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One of the best concerts I've been to in years! Derek Trucks gets better all the time. Tightness of band was phenomenal. Great to see the two bands intermix for so many songs.
Incredible venue and incredible show. Quite an experience from start to finish
Widespread Panic, although I was not familiar with until last night, were talanted and tight. I would see them again because they were in Canandauigua to play. The Allmans, although I am very familiar with, jammed as only musicians with time and a bond jam. I would have liked to hear more vocals with all the talent on stage, but I still will see the Almmans again regardless.
Nothing more needs to be said. Outstanding jammanship!!
From opening note till the end, these guys know how to play. Two amazing guitarists joined by guests, Greg Allman's voice in great form, drummers who make music not just noise and a remaking of already great tunes. You could not ask for more. Widespread Panic was excellent, only wish I knew their music before.
OMG Wide Sread panic stoll the show from the Allman brothers. Everyone in our group agreed Wide Spread Panic should have headlined. All I can say is GREAT!!!!!! Sorry Allman Bros. the five stars were for Wide Sraed Panic. Allman Bros got a *** star only.
The weather was perfect, good food and beer for those that could affort it. As always, there were people outside of the seating/ lawn area during the opening act, after all widespread panic was just the opening act, things could only get better, right? Wrong, there were even more people milling around the quad a little while after the brothers started. They played some good music, but it helped if you knew the words.. sometimes they seemed to jam more than paly, were competing with wach other more that playing with each other. I've seen them twice before, and it was definately an off night, like they did not want to be there and could not wait for the night to end. The other thing that disappointed me was the 2 hours of video with spinning colorfull mushrooms - I was not close enough to the stage to see them well, and would have appreciated some nice close-up video shots of them playing - not ti-dye graphics all night.
First thing, Wide Spead Panic opened for them, and played way to long. I've never seen WSP in concert, but I have listened to some of the concert CD's. Their sound set-up at was not very good, and did nothing for the lead singer's voice. After 2 hrs I was more than ready to see them go. When the Allman Brothers took the stage, they started off strong with a couple well known classics "Done somebody wrong" and "Midnight Rider". From there it was a jam forever fest until a nice interlude with Greg singing "Melissa". I was hoping for a more bluesy concert, but got the jam on one. I'm not a huge fan of endless jamming so I found parts tedious. I have to say, the Canandaigua venue is fantastic compared to Darien lake where I saw DMB a couple months ago.
Where to start? $10 to park...$8 draft beer ...$10 juice box of out of state wine. No introduction to opening act... With members of the allman brothers on stage you thought it was them . The lead singer was marble mouth & most of the time unauditable. 45 minutes to restage. Again.. looks like the same band that was opening on stage with a few new members & more drums. Starts out good with some favorites...Then an Instrumental that lasts longer than it took to walk to....and get out of the parkinglot and then drive home to Rochester 40 someodd minutes ...only to end and wait for the call of encore... One song encore ? Where was Jessica ? or Others We wanted to here ? Saddly This concert falls into the catagory of Jeritol Tour ........Lame ..Saddly disapointing.
Okay I can’t say I’ve been with the Brothers for 40 years…. Although I can say I’ve been with ‘em for a solid 38. At the tender age of 12 I found two important components in my life… Pot and my love for southern rock/blues. I grew up with a strong influence of Motown music, probably because it was outlawed in our house. Country girls didn’t listen to that … well; if you’re from “back in the day” you know what your father would call it. I found British music wasn’t my cup of tea, west coast music didn’t really impress me; well except for Santana the rhythm was totally exceptional, just as it is today, then I heard the Brothers: Gregg, Duane, Barry, Dickey, Jai Johanny Johanson (Jaimoe), and Butch Trucks. Last night’s Brother’s performance at CMAC was a fitting tribute to Duane. They started the show with a dedication to a fallen brother… A slide presentation of pictures of Duane, album covers, and various pictures of days ago, all to Hot’Lanta. The evening has begun. Sorry I can’t leave ya a playlist… my mind and memory was taken over by the passionate guitar works of both Warren and Derek. I did find strangely that the crowd leaned more towards Derek, not sure if most were familiar with Warren’s accomplishments. This made it more special when Warren came out with Gregg to do Sweet Melissa. Many people I believe people were expecting Derek, I’ll confess I thought maybe too. But in his skilled, mastered way Warren made it all his. As the two hours ticked the stage was visited by members of Widespread Panic, Jimmy Herring, Dave Schools, and John Bell weaved though very nicely. The night was filled with old standbys; Wastin’ Time No More, Don’t Keep Me Wondering, post Dickey; Rocking’ Horse, Desdemona, covers; Van Morrison’s And It Stoned Me and of course the jam sessions. If you ever loved the Allman Brothers at one time in your live I suggest you get off your ass and get to one of the shows. Remember it’s been a long hard road for these guys. Finally I believe the Good Lord has smiled down and blessed them with forgiven and peace. Rock on! Oh yeah... CMAC was okay, sound was fair, security was fairly liberal, drinks were a little over priced – water $2.00, beer ranged from think $6.00 (plastic) bottle of Coors, $8.00 16oz Blue Moon, Molson’s Candian, or Coors, $10.00 24oz cans Molson’s. Vibe was a little bewildering… some hard core Bros and Panic fans… heavy dose of vacationing lake people. All in all; wasn’t as good as the Mule in Buffalo for Rock the Harbor, but thank God wasn’t as bad as the Mule in Rochester for Party in the Park. Vibe rating about 6.
