Diary of an Ardent Fan

Wow!

Joe Perry

What a show.

I saw his solo band at The Crofoot in Pontiac, Michigan.

What a loud and rocking show it was.

Tons of deep cuts from both The Joe Perry Project, Aerosmith, and some covers.

It was amazing to be able to hear every note coming from Joe’s guitar.

I was in the second row of people so I had an amazing view.

Joe’s singer is Gary Cherone, of Extreme, Tribe of Judah, and even Van Halen.

Bassist is David Hull, who played on the original The Joe Perry Project albums, and has a been a friend of Joe’s since 1971.

On drums is Jason Sutter.

On keyboards is longtime Aerosmith keyboardist Buck Johnson.

Joe is one of the most famous musicians in the world and he’s still as great as ever.

He only did a brief tour (6 shows) and this was the last show of the tour.

He’s doing more dates with another band he’s in called The Hollywood Vampires, and he said recently that Aerosmith is supposed to announce a tour on the Howard Stern show. Stay tuned.

I’m so glad I got to see this show.

I had not seen Joe since 2014, which was the most recent time I’ve seen Aerosmith (seen them 3 times).

Aerosmith is one of my favorite bands but I also love Joe’s solo stuff too and Joe in general.

I even got to speak to him on the phone in 2009 on Eddie Trunk’s radio show.

Aside from being with my girlfriend Mariah Startzman, going to concerts is what makes me the most happy.

Opener Micky James started the show and got the place jumping, but of course, everyone was there to see Joe.

This is definitely one of my favorite shows.

The Joe Perry Project Band Members:

Set List:

I’ve Got the Rock ‘N’ Rolls Again
Somebody
East Coast, West Coast
S.O.S. (Too Bad)
Aye, Aye, Aye
Lick and a Promise
Fortunate One
Beck’s Bolero
Flying Saucer Rock ‘N’ Roll
Won’t Let Me Go
Reefer Head Woman
Quake
Chip Away The Stone
You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory
Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)
Rockin’ Train
Let The Music Do The Talking
Encore: Lightning Strikes
Walk This Way
Train Kept a Rollin’

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