07.26.24 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center

[Brett]

This thread is for all discussion on the 7/26/24 show. Set list is below. Videos can be found in the posts below.

1. Good Enough
2. Poundcake
3. Runaround
4. There's Only One Way To Rock
5. Judgement Day
6. Panama
7. "5150"
8. Summer Nights
9. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
10. Top Of The World
11. Best Of Both Worlds/Celebration
12. Satch Boogie
13. The Seventh Seal
14. Right Now
15. Why Can't This Be Love?
16. Eagles Fly
17. Mas Tequila
18. Heavy Metal
19. I Can't Drive 55
20. Space Station #5/Big Foot/Jump
21. When It's Love

[Brett]

1. Good Enough
https://youtu.be/PVg-A1iF-KQ?si=dlN6SRfrJf9DvzEW

2. Poundcake
https://youtu.be/15Y6xs4p0bI?si=QLpTxjfmuZSJ6AQ-

3. Runaround
https://youtu.be/SyeZV15YyKA?si=ya2lVUN-bf52gy1h

4. There’s Only One Way To Rock
https://youtu.be/dbbCl1eKdJo?si=xAJ0L0CjjXIcSro5

5. Judgement Day
https://youtu.be/4KdmayJrmmU?si=qQEUjwhKG3EfYqNE

6. Panama
https://youtu.be/ujEz3yP11Ds?si=hD5GFWX5jEYnkG13

7. “5150”
https://youtu.be/sqMzj0HVzSQ?si=6xpCK8DKw0lMLSd1

[Brett]

8. Summer Nights
https://youtu.be/fXPrLBPomyA?si=wqUN9hqteKslfW99

9. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
https://youtu.be/PiKS7Hm8EPA?si=vawP-3ZrGujTbuvn

10. Top Of The World
https://youtu.be/NQdnqlrMF-I?si=YGGBJiG8HEFQ9XW5

11. Best Of Both Worlds/Celebration
https://youtu.be/dSzzs0rIF4c?si=R6FEVAPqBq0xh6If

12. Satch Boogie
https://youtu.be/ho23XiILJRs?si=ys-6OYJ5wHCEKY2f

13. The Seventh Seal
https://youtu.be/Lwr08AhyLUk?si=DifhRvp2i_qnijPt

14. Right Now
https://youtu.be/Tt5r1tpWr-Q?si=DAFGPqnigRZtGXEk

[Brett]

15. Why Can’t This Be Love?
https://youtu.be/l679aNYZ-IQ?si=b56u9-Mpd_iVw32R

16. Eagles Fly
https://youtu.be/ziwtmWHVmIo?si=dQpr5z5C1nqijOZ1

17. Mas Tequila
https://youtu.be/6k-D_ckgbs4?si=WRTRcJ260j2Vmoly

18. Heavy Metal
https://youtu.be/J2MxZFlKlw0?si=p9SweqrI0Vk-sqNO

19. I Can’t Drive 55
https://youtu.be/Daazk_IdiRI?si=nVp-1Bk1LRmqZQMc

20. Space Station #5/Big Foot/
https://youtu.be/PF8DMOnhsJ4?si=v565qfsaQpq-P1fw

Jump
https://youtu.be/axDAHya8ibY?si=RN_2snE-5AVdIOHu

21. When It’s Love
https://youtu.be/KcQNc6i0Ngw?si=lcIg9M0OV5g8heF4

[mike zack]

Thanks Brett. Happy to provide a review here.
Any other linkers going?

[Al Van Bundy]

Thanks Brett. Happy to provide a review here.
Any other linkers going?

My wife & I will be there.

Section 4, row Y.

[mike zack]

My wife & I will be there.

Section 4, row Y.

Nice.. Sec 6 Row k for me

****Wow my 3000th post here

[Al Van Bundy]

Nice.. Sec 6 Row k for me

****Wow my 3000th post here

Right behind ya, only a couple hundred more posts to go lol
We're both taking the day off specifically not to have to deal with the bullshit traffic getting there after work.
Leaving Haverhill around 1230-1, it'll take about an hour and 20 to get Mansfield with minimal traffic.
Gonna grab a burger and a beer that won't cost $30 somewhere locally before the parking lot opens, which I believe is at 4.
Gates at 530, Loverboy on at 7 & I assume Sammy will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 830 to 1030?

