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I pasted my review I did over at DDLR.com.
Just got back to California after the trip to South Dakota. I was on the rail(front row) in front of Dave & BYoung for the concert.
Pics: http://www.dropshots.com/DLRSturgis2006
All in all I would say Dave put on a great show in Sturgis. The rally drew 500,000 people this year. A little background, It was the last day of the Rally so more then half of the campground at Buffalo Chip was already gone. With Camp admission, you get a free concert. The biggest show at the Chip was Gretchen Wilson & Skynyrd earlier in the week around 15,000. The Nuge also had a decent crowd on Thursday.
I got my tickets before I left NorCal so when I got to the venue, I just got a wristband since I wasn't camping. Dave went on at 10:30pm, so we got there around 9:30pm. The place was pretty empty as it holds 15,000 plus. There were about 500 people there. By show time there was around 1000 to 1500 people plus around a couple 100 bikes out on the lawn. Dave wasn't selling T-shirts. So I got to buy a few more beers.
Dave came out with Hot For Teacher as usual. DLR looked great and sounded pretty good. This wasn't the DLR of 1981 or even 1991 but I didn't expect that having seen him several times over the years. He did have the cheesy grin going, which got a few rolls of the eyes from my wife. Dave seemed to be having a great time as was the rest of the band. Very energetic performance. Interacted well with the crowd. There were guys on bikes only 10 to 20 yards or so from the stage that would rev up the engines during breaks in the songs, only at Sturgis. Saw plenty of tit flashing.
The band was solid. BYoung was very good, as was Toshi. Jimmy was solid on the drums.
Pretty standard set list. (Order may be a little off, trying to remember a few days later)
Hot4Teacher
Mean Street
Just like Paradise
Calif Girls
Erup/YRGM
Devil
Jamies Cryin
SGMADr
Craddle
EWS
Just a giggalo
Unchained
DTNA
Ice Cream
Panama
ATBL
Jump
It was a good concert and we had a good time. If DLR is in your area I would check it out. I might see him again in Reno next month.
The paper in Rapid City said Sammy Hagar put on a set full of covers & Cabo adds on Thursday at Glen Coe. He did draw 16,000 with Reo Speedwagon & 38 Special that paid for only the concert.
Jeff
Just got back to California after the trip to South Dakota. I was on the rail(front row) in front of Dave & BYoung for the concert.
Pics: http://www.dropshots.com/DLRSturgis2006
All in all I would say Dave put on a great show in Sturgis. The rally drew 500,000 people this year. A little background, It was the last day of the Rally so more then half of the campground at Buffalo Chip was already gone. With Camp admission, you get a free concert. The biggest show at the Chip was Gretchen Wilson & Skynyrd earlier in the week around 15,000. The Nuge also had a decent crowd on Thursday.
I got my tickets before I left NorCal so when I got to the venue, I just got a wristband since I wasn't camping. Dave went on at 10:30pm, so we got there around 9:30pm. The place was pretty empty as it holds 15,000 plus. There were about 500 people there. By show time there was around 1000 to 1500 people plus around a couple 100 bikes out on the lawn. Dave wasn't selling T-shirts. So I got to buy a few more beers.
Dave came out with Hot For Teacher as usual. DLR looked great and sounded pretty good. This wasn't the DLR of 1981 or even 1991 but I didn't expect that having seen him several times over the years. He did have the cheesy grin going, which got a few rolls of the eyes from my wife. Dave seemed to be having a great time as was the rest of the band. Very energetic performance. Interacted well with the crowd. There were guys on bikes only 10 to 20 yards or so from the stage that would rev up the engines during breaks in the songs, only at Sturgis. Saw plenty of tit flashing.
The band was solid. BYoung was very good, as was Toshi. Jimmy was solid on the drums.
Pretty standard set list. (Order may be a little off, trying to remember a few days later)
Hot4Teacher
Mean Street
Just like Paradise
Calif Girls
Erup/YRGM
Devil
Jamies Cryin
SGMADr
Craddle
EWS
Just a giggalo
Unchained
DTNA
Ice Cream
Panama
ATBL
Jump
It was a good concert and we had a good time. If DLR is in your area I would check it out. I might see him again in Reno next month.
The paper in Rapid City said Sammy Hagar put on a set full of covers & Cabo adds on Thursday at Glen Coe. He did draw 16,000 with Reo Speedwagon & 38 Special that paid for only the concert.
Jeff
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