The one thing I would like to say about this venue is that I felt it was ridiculous to charge ten dollars to park on top of the price already paid for the tickets. I also think that Widespread panic went on far too long. I would have enjoyed the show much more if the Allman Brothers had started their set a lot sooner. The ABB are a great band. Greg Allman still sounds great.
Much much jammin' . Not many songs to "sing along" with so if you are into long jams, it's the right show for you & if you want to hear more songs to sing with you might be disappointed. Great guitar licks & keyboard jams especially.
Wide Spread Panic brought everybody in the MAC concert hall to there feet from their first song. Hearing this multi talented band live brought a whole new meaning to fantastic. Their CDs to not bring them justice, they are a band to see live and at full throttle. I am a new and devoted fan as I noticed many people became last night! The Allman Bros., were at the top of their game with new,and old songs alike. The small disappointment was the length of their jamming sessions, many people that were standing, sat down to wait till the end of some songs, only to stand to just to see what the next song would be. In a small venue the long jam sessions from these top of the line musicians would be a welcome listening enjoyment, however in a concert venue such as CMAC in Canandaugia people seemed to lose their interest. I would have no doubt that I would love to see one of my favorite year after year bands, the Allman Bros. again in concert. I will compliment the band on their light show and background video that was truely a compliment to the the rock and roll streaming from the bands talents.
3rd time for them, sounded like a loud version of the Dead,
Awesome opening jam session with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks sitting in with Widespread Panic....and then the Allman Bros outdid themselves. Greg's voice sounds as young as ever.
The show was great and very enjoyable. I just wish Widespread had some more time on stage.
The Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic played to a packed house at the Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua last night, proving that aging musicians never lose their chops. It's the 40th anniversary of the release of the Allman Brothers' album, "Eat a Peach," and Gregg Allman and company have not lost one shred of their awesome talent. Opening act Widespread Panic also wowed the crowd with their gritty, high-energy jams, only to be joined by Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes and Gregg Allman in turns for the latter part of their solid, two-hour set. Many die-hard Panic fans were in attendance and danced so hard I swear I could feel the hill vibrate under me. As a 40-year fan of the Allmans, and a 20 year fan of Widespread Panic, I was not disappointed. This show was the highlight of my year.
Wow! I never miss when the Allman's play Upstate but this was, in my opinion, one of the very best. Both bands were in top form and just RIPPED IT UP! all night long. Nearly 5 hours of amazing music by some of the most wonderful musicians out there.
the doobie brothers opened and were very full of energy. they got everyone in a good mood. by the time the allman's came on stage, everyone from the bleachers came into the reserve section. my wife and i had seats that were at the end of the isle. after too many drunk people stepping/falling on us, we decided to leave our seats and go back to the bleachers to watch the show. seems that they could have done a better job w/ the crowd. go to many concerts during the year, love music, like to have a good time, but would have been nice to see the security actually part of the show - pretty much ruined by the crowd.
Unbelievable evening, Doobie Brothers Band had excellent strong vocals and the show seemed timeless as if listening to them back in the 70's...Terrific Allman Bros Band gave an incredible tribute to Dwain. The powerful videos and photos shown were AWESOME. Ziggy Marley was a fun addition.