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Warm up band was very good(country). Start to the main event was very slow. Sound was lower than I expected, could have turned it up a bit. When Tom started rolling into his faster beats it was enjoyable. He is 63 and a Canadian poet so don't expect him to jump around like Mic Jagger.
First time seeing Tom Cochrane & Red Ryder.really enjoyed their hits. Crowd was right into it.
The show started out a little slow.....but the music was all great, and Tom still has it!!! Love it when you go to the 'old' bands and they still sound as good as they did 30 years ago!!! Yaaaay Tom Cochrane and Red Rider!
It was really nice to get to see Tom again. The first time I saw him was when he was touring in support of Mad Mad World. To see him do the entire album was really nice and to hear some the material he did with Red Ryder was an added bonus. The energy was good all night. A few issues with the mic at times where I was sitting....but still a very good and worthwhile experience.
Holy crap. Grew up listening to these guys. Never really had a chance to see them until Saturday night. But let me tell you, was it ever worth waiting for ! They played a wide variety of songs old and newer, and all were fantastic. Ken Greer is amazing on the pedal steel guitar, Jeff Jones always harmonizes and never misses a bass beat, and the guy on drums is very good as well. And Tom, well that guy can still belt it out just like the record at 62. The venue security always wanted us to sit down so the people at the tables could see!!! Turns out it was a rock concert, so after 6 or 7 songs, a large group of people just rushed to the edge of the stage, more people joined, and thats where we all remained. It was Fricken AWESOME. Paid tribute to Prince with Purple Rain for the last song, just about brought everyone to tears. I would go again tomorrow , and again the day after. If they ever come around this way again, I will definately be there.
Tom Cochrane and Red Rider in concert was a truly amazing experience. Such an authentic, humble guy with great stage presence, killer vocals and guitar and unbelievable energy. I can't use enough adjectives to describe how good this was.
Tom Cochrane- Amazing Cowboys Tent- Poor I rate as "average" only because the venue was so poor. Tom Cochrane is always a must see. Based on the time of the year (Stampede) and the venue all the songs were old favorites. Tom plays mightily to the crowd and is a great performer. The venue (Cowboy's Tent) was not the greatest and I was a little miffed that after paying $172 for 3 tickets, they were giving the tickets away for free when we got there. I really feel that I got ripped off in that regard. Next time I would go early to get tickets for free and if there were none available, I would pay at the door and avoid paying the Ticketmaster fees.
This was the 4th time at a Cochrane concert and it wont be the last.A great performance in a great new facility in Estevan.
Kim Mitchell opened for Tom Cochrane at Estevan's brand new facility...Spectra Place! It was a perfect way to christen the new arena, and a chance for locals to get their first glimps of the new building. Kim and Tom played for over an hour each, and the quality of the talent couldn't get any better. Great Canadian rockers in a great Canadian town. The "Patio lanterns" were hung from one of the VIP boxes, and both Kim and Tom commented on it. Great music, great atmosphere, and great performers!!
Well, the brand new Spectra Place arena proved that it will be a fabulous venue for many shows to come. The sound was great and Tom Cochrane and Kim Mitchell put on a great show for all who attended. I think the word will spread and the next time Estevan is lucky enough to host a show of this caliber Spectra Place will be sold out.
The venue was not the great but the show more than mde up for it. Spectra place rocked.
Totally Awesome. Would love to see more of Tom and red rider. Kim Mitchel was spectacular.
for the first two acts at spectre place very awesome show for small town
Tom Cochrane and Red Rider was an awesome concert. Had a great time, it was a blast. Last time I went to Tom Cochrane and Red Rider I was 6 months pregnant, 23 years ago. I would recommend this event to a friend.
Wide Mouth Mason was forgettable, but Tom Cochrane was fabulous! Unfortunately, the whole night was tainted because of the lack of table and chairs, and the 50-60 minute waits in the bar lines.
The event was good but there was definite room for improvement. The bar service was not great... a 1/2 hour wait to get drinks is far to long.
Wonderful. wide mouth mason and tom cochrane were great. The opening act was to mellow for a saturday night during the grey cup and I ca'nt remember who he was. there was too long a break between the acts and nowhere near enough seating for the crowed. but it was a great evening
but the operations at the venue were terrible!! We stood in line for 45 minutes to an hour for beer (yes really) and the transportation arrangements were non-existent. They could of had some taxis lined up or bus service to/from centralized depots. Tom's show more than made up for the logistical issues. Edmonton, and more specifically Shaw Conference Centre, should give it's head a shake!!!
My wife and I went to this event thinking it would be a concert party. Firstly, we arrived early, thankfully as we found seating at a table easily, not so for many, as there simply was not enough seating to accommodate the mass of people. Many resorted to sitting on the floor, try to find a dry spot to sit well into the evening, good grief. The opening act was a complete bore, nothing really against the artist, but we never heard of him, didn't know the music and didn't lend to a party atmosphere. Wide Mouth Mason was a disappointment as we only recognized one song and didn't find it to be much for dance music. Always love Tom Cochrane, but he opened up with a slow forgettable list of songs and only got cranked up shortly before he finished for the evening. The liquor service was anything but, I heard reports ranging anywhere from 45 minutes to 1.5 hours in line for service. I personally spent 55 minutes in line in which I picked a relatively short line in comparison to some, the end lines seem shorter typically. My wife and I often attend large functions south of the border and never really have any issue with service. I think it is more a cultural issue whereas here, there is so much emphesis on making money at these functions that the service and organization goes out the window. If only there would be high motivation to please the people laying out the money to support these events even more money would follow. I was not interested in paying $6.00 per drink to spend that long in a line to get it. The Ocktoberfest function was way better set up as there was plenty of seating, plenty of room for people to dance, party or whatever they pleased to do on the floor space and liqour service was quite acceptable as they had table servers and the lines were very managable. Bottom line is we were expecting a fun party and were disappointed with the event as it seemed the only ones having fun were the drunk, of which there were plenty. It was our first Grey Cup attendance, and while it was a good game albeit the wrong team won, although they at lest won it this year, this Saturday night "party" left us with a sour feeling. It irritates me to have paid almost a hundred dollars for entrance and six dollars per drink for such a poorly arranged "party" and just imagine if I had to either stand or sit on the floor for the evening, shameful, not how to represent ourselves to the rest of the country. Hopefully the rest of the events were better, they must have been according to the reports in the papers, hopefully they weren't all drunk as well and just thought it was great.
We attended the Grey Cup Cabaret on Saturday night featuring Wide Mouth Mason and Tom Cochrane. Everyone there was enjoying themselves and people from all over Canada were soon becoming good friends. The Band Big Sugar even made a surprise appearance and we LOVED IT. Wide Mouth and Tom Cochrane sounded amazing and we danced to every song. If I had one criticism it woulf be not enough bartenders. It took over an hour to get a drink. The food service was limited but they were quick. We had a great time!
