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November 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Santana: Live At The House of Blues – Las Vegas
Santana Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas Eagle Rock Entertainment As someone utterly embarrassed by some of Carlos Santana’s decisions over the last decade (well, nearly two decades I guess) I was in full support of the “classic” lineup reunion of the band, rather than the ongoing Carlos Santana + Guests Brand. He’d […]Archive
July 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Diary: # 6 – L.A. For Just A Day (Or Two) and Disneyland For Life
It’s a very quick flight to Los Angeles for the longest ever wait for bags. But we’ve got a ride – the brother-in-law is outside and waiting. And he takes us to see some sights, on a quick-quick tour as we’re really only in L.A. to facilitate a trip to Disneyland. We’ve talked this up […]Archive
July 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Diary: # 5 – Vegas Baby…Vegas – “I Didn’t Know They Were Vampires…I Didn’t Know It Was A Devil Town…”
We fly in – and the pilot and crew keep warning that it’s 115 degrees or hotter even. We’re landing around 6pm Friday night. (We’re flying out Monday morning – so we’re on the Vegas Weekend Party Flights essentially). We’ve been to Las Vegas before. Nuttiest damn place I’ve ever been. This town – in […]Archive
July 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Blue Man Group (July 24, Las Vegas)
Blue Man Group Luxor, Las Vegas; NV Sunday, July 24 I first saw Blue Man Group in Las Vegas four years ago. I didn’t check out the recent New Zealand tour, but I was thinking about heading along. I figured there’d be a few changes, it might be worth seeing. There are several Blue Man […]Archive
July 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Robby Krieger Band (July 23, Las Vegas)
Robby Krieger Band Freemont Street Experience, Las Vegas; NV Saturday, July 23 We are driving along The Strip in Las Vegas late on Friday night (having seen a Paul Williams show) when we see a car doing the rounds, towing a trailer, advertising a free Robby Krieger Band show the next night. Robby Krieger – […]Archive
July 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Paul Williams (July 22, Las Vegas)
Paul Williams South Point Showroom at South Point Hotel Casino, Las Vegas; NV Friday, July 22 In the 1970s Paul Williams was suddenly a giant superstar – as he’d stacked all he could up against his diminutive stature. If it seemed like overnight success it was hard fought, a failed film career and then one […]Archive
October 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 9 – Matthew Couper
Here’s episode nine of Sweetman Podcast now – my chat with Matthew Couper. Matt’s an artist, Hawke’s Bay born, now Las Vegas based. Matt’s also my oldest friend, in that we’ve known each other since we were three. We went through kindergarten, primary, intermediate and high school along the same strip in Havelock North.Archive
October 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 9 – Blue Man Group, Las Vegas, 2012
We were in Las Vegas – and wanted to see a show, a Vegas show. We had a seven-month-old baby so our Vegas trip wasn’t at all similar to any of the movies you see set there. We had friends living in Las Vegas, they took us to meet artists and see galleries, to check […]Archive
October 21, 2014 by Simon Sweetman