The Modfather
by Dilas on 2024-09-16History - TorontoRating: 5 out of 5Nothing less than exceptional. Great musician jamming great hits.

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Nothing less than exceptional. Great musician jamming great hits.
Concert was excellent, Paul Weller was awesome. Sadly no one under 19 was allowed, so my son could not attend. Surely a venue can organize to be under 19.
Weller is superb live and even better in the smaller locations like History and Danforth. Great mix of older stuff (classics) and his newer releases. Will always head to see him when in town.
Overall a decent concert; multiple Style Council tunes, and the backing band was super tight, but the fact there was only one Jam hit played (despite selling Jam merchandise at the gig) left me thinking Mr. Weller doesn’t “get” his audience. I certainly don’t regret it, but I would never pay to see him again. Amazing venue (The Commodore in Vancouver) with great staff!
Shout to the top was the only oldie he played. The rest of the songs were too mellow. Last time I will see Weller.
2 nights in a row at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver were a pure treat. Sharing the experience with a few hundred 50 somethings reliving their past history as Weller fans only added to the experience. One of the greatest things about seeing Paul Weller this week was the fact that this is not an artist doing a comeback tour after 40 years in the business - which he could so easily do based on the rabid Jam fans we were in the audience with - this was someone still very much on their game with great songs from a great new album with all the live energy and flair of someone half his age - probably more comfortable in his own skin than he has ever been - a joy to watch over 2 evenings - and what a venue to see him in!!
I have been a fan of this artist since the late 70’s with his bands The Jam, The Style Council as well as his solo work. I drove 8 hours to see him and would drive twice as far to see him again. A career spanning set list with many surprises. The final two songs in the 2nd encore Broken Stones, Changingman into the final two songs of the evening in the 3rd encore, a cover of Curtis Mayfields Move On Up and segueing into The Jam classic A Town Called Malice. Magical!
Paul Weller is still such an amazing singer, amazing songwriter, and amazing live act. He hasn't lost anything to age. Fantastic show, great flow to the set, and THREE ENCORES! Love it!
Such a good venue, always reminds me of the Brixton Academy, but smaller. Good views all round. Weller rocks it, again, always... on stage for c.2 1/2hours 4 encores. I’ve lost count of how many times and places I have seen him but this was up there. Loved the old choons that he plays, hard to get away from classics like Into Tomorrow and Wild Wood, or hark back to Style Council and Jam hits. Felt like he wanted to play more of the new stuff but... brilliant. Come back soon.
Paul Weller and the show was lacking consistent energy. The musicianship was top notch, but that couldn't save the many parts of the show that really dragged. Please note, the song list was heavy on newer, less familiar material and very light on Jam and Style Council material. Cheers.
Paul Weller was great. The light show was awful as for about 1/2 the concert lights were shinning directly into our eyes. There was also quite a bit of feedback so I don't know if they had had time to do a full sound check earlier in the day. The band and Paul were excellent so I still had a good time.
A pro...at the top of his game. He knocked it out of the park
An excellent evening of rock, played by a vibrant band on top form. The back catalogue was given a thorough workout, much to the pleasure of the raucous crowd.
really excellent show with a good mix of old and new songs, different styles from various eras and distinct phases in the career of this "Great" artist! Saturn Patterns is a great album that was very well represented throughout the show. Overall the Modfather at his best....
One of those occasions when being more focused on British music than American pays off.... seeing a world class artist at his creative peak after 35+ years of recording, with a red hot band, in a fantastic small venue in Toronto instead of a football stadium in Europe. Weller was in great voice and spirits, the band was super tight but letting her rip, and the audience was pumped. Great variety of song selection spanning the decades, high energy, big smile on everyone's faces all night long and left feeling very fortunate to have been there.
He played from 830 with 3 encores. So many different guitars and it is like there is not a drop of effort. Never been to The Danforth Music hall before, great venue. clean spacious. I loved it.
Great show!! He was on his game. Playlist could of included more hits or rare songs for the fans. Less encores more music. Still a great show and left us all wanting more. More Jam, more Style more Paul.
Paul sang mostly his great new stuff interdispersed with some of his much loved oldies. I enjoyed every minute of the show, except being blinded by the migraine inducing stage lights (I put my sunglasses on to watch), I would have loved to have heard Wild Wood and Going Underground - but these were not part of the set. He did sing You Do Something To Me and Town Called Malice was his final song at third encore (I felt sad for those that left before then to miss the traffic). I've been to see a few bands from the 70's/ 80's and it's always a risk that they've 'lost it' somewhere along the way. Paul Weller has lost non of his talent, close your eyes and you'd be back in the 70's / 80's - still the same, boy can this guy sing, he can still belt them out and OMG his ballads ... to me he sings these like no one else on earth.
Toronto's Danforth Music Hall Show was an excellent concert of new material from Saturn's Pattern, a couple from Sonic Kicks, one Style Council song, the oldie-but-goodie "Changing Man" and "Town Called Malice" for an encore. I do wish Mr. Weller would play more of his back catalogue at shows, because it's great music! He disavows his earlier stages of musical evolution for some reason. The reality is, I could watch him play for 5 hours, so why doesn't he just play all of it?!?!? =)
Well if concert value was measured strictly in number of songs, this would be a standout: Paul and the boys pretty much played two concerts. Full band, acoustic, and then some rousing oldies. The new album, ubnfortunately, came across quite poorly in the first set. Sound mix didn't appear bad per se, but all in all it was a bit muddled musically. Very little interest, no acknowledgment from Paul to the crowd - let alone any banter. The room had an aura of "Well, he's a legend so I guess this has to be great" about it. The acoustic set, interestingly, was far more integrated musically. And then once he finished playing the new album (song by song), the "third" set was where the night finally picked up. It wasn't just the better variety of songs, but even the band seemed to now have more itnerest in what they were doing. And yes, he threw in a few Jam songs to get the crowd well into it. So a very mediocre slow burn to start, but thoroughly picked up. I'd say this is a classic example where cutting 30 minutes would have made for a better show.