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Iroquois Amphitheater

1080 Amphitheater Rd, 40214, Louisville, KY, US

www.iroquoisamphitheater.com/

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Doors open: 19:30

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Bush biography

Bush are a British rock band from London, England. They formed in London in 1992 and cover the genres of Alternative rock, post-grunge and grunge.

Bush consists of four talented members, Gavin Rossdale, Robin Goodridge, Chris Traynor and Corey Britz. The British boys formed after Gavin Rossdale departed from his former band, named, Midnight. He met former guitarist for the band King Blank guitarist Nigel Pulsford in 1992 and the pair decided formulate a band. Once the pair had found their feet they went on to take on bass guitarist Dave Parsons and drummer Robin Goodridge.

Once complete, the band had to chose a name, interestingly, they decided on the name "Bush", which was based on the place named, Shepherd's Bush in London, which was a main meeting place for the band.

The band released their debut album which was named "Sixteen Stone" in 1994 which notably peaked at number 4 on America's the Billboard Music Charts. Furthermore, their second album, released two years ago, titled, "Razorblade suitcase", reached a remarkable number one in America and also reached high in the charts in many countries in Europe.

The British band unfortunately separated in 2002, with an eight year gap. However, after the band made amends and in 2010 they began work on a new album, "The Sea of Memories". They went on to release this the following year. The album was very successful and their single "The Sound of Winter" made number one, surpassing both the rock and alternative charts.

Hoobastank biography

Formed in 1994, Hoobastank are a rock band from Agoura Hills, California, best known for huge hit, “The Reason” which peaked at number 2 on the Hot 100 chart, in 2004. To date, they have sold 10 millions records worldwide.

Hoobstank, came together when Doug Robb, Dan Estrin and Chris Hesse decided to start a band. In the early stages of their career, they landed local support slots supporting bands such as Incubus. They released their debut album on their own in 1998, entitled “They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To”. Their reputation was growing slowly but surely, especially in the Southern California area, which caught the attention of Island Records, who signed Hoobastank in 2000.

Hoobastank released their eponymous official album on November 20th 2001, lead by the single “Crawling in the Dark”, which set the tone for the record and charted in the US, UK and Australia. This was followed by “Running Away”, which went to number 2 in the US Alternative chart.

Following international chart success and an international tour, Hoobastank made a comeback with their brand new album called “The Reason”, released on December 9th 2003. “Out of Control” was the first single to be released on the label, which went to number 9 in the Alternative chart. It was the title track of the album that became an international hit and the band’s trademark making it to number 2 in the Billboard Hot 100 Chart charting in Australia, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Austria and UK. The single went Gold whilst the album went 2x Platinum, peaking at number 3 in the Billboard 200.

The band’s third full-length album, “Every Man for Himself” released on May 16th 2006, made it to number 12 in the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold. The sequential album “For(N)ever” made it to number 26 on the Billboard 200.

On December 8th 2009, the band released a live album “Live from the Wiltern”.

Live reviews

In the popular imagination, Gavin Rossdale is best known as Mr. Gwen Stefani these days, so it’s probably worth reminding you that his band, Bush, were a pretty big deal, once upon a time; their debut record, Sixteen Stone, has been certified six times platinum, and in the U.S., especially, they had a slew of chart hits throughout the nineties - their 1996 album Razorblade Suitcase went in at number one over there. In 2010, they reunited after an eight year lay-off - minus two original members, with family commitments forcing Nigel Pulsford and Dave Parsons to sit out the mammoth world tour that Rossdale and drummer Robin Goodridge had planned. Perhaps inevitably, the reformation focused first on the States, but eventually saw a run of UK shows scheduled for early 2012; opening with Sixteen Stone classic ‘Machinehead’, the band raced through career-spanning sets that typically included five tracks from comeback album The Sea of Memories, as well as covers of Pink Floyd’s ‘Breathe’ and The Beatles’ ‘Come Together’. With another new record planned for later this year, the reunion shows no signs of slowing down; Bush have retained a significant cult fanbase, and one that can presumably look forward to new dates sooner rather than later.

Report

Joeg_67

Hoobastank first came out with their self-titled major-label debut album in the early 2000s, since then, they have been a force to be reckoned with on tour.
Their debut hit "Crawling in the Dark" is and bouncy track that gets the crowd going with every word. The ballad "The Reason" is their best-known song and Doug Robb executes the song with such power and emotion in his voice that it is hard to find a dry eye nearby.
Despite the dwindling amount of people coming to the show, there s enough energy to make up for that. The fans of the band are truly grateful to see them perform in concert, and the band is laid back and often takes pictures and signs items for their fans, which to me is a major plus. Due to the band's declining popularity, they've played smaller shows, which have been more intimate than a bigger show (think an arena), but can leave you gasping for air when a song like "Out of Control" comes on and the fans go, well, out of control in the pit.
I would recommend seeing Hoobastank live, as they are amazing as musicians and so very grateful to their fans.

Anonymous