[waboritas]

I will be there. Picking up tix last minute.

My thoughts on the setlist so far is first 75% is excellent. The last 25% is a letdown. I know it is "all worlds", but going to Sammy solo for 5 of the last 6 songs is a bad mix. I am fine mixing them in throughout the set, but it is an easy excuse to beat the Great Woods traffic. Need a better closer than When Its Love. I am still fired up from the Rockin' in the Free World encore cover from the '93 RHRN Live tour. Can't wait to hear Summer Nights live for the first time in person (bucket list). Also appreciate the love they are giving to 5150.

[mike zack]

Gary is not currently on tour. Could see him and Nuno making an appearance in Mansfield. Also Wolf plays the night before in Cincinnati but doesn't play again until August 2nd at Gillette opening for Metallica. Maybe be an opening there for him to appear.

[Al Van Bundy]

TOMORROW, FRIENDOS.

I believe the game plan is Mrs. Van Bundy and I will be leaving home around 1PM. Have to make a pit stop in Rockland and then we will be in Mansfield around 3 or so, as long as traffic isn't a perpetual ballbag. We're probably going to have some light fare and a beer or two at Flynn's Irish Pub down the street before heading over. Personally couldn't care less about Loverboy, so we may just tailgate in the parking lot until it's time for the main event.

[CaboChris]

Of all the bands in the world, Sam picks Loverboy? Idc if it's his friends or not. At least could have been REO Speedwagon or Styx. [emoji3]

[Al Van Bundy]

Of all the bands in the world, Sam picks Loverboy? Idc if it's his friends or not. At least could have been REO Speedwagon or Styx. [emoji3]

Styx is touring with Foreigner and John Waite and REO Speed Dealer....er...Wagon is touring with fucking Train of all bands this summer.

Yeah, I'm slightly bummed there isn't a higher octane opener. Uncle Ted would've been great, but he's done with full fledged touring, only doing the occasional fly-in these days. Night Ranger would've been spectacular.

[CaboChris]

Night Ranger would definitely have worked and worked the crowd.

[Number 47]

Night Ranger would definitely have worked and worked the crowd.

NR is a good band, but would get the same reaction as LB from Sam Halen fans. It's all a wash unless Deep Purple 2024 opens. :smokin:

[dart93]

Five more hours of work, then I'm dashing down to Mansfield. Can't wait!

[Al Van Bundy]

Took over 2 hours to get to Mansfield from Haverhill. Currently devouring a burger at Flynn's Irish Pub.
Heading to the lots sometime in the next hour.

[Al Van Bundy]

Parked in lot 5. Black Tacoma. VNHLN1 license plate. Motorhead shirt. Come say hi.

[jrk5150]

I’m here. VIP parking. Grilled up some Doms steak tips (IFYKYK).

Miss the old Links where a bunch of us would meet up at shows.

[jrk5150]

Sec 2 row z here

[fudd]

Go represent the New England chapter of the links.


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[Al Van Bundy]

Mid set. Top of the World playing now. I damn near fucking weeped during Judgement Day and 5150.

[jrk5150]

Mid set. Top of the World playing now. I damn near fucking weeped during Judgement Day and 5150.

I had…a moment. No damn near for me. I got there.

That was the next best thing to seeing them back in the day.

That said - sorry Sam but your songs without Ed pale in comparison to your songs with Ed. Last 1/4 of show sucked all the life out if it for me.

But the first 3/4 - holy shit.

And what a fantastic version of Eagles Fly.

Disappointing that Gary wasn’t there.

One other observation - Satriani and Bonham can play. But that show just proved how fuckin good Ed and Al were. Damn.

[CaboChris]

I had…a moment. No damn near for me. I got there.

That was the next best thing to seeing them back in the day.

