ZZ TOP + Jesus Volt @ Zénith, Paris June 18 2013

ZZ TOP + Jesus Volt @ Zénith, Paris June 18 2013

ZZ TOP is back in Paris to promote new album "La Futura" after playing Bercy Arena  in 2010 and the Olympia theater in 2012, The Texans are now playing at the (medium size) Zénith (around 4000 capacity. Opening band French Blues rock band Jesus Volt did  decent set.
After a long intermission ZZ TOP is getting on stage @ 9:15, the stage is kept to a minimum, there is literally nothing apart from a screen in the back and two small ones on each side on the floor.
The light show is still as bright as ever which is perfect to take pictures.

Nice start (see setlist below for details )
The band is on auto-pilot, everything is perfect in fact this is the same show for the last two tours with a couple of new songs.

As usual they are playing a very short set: 80 min max including the Encore.

Good show but feels like seeing automatons with guitars.

SETLIST ( To be confirmed):
Got Me Under Pressure
Waitin' for the Bus
Jesus Just Left Chicago
Gimme All Your Lovin'
Pincushion
Cheap Sunglasses
I Gotsta Get Paid
Flyin' High
Precious and Grace
Heartache in Blue
Foxy Lady ( Jimi Hendrix )
Certified Blues
My Head's in Mississippi
Chartreuse
Sharp Dressed Man
Legs
Encore:
La Grange / Bar-B-Q
Tush

 Archives:
ZZTOP @ Olympia in 2012
ZZ TOP @ Paris Bercy with The Doobie Brothers (Part 1 & Part 2) in 2010

Rock concerts/shows in Paris for the end of June 2013

Rock concerts/shows in Paris for the end of June 2013

June 12:

Charles Bradley @ Maroquinerie

June 15:

Depeche Mode @ Stade de France

June 18:

Leonard Cohen @ Bercy

ZZTOP @ Zénith

Vigon @ Bataclan

June 19:

QOTSA @ Trianon

Texas, Dido, Madness (cancelled), Foals, Lou Doillon, Skip the Use @ Olympia, RTL 2, invit' only

-----------------------HELLFEST @ CLISSON June 21-22-23 (click on lik for full line up)--------------
 June 21:
Franz Ferdinand among other artists for a 40 min gig @ Olympia (free show)

June 21-22:

MUSE @ Stade de France (sold out)

June 24:

Smashing Pumpkins @ Zénith

June 26:

Mark Knopfler @ Bercy

June 27:

The Black Crowes @ Cigale
 Trixie Whitley @ divan du monde

June 29:

Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band @ Stade de France

June 30:

Dead Can  Dance @ Zénith

Metallica performed entire debut album "Kill'em All" @ Orion Music + More festival @ Belle Isle, Detroit June 08 2013

Metallica performed entire debut album "Kill'em All" @ Orion Music + More festival @ Belle Isle, Detroit June 08 2013

 

(c) Orion Music + More

The band performed an afternoon show as DEHAAN on the Vans Damage Inc. stage

setlist:

01. Hit The Lights
02. The Four Horsemen
03. Motorbreath
04. Jump In The Fire
05. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
06. Whiplash
07. Phantom Lord
08. No Remorse
09. Seek And Destroy
10. Metal Militia

Part 2 is HERE, Part 3 is HERE

Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Bercy, Paris June 06 2013

Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Bercy, Paris June 06 2013

LOS LOBOS

Almost sold-out show for Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Paris Bercy with 15 000 people.

LOS LOBOS did a good job opening, like a heavier version of Canned Heat with some heavy and greasy guitar sound for some songs and some latino sound for other songs including of course "La bamba"

Lots of dedicated fans for Neil Young down the front.

Very long intro to the sound of The Beatles' "Day in the life" as the roadies are getting the stage ready then as the band is getting and lining up on stage, to the sound of "La Marseillaise".

