Mick's "Crater Concert" May 19-article & video

[Livia]

http://starbulletin.com/2007/05/04/f...s/story04.html

Rumours have it Crater concert is back

By Gary C.W. Chun
[email protected]
The Diamond Head Crater Celebration is back for a second year, this time at a later date and with slashed general admission prices.

Crater Celebration
Featuring Earth Wind & Fire, Mick Fleetwood's Island Rumours Band, the Gregg Rolie Band, Yvonne Elliman and Polynesian Cultural Center dancers
On stage: 2 p.m. May 19

Place: Diamond Head Crater

Tickets: $69 general; $99, $135, $150 and $175 reserved. Available at Blaisdell box office, Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or (877) 750-4400.

Parking: Tickets include reserved parking nearby and shuttle service.

Note: No tickets will be sold at the door. General admission ticket-holders may bring low-back beach chairs. Those who paid the original $125 general admission price are being offered upgrades to reserved seats.

Call: 735-7000 or visit www.cratercelebration.com.

Hoping to avert the risk of heavy rain that nearly derailed the festival's debut last April, GM Entertainment CEO Ron Gibson is looking toward the May 19 event as coming closer to his and his business partner Mark Mellick's vision.

Part of realizing that is the recent announcement of a new general admission price at "1969 levels" -- namely $69 -- to help boost sales. The event staff has been contacting those who purchased tickets at the original $125 with an offer of a free upgrade to reserved seating.

"Everyone should pay a fair price," Gibson said at the festival's media event yesterday at the Monarch Room of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. "We want this festival to live on, and we hope this, and the music we heard today, will give us that momentum."

To help spur interest, one of the featured acts, Mick Fleetwood's Island Rumours Band, performed a stirring miniset that featured a couple of old tunes associated with the drummer's more famous band, Fleetwood Mac.

After kicking off the set with "O Tahiti," the band played on with verve and confidence with solid renditions of "Dreams" (with Raiatea Helm astutely channeling Stevie Nicks) and "World Turning," featuring some blistering guitar work by later-Mac member Rick Vito. (The band is rounded out by Barefoot Natives partners Willie K and Eric Gilliom, percussionist Lopaka Colón and bassist Lenny Castellanos.)

Fleetwood commented from the stage that he hopes the festival will have a great future and "a vision of what could become an international music festival that will also feature the great talent from here in Hawaii. It excites me."

For exclusive video of Mick Fleetwood's Island Rumours Band performance of "Dreams," visit columnist Jason Genegabus' blog at www.sonecessary.tv.

[KathyD]

Originally Posted by Livia

Crater Celebration
Featuring Earth Wind & Fire, Mick Fleetwood's Island Rumours Band, the Gregg Rolie Band, Yvonne Elliman and Polynesian Cultural Center dancers
On stage: 2 p.m. May 19

Hmmm... I wasn't planning to go.... I don't like Earth Wind & Fire, and I didn't really want to hear "karaoke" Fleetwood Mac, but that performance of Dreams wasn't too bad.... gotta think about this again......

[shackin'up]

Thank you for posting. I won't say too explicit what I think about this. But on the good side I just say: Isn't it amazing how crucial the drums are
( read: this drummer is ) in this song?

[danax6]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Thank you for posting. I won't say too explicit what I think about this. But on the good side I just say: Isn't it amazing how crucial the drums are
( read: this drummer is ) in this song?

I don't know, I stopped reading when I saw those ticket prices.