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CONCERTS &
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Bob Seger at Sleeptrain
Arena, Sacramento CA
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March 9, 2015
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Definitely a bucket list concert! The
initial concert date was moved from March 3rd to March 9th which was
a Monday and a difficult day to go see a concert but well worth the
inconvenience! Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945)
is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist. As a
locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded
throughout the 1960s. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the
"System" from his recordings and continued to strive for
broader success with various other bands. In 1973, he put together
the Silver Bullet Band, a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom
he became most successful on the national level with the album Live
Bullet, recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo
Hall in Detroit, Michigan. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout
with the studio album Night Moves. On his studio albums, he also
worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals
Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's
best-selling singles and albums. Sleeptrain Arena is a venue we
frequent often and traffic can be busy, but we find it's best to
just wait it out for a half and hour or so in the venue and not
fight the crowds. Once things get going the parking lot clears
fairly quickly. The concert was absolutely fabulous. We heard every
song we ever knew and loved by this band. The vocals and the
instrumentation were phenomenal and it is hard to believe that Bob
Segar is almost 70 years old and the quality of his voice sounds the
same as it did back in the 70's when we first began to follow his
music. He is legend and we would love to see him play again!
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Garth Brooks at
Sleeptrain Arena, Sacramento CA
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March 28, 2015
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Another bucket list concert! Garth Brooks
brings is personal and engaging with the audience along with ageless
vocals and songs. The light show, the pyrotechnics.. everything was
amazing. He is an entertainer above entertainers. Troyal Garth
Brooks (born February 7, 1962), best known as Garth Brooks, is an
American country music singer-songwriter. His eponymous first album
was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album
chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live
performances earned him immense popularity. This progressive
approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts
while crossing over into the mainstream pop arena. The events
scheduled at the Sleeptrain Arena were all sell outs which prompted
Garth to add more shows at this venue. He had not played in this
area in over 20 years and he made huge strides to make all of his
fans happy. Garth played continuousley for about 2 hours with a
short break inbetween in which Tricia Yearwood took over the stage
for about 30 minutes to give him a rest. She was was also fabulous!
This particular night he had 2 back to back shows planned and
scheduled within an hour of each other. We heard this show played on
until 1am. This was a total WOW show!
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Boz Scaggs at The Gallo
Center, Modesto, CA
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May 24, 2015
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Born in Texas and raised with an abiding
respect for a wide spectrum of American roots music, Boz Scaggs has
combined rock, jazz, R&B and blues to create a trademark sound.
His extensive and distinctive career spans 30 years and many
accolades, with such memorable hits as “Lido Shuffle,”
“Lowdown,” and many others that will be showcased in his first
performance at the Gallo Center since 2012. Scagg's latest album,
“A Fool to Care,” will be released March 31. We sat in our
favorite seats which are on the second level balcony and were
provided with comfortable club chairs, which is worth about $30
extra dollars, but so worth it as you are not in a row of set
seating which can be crowded and annoying with people climbing over
you to get in and out of their seats. We thou roughly enjoyed this performance.
The venue at the Gallo Center is beautiful and the staff and ushers
which are comprised primarily of local volunteers are amazing. They
carry a decent selection of beer, wines and soda at these venues and
no food is allowed. The sound in the Gallo Center is top notch.
There are a number of restaurants, pubs, cigar lounges and bars all
within walking distance and we enjoy staying at the Double Tree
Hilton which is only 3 blocks away and also has a bar, restaurant
and lovely accommodations.
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Tesla and Y&T
at Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, CA
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June 13, 2015
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Tesla is an American rock band formed in
Sacramento, California in late 1981 by bassist Brian Wheat and
guitarist Frank Hannon as City Kidd. Lead vocalist Jeff
Keith, drummer Troy Luccketta and guitarist Tommy Skeoch joined them
by 1984. By 1986, the band had changed its direction under a new
name: "Tesla". In 1996, the band disbanded, with members
devoting themselves to solo projects. In 2000, they had reformed,
but Tommy Skeoch departed the band in 2006 due to substance abuse,
and was replaced by Dave Rude. They have sold 14 million albums in
the United States.
