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Post by Gralto on Jan 6, 2020 2:40:10 GMT
Hiya All Not sure if this info is out there as yet but direct from the source, here are the USA Tour dates for The Hollies - this is the band's biggest Stateside tour since...well, this would be since the 1983 "Re-Union" tour I assume? For those in the US, who knows, this may be your last chance to ever see Hicks, Elliott and co playing in a town near you? No New York gigs I see but several in New Jersey.
July, 2020. 8 Saratoga, Mountain Winery 9 10 Los Angeles, Sabah Theatre 11 Las Vegas, The Smith Centre 12 Phoenix, Celebrity Theatre 13 14 SAN Antonio, Tobin Centre 15 Dallas, Toyota Music Factory 16 Austin, Paramount Theatre 17 18 Chicago, Chicago Theatre 19 Huber Heights, Rose Music Center 20 21 Washington, Kennedy Centre 22 23 Red Bank NJ, Count Basie 24 Morristown NJ, Mayo Performing Arts Center 25 Mashantucket CT, Fox Theatre 26 Boston, Wilber theatre
If you've never seen the band live, leave all your past judgements behind and simply enjoy the music these guys produce. Hollies shows - regardless of what anyone may think about the present line up/sound - are a cut above other retro/nostalgia acts
cheers Simon
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Post by dirtyfaz on Jan 6, 2020 4:38:09 GMT
Hope the promoters get off their backside and heavily promote the tour.
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Post by madprofessorblyth on Jan 6, 2020 5:56:28 GMT
This is FABULOUS news!! I never thought I'd ever see the current Hollies come stateside (even though I always thought they would do very well for themselves). I'm very excited! As a Jersey boy I'm ecstatic they're coming near me and I'll make sure I get to go. I will admit I've never been very keen on this lineup (Howarth seems really nice and has a good voice but he doesn't capture anything close to Clarke so it's just not *the Hollies*) - that being said, I would love the opportunity to see Tony and Bobby in person and hear all of those great songs I love in a live setting (and hopefully pick up some tour merch!)
Thanks for the heads-up!!
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Post by JamesT on Jan 6, 2020 21:33:21 GMT
Oh my - quite a tour! Have they even visited the US with the Howarth-led lineup? I seem to recall they did a short tour (of the east coast?) with Carl Wayne.
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Post by anthony on Jan 6, 2020 22:18:34 GMT
Great for the US fans, I'm shocked they are doing a tour of the States, I had a feeling they were winding right down. They did tour with Carl Wayne JamesT
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Post by JamesT on Jan 6, 2020 22:52:17 GMT
Great for the US fans, I'm shocked they are doing a tour of the States, I had a feeling they were winding right down. They did tour with Carl Wayne JamesT Just checked it out - eight US/Canadian dates in 2002 www.hollies.co.uk/tour/2002.html
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Post by anthony on Jan 7, 2020 9:12:41 GMT
Hope the promoters get off their backside and heavily promote the tour. that's something I don't think the Hollies have ever been good at sadly.
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Post by moorlock2003 on Jan 8, 2020 16:38:07 GMT
Saratoga Springs, New York, was the last time I saw them, with Nash in '83.
If I go to see them in July it will be reluctantly. If only they would get a better singer, dammit!
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Post by gee on Jan 8, 2020 18:45:18 GMT
well all your endless moaning and insulting Peter Howarth year after year ain't gonna change a thing is it ?
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Post by moorlock2003 on Jan 8, 2020 21:57:11 GMT
Of course not. The $hitty version of the band will continue as long as dopes like you pay for a concert ticket.
I've decided against seeing them. I'm sure I would walk out in the middle of the show anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2020 8:53:33 GMT
I've decided against seeing them. I'm sure I would walk out in the middle of the show anyway. I'm sure I would've done the same with the Rickfors line-up. So I kinda understand how you must feel.
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Post by allanclarke on Jan 9, 2020 9:08:37 GMT
Of course not. The $hitty version of the band will continue as long as dopes like you pay for a concert ticket. I've decided against seeing them. I'm sure I would walk out in the middle of the show anyway. Do you take the same medication as Terry Sylvester?
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Post by dirtyfaz on Jan 9, 2020 11:26:12 GMT
I've decided against seeing them. I'm sure I would walk out in the middle of the show anyway. I'm sure I would've done the same with the Rickfors line-up. So I kinda understand how you must feel. Then you would have missed a really good lineup. I can't say the same about the current lineup and I have seen both live. I guess almost 50 years changes how we see things.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2020 12:04:00 GMT
Of course, I wrote that comment to tease Moorlock (the guy who insists we shouldn't criticise a line-up without seeing them live). That said, if I was a casual fan who only really knew the hits, I think I would've been genuinely disappointed to see a line-up that didn't even feature the lead singer of their (then) recent huge US hit, and included such drastically re-arranged (Carrie-Anne) or truncated (Bus Stop) versions of their earlier classics.
