Chickenfoot European Tour 2009

CHICKENFOOT with Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers , Joe satriani , Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony from Van Halen will play the Olympia in Paris on June 29th.

European tour dates are as follows :
Cork Live at the Marquee (June 23)
London Shepherd’s Bush Empire (25)

Paris Olympia (29)

Madrid, venue TBC (July 1)
Udine Lignano Sbbiadoro (5)
Hamburg Grosse Freiheit (7)
Copenhagen Vega (8)

Iggy Pop + Graces Jones ... @ La Musicale March 24th 2009

Casting

First day of recording for this Canal+ tv show " La Musicale" specially called "Nightclubbing".

Iggy Pop has invited a few guests, the stage is like Paris in the 50's as his new album is influenced by French writer Michel Houellebecq.
Around 300 people in this studio some seating down the front as in a café others seating in stalls.

Setlist 1

All songs are duets ( except as noted ):

• First on stage with Iggy is singer Stephan Eicher for a good rock song.

• Then we have AYO for Jacques Brel 's " Ne me quitte pas" , this one is just ok.
• French writter Michel Houellebecq is singing one , the poor guy seems a bit lost on the stage.
• Iggy is doing one on his own, reading Houellebecq's text over music.
• China Moses ( daughter of Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgwater ) is doing a great version of Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher"
• The poor girl Arielle Dombasle is doing " Rum and cola". What the fuck is that chick doing here ? Over here in France everybody's laughing at her , zero credibility. They had to do it twice , nice ! Sooo ridiculous.
  
• Special surprise as Grace Jones is a last minute addition to the program ( she was at the Grand Rex a couple of days ago , see our review HERE ). Before getting on stage they both stayed behind a white curtain so we just could see their shadow and as the technicians were getting things ready , they both had a little bit of fun doing as if they were spanking and fucking eachother, we had a good laugh .They did a rehearsal version then a proper one. Grace just laughed in the middle of the song but Iggy told her to continue as if nothing had happened .They both went singing walking around the tables in the audience. Great even though they've done Grace Jones' version of the song which is not my favorite.
• Iggy did " The Passenger" on his own with the band and went to sing in the audience. Fantastic as he hasn't played that song probably since 2003. It's a bonus as it wasn't planned.
  
• They had to do another version of " nightclubbing" so Grace Jones was called back.
• Recording ended with a boogie Woogie on Piano

Nice evening, Iggy was really relax , still one question tough , What the fuck was doing Arielle Dombasle here ???

Setlist 2

Sorry no pictures : forbidden
see ya tomorrow for the second part with Peaches , Catherine Ringer ( rita Mitsuko ) , Keren Ann & Benjamin Biolay .

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Iggy Pop @ La Musicale March 24th & 25th 2009

Iggy Pop will be in Paris on the 24th & 25th to record " a Canal+ tv show : " La Musicale" specially called " Nightclubbing II" with other artists including : CATHERINE RINGER, AYO, ARIELLE DOMBASLE ( ! ), KEREN ANN, STEPHAN EICHER, PEACHES, BENJAMIN BIOLAY & CHINA MOSES.

Don't forget that The Pretty things are playing the Trabendo on the 26th.

U2 @ Stade de France July 11th and 12th 2009:

Billboard in Paris

Grace Jones @ Grand Rex Paris March 22nd 2009

Grace Jones @ Grand Rex Paris March 22nd 2009.

Not really a fan of what she's doing but my mate Ray from Ray's gigs told me that the show was great so i went.
The Grand Rex was sold-out a long time ago, touts are everywhere outside this beautiful 2000 seats capacity theatre in the center of Paris.
Funny how she has become a gay icon now , with an audience of 80 % gay male in their 30's.
The show starts with Grace singing " nightclubbing" from the top of a platform.
It's hard to believe that she's 60 years old , she's got the body of a 30 year old woman.
The voice is fine and she wears a different outfit ( at least hat ) on EVERY song, so she's going backstage between every song but that's ok as she's telling stories and jokes while getting changed.

I'm not too familiar with her repertoire but i recognised " La vie en Rose" of course , " Love is the drug" ( in a very heavy version ) , " Slave to the rythm", " Libertango", "Pull up to the Bumper".
Many songs from her last cd "Hurricane" were played.

Nice tight ass

She went to sing one in the audience and had 50 people on the stage for another.
Light show was minimalist and the whole band ( 6 musicians and 2 backing vocals girls ) was all dressed in black so was Grace Jones for the whole gig.
It was a bit like a disco with confettis and lasers just like in the 80's.

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier backstage