GBS still amazing
by outofhalifax on 8/24/09Molson Amphitheatre - TorontoIncredible show! Have not seen the boys live since 1994 in Halifax - they are still amazing!! Had the audience on our feet for pretty much the whole show.......awesome.
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Incredible show! Have not seen the boys live since 1994 in Halifax - they are still amazing!! Had the audience on our feet for pretty much the whole show.......awesome.
The concert was great even though the video display had problems during the GBS concert and was not always viewable. The group did several well received encores and performed a number of songs from their popular itinerary. It was great to be a part of it and fantastic to see the performers. The lead-in group (Spirit of the West) was also good especially with their energy and later songs when they got the crowd on their feet. I have long been a fan of Great Big Sea and it was fantastic to see them live.
The band was amazing! Spirit of the West was a great addition. My only complaint was that Sean McCann's mike seemed to be set at too low a level :( It was hard to hear him at times.
This is a show not to be missed. They played everyone of their greatest songs and more. My voice still has not come back.
Wife and I have been to many concerts and we agree it was by far the best concert either of us had been to. This was a first for both our son and daughter and we all had an amazing time dancing and singing together. Great Big Sea has become our family favorite band and they are incredible to watch on stage with their energetic personalities and musical talents. The amphitheatre was comfortable and well run. We loved it.
I loved this concert. I danced and clapped and sang until everything hurt. Crowd was very enthusiastic and got involved in all the songs. Great to have Great Big Sea back in Canada and they seemed to enjoy being back.
Great show last night by both bands - Spirit of the West opening and then Great Big Sea as the main event. Lively night - the crowd got up on their feet early and many stayed there the rest of the night once GBS got started. Lots of hits, old hits, traditional songs, good stories, amazing singing and ability on multiple instruments - a great night - but see review of opening act below ...
ONE OF THE FINEST GREAT BIG SEA CONCERTS OF THE 10 THAT I HAVE ATTENDED. ALAN SAID HE WAS WAITING FOR THIS EVENING AND IT CERTAINLY SHOWED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. SPIRIT OF THE WEST WAS A GREAT PROMOTIONAL MATCH AND WERE MUCH MORE THAN AN OPENING ACT. NO TIME TO SIT DOWN FROM START TO FINISH. WELL DONE ME BOYZ!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Big Sea was at its finest at the Melody Tent. A great show of mostly well-known songs with great vocals and great interraction with the audience. Sing, clap, maximize vertical movement and have a great time!
Great Big Sea gave another great performance at the Cape Cod Melody Tent, inspite of the Hot and Humid weather. My hats off to the group!!!
The Band was fantastic a great show as usual. The band was spontaneous and interactive. The venue was small, and did not allow alcohol inside the seating area.
Of course GBS rocked the tent, but it was a small enough venue to interact with the band but have enough fans so the atmosphere was electric. Doyle's finally returned to where he belongs & after all the guys shook off a few cobwebs, the band & audience felt like long-lost family members had returned. Absolutely a huge kitchen party!
Maybe it's because I'm such a big fan, but to me the set list seemed really short. They didn't get on the stage until about 8:45 after the opening act and were done by 10:30. I know it was just their second show back after 6 months off, but they seemed to just be going through the motions at times. It was also really hard to hear the vocals over the instruments. I dunno, I guess I just expected a show more along the lines of the one on Great Big DVD.
The entire event was more than wonderful. I really enjoyed the opening performance. He was delightfull. The Great Big Sea was a blast from my roots. There is nothing like Irish Music to stir the soul. The interaction and energy the men personified brought everyone to there feet from the second they came into perform to the end of the performance. Everyone was singing and dancing and laughing the entire evening. Most enjoyable. Please bring them back.
Great Big Sea put on a non-stop performance with a ton of great songs, lots of energy and a natural rapport/banter with the crowd. It was a little steamy in the tent and the mosquitoes were hungry early on, but the performance was fun. The band only played to half of the tent which seemed to make some of the sound fade out on the sides, but otherwise it was a great night!
Great Big Sea put on an amazing show. Great setlist of song. really got the crowd motivated to participate. tons & tons of energy flowing through the venue.
I will start this review out by admitting that I am a HUGE fan of Great Big Sea, so there is some slight bias here. However, I have seen them a total of 3 times now and this was my favourite of the 3. The venue provided a really nice outdoor intimate venue, definitely the closest I've sat to experience their music. We were even as far as you could get Stage right and it was still an amazing concert (we had the aisle to dance in too to boot!) Great Big Sea was still at the beginning of their tour schedule and I have never seen them in finer form. The jokes and improv music were hilarious and their sound was as incredible as ever. The only two downsides of the whole event (which the band made a point to make note of haha) was that no alcoholic beverages were allowed inside the giant circus tent that the band played in, AND that there was a noise curfew of 10:30pm so the band only was allowed to do a one song encore (otherwise I'm sure Great Big Sea would have kept playing for quite a while longer). This being said, it was a Thursday event so the noise restrictions are probably a bit tighter and the band made sure to jam as much as they could in. Also, on the drink aspect, the venue was so intimate you could hear almost perfectly from within the washrooms, and if you went out to get a beverage, the view and noise were almost as good as it was at your seats, so it wasn't that much of a hassle. Definitely recommend the band, and we will definitely look to see more shows at this venue.
The concert was awesome. Even people who didn't know their music beforehand couldn't help buy sing along and clap their hands. Great Big Sea is one of the best bands to see live. They don't take an intermission, they just play for 2 hours straight!
This band puts on a fantastic performance, full of energy and humor, with great music. Can't say enough about them!!
Great lineup of songs!!! Still have yet to hear the Mermaid sond live!!! Maybe next time.