Stephen Stills Tickets

Southern Cross was my favorite song. I'd see him again, anytime.

I had high expectations for this show. Stephen Stills has been my favorite part of CSN(Y) forever (i.e., 1968) and I certainly was not disappointed. The voice! The guitar! The humor! It was all there. Older, sure - aren't we all. He rocked the Wilbur and he sure rocked me. Downer: Wilbur sound system was "fuzzy," especially the first half. The band made up for it.

Played Em all, His personality, Charisma and of course his voice make this a great show!

Awesome, loved it. They really tried to cram as many songs as they could in a reasonable amount of time. Some slower acoustic songs mixed with the upbeat. Well rounded. They haven't lost it.

Was very pleasantly surprised with the quality of his singing. I expected brilliant guitar playing (and my expectations were met). Having heard him with Crosby and Nash last year, i thought his voiced is much stronger now. A couple glitches with the set list, with smooth regrouping. The backup band provided nice harmonies. I wish their singing could have been more prevalent (even with the solo set, as they could have provided a cappella'ish accompaniment). Missed the full (Manassass-like) band from the 70s, but bass, keyboards, and drums were Right On; especially the bottom. Only disappointment were the (many-to-me) cusses from Mr. Stills.

Stephen stills and his very competent band provided a nice blend of note-by-note renditions of old favorites (Southern Cross) and very unexpected new versions of old favorites (Suite: Judy Blue Eyes). Most of the first set was just Stephen and his guitar, the second set was with the full band. He did a good job picking a number of songs from his best album Manassas, along with his CSN and CSNY repertoire, plus a few songs from his solo albums and even one from Stills & Young. He didn't smooth the edges, he kept things rough and improvisational. His voice was still about the same, his high range was better than I expected. Good banter and feel for the audience.

This show was awesome! Stephen Stills is the greatest singer,songwriter, guitar player and performer. His band was great too, as was Josh Hisle. What a memorable evening with one of the finest talents around. His voice was better than ever and his guitar playing was awesome too. He is one of the rare performers who seem to get better as the years go by. Very moving concert...part acoustic and part electric with the band. We had so much fun and were so moved by the poetry in his music and his sweet and soulful delivery....he sings every song as though it is the first time he ever performed them. It was a night to cherish and remember.....Can hardly wait to see him again!

A wonderful musician and writer, Stephen Stills. Well worth seeing. And the Venue, The Wilbur is terrific.

Evening was excellent and a nice reminder of the 60's. Stephens voice is not quite what it was but close enough to carry the night. Some of the crowd were annoying in that they seemed to want to hear themselves scream more than what Stephen was saying which was often funny when heard and illuminating about the history of the songs. Future attenders, do yourself a favor and listen and appreciate instead of trying to dictate what gets played.

It was what you would expect form Stills, no surpriises. A pleasant evening. I enjoyed the solo accoustic stuff more than the tunes played with his band. No disrespect but the band was just ok for me, perhaps because i was missing C N or maybe Y on the harmonies. Josh Hisle was talanted enough but to me just another white male sensitive singer songwriter that sings in that sensitive humble whisper voice thing. His politices of eat the evil rich people are of the current vouge, very much in style at the moment. yawn. A little originality would go a long way with both his song writing and diatribe.

Stephen's drummer made beautiful harmony with him. If you closed your eyes, you might think you were back in the 60s. Stephen is funny and entertaining. He played everything I could have asked for except maybe for Teach Your Children. A little Dylan and Carole King mixed in for a wonderful concert.

Have seen Stephen 10 times and he sounds better than he has in awhile. He is hitting all the high notes with perfection. Saw him in Westhampton tonight and was thrilled with his setlist. Absolutely worth seeing this solo tour.

Seeing Stephen Stills play tonite was heartwarming. He played all the favorites, performed wonderfully on acoustic and electric guitars, and spoke to the crowd a lot injecting a humble sense of humor that I didn't expect. Being the coolest one in CSN&Y, I had no idea he was also smart and funny. While his voice has waned, his heart filled in for all those high notes.

