Down Tickets

My friend and I flew up from Moncton N-B Canada to see this show. and it was SO worth it! kool haus was great because it was a small venue so it made it way more personal!!

Down performed exactly as I had hoped, loud and proud. Crowd and Band were rock solid high energy fun.

Amazing experience... Awesome energy from both the bands and the crowd. Lot more people than I expected too.

What a show! By the time Weedeater was done their set the entire crowd was already licked and raring to go. Voivod tore up the place, and thanks to a wonderfully persistent girl who convinced two rather tall gentlemen to move from their spot on the bar I got a front row seat for the entire show. I was only there for Down, but I enjoyed the other two sets, especially the Voivod ft. Phil Anselmo songs which made the crowd go absolutely nuts chanting his name. And what a gentleman, instead of lapping up the praise during another band's set, Phil started a chant for Voivod which the crowd ate up. How humble of him. The venue was only about a quarter full at the beginning of the night, but quickly filled up between Voidvoid and Down and the push was incredible as soon as Down took the stage. People seem to forget that you can't force your way forward if there's no where to go. I had a few terrifying moments when I thought the front barricade was going to give way, but to my relief it held up. As far as the set? Absolutely wonderful, they played everything I wanted to hear. And the stage antics were hilarious. I think I saw everything fly on stage - two really awesome banners were thrown and both held up. One had the phrase "Being Down has become a part of my life!" drawn on a Canadian flag which Phil wrapped around his shoulders and wore until it fell off. Phil received a few joints (and some lighters) as well as a hat, a few t-shirts and even underwear! And during the last stretch of their set, i'm not sure how, but a random chick managed to climb up on stage. She was quickly hauled off by security, but it was funny to watch all the same. During their encore (Bury me in smoke) we got to witness a small changeup and Weedeater's bass player joined Down on stage. There were more people up there as well, but I had since abandoned my centre post in favour of the pit and wasn't much paying attention. After thanking the crowd and telling everyone that other venues and countries have a lot to learn from Canada, Phil got everyone to join in with a rousing rendition of "Stairway to Heaven", blew a kiss and left the stage. Totally awesome night. The Kool Haus was absolutely filled to the roof with rabid Down fans. Couldn't have asked for a better show. Thank you!

One of the best shows ive seen, Phil and the boys never dissapoint

I almost didn't go to this show, having seen Down twice before, but I'm glad I decided otherwise. The band was in top form and high spirits, a relatively sober Phil Anselmo singing better and rambling less than he has in recent years, Great mix of material, weighted to the first album. The crowd loved them and they loved the crowd. Voivod was okay, but their singer was pretty hokey, almost a heavy metal parody and not someone I could take seriously. Weedeater was heavy but fairly monotonous.

Missed Weedeater. Caught the Voivod set -- had never heard their stuff before but they have a great show. Not the most engaging on stage, but songs are nice & heavy. Down went on at 10:10pm, done at 11:30. They played a couple off the third album; more off of 'Down II' compared to when I last saw them in 2007. A Down show is always an awesome show. One of the best frontmen in heavy music at the helm, Anselmo always manages to engage his audience and infuse a lightning bolt of energy into them; even though he's not as agile as he was in the early years of Pantera before his back issues. Pepper Keenan's 'big fat Mack truck' riffs never cease to amaze, though he didn't seem to have the energy on stage compared to two years ago. . .might be the added weight he seems to have packed on. Bower's drum work is spot on as always -- an incredibly under-rated percussionist. Overall, a great show, but I would have liked to have seen a longer set. Down takes 1 hour, 15 min set and has you from the time they start to the time they finish. Last time, my friend had never seen them or heard an album and they kept her fully in the experience all through the show. Same this time, where she told me after that the set felt like it was 45 minutes long. In addition, I've never seen Down play a Pantera song. With respect to the other members' bands, at Down shows, you see Down shirts, but also tons of Pantera shirts. That's the most influential heavy band of the 1990s, and it's a shame to see 5 albums of material that Phil used to bleed out on stage just sitting on the shelf. A couple songs off of 'Vulgar' or 'Driven' albums, in a longer setlist would have been great.

