Railroad Earth Tickets

Great show, all three bands rocked it. Wished that Greensky played longer.

These were two of the best Railroad Earth shows I have ever seen. I mean they played until 1:30AM at Red Rocks Amphitheatre... who does that? Not only was it an incredibly long show, but the playing was incredibly tight. Both shows had very good setlists, and the openers killed it.

Greensky bluegrass was a great opener. Galactic was amazingly funky. Although railroad earth was great, it wasnt as exciting coming after galactic. Galactic needs to be the headliner.

One of the best shows I have seen at RR. And the rain made it even more memorable. Cannot wait to see them again.

I understand now, that Bruce Hornsby and Railroad Earth were co-headlining, so they switch off who opened for who. Bruce opened at 7:00 on the dot, which was slightly annoying since I was running 5 min late, hoping he wouldn't be quite THAT punctual. Humphreys by the Bay is a sweet little venue overlooking the marina, smaller than I imagined. Bruce and the Noisemakers started with some newer material that I and probably few others in the audience recognized. But they quickly transitioned into their best stuff from the last 15 years, throwing in a few of their modernized 80's classics. They did a great "Mandolin Rain", mixing in newer adaptations of the song with the classic version. "White Wheeled Limousine" was the closer, a personal favorite of mine. No "The Way it is", however, which didn't bother me, but I know a lot of people, including my wife, were probably disappointed. The set seemed short to me, just 90 min, but I suppose that's typical of the opening act. Wish I would've seen a full set. I was very surprised at the average age of the crowd. I'm in my mid 30's and felt younger than 90% by a good 20 years. Bruce should've tried to market to a younger crowd, my generation could definitely appreciate and benefit from his music If more of us had been aware of what he has been doing after The Range. I didn't stay for Railroad Earth. Not a big fan of bluegrass.

I was suprised to find out that Bruce Hornsby was the opening act. The show started out slow. The 'avant garde' type sound of his new stuff was not much to my liking. He closed his show well with some stardards, but the jewel to his performance was when he invited members of Railroad Earth to join him for a song or two. . Bruce even came out and played with Railroad Earth. Railroad Earths performance made up for the slow moving first half. They brought the audience to their feet, a rarity at any show here, even at sporting events. The Venue had a great atmosphere, and the sound was fantastic. A bit of a sprinkle started out the evening, but it didnt materialize into anything. 10;30 sharp the show ended.. Noise Ordinance. No encore.. what a shame :( Great Show

As is the reputation for both these bands, they gave great live performances at Humphrey's. Although it seemed as thought two different groups of fans attended the event to see one or the other of the bands, the performances by both bands were top of the line and fun. I believe one group of fans was more familiar with Hornsby, and another group of fans was more familiar with Rail Road Earth. However, as I said, both bands are outstanding live. Rail Road Earth is among one of the most popular "live jam bands" right now and is known for their contemporary blue grass and perhaps jazz style. Although Hornsby is known for a number of hit tunes, his style is eclectic, including jazz, rock, improvisational, heartland, jam, and more. Also, as you would expect with Hornsby, he had an awesome band. In fact, it was a wonderful treat when Hornsby and Rail Road Earth played together. I got the impression that some people in attendance (perhaps "older" like me) didn't realize that Rail Road Earth is one of the current great live jam bands and has been playing at sold out festivals. It was a wonderful opportunity to see them at Humphrey's. In fact, while listening to Sirius/XM jam station that morning, the DJ announced that Railroad Earth and Hornsby were playing that night at somewhere called Humphrey's in San Diego. I got a kick out of that. So, these were two great bands that happened to be getting together at the little outdoor arena by the marina. I felt lucky to be there and enjoy all the great music. I'd go see either band again, and I would certainly see both bands on the same bill. In my book...that was quite a good deal. It was an impressive lineup by Humphrey's. Hopefully the different fans who were patient discovered the "other" band that they were not familiar with. Thanks to both bands for a very nice summer evening. I would definitely recommend seeing either one of these bands. The music ranged from emotionally moving, as beautiful music can be, -- to "get up and DANCE" jam. For those willing to "go with it" -- it was real darn fun! Thank you.

I bought tickets for Bruce Hornsby with Railroad Earth. I just assumed Railroad Earth, who I hadn't heard of, would be opening for Bruce Hornsby (who we love). Bruce played about 1.5 hours, then there was a 30 minute break with the last hour + with Railroad Earth playing. Not really a fan of them after hearing the music and wish there would have been some set list or schedule for the night ahead of time. Wish we'd had more Bruce!

