2012 TOUR REVIEW THREAD-PLEASE SHARE YOUR 2012 MB CONCERT ADVENTURES WITH US HERE!!!!
HELLO EVERYONE, Since the 2011 Tour Review Thread is not playing nice and throwing us all back to the beginning lately, Gail asked if I would go ahead and start the 2012 thread. So here it is.. We can all share our excitement for Michael's upcoming touring and events in 2012 and chat and have fun here till the shows start in 2012.
Everyone is welcome to post and share their stories and pictures, videos from concerts and trips to see Michael do what he does best-SING!!! Michael will be touring in 2012 starting so far with some shows the end of January. There could be other events sooner too so if anyone attends a great Bolton event/concert, feel free to share your experience here. I hope to have a review after the Chester, PA show on January 28th along with some other fans that have gotten tickets for that show and the Atlantic City, NJ show on January 27th as well! After that there are shows in Australia so far listed for 2012. Following those shows we have the Concert for MBC and Traveler's Golf Event in June, 2012 and later on the MBC Gala in Sept.. We already have some exciting events to look forward to next year and I know there will be much more to come.
I am looking forward to another fun year of posts and sharing by the best Michael Bolton fans in the world on this forum.. I will post events to keep the thread moving along as the concerts come up as before.
Welcome everyone!!!!!
Robin in Maryland USA :)
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Permalink Reply by sylvia doughty on
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Obviously I do know we have moved on quite a bit from the Australia Tour but a friend of mine on FB, Gillian, has given me permission to post these pictures that she took at the shows in Perth and Hobart and I hope, once again, you will allow me my indulgence and that you enjoy the photos.........
First two are from Perth when the concert was held on 17th April........
Next couple are from Hobart and you can see Kelly Levesque and Orianthi..........
Next two are beautiful pictures of Gillian with Kelly and then one with Orianthi...........
........and to end this "slideshow" THE man himself leaving the theatre after the Hobart show on 28th April..........
Hope you have all enjoyed and I am hoping Gillian will pop in here some day and join us......trying to tempt her !!! :)
Sylvia. Your wee Scottish friend.
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Permalink Reply by 1etjcanlc47eo on
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Sylvia, I think it is great you have access to all of these photos, post away, girl, and have fun doing it. I may come up with a few more of my own. I know I have a good one of Michael Lington.
Your Friend in Tulsa, Kathy
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Permalink Reply by Nicolette on
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Thanks again Sylvia, love the photos!
Nicolette xx
PS Thanks Gillian! :-)
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Permalink Reply by Robin on
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Thanks Sylvia, I enjoyed seeing these. Tell her come on over any time. .Great pictures!!!
Robin in MD :)
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Permalink Reply by meggy on
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Great pix Sylvia, the last one he is carrying his laptop & cellphone...he looks to be tired in this one...after All he puts into his shows, he ought to be tired...Whew:)! And the man never stops, he's like the Energizer Bunny! LOL:)!
Mary (Meg's mom)!
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Permalink Reply by Dianna Shipman on
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Thanks Sylvia,
Wow it feels like a lifetime ago he was here, so much has happened
Thanks for sharing them
Love Dianna xxx
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Couple of photos Michael has sent of him signing photos at Niagara yesterday before concert and as second one proves still likes to "muck" about !! lol First photo shows MB sitting down at table with plenty of photos spread about and he is getting ready to place that pen to paper and sign again but in second one he has picked up two of the photos and put up to his face and he is peeking through the two photos.....it is darn cute and fun too...........
Sylvia. Your wee Scottish friend.
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He's too cute.. LOL So much is done behind the scenes..they all work so hard starting with MB to please the fans..Gotta love him and the people with him for that!! I hope to see a review from this one!!
Robin in MD :)
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Hi, Wee One,
Gee, why did he not do signed photos for fans in Norman, girl?
I did get Jack Sparrow this time. I will try to be a lady about this and not a child but admittedly my feelings are a bit hurt.
I wish MB would do a signing of photos sitting at a table after his concerts. A few performers did that in Branson, Lee Greenwood for one. That concert was a very special one in my scrapbook, I will tell you about it sometime.
Thanks for sharing the pics, girl, look forward to hearing from you, it has been awhile, hope you enjoyed your company, take care.