That said - sorry Sam but your songs without Ed pale in comparison to your songs with Ed. Last 1/4 of show sucked all the life out if it for me.

But the first 3/4 - holy shit.

And what a fantastic version of Eagles Fly.

Disappointing that Gary wasn’t there.

One other observation - Satriani and Bonham can play. But that show just proved how fuckin good Ed and Al were. Damn.This post has me all confused. [emoji3]

What grade do you give the show?

[Brett]

It looks like they did the DTNA thing again in Top Of The World. They didn’t sing it though.

[CaboChris]

Where's Al Van Bundy?

[Brett]

OK, so I think I’ve got videos up for pretty much everything at this show. There’s a couple songs that I still need to find decent versions of. But all of the Van Halen stuff is up minus Jump.

[Bostonian]

Was at the show last night too. It was great to hear Summer Nights and Judgement Day. The last time I was at Great Woods was during the last VH Tour in 2015. The crowd was great and even changed Eddie and I couldn’t help but think he was looking down.

[BigRock]

Wow. I've been to numerous VH shows over the years and I honesty didn't have high expectations for the Mansfield show. I purposely didn't watch any clips from earlier shows on this tour as I wanted to experience it for myself and not judge cellphone quality audio / video.

Sammy and crew absolutely crushed it. The power and energy they brought was incredible, especially for guys this age. Joe certainly did his homework and was dialed in, never missing an opportunity to add the little Eddie flourishes that we all know and love. He also clearly studied and watched LWAN, replicating a lot of Eddie's work on One Way to Rock and 55. Mike, Jason and Sammy were locked in and fed off the crowd's energy.

For me, the highlights were the performances on 5150, BOBW, Runaround and Eagles Fly. To hear the 5150 songs with the acoustic drums and heavy guitar tone was simply incredible. I had been to Sammy's show here a few years back and they were upgrading everyone from the lawn to actual seats, as there wasn't a large crowd. Last night, almost the entire lawn was packed and the energy was electric throughout the whole show.

I left exhausted and with a huge smile on my face. Several times throughout the show I realized this was probably the last time I'll see these guys perform these songs and it made me realize how much to cherish the moment.

[jrk5150]

This post has me all confused. [emoji3]

What grade do you give the show?

Well, I had mixed feelings. Mostly positive.

A++++ for the VH content including the two songs Sam frequently did with VH.

But just being honest - the Sammy solo tunes late in the show kinda sucked my energy down. They just don’t hold up to the songs he wrote with Ed.

My thoughts going in were that this is probably the last time I’ll see the VH songs done this well. I’d have preferred more of them. I’ve seen Sammy solo and likely will again. Didn’t need that in this show.

Ben - sorry I missed you. Hope things are good in your world.

[Brett]

I wonder why he puts all those songs together at the end like that? I mean, it’s a run of like four or five songs.

I wish the songs were all VH stuff too. The solo stuff he does do are songs that I like except for Mas Tequila, which is fucking terrible. Eagles Fly is OK, but it was much better with Van Halen.

[CaboChris]

Well, I had mixed feelings. Mostly positive.

A++++ for the VH content including the two songs Sam frequently did with VH.

But just being honest - the Sammy solo tunes late in the show kinda sucked my energy down. They just don’t hold up to the songs he wrote with Ed.

My thoughts going in were that this is probably the last time I’ll see the VH songs done this well. I’d have preferred more of them. I’ve seen Sammy solo and likely will again. Didn’t need that in this show.

Ben - sorry I missed you. Hope things are good in your world.

What do you think about When It's Love as the closer? To me, that's an energy sucker.

[Brett]

Yeah it’s a weird closer.

Top Of The World would have been better. Or maybe even BOBW.

[It's Mike]

What do you think about When It's Love as the closer? To me, that's an energy sucker.It's a good crowd sing-along, so it kind of works. But top of the world was built to close.

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[It's Mike]

I wonder why he puts all those songs together at the end like that? I mean, it’s a run of like four or five songs.

