YOU ARE HERE TOUR | THE MONKEY PUZZLE TOUR 2006/2007 UK TOUR | EUROPEAN TOUR | FESTIVALS | USA TOUR USA 2004 | USA 2005 2004 USA Tour United States of America Tour 2004 UFO PROMOTED by PLEASE CHECK THE OFFICIAL UFO website for confirmation of dates THIS TOUR WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR Early 2004 Wednesday September 22nd 2004 Baltimore MD, Thunderdome SET LIST 1. Midnight Train 2. Mother Mary 3. When Daylight Goes To Town 4. Let It Roll 5. I'm A Loser 6. This Kids 7. Wild One 8. Fighting Man 9. Only You Can Rock Me 10. Baby Blue 11. Mr. Freeze 12. Love To Love 13. Too Hot To Handle 14. Lights Out 15. Rock Bottom 16. Doctor Doctor 17. Shoot Shoot REVIEW Thursday September 23rd 2004 Glenside PA, Keswick Theatre with Blue Oyster Cult rescheduled from April 29th REVIEW | PHOTOS | Saturday September 25th 2004 BLUE OYSTER CULT / UFO PHOTOS Hampton Beach Casino Hampden Beach NH, Casino | INFO with Blue Oyster Cult rescheduled from May 1st REVIEW | REVIEW & PHOTOS Sunday September 26th 2004 The Starland Ballroom Sayerville NJ, Starland Ballroom UFO • Blue Oyster Cult rescheduled from May 2nd SET LIST | web site Monday September 27th 2004 Buffalo NY, Club Infinity REVIEW & PHOTOS Tuesday September 28th 2004 Pittsburgh PA, The Rex Theatre   REVIEW at the web site Wednesday September 29th 2004 New York NY, B B King's ADVERT Friday October 1st 2004 New York NY, B B King's PHOTOS | REVIEW Saturday October 2nd 2004 Poughkeepsie NY, The Chance PHOTOS | REVIEW .   Updated Poster Wednesday October 6th 2004 Sauget IL, Pops       Friday October 8th 2004 Ferndale MI, Magic Bag Theatre Saturday October 9th Cleveland OH, The Odeon PHOTOS Sunday October 10th 2004 New Orleans, House Of Blues Monday October 11th 2004 Chicago IL, House Of Blues Tuesday October 12th 2004 Milwaukee WI , Potawatami Casino

 

LATEST DATES for 2004

Wed 10th Nov - New Orleans - House of Blues
Fri 12th Nov - Austin TX - Frank Erwin Ctr (w/ The Scorpions)
Sat 13th Nov - San Antonio TX - SBC Ctr (w/The Scorpions)
Mon 15th Nov - Los Angeles CA - House Of Blues
Wed 17th Nov - Anaheim CA - House Of Blues
Thurs 18th Nov - Sacramento CA - The Roadhouse
Fri - 19th Nov - San Francisco CA - The Pound
Sat - 20th Nov - Santa Cruz CA - The Catalyst

 

1st concert at the Thunderdome in Baltimore (Hole in the wall club, but probably a big warm up). Good seats in front of the stage and overhead...maybe 300 or so in attendance when UFO finally came on around 11:30. (had to wait through 2 other bands). The band was tight and awesome...majority of the European Dates set list was played: fighting man, watching daylight go to town, baby blue, mr. freeze, and all the usual hits including I'm a loser.

Encore was Doctor, Doctor

BACK to Thunder Dome

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Thursday September 22nd 2004

Next night I was off to Philadephia. The restored Chadwick Theatre..assigned seating. I knew this would be a better venue for the band. Met 4 sound guys next to me. Somehow word about their sound warehouse in Delaware got to UFO. The band spent 4 days prior to Baltimore in Delaware rehearsing. Next to these guys was Vinnie's wife, 2 kids and Mother. Blue Oyster Cult was on last...most I talked to had the same opinion...only here for UFO.

UFO hit the stage..venue was great...sound was awesome...band had plenty of room and it was incredible. No Mr. Freeze and (can't remember for sure) I don't think they did Fighting Man. Everything else the same. Halfway through the old hits with Baby Blue had about 100 or more people out of the seats and crowding the stage. OK, I thought ...time to stand and go down front!