Kathy in Tulsa
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Permalink Reply by Kathy Rosario on
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Hi ladies :) I wonder if these are photos that are sold after the concert?? You know how there are some photos at the table where he sells cd's, t-shirts and such. There seem to be a lot of the same photo. Just thinking out loud here :))) Mighty nice of him either way!!!!
Kathy and LAFD Bob
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Permalink Reply by Eva M. on
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Concert review from Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center
A very nice discription
http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/gusto/music/concert-review...
NIAGARA FALLS—When I told a buddy I was taking my wife to a Michael Bolton concert Saturday night, his response was this: “Why are you being punished?”
But you know what? I’m glad I went. Not only did I score a few points with my bride, but I witnessed a very good concert in Seneca Niagara Casino’s Events Center.
Make no mistake, the 59-year-old soul crooner aims his show at the ladies. Guys like me, who grew up loving the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Who, are not in Bolton’s target audience.
But I respect great showmanship and I respect solid musical talent, and Bolton has both. In a high-energy show that clocked in at just under two hours, he exhibited his abilities to perform rock, soul, power ballads and even an opera song.
And the women, who made up the large majority of the sellout audience, were eating it up, jumping around like rabbits and screaming like teenagers at a Justin Bieber concert.
“I love you, Michael! I LOVE YOU!!” screamed one woman a few rows behind me, over and over again.
“I love you more than she does!” yelled another woman nearby.
“I love you, too, voice in the dark,” Bolton replied with a smile. “We have people strategically placed throughout the audience, to say nice things about us.”
Sometimes the screaming became a bit annoying, but the music was terrific. Backed by a talented six-piece band and two singers, Bolton worked his way through a set that leaned heavily on his reworkings on some wonderful hit songs from the ’60s, including Otis Redding’s classic “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay,” the Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody” and “When a Man Loves a Woman,” which was a huge hit for both Bolton and Percy Sledge.
I’m not suggesting that Bolton’s versions are as good as the originals, because they are not, but he did put his heart and soul into the numbers. One of my friends insists that anyone other than Redding singing “Dock of the Bay” is “sacrilege,” but there was nothing wrong with Bolton’s version.
A tall, handsome dude who has sold more than 53 million recordings and has been named to several of People magazine’s “Sexiest Men” lists, Bolton is blessed with a strong, soulful voice, and he seems to take his inspiration from Wilson Pickett, Redding and other great black singers. And if you’re going to choose someone to emulate, a performer could do a lot worse.
He is versatile. Telling the audience, “This is the kind of music I started with,” he strapped on an electric guitar and played some fine solos on the all-time blues classic, “Sweet Home Chicago.” He gave an energetic interpretation of Frank Sinatra’s jaunty hit “That’s Life” and did a creditable job on “You Don’t Know Me,” popularized by the great Ray Charles.
At a couple points in the show, Bolton took a rest and gave his band — especially saxophone wizard Michael Lington — the chance to strut their stuff.
Putting his sandpaper-and-gravel voice to a test, Bolton joined his lovely duet partner, Kelly Levesque, on David Foster’s soaring, inspirational ballad, “The Prayer.” Their performance brought the house down. They also did a fine job on Bob Dylan’s “To Make You Feel My Love.”
Bolton has had so much success as an interpreter of songs written by others that many people do not realize Bolton is also a very successful songwriter. He once wrote a song — I’m not kidding — with Dylan, and songs written by Bolton have been covered by a wide range of artists, including Barbra Streisand, Kanye West, Joe Cocker, Cher, Patti Labelle and Wynonna Judd. He also performed with the late opera star Luciano Pavarotti and blues master BB King, and before he was famous, he fronted a hard-rock band.
So it was no great surprise when, near the end of the show, Bolton charged into several of the best songs he’s written, including a highly emotional rendering of “Time, Love and Tenderness” and the very popular “How Can We Be Lovers.”
The encore was pretty cool, too — “Pride (In the Name of Love),” U2’s tribute to Martin Luther King.
And when it was all over, I had indeed scored some points with my wife by taking her to see one of her musical heroes.
“I’m all aflutter!” she said, when I asked what she thought of the concert.
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Concert Review
Michael Bolton
Saturday night in the Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, Niagara Falls.
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