I wish the songs were all VH stuff too. The solo stuff he does do are songs that I like except for Mas Tequila, which is fucking terrible. Eagles Fly is OK, but it was much better with Van Halen.Allows VH fans to have a long bathroom break. Pretty damn considerate of Sam. :)

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[edwardv]

Yeah we can all go and change our Depends.

[Al Van Bundy]

Firstly, apologies for my tardiness.

Between the trip from Haverhill to Mansfield and back on Friday and visiting my mother-in-law in Hull yesterday, I've driven nearly 300 miles in the last 2 days, and, to quote Lili Von Shtupp - "Goddamnit, I'm exhausted".

The show on Friday exceeded nearly every expectation I had.

Sammy sounded GREAT.
Joe did the songs justice while adding his own bits of flair.
Mikey is still the best damn background singer ever.

One thing that was absolutely refreshing - the crowd.
EVERYONE was awesome.
There was no bickering anywhere, nobody was a drunken mess, nobody was an asshole.
Everyone was having a good time and feeling it.
A far cry from the Judas Priest show I went to a few months ago where it felt like "I remember my first beer" night.

Overall, an exceptional 9 out of 10.
Minus half a point because they haven't switched any songs in the set yet, and I doubt they're going to at this point.
And minus half a point for a shitty choice of venue - the acoustics at Xfinity aren't great.
Ultimately wished they played at Meadowbrook in Gilford, NH.
But, it is what it is & overall, a fan-fucking-tastic evening.

And I somehow made it out of the parking lot in less than 10 minutes, which is a minor miracle on its own.

Next up on the Van Bundy concert schedule....
Mastodon & Lamb of God next Sunday at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, NH & Queensryche at the Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, NH on August 30.

[Brett]

They actually have switched one of of the songs. They’re not doing Oh Yeah anymore as part of that medley, they’re doing Big Foot instead.

I know it’s not much and it’s not Van Halen, but they have switched one thing.

[fudd]

I applaud you guys that go to
Shows all the time.

I just don’t have the patience to deal with inconsiderate people at shows. That’s why when I do go, I get the vip shit. I don’t really care about meeting the band or the food, it’s the fast track and the better parking I want.


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[Al Van Bundy]

I applaud you guys that go to
Shows all the time.

I just don’t have the patience to deal with inconsiderate people at shows. That’s why when I do go, I get the vip shit. I don’t really care about meeting the band or the food, it’s the fast track and the better parking I want.


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I rarely deal with big shows anymore for those reasons. I only dealt with this one because it was a set that I'm probably never going to get to see again & I'm dealing with the one next week because Mrs. Van Bundy loves Lamb of God. I like Mastodon myself, but I doubt I'd go if we weren't together.

Nearly everything else on my "going to" list is at the Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, NH. 700 capacity venue, fantastic acoustics, free parking, great staff & the best in-house kitchen of any concert venue I've ever been to. Plus, it being only 30 minutes from the house is a huge plus.

The only other arena show on my schedule is Iron Maiden in November out in Worcester. After that one, I think I'm pretty much done with them for good. I've seen everyone I want to see that can still play those size venues.

[VH1986]

Firstly, apologies for my tardiness.

Between the trip from Haverhill to Mansfield and back on Friday and visiting my mother-in-law in Hull yesterday, I've driven nearly 300 miles in the last 2 days, and, to quote Lili Von Shtupp - "Goddamnit, I'm exhausted".

The show on Friday exceeded nearly every expectation I had.

Sammy sounded GREAT.
Joe did the songs justice while adding his own bits of flair.
Mikey is still the best damn background singer ever.

One thing that was absolutely refreshing - the crowd.
EVERYONE was awesome.
There was no bickering anywhere, nobody was a drunken mess, nobody was an asshole.
Everyone was having a good time and feeling it.
A far cry from the Judas Priest show I went to a few months ago where it felt like "I remember my first beer" night.

Overall, an exceptional 9 out of 10.
Minus half a point because they haven't switched any songs in the set yet, and I doubt they're going to at this point.
And minus half a point for a shitty choice of venue - the acoustics at Xfinity aren't great.
Ultimately wished they played at Meadowbrook in Gilford, NH.
But, it is what it is & overall, a fan-fucking-tastic evening.

