Cracker Tickets

Very cold night but still had a decent crowd. Seating was great. Camper van Beethoven was awesome, and Cracker set was excellent!!

I have listened to this band all my life and my parents had seen them before, so I wasn't all that shocked when I realized I was the only guy at the front of the stage below the age of 21, so to hear the band even mention it in their set with stories about 'old' people just made me laugh. I enjoyed this show tremendously, the crowd was into it but not ripping your head off, the band was enjoying themselves and very tight and extremely talented. This show was everything I hoped a Cracker show would be and Camper Van Beethoven just made the whole experience even more amazing. I think more people my age need to see this band it is not an old man band at all. Old men just have good taste in music.

David Lowery shows up with both of his bands for this tour, Camper and Cracker. Lowery is a very talented guy and deserves every ounce of respect he can get. About a thousand folks showed up at the Pageant, the balcony was closed. Camper started at 8 and played for 1-1/2 hours or so. Lowery came back out with the Cracker lineup after a break and played til 11.20. We brought friends who couldn't name a song from either band and they thoroughly enjoyed the show recognizing a few tunes along the way. We, of course knew most of the material except for some of the steller new stuff from both groups. The show pretty much ROCKED with Camper continuing within their psychadelic folk niche and Cracker cranking out the soulful funk. The show lacked any special lighting or stage effects but both bands held the audience's attention with their crafted tuneship and if you were paying attention some pretty nice vintage equipment. Standout performers were Lowery in both bands with the violinist for Camper doing a fine (and trippy) job and the lead guitarist for Cracker bringing their show ALIVE. Ticket prices were fair, venue was good. Highly Recommended Rock Performance.

Incredible! They packed the house. Fantastic show!

Honestly, this was my favorite band at an intimate venue. I've seen all kinds of bands at all kinds of places, and this was my favorite concert EVER!!! Both bands rocked the house! The Cracker boys were in fine form. They even ditched the keyboards for more garage raunch. I had a terrific time. The venue and crowd were great!

This was my first MOTORHOME show, they're musical enthusiasm and humor got the crowd ready for a great CRACKER show! Cracker played alot from they're new album and a great mix of classic CRACKER.

It was good to see Cracker rock again. They largely did away with David Lowery's acoustic strumming and played rock n' roll like they did in their mid 90's heyday. Johnny Hickman's Les Paul stylings were superb as usual, but he can't come close to hitting the high notes on the "Sweet Thistle Pie" backing vocal. His only misstep of the night. The drummer was average. I would've liked a little more snap in the kit. Lowery is obviously entering his Bob Weir stage, what with the beard and extra 35 lbs... Hickman hasn't aged a day. The bass player was decent, if unremarkable. The songs from the new album were all actually pretty good. As I said, it's nice to see this band back to rocking again and largely moving away from Lowery's plaintive strummy ballads.

The Bluebird is an excellent venue - great acoustics, and small enough that you can get up close and personal with the band. Cracker - truly amazing live. They are one of the few bands I've seen whose live performances are note perfect and sound exactly like their recordings. Johnny is a fantastic guitarist, and David's powerful voice is always a pleasure to hear.

If you sat home bored on August 27th, 2009 shame on you. You could have been at Vogue Theatre rocking with Cracker. An excellent local band did the warm up honors. I wish bands had their name visible on stage, seeing is remembering. So telling you "they" were very good won't help them or you very much. I'm not a diehard Cracker fan but I like them and know a good band when I hear one. Those guys are professionals all the way. The show on Thursday accelerated to the finish. They started off fine and from there got deeper and deeper into their groove. David Lowery's voice is so listenable, unique and certainly was in fine form. The sound was really good too. I could actually listen to the music and understand the lyrics. They won me over, I'm a bigger fan since that show. So next time you have the chance to see and hear Cracker perform go for it! Or you could stay home and be bored.

A must - see. Very entertaining, great energy, new songs were very good - awesome time!

Cracker and Adam Ezra both played unbelievable sets. I had never seen Adam Ezra but he blew the place away with a show that I will most definitely catch again. Cracker came on and played a lot of their new album mixed in with the hits from the past. 2 hours of non stop energy from Cracker. David Lowery is a talent that has never gotten his due. If you have the chance to see them, please do so. I've been dragging people to see them for years and have never walked away disappointed. Johnny Hickman and the rest of the band are top talents and I've never figured out why they aren't more popular. Ten songs into the set list, the place was rocking, as it was from the first note of the night. Lowery doesn't waste time with small talk between songs, instead taking a quick drink of water and then launching into the next great song. Trust me, the are one of the best live bands of our time and if you have the chance to listen to them or catch them live, them do so.

Having last seen David Lowery with his original band CVB ..this was a treat and pretty hard rockin' to boot. Opening with what I feel is the best Cracker album (through and through) that they have ever put out (after years of muted silence), it was a treat to hear the 1st three songs off the new album to start the show ..to think that "Turn On" is a top 20 hit (as David says), well, I guess the masses aren't always stupid ... True rockers of the night: Sunshine in the Land of Milk and Honey (truly unbelievable) and Hey Bret (Do You Know what time it is) ....these songs just butt rock ... Along wit hthe old classics ,this was a show for the ages (irrespective of fact I had to haul my tuchus out to Elgin ...yeah ,Elgin .....)

How this band ended up playing in such a small venue I can't figure out, but I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. The mighty Cracker did not fail to make this one of the best shows I've ever been too. They played all their hits plus most of the new album "Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey". They were incredible. The show was made even better by having a top rate opening act, Backyard Tire Fire a local band with global potential. Johnny Hickman even joined them for a couple of numbers (awesome). If you've never seen either of these bands do yourself a favor and check them out the next chance you get. Absolutely guaranteed to satisfyingly scratch your rock itch.

A great fun show with a lot of sing-a-longs for the audience. A great deal too for only about 20$ a tix.

IN TYPICAL CRACKER FASHION THE SHOW IN THE DUCKROOM (MAY 15) WAS FANTABUOUS! ALTHOUGH THEIR STAND-BYS WERE A REAL TREAT, THEIR SELECTIONS FROM THEIR NEW CD "SUNRISE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY" WAS PHENOMINAL! THEY ARE A TRUE ALTERNATIVE BAND! ONCE AGAIN HICKMAN AND LOWERY DIDN'T LET US DOWN!

Cracker started their show with 3 songs from the new release, Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey. By the time those three songs had been completed it became apparent to frontman, David Lowery that the crowd was somewhat tame. So back to their roots they went. For the next 45 minutes the crowd received nothing but the solid classic Cracker complete with Johnny Hickman's guitars riffs and David's towering scratchy vocals. Overall the show was placed in an interesting venue at Mad Maggies with few technical issues and pretty good sound. Cracker plays River North tonight in Chicago and if you have the opportunity to see them you won't be dissappointed.

These guys really put a great show - I forgot how many songs I knew that they played.

I love Cracker and have seen them several times before. The first band was great! Loud, but loud is good. Cracker was so loud that I still couldn't hear right 24 hours later. Too loud for the venue!

the middle east downstairs was good venue, would go back for anthother show. Cracker was as much fun as I thought they'd be. Am now a comfirmed Cracker fan.

Granted, I'm pretty easy going and not much of a critic.....but I loved this show! The intimate setting made of the Hard Rock Cafe made this concert a personal experience for me. The guys sang my favorites, Eurotrash Girl and Low as well as the favorites of many others in the crown. I drove all the way from Cleveland to Pittsburgh to see them and would do it all over again! Loved the show!!