Written by Iris on 04 June 2011
Setlist 2011-06-02 Fox Theater, Oakland, California, USA
01. On The Way Home
02. Rock & Roll Woman
03. Burned
04. A Child’s Claim To Fame
05. Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It?
06. Go And Say Goodbye
07. I Am A Child
08. Hot Dusty Roads
09. Kind Woman
10. Mr. Soul
11. Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing
12. Everybody’s Wrong
13. My Kind Of Love
14. Sad Memory
15. Bluebird
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16. Broken Arrow
17. For What It’s Worth
18. Rockin’ In The Free World
from here
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Written by Iris on 03 June 2011
Nice and interesting concert review by Michael Golden – many thanks from the BNB Team.
Having grown up with Neil Young, literally, I was old enough to know and appreciate Buffalo Springfield, but too young to ever see them perform. My formative years were spent watching Neil’s solo career blossom in addition to seeing CSNY on many an occasion. When I found out that the surviving members of Buffalo Springfield were going to hit the road, I had to be there.
So last night, I make the pilgrimage to the Bay Area for the opening night of their 6 show stint in California. The Fox Theater is a great venue. There’s not a bad seat in the house. Having a 5th row seat doesn’t hurt either. I saw Neil’s shows at this venue last year, so I knew where to go, where to park, and what to expect.
Gillian Welch was the opening act. I knew that I was in for good times as her music held my attention with every note. She is a great musician, and whoever selected her to open for Buffalo Springfield is a true genius. (Probably Neil). Gillian Welch was so good that I was disappointed when her set was over. But the anticipation of what to expect going forward was compelling.
Around 9:15, the lights dimmed, and our man walked out onto the stage with Stephen Stills, Rick (the bass player) Rosas, Richie Furay, and Joe Vitale. Stephen Stills looked great. He’s lost a lot of weight, and he just had his act together. Neil was wearing a vintage leather jacket with fringes hanging off it, Buffalo Springfield era. The crowd was on our feet, and for good reason. The opening notes, and right into it with On The Way Home!
This is where things got really interesting and exciting. As a long standing fan of Neil’s, I was thinking he would be singing On The Way Home. To the contrary, Richie Furay did. If you have Buffalo Springfield’s 3 albums, which I would recommend all three, you would know that Neil wasn’t singing this song. Richie Furay was. The band was concerned about Neil’s vocals back then, so Richie Furay would from time to time sing for Neil on Neil’s songs.
The entire set was phenomenal, but so were Richie Furay, Neil, and Stephen Stills! Richie Furay impressed me the most. He was just on target, and seemed to be holding the entire show together with his vocals and rythm guitar. Throghout the entire gig, I was waiting for Neil to breakout. It never happened. That’s what made this show incredible. I saw a side of Neil Young in concert I had never seen before. He wasn’t acting as a solo artist. He was part of a band of equals. As much as I wanted Neil to break away from the band and get into one of those incredbile Neil solos, he didn’t do it. This made the performance all the better.
The coordination of their music was just impeccable. The selections were great. There was a song Richie Furay did after Clancey that I had never heard before, but aside from it, all the tunes were old Buffalo Springfield until the very end, Rockin’ In The Free World. Broken Arrow was stunning, as was A Child’s Claim to Fame, Rock n Roll Woman, and Burned. There were so many great tunes that I have never heard done live, and they were done right by Buffalo Springfield.
The crowd was a little foreign to me. I didn’t see anyone I knew, but that was OK. I wasn’t there to socialize, only to take it all in. My greatest regret was not having a ticket for this evening’s show. Had I known how good Buffalo Springfield were going to be, I would have gone both nights. My advice to anyone who has an interest in their music – do what it takes to see them perform. This is a side of Neil Young you have never seen before, and you may not see again.
Michael Golden
Truckee, California
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Written by Iris on 02 June 2011
01. On the way home (NY lenoise guitar)
02. Rock & Roll Woman
03. Burned
04. A childs claim to fame
05. Do I have to come right out and say it
06. Go and say goodbye
07. I am a child
08. hot dusty road (old black)
09. Kind woman (NY piano)
10. Mr soul
11. Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing
12. There you go again?
12. My Kind Of Love
13. Everybody’s Wrong
14. What haPpened to me (NY piano)
14. Sad Memory
15. Bluebird (old black)
16 E. Broken arrow (stephen piano)
17. Four what is Worth
19. Rockin’ in the free World
Thanks to Falko!
Thanks to Michael Golden!
Setlist: 2011-06-01, Fox Theater, Oakland, California, USA
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Written by bnbrainer on 01 June 2011
the tour starts tonight. We are excited about the setlist. Some of us are going. I hope all of you enjoy it. The Reunion-tour of Buffalo Springfield. It has been such a nice companion over all these years.
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Written by bnbrainer on 31 May 2011
CONFIRMED:
“Buffalo Springfield would be playing two dates at Red Rocks and could
add a night in Town Park.”
So Buffalo Springfield, 2 nights at Red Rocks, right before September 9.
In addition to confirmed Buffalo Springfield summer shows:
01.06. Oakland, Fox Theater
02.06. Oakland, Fox Theater
04.06. LA, The Wiltern
05.06. LA, The Wiltern
07.06. Santa Barbara Bowl
08.06. Santa Barbara Bowl
09./12.06. * at Bonnaroo Festvial. Buffalo Springfield., Manchester TN
[and at Red Rocks, “before there is snow on the seats!”]
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