This show was a throw back to the 80's. Back in the mid to late 80's, you could not have WRIF, WWWW, or ABX playing without hearing some Warrant and a whole lot of Poison. I found it strange that Poison would return within 3 weeks of the CrueFest. My guess is an hour long set was not enough for Detroit.
The weather was typical of what we've had lately, "Hot & Sticky". With nothing better to do, good weather, and Poison on the bill, why not boogie over to the Knob for another show. BLT and her favorite Dogg grabbed some 5th row seats 3 hours before showtime for a measly $30.00 each. A quick dinner in the Starlight and a few drinks will set the night properly.
I must digress and offer mad props to VIP Starlight manager, Blair. this dude is a true "Detroit Rock Dogg" Hall of Famer! On Thursday he had an emergency appendectomy and not the easy laproscopic kind. Blair had seats for Sunday's Paul McCartney show and come hell or high water, he was gonna be there. Well... my man checks himself out a day early and stays for the whole show! Way to go Blair, you are my hero.
Warrant was never one of the Hair Bands that I really cared for, but they put on an energetic, good sounding, hour long set. Of course they clesed their set with "Heaven" and "Cherry Pie" Well done mates! You set a good tone for Poison.
A few more cocktails and some great people watching (boobs a poppin) and we were back to the seats for the show.
Typically Poison is very high energy, full of good staging and pyro. Often overlooked is the strong musianship this band has. After 30+ years together, Brett, Ricky, CeCe, and Bobby can still out rock 90% of the known world. Tonight they were on their game BIG TIME! Kinda funny, when we arrived for dinner only 100 or so cars on site. Management predicted only 4-6000 attendance. Beetween ticket discounts, the great weather, and the band, Poison filled the place to near capacity and rocked for 1 3/4 hours. All the hits covered, and the highlight (as ususal) was when Brett make a passionate thank you speech to all the veterans in the crowd. In fact, any veteran, active or not, could get 2 free pavillion seats for the show. I'd guess 2,000 + Armed Forces were there. What a great gesture! Poison, you guys do rock and roll proud and you are truly adopted sons of the "D". Can't wait to see you next time.
Weather A
Crowd A
Sound A
Staging/Effects A-
Lighting B
Atmosphere A+
Line up B
Set List B+
Overall A. A great time and a ton of fun!
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