Wow! Front Row! I've gotten in the 3rd row, before. One of the most interesting things about Gordon Lightfoot is that you can never predict what he'll do next, as far as playlists go. I think he likes to keep people guessing...
I've seen him four times in the last 10 years, and he has done a completely different concert each time. I remember thinking he would never do "The Watchman's Gone" but he started doing it again in recent years. I did hear him do a wonderful rendition of "East of Midnight" in '93 and I actually yelled it out at a concert in '99, but he didn't do it. He is noted to say on Valerie Magee's site that it is in a higher key than he performs currently, but that he occasionally does it with a different arrangement. Oh well, I hope I'll (and others too) get to see him perform it again. But, he has been known to do requests, I guess it depends on what mood he's in!
You're in for a great time. He talks more at his shows than he did before. When I saw him twice in '93, he didn't say a word. The last two times I've seen him he's been more talkative, even stopping to joke once about the way a certain other artist plays guitar!
I'm jealous, you're so lucky! Have a great time!
"...I don't wanna own the key to some ghostly mansion where souls are set free..."
quote:Originally posted by rbengals1:
I just got a couple of front row seats, for the Owensboro Ky show, April 30th of next year. For the first time I get to see him live. Any tips from experienced GL concert goers.
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