Only you can rock me, Lights out, love to love...were all excellent. Fist pumping and rockin! Encore was Doctor, Doctor ...I was about 3 feet from the stage. Band left, crowd rocking and good majority of people left before BOCult!! Venue looks like it sat about 2500, almost full from what i could tell. I spoke to Vinnie's wife and Mother. Thank God he's in the band and we can have some consistency now...tour, cd etc. She said "it's a great fit for all" Jason was outstanding....think that is a big upgrade for the band!!

Jay M. Lloyd

both reviews Keswick and Thunder Dome ©2004 Jay. Lloyd

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Paul Raymond	Jason Bonham	Barry Sparks

Photos © Ted Donatelli 2004

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Hi TRISTAN

Can you believe it, it's took me 30 years to see my all time favorite band ever UFO. Yes it is. I'm a fan of UFO since i was 11 years old, today I am 41.

I drove from Canada to USA specialy for the Hampton Beach gig.

First I met Peter Knorn, UFO's manager and asked him if he can do something for me. He said sure
i said than i have a letter beside a picture of me and aske him to give to PHIL. and he did. I was standing outside, and one guy of the UFO staff said to me "C'mon go inside with me".

The first person I met was JASON who was sitting on a table with BOBBY RONDINELLI. Thoses guys shake my hand and
we take somes photos with JASON and we talks before he made his soundcheck, He signed a pair of drum sticks.and we do somes jokes. Ir was a huge surprise to find out that Jason is also part of the Opening act!!!! And JASON said alright tonight guys he has 2 first part before BOC

30 minutes later i saw PAUL RAYMOND

come in and do his soundcheck, keys, guitar, vocal. He made for PHIL voice.

After I met PAUL is a pretty nice person, he signed my stuff taked photos with me and talk about the tonights gig.

HO is't 9 o'clock go for the party (2 hours after the Quierboys) LOL. I was stand up in the first row and the crowd scream UFO UFO UFO!!!!

Well the light go down, i was so exited and very nervous and the band came up on stage. PHIL was just in front of me (life is good) and they start with Mother Mary,The sound was simply perfect and PHIL MOGG sing like a god, his voice is so perfect i can't believe it. Daylight goes to town start and BARRY do the back vocals, this guy is happy, funny with the crowd and we speak to each others between somes songs, cause we knows each other. He asked me if i
like the sound of he new bass, a thunderbird like pete, cause he want to respect the sound of pete and pete himself. Theres was 1800 or more peoples.

But what can i say all peoples around me have hats,t-shirt of UFO. Sustain of guitar and we go with LET IT ROLL .After the song the crownd start to scream PHIL MOGG
PHIL MOGG this place begins to go crazy.

Next I AM A LOSER, THIS KIDDS with the VINNIE MAN on board he's playing was incredible, he smile, interactive with
the fans. For me he fit perfectly with the band. JASON is a killer on drums and very active with the crowd, he's stand up behind of his drums tell to poeples to clap her hands. And after I AM A LOSER and BABY BLUE he said PHIL MOGG and JASON applause PHIL. JASON was so intense he stand up again before LOVE TO LOVE
and he show us his tattoo of ZEP BONZO and he point the sky and tell us this one is for you dad. It was very emotional moment. Again after this song he point PHIL and applause him. In the case of PAUL RAYMOND i think this guy is one of the most underrated talent, he plays keyboards, guitars, back vocals is a general behind the band, he make's winkles, smile to poeples but what a job he make for the band. Now place to LIGHT OUT, TOO HOT TO HANDLE AND ROCK BOTTOM make this place completly crazy,poeples screams,sings with the band.The band left the stage and comeback to do the encore DOCTOR DOCTOR,when i saw PHIL and PAUL singning together with the same microphone i was so touched to see them together,it's not my fault but somes tears fall down to my face.Cause i knew there was
the last songs of the show and after 30 years of hope,this kind of thing can happen. THIS SHOW WAS MORE THAN AWESOME. when light go up it's time for me to leave, I was there for UFO only and believe me i'm not "THE ONLY ONES" who did that. UFO fans goes outside to meet the band, i'm sorry for BOC but poeples was
theres for UFO, hundreds of thems were near from the bus and the party continue.

Finally my dreams come true i met PHIL for the first time in my old life and he was very funny with me, he began to tell my name he said your Maynard ,i read your letter and thank's i apreciate what you write to me. that was he said. He take time to sign my beautiful leather jacket with his own face paint in the back, he said i was so surprise when you show me this jacket when we play ONLY YOU CAN ROCK ME.

