Devo Tickets

This was the first night of two back to back DEVO shows playing their most loved albums, Q: Are We Not Men? and Freedom of Choice. The Music Box at the Fonda is always a great venue, easy security, GREAT soundsystem, good vantage points. Opening act was a british guy with a sampler/looper who would beatbox and loop his rhythm tracks and sing over it. Quite novel, though just a guy alone with a looper is not enough to maintain the crowd's full love. Devo started their show with playing their short films of Secret Agent Man and Jocko Homo, which felt rather long to the Devo-loving crowd who've seen it plenty of times, but it was appropriate seeing them perform their first album in its entirety. The band came out and played fantastically. They sounded great, well rehearsed, Bob 2 looked like he dropped weight, they were full of energy and movement about the stage, the large LED lights behind the band were quite exciting at times too without being blinding. Josh Freese is a machine. The show was rather expensive and short. The band was done in under an hour. They played the two videos, the first album, and a two song encore. Short for $50 tickets. T-shirts sold out VERY fast, we were in line to get in before doors opened, and many shirts were sold out by the time we hit the merch table. The very cool looking windbreaker felt like $1 of material, $5 of screenprinting for the $45 price. And the CD's for sale were cut-out promo copies usually given away for free. For the price and the shortness of show, I'd recommend this to only hardcore fans. Their usual setlists seem comprised of two albums anyways, so it's not too special hearing the few remaining obscure tracks they weren't already playing live. We would have loved to hear the brand new songs they played earlier in the year as encore songs, but it was not to be. Why did they play Gates of Steel when it's part of the setlist for the next night?

Last night was great! this is my third Devo show my first was when i was 14, it was really cool being able to hear the songs you never hear live that's the plus when they sing a whole album. The crowd was so so but that's how it is at any concert you go to, someone let a bum in or something he was creepy,Mark almost got pretty close to me in the crowd before he turned and went back (buts that's ok I met all of them when i went to my first show =] ) and i almost got a piece of their clothes and a guitar pic, but other then all of that I had a blast! I love being able to see them and they sound so great just like listening to the album. I hope they play very soon again in L.A.

Devo still has it!! They rocked their entire first album with the same intensity, energy and voice strength as it was 30 years ago. Some songs had not been played live in more than 20 years...Shrivel Up, Praying Hands, Sloppy, Space Junk, etc... I highly recommend the VIP ticketsas I got a free signed poster and most importantly, got to meet all the band mambers after the show. The set is a solid hour with encore performances of Gates of Steel and Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA.

I feel like this should be a no brainer. I mean DEVO performing one of there best albums in its entirety. They still bring the storm too. Mark Mothersbaugh ran into the crowd so viciously. Grabbing kids shoving the mic in their faces to answer the question Are We Not Men? Truly punk rock! And every song better than the last. That album is more or less perfect. And thats how it was played! I'll remember this one for a long time.

These guys were incredibly energetic. Racing through their first album and really getting the audience moving to Jocko Homo and Praying Hands. I really had a great time reliving the music from so long ago and it was exciting to see so many young people who really seemed to enjoy their music.

Great show. "Are we not men?" I missed some of the other songs by Devo but I'm sure they will play them on the 4th. "Freedom of Choice" So much energy on a Tuesday night...Good Times....

I was 11 years old when I got my first record. “Q: Are We Not Men? We Are DEVO” was that record and it helped set me on the path to true music enlightenment. Even at that young age, I knew that was a special album. It turns out that it was probably one of the most influential albums ever. It is truly a quintessential recording that has withstood the test of time. I still listen to it on a regular basis. To see it performed live, in its entirety was monumental for me. Now at 42 years of age, I found myself completely caught up in the mayhem, front and center of the Music Box floor Tuesday evening. I was able to forget all about my job and how much I despise my boss. I was able to forget about the fact that I had to get up for work in a couple hours. I didn’t think about money, the economy, my car trouble, etc. I, and other likeminded spuds, pogo’d and spazzed out while singing along to my all-time favorite album being performed live. I forgot that I was getting old for the night. My body sure set me straight the next morning. The set started with the film that started it all. “In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution”. This short film created by Mark and Jerry in 1974 while at Kent State contains classic, surreal versions of “Secret Agent Man” and “Jocko Homo” with intro by Booji Boy and General Boy. The band appeared shortly after sporting the traditional yellow suits. The craziness began as soon as the first chord of “Uncontrollable Urge” was played. I don’t know about the rest of the people in attendance that night, but everyone down in front was having a great time. With the exception of a drum cymbal mishap (I believe during Jocko Homo) which caused things to get out of sync for a bit, each song was flawless. I’ve seen DEVO many times. Most of this album gets performed routinely. However, it was great to hear some of the songs like Sloppy and Shrivel-Up that rarely get played live. While completely satisfied with hearing the whole album live, I was thrilled to see them come out for an encore which started out with my personal favorite, “Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA”. They finished up a very memorable night with “Gates of Steel”. Clocking in at one hour, the concert was relatively short, which is what I expected. They billed it as performing the first album in its entirety. That album is only about 45 minutes. The encore tracks were a bonus. I’m sure a few in the crowd were a bit disappointed at the shortness of the set but I loved every minute. I can’t wait for tonight. Freedom of Choice in its entirety! The only thing I could ever want is a 5 night stint with each night playing one album…night one - Q: Are We Not Men?, night two - Duty Now For The Future, night three - Freedom of Choice, night four – New Traditionalists, night five – Oh, No! It’s DEVO. Encores from Total DEVO and Shout would be in order. C’mon boys … can you take it? Duty Now!

