenever he’s close-he is a musical genius

To know that Artisans live on and also respect those who have preceded is a great acknowledgment. Thank You for a great show. It will always be remembered.

I have seen Bruce Hornsby many times. A few years ago he introduced the Dolcimer into his sets and done renditions if his classics in that instruments style that would have people literally leaving the audience. He used to rock, had a great band and there are changes in personnel and hiw he plays. I enjoy when a band changes it up, but I think he has gone a little iver the top. Saw him at State Theater in Portland, scored some good seats. Great venue!

Bruce performs! We will miss him for years to come. Venue was decent, security was responsible, and Portland great place to be.

Little disappointed that he didn’t do any of his classics. I paid money to see him (hopefully) perform his classics from the 80s that we all love. And maybe I recognized 3 songs. And when he finally did The Way It Is it was done in a waltz way. Just not impressed.

Bruce Hornsby and his band were great! One suggestion would be screen projection of individuals in the band to see Bruce's amazing piano playing and other wonderful musicians. He is so professional and versatile.

Bruce's performance was nothing short of incredible. The band including long time members JV Collier and JT Thomas was amazing and totally in tune with Hornsby improvisational approach. Too many high points to list them all, but "The Show Must Go On", "Funhouse", and "Great Divide"were among our favorites. The OC Music Pier is a great intimate venue, with good acoustics. Seating a bit cramped but certainly bearable.

Wish Bruce added at least a few older hits like The Way It Is and Mandolin Rain. Bruce is still spot on. His band is good too but missed the hits we know best.

The sound was off for 1/2 the concert, with the violin and guitar drowning out Bruce on the piano. I also expected more of Bruce’s old songs. That’s what drew me to buy the tickets.

My sisters and I saw Bruce Hornsby at the Music Pier in Ocean City NJ and he was so good. I saw him many years ago and if it is possible he got even better. That’s just the way it is!!!!

Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers are probably one of the best live acts around. The group is tight, the jams are engaging and the overall experience is excellent.

We went to the show expecting to hear the hit songs by Hornsby, but only heard 2 of them (Look out every window and That's The Way It Is). Hornsby played a lot of songs we didn't recognize, but he is incredibly talented and really put on a unique show. The Noisemakers were awesome, especially the very talented drummer who also played spoons on a washboard for a few songs. Be prepared for longer songs and impromptu jam sessions between Hornsby and the band. They sound great together. Hornsby also made some witty comments to the audience and added commentary between songs, which made it feel more personal. Overall, it was a great show, but wish we would have known that he rarely plays all his "hits".

Vintage and modern Bruce. He played some of our favorite songs and showed off crazy new stuff. Bass Player, Drummer seriously lay it down. New Violinist is tremendous.

So, this was my first-time seeing Bruce. I would characterize myself as a person who knows some of his catalogue but not a diehard fan. As it has been said before Bruce does not seem to care that people want to hear his hits at a live show. He tends to play a wide array of music and work in a handful of hit songs from the 80's and 90's. At this particular show he only played two real hits. While I enjoyed the show I would have love hear more of the classics. While I appreciate Bruce's stance that he is not there to appeal to the folks like me who know 6-7 of his songs, It troubles me as it is those songs that are selling 70-80% of the tickets. Would love it if he played the hits and then worked in some of his other material. I actually think if he took this approach he would turn people on to buying some of his newer works, in the end people were shooting for the hits and frankly this seemed to turn Bruce off from playing them. I will likely never go to see him again unless I am confident, he will play what people are there to hear. He should be proud of the hits and embrace them in my opinion. I have so many fond memories of songs Like Valley Road or Mandolin Rain, and seeing these songs performed live would bring back a flood of emotions and memories. For me that is what music is all about. It reaches back in time and weaves into your life and can create a high like no other.

I had high hopes for this concert although I knew my seats were not good. I’ve been to other concerts on the OC music pier before so I knew more or less what to expect from the sound. But if you haven’t been there before, you should know that this concert venue does not have great acoustics. Regarding Bruce Hornsby, if all you know is his biggest hit (like me) you will find the concert interesting (some unusual instruments are played) at best. I did not find his or most of his band’s musical abilities to be as impressive as I’d hoped. Nor did the lyrics (many of which I did not catch due to the acoustics) seem particularly clever. The tunes are not catchy. I feel awful saying this, frankly. I will not be buying any of his music. Spent a lot on the tickets (may have gotten ripped off by a reseller) and wish I hadn’t. Would rather hear “That’s just the Way it is” now and again on the radio or xm or one of my other streams and leave it at that. Nice guy, though, and band seemed very happy to be there and playing their music. So that’s something.

I was really looking forward to this show, as I’m a fan of Bruce’s earlier songs. But the sound in this venue, that is usually used for symphonies, was horrible and very echoey. I don’t know what he was thinking doing a show in this place. I think it would have been more enjoyable in a garage. I also didn’t need to hear anything about politics or the 1619 project. Music is supposed to bring people together, though superficially, for a moment of illusionary unity and serenity. I think many artists have forgotten why music exists and Who it is that has given them their talent!

Bruce and his band clearly love music and showed this at every turn. They improvised a lot, so that the show was unique and you had the benefit of seeing them live. He said he does not just replay his albums, and gave lots of different riffs and takes on songs. Plus they were just thrilled to be performing & it showed!

Part of the reason that we attend a concert is the expectation that the the performer will play songs of his/our past. These are the songs that bring back great memories and make us feel connected with the performer. Unfortunately, Bruce stated quite clearly that he would not engage in ‘record replication’. Instead the show evolved into an experimental musical journey that left us feeling cheated. We paid for a performance that was never given.

Great band! Always evolving, always unique. The jazz directions they’ve been mining are exquisite. And the sound is lush and rich.