Drive-By Truckers Tickets

I do have some love for this band. I am a little disappointed with them since Jason Isbell left, partly because they no longer play the songs he wrote. I've seen them several times with mixed reviews. Many of their indoor shows are poorly mixed. I am not happy with the sound at many of their indoor shows. The crowd was extremely drunken middle-aged men with flasks and no consideration for the other concertgoers. Security was lean. Setlist was soft. I left after 10 songs feeling let down.

Way too crowded in the house to truly enjoy these great bands.

I have been to dozens of Old 97's shows and they have never ceased to disappoint me. I am used to them playing 2+ hours so I was a bit disappointed that they were co-headliners and only had 75 minutes to play... I had never heard of Drive-By-Truckers before this event. I enjoyed them!

Another great night from 1 of America's finest and under appreciated bands. Go see them if you can.

The Old 97's were terrific. They played a wide variety of songs from all of their albums and they sounded great. The Drive By Truckers, however, left a little to be desired. At least two of them appeared drunk, so much so that I am amazed that they could play as well as they did. The Pageant is a great location.

This double bill lived up to expectations and then some. Old 97s opened with a 90 minute set of their best known songs and they rocked the house all the way. DBT played two hours and the crowd was mon their side from the start. Both bands seemed thrilled to be at the Pageant and delivered the goods. Pageant mstaff was great as usual and the sound was excellent even from the side of the stage. A great evening!

Music was too loud for the building. Great performances but dial it back a notch so you can understand it.

Show was awesome... They tore it up. Great show !!

I purchased the ticket to see the opening act by Old 97's mainly. They were absolutely amazing. Although not too familiar with the Drive By Truckers music, I was happily surprised of the great sound they had as well. The State Theatre is such a perfect venue. I love going there every time and am looking forward to more great bands playing there.

The Drive By Truckers are a great band. I love their music and the concert was good. The issue is that the Paradise is too small for amplified music. I know it's a local institution and has character but the space is more suitable to jazz, folk and acoustic music. There's no clarity to the sound. Guitar solos don't stand out and you can't make out the lyrics. I could not hear the keyboards at all. The House of Blues is a much better venue. I know it's a corporate chain and tickets are expensive but it's worth it.

This was my first concert since John Neff left , and I was wondering how that would affect the band. They are better than ever. Jay Gonzales is an awesome guitar player, and a lot of the solos Neff played are being played by Cooley and Hood, which is great in my book. Also, it seemed to me the jammed more than they have recently, which is also great for me. The Boston show was awesome start to finish. It confirmed to me that you cannot see this band often enough. They are the best rock and roll band out there. Go see them!

the show was a lot of fun - as far as i can tell, among fans that knew all the words and those that were getting their first introduction

Band not nearly as good as in past. Member defections greatly affect overall sound.p as radise too crowded for good sightlines. Sound mix tinny.

The opening act in Portland were the Old 97's - who did about 45 minutes of tunes from the last 20 years and absolutely killed it - best music I've seen live in several years. When the lead singer first hit the stage he looked around at all the props set up for DBT - mostly stylized red-eyed pterodactyls and joked - "I feel like I just stepped on the stage of Spinal Tap," he laughed. The Old 97's played an excellent set. The DBT's were just as cliche as their set though and set their volume on "11" midway through their first song. And while at least half the audience stuck it through to the end, we felt more like survivors than the fortunate few. If you're white, middle aged and like 80's country metal sound, you might like this band. I am, but I didn't. I would have paid four times the ticket price if someone had lowered a little Stonehenge or toy pterodactyl on a string through the fake fog during the last set (a la Spinal tap).

The Old 97's set was good, awesome really, however the sound guy was asleep I think. Way too booming muddy mix in the house. It was tolerable though, until the Drive By Truckers came on. Then the sound guy snorted some blow and put on ear muffs, cause it was painfully loud, and you couldn't hear the vocals at ALL. The only drum audible was the bass drum which probably rattled some fillings loose... the lead guitar was WAY up in the mix and everything else was lost. It was the famous "screaming guitar, bass drum, and muddled noise" mix. BOO

loud guitars & unintelligable song lyrics couldn't wait for it to end first time I have ever left a concert before it ended

Old 97's and Drive-By Truckers came to frozen South Canada (Portland, Maine) on Saturday, March 9th at the gloriously unrefurbished State Theater. Both bands were terrific, offering up a selection of their "non-hit" crowd favorites. The Old 97's are a lot different than their CDs, which are more country and pop-oriented; watching the 97's at times I got a cowpunk vibe -- loud and fast. The Truckers were more nuanced; Patterson Hood's vocals were clean and crisp, and the songs they offered were -- well, I hate to use the word "erudite," but their songs made you think a lot more than the 97's did. I'd go see both bands in a heartbeat.

I thought Old 97s would be at the top of the ticket. Their act was great - did hits with real enthusiasm and stage presence. I hadn't heard much about DBT's. They were loud southern alt rock - good but kind of homogeneous, and I could not understand lyrics at all.

It was my third time seeing DBT and this was by far my least enjoyable show. I am not sure if it was the theater, because the opening act also had this issue, but I couldn't hear the vocals over the instruments. I was disappointed with the songs they chose, they were all very similar and a bit too mellow for my taste. I actually nodded off during the show. That didn't happen at the 2 previous events.

This is my second experience seeing a lively country rock show at the State Threater in Portland, Maine. I love the space and set up but even with acoustic ear-plugs the sound quality is distorted. Sound Is slightly better in the balcony than on the floor/ground level seating, but not much. If sound quality is not an issue for you then it's a great place to get up close to your favorites bands. As for me I will not return for this type of show at the state.