There are a lot of prog fans in the Midwest, especially in the Chicago area. I also know several people going to the show from Michigan, so I think the show is drawing people from the surrounding states. I was considering going as we have to pass right through Ft. Wayne on our way to Florida for CTTE, but since it is sold out looks like I am out of luck. Oh well, I will be seeing them on the boat.
We had tix to see them in Quebec City in May 2020, then, well, you know what happened. Not sure if they had been in CA before but I think that was going to be their first time.
Then we had tix to see them in Scotland. A few months after David passed.
Hoping 3rd times a charm!
JG
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I live in the Detroit area and will heading to the Ft. Wayne show with a couple of other prog buddies. It's only a two-hour drive from our neck of the woods. Interestingly, this is the second time I've had tix to see BBT at Sweetwater in Ft. Wayne because the previous show was cancelled during the pandemic.
If you were willing to travel from anywhere in North America to see BBT, odds are that Indiana is your closest show. Sure, there are likely fewer prog fans in Montana than in Hoboken, but it's still closer. If BBT can't find 250 fans willing to travel from the entire USA and Canada west of Pennsylvania/New York, they really are in trouble.
I find it mildly amusing how much complaining you hear from European/UK fans about their favorite bands not playing within walking distance of their houses.
"I have not yet begun to procrastinate."
Nice surprise, they are playing a lovely theater in the UK no more than 1/2 hour drive from my house.
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It doesn't sound like BBT to my ears but it's lovely.
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
It’s another Alberto Brevin composition according to a post by Greg yesterday, so not surprising that it has a different lilt, I think most of us gravitate to Greg’s writing as it is generally towards the epic and the classic prog sensibilities that captured us initially.
Incidentally I took the plunge on European tickets and am off to The Netherlands to see the two Zoetermeer shows in the autumn.
Really? To me it is amazing, when it is indeed written by Bravin, how well it slots in with other BBT songs ... it almost sounds it was cut from the same cloth. Arrangement wise all the BBT trademark sounds are there: the lilting piano, the 12 string acoustic guitar, the vocals harmonies, the violin, the brass. The only main difference is that Alberto Bravin has quite a different voice compared to all previous BBT lead vocalists but I think that was a smart move.
They're so, so hacky. Just select any lame pop song at random and you can find them.
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Looks like the band has added a trumpet player for the USA dates, per this morning's announcement:
"We are pleased to announce that Cade Gotthardt will be performing with us at all of our shows in the USA and on Cruise To The Edge in March. Cade is a 27-year-old jazz trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. Cade regularly plays with countless different groups in various musical styles including popular music, straight-ahead jazz, Latin jazz, Latin pop, Persian pop, R&B, neo-soul, funk, and now progressive rock. Please join us in welcoming Cade to the BBT team!"
IIRC they were looking for a guitar playing trumpeter to cover Dave Foster's parts and add a modicum of brass to the stripped-down band. Dave was stood down for this leg to accommodate the needs of the fuller sound. Seems a little unfair on Dave, he missed the last tour because of other commitments, so he hasn't had much chance to cement himself in the live setting. I am sure he willingly acquiesced.
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