Stephen Stills, mostly with band but solo on 4 songs, rocked the mostly electric numbers with the band, and did a great job on 4 solo acoustic numbers. His voice was a little shaky on the solo stuff, and a couple of the band numbers called for better harmony singers (e.g. Helplessly Hoping), but all in all he nailed it. The band, including the legendary Kenny Passarelli on solid bass and Joe Vitale on great drums, did a nice job. There was also a keyboard player who mostly blended in. The music was a nice mix of older, newer, better and lesser known songs. The solo numbers were nice arrangements of Ruby Tuesday (preceded by some great commentary about hanging out with the Stones), an old folkie number, Girl From the North Country, and a fascinating pastiche of Within You WIthout You/Love You To/Judy Blue Eyes. The arrangements of old chestnuts like Bluebird and Woodstock were fresh enough yet faithful enough. Also, Stephen was in great humor and told a lot of good and funny stories yet kept the music going. . Keep rockin', Stephen.

Lyrics - timeless Voice - shows he's been through a lot Guiter - great

His guitar playing is amazing! The second set where he played the electric guitar was great. he still has it going!

Stephen Stills at the Birchmere was both a good time and only an average concert. As frequent concert go'ers know, there isn't really a bad seat in the house. But the reality is that Stephen Stills and his band were not really up to the expectations that I, and presumably other fans, had on October 18, 2011. Stephen was animated and energetic but his voice failed him on many songs and his guitar playing, while better than his singing, included many broken notes and missed chords. Sure, much of seeing someone like Stephen is the throwback nature of it all but it felt like the tour might have been put together a bit to hastily. The band often looked at each other like they were unsure of the song direction; even giving Stephen an awkward "thumbs up" sign after a song finished - as if to say "hey, we managed to end that even though we didn't know when your solo would end." Clearly the best moments were Stephen solo on acoustic guitar but even then these moments didn't chnage the overall view that the show wasn't quite up to par. Frankly, after concert discussion suggested that the band needed to be entirely scrapped and replaced with folks who could compensate for Stephen's current singing/playing not just play along side him. Someone who could hit the Graham Nash notes and someone else to hit David Crosby's low notes, and a band that looked the part. These guys didn't really have any of that though I am sure they are fine musicians when playing music they actually like to play. So, Stills is a legend and it was nice to see him live. But don't expect to feel much more than that after the show.

Mr. Stills is one of the truly legendary musician, singer/songwriters of the golden age of rock. We've all heard the stories of abuse and debauchery from the old days and he told a couple very funny stories about them. That said, no one should be surprised at all that at age 66 some of the skills have diminished. But his guitar playing is still outstanding and even if his voice lacks it's prior range it has a signature like none other. The crowd was great and extremely appreciative. I think he could benefit from having another guitarist/vocalist to round out the sound and support his vocal efforts. You don't often get to see one of the legends of rock n' roll in such a small venue (500 people). If he comes your way don't miss it.

first couple of songs made me think he could barely speak let alone sing. he was croaking. but as first half moved along his pipes started clearing up and he seemed to get into a groove. his acoustic suite judy blue eyes to end first half was moving and perhaps the highlight of the evening. overall, though, the second half was much stronger, as he really found his voice and sounded much more confident. also, he played a wider variety of songs, throwing in some fine jazz guitar and a couple of bluesy selections, demonstrating his artistry. the audience wanted to love him, and he almost fulfilled expectations. no one can take away from him the seminal role he played in the culture of the 60s and 70s, when few could match his accomplishments. he closed the evening with "for what it's worth" and that's always worth the price of admission.

Someone needs to tell this Emperor that he has no clothes. This was the worst show I've ever seen. Stephen Stills is nothing but a burnt out has-been. He needs to stop touring before he embarasses himself further. His voice is shot- he sang off key and forgot the lyrics. He could barely walk around the stage. it was tragic AND a huge waste of time & money.