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Post by naturedude11 on Feb 4, 2009 8:49:29 GMT -5
Woo Hoo. Yet another faded band for Riverbend. "3" Dog Night, as is standard for Riverbend, coming in without the singer who had the group's biggest hits.
Chuck Negron was the voice behind "One" "Easy To Be Hard" "Joy to the World" "Old Fashioned Love Song "Pieces of April" and shared leads on most of the others. But he hasn't performed with the group in many years. So you'll get 2 Dog Night.
Along with the Commodores who are missing their lead singer as well.
Chip is probably lining up the Pips as we speak.
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Post by Dana on Feb 4, 2009 8:55:35 GMT -5
Yep...which is why I go for people watching and beer drinking...
I guess Chip's bringing his cracker-jack expertise from being on the School Board to another year of Riverbend...
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Post by vanstheman on Feb 4, 2009 9:05:54 GMT -5
And then there are those who know the "real music" is on the other stages.Couldn't care less about looking up 75 feet and standing 100 yds away, where the crowd of yahoos from Pikeville and Gruetli Lager line up their lawn chairs and guard their "turf".
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Post by Copperhead on Feb 4, 2009 10:55:55 GMT -5
I wish the Riverbend website was up & running. I'd like to know who will be playing on all of the other stages.
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Post by joedog on Feb 4, 2009 11:16:08 GMT -5
Has anyone suggested Arcattack to the FOF???
That would be an awesome late show for friday or saturday night and the do perform at festivals.
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Post by daworm on Feb 4, 2009 11:38:56 GMT -5
While I would agree that most of the good bands are on the side stages, not all of the headliners are lame, not even all of the "oldies". Bachman/Cummings put on one hell of a good show, for instance. Like them or not, so did Cheap Trick. ZZTop, not so much, and they had all three members.
I'm still glad I go to see Enter the Haggis, Papa Grows Funk, Rathkeltair (RKA) and others on the side stages (plus the guilty pleasure of Rodney Carrington singing "Chuck-E-Cheese Hell").
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Feb 4, 2009 12:42:50 GMT -5
Bill Cosby was pretty good.
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Post by Gary on Feb 4, 2009 12:46:40 GMT -5
Best Coke Stage act I've seen in years was Bob Seger. Amazing band, fantastic sound quality, and he played a great mix of hits and obscure blues covers. Put on a great show. But the truth is that Riverbend to me is all about the side stages. The list of great performers I've seen on the various secondary stages is too long to go into here (I've been going to Riverbend faithfully since '97), but I have always felt it as well worth the pin price to see even a couple of the acts every year, much less the literally dozens on great shows. Oh, and Worm - it was Tim Wilson who sang "Chuck E. Cheese Hell", not Rodney Carrington.  |
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Post by Bryan Stone on Feb 4, 2009 15:38:02 GMT -5
I might spend the least amount of time @ Riverbend this year than ever
unless they start throwing some better names out there pretty soon
I used to be a pretty big Riverbend critic,... hater, if you will,... but the festival has really taking a nice turn over the last 4 - 5 years
this year things are NOT looking very appealing to me
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Post by daworm on Feb 4, 2009 15:41:52 GMT -5
Oops, right on.
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Post by fizzle on Feb 5, 2009 19:12:43 GMT -5
I go every year and have liked VERY FEW acts they bring. (Figure its bad not too with this being the biggest event here) There are plenty of smaller festivals that get better bands than some of the crap FOF brings to Chattanooga.
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Post by daworm on Feb 10, 2009 21:40:04 GMT -5
So, what bands do you like, anyway, that you think all of RB's bands are crap?
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Post by compspeed on Feb 10, 2009 21:49:38 GMT -5
"Best Coke Stage act I've seen in years was Bob Seger. Amazing band, fantastic sound quality, and he played a great mix of hits and obscure blues covers. Put on a great show."
Gary, not sure Segar has ever played Riverbend. Were you thinking of Steve Miller?
