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29 Years of British Steel: Judas Priest/Whitesnake/Pop Evil Concert Review
- Date of Concert: July 21, 2009
- Location of Concert; PNC Pavilion in Cincinnati, OH
My cousin Zachary and I went to see Judas Priest and Whitesnake in Cincinnati, OH.
Pop Evil opened the show.
They were pretty good, but of course, we were there for Priest and Whitesnake.
Whitesnake were excellent. First time either of us had seen them.
Singer David Coverdale has always been great. This band is essentially his solo project because the lineup has fluctuated over the years.
His guitar duo of Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach were just incredible.
The whole band was great.
Not a long set, but lots of great songs.
A couple of new ones from their Good To Be Bad album, as well as a lot of songs from their self titled 1987 album, and other songs.
I’ve seen Whitesnake 3 other times, and no matter what, the band is always great.
Then the MIGHTY Judas Priest closed the show.
On this tour, they were celebrating 30 years of their 1980 album British Steel (technically 29 years old at this point) by playing the whole album in concert, plus some other songs too.
Singer Rob Halford is one of my heroes and favorite singers of all time.
Guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing are the greatest guitar duo of all time, in my opinion.
Bassist Ian Hill has always been solid as a rock, as well as long time Drummer Scott Travis.
I love all of these guys.
Priest’s discography, as well as Whitesnake’s, is something to behold.
Phenomenal. Phenomenal. Phenomenal.
Judas Priest Set List:
- British Steel album (Songs 1-9 on this list): Rapid Fire
- Metal Gods
- Breaking The Law
- Grinder
- United
- You Don’t Have To Be Old To Be Wise
- Living After Midnight
- The Rage
- Steeler
- The Ripper
- Prophecy
- Hell Bent For Leather
- Rock Hard, Ride Free
- Victim Of Changes
- Encore: Freewheel Burning
- Diamonds & Rust
- You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
Whitesnake Set List:
- Best Years
- Bad Boys
- Fool For Your Loving
- Love Ain’t No Stranger
- Slow And Easy
- Lay Down Your Love
- Guitar Duel
- Crying In The Rain (w/Drum Solo by Chris Frazier, who later joined Foreigner)
- Is This Love
- Give Me All Your Love Tonight
- Here I Go Again
- Encore: Still Of The Night
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My 1st TNA Wrestling House Show
- Date of Event: May 2, 2009
- Location of Event: Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, WV
My cousin Zachary and I went to our first TNA Wrestling house show (non-televised event) in Huntington, WV.
By this point (I’m typing this in 2023.), I had been to a few WWE house shows, but TNA Wrestling had not come around our area yet.
As it turned out, I think the TNA shows were more fun because they seemed to put a little more fan interaction in (wrestlers signing autographs, taking pictures).
I don’t remember a ton of it but I do remember the main event of Jeff Jarrett and The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray and Devon) vs. Booker T and Beer Money (Bobby Roode and James Storm). At the end of the match, The Dudley Boys took pictures in the ring with fans, if they paid $20 for the picture.
Sorry I don’t have much more to say, but trust me, it was fun.
However, I did find the match results and have posted them below, courtesy of thehistoryofwwe.com web site.
I also posted my ticket stub that was signed by wrestler Eric Young.
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Disturbed/Sevendust/Skindred Concert Review
- Date of Concert: February 25, 2009
- Location of Concert: Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, WV
My cousin Zachary and I went to see another really cool show.
Two of our favorites Disturbed and Sevendust, along with opener Skindred.
Skindred I was not super aware of before this show, but I was very impressed. They really kicked butt.
Sevendust were next and wow they always kick butt. On album and in concert.
They’re in your face and heavy, but also very melodic too.
All original members too (Lajon Witherspoon on Lead Vocals, Guitarists Clint Lowery, who had recently rejoined and also sings, and John Connoly, Bassist Vince Hornsby, and Drummer/Screamer Morgan Rose).
Love these guys.
