The Chieftains Tickets

Attended the 11Mar09 performance of the Chieftains at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. It exceeded all expectations for me having seen them there before as well as my friend from Belfast Ireland who had seen them perform in Ireland many times. We were awestruck by the passion of the Chieftains and their guests ranging from Tennessee, Scotland, Ireland and Canada. We never could have guessed what was going to happen next in terms of variety : Tap dancing, fiddle music, reels, song, bagpipe tattoo, even Irish dancing girls. Even some of the audience got involved in a dance on stage. Wow! Fun for the performers as well as the audience. Wish we could all have as much fun in our work!

Having seen the Chieftans many years ago and appreciated their music, I bought tickets for this event when I first heard of it. I was very pleasantly surprised as the group has grown into outstanding entertainers, mixing their fine instrumental music with dancing, singing and a little light comedy. I would strongly recommend the Chieftans to anyone who has the opportunity to see them.

The amazing talents of the instrumentalists, dancers, and singers is fun to behold for all . A wide variety of tunes and moods- lots of humor - keeps the audience involved. Although the music is strongly Celtic, other genres, like bluegrass, are included. It's a great show for all ages.

Thought the show was great. Involvement of local talent made it better. Interesting use of American history in song selection. Really loved Ry Cooder song and "Wabash Cannonball." And..not a bad seat in the house at Lowell Auditorium.

I have attended their concerts in Ireland and the US for 20 years or more. The Chieftains keep their performances fresh and new each time that I see them. Always surprising. I don't even mind that their "all trad" has been replaced with equally fun and interesting additions. I find that some other Irish music groups are so predictable concert after concert. Not so The Chieftains.

Went to this show expecting to see the Chieftains. Four talented musicians. Ho hum. Got MUCH more with all the unexpected add-ons: pretty dancing girls and lanky women, dancing Canadian brothers, feet going a mile a minute, a very sexy Scottish vocalist in a red corset top and black leather pants, and a marching pipe and drum band. It was a multi-national review of great folk music. Witty commentary from the low-key leader. A 20 minute intermission, and over two solid hours of music. March 17 in NYC should be a show to remember.

Great concert! Loved the visiting fiddler, harpist, 3 adults dancers & young girls

This was the first time for my sister and i to see the Chieftains in concert. It was a great concert. I was sick with a sinus headache and was not in the mood to go. Im so glad I went,i would have missed a good night of entertainment. The other singers that they have touring with them and the dances were all lovely. Cant wait for next year to see them again.

Very entertaining and fun offering a nice variety of talent drawing from diverse ethnicities sprinkled with Celtic flavoring.

full of irish charm and masterful musicianship the chieftans are always guaranteed to provide a memorable entertaining evening. paddy's wit and gift of how to entertain an audience, with kevin's beautiful traditional irish solos will leave you "high" on the chieftans!

These folks are awesome. They keep your feet tapping and smiles big and wide. Go!

I love the Chieftains and was so excited to see them. However, they had so many other people play instead of them that I wondered why the show was headlined by them. I would never have paid $80 to see the other groups and the Chieftains were only on by themselves for a very small portion of the concert time. I think the whole thing was false advertising!

I am a long time Chieftains fan, and do not appreciate paying to see them and then being surprised with Mexican music. There was too much of the Mexican music, one or two songs at most would have been OK, but they were not entertaining. The Mexican dancing was repetitive and boring, the same steps again and again. I will never attend another Chieftains concert. I felt ripped off. I paid for Irish music, not Mexican. Loved the Irish dancers, and the Bagpipe and Drum group was wonderful. I would have loved to have had them on stage longer.

Way too much Mexican music for and Irish group!! Went for Irish music and songs of the Chieftains! Also think our seats should have had a disclosure...got the tickets very early and we sat behind the guy at the "music and light table"!? Was most distracting when he moved and the lights flashed toward us...also...had picked middle seats and had to look around the technician and feel we paid for GOOD seats...were not cheap seats....so not sure what to do next time...to be assured of seats where we can see! Usually not a complainer but was most disappointed with the whole evening....

This matches the definition of a "show". Expecting straightforward, traditional Irish music but get an eclectic variety. Everything from a couple of country songs to bagpipes with an unusual Mexican (tuba, dancers adn accordian!) group. Some beautiful old Irish ballads and a few jigs, gasve us what we wanted, amusingly narrated. The show, however, was far too short.

We loved the energy of the group and the dancers were amazing. The mix of the Mexican musicians and dancers was a nice touch and added to the feeling of an Irish impromptu bring-it-on-out-laddy performance. The musicians are so talented - we'll definitely attend their next performance. Also, before the show, we enjoyed the Guinness and Bushmill's offerings at the bar. Unexpected, but could not pass that up. There were some glitches with the seat assignments though. When my husband and I walked in, the couple seated next to us (Row 13, seats 28 & 30) had the same tickets as someone else who was talking with them. Then, shortly before the show started, a woman came over to us and had the same seat assignment as my husband (Row 13, Seat 34). She was gracious and left to find another seat. If it helps, we had printed out tickets out at home through TicketMaster.