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Eric Johnson and the 2011 UP CLOSE Tour

July 11, 2011 By GuitarDaddy

Eric Johnson Ticket Stub - Phoenix 7-7-11

Last Thursday I had the chance to see Eric Johnson on the first stop of his 2011 “UP CLOSE” Tour.

The only other time I have seen Eric Johnson play live was at the NAMM show a couple of years ago and I was anxious to see him again.

 

Note that ticket price? $22.00 plus A $6.75 ticket fee – what a steal!

I have always been a fan of the man behind the “golden tone” and he did not disappoint me.

(Last December I wrote about the upcoming “UP CLOSE” CD.  Read it again by CLICKING HERE.)

Since the tour was named after the “UP CLOSE” CD, I assumed that much of the music would be from the CD and it was…with a few bonus tracks thrown in as well.

Songs included: “FatDaddy”, “Dear Prudence” (Beatles Cover), “Gem”, “Mr. P.C.”, “Vortexan”, A “Les Paul cover” (sorry – don’t remember the name), “Vortexan”, “Hard Times”, an untitled song called “Title”, “Like a Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan Cover), “Anthem for Today”, “When the Sun meets the Sky”, “Cliffs of Dover” and a killer (LOUD) closer… “Are You Experienced” (Jimi Hendrix”).

I know I got my twenty-two bucks worth and I know my concert buddy RWG did too. Our ears were ringing for several hours.

His touring band includes Chris Maresh on bass and Wayne Salzmann on drums. A very tight – high energy group.

Today I came across this YouTube video of the 3 of them “gearing up” for the tour… ENJOY!

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Related posts:

  1. Eric Johnson Up Close Tour 2011 UPDATE
  2. Eric Johnson 2012 UK Tour
  3. UP CLOSE CD by Eric Johnson
  4. Happy Birthday Eric Johnson! New CD?

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