Stephen Stills Tickets

I never expected to be so blown away by an opening act. Kenny White stole the show and I have a new favorite song "Cyberspace." Judy Collins was as awesome as ever, gracious and graceful with a bit of "if you don't like my politics, just p*ss off" attitude. Her voice is as clear and pure as ever but I wish she hadn't spent so much time playing back up to Stephen Stills. As for him, what can I say, he was as expected, great guitarist, lousy entertainer. His voice is so slurred as to be unintelligible and he changes timing and lyrics so often the rest of the band can't follow so it all sounds very garage band. Too bad but as I said, expected. I would go see Kenny White or Judy Collins again anywhere, anytime but my husband and I have decided we are done paying to see Stills.

I don’t know whether Stephen Stills had some medical or other issue, but he seemed impaired to me. His singing was tentative and weak, and his guitar playing was filled with missed chords and dissonant notes in many of the solos. At times I thought I was listening to a teenage garage band. I was amazed that Stills did not have a strong side man guitarist to handle the parts he seems no longer able to pull off without making a ton of mistakes. With Judy Collins as the band’s rhythm guitarist, it was a weak guitar section playing songs that were very guitar oriented. His band had top level professionals on drums, bass and keyboards, but without a strong guitar section the overall result was very unprofessional, obviously well below the level you would expect from an icon like Stephen Stills. I also did not appreciate the “political activism” tone of the show, although the bulk of the audience seemed not to mind, which is not surprising given the venue. Judy Collins did a long a capella song about illegal (undocumented) immigrants, and Stills prominently featured his sixties protest song “For What it’s Worth”. Both were talking throughout the show as though we were back in the late sixties and should all be in full-on protest mode. I fully realize that many, perhaps most, in the audience may be sympathetic to this view, but many are not. I can overlook an occasional reference to a political issue, but a show can be ruined for me if political views that I do not share (or for that matter, views that I do share) are constantly injected, It amazes me that so many artists are willing to risk alienating a significant portion of their audiences by injectng politics into their shows. I think that if the music had been performed competently I would have enjoyed the show overall, being mildly annoyed by the continual political references. However, the combination of poor execution of the music and the excessive political tone was too much. I almost walked out and was glad when it was over. I felt like I wasted my time and money that night.

We loved it and especially the up to date protest feeling that ran off the numb-skull conservative idiots. Opposite of a trump rally!

I saw and heard an angel singing with Stephen Stills.

Stephen Stills and Judy Collins put on a good show. Not spectacular but enjoyable. Harmonies not as fluid as CSN, but I guess I'm spoiled. Nice verbal interactions in between most songs providing background on many of the songs and history between Stephen and Judy. Stills a bit hard to understand at times. Silver Legacy is an OK venue, not great. Again, nice to see these two rockers / folk stars still providing music including new tunes from a recent album. Quite a few cover tunes including Leonard Cohen and Tom Petty.

Judy Collins is remarkable in that she has remained a classic with the same memorable voice from the 60's. It brought chills to hear again the song "Clouds" and the audience appreciation was deafening. Stephen Stills demonstrated his virtuoso guitar abilities and together they provided a wonderful way to celebrate my husband's birthday. We thoroughly enjoyed the humor and opening act performance of Kenny White. His wit, songs and piano accompaniment were an unexpected bonus to this appreciative audience. The only "sour note" is that there was an extremely long and unexplained delay between Kenny's performance and the rest of the show.

It took about 20 minutes to set up from the opening act. There was no notice on waiting or wait time to the audience which would have made it easier for people to go do something prior to the start of the main attraction. Then during the concert there was a continual bashing of the President & politically charged new music. We came to see a concert of their music & get away from all the political drama. We were both disappointed and had we been siting closer to the end of the row would have gotten up and walk out like other people did.

The concert was okay. I don't like to hear entertainer's political views. That's not what I pay for. Judy still has an amazing voice but I felt the program was just ho-hum.

If you saw CSN or CSNY or Buffalo Springfield back in the day, you will surely be disappointed. Stills was never much of a singer and that hasn't improved. His playing is showing signs of age, deafness, and arthritis. Collins can still sing but chose very odd phrasing on some old favorites to either avoid boredom or hide high notes. What I was looking forward to most was stories and banter between the two but it was like listening to old folks at the home try to remember the distant past.

This was an amazing concert. I have been a fan for many, many years and felt transported back in time. Stephen Stills is an amazing musician and this hasn't changed over the years. Judy Collins' voice is still as lovely as ever. The opening act (Kenny White) was absolutely wonderful. I hope to see all of them again if they come to my area. Stephen still makes my heart flutter after all these years. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

I've been a Stills fan since Buffalo Springfield, and love his playing, but I can't recommend this combination. Several times, Judy was several bars ahead, or behind, the band. Weird. Once they were off beat, they stayed there, both band and artist. The bass and drummer didn't seem to know the tunes, and played lifelessly. Stephen's voice is weakening, but it's still Stills. In a recent CSN appearance in Reno, his playing was the best I've ever seen. However, in this club-sized venue, his playing was loose and uninspired. He apparently had major problems with his ear monitor, eventually yanking it. Opening act Kenny White was wonderful. Go to another Stills concert? Always; just not this one.

First off the sound system was terrible, opening act Kenny White was really good, wrote his own lyrics. Stills guitar playing was fabulous, when did solos he sounded good, Judy Collins solos sounded good, now put them together and you got a lot noise, they voices do not work together and with the sound system you could not hear the lyrics, so I think they did this concert tour to be together, sorry you two it is not working.,

Collins voice was great. Stills guitar great. Stills voice..not so great. Memories and flashbacks? Off the charts!!

Judy Collins carried most of the show. Stephen Stills voice just not there anymore. Acoustics were terrible with the sound system having a terrible echo. Honestly, both need to retire.

Enjoyed the music until Collins told the audience they could go to h*** if they supported the last election.

This was such a wonderful concert. I was transported back to my younger days with their music. The songs reminded me of how much meaning was in each and every one. I hope to see them again if they are in my area. Stephen Stills is a masterful musician and still makes my heart flutter.

The sound was so terrible, none of us enjoyed the concert. Vocal mikes out of balance. Judy’s mike was too loud and bright. You could barely hear Steven. As for the artists? It was a very odd combo. Concert did not flow. Felt thrown together. Very disappointed.

They are great storytellers, they tell jokes & they talk to the audience between songs. Plus their songs all have wonderful meanings and messages on life. Love them, one of the best small venue concerts I've seen in a long time. A very intimate atmosphere.

What a wonderful show. I believe Judy Collins is 79 years old, but she is still amazing. She hasn't lost a thing. Her voice is terrific and she carried the vocals of the show. Stephen Stills doesn't have the voice he once had, but he hasn't lost any ability on the guitar. He is a great guitarist and the two of them were magical. Highly recommend the show. Joe Purdy was a talented and funny opener. Overall amazing.

I loved seeing these two together - very poignant and sweet. However, the sound had echo that sounded harsh to me, especially for the warm up, Joe Purdy. Also, could have used more air conditioning. Sat in the chairs on the left side and visibility was good. Nice venue. I’ll be back!