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The Allman Brothers at the newly renovated Fox Theatre in Oakland, CA was a great show. If you like the Allmans, you could not ask for a better indoor venue than the Fox. Every piece of this theatre is hand carved or decorated in some unique way. The sound is good too.
I love the Fox Theater in Oakland, and I love the Allman Brothers. I've seen them many times already, and have always been really excited by their soulful music. After this concert, however, both my husband and I agreed the long, rambling sets sounded more like the Grateful Dead than the Allman Brothers. After a while, sorry to say, I got bored with everything sounding so much the same.
My husband and 21 year old son went with me to this show and it was the best I've been too in a long time. The Fox is an awesome venue and the show was fantastic. With a 15 minute intermission, they played for over 3 hours. Awesome!!!
Show and sound excellent. Even though we were in nose bleed seats the show was still great. One of the best we've ever seen. Would do it again.
IT WAS THE 2ND SHOW OF A 2 DAY RUN AT THE FOX. WOW THE FOX WELL YOU HAVE TO GO AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF...JAW DROPING. THE BROTHERS WERE IN HIGH GEAR FROM THE GATE. WATCHING WARREN AND DEREK'S PLAYING WAS JOYFUL MADE ME SMILE. MORE DANCING,DANCE,DANCE,DANCE. IT WAS HUMP DAY,WITH THE DEAD ON SUNDAY,LIVE DEAD ON MONDAY,ABB ON TUE. AND WED,AND THE DEAD ON THUR...THE GOURGE WITH THE DOBBIES,ABB,AND THE DEAD KILLER WEEK PEACE AND LOVE TO ALL
After a week of Dead tour and seeing some other great bay area musicians, I went to the fox and was blown away by the Allmans. They put all these other bands to shame. Please come back soon!!
It had been far too long since the Allman Brothers Band rocked the West Coast and their return was made even more incredible by choosing the Fox in Oakland to stage 2 "Evenings With" shows. The Fox is the most beautiful theater I have ever seen with a friendly staff and amazing sound. Both nights were vintage Allman Brothers shows with the incredible combination of dueling guitars, the vocals of Gregg and Warren and the best rythym section on the planet. The first night featured an amazing Black hearted Woman into a full version of Mountain Jam, Jessica, an acoustic Melissa, Trouble No more and a One Way Out encore. The second night the Allman's came out smokin' from the opening notes of Done Somebody Wrong and continued with a classic Midnight rider, You Don't love Me, Come and Go Blues, a sweet Good Morning Little School Girl featuring Warren on vocals, ending the first set with Whipping Post left us all buzzing durring the break. They opened the 2nd set with Revival and an amazing cover of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down with Gregg on vocals, a memorable In Memory of Elizabeth Reed that featured a drum solo that had Butch Trucks out on the front of the stage playing a large bass drum and included Jaimoe, Marc and Orteil on drums! The only tune that was played both nights was Dreams which featured Warren's guitar opening night and Derek the second night. Each version had a different feel and were incredible!
The band was in exceptionally great form and the Fox Theater in Oakland is a fantastic venue! Air conditioning vents in the floors...what an amazing idea! Hittin' the Note has cds available of both the Tuesday and Wednesday night shows so you can relive the tremendous experience. Can't wait to see Gregg at the Independent!
It was more like the Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes show,with Greg singing a few songs.Both guitarists are amazing!! The old Allmans,it was not,but it's amazing that they are still playing.
We saw the Allman Brothers Band at the Fox Theater in Oakland this past May, and while it was a good show, it didn't rock like I'd expected. Also, the Southern Twang that the Allman Brothers are so known for was wholly missing, which was a major disappointment. I felt like I could have been at any decent blues show, which is ok-I like the blues, but I expect southern blues from the ABB, and was bummed that it was missing from the show. I think they need to bring back Dickey Betts to get the sound they are known for back.
I went to both the May 12 and May 13 shows at the Fox. Both were pretty amazing with only the song Dreams repeated, and even that was performed differently each night. The was very much into the performance themselves after all these years. Derek Trucks stood out for his great slide guitar playing. The wonderful Fox Theater with its great sound and sight lines added to the enjoyment.
The Fox Theater is truly a great venue - and I know venues. I'd guess that with the Fox's sound system most any performer is going to sound top notch. The Allman's were no exception. I should mention that just prior to these ABB shows, I saw The Dead at Shoreline and the sound (unless you get right up front) is HORRIBLE! Although I had a great time dancing with all my friends at the way top, I could barely hear the music. Soooo, with that show fresh in my head, the Fox, standing front stage right, with speakers teetering above my head, Gregg and Warren spitting distance from me, how could I go wrong? I LOVE Warren in whatever he does, be it Mule, Dead, solo, Allmans - anything he touches turns to gold. He shined these nights at the Fox. Derek is so gifted, although he held back (possibly out of respect for Warren?) and Gregg looked and sounded damn good. My only disappointment was that there was no special guests. ..at least that joined them on stage. Also, kudos to their fans, who surprised the hell out of me and were as a whole a great bunch of people.
This was the second night at the Fox Oakland..It has been along time since the ABB rocked the Bay Area,maybe the first time this decade...This almost 3 hour show included some great guitar riffs from Warren and Derek..They covered a few great songs of their own and some Stevie Ray Vaughn..The first set ended with a blaring 15 minurte Whipping Post..The second set had a four drummer jam,an elongated E Reed and stiffling encore...Don't ever miss the brothers when they come a callin to your town..This new venue is really something..Great sound and festival atmostphere since they removed all the seats downstairs....Just a great evening had by all at this sold ouit show...
The band was amazing but left me wanting more of there old blues songs but it was still a great show. The FOX in Oakland has done a perfect job of remodeling could not ask for a better sight or sound. Will return soon.
The Allman Brothers still have it, after all these years, thanks in large part to the outstanding guitar playing of Warren Haynes and Derrick Trux. The music was tight, even during the jam sessions. Greg seemed a bit frail, which is understandable, given what he has been through. It would have been nice if they could have at least said something to the audience between songs.
I went to see the Allman Bros in Oakland, expecting to hear lots of the good southern rock that the band is know for, but was blown away by the fantastic guitar work by both Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks. Those two have got to be among the best set of two guitar players to ever play in the same band. Luckily, Gregg Allman wisely lets the two guitarists display their abilities with lots of good solos and jams. I was particularily impressed with Warren Haynes. I had heard of him, and seen him join with Dave Matthews for a couple of songs, but listening to him for a full concert created another fan for him. I'm going to go see his band, Government Mule, when they play in the area later this year. Gregg Allman's distinctive voice was strong and he held the group together and reminded the lucky audience of the band's roots and filled out the excellent concert.
Great show. Well played. First time at the Fox. Great venue. Beautiful place to see a show.
Awesome show, spectacular venue. The acoustics were ok, but they rocked.
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Although the music was as good as I expected, it to be. the Allman Brothers just went throuh their reputoir and were not interacting with the crowd at all. Maybe they were more concerned with the recorded cd that they were selling after the show (tackiy!). I saw Greg Alman solo and thought he was a lot more personable and was there to have a good performance.