Then Disturbed closed the show. What can I say? They rock. Singer David Draiman, Guitarist Dan Donegan, Bassist John Moyer, and Drummer Mike Wengren are a great band.
Indestructible is my favorite album of theirs (they were touring on this at this time) but all their albums are very good.
Great night.
Disturbed Set List:
- Perfect Insanity
- Liberate
- Just Stop
- Voices
- Indestructible
- Prayer
- Land Of Confusion (Genesis cover)
- Deify
- Stupify
- Divide
- Haunted
- The Game
- Encore: Inside The Fire
- Stricken
- Drum Solo
- Down With The Sickness
Sevendust Set List:
- Inside
- Denial
- Pieces
- Clueless
- Suffocate
- Enemy
- Rumble Fish
- Face To Face
Skindred Set List:
- Roots Rock Riot
- Rat Race
- Pressure
- Cause Ah Riot
- Trouble
- Nobody
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I Saw Chris Jericho Wrestle
- Date of Event: February 20, 2009
- Location of Event: Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, WV
Another WWE house show (non-televised event) I went to.
Again, I don’t remember a ton of it (I’m typing this in 2023.) but I do remember seeing Chris Jericho wrestle.
I really like Jericho a lot. I especially like him as a singer of his band Fozzy, and just the fact he is such a huge music fan like I am.
I’ve since seen Fozzy in concert, went to their meet and greet, and saw Jericho sing for his KISS tribute band Kuarantine, which is a lot of fun.
Again, I’m sorry I don’t have much to say, but again, I know it was a fun show because they always are.
However, I did find the find the results, which I’m posting here, courtesy of thehistoryofwwe.com web site.
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Cruefest 1 2008 Review
- Date of Concert: August 19, 2008
- Location of Concert: Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, OH
Motley Crue announced they were doing their own festival: Cruefest.
It was pretty cool, but unfortunately, they only did it in 2008 and 2009.
But I went to both years and I really enjoyed it both times.
This year it was Motley, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, SIXX AM, and Trapt.
Trapt opened. I don’t remember much of them (I’m typing this in 2023.) but I know they did a solid set.
SIXX AM played next. I’ve been a fan of theirs from the start. It includes Nikki Sixx of Motley (he did double duty on this tour) on Bass, DJ Ashba on Guitar, and James Michael on Vocals. Really good band.
Papa Roach I’ve never been a big fan of, but I must say they put on a great show. Singer Jacoby Shaddox even went into the audience at one point, which was awesome. I give it to them, they were very good.
Buckcherry were next. Been a fan since their first album in 1998. They were in the midst of a comeback at this point and they were rocking big time. Great stuff.
Then Motley closed with a great set of classics and a couple of new songs from their great latest album at the time, Saints Of Los Angeles.
Really good show all around.
Motley Crue Set List:
- Kickstart My Heart
- Wild Side
- Shout At The Devil
- Saints Of Los Angeles
- Live Wire
- Motherfucker Of The Year
- Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
- Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)
- Primal Scream
- Looks That Kill
- Girls, Girls, Girls
- Dr. Feelgood
- Encore: Home Sweet Home
SIXX AM Set List:
- X-Mas In Hell
- Pray For Me
- Heart Failure
- Van Nuys
- Accidents Can Happen
- Tomorrow
- Life Is Beautiful
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Plant & Krauss Part 2
- Date of Concert: July 18, 2008
- Location of Concert: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY
I saw Robert Plant & Alison Krauss w/T Bone Burnett again in 2008.
This time in Lexington, KY.
I went with my Aunt Kim and her friend and mine, Barry Gillum.
Like before, they sang and played a lot of songs from their great album Raising Sand, plus some Led Zeppelin songs, solo songs from each of their catalogs, and other songs.
Mostly the same set from the first time we saw them, but with some differences.
Another very fun show.
Everyone was having fun on stage and in the audience.
Hearing Robert and Alison sing is always magical.
I’m glad I got to see them again.
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I Saw Shawn Michaels Wrestle!!