If I had a time machine and could go back to see The Hollies with either Mikail Rickfors or Carl Wayne, then I'd choose the latter. Seriously. I deeply regret not seeing the band during the early noughties.
As for the current line-up, I've never seen them, and ignored several chances. That said, if they play locally again I'll probably give them a chance, if only because my other half has never seen The Hollies in any form.
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Post by Gralto on Jan 9, 2020 12:13:07 GMT
If this board starts descending into endless taunts and personal insults, I'll simply start deleting posts and or even easier, whole threads as I have been forced to do once already in the past two months.
Please keep it friendly - we are all here for the one reason - even if that reason has had many members and different line ups (and yes, produced several 'different sounds' as well). I've seen the members of one Hollies Facebook site in particular get very excited about this forthcoming US tour. It's great to see the band still generating passion from old and new fans.
And also...since posting the exclusive to EO 1975 clips recently, I've noticed a spike in new members joining the existing gang here. So, to Ronald, Chicobento, TonyLover62, yodelinggirl and JeremyLR (and the returning Baz! - did I say welcome back already mate?) plus anyone else I may have missed previously, welcome to the board and we look forward to your opinions, reflections and comments here. EVERYONE is welcome on this site.
cheers Simon
PS - I think we have one more rediscovered Hollies 1970s clip to post - maybe next week?
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Post by allanangel on Jan 9, 2020 16:47:08 GMT
cheers Simon PS - I think we have one more rediscovered Hollies 1970s clip to post - maybe next week? Looking forward to that! Thank you!!!
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Post by danvaccaro53 on Jan 10, 2020 16:57:48 GMT
I am very excited about this. I will travel to one of the events, unless Memphis is added. We have all seen the videos of the current lineup and listened to the recording projects over the last 13 or so years. Clearly they are special. It appears they will be performing in the size venues that they prefer in the format that they prefer. North Americans have caught up with the current band's history. I am ready for anything that they care to play. I would like to hear songs recorded by the current lineup such as "One touch", "She'd Kill for Me", "Hearts Don't Lie" and "Skylark". They have remained creative and vibrant while embracing their history. I believe this lineup has been together longer than any. Would it be great to see a guest appearance by Graham Nash? Absolutely, but it is not necessary.
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Post by anthony on Jan 10, 2020 22:44:59 GMT
I am very excited about this. I will travel to one of the events, unless Memphis is added. We have all seen the videos of the current lineup and listened to the recording projects over the last 13 or so years. Clearly they are special. It appears they will be performing in the size venues that they prefer in the format that they prefer. North Americans have caught up with the current band's history. I am ready for anything that they care to play. I would like to hear songs recorded by the current lineup such as "One touch", "She'd Kill for Me", "Hearts Don't Lie" and "Skylark". They have remained creative and vibrant while embracing their history. I believe this lineup has been together longer than any. Would it be great to see a guest appearance by Graham Nash? Absolutely, but it is not necessary. That's great, I have seen this line up many times and think they are great, Yes you would be right about this being the longest running lineup, show they must be doing something right. The Hollies of recent have always played to full houses here in Australia. My favourite of the newer recordings is weakness, that's brilliant live.
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Post by calvertbesseralseric on Jan 10, 2020 23:01:02 GMT
I just wish they'd ditch the corny synthesiser strings and digital piano playing over every track whilst boosting Tony's mic and guitar (and maybe going back to a Telecaster or Epiphone like he used to play live rather than his incredibly clean sounding new model), the band just sounds a bit lifeless and digital to me at the moment. Can't stand Howarth either - an over-emoting CCM hack with a weak voice IMO. I'd much rather have Tony singing lead on everything, tbh. On the whole, though, it's good they're both still "Out on the Road" and playing with their (flawed) rock'n'roll band.
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Post by danvaccaro53 on Jan 10, 2020 23:01:50 GMT
I can imagine that it is!
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Post by anthony on Jan 10, 2020 23:28:50 GMT
I can imagine that it is!
You enjoy the show, looking forward of your thoughts after the show.
You would be hard pressed to find a 60's band than can still put on a show as good as they can.
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Post by JamesT on Jan 11, 2020 7:51:23 GMT
Sadly, I don't think you'll hear any of these. For me, these are four of the best tracks from the Howarth era, and only 'She'd Kill For Me' has been performed live, as far as I know.
