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buzzard · 06-23-2012, 12:26 AM

Just returned from the Lightfoot concert in Chatham, Ontario. Beautiful night, beautiful venue. The Capital Theatre is a gorgeous recently restored old movie theatre. It seats about 1500 and was over 90% full. First time I’ve ever paid over $100 per ticket (face value – not resale market) for a Lightfoot show. So I guess it’s great that that many people would be willing to pony up that kind of change to see the man. For what it’s worth, the first Lightfoot concert I attended (1977 at Massey Hall) cost me $7.50.

OK, so now I’m sounding like a grumpy old man grumbling about how expensive it all is, so I’ll move on to the events of the evening.

The show started promptly at 8. Mr. Lightfoot was in good voice and good spirits. The setlist was as follows:

Did She Mention My Name
Carefree Highway
Sea of Tranquility
14 Karat Gold
Never Too Close
A Painter Passing Through
Let It Ride
Christian Island
Shadows
Beautiful
Watchman
Ribbon of Darkness
Sundown
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
INTERMISSION
Sweet Gwenivere
Cotton Jenney
Early Morning Rain
Restless
Home From the Forest
Waiting For You
Make Way For the Lady
If You Could Read My Mind
Don Quixote
Baby Step Back
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
ENCORE
Rainy Day People
In My Fashion

At one point, he mentioned that Chatham was the home town of Sylvia Fricker, who would team up with Ian Tyson to form Ian & Sylvia, and how much they helped him.

Later he said something like “So I guess now I’m officially a songwriter . . . I was wondering if this whole thing would work out”, which drew loud applause – a reference to his recent induction to the American Songwriters Hall of Fame (along with Bob Seger).

So that’s about it. Tomorrow night off to the show in Sarnia.

Brian

06-23-2012, 12:26 AM	#1
buzzard Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 169	Chatham concert Just returned from the Lightfoot concert in Chatham, Ontario. Beautiful night, beautiful venue. The Capital Theatre is a gorgeous recently restored old movie theatre. It seats about 1500 and was over 90% full. First time I’ve ever paid over $100 per ticket (face value – not resale market) for a Lightfoot show. So I guess it’s great that that many people would be willing to pony up that kind of change to see the man. For what it’s worth, the first Lightfoot concert I attended (1977 at Massey Hall) cost me $7.50. OK, so now I’m sounding like a grumpy old man grumbling about how expensive it all is, so I’ll move on to the events of the evening. The show started promptly at 8. Mr. Lightfoot was in good voice and good spirits. The setlist was as follows: Did She Mention My Name Carefree Highway Sea of Tranquility 14 Karat Gold Never Too Close A Painter Passing Through Let It Ride Christian Island Shadows Beautiful Watchman Ribbon of Darkness Sundown Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald INTERMISSION Sweet Gwenivere Cotton Jenney Early Morning Rain Restless Home From the Forest Waiting For You Make Way For the Lady If You Could Read My Mind Don Quixote Baby Step Back Canadian Railroad Trilogy ENCORE Rainy Day People In My Fashion At one point, he mentioned that Chatham was the home town of Sylvia Fricker, who would team up with Ian Tyson to form Ian & Sylvia, and how much they helped him. Later he said something like “So I guess now I’m officially a songwriter . . . I was wondering if this whole thing would work out”, which drew loud applause – a reference to his recent induction to the American Songwriters Hall of Fame (along with Bob Seger). So that’s about it. Tomorrow night off to the show in Sarnia. Brian