2010 Sylvania Centennial Terrace Summer Concerts

Stop the presses!!!

I got all excited when I read about the Outlawz on 7/18, but then I read "West Coast rappers Outlawz are known primarily for their affiliation with 2Pac. It was on 2Pac's Makaveli album that Outlawz first came to the greater rap community's notice, appearing on a few songs"

BUT - it says theyre appearing with .38 Special??

what's the real story? Ghost Riders in the Sky, or some bs rap crap?

what a snorefest.

check the 'Outlaw with a Z', billy, dead giveaway that it's a rap act.

I got that, but if you go into the site, it shows theyre appearing with .38 special...

I would trust Ticketmaster that it is the Outlaws, playing with .38 Special. A rap act just doesn't fit in a summer line-up with Mickey Dolenz.

I'm glad that there are a couple of good acts in a season targeted to the old folks. Rumpke Mountain Boys are a high energy bluegrass act from Cincinnati - I've seen them put on great shows in Columbus and at the Village Idiot. They're playing with local Boogie Matrix Mechanism. I've also liked the Umphrey's McGee that I've heard - they sound like a fun jam band.

It's the Outlaws, (Southern Rock group) according to their website.
http://www.outlawsmusic.com/
Sadly, the only original member still with the group, (several have died) is drummer Monte Yoho.

Always liked the Outlaws, nothing better than listening to a live, 20 minute version of Green Grass and High Tides, or Ghost Riders.

We live close enough to Centennial Terrace to listen to the concerts from our yard, so I haven't yet ever attended a show there.

One of these days I'd like to go, just for the experience of seeing a show there. But I'm not sure I see anything on the schedule this summer to inspire me to purchase a ticket and join the crowd vs. enjoying the show for free from the comfort of my own yard. :)

I'm looking forward to seeing Kenny Loggins perform, I just hope he does a lot of his older stuff.

Word to the wise on any concerts featuring older acts (i.e. the Happy Together tour): watch a clip on YouTube and see if you really want to spend the money and go (or watch the PBS specials that air from time to time).

Some of the old guys have it together, some don't. I used to work in oldies radio, so I've seen 'em all in the last 15 years.

The line up for the Happy Together tour is: Flo & Eddie (The Turtles: Happy Together, She'd Rather Be With Me, Elenore, It Ain't Me Babe), Micky Dolenz (The Monkees: I'm A Believer, I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone, Last Train to Clarksville), the Grass Roots (Midnight Confessions, Let's Live For Today, Sooner or Later), and Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & the Raiders: Kicks, Hungry, Good Thing, Indian Reservation). The website also says the Buckinghams (Kind of a Drag, Don't You Care, Susan) are included on some dates, but I don't know about CT.

My prediction for this concert----it should be pretty good. Most of the members on this tour have taken care of themselves and their voices. Micky Dolenz is the weak link, but he's charismatic and that kind of makes up for it. Don't expect to hear the same key as the Monkees hits you remember. Mark Lindsay rocks. Flo & Eddie are fun. The Grass Roots have Rob Grill (the original lead singer) and he still sounds OK.

Kenny Loggins: Awesome entertainer. Seen him solo and on his recent reunion tour with Jim Messina. He plays everything you remember, sings it in the original key (at least as recently as 2 years ago he did), and brings the house down with "Footloose". At a place where you can dance like CT, it will be fantastic.

1964 The Tribute: Jesus pleezus--these guys are still around? They are great (last time I saw 'em was at CT about 14 years ago), but how old are these guys now? If you're into seeing live renditions of Beatles rarities (outside the usual hits), these guys are right up your alley.

Other oldies acts to see before the inevitable:

Paul McCartney: The best. See him soon before he gives it up. He doesn't need the money. Plus he has a young daughter with a crazy woman and doesn't want to be on the road while she grows up.

Ringo Starr: He turned 70 this year. How many more years do you think he's going to do his "All-Starr Band" shows? Any time you have a chance to see the two remaining Beatles, take it.

Rolling Stones: Gradually turning into a larger version of what the Beach Boys were for 30 years--meaning they do large tours, show up, play all their hits, and get out. Still a blast--especially now that the audience has tattoos AND grey hair.

Neil Diamond: Was surprised how much I genuinely liked his recent shows. Always hated the "sequined shirt" Neil, but since he hooked up with Rick Rubin for his records and started simply wearing black on stage, he looks and sounds great. Sounds better than 10-15 years ago because he stopped smoking.

