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Saw where .38 Special and Kansas are touring together this year and only one original band member is still with .38 Special and 0 original still touring with Kansas.
Love both but not sure it will be worth the expense and hassle and will probably be disappointed in the sound quality of not having the same version/sound of what they were and what I remember when they were in their heyday of the 70’s and 80’s and 90’s.
 
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DAWGSANDSAINTS said:
Saw where .38 Special and Kansas are touring together this year and only one original band member is still with .38 Special and 0 original still touring with Kansas.
Love both but not sure it will be worth the expense and hassle and will probably be disappointed in the sound quality of not having the same version/sound of what they were and what I remember when they were in their heyday of the 70’s and 80’s and 90’s.
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They might as well be a tribute band at that point.
 
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Yeah, I get what you mean… I don’t want to travel much to see legacy acts either

I briefly thought about seeing Kansas at the Riley Center back in January but decided against it…

That said, I’m not against seeing them. The one time I’ve seen Skynyrd there were only two pre-crash members performing (Rossington & Medlocke), and they were great in Brandon…
 
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Kansas was the first concert I ever attended. It’ll honestly be better music. I’m a Parrothead from way back. I’ve probably seen Buffett two dozen times or more. Since his death his band The Corral Reefers have done a few shows with Mack McAnnally and Scotty Emmerick fronting. I’ve seen them twice and while the atmosphere isn’t there because Buffett was an electric entertainer, the music is honestly better.
 
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Dawgbite said:
Kansas was the first concert I ever attended. It’ll honestly be better music. I’m a Parrothead from way back. I’ve probably seen Buffett two dozen times or more. Since his death his band The Corral Reefers have done a few shows with Mack McAnnally and Scotty Emmerick fronting. I’ve seen them twice and while the atmosphere isn’t there because Buffett was an electric entertainer, the music is honestly better.
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My first concert too. Saw them 3 times. Late 70s in Jackson when they were at their peak. Late 90s in Biloxi opening for Styx when DDY had rejoined the band & Todd Suchermans first tour replacing John Panazzo on drums. And at the state fair in the 2000s. Great and underrated band. But I wouldn’t see them now.
 
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It's a blatant money grab and I'm sure they're grabbing plenty of it.

If the people paying to see them are enjoying themselves, live and let live.
 
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It's a blatant money grab and I'm sure they're grabbing plenty of it.
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Technically yes but bands make so little from royalties in the streaming era that's it's really the only way to make money.


Related note... Went to see Hank Jr in Feb. Assumed they were going to wheel him out and prop him up on a stool. Still wanted to go to say that I'd seen him. Boy was I wrong. Dude put on a SHOW at 76 yo.
 
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Rock and Roll is a young person's deal in my head. It was about rebelling against "the man", Living life in the fast lane, hoping you die before you get old. Frank at 70 wasn't any different than at 30. Not like that for Rock bands. The saddest part is the crowds with canes and walkers, moving slow and looking decrepit. My grandpa didn't go see Springhsteen or Alice Cooper with me back in the day. Now all that are there is my grandpa. The handicap seats are standing room only. I just can't get past that to go to a concert any more.
 
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MarkDallas said:
Technically yes but bands make so little from royalties in the streaming era that's it's really the only way to make money.
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That’s correct. I also make it a point to buy merch (I have so many t-shirts) and albums on different streaming services (usually Apple Music and Bandcamp)

MarkDallas said:
Related note... Went to see Hank Jr in Feb. Assumed they were going to wheel him out and prop him up on a stool. Still wanted to go to say that I'd seen him. Boy was I wrong. Dude put on a SHOW at 76 yo.
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Robert Plant at the Orpheum in Memphis was fabulous…

Rod Stewart’s show in Brandon last year was one of my Top 5 in 2025…

Jorma & Jack were great last year too

Bulldog Bruce said:
Rock and Roll is a young person's deal in my head. It was about rebelling against "the man", Living life in the fast lane, hoping you die before you get old. Frank at 70 wasn't any different than at 30. Not like that for Rock bands. The saddest part is the crowds with canes and walkers, moving slow and looking decrepit. My grandpa didn't go see Springhsteen or Alice Cooper with me back in the day. Now all that are there is my grandpa. The handicap seats are standing room only. I just can't get past that to go to a concert any more.
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I disagree that the saddest part is the crowds with canes and walkers… It’s the opposite

