Counting Crows soars to new heights at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
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Published by Sareth Ney
on Aug. 4, 2015 at 4:39 p.m. |
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.—Counting Crows took flight and landed at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, on Aug. 2. They were the headlining act, Hollis Brown was the opener and Citizen Cope was the direct support.
Adam Duritz is the vocalist and pianist, David Bryson is the guitarist, Charlie Gillingham plays the accordion, keyboards and piano, Millard Powers plays the bass and piano, David Immerglück plays the guitar and mandolin and Dan Vickrey plays the lead guitar for Counting Crows. Bryson, Powers, Immerglück and Vickrey also assist with the backup vocals.
After Counting Crows began their recital with “Sullivan Street” and “Scarecrow”, they continued with “Mr. Jones”. During the opening notes, the crowd cheered as loud as they could and they played it at a rapid speed. At times, Duritz would suspend his microphone stand over the audience and had them sing along with him.
Prior to “Cover Up The Sun”—Duritz mentioned how his friend’s grandfather, Pedro, left Texas for Hollywood, Calif. He went onto say Pedro had been a singer, comedian and a dancer. With the three talents he had, he ended up being in many films co-starring with John Wayne. After he told the story—he dedicated the song to those in attendance who have moved out, pursued their passions and did something crazy with their lives.
Before “Holiday In Spain”, Duritz spoke of the many non-profit organizations there were at the venue. He spoke of how America was built on participation. He encouraged the onlookers to visit the tables set up outside to find out more information about each and every one of them. During the song—Counting Crows continued to provide the instrumental, as Duritz introduced each band mate to the audience and calling them a friend before each introduction.
Duritz mentioned Counting Crows had one more song for viewers. The sound technician played The Mamas and the Papas “California Dreamin’”. He went onto say they could stay around and sing along. Shortly after, he lifted the setlist from the stage and handed it to them. Meanwhile—Bryson, Immerglück, Gillingham, Powers and Vickrey threw guitar picks and other band merchandise into the crowd.
“Elvis Went To Hollywood”, “Goodnight Elisabeth”, Teenage Fanclub’s “Start Again”, “Omaha”, “Mrs. Potter’s Lullabye”, “God Of Ocean Tides”, “Blues Run The Game”, Bob Dylan's “You Ain’t Going Nowhere”, “A Long December”, “Hanginaround”, “Palisades Park” and “Rain King” were also part of Counting Crows’ set.
Adam Duritz is the vocalist and pianist, David Bryson is the guitarist, Charlie Gillingham plays the accordion, keyboards and piano, Millard Powers plays the bass and piano, David Immerglück plays the guitar and mandolin and Dan Vickrey plays the lead guitar for Counting Crows. Bryson, Powers, Immerglück and Vickrey also assist with the backup vocals.
After Counting Crows began their recital with “Sullivan Street” and “Scarecrow”, they continued with “Mr. Jones”. During the opening notes, the crowd cheered as loud as they could and they played it at a rapid speed. At times, Duritz would suspend his microphone stand over the audience and had them sing along with him.
Prior to “Cover Up The Sun”—Duritz mentioned how his friend’s grandfather, Pedro, left Texas for Hollywood, Calif. He went onto say Pedro had been a singer, comedian and a dancer. With the three talents he had, he ended up being in many films co-starring with John Wayne. After he told the story—he dedicated the song to those in attendance who have moved out, pursued their passions and did something crazy with their lives.
Before “Holiday In Spain”, Duritz spoke of the many non-profit organizations there were at the venue. He spoke of how America was built on participation. He encouraged the onlookers to visit the tables set up outside to find out more information about each and every one of them. During the song—Counting Crows continued to provide the instrumental, as Duritz introduced each band mate to the audience and calling them a friend before each introduction.
Duritz mentioned Counting Crows had one more song for viewers. The sound technician played The Mamas and the Papas “California Dreamin’”. He went onto say they could stay around and sing along. Shortly after, he lifted the setlist from the stage and handed it to them. Meanwhile—Bryson, Immerglück, Gillingham, Powers and Vickrey threw guitar picks and other band merchandise into the crowd.
“Elvis Went To Hollywood”, “Goodnight Elisabeth”, Teenage Fanclub’s “Start Again”, “Omaha”, “Mrs. Potter’s Lullabye”, “God Of Ocean Tides”, “Blues Run The Game”, Bob Dylan's “You Ain’t Going Nowhere”, “A Long December”, “Hanginaround”, “Palisades Park” and “Rain King” were also part of Counting Crows’ set.
Counting Crows U.S. Tour Dates:
Aug. 5 - Family Circle Stadium, Daniel Island, S.C.