Herman's Hermits--Peter Noone in concert is fun as hell. Bring the kids, they love him.

Frankie Valli--Saw him in February. Yeah, the falsetto is not the same as 1962, but the man (at 74 years old no less) puts on a great show...and I'm not discounting for age. He was great.

Tommy James--He doesn't tour extensively anymore, but if you have the chance, you won't regret it.

The Guess Who--don't know if they are still doing dates, but over the past few years they have been on the road and sound really good.

Little Richard: Richard is now 75 years old and leans on his kick ass band, but his personality and voice are still pretty good (considering he screams all his songs!).

The Beach Boys: It's just Mike Love and Bruce Johnston now, but they still put on a fun show and Mike's voice is the same as it always was--loud and nasally (classic Beach Boys). It is strange to see the Beach Boys now with no Wilson (not to mention, no Al Jardine) on stage.

Oldies acts to AVOID at all costs:

Martha Reeves: Not only a worthless politician in Detroit, but also the worst show closer I have ever seen. Warbly voice, no pitch, looks like a 200 pound sausage squeezed into a 100 pound casing (this looks good?), and DROVE people out of the venue when she sang. Terrible.

Diana Ross: Still thinks she's a big star. That act gets old. Can still sing, but changes arrangements of the songs you love. That pisses me off. I want to hear the songs the way I remember them at least 90% of the time. Change up a few to account for vocal range or something, but don't give me new, weird versions of the songs. Please!

Chuck Berry: The most disappointing concerts I ever went to. I love Chuck Berry's records. I have his box set and think the man is truly the original "king of rock and roll". With that being said...

His shows on the road are a genuine crap shoot and my shooting has been bad 3 times. His voice (at 84) is still kick ass, but Chuck doesn't tour with a back up band--he picks them up on the road with these instructions: the band must know Chuck Berry songs. Then Chuck changes the key on stage which f&*ks up the band and the end result is crap. I watched Chuck start and stop a band 3 times in one show because they sounded so god-awful together. Also, he's getting old and he does not have the guitar chops he had even 5 years ago. Hey, age happens...even to Chuck.

The only place to see him live is in St. Louis, where he plays a club once a month with his own band who know what he does to mess with them and can tell him to cut the crap. If you must see him, see him there. If you must see him just because he is "Chuck Berry", I guess that's OK, but I've been disappointed too many times.

A toss up

Brian Wilson: The Beach Boys are my all time favorite band. I grew up during the era of "Brian Wilson is messed up" and never thought I would see him live. When he started playing shows again in 2002, I was stoked. His band, led by long-time Beach Boys band leader Jeffery Foskett, is the BEST Beach Boys-sounding band I've ever heard. As for Brian...

His voice is shot. Falsetto is only a memory (thanks cigarettes/booze/hash/coke/whatever else). He now has grey hair and plays the keyboard in front of him like a zombie with little smiles to the audience here and there. Somehow that didn't matter for me. It was simply being there and applauding to say "thank you" to the man who literally created the Southern California myth with his music. All those hits you remember came in this dynamic 5 year span (1961-1966)--that's it. We were all applauding that after the hits, after the downward spiral, the psychiatrists, the fatness, the controversy, the lawsuits among the Beach Boys, there he was--a rebuilt wreck from our collective childhood who came out to play again. And we said, "thank you".

Some people considered it a waste of money to see him because his voice isn't nearly what it was. But if you see the totality of the situation, it has an effect. Your call...

Sorry this went so long, but I love oldies & classic rock music and I wanted to share. CT will be a hoppin' place this summer!

Just saw 1964 The Tribute Saturday night. Great show! Never before been to Centennial Terrace. Nice venue. I've seen this show in Maumee, too. These guys may have been around for a while, but they nailed every note and mannerism of the Fab Four. You get a sense of being in the presence of something special, though of course they are impersonators. Saw people of every age group just dancing the night away.

oldhometown - when I was 14 (1979) I saw Franki Valli at a dinner show at Disney World at the Contemporary Resort Hotel. My parents loved it. He was still hitting notes then.

I'm glad 1964-The Tribute still is as good as before.

The only other tribute show I've had as much fun at was seeing the "little people" version of KISS. Most of the time, "tribute" shows suck!

Centennial Terrace is great...but I've noticed one thing during the fireworks and 1964. Publicized that gates open at 7. Get there just after 7 and it's already packed. Unless I'm missing something they must open the gates earlier than what's publicized.