Great innovative Canadian METAL!!!!!! Pro's live....good energy....awesome set list!!!

great show last night weedeater, who i never heard of, i thought were great, very sabbathy, energetic and entertaining. voivod has been around forever they seemed to really have the crowd going, the guitar player in particular for me was really good. then down the energy and electricity in the room could not be denied, seeing phil in person is always surreal for me. i'm 38 years old but feel like i,m 10. there set was awesome, i was right at the front and left the venue soaked in sweat, definitely worth the trip from nova scotia. last time i saw them in montreal then went to youtube and saw stuff from their toronto show, it looked awesome. This time was the same toronto should be proud of themselves, everyone was going nuts, loving it, cant wait for the new cd to come out, hopefully soon. Dave.

I recently became a fan of DOWN when my boyfriend introduced me to their music 6 months ago. I've always loved southern rock and metal so this type of music fits my taste perfectly. My boyfriend and I travelled from Toronto, Canada to NYC to watch DOWN play the Nokia Theater. What a great venue and an amazing band! It was definitely worth the trip. We had VIP tickets and were able to meet the band before the concert started. Very cool and casual - those guys made us feel comfortable. While waiting outside the Nokia Theatre for the meet & greet to start, Pepper Keenan and Jimmy Bower made a few appearances. Jimmy stayed out there with us for about 30 minutes hanging out and smoking a couple of cigarettes. Overall this was a great experience and I would recommend paying the extra money for the VIP Package. It was an experience I will never forget!!

I got the VIP package but I don't think it was worth it. They rush you in and out and you have no time to even say anything. Show was great though.

Wow, these boys still have it, Phil can still get a croud that was pretty week to go absolutly crazy. And all the other boys still can really rip up those guitars and drums. alot of bands could learn alot from these boys and I recomend any heavy rock band to see these guys and learn how to please a croud. can't wait till the boys come through town again.

Good to see Phil back to his normal self...Pepper and the rest of the guys rocked...

the entire experience from meeting the band to seeing anselmo play guitar for danava and sing along for a voivod song got me pretty pumped up. when down came on they played on the best live shows i have ever seen, after 20 or so years phil anselmo is still one of the greats. pepper keenan's shredding riffs and kick ass solos just added to the effect. and this was all without rex. there last song, in the thrall of it all, was amazing as the end of the show

Down were in top form on Monday as they hit the stage at the Commodore in Vancouver, Phil has put his preaching days behind him and is now concentrateing on spreading the Rawk! Pepper and company seem to be really enjoying themselves up there and it really comes across in the music! Unfortunately Rex didn't make the show which was the only disappointment (if you don't count VoiVod). So in short if you are a Down fan you will not be disappointed! All the hits are played and then some. Watch for Phil to appear on stage with the opening bands!

DOWN was unreal as usual. so good. phil was an animal, pepper and kirk are halarious. no rex but the temp was great. voivod sucks but phil came out and saved there asses. if you were there to see down then it was epic if not eh

Loved this show for the second time. Missed Rex though.

Incredible show.....Voivod was amazing! Seeing Blacky for the first time was probably the highlight of my life. Down were great as well. What was really surprising was the great quality of the sound. It was loud, yet clear.

Awesome show!! My bro and I drove up from MJ, SK to see them play made it just in time...Wish I could have seen the opening bands but like I said DOWN put on an amazing show I would definately go see them again...Well worth the drive but we have plenty of hardcore metal fans in Saskatchewan that would love to have them play in our province

Down was one of the very best shows that i have ever been to! At mac hall ballroom you couldn't ask for a better venue to see Down! little disappointed that Rex was not there but they still put on a very excellent show! It was a long wait to see them but it lived up to what i thought it would be! EXCELLENT SHOW!!!!