Cher, TD Garden Boston, MA 04/28/2019

Cher brought the Here We Go Again Tour to TD Garden Boston. Again the masses came out for the ageless diva. I mean ageless! Seriously, who is in that great shape at 73?! Wow the costume changes! I lost count with how many different outfits she changed into. There was an Indian inspired costume, a 60s look and many others. Yes, there was even a see-through catsuit like the one in the If I Could Turn Back Time video. This concert felt more like a Broadway musical. The band was set far back and barely visible. It was all about Cher, her dancers and the stage sets. She opened with her 2013 single Woman's World. Next was the get you moving Strong Enough. After performing Gayatri Mantra and All Or Nothing, she did a beautiful tribute to her late ex-husband and singing partner Sonny Bono. This brought us back to the 1960s part of her career with The Beat Goes On and the iconic I Got You Babe. Oh my, we were entertained with a slightly risque dance sequence of Welcome To Burlesque. From her new cover album of ABBA hits she did Waterloo, SOS and Fernando. There was the sweet love song After All that had been a duet with Peter Cetera in 1989. Since she is a fan of the King of Rock and Roll she honored Elvis with Walking In Memphis. From the 1990 movie she starred in, Little Mermaids, she performed The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss). Her set was completed with I Found Someone, If I Could Turn Back Time. The encore was the dance hit Believe. She started the evening with Woman's World but by the end we were all sad to leave Cher's world. Truly an amazing choreographed show and Cher's voice is ever the same.

Muse, TD Garden Boston, MA 04/10/2019

Muse's Simulation Theory Tour came to Boston's TD Garden last night. It was big. It was loud. And it was a blast! The opening act was Walk The Moon. They performed well and I enjoyed their set. They are known for their hit Shut Up and Dance. When Muse came on I felt like I had entered the movie Tron. Matthew Bellamy was sporting his neon flashing eye gear and behind him were stage performers who were in lighted costumes as robots. This concert wasn't just music. It was performance art. A show of mesmerizing visuals and hard rocking sound. The concept of this tour is alternate realities in the digital world. There was a mini stage set out further in front of the main stage which Matthew frequently came on to. The audience really got pumped when the band performed Uprising. For me, rock doesn't get any better than their 2006 single, Supermassive Black Hole. It is amazing to hear live. From the new album we heard Thought Contagion as well as the inspirational, gospel like Dig Down. Matthew Bellamy is definitely one of the best and most creative guitar players. And I dare you not to listen to him on Madness and not be reminded of the late, great Jimi Hendrix. Every one of their singles that I am a fan of they did it justice such as Time Is Running Out. There is so much yearning in Matthew's voice in the beautiful Starlight. Of course this band has 2 other members. Chris Wolstenholme on bass was fierce and Dominic Howard on drums made us feel the beat to our very cores. You know you are at a spectacular show when near the end a giant half human robot creature is on stage trying to grab the lead singer. Last night was what rock concerts need to be.