And I somehow made it out of the parking lot in less than 10 minutes, which is a minor miracle on its own.

Next up on the Van Bundy concert schedule....
Mastodon & Lamb of God next Sunday at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, NH & Queensryche at the Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, NH on August 30.

Awesome review. Can't wait for the show in Cincinnati. I've got 3 shows in 6 days in August: Green Day, The Avett Brothers, and Sammy.

[CaboChris]

I applaud you guys that go to
Shows all the time.

I just don’t have the patience to deal with inconsiderate people at shows. That’s why when I do go, I get the vip shit. I don’t really care about meeting the band or the food, it’s the fast track and the better parking I want.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkReminds me how I've always wanted to fly first class somewhere. Making multiple back and forth trips to the UK in economy, blew. I just can't spend 7,0000 for that shit. [emoji3]

They had room. I could have swore they were lying down like in a bed. [emoji3]

[Dont disturb my Paradise]

Gary is not currently on tour. Could see him and Nuno making an appearance in Mansfield. Also Wolf plays the night before in Cincinnati but doesn't play again until August 2nd at Gillette opening for Metallica. Maybe be an opening there for him to appear.

I doubt Wolfie will appear, but never say never I guess.

[jrk5150]

I'd go see this show again. And again. The VH content was that good.

And I'm not necessarily ragging on the non-VH content - I like Sam. I've seen him on every tour that's come through this area whether it's solo or Chickenfoot or the Circle or whatever. And I probably will in the future. But this was different - this is likely it for these tunes done the "right way". If I was advising Sam, I'd have told him to nix the solo/Montrose stuff. He does that with the Circle, and that's good enough (no pun intended). I'd have stuck to VH, plus There's Only One Way and Eagle's Fly, and let Satch do his thing for his "solo", but that's it.

I'm not disappointed per se, but I do think it could have been better and, as is the norm with everything VH, there are opportunities being missed. But don't get me wrong - for what it was, it was a GREAT show. I would go again. And that's saying something, as I have dramatically cut back on my concert attendance since Ed passed. I am a huge Styx and Foreigner fan, and my son had to drag me to go see them this Friday. I don't know why - it's all just kind of muted when I don't have Van Halen to look forward to in the future.

[Mariner]

Some thoughts as I was there as well.

Sammy, for age 76, did a hell of a job. They are tuned down a whole step, with for someone with perfect pitch, drives me crazy. But hey, if I wanted the original keys, i could just listen to the radio or CDs.

That said, he had to throw it to Michael Anthony for whole verses at a time. Mike actually did some lead vocals on more than just ATBL. Sammy also altered lines here and there to sing lower (the opposite of DLR, LOL) pitches. He did struggle with pitch at times, but it was rare. All in all, for his age (compare him to Mike Reno, for example), he was more than solid and did the songs justice.

Joe crushed it. Nice combo of Eddie's important licks and leads with Satch flourishes (which seemed so similar - how many times does he do the pick tapping???). His sound was solid, his feel was right on the money and nothing that he played sounded out of place. I'd much rather this than the Atomic Punks that Dave took out on the road.

Michael Anthony... what is there to say? The pipes are still there. His playing was fantastic. MVP of the show.

Jason Bonham - playing a kit built like Alex's (3 bass drums, the Octobans, etc.) with his father's face on each bass drum head - was brilliant. He is a FAR better drummer than I ever gave him credit. He didn't copy AVH's style per se, but he had the drums to fill in where needed. Agree with the above comment about hearing 5150 songs on acoustic drums made it sound so powerful.

Rai Thistlethwaite - sang most of Eddie's parts and played solid keyboards. He plays rhythm guitar on a couple of songs, too. His keyboard playing on Right Now was not correct, however (I play it. He was close but the feel was wrong.) But he is a solid musician and fills out the line up nicely.

Highlights: 5150, Judgement Day, One Way to Rock, Right Now (despite the comment above), Top of the World, Best of Booth Worlds, Summer Nights.