Live music is therapeutic. There are a lot of folks who struggle and are stressed…

For some of them, it’s physical. I’m happy that they are taking the time to get out and enjoy themselves…

My life has had a lot of stress and anxiety the past couple years, and I do my best to not be affected…

Live music relaxes me. I’m thankful for the performers, and I want to support them for how they help me…
 
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I certainly get both sides. I refused to go see the Eagles after they fired Don Felder. Most people reading this will say "who the hell is Don Felder?" or "Don't you mean Don Henley?". And somehow the band survives without my $$. But as a music fanatic and snob, it just wouldn't be the same for me, even though it really does sound about the same.
But I think it's fine that other people can continue to enjoy the bands from their youth and not care/know who's in the band.

Having said all of that, I did go see ACDC 2 years ago, even though I know it's only 2 original band members. So for me it does depend on which members are in the band - it's fairly subjective. Eddie Trunk talks about this stuff a lot on his XM show.
 
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I saw Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard like 20+ years ago in Jackson. Back then, people were like “I hope the stage is wheelchair accessible”. Dylan stayed on the keyboard the whole show. Seemed like the keyboard was the only thing holding him up. And just recently, I heard commercials on the radio about him doing a concert somewhere around here. Crazy to think that guy is still touring.
 
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I certainly get both sides. I refused to go see the Eagles after they fired Don Felder. Most people reading this will say "who the hell is Don Felder?" or "Don't you mean Don Henley?". And somehow the band survives without my $$. But as a music fanatic and snob, it just wouldn't be the same for me, even though it really does sound about the same.
But I think it's fine that other people can continue to enjoy the bands from their youth and not care/know who's in the band.

Having said all of that, I did go see ACDC 2 years ago, even though I know it's only 2 original band members. So for me it does depend on which members are in the band - it's fairly subjective. Eddie Trunk talks about this stuff a lot on his XM show.
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I had a similar reaction when the Eagle imploded in 1980. I saw the original lineup, saw the Timothy B Schmidt plus Felder lineup, skipped the Hell Freezes over lineup, but the Vince Gill lineup is probably the best I’ve seen. Vince and the guy playing lead guitar most songs are excellent. I highly recommend going to the Sphere to see them while you’ve got the chance.
 
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hdogg said:
I certainly get both sides. I refused to go see the Eagles after they fired Don Felder. Most people reading this will say "who the hell is Don Felder?" or "Don't you mean Don Henley?". And somehow the band survives without my $$. But as a music fanatic and snob, it just wouldn't be the same for me, even though it really does sound about the same.
But I think it's fine that other people can continue to enjoy the bands from their youth and not care/know who's in the band.

Having said all of that, I did go see ACDC 2 years ago, even though I know it's only 2 original band members. So for me it does depend on which members are in the band - it's fairly subjective. Eddie Trunk talks about this stuff a lot on his XM show.
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I was real close to buying a ticket to last weekend’s Eagles show in Arlington. I’d have paired it with the Avetts show in Dallas the previous night.

I decided to go in another direction by supporting local shows…

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I saw Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard like 20+ years ago in Jackson. Back then, people were like “I hope the stage is wheelchair accessible”. Dylan stayed on the keyboard the whole show. Seemed like the keyboard was the only thing holding him up. And just recently, I heard commercials on the radio about him doing a concert somewhere around here. Crazy to think that guy is still touring.
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I was at Bob’s show at Thalia Mara last month.

He was unintelligible. He was on the keyboard and wore a hoodie during the show… Those of us with parents in their mid-80s know about the elderly wanting to be warm…

On the other hand, the backing band was good.
 
