Dar Williams Tickets

Dar Williams is not only an amazing songwriter, but she is an outstanding performer. Her lyrics and music are both haunting and beautiful. The Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater was the MOST AMAZING venue to watch her perform. The setting is so intimate... I think every person there felt like they were in the front row. I'll be looking for more concerts at the Zoo... and I can't wait 'til Dar comes back to the Twin Cities.

We really enjoyed much of our Friday night at the Zoo. The weather was perfect and the performances were mostly excellent. My wife and I really enjoyed opener Stephen Kellogg. He had an excellent stage presence with a good rapport with his audience - which is not always easy to do with a just-getting-settled-in audience. We wish we could have seen more of him. Haley Bonar was a major disappointment. Where as Kellogg, and later Williams, tied in well with the crowd, Bonar seemed almost frightened by the audience. She mentioned she had recently left the Twin Cities for Oregon, and someone bellowed out "Why'd you leave?" Haley was dumbstruck and mumbled something about not understanding English. Her band seemed more than adequate, and I think her backup singer/friend may have actually had a better voice. We also saw Bonar last year at the zoo as an opening act, but couldn't really hear her for the thoughtless rapping going on around us. As it turns out we didn't miss much. Dar Williams put on a wonderful show, if not a bit short in her 75 mintes or so. I think she would have sang longer had the "hard 10:30 curfew" not been in place. Which is ridiculous on a weekend night. Of course she could have certainly helped matters by starting more expeditiously. Her songs were very heartfelt and inspiring, and her diatribe with the audience was very welcoming and cozy, if not a bit eccentric. She won us over with her kind words about the Twin Cities. Her voice evoked thoughts of Joni Mitchell with perhaps a bit harder edge. The audience was there to listen which made her performance all the better - something that is not always the case in this venue. We definitely will look to see her perform again. Perhaps at the zoo again next year? If so please skip Bonar as an opener.

Dar was wonderful. She has a beautiful voice with thoughtful songs. Her stories, which describe the inspiration for the songs, add an enjoyable dimension to her performance. You can laugh along with her and she really engages the crowd. Due to time restraints she was unable to tell some of her stories. I wish we could have heard Iowa and The Babysitters Here...next time. Haley Bonar was disappointing. She has a good voice but the lyrics were lacking. She also does not have much of a stage presence, she seems angry and I was bored. Stephen Kellogg is very entertaining even without his band. He performed a great one man show. The organizers should have given him more time to play. He definitely deserved more attention than Haley Bonar.

The evening at the Zoo would have been better if Dar had performed longer and the opening acts hadn't performed at all. It was a pleasant relief when Dar took the stage. Beautiful vocals and backup from her band.

Her songs are great as well as her stage presence. I wish the vocals were louder -- she was overshadowed by the instruments.

If you hate strong, independent, intelligent women, don't see this show. Dar is a national treasure, educated at the best schools in the country, who could have easily bent to the strong commercial forces of the music industry, who represents the spirit of freedom and self-expression. What a delight. She is a breath of fresh air who will blow your socks off if you have any sense of understanding the storytelling of an extremely talented singer-songwriter. I will never miss another show if she comes back, and will probably travel to see her if she is withing 200 miles. How many artists can you say that about?

I love her stories and interactions with the crowd! Beautiful voice!

I am not very familiar with Dar Williams' music, but I went with a friend who is fan. I enjoyed her lyrics; Ms. Williams is clearly a talented lyricist with a clear, strong voice. She's also a happy, self-effacing liberal which endears her to me! I haven't been to the Duck Room in a LONG time, and found it to be an enjoyable venue. However, on this particular evening in August, the room was HOT! Ms. Williams even commented that the room seemed to have "about 16 micro-climates", and I was standing in the hot and humid section, for certain.

Loved Stephen Kellogg opener as well...Dar was fantastic. Duck Room needed to be air conditioned, however.