Crazy Horse is heavy stuff with lots of heavy guitars with very long outro specially at the end of "Walk like a Giant" which sounded like a version of Lou Reed's Metal Machine. That was a bit too much and too long on this one.

Nice acoustic part with "heart of Gold", Bob Dylan's " Blowin' " and Neil on piano for the next song.
then back to some heavy guitars with a funny version of "Fuckin' Up" on which the band had some fun.

It's the same setlist on every show on this tour apart for the Encore, for Paris only one song: " Rockin' in a free world".

setlist: [from Sugar Mountain]
Intro "a day in a life + Marseillaise
1.    Love And Only Love
2.    Powderfinger
3.    Psychedelic Pill
4.    Walk Like A Giant
5.    Hole In The Sky
6.    Heart Of Gold
7.    Blowin' In The Wind
8.    Singer Without A Song
9.    Ramada Inn
10.    Cinnamon Girl
11.    F*!#in' Up
12.    Mr. Soul
13.    Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
    ---
14.    Rockin' In The Free World

Maybe not his best show, The Zénith in 2009 and his shows @ Grand Rex were better but that was hot & heavy stuff tonight.

Archives:
Neil Young @ Zénith Paris June 04 2009 and HERE
Crosby & Nash @ Olympia Oct 2011
CSN @ Olympia July 2010
CSN @ OLympia July 2009 and here

Sixto Rodriguez @ Cigale, show N°3, Paris June 05 2013

Sixto Rodriguez @ Cigale, show N°3, Paris June 05 2013

  SIXTO RODRIGUEZ : Résurrection à la Cigale.Hallelujah !!!

 

Hard to believe, after probably the worst shows I've been to this year 2013, that RODRIGUEZ will be alive & kicking tonight !

8:30 pm and Rodriguez is getting on stage. He has a voice, the band is playing better, the atmosphere is religious with real fans attending and not some of the posh bitches I saw at the Zénith for both shows.We even had a couple of youngsters getting on stage to sing with him and thank him. That was fun and harmless but not very respectful to a 70 year old man !

Ok he's still asking for wine between songs , but his valet was reluctant giving some to him so he had to be patient to have a glass... for the better.

His voice was a bit weak after a few songs but much better than yesterday.

Still lots of cover songs tonight: "La vie en rose","c'est si bon",  "I only have eyes for you", Carl Perkins' "Blue suede shoes", Bob Dylan's" Like a rolling stone"and a couple of ohers, some of his own songs are edited but we had a VERY GOOD SHOW. It was night & Day compare to the Zénith shows !

70 min show

Hallelujah !!!

 

anyone has the complete setlist ?


review for show N° 1 @ Zénith June 03 2012, Show N° 2 @ Zénith June 04 2013
 

Iron Maiden @ Paris Bercy , June 05 2013

Iron Maiden @ Paris Bercy , June 05 2013

 setlist :
Moonchild
Can I Play with Madness
The Prisoner
2 Minutes to Midnight
Afraid to Shoot Strangers
The Trooper
The Number of the Beast
Phantom of the Opera
Run to the Hills
Wasted Years
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
The Clairvoyant
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
Encore:
Churchill's Speech/ Aces High
The Evil That Men Do
Running Free

Sixto Rodriguez @ Zénith , show n°2, Paris June 04 2013

Sixto Rodriguez  @ Zénith , show n°2, Paris June 04 2013

Another sold-out show for RODRIGUEZ @ the 6500 seats capacity Zénith in Paris.
Another sad show: the voice is weak, songs are under-rehearsed (in fact not at all I've been told), Rodriguez is editing songs, constantly asking for more wine between songs.
Sometimes I was wondering if I was not at a Peter Doherty show.
So sad.
Many people left before the end, and after talking to many people They all thought it was pathetic and that his family should leave him alone now that he's successful and has money.
Couldn't be more true.

 review for his show yesterday is here
Show N°3 @ Cigale June 05 2013 HERE

 60 min show