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Post by cameron on Jan 11, 2020 18:22:01 GMT
I have to say, the current lineup is not represented well by the awfully weak sounding and chopped up 'Live Hits - We've Got The Tunes' album, nor their slick and restrained TV performances that are up on YouTube. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw them live. Bobby's stamina is astounding for a drummer ANY age, let alone a guy who's 78 years old!! His drums sound powerful and are very much to the fore. Tony too seems more relaxed and lucid than ever on stage, at 74 years old, he's tearing up that fretboard better than ever with lengthy solos and prolonged intros to songs, giving him the spotlight. Peter Howarth - love or hate his voice - is quite charismatic and engaging with the audience, which is what they need. It appears that all of the stage patter was edited out of their only official live CD, I found him quite humorous and likeable. Ian Parker got very involved with the audience and his keyboard work felt a bit more restrained, with the original session tapes for the steel drums on 'Carrie Anne' and the orchestral solo in 'King Midas In Reverse' dropped in as samples rather than him trying to replicate them on keyboards. Ray Stiles is a very agile bass player who's carefully replicated many of Eric Haydock's fast and furious patterns, though he remains seated for their performance. To me, the only real weak link was Steve Lauri, who's falsetto voice just didn't cut it and during his only solo vocal, he sang the wrong words!
But overall, would you rather see a tribute band or get to see at least two of the original Hollies? There's so very few 1960s groups still out there with any original core members, and those who've kept all the original members generally don't have the energy needed to make the show interesting. Which was the big surprise for me about Tony and Bobby, they play as good as ever, if not the best they've ever played! So if you're in America and unsure, I advise that you do go and see them. As a Hollies fanatic, a die-hard Allan Clarke fan, and not a fan of the last two albums, I enjoyed every moment of seeing the current lineup live.
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Post by anthony on Jan 11, 2020 23:21:12 GMT
I have to say, the current lineup is not represented well by the awfully weak sounding and chopped up 'Live Hits - We've Got The Tunes' album, nor their slick and restrained TV performances that are up on YouTube. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw them live. Bobby's stamina is astounding for a drummer ANY age, let alone a guy who's 78 years old!! His drums sound powerful and are very much to the fore. Tony too seems more relaxed and lucid than ever on stage, at 74 years old, he's tearing up that fretboard better than ever with lengthy solos and prolonged intros to songs, giving him the spotlight. Peter Howarth - love or hate his voice - is quite charismatic and engaging with the audience, which is what they need. It appears that all of the stage patter was edited out of their only official live CD, I found him quite humorous and likeable. Ian Parker got very involved with the audience and his keyboard work felt a bit more restrained, with the original session tapes for the steel drums on 'Carrie Anne' and the orchestral solo in 'King Midas In Reverse' dropped in as samples rather than him trying to replicate them on keyboards. Ray Stiles is a very agile bass player who's carefully replicated many of Eric Haydock's fast and furious patterns, though he remains seated for their performance. To me, the only real weak link was Steve Lauri, who's falsetto voice just didn't cut it and during his only solo vocal, he sang the wrong words! But overall, would you rather see a tribute band or get to see at least two of the original Hollies? There's so very few 1960s groups still out there with any original core members, and those who've kept all the original members generally don't have the energy needed to make the show interesting. Which was the big surprise for me about Tony and Bobby, they play as good as ever, if not the best they've ever played! So if you're in America and unsure, I advise that you do go and see them. As a Hollies fanatic, a die-hard Allan Clarke fan, and not a fan of the last two albums, I enjoyed every moment of seeing the current lineup live. you are right about not having many 60's groups around these days. when we are talking core members we are talking about 55 year long service members. I often look around on you tube and type in some oldies bands, has any one seen HH with the Drummer left, very boring and dull, I have friends who went to see them and walked out, played everybody else's stuff and little of their own. I know the Searches had two versions, from what I have seen it's mostly other peoples songs played. Gerry and the Pacemakers, only Gerry is left and I believe he is not well. Paul McCartney from the Beatles sounds shocking these days, we are just seeing an icon. Brian Wilson looks to be in another world on stage. Ok Stones are going well but in real terms Mike never had a great voice, couldn't imagine him singing the Air That I breathe or Heavy. That's why its really astounds me why so many get hung up by this line up of the Hollies in their opinion being so bad and not sounding like the Hollies did in the 60's and 70's. gee we are talking a long time ago, towards the end of Allan's time with the Hollies they didn't sound like the Hollies, his voice had gone. With this group, you get only Hollies songs in a 2 hour show, all the big hits, a professional unit, the audiences keep returning. I know its an older audience, so they would have know the group with Allan singing lead. One last point talk about tribute bands, only ever saw a Beatles one once, Paul was right handed, no core members who played on a single Beatles song, but you know something the music was fun.
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Post by moorlock2003 on Jan 22, 2020 20:38:55 GMT
I'm staying home and will listen to the REAL Hollies on video and audio, thanks to a low grade tribute band that Allan Clarke wishes would stop too.
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