Randy Newman Tickets

Randy Newman is incredible performer - great catalogue of songs, fun banter with audience and amazing piano ! A lot of sound from a one man band !

It was just Randy and his piano. He played songs from back in the '70's through songs from his current album Dark Matter. For Randy fans, it was a memorable trip through time with an incredible songwriter. I was worried about him, though, because he's put on weight and he doesn't look so good. I hope he hires a personal trainer and nutritionist--we need him around much longer!

Randy Newman continues to surprise me with every new show. He's not a flashy performer - the show is just a man and a piano. But the worlds created by this master craftsman make the lack of flash largely irrelevant. He intersperses the show with stories that sparkle with his self-deprecating wit. For two and a half hours, he wandered through his entire catalog, sharing stories about the songs and his process. His voice, of course, is not for everybody. But for the fans who have appreciated him for so long, he did not disappoint. I can't wait for the next show.

Excellent show, so glad I got to see him live after all these years. Great set list, he plays tons of songs old and new. He's funny and piano playing and voice are as strong as ever. Played about an hour and 45 minutes not counting a 20 minute intermission. Highly recommend the show!

Randy Newman's body of work is vast through subject and time. To be at his performance, especially in light of the title song of Dark Matter set in Durm, had a special resonance. Masterful!

The show was in a great venue, Carolina Theater, Durham, NC. He played much longer than expected and played everything everyone wanted to hear. At 74 he still has it and puts on a show not to be missed by fans. His interaction with the audience was perfect, even took some requests. I can't recommend seeing him enough. Do yourself a big favor, if you like fun and excellent showmanship, music, and songwriting - GO SEE this man!

It's been a couple of decades since I last saw Randy Newman in concert and wasn't sure what to expect. He is 74 after all, has nothing to prove to anyone, and could be excused for almost phoning it in with a quick sampling of his favorite tunes. To my delight, and to the delight of the rest of the crowd at the Carolina Theater in Durham, he was in good voice, did a thorough review of his musical career, and played for a little more than two hours. He told jokes, related stories from his personal life, bantered with the audience, and did several audience singalongs, including an new song titled "I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It)", about a over-the-hill rocker who is still on the road well past when he should have retired. Randy is a national treasure and this show was one that I will recall as a favorite. As usual, the Carolina Theater was a joy and the staff friendly and helpful. Sound was very good after a little adjustment during the first two songs. This venue never fails to deliver.

We were treated to an evening of songs old and new. His words are poetic with meaning for my life and he played the music from his soul. There wasn’t even one slightly disappointing moment all evening. Thanks for bringing him to us.

Newman is an American treasure. Fabulous composer, lyricist, pianist and performer, across genres and through decades. It was wonderful to see him in the city he chose for the first cut of his new cd!

I have been listening to Randy Newman's music since I was a teenager, and I'm 68 now, so that's 50 years. His songs are masterpieces. Each one vividly describes a character, or a location, or a feeling, or each one tells an interesting story: and all in about three minutes. He is the only person in the entire world of entertainment with whom I identify. He is so funny, and so smart, so talented, so perceptive: I could go on. His latest album is not great. He did do a large number of old songs that I love, which was wonderful. His age is showing now: he's 74, and going on tour must be a real hard challenge. But he rises to it, and works very hard on stage. His voice is deteriorating, but for us it really doesn't matter. We still laugh when he sings "You can leave your hat on." He is like no one else. I hope that he is still touring when he's in his late eighties. I love him.

A one man effort, no warm up act, no support musician's, just Randy, his piano, and the audience. Glad we got to see him "live" but another sound to break up his "style" wouldn't hurt.

Randy Newman's lyrics, music, and style manage to express important and controversial ideas with elegance and wit. Many of the songs he performed are more poignant now than ever.

Great lyrics, very good on the piano as well. Enjoy his wry writing. "You can leave your hat on"

No, it is not the Dos Equis Guy. After watching his concert at the Birchmere the other night, there is no doubt in my mind that the most interesting man in the world is Randy Newman. Now, Randy is not cut from the same cloth of most of my musical icons. He is not a rock ‘n roller. In fact, he is hard to define, which is part of what makes him so interesting. There is some gospel, some blues, some ragtime, some ballads, and movie soundtracks. There’s irony, satire and pain, all sung with a so-so voice. But the stories and the lyrics are something else. From the brutal put-down of bigots in “Short People” (you’ve got to love the lines: “They got little baby legs; And they stand so low; You got to pick ‘em up; Just to say hello”) and the satirically romantic ode to Cleveland and its burning Cuyahoga River in “Burn On”, to the frighteningly prescient political solution offered up in 1972 in “Political Science” that was part of our Moron-in-Chief’s speech to the United Nations in 2017 (“No one likes us; I don’t know why; We may not be perfect; But heaven knows we try; But all around; Even our old friends put us down; Let’s drop the big one; And see what happens”) and the abject pain of a father for his estranged son in “Wandering Boy”, he kept the audience engaged and on its toes. And his takes on Putin and Jack and Bobby Kennedy are brilliant. It is hard to reconcile the artist who wrote those songs with the one who can also write terrific songs for Pixar movies. You just never know what you’re going to get with a Randy Newman song. Fortunately, you do know what you’re going to get with a Randy Newman concert. Randy and a grand piano, a great songbook, engaging stories, and the opportunity to spend a couple of hours with the most interesting man in the world.

Randy was in fine voice and humor. His performance was everything you could have wanted.

One piano, two hands, ten fingers, one voice, and a very, very singular experience. Newman sang the great American songs you've heard and a bunch you haven't. Stunning. He didn't talk very much, but he explained a lot, with teasing, mostly funny bits and pieces of stories, some autobiographical, followed by songs that show how a genius turns an image, a character, a short vignette into a song that speaks of worlds. Can't say enough good about it. As a technician, his singing was never much, and his piano playing may have lost a few steps, but his harmonic sense, his storyteller's instincts, and those songs were all that and a bag of chips. Salt and crunch and just enough to be more than you could have hoped for.

Everything I expected and a whole lot more. I had not seen Randy Newman in 40 years and he has still has it nailed.

Birchmere is the perfect spot to see a show. Randy did 34 crowd pleasing songs.

great writer, and entertainer, put on a great show.

it was fun to go to the Birchmere and see Randy Newman, what a great performer!