Aug. 10 - Uptown Amphitheatre At The Music Factory, Charlotte, N.C.
Aug. 12 - Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, N.C.
Aug. 13 - Wolf Trap For The Performing Arts, Vienna, Va.
Aug. 15 - Hot August Music Festival, Baltimore
Aug. 16 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh
Aug. 18 - JBL Live At Pier 97, New York
Aug. 20 - Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine
Aug. 22 - Mohegan Sun, Uncastleville, Conn.
Aug. 23 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
Aug. 30 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pa.
Sept. 1 - Saratoga Performance Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y.
Sept. 2 - Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y.
Sept. 4 - The Paramount Theatre, Huntington, N.Y.
Sept. 5 - Borgata Festival Park, Atlantic City, N.J.
Sept. 7 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 8 - Music Center At The Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio
Sept. 10 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Sept. 12 - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago
Sept. 13 - Cabooze Plaza, Minneapolis
Sept. 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colo.
Sept. 17 - The Downs At Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N.M.
Sept. 20 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.
Sept. 26 - WaMu Theater, Seattle
Sept. 27 - Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, Ore.
Sept. 30 - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oct. 2 - Verizon Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif.
Oct. 3 - The Boulevard Pool At The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Oct. 5 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix
Oct. 7 - Austin City Limits Live, Austin, Texas
Oct. 8 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston
Oct. 10 - Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
Oct. 11 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
Citizen Cope
Full Band:
Aug. 5 - Family Circle Stadium, Daniel Island, S.C.
Aug. 10 - Uptown Amphitheatre At The Music Factory, Charlotte, N.C.
Aug. 12 - Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, N.C.
Aug. 13 - Wolf Trap For The Performing Arts, Vienna, Va.
Aug. 15 - Hot August Music Festival, Baltimore
Aug. 16 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh
Aug. 18 - JBL Live At Pier 97, New York
Aug. 20 - Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine
Aug. 23 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
Aug. 29 - PNC Banks Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J.
Aug. 30 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pa.
Sept. 1 - Saratoga Performance Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y.
Sept. 2 - Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y.
Sept. 4 - The Paramount Theatre, Huntington, N.Y.
Sept. 5 - Borgata Festival Park, Atlantic City, N.J.
Sept. 7 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 8 - Music Center At The Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio
Sept. 10 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Sept. 12 - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago
Sept. 13 - Cabooze Plaza, Minneapolis
Sept. 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colo.
Sept. 17 - The Downs At Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N.M.
Sept. 19 - Kaaboo/Del Mar Race Track, Del Mar, Calif.
Sept. 20 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.
Sept. 26 - WaMu Theater, Seattle
Sept. 27 - Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, Ore.
Sept. 30 - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oct. 2 - Verizon Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif.
Oct. 3 - The Boulevard Pool At The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Oct. 5 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix
Oct. 7 - Austin City Limits Live, Austin, Texas
Oct. 8 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston
Oct. 10 - Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
Oct. 11 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
Hollis Brown Tour Dates:
Aug. 5 - Family Circle Stadium, Daniel Island, S.C.
Aug. 10 - Uptown Amphitheatre At The Music Factory, Charlotte, N.C.
Aug. 12 - Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, N.C.
Aug. 13 - Wolf Trap For The Performing Arts, Vienna, Va.
Aug. 15 - Hot August Music Festival, Baltimore
Aug. 16 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh
Aug. 18 - JBL Live At Pier 97, New York
Aug. 20 - Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine
Aug. 23 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
Aug. 29 - PNC Banks Art Center, Holmdel, N.J.
Aug. 30 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pa.
Sept. 1 - Saratoga Performance Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y.
Sept. 2 - Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y.
Sept. 4 - The Paramount Theatre, Huntington, N.Y.
Sept. 7 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 8 - Music Center At The Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio
Sept. 10 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Sept. 12 - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago
Sept. 13 - Cabooze Plaza, Minneapolis
Sept. 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colo.
Sept. 17 - The Downs At Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N.M.
Sept. 20 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.
Sept. 26 - WaMu Theater, Seattle
Sept. 27 - Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, Ore.
Sept. 30 - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oct. 2 - Verizon Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif.
Oct. 3 - The Boulevard Pool At The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Oct. 5 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix
Oct. 7 - Austin City Limits Live, Austin, Texas
Oct. 8 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston
Oct. 10 - Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
Oct. 11 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
Aug. 5 - Family Circle Stadium, Daniel Island, S.C.
Aug. 10 - Uptown Amphitheatre At The Music Factory, Charlotte, N.C.
