Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Tribute Show
Stone Pony
16 August 2008, 2000
Okay, I admit it. I really like the Beatles. That being the case, the best place I could have been this past Saturday was the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. Todd Rundgren, Denny Laine and Christopher Cross took to the stage at the notorious Stone Pony to perform the greatest album of all time, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Everyone at the show seemed to be in good spirits despite the club's decision to move the concert into the cramped confines of the venue rather than keep it in their open air, backyard stage. I arrived alone but quickly made friends with a half dozen Beatles fans, a few members of the staff, and even ran into a couple familiar faces from the Fest. Now, I enjoy Todd Rundgren, but I hate his big hit, "Bang the Drum All Day." Of course, when the band first took to the stage they performed all of their solo hits to warm up the crowd including Chris Cross' "Best That You Can Do" from the Arthur movie, and of course the aforementioned drum song. The crowd got a little restless as they had come to hear Beatles, but we sat tight and waited it out.
The presentation of SPLHCB album was good, but there were some slips. I'm not sure if they were going for the same note-for-note concept that Glen Burtnik and Friends rocked out for the White Album show (event #57) or if they were taking some creative liberties, but there were definitely a couple mishaps. Irregardless, the show was a good time and was the perfect concert for show #67 because, as GB pointed out, SPLHCB was released in 1967!
100 in 6 budget: $869
100 in 6 incidentals budget: $488
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