Procol Harum Tickets

I never miss a Procol Harum visit to New York. The group did not disappoint. Gary Brooker is as always The captain! The group plays a very tight knit show. All are excellent musicans. Without having to worry about opening for another group, Procol was free to do their thing! The show lasted almost 3 hours with a short break. Old favorites as well as new songs were all great. The Space is a wonderful venue for them. Large enough to put a good crowd yet small enough to create a really good setting and enjoy some of the great music and quips from the group, particularly The Captain. I await their next trip in to NY!

Nice venue, good seats and sound. Procol Harum still has it.

I loved every moment of the concert. Gary Brooker still has an incredible voice and his comments before songs were very entertaining! There was a packed house and it was obvious that everyone enjoyed the show! I would have loved to have seen Pig Light Shows' magic onscreen behind the group, but you can't have everything! By the way, I hear Pig is still doing his magic!

The quality of musicianship and of course the music itself was outstanding. Brooker's voice just seems to get better with age and was nicely showcased by the superb acoustics of "The Space". The highlight was the encore when the band segued from Blueberry Hill to When a Man Loves a Woman to No Woman No Cry to Whiter Shade of Pale. Brooker actually sounded better than Percy Sledge on When a Man Loves a Woman!

I have followed Procol Harum for 43 years now and loved the smaller venue at The Space to see a concert. It was kewl that they had a bar next to the seating area so that if you wanted a drink, you could still watch the show and not miss anything!

An excellent show; they played for about 2 hours, with an intermission...Gary Brooker was in excellent form, both in his voice, hitting all the notes, and his remarks, very funny...they played a great range of songs, from classics to newer ones, and for the encore, did some classic 50's rock, just a tremendous show...I was sitting next to a person who had never seen them before, just knowing that one song, and he loved the show! This version of the band is probably the best Procol has even been, extremely tight and they really rock, so a great performance is expected!

Procol Harum is always wonderful, this show was over the top! Great sound, great venue, great guys. Go see them!!!

Good music. wish they played other big hits like El Conquisitidor

The band was great. Energetic, engaged with the audience and just overall one of the best shows I have seen from Procol in many years.

When I originally purchase the tickets for this show, I assumed that I would only be seeing Procol Harum and that was it (maybe some no-name opening act). Much to my surprise, I found out earlier in the day the Carl Palmer (drummer from ELP) was opening the show. I was stoked, considering how many time I had seen ELP back in the day. Carl was great doing some old and "new" stuff with a guitar player (subbing for the keyboards of Keith Emerson)and a bass player. Then Procol came on and met my expectations playing their "Greatest Hits" as expected but with a bit of Gary Brooker flair and wit. This was a very enjoyable show.

Procol continues to do great shows, even after being at it for over 45 yrs. their sound is great, songs compelling, and performance highly professional. I hope they keep up the good work for yrs to come, indeed I would go again tonight to see them play!

The atmosphere set by the music was pure Procol. Brooker's voice still distinctive and wry. I'll see them again.

carl palmer was not on the ticket but was a really nice surprise.. procol harum ...gary brooker played and sang with such feel he reminded me of ray charles..the sound system was well balanced as well as the sound from the stage

Gary Brooker never disappoints - his songs and arrangements are clever, classically constructed, and flawlessly played. His disticntive voice is a bit weaker (he's 69 years old) but still recreates the great sounds of the early albums. His band is terrific, especially his guitar player - great sounds come out of that axe. The whole show is a real nostolgic trip.

Procol Harum was in fine form. Gary Brooker never ceases to amaze with his wonderful voice, which still sounds terrific at age 69. Some surprising songs in this setlist (in a good way!), such as opening with Kaleidoscope, and Nothing But the Truth (from Exotic Birds and Fruit). Whaling Stories was another excellent surprise. Staples A Salty Dog and A Whiter Shade of Pale,and especially closer Conquistador, were superb. Gary's band was equally up to the task: Geoff Whitehorn on guitar provided just the right ambiance most of the time, good solos, but was a bit too loud in the mix at times. Matt Pegg is a rock on bass; Josh Phillips I think is the best organist PH has ever had, Geoffrey Dunn is a very tasteful, musical drummer. Opening act was Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy, which featured Palmer on drums, a very young guitarist, and a bass player. No vocals. I don't know what PH was thinking by adding these guys as opening act, but they were terrible, and I mean dreadful. This was all about Carl Palmer (of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer fame) showing off his technical drumming skills, which is considerable, but not nearly as musical or pleasing as Geoffrey Dunn of Procol Harum. The biggest problem with this performance was the volume - so incredibly loud for this venue that everything was distorted, and it was painful for the ears. The young guitar player was a dime-a-dozen shredder; nothing interesting here; don't they realize that this style of guitar playing had gone out of style years ago? The bass player was doing some really interesting things, but again, the overall volume was so loud and distorted that his playing got lost in it. They even had some canned music to accompany them at times. Their material was dreadful as well. They couldn't get off the stage fast enough. If you see they are the opening act for a show you are going to, arrive late by all means.