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Dawgbite said:
I had a similar reaction when the Eagle imploded in 1980. I saw the original lineup, saw the Timothy B Schmidt plus Felder lineup, skipped the Hell Freezes over lineup, but the Vince Gill lineup is probably the best I’ve seen. Vince and the guy playing lead guitar most songs are excellent. I highly recommend going to the Sphere to see them while you’ve got the chance.
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I'll for sure give credit to Vince Gill - he is the 1 reason I'd try to see them again, since apparently they really never are going to retire :)
 
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Bulldog Bruce said:
Rock and Roll is a young person's deal in my head. It was about rebelling against "the man", Living life in the fast lane, hoping you die before you get old. Frank at 70 wasn't any different than at 30. Not like that for Rock bands. The saddest part is the crowds with canes and walkers, moving slow and looking decrepit. My grandpa didn't go see Springhsteen or Alice Cooper with me back in the day. Now all that are there is my grandpa. The handicap seats are standing room only. I just can't get past that to go to a concert any more.
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I think most rock bands are still pretty good until about 70 if they take care of themselves. Past that you start to lose it vocally & physically. Saw Blue Oyster Cult a couple of years ago. Glad I went, it was a bucket list show & still pretty good. But they obviously weren’t what they used to be. Saw Duran Duran a couple of years ago. Maybe best show Ive ever seen. They were at top of their game in their 60s.
 
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DAWGSANDSAINTS said:
Saw where .38 Special and Kansas are touring together this year and only one original band member is still with .38 Special and 0 original still touring with Kansas.
Love both but not sure it will be worth the expense and hassle and will probably be disappointed in the sound quality of not having the same version/sound of what they were and what I remember when they were in their heyday of the 70’s and 80’s and 90’s.
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They might as well be a tribute band at that point.
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38 special still has Don Barnes. That's all you need to know. He's the driving force behind that band. I saw them both last year and they both very good, esp. 38.
 
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I was real close to buying a ticket to last weekend’s Eagles show in Arlington. I’d have paired it with the Avetts show in Dallas the previous night.

I decided to go in another direction by supporting local shows…



I was at Bob’s show at Thalia Mara last month.

He was unintelligible. He was on the keyboard and wore a hoodie during the show… Those of us with parents in their mid-80s know about the elderly wanting to be warm…

On the other hand, the backing band was good.
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I went and saw the Eagles in Arlington. And I've seen them twice in the sphere. They still sound great. Joe Walsh seemed like he lost a step at the sphere but he was fantastic in Arlington. Adding Vince Gill was really really smart for them.
 
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Drebin said:
I went and saw the Eagles in Arlington. And I've seen them twice in the sphere. They still sound great. Joe Walsh seemed like he lost a step at the sphere but he was fantastic in Arlington. Adding Vince Gill was really really smart for them.
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That’s great to hear 🙂

Maybe I can catch them in the future

I’ve only seen Vince once & he was a guest performer at Del and Dawg’s show at the Ryman almost ten years ago…
 
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That’s great to hear 🙂

Maybe I can catch them in the future

I’ve only seen Vince once & he was a guest performer at Del and Dawg’s show at the Ryman almost ten years ago…
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I think they're pretty much done. The Arlington show was the last one they had booked, but they just recently added six more shows late in the year at the sphere, and Henley has said that 2026 is going to be it for them.

So if you want to catch them, I think the sphere will be the location. It is a fantastic show, by the way.
 
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Drebin said:
I think they're pretty much done. The Arlington show was the last one they had booked, but they just recently added six more shows late in the year at the sphere, and Henley has said that 2026 is going to be it for them.

So if you want to catch them, I think the sphere will be the location. It is a fantastic show, by the way.
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Yeah I think they’re done. I know Vince Gill has said he’s done after this and Joe Walsh is not in good health.
 
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Dawgbite said:
Kansas was the first concert I ever attended. It’ll honestly be better music. I’m a Parrothead from way back. I’ve probably seen Buffett two dozen times or more. Since his death his band The Corral Reefers have done a few shows with Mack McAnnally and Scotty Emmerick fronting. I’ve seen them twice and while the atmosphere isn’t there because Buffett was an electric entertainer, the music is honestly better.
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There at the wharf 7-19
Saw them last year and it was fun
Our boy Hardy is gonna be at the wharf tomorrow night
 
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There at the wharf 7-19
Saw them last year and it was fun
Our boy Hardy is gonna be at the wharf tomorrow night
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Yep. I’m going. I swore I’d never go to another August concert at The Wharf but I’m not missing Jack Johnson either.
 
