Tesla at Rockfest – Review
In the Rockfest booklet Tesla was dubbed as a “Meat and potatoes show” because it’s all about the music. I would have to agree. Being a long time fan of the band this was probably the band I wanted to see the most over the four days of Rockfest. Why Tesla wasn’t a headliner, I don’t know.
This show had no fancy pyro, no fancy stage props, just the kick ass Tesla songs we all know and love. Here’s a rundown of a few of the songs, “Gettin Better“, “Love Song“, “Signs“, “Heavens Trail, No Way Out“, “Modern Day Cowboy“, “Song and Emotion“, “What You Give” and many others. This is one of the bands, I’m embarrassed to say, that I’ve never seen before. It was probably the highlight of the fest for me. Jeff Keith, the lead vocalist, addresssed the crowd with every song which helped you relate to the songs even if you weren’t familiar with the music.
Rob Thomas, the lead singer for Matchbox 20 who performed later that day, is a class act. Not only did he put on a great show later, but he made it a point to give Tesla the respect they deserve in his opening remarks when he said, “It’s an honor to share the same stage with acts like Tesla.” Boy he said a mouthful. It was great to see an authentic act that has been around for years still getting thousands of people to stand on their feet and sing their songs word for word. I’m glad I was there to witness it!
Our Rockfest neighbor Autumn and her sister Mel got the opportunity to go back stage and visit with the members of Tesla before the show. They said the guys were great and very friendly. Tesla even autographed one of our Cant Stop Rockin T-shirts and Mel gave it to me. Thanks Mel !! Here are some pictures from backstage.
Tesla has one more date scheduled at Hawgfest in Winter Park, CO on Sat. Aug. 16, 2008. General admission tickets are $35 and VIP tickets are $45. Warrant, The Groove Hawgs and Lynch Mob are appearing also.
Update – 08/21/08
Three more dates have been added: Wednesday, October 7, 2008 at Pop’s in Sauget, IL. Tickets are $26 and go on sale Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 10:00 am CDT.
On Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets are $25 and go on sale Friday, August 22, 2008 at 10:00 am EDT.
On Friday, October 17, 2008 at The Fillmore Detroit in Detroit, MI. Tickets are $27.50 and $35.00 and go on sale Monday, August 25, 2008 at 10:00 am EDT.
[tags]Tesla, Rockfest ‘08[/tags]
there awesome all the way round,just seen forevermore tour concert few days ago in greensboro nc it was sold out.seen alot of concerts in my time.but forevermore tour was best i ever seen. if you can get tickets,check it out its the best..it rocks and well worth the money.
Nikki,
Thanks for the info. I checked the ticket site and it looks like there are only 4 more dates left on the Forevermore tour. Unfortunately, none of them are in our area. Thank you for sharing your Tesla concert with us though. I hope to see them again in the near future!