Disappointments: Nothing from OU812 besides When It's Love; nothing from Balance besides Seventh Seal; Sammy only ending to show (and why does Satch play the Frankenstein during those songs? Weird); No Chickenfoot guitars during the Chickenfoot 2 minutes (MA plays the 'Foot bass); no JD bass for MA; uninspired DLR-era songs; medley could have been SO much more; When It's Love was a weird ending.

Overall, 8.5 out of 10.

Given the fan response, would not be surprised if we got Round 2 next year with a re-tooled set list. Could see them adding Don't Tell Me What Love Can Do (apparently getting added for Japan); Mine All Mine (you have the keyboard player - take advantage!); Big Fat Money (it is SAMMY (TM) after all); AFU (if he can sing it); Black and Blue. Give us Rock Candy or Bad Motor Scooter. Don't scrimp on Chickenfoot - give us Soap on a Rope or Sexy Little Thing or My Kinda Girl or all of Big Foot. And please, for the love of God, deep six Mas Tequila - that song sucks.

I know I am leaning more on the complaining - just keeping it real. I was in tears multiple times, from the opening "Hello, babe", to the chords of 5150, to the opening of Right Now, to BOBW with the walk across the stage (yes, they recreated LWAN). It rocked, and it is well worth going.

We got 15 VH songs from one of the originals and 12 from another. Gosh did I miss hearing these songs live.

[CaboChris]

Sam is a fool if he's going to attempt DTWLCD. He'll shit his pants. Just do FSG, MAM, or Cabo Wabo.

What is his problem with that album?

[Al Van Bundy]

Sam is a fool if he's going to attempt DTWLCD. He'll shit his pants. Just do FSG, MAM, or Cabo Wabo.

What is his problem with that album?

He did it a few years ago during the lockdown.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpc10SW86PY

[CaboChris]

He did it a few years ago during the lockdown.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpc10SW86PYOh, I see. Singing lower. Meh. Doesn't quite have the same impact, but then again, I never liked that song anyway. What's glaringly missing from the setlist is my only criticism of the tour.

5150 and Judgement Day are great. Love it, but Sam just goes with the tried and true all the time. Rarely takes chances. FSG. CSTLY. Those were both singles. It has been almost 30 years since that song was performed. FSG, never. DTMWLCD is a downer.

[Mariner]

Sam is a fool if he's going to attempt DTWLCD. He'll shit his pants. Just do FSG, MAM, or Cabo Wabo.

What is his problem with that album?

Not even FWYS - although perhaps that style of playing is not to Joe's strengths.

[mike zack]

Ok late to the party with my review but definitely wanted to document it.

Going into the show I could not get out of my mind that this was probably going to be the last time I'm going to hear Van Halen songs performed by people who were actually in the band. It was a sobering thought. I had tears in my eyes hearing Good Enough, Summer Nights, and 5150. By the first time I saw VH in 1993 those songs were out of the set list and never to be played again (as far as I know). The band was in great from and the crowd was unexpectedly really into it and singing along. Lately at shows it seems the older folks in crowds are pretty tame and the younger folks just have there phone up the whole time.

Joe had a good balance of paying homage to Eddie with mixing in his own style. Jason held the groove down. Rai was a nice addition on background vocals and live keyboards. Was so great to see Mike play again live. His energy and voice doesn't seemed to have changed a bit. You know he loved being on stage in VH. The offstage drama's I'm sure took it's toll. Sam was great as well. Some songs were tuned down so he could hit the notes but couldn't expect more out of a 76 year old singer. He still brings the party and I applaud him for playing these songs again and keeping them alive for at least one more summer.

Real shame that all the living VH band members couldn't put there differences aside for a couple of shows but that has been beat into the ground enough. So happy to have had this night.

Long live the Mighty Van Halen!!

[waboritas]

Similar to other posts, I went into this show thinking it would be the last time I hear the songs performed live. I was also extremely excited to hear so many songs from 5150, as noted in my pre-show post. I saw VH for the first time in 93 at Great Woods, in Providence and both Great Woods shows in 95, in 98 at the Fleet Center both shows in Worcester in 04 and the show in Worcester in 07. I love all VH, but I prefer Sammy over Roth live and have seen almost every solo and Chickenfoot show he has played in the area since '97. I took a break from Sammy after seeing the Circle at Foxwoods in 2017, as I felt the setlist got stale.

