I can't believe I didn't post this sooner. Princess managed to beat me to it. So, read her post first for all the details that I will omit...
Now that you're back...
I have to admit not having a lot of enthusiasm for seeing Chuck Berry. He has never been on my bucket list of aging rock stars to go see. In fact, prior to him being announced as the opener, I thought he was dead. He was entertaining. I knew very few of the songs but have heard a lyric or two here and there in years past. He moved pretty good for being nearly 84. There were a few mis-hits on the guitar, but nothing too major. All in all, a good show. At least I can say that I have seen Chuck Berry perform Johnny B. Goode live.
As for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the show itself was very good. The sound was really good. Not so loud as to distort, but loud enough to be crisp and clear. Having a less than full house probably helped because they didn't have to plan on drowning out a bunch of crowd noise. My only real disappointment was the length of the show. It came in just under 90 minutes. That is not a lot of songs for someone with his catalog. I'm sure quite a few people went home disappointed at not having heard their favorite. Maybe I'm a bit spoiled by Rush, who usually puts on a 90-minute show prior to taking their first break!
I'm glad to have seen him live, but I will probably save my concert dollars for some other acts should he come around again.
As for the new album, Mojo, it is kick ass. I really like it. Plus, you got the album download free with the concert ticket purchase, which was nice and added to the overall value of the ticket price.
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