Thunder Valley is always a great venue.
It's easy access off the freeway to get to the casino. Even though
they have a designated parking lot for concert goers we prefer to
use the parking garage attached to the casino. There are also
shuttles available from local hotels such as the Holiday Inn in
Roseville which is where we stayed and they also have Lyft and Uber
service readily available. The event was very well organized with
entry lines divided by setting section which prevents too long of
lines to wait in when entering the venue. We have seen Tesla perform
several times before and they consistently do an outstanding job and
play the all the old school music that we know and love. Y&T
played an exceptional set and we were also pleased by hearing the
familiar songs that we knew and loved back in the 80's
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Nickelback Shoreline Amphitheatre,
Mountain View CA CANCELLED
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June 24, 2015
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This concert was cancelled via email
message on June 23rd. It was unfortunate and costly for us as we
purchased a hotel room near the event and were not refunded for a
room costing over $200 which required a 24 hour notice. he hotel
owners at the Vagabond Inn Sunnyvale offered
us no credit, no option to use the room on another date or to
transfer the night to another hotel. Pretty much a huge and costly
disappointment! This experience has left us a little gun shy about
purchasing rooms ahead of times when attending venues where we
choose to spend the night. After some research and talking with
friends we discovered that there are some hotel chains such as Best
Western Inn's that will allow you to transfer your stay if you must
cancel on short notice. In the future, this is worth the extra
effort of a phone call to the hotel prior to booking. As far as
Nickelback, there was no problem with a credit back for the event
and we've seen them play 2 times previously in 2009 and 2010 at the
Shoreline in Wheatland. Always and outstanding show with pyrotechnics
and the band on point. We will purchase tickets again should they go
on tour but would never consider staying in the Vagabond
Inn Sunnyvale, which quite honestly, didn't look as though it would
have met our standard for hotels anyway but it was in our price
range and ok for a quick night stay.
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Jackson Brown at
Harvey's Lake Tahoe, NV
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August 7, 2015
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3 Doors Down at Gallo
Art Center, Modesto, CA
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August 30, 2015
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Foreigner & Kid
Rock at Toyota Center, Wheatland CA
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September 2, 2015
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Foo Fighter at
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View CA
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September 16, 2015
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MOVIE THEATRES
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Live Theatre
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In
May 2003, Stockton resident and developer Alex G. Spanos
donated $500,000 toward the renovation of this historical
theatre. At his request, the City Council voted to name
the theatre after one of the Country's best known entertainers
- Bob Hope.
The
Historic Fox Theatre in Downtown Stockton is one of only two
"movie palaces" in the Central Valley.
An estimated 20,000 people attended the grand opening on
October 14, 1930. Since then, the theatre has been used for
movies and live performances.
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Congress
awarded the City of Stockton $290,000 in 2001, and $225,000 in 2002
to help renovate the Fox Theatre. The State awarded the project
with a $300,000 California Heritage Fund Grant.
Restoration
of the Bob Hope (Fox) Theatre was completed on September 18, 2004.
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Stockton Civic Theatre
2312 Rose Marie Lane – 473-2424
Box Office Hours: 1pm to 5pm and two hours before each performance.
Featuring: Live community theatre
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Stockton Empire Theatre
1825 Pacific Avenue - 943-7469
Call for performances dates and times.
Featuring: Cinema and Live Entertainment venue |
Delta College Theatre
5151 Pacific Ave - 474-5272
The performance locations vary. Please call for more information. |
University of the Pacific Theatre (UOP)
3601 Pacific Ave. – 946-2116
UOP features two theatres The Long Theatre and The DeMarcus Brown
Studio Theatre. Performance locations vary.
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