The Yardbirds Tickets

I went to see the yardbirds...not their grandkids.

Wasn't sure about what was in store. Great band, enjoyed the evening tremendously. Band members were in sync and played great.

The steadily morphing persona of the Yardbirds has once again been anchored by the steadily rocking founding member Jim McCarty. It was sad to hear that Chris Dreja was no longer able to play due to health reasons. This news was offset by his replacement, the original lead guitarist and founding member Anthony "Top" Topham. Top left the group when the Yardbirds got signed to play professional gigs. At 15 years old, his parents were more concerned with his studies at Art School. 50 years later he is back in the group he helped start and sounded great trading licks with guitarist Ben King. The band covered songs from every phase of the bands original recordings. From a blueswailing version of Five Long Years to a psychedelic rave up on Happenings Ten Years Time Ago, the band kept the energy high and had the crowd mesmerized. The wonderful acoustics at BB Kings only helped to make the band sound polished and tight.

They were great. Energetic, and truly entertaining.

I never got to see the Yardbirds in the 60's, so my wife and I treated ourselves, and it really was a treat! Drummer Jim McCarty was the only original member present, since Chris Dreja was ill. Still, the band managed to sound remarkably full, and did justice to the original. Singer Andy Mitchell actually is a better singer than Keith Relf, I think, and becoming a very good harp player. Guitarist Ben King, though no Jeff Beck, is quite "Respectable" if you will, and did his best to fill the gap left by the absence of Dreja. The set list was familiar to Yardbirds fans, and the band did the songs proud. Even "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago", which is a challenge to play with only one guitar, went off well. Looking around the audience, I saw many nodding, like "Yeah, these guys are good"! After more than 40 years, the band continues to show their blues roots, and not just playing the hits. This is not a tribute band, this is the real deal!

The music and the singing were both fantastic. The guitarist and the drummer were outstanding. It's like I was back in the 60's.

Excellent concert. The new "young folks" were terrific and it was a great evening. Loved every moment.

I cannot think of a single band that comes anywhere near these guys. Even though they are playing classic Yardbirds songs, this is NOT a tribute band. These musicians are for real, for now and will rock the house down wherever they play. Don't miss the opportunity if you get a chance to see them in your area. You'll be glad you did.

I am very impressed by the new YARDBIRDS. As always, they recruit top notch professional musicians. When I saw them this time at the Birchmere, the lead guitarist was in top form. Unfortunately, the rhythm guitarist was ill and could not make it. Hopefully he will be back touring soon. The bottom line is that they put on an excellent show.

The Yardbirds' performance was tremendous and brought back memories of the '60s with their unique sound of rock.

Yardbirds-good band but only one original Yardbird, the drummer. The band was very young but good. It was really a tribute band, rather than the original, except the drummer.

The show in Buffalo at the Tralf was missing one of the original band member that was recuperating from a medical problem. And the three "young" front men were extremely talented, fresh, and gave a "crisp" emotional performances. The songs were streaming from the stage with a gritty feel of the "spirit" in which they were conceived. It was an extremely high energy show. I loved it !

both yardbirds and vanilla fudge brought back the music when first started really listening when you are10-11 years old. listening to the radio at this age and acually remembering when you first heard these songs makes one feel young again. the new muscians of the yardbirds are very complimentary to the originals. the vanilla fudge was amazing to see after all these years.

Great show. Both bands were very tight. They rocked the house

This is nothing more than a Yardbirds tribute which is what we expected to see given that only the drummer is an original member. The guitar player was ill and could not perform. What we didn't expect was that the drummer would not address the audience and that the band assembled a bunch of "kids" to perform the music. Some age appropriate musicians who also dressed from the time period of the Yardbirds would have went a long way. Instead it was a bunch of guys dressed in workout clothing that the audience could not relate to. We left after 4 songs.