Great. Classic. Show reminded you what made Devo important and cool to begin with.

Great show last nite!! They played the entire first album "Are we not Men" Mark and Jerry are a little bit older but still have not lost there fire for performing. If you are a true spud and missed the gig make sure you see them when they return. A must see...

It was great to see them play "Praying Hands," "Space Junk" and "Shrivel Up," which they rarely play in concert. Sounded fresh as ever. This spud was satisfied.

For a bunch of old guys, they put on a great show.

I first saw Devo live in 1982 on their New Traditionalist tour. To this day this show remains at the top of my favorite concert list. Their show on November 3, 2009 at the Music Box at the Fonda was just as amazing. These men rocked harder than some bands half their age! They rocketed from one song to the next filled with the spirit and energy of a band that apparently wanted to do nothing but completely satisfy and exhaust it's audience. There were a few minor technical issues, but this being the first night of the tour, some glitches are expected. These things also helped to illustrate that "what you see is what you get"-- nothing is pre-taped or looping on a digital sampler somewhere offstage. A 100% pure rock show-- something that is very rare in this day and age. Kudos to you, spuds!

Having been a fan of Devo for the last 30 years, these pioneers of "New Wave" music certainly delivered a gut punching performance. I was amazed at how much energy these guys have. In speaking with Jerry Casale after the show, I asked him how they can keep up that pace night after night. He stated "It's not easy. I just put myself in the mindset of when I wrote the music and recapture what I was feeling back then" Don't miss your chance to see the band while on their back-to-back album tour this fall. I'm looking forward to tonight's Freedom Of Choice set and hanging with the band after the show. Purchase the Meet & Greet tickets and get to know the spuds and a couple nice souveniers too! Larry

Devo rocked as usual. Didn't expect Mark Mothersbaugh to push me around on the floor, but it was awesome. Anxiously looking forward to "Freedom Of Choice" show tonight!!

I have long wanted to see this band, which I discovered in the 70s when they performed on Saturday Night Live - a transforming moment for this young teenage girl in a small southern town. So it was a long wait, but well worth it. The sold-out show was dedicated to performing "Are We Not Men" in its entirety. My fears that these 50-something guys might have lost enthusiasm for their old material or lacked their previous youthful energy were quickly put to rest when they took the stage and started powering through "Uncontrollable Urge". While I would have liked the band to do more of the robotic, quirky moves that were their trademark, their energy was high and all of them were clearly having a great time. Mark Mothersbaugh's voice is still youthful and strong, and twice during their set, he went offstage and reappeared, singing, among the dancing audience. Drummer Josh Freese (who has played with many bands, including Nine Inch Nails and Weezer), is wonderful to watch. Devo encored with "Smart Patrol" and "Gates of Steel". I was sorry that they didn't have more time to do other material - and even more sorry that I didn't also get tickets for the second night's performance of "Freedom of Choice" in its entirety. Devo fans will not be disappointed with this tour!

this was one of the best DEVO shows i had seen. they played the entire First album in order , with a few extra songs as a bonus .

Don't miss this concert - it's a once-in-a-lifetime event.

I've seen Devo many times and always a great show. However the volumn of this show was excruciatingly loud...much too loud for that small venue. So that really ruined the show for me.

Amazing show (not unusual for Devo) but what was unusual is they played their entire 1st album, in original running order, and absolutely tore the roof off of the place.

When I heard that Devo was going to release a new album, I got very excited. When I heard Devo was touring, I flipped out. When I heard Devo is going to play their two best albums ever, in their entirety, on two nights in San Francisco, I set every alarm clock and reminder I have so that I am the first person the buy tickets when they go on sale tomorrow! Mark, Jerry, Bob 1, Bob 2, & Alan! See you in November!!! Thanks for playing, Devo.