Sammy Hagar Never Disappoints His Crowd!
A Review by Toni Linde
Guest Reviewer
The Ironstone Winery’s Amphitheater was packed and
buzzing with excitement before the concert even started last Friday
night. My friend and I had great seats that were close to the
stage, and I don’t think they could have even put anymore people on
the grass by the time the concert got going. Joe Satriani did his
job well, getting the crowd pumped up with his amazing guitar
playing. His fingers move faster than you can comprehend, even when
you see them up-close on the big screens hanging on either side of
the stage. Courtesy Photo to the Gold
Country Times
Just before Sammy came on, they added
about 30 people from the audience up on the stage, standing on
risers behind the band to watch the concert from the band’s view.
And, of course, Sammy sang to them throughout the concert and even
stood in the middle of them a few times to sing. Sammy’s Cabo Wabo
girls brought him his drinks throughout his time on the stage. He
said that he was starting to feel pretty good, and he was having a
great time himself! His girls even passed out shots to the people
standing in the front row, using his famous paddles that hold
several shot glasses at a time. He does like to please his crowd!
His songs were well recognized by the crowd and most of the time,
they were singing right along with him. But he did sing a few of
his older songs that people haven’t heard from him for awhile which
were fun to hear too. He loved teasing about the name of the town
and thought that
Murphys sounded like a bar, so he
kept calling the town "Murphyville" or "Murphy-town". This was his
first time at Ironstone and he was very impressed with the venue
and the crowd. Sounds like he will want to come back again
sometime! Near the end of the concert, Sammy shot long strands of
confetti out into the audience with a "potato" cannon, and then did
it again and again until the entire middle section was covered with
red and white strings of confetti!
It was a great night, and the weather
turned out to be perfect for an outdoor concert, with the full moon
just peeking through whispers of clouds. If you’ve never been to
the Ironstone Winery’s Amphitheater, that venue is amazing in
itself! Ironstone Vineyards is located in Murphys, CA. Ticketing
options include the Platinum Dinner package (premium seating,
pre-show four-course Winemaker dinner); Gold Seating (premium
seating with no meal); Silver Seating (reserved seating with buffet
dinner); Reserved Seating (reserved seating with no meal) and
General Admission (lawn seating). Low beach chairs and blankets are
allowed into the General Admission section.
Tickets can be purchased:
www.ticketmaster.com to
charge by phone, please call (800) 745-3000. Tickets are also
avail-able at all Ticketmaster Outlets. On the day of the show,
tickets to that show will be available onsite at the Ironstone box
office, Ironstone Vineyards, 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys, CA. More
information is at
www.ironstoneamphitheatre.net Be sure to catch the last show of
the 2011 Summer Concerts, Don Henley on October 1st, and enjoy an
Ironstone concert at this fabulous venue!
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