- Date of Event: July 12, 2008
- Location of Event: Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV
Another WWE house show (non-televised event) I attended.
Don’t remember a lot from this (I’m typing this in 2023.) but I do remember finally seeing someone I grew up watching as a wrestler: Shawn Michaels!!
He wrestled one of his proteges, Lance Cade (RIP). It was great seeing Shawn in person.
I also finally got to see one of my then new favorite wrestlers Batista (now actor Dave Bautista) wrestle CM Punk. I was supposed to see Batista wrestle twice in 2007 but he was not there. I’m glad I got to see him wrestle this time.
I’m sorry but that’s what really stands out to me, but again, it was a fun show.
I found the results of the night and am posting them here. The results I got from thehistoryofwwe.com web site.
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The Undertaker vs Edge
- Date of Event: May 10, 2008
- Location of Event: Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, WV
This was another WWE house show (non-televised event) I went to.
The legendary Howard Finkel was the announcer of the night. I grew up watching Howard as the main WWF (now WWE) announcer so it was great seeing him in person.
The main event was The Undertaker vs. Edge in a falls count anywhere match.
At one point when they were wrestling outside of the ring amongst the audience, I was almost so close to them I could touch them.
It was great seeing these greats so up close do what they do best.
I remember The Big Show wrestling Mark Henry, which was cool to see.
That’s about all I remember of it (I’m typing this in 2023.), but it was fun, as these shows always are.
I have posted all the results below that I found, courtesy of thehistoryofwwe.com web site.
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I Finally Saw a Member of Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss with T. Bone Burnett Concert Review
- Date of Concert: April 19, 2008
- Location of Concert: Louisville Palace Theater in Louisville, KY
A close friend of my Aunt Kim’s, Barry Gillum, and I went to see Robert Plant & Alison Krauss w/T. Bone Burnett playing guitar with them in Louisville, KY.
This was actually the first night of their Raising Sand tour.
They released this album in 2007, and it became a huge hit, winning a lot of Grammys.
The show consisted mostly of songs from the album, plus some songs from Robert’s time as the singer of Led Zeppelin and some solo stuff, along with some of Alison’s stuff, and T. Bone sang a few songs too.
The band was a super tight unit.
And hearing Robert and Alison sing together is just magical.
Everyone was having fun, but also very casual and laid back.
It was a great night and start to a tour (We along with my Aunt Kim saw them again later in the year.)
I’m not saying much I know, but this is 15 years after the show, so I’ll just say it was great, and I’m glad I got to see the singer of Led Zeppelin singing with another phenomenal singer in Alison.
Set List:
- Rich Woman
- Leave My Woman Alone
- Black Dog
- Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
- Through The Morning, Through The Night
- Fortune Teller
- Black Country Woman
- 29 Palms
- The Long Time Now
- Bon Temps Rouler
- Trampled Rose
- Green Pastures
- Down To The River To Pray
- Nothin’
- Killing The Blues
- When The Levee Breaks
- The Battle Of Evermore
- Please Read The Letter
- Gone Gone Gone
- Encore: Stick With Me Baby
- I’m A One-Woman Man
- Your Long Journey
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I Saw Another Wrestling Show Twice in One Year
- Date of Event: November 25, 2007
- Location of Event: Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV
I’m typing this in 2023 so it’s been awhile since this wrestling show has happened.
I’m pretty sure I have pictures of this, but I cannot find them.
If I do find them, I’ll add them to this, but until then, here are my memories/thoughts of this.
I went to this show with my cousin Zachary and his Mom, my Aunt Karen.
This was the second wrestling show I had seen in 2007.
We saw John Morrison and The Miz in a tag team match. I liked them as a tag team.
We saw Chavo Guerrerro wrestle. He was great.
The main event was The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) vs. Edge and MVP.
This was really cool because not only of all the talent involved, but Edge had not officially returned yet (he had been out several months due to an injury and officially returned at the Survivor Series PPV shortly after this house show).
Really fun night.
I’m sorry I don’t have more, but trust me, it was fun.
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