I said i try a lots of time to show you when you were on stage. After we talks PHIL goes near the bus to sign a lots autographs, he recieve somes hugs. HE was what i immagine of him all my life. thank's my wife STEPHANIE, my dude ANDRÉ and GILLES And ZEF to kick my ass to go there. I'll never foret that. Thank's Mrs.MOGG to
all the time you take for me. For finnish the UFO fans are very CLASSY and the coolest peoples than met.

TRISTAN, BATTTTTY, GILLES and ZEF thank's for keeping the light on for the greatest band in the world call UFO.LIKE BATTTTTY said HE DESERVE IT.

see ya

FRANK MAYNARD.

UFO @ BB King in NYC - October 1, 2004
Hello again, Tristan.
I promised you a review a few days ago and perhaps a few more photographs. Here goes nothing . . .

My name is Steven Meyers and I am a resident of Hoboken, New Jersey in the good ole United States. I was at the UFO performance at BB King's in New York City on Friday, October 1st. My good friend Bill Mooney, a longtime UFO fan, made a two hour trip into the city to join me for this show. This was a concert we had been anticipating ever since the first announcements of the American leg of You Are Here tour last spring. I had gotten tickets for one of the original April shows and we were greatly disappointed that the tour would have to be postponed for six months due to Phil and Pete’s Visa problems.

After a wait of nearly six months I was finally able to take my tickets off the shelf, dust them off and meet my friend in Grand Central Station to make our way to BB Kings. We got to the club very early as I had been to a show there several months before and got a very poor seat despite showing up well before showtime. I was determined that would not happen for this show. I had previously seen UFO play so I had some experiences to compare tonights show with. My friend, despite being a huge fan since the early eighties had never seen them perform live.

We had a long wait until the opening band and plenty of time to talk beforehand. We discussed that the lengthy delay and unexpected problems just might make the band even more anxious to get out on stage and prove themselves worth the wait.

The opening band were the Healing Sixes and they proved to be quite interesting. Apparently Jason Bonham is their occasional drummer but tonight they had someone else filling that role. They sounded a bit like Bad Company with a strong Zeppelin influence and a large dose of a band like Pearl Jam. We both agreed that they were quite good.

After a short break Muddy Waters classic Mannish Boy began blasting out of the PA and the lights dimmed. Showtime had finally arrived.

When UFO hit the stage that night I think my comments about the band being out to prove themselves were proven correct. I had seen UFO twice before on the Walk On Water and Misdemeanor tours and both shows were excellent but at BB Kings the band seemed more aggressive than I have ever seen them.

The band took the stage and blasted out an excellent Midnight Train that rolled right into an amazing performance of Mother Mary. Phil gave a short greeting to the crowd and introduced the first song from the new album, When Daylight Goes To Town which was even more powerful live than I could have imagined.

Let It Roll was up next and Phil commented that this song was from an album called Force It which UFO had recorded about five years ago. Hmm, only five years? I would have thought longer than that.

I’m A Loser was the next song and I was thrilled to see them play it as it had never made the set lists on any night I had seen them. They followed with This Kids, The Wild One and Fighting Man. I was impressed that the new songs blended seamlessly with the old and were just as powerful.

Next up, Only You Can Rock Me which had the whole audience joining the chorus. Phil asked for our patience as the band got ready for what he called its Crosby, Stills & Nash performance, which turned out to be my favorite song from the new album, Baby Blue.

I have to say that the whole band was playing superbly. Vinnie and Jason were excellent. Vinnie played all of Michael Schenker’s solos flawlessly and with amazing skill. Jason was rock solid throughout and although I have never been a fan of lengthy drum solos I would not have minded to see Mr. Bonham indulge us with one. Certainly he carries on his fathers legacy admirably.

I am delighted that Paul Raymond has rejoined the band. His playing was perfect and he balances Phil’s presence wonderfully. While Pete Way was certainly missed, Barry Sparks proved to be much more than just a hired hand. His playing was incredibly powerful and he lent an energetic, theatrical presence to the show. As I had seen Barry play with both Vinnie Moore and Michael Schenker in the past I thought he
was the perfect substitute for Pete Way. Should Pete ever decide to step down on a permanent basis (No! Don't do that, Pete!) Mr. Sparks could easily step in without the band losing a step.

