Keith Urban in NJ

ruger9 · July 29th, 2005, 11:15 PM

His 1st ever gig in the Garden State...Toms Riverfest.

He was great. Sang great, played great, band was great. He surprisingly only played his tele on 3 songs...he was favoring a goldtop LP and black Strat all night. If he's not careful, he'll be banned to the Bad Dog Cafe (non-tele) forum!

I was too far away to get a good look at his amps, but there were 2 that were unmistakable: a BadCat and a Vox AC30. He had 5 various amps/cabs, all stacked on top of each other (the Vox was sideways).

I highly recommend a KU show if you haven't seen one- he's not a run-of-the-mill, put on some too-tight jeans & a cowbay hat, turn on your ProTools & go stand there and sing, kind of performer. Very dynamic, very interactive with the crowd.

On the other hand- I don't recommend Toms Riverfest. Yikes. Held on a high school campus, no alcohol, and not a darn thing to do but stand in line to buy TICKETS, which you then stand in line to use to buy everything else there. Which is pretty much just carnival food. A joke, really. They pulled in some decent names tho- Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Maroon 5, Southside Johnny, Fuel, KU.

chet · July 29th, 2005, 11:45 PM

I was gonna go to that but i didn't know when he was going to be onstage and didn't want to wait around in the heat.
He played at the Philly Live8 thing the next day. I hope BB King NYC or someplace books him soon.

ruger9 · July 30th, 2005, 08:12 AM

no no- this is a different gig. He played LAST NIGHT (July 29) in Toms River. Turned out to be a perfect summer night- clear skies, about 70-75, nice breeze. PERFECT. Which was good, since it was an outdoor show.

No opening act either- he went on ON TIME (that's a nice change of pace, thanks Keith!) at 8pm, played until 9:30.

I wasn't sure how he would be live, just because when I've seen him live on tv, on awards shows and such, he's a bit sloppy it seems. Maybe he's simply more comfortable on HIS stage, with HIS crew, etc. He's not sloppy at all. His voice & guitar (and band) sounded as good as the record.

FYI, his bass player now is his old bass player from the Ranch- pretty cool.

Essex Boy · July 30th, 2005, 06:37 PM

He's playing in London soon. But if I go one of my musician buddys will take the piss of me for years after.

You see, in the UK, country is hardly the coolest thing. Is it worth seeing?

OutlawSteph · July 30th, 2005, 08:48 PM

Go for it Essexboy! I could kick myself for missing the KU/Paisley show that came though last year.

chet · July 30th, 2005, 10:14 PM

Shoot- a Keith Urban/Brad Paisley show would've been friggin' Awesome to see!

chet · July 30th, 2005, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruger9

no no- this is a different gig. He played LAST NIGHT (July 29) in Toms River. Turned out to be a perfect summer night- clear skies, about 70-75, nice breeze. PERFECT. Which was good, since it was an outdoor show.

No opening act either- he went on ON TIME (that's a nice change of pace, thanks Keith!) at 8pm, played until 9:30.

I wasn't sure how he would be live, just because when I've seen him live on tv, on awards shows and such, he's a bit sloppy it seems. Maybe he's simply more comfortable on HIS stage, with HIS crew, etc. He's not sloppy at all. His voice & guitar (and band) sounded as good as the record.

FYI, his bass player now is his old bass player from the Ranch- pretty cool.

I must've misread the ads- I thought it was gonna be last month.l

ruger9 · July 30th, 2005, 10:17 PM

Is Urban still opening for Bryan Adams in the UK? If so, Bryan is another great live performer. Definitely a good show to see. (Keith is closer to Bryan Adams in musical style than he is to country, anyway.)

Essex Boy · July 31st, 2005, 05:06 AM

He might be actually. I'm not sure.

July 29th, 2005, 11:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
ruger9 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 1,595	Keith Urban in NJ His 1st ever gig in the Garden State...Toms Riverfest. He was great. Sang great, played great, band was great. He surprisingly only played his tele on 3 songs...he was favoring a goldtop LP and black Strat all night. If he's not careful, he'll be banned to the Bad Dog Cafe (non-tele) forum! I was too far away to get a good look at his amps, but there were 2 that were unmistakable: a BadCat and a Vox AC30. He had 5 various amps/cabs, all stacked on top of each other (the Vox was sideways). I highly recommend a KU show if you haven't seen one- he's not a run-of-the-mill, put on some too-tight jeans & a cowbay hat, turn on your ProTools & go stand there and sing, kind of performer. Very dynamic, very interactive with the crowd. On the other hand- I don't recommend Toms Riverfest. Yikes. Held on a high school campus, no alcohol, and not a darn thing to do but stand in line to buy TICKETS, which you then stand in line to use to buy everything else there. Which is pretty much just carnival food. A joke, really. They pulled in some decent names tho- Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Maroon 5, Southside Johnny, Fuel, KU. __________________ "I've got callouses, from all those nights, spent playin' a Telecaster, 'till my fingers bled Bud Light" - Travis Tritt

July 30th, 2005, 08:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
ruger9 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 1,595	no no- this is a different gig. He played LAST NIGHT (July 29) in Toms River. Turned out to be a perfect summer night- clear skies, about 70-75, nice breeze. PERFECT. Which was good, since it was an outdoor show. No opening act either- he went on ON TIME (that's a nice change of pace, thanks Keith!) at 8pm, played until 9:30. I wasn't sure how he would be live, just because when I've seen him live on tv, on awards shows and such, he's a bit sloppy it seems. Maybe he's simply more comfortable on HIS stage, with HIS crew, etc. He's not sloppy at all. His voice & guitar (and band) sounded as good as the record. FYI, his bass player now is his old bass player from the Ranch- pretty cool. __________________ "I've got callouses, from all those nights, spent playin' a Telecaster, 'till my fingers bled Bud Light" - Travis Tritt

July 30th, 2005, 08:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
OutlawSteph Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 453	Go for it Essexboy! I could kick myself for missing the KU/Paisley show that came though last year. __________________ 'From the hills they came, from backwoods without a name, carrying their guitars and a heartful of southern soul..'

July 30th, 2005, 10:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
ruger9 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 1,595	Is Urban still opening for Bryan Adams in the UK? If so, Bryan is another great live performer. Definitely a good show to see. (Keith is closer to Bryan Adams in musical style than he is to country, anyway.) __________________ "I've got callouses, from all those nights, spent playin' a Telecaster, 'till my fingers bled Bud Light" - Travis Tritt

July 29th, 2005, 11:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 6,011	I was gonna go to that but i didn't know when he was going to be onstage and didn't want to wait around in the heat. He played at the Philly Live8 thing the next day. I hope BB King NYC or someplace books him soon.

July 30th, 2005, 06:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Essex Boy Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 674	He's playing in London soon. But if I go one of my musician buddys will take the piss of me for years after. You see, in the UK, country is hardly the coolest thing. Is it worth seeing?

July 30th, 2005, 10:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 6,011	Shoot- a Keith Urban/Brad Paisley show would've been friggin' Awesome to see!

July 31st, 2005, 05:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
Essex Boy Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 674	He might be actually. I'm not sure.