First the location (5 stars): Humphrey by the bay is a great place to see a show. You just can't beat outdoors, San Diego, and an intimate venue on a nice summer night. Bought the dinner and concert tickets and the dinner was great. Will eat there again, concert or not. Out the restaurant door and into the concert. Even the drink prices were reasonable. Now for Bruce Hornsby (2 stars): When you have past hit songs, people expect to hear them. He didn't play many of them and I for one was disappointed. A lot of what he did play was rather boring, several new songs that just were not that good. He also only played for an hour and 15 minutes, which means we were out of there at 8:15 PM.

This nite was Bruce and then RR Earth. Bruce came out dressed in his usual Black Shirt and blue jeans and proceeded to rock the house down with "look out any window", one of my faves, to start off his 1 hr and 10 min set. He play us his new songs that were in short, capitivating to his audience of about 1,000. I like 2 of his new songs, the one about all the wonderful side effects of today's prescription medications which kept me laughing through out the song and "I'll take you there", which should be a hit on the radio, if stations would play it because it is that good. He ended his set with "white wheeled Limousine", another one of my faves, and had the place rockin and dancing all over the place. Maybe it was a little short but I understood that being we were getting 2 for 1 that nite, in bands that is. Railroad Earth was "WILD", it was bluegrass on steroids. all the younger concert goers were really into this band and stood the entire show, as did my friend and I did the same, stood and danced. their music is hypnotic and wildly different from anything I've ever heard and yes, it makes you want to dance. I didn't know the names of any of their songs but the younger concert goers knew them all and did fist pumps at the right time through out the show. They played for about 1 hr., 45 min. and made me a new fan of there music. Noise of the earth tour was truely that, beautiful noise that sometimes was out of this earth...

Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers put on a great show and when I've seen them in the past, I have walked away feeling like they gave it their all. Not so much this time. They left too soon. And the audience wasn't even seated when he started because they didn't expect Hornsby to come out first. Just as an aside, Bruce invited everyone to move forward to the stage after the third song, which would be very cool if not for the fact that the people in the front row (people who paid the most to see him) were blocked off by the crowd that migrated up from the back. I was in the second row so I was ok, but I wouldn't have been happy sitting in front. Sorry, Bruce, I was a bit disappointed this time, but I'll be back.

Enjoyed the much too brief (under 90 min) first set by Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers. Hornsby is a talented and dynamic performer and his musicianship and ability to improvise was at its best. After a long intermission, Railroad Earth took the stage. This band was the clear favorite of the younger members of the audience, but unfortunately they failed to ignite our interest. Derivative of other jam bands like the Grateful Dead, Railroad Earth seems to lack a clear musical identity. We enjoyed the instrumental pieces (and the energy in the audience that was generated) but threw in the towel after some dreadful vocal pieces where the lead singer was so off-key it was painful. We would drive 400+ miles to see Hornsby again but wouldn't drive down the block to see Railroad Earth.

1st time seeing a show at Best Buy Theater. Venue was very nice - but the floor was disgusting - the venue really needs more trash cans on the floor! Great food, easy to get to, bathrooms were super clean, sound was awesome. RRE was great. This is the middle of their tour so band was tight, with a great setlist.

outstanding wish I could go 5 nights straight. times sqiare is a place I aviod everyday but this wad worth the trip

Another great show from Railroad Earth! The House of Blues was much better than the Paradise.

Great first impression! RRE rocks! Mississippi Uptown!

Great show, band actually played past 11pm, which is rare for appearances at this venue. Played awesome show til 12:15, well worth the ticket. Will definitely go back and see Railroad Earth anytime...

They're totally under-rated. Seemless jams, incredible precision, multi instrumentalists, great harmonies, thoughtful lyrics all while having a great time on stage. Bridging the gap between bluegrass, folk and Jam better than most.

The band's first set sounded great. I didn't know much about them and really enjoyed it. However, BE AWARE; these guys take LONG breaks between sets. We must have waited 40 minutes between their "short break." My husband and I even got pretty resentful having to stand our our aching feat with no music wondering the band would make their fans wait so long just to finish the show. When they finally came back on, the music was far less enjoyable. They jammed awhile, completely lost us and then we left learly... I never leave early! They just didn't keep the energy or my interest as they had in the first set. Sorry guys, wouldn't go to another show unless I was at an outdoor fest with a lot of other things to do while waiting for you to come back on stage.

Great Show! Railroad Earth never disappoints. Come back to st. louis