Lynyrd Skynyrd & Bad Company 7-14-13 The XL Tour

3 concerts in 3 days.... maybe I'm crazy...yes, I probably am...but damn what a good time! Jiffy Lube Live.... I hate you but you keep coming up with awesome shows so I have to keep coming. I couldn't miss this one. It was the 40th anniversary of both bands. We bought lawn seats and found a deal on the way in the gate where you could upgrade to actual seats for $10 a ticket... right on! That was one of Jiffy Lube's few redeeming qualities. This was quite the people watching event. Rat tails, mullets, ladies in clothes that probably fit them 20 years ago, men without shirts that really should've rethought that option. I love people watching! After shelling out mega bucks for a hot dog, fries and a drink and of course 2 t-shirts, we found our seats and got ready for a  kick ass rock show.

Bad Company: This was my 3rd Bad Company concert. I was so excited to see them again because they always put on an awesome show. Last night was no exception. Paul Rodgers sounded excellent although he looked a little Chuck Norris-y. Not that there's anything wrong with that ::insert Chuck Norris joke here:: Here's their set list:

1. Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
2. Burnin' Sky
3. Run With the Pack
4. Feel Like Makin' Love
5. Gone, Gone, Gone
6. Electricland
7. Ready for Love
8. Honey Child
9. Movin' On
10. Shooting Star 
11. Can't Get Enough

Encore:   Bad Company

 

My only complaint was that they should've played longer. They sounded so tight and the audience was loving them. I wanted to hear "Silver Blue and Gold" but nobody asked me when they made their set list. I can't wait to see them again!

 

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd: This was my first time seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd. I wasn't expecting anything great because they were just the bonus to seeing Bad Company but I was very impressed. Plus I was super excited to find out that their drummer used to drum for Damn Yankees! I'm a huge Styx/Tommy Shaw fan so I was geeking out! No crazy stage show or anything for Lynyrd Skynyrd, just raw rock and roll. Who can argue with that? I know that most people argue that they band only has one original member in it but when 99% of your band dies in a plane crash, someone has to keep the music going. These guys were a good fit and seemed to have good chemistry.

 The set list:

1. What's Your Name
2. Call Me the Breeze
3. I Ain't the One
4. Down South Jukin'
5. That Smell
6. You Got That Right
7. Saturday Night Special
8. I Know a Little
9. Simple Man
10. Mississippi Kid
11. Gimme Three Steps
12. Sweet Home Alabama

 

Encore:   Free Bird

 

No "Tuesday's Gone" or "Gimmie Back My Bullets"?? Again, I was not consulted... But they put on a great show which produced many Hell Yeah! moments and a few audience sing a longs that gave me chills. Plus I got to yell FREE BIRD!! at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert where it was actually appropriate! They frown on that at high school band concerts.