Next Rock concerts/shows in Paris for June 2013

Next Rock concerts/shows in Paris for June 2013

2013 has been one of the quietest year so far, from January to May it was really dead in Paris, Finally it's June, the weather is still crap but at least we have some decent rock concerts in Paris.

June 03:

Joe Satriani @ Grand Rex

Rodriguez 'sugarman' @ Zénith (sold-out)

Stone Roses + The Strypes @ Cigale
Melissa Laveaux @ Maroquinerie

June 04:

Rodriguez @ Zénith (sold-out)

The Strypes @ Album de la Semaine tv show
Stone Roses + Little Barrie @ Cigale

June 05 

Rodriguez @ Cigale (sold-out)

Iron Maiden @ Bercy (sold-out)

Peter Murphy (Bauhaus) @ Trabendo
My Bloody Valentine @ Bataclan
Murray Head @ Olympia
Sophie Hunger @ Trianon

June 06:

Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Bercy

Paul McCartney & Wings "Rockshow" movie projection @ Publicis Champs Elysées

June 08 & 09:

SONISPHERE @ Snowhall Park in Amneville with Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit, Slayer, Megadeth, Motorhead, Korn, Airbourne, Mastodon...

June 10:

The Killers @ Zénith

Phoenix @ L'Album de la Semaine- La Musicale Canal+ , Paris May 30 2013

Phoenix @ L'Album de la Semaine- La Musicale, Canal+ , Paris May 30 2013

Live TV show tonight to promote new album "Bankrupt"

In the middle of their Tour to Promote new album "Bankrupt" Phoenix is playing Canal+ TV show L'Album de la Semaine which is in fact now call "La Musicale". Good point as band are playing a longer set, instead of the 7-8 songs it is now 14-15 songs. Queens of the Stone Age played a couple of weeks ago.

Tonight it's French pop band from the posh Versailles city: PHOENIX. We've never really paid that much attention to that band, we've heard a couple of their songs on the radio but that pretty much about it.

Well, that's very pop, with a very trendy radio-friendly sound, they've found a "formula" and they're sticking to it.They have some very good songs and I'm sure it's very enjoyable attending one of their gig at a festival but in the end it all sounds a bit the same.

One of the best song tonight was the one they've played with just the singer and an acoustic guitar.
Not really the kind of stuff that we're listening to everyday but a good show.

setlist

Miles Kane @ Maroquinerie, Paris May 22 2013

Miles Kane @ Maroquinerie, Paris May 22 2013

We're getting into the tiny Maroquinerie as the opening band is playing its last song, of course it's packed as the show is long sold-out.
it's 9:00pm sharp when Miles Kane & friends are making their way onto the stage, Miles is here to introduce us to his new solo album out next week but all the young girls down the front know all the lyrics already.
A few weeks ago on April 22 @ Canal+ tv show L'Album de la Semaine we were lucky to see him performing some of the new songs, that sounding great and really rocking even though conditions at a tv show are more clinical.

Tonight in front of a "real" audience things are more organic, Miles is Rockin' like never before and always... with a smile to the girls from the first row.

See setlist (underneath) for details, first song of the Encore  "Colour of the trap" is performed alone by Miles on acoustic guitar.
Last song "Don't forget who you are" is also the tee shirt sold at the merchandise table tonight that was wearing all the roadies
The whole show was professionally video recorded by several cameras.

Great gig !

Our Archives:
Miles Kane 

@ Album de la Semaine, Paris April 22 2013 (TV show for new album)

@ Main Square Fest with PEARL JAM  June 30 2012

@ Inrocks festival in Nov 2011 @ Cigale,
@ Rock en Seine , august 2011
@ Album de la Semaine March 2011

Check our reviews of Arctic Monkeys @ Rock en Seine 2011, @ Cigale on June 16, @ L'Album de la Semaine on June 15 2011 & @ Zénith in 2009

Check also Check our reviews of The Last Shadow Puppets @ Olympia on August 26 2008 & @ Album de la Semaine for Canal+ the day after.

With The Rascals :
@ Maroquinerie Dec 01 2008
@ Fleche d'Or  Sept 05 2008

The Rolling Stones @ Staples Center, L.A. May 20 2013

The Rolling Stones @ Staples Center, L.A. May 20 2013

May 21: updated with MORE Links to videos

(c) Rolling Stones

SETLIST:

Get Off Of My Cloud
It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It)
Paint It Black
Gimme Shelter
All Down The Line
Faraway Eyes (first on this Tour)
Sway (By Request – with Mick Taylor) Version 2
Doom And Gloom
One More Shot
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (with Mick Taylor) Version 2
Honky Tonk Women
BAND INTRODUCTIONS
You Got The Silver (with Keith on lead vox)
Before They Make Me Run (with Keith on lead vox)
Midnight Rambler (with Mick Taylor)
Miss You
Start Me Up
Tumbling Dice
Brown Sugar
Sympathy For The Devil
ENCORE
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (with the University of Southern California Thornton Chamber Singers)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (With Mick Taylor)

Joe Cocker @ Zénith, Paris May 15 2013

Joe Cocker @ Zénith, Paris May 15 2013

WOW ! Jesus ! Finally there is a gig in Paris ! Our second for this month. 2013 has been the quietest year Concert-wise for years. June will be better.
Tonight it's Mr Joe Cocker not anymore with his Englishmen but with some very sexy female singers and a hot bass player, same band as for his last show in Paris 3 years ago.
The Zénith is quite full though far from being sold-out, once again it's an all seated event as most of the audience is in their 50's.
First song is a new one which is not the best choice to start the gig than we have some of the classics ( see setlist below). Joe Cocker has a sore throat tonight so the vocals are not at their best for the first few songs, he will apologize a couple of times for his voice. The lightning is great and the sound crystal clear and not too loud: it's perfect for the Senior in the audience.

