The 38 Special + Lynard Skynard concert is tonight. Also on the bill: ZZ Top!!!
The concert was 4 acts and 5 hours or rock n roll (southern rock n roll). Very loud (under speaker). Hope hearing damage is temporary. Gotta remember to bring ear plugs.
First band: Blackfoot.
This is a band which formed in the 70s. They had minor success in 1979 with 2 singles which grazed the top 40 (#26 & #38) and closest they ever came again was #42. The band was surprisingly young and this was because the longest standing member joined in 2012. The lead singer and 2 other guys joined in 2017 after the band put out its last album in 2016. Original members long gone. Didn't really dislike the music but basically 3o minutes of loud noise.
Second band: 38 Special
They did 6 songs officially but the 3rd one was a medley of about 6 of their biggest hits. After the 5th song they pretended to have time for one more song and played it (Hold On Loosely). Good sound. Enjoyed it.
Third band: ZZ Top
This was the highlight of the evening for me overall. 16 solid rock and roll songs. They too skipped encores that they had done on previous cities (based upon internet searches) and played their encore songs with the main set. Very much enjoyed them. They still have beards although they are now grey.
Last band: Lynyrd Skynyrd
I enjoyed their stuff. They had a good show. Of course their best song was their last (Sweet Home Alabama) and their encore song (Freebird). For Freebird they had a video playing with Ronnie VanZant singing FreeBird while Johnny VanZant did the actual singing on stage (paying tribute to the video screen occasionally). It was very moving and brought both my wife and I to tears.
A completely emotional and enjoyable evening. I also got an early anniversary present from my wife ... a ZZ Top tour t-shirt.
Now if I can only hear again ....