Fantastic show combining old with more recent material.

Although there were plenty of young people there, it was mostly my aging, arthritic generation, many of whom were able to rise up for a standing ovation after most songs. No new numbers here but a nice selection over their 47 year history. Gary Brooker walked stiffly onstage still suffering the after effects from his fall from stage a couple of years ago, but he loosened up and his voice warmed up after a few songs. The man has an amazing set of pipes for 69 and can still hit all the notes with his ragged bluesy tenor. There is no Procol Harum without Brooker, long may he play those songs. The band was great too, the same PH I saw 10 years ago except no Matthew Fisher this time for obvious reasons. They deserve to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The opening act, Carl Palmer, was a great warm up. I wasn't a devoted follower of Emerson Lake and Palmer, though I liked some of their songs. But Carl Palmer is one of the best drummers I have ever seen. His show should not be missed. But I came to see Procol Harum. Their music has meant a great deal to me for well over 40 years. And Gary Brooker is one of the most talented, underrated musicians in the world. At 70 years old, he can still bang the hell out of a piano and hit those high notes. His voice remains strong and distinctive and the musicians around him, though not the original members, are a tight, talented group who remain faithful to the music and spirit of Procol Harum. They performed the old standards and added a couple of twists. There was fantastic energy between the band and the crowd and they were especially appreciative of the reception they received in New York.

We didn't know Carl Palmer was playing and it was a wonderful treat. Procol played a sampling of many favorites from most of their albums over the years with the precision we've come to expect. They earned repeated standing ovations. Their performance was not long enough, but they had a big day and night coming up with their fan club convention in Westbury, LI the next day. I met the CP band and the leader of the Palers PH tribute band when I snuck out for some fresh bladder.

At the Gibson Amphitheater, Procol Harum played as if they had been plucked from the 70, dusted with a bit of white powder (Gary Brooker's hair used to be darker), but every bit as haunting as ever, their focus on minor key harmony and judicious use of horns even more evocative with the passage of time. I really felt transported. When Conquistador began, Gary Brooker had the crowd held in suspense, and the man’s genius at arrangement is breathtaking. He’s the real deal, even more in touch with his audience than ever. (He joked about England’s performance in the Olympics and remarked on the Gibson’s floor plan, which he had studied. He even does his homework.) Hearing Procol Harum has been the highlight of my summer so far. Had they been the headliner and played longer, I would have given an overall rating of five stars. The other band, YES, was far less successful in its modern-day incarnation. The original singer, Jon Anderson, has been replaced twice, with this newest guy doing his best to move like a flower child, leaning back to mimic real feeling and rocking from side to side, but he had much energy as a pickle swaying in a jar. He's too young to be paired with the two original members who play quite well but look like his granddads, and his voice is too sweet. Anderson’s tenor had an edge that the new singer lacks. (For goodness’ sakes, get him back, even if it means playing six fewer concerts a year.) The middle of their set list is a long block of instrumentals with new stuff which may be great, but come on, Yes—people are there to hear songs they love, which is why they love you. Play two or three new ones, not entire movements without throwing a bone at the crowd. We shouldn’t have to beg, nor should you feel diminished musically because your old stuff is still remarkably popular. This material took over the set list, however, and by 11:15 people were leaving, and I did, too; the concert had half an hour to go. On the way out, I overheard a woman complaining, “It’s not YES any more. The singer makes the band.” Perhaps they should rename themselves “Yes-Revisited” or “Not Quite Yes” or even “Maybe,” because they sound like YES, but “close,” as my rock-and-roll, lead-guitarist husband used to say, only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.