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The Marshall Tucker Band on Tour
Southern rock pioneers The Marshall Tucker Band have created legendary music like "Can't You See" and "Fire on the Mountain" since the '70s. While the members have changed over the years, the music that defined a generation remains the same. The rockers still energize stadiums with their iconic sound that combines rock, jazz, country, righteous guitar solos, and instrumental jam sessions. The Marshall Tucker Band hit the road in 2022 for a tour of the U.S. in celebration of 50 years of making great music. So whether you're a die-hard fan of five decades or just looking for an excellent Southern rock performance, be sure to grab tickets to see the band on their 50th Anniversary Tour. You won't be disappointed.
The Marshall Tucker Band Live in Concert
The '70s were a golden age for pop-rock music, and The Marshall Tucker Band led the charge as a new wave of Southern rock bands began to emerge. In 1972, guitarist Toy Caldwell and rhythm guitarist George McCorkle formed the six-piece in South Carolina and named the band after a blind piano tuner whose name they found inscribed on their rehearsal space key. The original lineup consisted of Caldwell, his brother Tommy Caldwell on bass, McCorkle, vocalist Doug Gray, Jerry Eubanks on flute and tenor sax, and Paul Riddle on drums. The group initially gained recognition on tour with The Allman Brothers Band and found continued success thanks to their classic Southern melodies that were perfect for radio. The group's self-titled debut album was released in March 1973 and included the hit single "Can't You See," peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart. The Marshall Tucker Band took a brief break in 1980 after the death of bassist Tommy Caldwell, but the band was revived with a new lineup and began touring again in 1983. The group mostly stuck to their musical roots, but they did take some brief detours to explore other genres with 1998's all-blues album Face Down in the Blues and the 1999 spiritual album Gospel. Overall, The Marshall Tucker Band have released over 20 studio albums and dozens of live releases, which have collectively gone multi-platinum many times. The band remains active to this day, touring throughout the United States and celebrate their 50th anniversary on tour in 2022.
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This was such an awesome show. The only time I got a little bored...sorry but the solos. I know they like to display their talents but I'd rather listen to the band together playing off each other. I love the instrumentals when they are working together....although the saxophone solo was exceptional!
Vocals were really lacking. Show was mostly instrumental because of this.
Patriot place is awsome to see a show. The Marshall Tucker band was equipment issues and the vocals were not very good. The Sax was great
Have always liked the Marshall Tucker Band and still do. Unfortunately, they did more jamming than singing. Their audience interaction was very hard to understand and almost seemed like they were killing time when they should have been singing. The musicians were fantastic in their own rights, just felt a little disconnect sometimes. It's too bad, cause I really do like them.
Saw them last night and it was probably the worst show I've ever seen...They had a small equipment failure early and it took forever to fix it and instead of doing a few songs without him, they stopped the show and stood around twittling their thumbs..They then did an acoustic song that they should never play again..Almost wanted to ask for a refund...Thankfully I was with good company, so that made it bearable...
Concert was Great, saw Marshall Tucker last about 35 years ago, seating was awesome - Great show
The opening band, David Shepherd banc was really awesome... MTB would have been better, just too much talking and not enough, bang for the buck... We were all there to hear them PLAY, not TALK.
The opening act was totally forgetable & not very good. Then Marshall Tucker took the stage & we were waiting for the show to begin. Mr Grey talked for about ten minutes about politics no less. Then they started playing & the musicians were fantastic. The only problem was that most of the concert was just instrumentals while Mr Grey tried to be funny. They played only four or five of their hits & wouldn't play fire in the mountain. His voice is not anywhere close to where it used to be. I know that they are old but I personally figure if you come to a country rock concert from a once great band they should play at least 10 of their hits. Overall I was disappointed but we managed to have a good time anyway. I have always loved their music and I feel thay can no longer represent themselves like the old days.
way too much talking, not enough music. had a very drunk female next to us who spilled a full beer all over my son. Way too expensive for show like this, the classic concerts would have been much better.
First of all the Youkey Theater In Lakeland is a great place to take in a show. Marshall Tucker Band has been around for 39 years and has only one original member in Doug Gray. The band was very good musically and most songs sounded awesome. It's probably and regretably time for Doug to sing more in the background.I say regretably because he sang most of their greatest songs; but his range has gone away and he is harder to understand. But overall it was a great trip down memory lane.
The lead singer was talked too much and the band didn't sing nearly as many as was instrumentally played. Songs were very long.
The current MT Band is loaded with talent that with a good lead singer would a 5 star group. Great instrument play and some outstanding vocal talent are masked by a washed out and whacked out Doug Gray. Some great moments last night but they were flooded by Doug's antitics and lost vocal skills. Time for a redo if MT is to last.
The bands show is almost as good as 38 years ago. The crowd stunk. Bands in the past talked to the crowd and the croud liked it. It's a shame that some of the crowd hasn't been to an old fassion concert.
band still plays good music//need new lead singer//overall good
The opening band, Dave Sheppard, was great. However, The Marshall Tucker Band was a BIG disappointment! "Drunk Girl" in the front row was an extreme distraction and the Lakeland Civic Center management should have thrown her out. I didn't spend over a hundred dollars for front row seats to see/hear HER perform. Band made it worse by acknowledging her and then actually handed her ANOTHER beer from the stage!
Dave Shepard and the Blues Riders opened the show, Dave is an outstanding guitarist and showmen. This was a three man act with a bass player and a great drummer. They were a tough act to follow. They played for about 45 mins and met with fans (old and new, I would be new) in the lobby and signed autographs. Very nice people, superb musicians. Next came the Marshall Tucker Band, I don't remember what they opened with but it was ok, the 2nd song was Old Cowboy, the band was tight but the vocals were terrible, I thought the mic had a short in it. I was wrong, the lead singer just doesn't have a voice anymore, he does have an attitude, not a good one though. He stood up on stage and talked more than he sang. When he asked the crowd what they wanted to hear someone in the front row replied "music". He got mad, called him a smart ass and continued to berate him for the next 10 mins. They then played "Hit the Highway" in honor of the guy in the front row. This behaviour continued throughout the next 40 mins or so. The singer would pick on this guy, not sing, just belittle him. The band left the stage at one point so he could just ramble about how they could play all night yet we weren't seeing it. He kept asking what we wanted to hear but didn't want to sing "Love Song" finally he did and stopped half way through to rant about why he shouldn't have to finish. This was one of the worst show I've ever been to, many people including myself left early. I think it's time to hang up the reigns...
i saw this band at the manatee civic center a few years ago and the same thing happened, the singer can not sing any longer. it is so sad. otherwise, it was a pleasant night. he needs to keep talking to the audience, keeping the beat and let his fellow musicians sing his lines as they do still have some talent. Also, too much mentioning of deaths - that have impacted the band members lately.
The band was good. Doug Gray was not good. I'm not sure if he forgot the words or was drunk.
The music was great. The lead singer didn't have his voice. He should have let the other members of the band sing his songs since they all had great singing voices. The set was way too short. Less than 90 minutes. And about a third of that time was taken up by the lead singer blabbing on and on. Maybe that was why his singing voice was shot. He talks too much. Not a good show. No fire on the mountain either.
This was the worst concert I have ever been to. The lead singer cannot sing anymore, they only played 4 or 5 songs.The lead singer was more interested in messing around with the ladies in the audience or talking. I did not pay money to hear that I and the rest of the audience were there to hear some good music. I have listened to this band for over 30 years I was so dissapointed I will never go see them again i"ll just listen to my cds instead. By the way Charlie Daniels puts on a better show at least he can still sing.
