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Yeah no doubt the dudes 40 years in stages playing guitar is pretty evident. And it does seem like he doesn’t miss a fucking note.!

He didn’t give a fuck that the theater was 90% empty


I thought that part was pretty cool honestly. That would rattle a lot of bands but he gave 110% the entire time. Didn’t even care that no one was bothering to catch his picks he constantly flipped to the crowd

Ouch, 90%? That actually kinda surprises me. I saw him in an 800 seat theater and definitely was 2/3rds occupied, at least.

Hilarious about throwing picks into empty seats. Lol

This was about a 1200 seat theater with maybe 100 people at most. At least 1/3 to 1/2 the crowd left before it was over and he just kept going full force.

He wasn’t even flipping them to empty seats. Just at people that didn’t bother to catch them. Saw multiple picks hit people and they just stood there

This thread makes me want to see him...
But damn it!!! The closest his tour gets to me is Reading PA and Worcester MA!!!
Have no idea why he isn't plying NYC. Damn it!!!

I have gone to a few Yngwie shows. Some back in the late 80's and early 90's, and the last one a few years ago. He is much more chill these days than he used to be. Early on he was known to be a prick to everyone. His band, anyone on tour with him, the venue staff, etc... Age has smoothed out his rough edges quite a bit.

I do agree though, everyone should see him live at least once!

eyeball987 wrote:I have gone to a few Yngwie shows. Some back in the late 80's and early 90's, and the last one a few years ago. He is much more chill these days than he used to be. Early on he was known to be a prick to everyone. His band, anyone on tour with him, the venue staff, etc... Age has smoothed out his rough edges quite a bit.

I do agree though, everyone should see him live at least once!

Yeah, better chill out when you're selling 100/1200

GuitarBilly wrote:

eyeball987 wrote:I have gone to a few Yngwie shows. Some back in the late 80's and early 90's, and the last one a few years ago. He is much more chill these days than he used to be. Early on he was known to be a prick to everyone. His band, anyone on tour with him, the venue staff, etc... Age has smoothed out his rough edges quite a bit.

I do agree though, everyone should see him live at least once!

Yeah, better chill out when you're selling 100/1200

Savage

The back line



Of course I had to get a pick




And the ticket map showing availability right before the show started

Me amidst the vast seating available



And a clip of the bad ass himself

damn..... surprised he didn't pull the plug on the show

I love how 3/4 of the stage is his rig and the rest of the band is squeezed in the remaining 1/4

Marc G wrote:damn..... surprised he didn't pull the plug on the show

Pretty sure he gets an advanced guarantee. So he made the money he was supposed to make. The promoters lost their shirt on this, but they already had to pay the venue and the artist in advance, so at this point they might as well hold the event and hope for a last minute surge.
They should have done a fire sale the last few days and at least put bodies in the venue and hope to make some money off the bar or something . Shit, even give them away at this point. But Yngwie got paid for sure.

Yngwie is far from playing to large crowds in the US but this is a bit of an anomaly tbh. He played here recently in a venue that holds about 1000 people and it was pretty packed. But it was on a Friday and not on the week before Labor Day so that's probably why.
But good on in to go 110% even in a situation like this. We've all been there. It's tough.

He's playing a trailer park in the UK in November

Yeah, say what you will, dude is fucking pro af

He was playing with packed house big dick energy the entire time. Fucking stamina and skill

He still looks badass. Good guitar stance.

Here's the link to the vid...
https://imgur.com/9lCdS3D

A couple if his tour shows are sold out.

ajaxlepinski wrote:Here's the link to the vid...
https://imgur.com/9lCdS3D

A couple if his tour shows are sold out.

You know....I make those same sounds when I try to sweep pick.

i just put a video on from Wednesday night and the bass player is actually playing behind the stack of Yngwie labeled head cases

Epic

Zozobra wrote:He's playing a trailer park in the UK in November

BroSlinger wrote:He still looks badass. Good guitar stance.

Right? The guy is 60 years old and doing leg kicks, and rock stance nonstop for hours every night. Pretty bad ass imo