Shovels & Rope Tickets

The Fillmore is a great place with a great staff, but this particular show by Shovels and Rope was a disappointment. They've added a keyboard bass to their sound, and it really ruined it. It was so loud it overwhelmed all other sound, and I could barely hear vocals, mandolin or anything else. It was like being inside a bass speaker, with my whole body vibrating and ears totally overwhelmed by bass notes. I thought it might be better by stepping away from the stage and standing further back, but it was still bad further back. We left the show early, and this was the worst Shovels and Rope show we have ever seen, and we have seen them a number of times. Lose the keyboard bass, or turn it way down!

Shovels and Rope is an amazing band and the best kept secret in music. Go see them, their live performances are even better than their recordings. Their talent and energy are unsurpassed.

This was my first experience with Shovels and Rope. I was more than pleasantly surprised. Husband and wife duo Michael and Cary Ann make a great team and quite a folksy, rockin', punky, soulful little band. I can't recommend them enough, if you have a chance to see them live, it's a must for a loud, great, feel good time!

Ive seen these guys before and it was amazing! Not so much this time. Only show ive ever been to in my 33 years where i wanted to browse online. Super boring. Many missed notes and awkward silences between songs.

Loved the I'm with Her portion...they are fabulous...very mellow and great harmonies. HATED the Shovels and Rope portion. Way too loud bass drum and other instruments. Vocals had to scream over the noise. We left after 3 songs. Glad they were the second act. Seems like the two groups did not belong on the same ticket.

"I'm With Her," trio comprised of Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, and Aoife O'Donovan, had the best vocal harmonies of the year. I was sitting orchestra center Row A, 107 so near dead center. The level of the instrumentals was excellent and all enjoyed when Sarah Jarosz put on the banjo and also mandolin. Sara Watkins was more than assertive on the violin - when all 3 "crowded around the mic" to finish, it looked like Aoife was having to move her head to dodge the violin bow at times. I loved their portion of the show and thankfully Ashley Capps (or someone) appropriately placed them first on the double bill. "Shovels & Rope" was another matter. Their choice of first song and how they played so loudly was a striking contrast to "I'm With Her." I had heard "Shovels & Rope" on the radio and thought they had talent and could "break through and make it" (if they stayed together, unlike some like the "Civil Wars"). I stayed through part of a second song to see if the volume would moderate but as it did not, I chose to try standing at the back, but ultimately leaving the theater before the end of that second song --- in some measure to protect my hearing - and I had seen several others head out from the front rows when "Shovels & Rope" first began playing. I don't think all these folks had another appointment to get to. I find it regrettable to pay something like $80 for a front row ticket and to not be comfortable to stay (in the seat I paid for) for the entire show. Again I wish to thank Ashley Capps or someone for placing "I'm With Her" first on the double bill. It would have been a sort of agony to have a front row seat and have one's hearing assaulted / be deadened or deafened with the "Shovels & Rope" volume for half a show and then not to be able to fully enjoy the beautiful and delicate vocal harmonies and instrumentals of "I'm With Her."

We actually came to see "I'm With Her." Sarah Watkins of course was an original member of Nickel Creek and we've been fans of hers for many years. Naturally, anything Sarah does we want to see her and listen. Sarah Jarosz is equally talented! Her harmonies with the other ladies is unmatched. Aoife O'Donovan rounds out the trio of ladies. Their voices together, their instruments and harmonies make them one of our top favorite bands! Would love to have listened more to them. We were not familiar with Shovels and Rope and did not stay for their show. Their brand, whilst good, was not music we wanted to hear more of.

Almost a whole show of new material was disappointing. Sound quality was terrible. ONly saving grace was "I'm With Her" who opened and were outstanding.

Saw Shovels and Rope at the Ryman maybe two years ago and they were fine. Last Friday was a constant drone to the point that we left and I NEVER leave a show early. And we weren't alone. Sad because the opening act was excellent. The voice and instrument blend of I'm With Her is perfection.

Tennessee Theatre is beautiful! The I’m With Her ladies have amazing voices and are enjoyable to listen to. Shovels and Rope always rock the house! Love them

Great show with energetic band. The Tennessee Theatre is a beautiful facility, but the security and ushers are too aggressive about cell phone use and the beer selection is absolutely horrible. The also will only fill the cups to an inch of the top. I’ll be going to shows at the Knox Bijou from now on.

I was not familiar with I'm With Her, but am now a fan. Their harmonies are killer. Shovels and Rope are a blast. It's been 3 years since I had seen them and I had not listened to their last 2 albums so I was a bit surprised by their more rock sound. Reminded me a lot of one of my favorites, Sirsy. Venue is also very nice.

Caveat. I adore I'm With Her who opened for Shovels and Rope. So i basically bought the ticket to see them. Boy, did I get a twofer on this one! Absolutely AMAZING. At on point both the members of SAR were playing THREE freaking instruments at the same time!!!!!!!! They flat ass blew a fat little old man out of his 2nd row seat and into the balcony!!!!!! The Tivoli (Sorry Atlanta oh city of my birth, but this venue beats the snot out of the Fox!!!) is always a joy to visit but this band did it proud! I waked out of there a BIG Shovels and Rope fan, which is a good thing! ROCK ON THIS SUMMER BROTHERS AND SISTER!!!!!!!!!!!

Great show , enjoyed the talent of I’m with her and the show shovel and ropes put on was just awesome !!

Too loud to hear. Could not decipher Shovels and Rope's lyrics because the sound system was too loud and muddy. I could tell they were doing a good job, but the fact that I couldn't understand the songs made it unmemorable.

I love the Tivoli. The acoustics are excellent and the (many) shows I witnessed there met all of my expectations. The opening act (I'm With Her) used amplification sparingly but their second song had vocals overcome by their guitar. he soundperson testified that setting by the next song. Not so with Shovels and Rope. EVERY amplified instrument went into feedback mode once turned on which made it impossible to enjoy their show. Many of the audience left but my group stuck it out. Afterwards, I was assured that "they never sound like this" by those who had caught them multiple times before. Still - I'm With Her was outstanding!

We originally saw them at Red Rocks in Co back in 2014 and loved them. Was excited about the DesMoines show but they only played and hour and their new stuff is too hard sounding for us. Very disappointed!!!

Great show but wish we had gotten more FRANK!! There is never too much Frank! Trapper Schoepp was awesome too!

My only complaint about the show itself was the sound mixing for Shovels & Rope could've been much better. The instruments were way too loud and you couldn't hear the words at all for a majority of songs. Trapper and Frank both had great sound mixing and could be heard clearly.

For the life of me, I can't remember why I bought this ticket; and to make it worse, I actually had a free function at the Craneway where Dave Alvin was putting on a show for Union folk. I've seen him before and he's a great country rocker; but I left early for this! Maybe I thought they were bluegrass or country rock but the first two or three songs were turgid and her repetitive one stick "drumming" was really annoying. I'm a flexible lad and had paid so I gave them some time; they did switch into more melodic material but it was still only him with his guitar (except one song, where she strummed while he did a half-hearted - but better than her - effort at real percussion). I'm not crazy about White Stripes, and the sister's monotonous drumming is a bit irritating too, but at least Jack has some novelty skills. This pair have NOTHNG! Is she hoping copying the Stripes will get them a career? Wrong! It was terrible. I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've left any concert - let alone the Fillmore, where I've been dozens of times (check the posters on my walls!!) - after 30 minutes, but this one I did. At least that meant parking was on y $2. Too bad I couldn't get back in time to see Dave in Richmond,