Brian Wilson / Al Jardine / Blondie Chaplin Fall 2015 Tour Thread

[KDS]

Enjoy the show Chaki. 

[bgas]

Bump for tonight!

Tell Blondie and Al I said hello!

[chaki]

"Hey you know that dude BGAS from the internet? Yah he say's what up!" lol

But do you guys have any tips, just in case I DID want to meet Al and Blondie? How early to show up? Where to go? I'm not usually into meeting celebs but you know... Al Jaridine... he keeps it clean!!!

[Eric Aniversario]

"Hey you know that dude BGAS from the internet? Yah he say's what up!" lol

But do you guys have any tips, just in case I DID want to meet Al and Blondie? How early to show up? Where to go? I'm not usually into meeting celebs but you know... Al Jaridine... he keeps it clean!!!

Try and stay as late as you can.  At the Humphreys show, we waited around and after almost everyone had left, Blondie took pictures and chatted with the 4 or 5 of us that were left!  He did seem in a bit of a hurry, but was kind enough to stop to make time for fans.

[HeyJude]

Waiting for the show to begin at Davies Symphony Hall.....

[bgas]

Waiting for the show to begin at Davies Symphony Hall.....

   

Looks mighty empty. Lots of unsold seats? 

[HeyJude]

Nah. Just early. It's filling up quite a bit now.

[ontor pertawst]

Looks like a gorgeous venue, looking forward to hearing what you think of the show.

[Pretty Funky]

What look like media clips starting to show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY9S_nx_7P4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMIip11Cuq0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5X7PYhT_h4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b17O7KNStks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s14WusV_pBw


Just a little aside that I have not read here yet, Blondie is on the new Keith Richards album.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/keith-richards-talks-first-solo-lp-in-23-years-20150901

[HeyJude]

No mind-blowing additions to the setlist, but a top-notch show. So glad I had the chance to see this lineup again less than three months later. I'm 90% sure I ran into Ricky Fataar after the show. Curious why he was there but didn't appear on stage. More thoughts later, but like I said, excellent show. Beautiful venue. Slightly muddy sound.

Setlist for
Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco, CA
September 11, 2015

Our Prayer
Heroes and Villains
California Girls
Shut Down (Al)
Little Deuce Coupe (Al)
I Get Around
This Whole World (Darian)
You're So Good To Me
Then I Kissed Her (Al)
California Saga: California (Al)
In My Room
Surfer Girl
Don't Worry Baby (Matt)
One Kind of Love
Sail Away
Wild Honey (Blondie)
Sail on Sailor (Blondie)
Darlin' (Darian)
Wake the World (Al)
Busy Doin' Nothin'
Please Let Me Wonder
The Right Time (Al)
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Matt)
Sloop John B. (Al/Brian)
God Only Knows
Good Vibrations
All Summer Long
Help Me Rhonda (Al)
Barbara Ann
Surfin' USA
Fun Fun Fun
Love and Mercy

[HeyJude]

Also, worth noting is that while I couldn't see up into the second balcony, everything I could see (floor, first balcony) looked 90-95% sold out.

[Debbie KL]

A review:  http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_28801098/review-brian-wilson-al-jardine-deliver-fun-fun?source=rss

[guitarfool2002]

Brian, Al, and Blondie backed by the best band in the land...that's it, right there.

[ontor pertawst]

Great poster! More Blondie Chaplin, please. He belongs in this band, makes Wild Honey and the two sail songs soar!

[guitarfool2002]

I want *THAT POSTER* hanging in the living room next to the Smile framed stuff...that's a cool print. If they sold that kind of thing, I'd buy it immediately.

[HeyJude]

A review:  http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_28801098/review-brian-wilson-al-jardine-deliver-fun-fun?source=rss

Can't argue too much with what is a positive review. I'd say the *mix* wasn't muddy so much as the acoustics of the venue were.  They've gone to great lengths to make the place sound good for the SF Symphony, so I'm not surprised rock shows can get a little muddy. Acoustic shows or quieter jazz probably fare a little better. I remember Brian's opening acoustic set at this venue in 2004 fared a bit better sonically.

I was also happy that they swapped out at least five songs compared to the Saratoga show, and on top of that Al got three extra leads that Brian sang in Saratoga. Not a dig on Brian whatsoever, but this was the most leads I've heard Al take at a Brian show.

[HeyJude]

I want *THAT POSTER* hanging in the living room next to the Smile framed stuff...that's a cool print. If they sold that kind of thing, I'd buy it immediately.

Definitely would have bought something like that. Forgot to mention, the merch was the same as the June/July dates, nothing new. I expected as much, and didn't mind saving money in that regard.

[HeyJude]

A few pics from that review:

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

I want *THAT POSTER* hanging in the living room next to the Smile framed stuff...that's a cool print. If they sold that kind of thing, I'd buy it immediately.

Absolutely!! Calling bgas...BGAS!!!! Are you able to get your hands on a few of these??

[chaki]

Great show. My seats were amazing. Wake the World and Busy Doing Nothing were huge highlights.

[Emdeeh]

Oooohh -- looking dapper in that blue suit, Al!

 

[HeyJude]

Oooohh -- looking dapper in that blue suit, Al!

 

It was funny, Al wore that suit, and then Blondie wore a white suit!

[CenturyDeprived]

Had the pleasure of seeing Brian's show in San Francisco last night. One thing that jumped out at me is how much more piano playing Brian is doing nowadays onstage compared to what I have witnessed in years past. In addition to numerous other songs, Brian was very clearly audible as the only piano/keyboard type instrument on In My Room, and could also be heard clearly on Surfer Girl. From my unique vantage point at the side terrace, it was clear as day visibly too.

Let this put to rest any doubters who think Brian doesn't contribute instrumentally to his shows - he certainly does!

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

Had the pleasure of seeing Brian's show in San Francisco last night. One thing that jumped out at me is how much more piano playing Brian is doing nowadays onstage compared to what I have witnessed in years past. In addition to numerous other songs, Brian was very clearly audible as the only piano/keyboard type instrument on In My Room, and could also be heard clearly on Surfer Girl. From my unique vantage point at the side terrace, it was clear as day visibly too.

Let this put to rest any doubters who think Brian doesn't contribute instrumentally to his shows - he certainly does!

Thank you for that report. As far as I know, there is only one member of the band that clearly contributed very few chops instrumentally. 

[lee]

I'm very happy to see Wake The World and Busy Doin' Nothin' back in the setlist after being dropped for the last few shows. Looks like Please Let Me Wonder took place of Surf's Up.

I'll be going to the show in Raleigh and wonder if Wild Honey will be dropped without Blondie. If so, I hope they give Al Honkin' Down The Highway.