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Post by Bryan Stone on Feb 11, 2009 13:15:27 GMT -5
if Bob Seger has played Riverbend if was before 1996
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Post by Walker, Texas Ranger on Feb 11, 2009 14:35:06 GMT -5
Yep. I was thinking Steve Miller and wrote Bob Seger.  |
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Feb 11, 2009 17:48:34 GMT -5
"I was thinking Steve Miller and wrote Bob Seger."
Same thing.
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Post by davrik on Feb 11, 2009 19:07:06 GMT -5
I liked the Kid Rock show, but I really like the smaller stages, as well. One of the best was three years ago with Burrito Deluxe, remnants of the Flying Burrito's, under the bridge. That was cool. Here come the Mummies rocked em' good five years ago. A kid named Rob Aldridge had a good show last year.
Who would you like to see come to Riverbend?
top 3.
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Post by daworm on Feb 11, 2009 19:43:50 GMT -5
Side Stage - Man... Or Astroman?
Main Stage - Motorhead (no chance of that ever happening, but I can dream)
Headliner - Van Halen
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Post by Bryan Stone on Feb 11, 2009 21:53:30 GMT -5
Man... or Astroman was on the beer stage in the last 5 or 6 years
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Post by Copperhead on Feb 12, 2009 14:45:24 GMT -5
February 12th - still no Riverbend website.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Feb 12, 2009 15:44:45 GMT -5
1. Queen
2. Sam Bush
3. Aerosmith
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Post by daworm on Feb 12, 2009 16:07:33 GMT -5
Hmmm, missed that entirely. Doesn't surprise me, though. Side stage acts rarely get any promo, and I was boycotting it back then because of the Tull debacle (when Ian told those rich farts to get out of those white chairs and let the real fans get close to the stage). Only getting married and my wife wanting to go brought me back.
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Post by Tsavodiner on Feb 14, 2009 2:50:22 GMT -5
#1: Elvis Presley
#2: Anna Nicole Smith
#3: Jesus Christ of Nazareth (not the band).
P.S. those crowds are from Delano, too. Tell by the smell....
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Post by tim on Feb 22, 2009 8:18:42 GMT -5
Ringo and his All-Star Band.
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Post by Bryan Stone on Feb 23, 2009 13:23:26 GMT -5
well the Bend has a website now
it list all of 4 bands,... Three (2) Dog Night, Mont. Gentry, The Commodores, & The Wailers
while pollstar has:
Sun 06/07/09
"Riverbend Festival" Riverbend Festival Grounds
Cedric Burnside
Juke Joint Duo
Lightnin' Malcolm
The Wailers
Three Dog Night
Mon 06/08/09 "Riverbend Festival" Riverbend Festival Grounds
Bernard Allison
Juke Joint Duo Bessie Smith Strut
Cedric Burnside
Lightnin' Malcolm
Tue 06/09/09 "Riverbend Festival" Riverbend Festival Grounds
Steven Curtis Chapman
Wed 06/10/09 "Riverbend Festival" Riverbend Festival Grounds
Adrian Belew
Corinne West
Cornmeal
Simplified
Thu 06/11/09 "Riverbend Festival" Riverbend Festival Grounds
Angie Aparo
Dave Barnes
Diana Jones
Fri 06/12/09 "Riverbend Festival" Riverbend Festival Grounds
Montgomery Gentry
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Post by Bryan Stone on Feb 23, 2009 13:29:08 GMT -5
just short of Adrian Belew (who I've seen) & Cornmeal (who I've seen and will have multiple chances to see again)
for the first time in years I am very unimpressed and actually have pre-bonnaroo vacation plans that includes a swing through the Carolina's for a ball game or two ending with Phish in Knoxville and then off to Manchester for the final weekend of Riverbend.
I hate to say this,... but for the first time since 1996 I might not even step foot on the grounds,... not b/c I'm completely hating on it,... just because I might not have time
now if a stellar act get announced soon on one of the side stages I might have to alter my plans,... but I'm not counting on it
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