Some might argue that the band isn’t the same without Michael but I would argue that they are now at a performing peak that hasn’t been achieved since the days of the classic albums with Michael. Having read many interviews with various members of the band it seemed that for many years there was an enormous amount of internal friction. There was none of that to my eyes during their show at BB Kings. The band seemed incredibly comfortable with one another and I could not detect any tension at all coming from the stage.

A strong Mr. Freeze was up next followed by the always amazing Love To Love. Vinnie’s soloing was incredible during the instrumental break. After Love To Love finished Phil teased a girl in the front row afterwards for being the only person he had ever seen applying lipgloss
during the middle of a song. He dedicated the next song to her and from my vantage point the lady in question did, indeed, appear Too Hot To Handle.

Lights Out was followed by a phenomenal Rock Bottom. Phil left the stage during Vinnie's lengthy guitar solo returning to the stage to finish the song wearing a lovely kilt which was how he performed for the rest of the evening! Didn't see that one coming at all. Thought it worked very well with his work boots.

There were two encores taken: Doctor Doctor for the first and Shoot Shoot for the second. After a nearly two hour performance I think everyone had been more than given their money’s worth. Easily one of the most powerful shows I had ever seen and I really hope that the band returns to the States once Pete’s Visa problems are behind him.

I emailed my friend for his input on the show as I intended to send you a few words about this performance and thought that I should also get his reaction. So, the following paragraph was sent to me by Mr. Bill Mooney of Montgomery, NY, my partner in crime for this odyssey, a few days after the show. I am including it with his permission. Bill alludes to the fact that he was going to attempt to make it to the following nights show at the Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY but personal commitments wouldn’t allow it. Anyway, here’s what he had to say about the show at BB Kings:

“Never made it to the Chance on Saturday. I can say that I can die happy, having finally seen one of the greatest bands in history and my personal favorite for the last quarter century. Now I can't wait to see them again. I get the impression that there will be a next time, and we won't have to wait terribly long for it. Don't know if I caught any anecdotes that you missed, but I do have some interesting observations. We
witnessed a great show, and the band members obviously get along great and interact well. Barry Sparks fits right in. As you said, there wasn't anything to be disappointed about, but it will be nice to see Pete back in the fold. Phil was interesting. His interaction with the crowd was almost conversational. On the live recordings, he was a man of few words ("thank you" and mentioning song titles at best). At this show,
he came off as the regular guy he seems to be. Perhaps the small club setting and sparse crowd allowed him to be less formal. Or maybe he's just happier these days. Either way, good for him (and us). He was also very gracious to the nervy couple down in front who insisted upon interacting with him between songs and offering him beers (don't know that he's all that much of a drinker anymore). But it gave Phil the opportunity to show us how human he is. I was also impressed with Paul, who comes off as a reliable journeyman musician who has
good-naturedly put up with all the madness for so many years (it's a miracle that he appears sane after so many repeated stints in UFO, MSG and Waysted). Vinnie plays Schenker's riffs as well as Schenker. I also hope they keep Bonzo's kid, who besides being great, really seems to enjoy being in the band. All in all, a great show. Glad you have some good photos. Can't wait to see them. I'm also interested in the website you're contributing to. Last but not least, e-mail me that set list please. I'd like to put together a tape of those songs so that I can "sort-of"
relive the show.”

So those are our impressions of a wonderful night with one of our favorite bands. Needless to say the band more than made up for the long wait and I left BB Kings that night practically walking on air having seen such a powerful performance.

I am attaching a few more photos for the enjoyment of anyone who might want to experience a bit of the show. In some of them you might be able to notice Phil in his kilt. BB Kings is a nice size venue where they don't seem to mind flash photography. Wish there were a few more places around that were that relaxed about fans taking pictures.
Hope you enjoyed our little tale and the accompanying photographs. To shamelessly plug myself, sometime in the next few weeks I will be putting up my own website where there will be some of the UFO photos that I took that night as well as photos taken recently of other bands and a few other strange things. My URL will be www.vnoise.com and anyone is welcome to visit and contact me with either praise or abuse as they see fit.

Oh, and before I forget, thanks for a great website and keep up the good work.
Best wishes to you and yours,
Steven Meyers
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
www.vnoise.com

Here's those pictures. Hope you like 'em!

Phil Mogg and Barry Sparks

 

 

 

 

 

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