| Identifier | 9879470 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | FLAC |
| Sound Rating | A |
| Note | (Recorded by Daspyknows, 13th Row 1 Seat Off Dead Center)
Processed By DaspyKnows Using Soundforge 11, Resample To 16bit/44.1kHz WAV Files Sent Privately By Daspy WAV >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.48 By OldNeumanntapr Daspy Notes: Night 6 of 6 of the Ben Harper, Trombone Shorty and Jessy Wilson tour. I did not sleep well and was up early, packed the car and was on the road by 9. I stopped at the donut shop I was told about for coffee and a few donuts. The flavors they had were very interesting and these things were huge and heavy enough to break glass if thrown. That said they were tasty. I set the GPS for Lenox Massachusetts and eventually figured out it was about as far east as one could be in Massachusetts without being in NY. I had no ticket, no accomodations but was on a mission. I noted the box office opened at 12:30 so I planned to stop for gas at that time. At 12:20 I stopped at a rest stop for gas and called the box office. I told the person what I was looking for and he said there was one seat in the 13th row one seat off dead center. I said sold, gave him my AMEX number and he said it would be waiting at will call. I got back in the car, got to the venue, picked up my ticket and figured I needed to find a place to stay. I looked at hotels and gasped. Everything was $300 since it was the Berkshires and it was a holiday weekend. A found a cheaper fleabag motel that was 15 minutes away and was actually in NY. Drove there, checked in got my gear together and asked the guy at the motel if there was a grocery store to get some food. He said there was a gas station nearby. So much for food. I drove back to the venue, stopped for coffee and arrived 20 minutes before doors opened. I did not realize doors opened 3 hours before the music started because people buy lawn seats and picnic. I mean, they drag in wagons full of food and drinks and set up far away from the seated area and picnic like a day in the park. Luckily they sold some food so I got some dinner and passed the time. I had snacks and stuff in my clear backpack and when I went to my seat I saw that no food or drinks were allowed in the shed. That meant sneaking stuff in so I wasn't hassled. I got to my seat and had a conversation with one of the security guards fully rigged up. Finally he left to do his job. The seat was great and I was relaxed in my seat for Jessy Wilson. The final performance was good and by now I was actually enjoying her set and knew her music. I noticed the difference in the sound from previous shows since this is a venue where they are geared for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Trombone Shorty also ended the tour with a great set. As I stood there recording the set there was a sense of sadness this was the last show. After Trombone Shorty finished I noticed quite a few people leaving and heard them complain it was getting late. Seriously? it was only 8:30. Since there were lots of open seats people were scamming their way down and I had to drunk idiots grab the seats behind me. When the Ben Harper set started they were obnoxious and I realized one of the jerks was trying to record on his phone and swinging it around almost hitting me in the head. At that point I decided to jump seats since the seats 2 rows in front were open. Between songs I did that and I must have hit the the preamp and had a few dropouts on one channel that I repaired. Two songs later the idiots jumped seats and were next to me and then continued going forward. A few songs later they were being chased by security and eventually ejected. After Ben played Walk Away he complained about people singing out of tune and how it bothering him because of the ambient sound so he proceeded to play I Shall Not Walk Alone and Another Lonely Day which sounded great. The tour ended with Forever which was fitting. I made it back to my motel, slept a few hours then back to Boston to meet an old friend, then airport and home via Detroit. Overall an amazing tour. |
| Source Info | Schoeps MK4s >NBox Platinum >Tascam DR-2D (24bit/48kHz) |
| Traded From | Daspy |
| Trades Allowed |
Performance
| Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals 2019-08-31 Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood, Lenox, MA | |
|---|---|
| Set 1 | Gold To Me Steal My Kisses The Woman In You Burn One Down Machine Gun > Superstition Walk Away I Shall Not Walk Alone Another Lonely Day Fight For Your Mind > Them Changes Diamonds On The Inside Better Way Forever |
| Set 2 | |
| Set 3 | |
| Comment | Lineup:
Ben Harper Juan Nelson Leon Mobley Oliver Charles Also: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Jessy Wilson |