This was special. I went with my high school friend that went with me to my first show in 93, another lifelong friend and VH fan and his 16 year old son who loves VH. We hit it hard at the Fairfield Inn bar across the street from Great Woods pre-show. It was the 16 year old kid's VH lost weekend! He will never forget this show and will probably talk about it the way me and my friends still talk about our first show on 7/10/93! I think we were bullet proof that night as the bartenders watched us with very confused looks on their faces as we handed drinks to the kid in the amphitheater as they were serving us.

Hearing the one, two punch of 5150 (I first heard it live on the 06 solo tour) and Summer Nights was amazing. I never though I would see Summer Nights performed live in person. It is something I've dreamed of since I was in high school and checks off another item on the bucket list. It exceeded all expectations!

I agree with everyone else that the solo stuff at the end prevented it from being one of the best shows I've seen. That said, I would rank it a very close second to the 93 RHRN show setlist-wise and the most happy and satisfied walking out of a VH/Sammy show. If this is the last time for me, I will never forget it and am so glad I got to see them kick ass and make magic.

[mike zack]

Similar to other posts, I went into this show thinking it would be the last time I hear the songs performed live. I was also extremely excited to hear so many songs from 5150, as noted in my pre-show post. I saw VH for the first time in 93 at Great Woods, in Providence and both Great Woods shows in 95, in 98 at the Fleet Center both shows in Worcester in 04 and the show in Worcester in 07. I love all VH, but I prefer Sammy over Roth live and have seen almost every solo and Chickenfoot show he has played in the area since '97. I took a break from Sammy after seeing the Circle at Foxwoods in 2017, as I felt the setlist got stale.

This was special. I went with my high school friend that went with me to my first show in 93, another lifelong friend and VH fan and his 16 year old son who loves VH. We hit it hard at the Fairfield Inn bar across the street from Great Woods pre-show. It was the 16 year old kid's VH lost weekend! He will never forget this show and will probably talk about it the way me and my friends still talk about our first show on 7/10/93! I think we were bullet proof that night as the bartenders watched us with very confused looks on their faces as we handed drinks to the kid in the amphitheater as they were serving us.

Hearing the one, two punch of 5150 (I first heard it live on the 06 solo tour) and Summer Nights was amazing. I never though I would see Summer Nights performed live in person. It is something I've dreamed of since I was in high school and checks off another item on the bucket list. It exceeded all expectations!

I agree with everyone else that the solo stuff at the end prevented it from being one of the best shows I've seen. That said, I would rank it a very close second to the 93 RHRN show setlist-wise and the most happy and satisfied walking out of a VH/Sammy show. If this is the last time for me, I will never forget it and am so glad I got to see them kick ass and make magic.

That same 7/10/93 show was my first VH show too. I was still in high school and went with high school buddies.

[Van Hampshire]

That same 7/10/93 show was my first VH show too. I was still in high school and went with high school buddies.



While not my first VH show, I saw both nights when they played at Great Woods and the band was in excellent form. Nothing will top the 86 show I saw as my first VH concert at the Centrum but those 93 shows were magical. The second night was especially off the charts.

[sasquatch]

While not my first VH show, I saw both nights when they played at Great Woods and the band was in excellent form. Nothing will top the 86 show I saw as my first VH concert at the Centrum but those 93 shows were magical. The second night was especially off the charts.

The played Unchained at Great Woods in 1993. I nearly lost it, I was so excited.

[Jesus H Christ]

While not my first VH show, I saw both nights when they played at Great Woods and the band was in excellent form. Nothing will top the 86 show I saw as my first VH concert at the Centrum but those 93 shows were magical. The second night was especially off the charts.

I was at both of those shows too. That was VH at their peak. Incredible shows. I saw them in '95 and it was a total letdown. The intensity of '93 was gone.