Aug. 12 - Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, N.C.
Aug. 13 - Wolf Trap For The Performing Arts, Vienna, Va.
Aug. 15 - Hot August Music Festival, Baltimore
Aug. 16 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh
Aug. 18 - JBL Live At Pier 97, New York
Aug. 20 - Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine
Aug. 22 - Mohegan Sun, Uncastleville, Conn.
Aug. 23 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
Aug. 30 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pa.
Sept. 1 - Saratoga Performance Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y.
Sept. 2 - Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y.
Sept. 4 - The Paramount Theatre, Huntington, N.Y.
Sept. 5 - Borgata Festival Park, Atlantic City, N.J.
Sept. 7 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 8 - Music Center At The Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio
Sept. 10 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Sept. 12 - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago
Sept. 13 - Cabooze Plaza, Minneapolis
Sept. 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colo.
Sept. 17 - The Downs At Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N.M.
Sept. 20 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.
Sept. 26 - WaMu Theater, Seattle
Sept. 27 - Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, Ore.
Sept. 30 - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oct. 2 - Verizon Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif.
Oct. 3 - The Boulevard Pool At The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Oct. 5 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix
Oct. 7 - Austin City Limits Live, Austin, Texas
Oct. 8 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston
Oct. 10 - Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
Oct. 11 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
Citizen Cope
Full Band:
Aug. 5 - Family Circle Stadium, Daniel Island, S.C.
Aug. 10 - Uptown Amphitheatre At The Music Factory, Charlotte, N.C.
Aug. 12 - Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, N.C.
Aug. 13 - Wolf Trap For The Performing Arts, Vienna, Va.
Aug. 15 - Hot August Music Festival, Baltimore
Aug. 16 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh
Aug. 18 - JBL Live At Pier 97, New York
Aug. 20 - Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine
Aug. 23 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
Aug. 29 - PNC Banks Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J.
Aug. 30 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pa.
Sept. 1 - Saratoga Performance Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y.
Sept. 2 - Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y.
Sept. 4 - The Paramount Theatre, Huntington, N.Y.
Sept. 5 - Borgata Festival Park, Atlantic City, N.J.
Sept. 7 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 8 - Music Center At The Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio
Sept. 10 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Sept. 12 - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago
Sept. 13 - Cabooze Plaza, Minneapolis
Sept. 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colo.
Sept. 17 - The Downs At Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N.M.
Sept. 19 - Kaaboo/Del Mar Race Track, Del Mar, Calif.
Sept. 20 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.
Sept. 26 - WaMu Theater, Seattle
Sept. 27 - Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, Ore.
Sept. 30 - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oct. 2 - Verizon Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif.
Oct. 3 - The Boulevard Pool At The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Oct. 5 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix
Oct. 7 - Austin City Limits Live, Austin, Texas
Oct. 8 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston
Oct. 10 - Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
Oct. 11 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
Hollis Brown Tour Dates:
Aug. 5 - Family Circle Stadium, Daniel Island, S.C.
Aug. 10 - Uptown Amphitheatre At The Music Factory, Charlotte, N.C.
Aug. 12 - Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, N.C.
Aug. 13 - Wolf Trap For The Performing Arts, Vienna, Va.
Aug. 15 - Hot August Music Festival, Baltimore
Aug. 16 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh
Aug. 18 - JBL Live At Pier 97, New York
Aug. 20 - Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine
Aug. 23 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
Aug. 29 - PNC Banks Art Center, Holmdel, N.J.
Aug. 30 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pa.
Sept. 1 - Saratoga Performance Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y.
Sept. 2 - Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y.
Sept. 4 - The Paramount Theatre, Huntington, N.Y.
Sept. 7 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 8 - Music Center At The Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio
Sept. 10 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Sept. 12 - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago
Sept. 13 - Cabooze Plaza, Minneapolis
Sept. 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colo.
Sept. 17 - The Downs At Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N.M.
Sept. 20 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.
Sept. 26 - WaMu Theater, Seattle
Sept. 27 - Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, Ore.
Sept. 30 - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oct. 2 - Verizon Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif.
Oct. 3 - The Boulevard Pool At The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Oct. 5 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix
Oct. 7 - Austin City Limits Live, Austin, Texas
Oct. 8 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston
Oct. 10 - Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
Oct. 11 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
about the author
Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. After graduating—he continued his apprenticeship with master of horror, Clive Barker. After he met members of the Wu-Tang Clan, he became the journalist/superhero known as Wu-Man Chu. He inducts everyone into his hall of fame, his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, he is the founder and co-host of No Cover Podcast and the festival director for Sareth-Fest Music, Comedy and Short Film Festival.