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DAWGSANDSAINTS said:
Saw where .38 Special and Kansas are touring together this year and only one original band member is still with .38 Special and 0 original still touring with Kansas.
Love both but not sure it will be worth the expense and hassle and will probably be disappointed in the sound quality of not having the same version/sound of what they were and what I remember when they were in their heyday of the 70’s and 80’s and 90’s.
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This seems like basically a cover band at that point, right? I mean other than owning the rights, apparently, to the band name.
 
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Bulldog Bruce said:
Rock and Roll is a young person's deal in my head. It was about rebelling against "the man", Living life in the fast lane, hoping you die before you get old. Frank at 70 wasn't any different than at 30. Not like that for Rock bands. The saddest part is the crowds with canes and walkers, moving slow and looking decrepit. My grandpa didn't go see Springhsteen or Alice Cooper with me back in the day. Now all that are there is my grandpa. The handicap seats are standing room only. I just can't get past that to go to a concert any more.
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I chuckled
 
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Bulldog Bruce said:
Rock and Roll is a young person's deal in my head. It was about rebelling against "the man", Living life in the fast lane, hoping you die before you get old. Frank at 70 wasn't any different than at 30. Not like that for Rock bands. The saddest part is the crowds with canes and walkers, moving slow and looking decrepit. My grandpa didn't go see Springhsteen or Alice Cooper with me back in the day. Now all that are there is my grandpa. The handicap seats are standing room only. I just can't get past that to go to a concert any more.
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This!

And then there's the fact that we lost our hearing at KISS concerts in the 70s.

Also, Kansas still bores me and I saw the real 38 Special at the top of their game.

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I wonder how this works? Does the original band sell their name to the new musicians? Far all I know the original members may all be dead. 🧐
 
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Saw GnR a few years ago in Biloxi. The music / band was really good, and Axl was good in the lower range, he just can't go high anymore, played for 3 hours. I would see them again.
 
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Drebin said:
I think they're pretty much done. The Arlington show was the last one they had booked, but they just recently added six more shows late in the year at the sphere, and Henley has said that 2026 is going to be it for them.

So if you want to catch them, I think the sphere will be the location. It is a fantastic show, by the way.
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I’m gonna have to look at those shows and prices for travel, etc.

I was so close to buying tickets for those DFW shows… I even chatted with an old friend who lives in Fort Worth about meeting up, but Marty Stuart’s Ellis Theater announcements earlier this month changed my mind…

I snagged front row tickets for Gillian Welch & David Rawlings and Mavis Staples there, and then Phoebe Bridgers had a pop-up show at Duling Hall last week… So. Good.

How was Tedeschi Trucks Band?
 
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I remember seeing the Rolling Stones in the 80s and thinking 'these guys are old' - so was the crowd - in NOLA, I think. That was a hazy era
 
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I’m gonna have to look at those shows and prices for travel, etc.

I was so close to buying tickets for those DFW shows… I even chatted with an old friend who lives in Fort Worth about meeting up, but Marty Stuart’s Ellis Theater announcements earlier this month changed my mind…

I snagged front row tickets for Gillian Welch & David Rawlings and Mavis Staples there, and then Phoebe Bridgers had a pop-up show at Duling Hall last week… So. Good.

How was Tedeschi Trucks Band?
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They were pretty good but it was a bit of an odd choice for an eagles crowd. I'm not sure they were really liked. But I liked them...it was my first time seeing them. Girl can sang.
 
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Drebin said:
They were pretty good but it was a bit of an odd choice for an eagles crowd. I'm not sure they were really liked. But I liked them...it was my first time seeing them. Girl can sang.
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I’ve seen them several times (and I’m overdue seeing them perform again) and think very highly of them…

And yes, Susan Tedeschi is amazing and very personable (yeah, I’ve had the opportunity to chat with her)

Derek Trucks (also a nice guy) outkicked his coverage
 
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