The Stooges @ Massey Hall!

[Foxhound]

I had posted a poll on another rock forum requesting input on potential entertainments for an early August evening in 2008. The results were as follows:

Iggy & the Stooges @ Massey Hall on 6 August 27 votes

Avril Lavigne @ the Molson Amphitheatre on 6 August 2 votes

Backstreet Boys @ the Molson Amphitheatre on 7 August 1 vote

None of the above. Take in a goth band at the Savage Garden or the Velvet Underground instead. 3 votes

I ended up bowing to the wishes of the majority and taking in Iggy & the Stooges at Massey Hall. It turned out to be a full house - except for inexplicably a patch in the upper corner.

A loud and lively group of local punksters calling themselves *ucked Up opened for the Stooges. They appeared to have a pretty good following in attendance and put on an excellent show.

Iggy & the Stooges delivered evey bit as much as I expected. They were loud, crude and frantic. Iggy was shirtless and performed with even more energy than Mick Jagger. He leaped from the stage into the audience at one point and was eventually coaxed/dragged back on stage by security personnel. Rumour has it that Avril Lavigne employs dancers at her shows. The Stooges, however, never have need to pay dancers. Iggy just invited the audience up onto the stage midway through the show. Being a dignified gentleman, I stayed in my seat. The tunes that they did were barely, if at all, recognizable but that too I expected. A good time was had by all - except for the middle aged fellow a few rows behind us who was led out by security for either filming the show or masturbating.

We met up with a couple of fourteen year old girls who were returning from the Avril Lavigne concert on the GO train after the show. One of them opined that Avril was hot and she'd do her. She then seemed a bit embarassed.

Nonetheless, an evening well worth the time, effort and money expended.

[rtbuck]

Originally Posted by Foxhound I had posted a poll on another rock forum requesting input on potential evening entertainments for an early August evening in 2008. The results were as follows: Iggy & the Stooges @ Massey Hall on 6 August 27 votes Avril Lavigne @ the Molson Amphitheatre on 6 August 2 votes Backstreet Boys @ the Molson Amphitheatre on 7 August 1 vote None of the above. Take in a goth band at the Savage Garden or the Velvet Underground instead. 3 votes I ended up bowing to the wishes of the majority and taking in Iggy & the Stooges at Massey Hall. It turned out to be a full house - except for inexplicably a patch in the upper corner. A loud and lively group of local punksters calling themselves ****ed Up opened for the Stooges. They appeared to have a pretty good following in attendance and put on an excellent show. Iggy & the Stooges delivered evey bit as much as I expected. They were loud, crude and frantic. Iggy was shirtless and performed with even more energy than Mick Jagger. He leaped from the stage into the audience at one point and was eventually coaxed/dragged back on stage by security personnel. Rumour has it that Avril Lavigne employs dancers at her shows. The Stooges, however, never have need to pay dancers. Iggy just invited the audience up onto the stage midway through the show. Being a dignified gentleman, I stayed in my seat. The tunes that they did were barely, if at all, recognizable but that too I expected. A good time was had by all - except for the middle aged fellow a few rows behind us who was led out by security for either filming the show or masturbating. We met up with a couple of fourteen year old girls who were returning from the Avril Lavigne concert on the GO train after the show. One of them opined that Avril was hot and she'd do her. She then seemed a bit embarassed. Nonetheless, an evening well worth the time, effort and money expended.

Wow! Iggy just doesn't slow down! I seen him in '90 & as I've said here before it was definitely the wildest show I've ever seen. Nobody moves like Iggy. Back around '91 I came across a video called 'Kiss My Blood Live in Paris' which was from the tour I saw. I was with my wife(we just started dating) when I bought it & went back to her house.Her parents weren't home so I put in the video tape to show my wife how crazy Iggy was. About half way through during I believe it was during "My Baby Wants to R & R" Iggy was playing guitar & then suddenly...dropped his drawers covering his privates w/ his guitar & my wife was laughing & then all of a sudden Iggy raised up his guitar totally exposing his manhood! I was a bit embarassed but my wife thought it was hilarious.

[Flower]

Nice review Foxhound!

I agree .. Iggy has incredible energy ...

[flipflop]

I saw Iggy twice in the 90's and he's got that energy every time he gets on stage - there was also this great clip from the Reading Festival a couple of years ago where he invited the crowd to join him on stage. Chaos ensued, priceless!

His solo-albums from the 90's are also well worth checking out, imo.

[rollingstoned]

I love Iggy!