The audience is politely clapping between songs, feel like being in a retirement home, even on stage it's "polite" with mid-tempo songs, we even have a semi-acoustic sections to put us all to sleep.
Fortunately people are standing up for the last part.

Overall good 1h40  min+ show, perfect for grannies.

Archives:
Joe Cocker @ Zénith on Oct 10 2010

Miles Kane @ L'Album de la Semaine, Canal+ Paris April 22 2013

 Miles Kane @ L'Album de la Semaine, Canal+ Paris April 22 2013

Miles Kane is back with a second solo album " Don't forget who you are" and before his European Tour starting next month...and a show @ Maroquinerie on May 22nd (probably already sold-out), he's doing some promo. Tonight he's playing Canal+ studios in front of a young audience of 100+ people.

 I Remember that last time he played "L'album de la Semaine" to promote his first album we thought it was a bit too pop compare to The Rascals. We saw him many times afterwards and each time it was near perfection.
Now we're fully satisfied, it's ROCKING & KICKING ASS.
New songs are much more heavier and as good as the first album (we haven't listen to any of them yet).
There is an extra keyboard player to add extra flavor with piano or weird Psyche noises.
Miles is , as usual, smartly dressed with a black costume.
The set ended with a nice rendition of The Rolling Stones' "Doom & Gloom" that is rocking.
The came back once to re-play "get up" as they were not satisfied with the sound.
Once again Great gig ( around 40 min)

MILES KANE covering The Rolling Stones' "Doom & Gloom"
Afetr the show I've asked him why playing that song, he answered "just because I Like it"

Album de la semaine - Miles Kane "Doom and Gloom", le live

Miles Kane 

@ Main Square Fest with PEARL JAM  June 30 2012

@ Inrocks festival in Nov 2011 @ Cigale,
@ Rock en Seine , august 2011
@ Album de la Semaine March 2011
Check our reviews of Arctic Monkeys @ Rock en Seine 2011, @ Cigale on June 16, @ L'Album de la Semaine on June 15 2011 & @ Zénith in 2009

Check also Check our reviews of The Last Shadow Puppets @ Olympia on August 26 2008 & @ Album de la Semaine for Canal+ the day after.

Miles @ Main Square Fest last year.

Black Sabbath announces European Tour Dates 2013

Black Sabbath announces European Tour Dates 2013

Nov 20      Hartwall Arena      Helsinki, Finland

Nov 22      Friends Arena        Stockholm, Sweden

Nov 24      Telenor Arena        Oslo, Norway

Nov 26      Forum                    Denmark, Copenhagen

Nov 28      Ziggo Dome          Holland, Amsterdam

Nov 30      Westfalenhalle       Dortmund, Germany

Dec 2         Bercy                     Paris, France

Dec 5         Fiera Arena           Milan, Italy

Dec 7         02 Arena               Prague, Czech Republic

Dec 10       02 Arena               London, UK

Dec 12       Odyssey Arena     Belfast, Ireland

Dec 14       Arena                    Sheffield, UK

 Dec 16        Hydro                   Glasgow, UK

Dec 18       Arena                    Manchester, UK

Dec 20       LG Arena              Birmingham, UK

The Stereophonics @ Studio SFR, Paris March 05 2013

The Stereophonics @ Studio SFR, Paris March 05 2013

Before their sold-out show @ Bataclan on March 13 , The Stereophonics are playing this private gig @ Studio SFR in front of 200 people.

 Always nice to see such a famous band is such a tiny place , it's full but no more than 200 people in here and still room to breath even down the front. We're just on time and the band is getting on stage just as we arrived by the side of the stage on the left. Perfect spot.
The band is starting with brand new song "Indian summer", I guess they would have played most of the new album with a couple of hits in the end, not really.(see setlist below)
We've seen the Stereophonics a few times in Paris ( Maroquinerie & Café de la Danse) and in London ( Wembley stadium and some other places I can't remember) and each time we were a bit disappointed, they are nice little boys playing some nice rock songs, good songs though but NOT rock (read Heavy) enough. It's true today and to make things worse it's an acoustic/electro gig.
COME ON GUYS, take your balls out & put them on the table  !!!
We want some wild guitars and heavier songs !!!
I'm pretty sure that even my little sister would fell asleep listening to those songs.

 Good gig but NOT Heavy enough.

DAVID BOWIE unveils new song and video "The Stars are out tonight"

DAVID BOWIE unveils new song and video "The Stars are out tonight"

Here are a few Pics from the video:

 All Pics (c) David Bowie

a few more Pics of David Bowie walking down the streets incognito in NYC this week HERE