Black Stone Cherry

It is refreshing to watch a band having a good time on stage and not just going through the motions. You get a real sense of enthusiasm and dedication whilst watching Black Stone Cherry. You get Ben Wells careering round the stage full of energy and clichéd rock guitarist moves but.... well it just suits him. You get Jon Lawhon mirroring Ben, whipping his hair round and twanging his base like his life depends on it. Then John Fred Young is a real live Animal on the drums and above it all you have the sticky treacle voice of the amazing Chris Robertson. The songs come at you like cannon balls thick and fast interspersed with Chris's genuine gratitude to his fans. The gig was at a much reduced in size LG arena but still apparently 8,000 people there. I have seen them 3 or 4 times in more intimate surroundings but it worked in an arena too. Ben and Jon managed to fill the space on stage but given the choice I'd take a small venue every time. A clever addition to the usual songs was "Sunshine of your Love" in tribute to the late Jack Bruce. Chris also let the audience sing the whole of "Things my Father said" and whilst I appreciated the sentiment behind his reason for doing this ( it was in Birmingham that he let the audience do it for the first time and the fact that he seems to have a real bond with this Brummie crowd) I would loved to have heard him sing it to us, preferably acoustically...but that would have had me in tears so perhaps its best that he didn't. I can never grow tired of seeing this band live.

You only need to take a look at the business end of the lineups for the major heavy rock festivals - Download and Sonisphere, sure, but the mammoth likes of Rock am Ring in Germany, too - to realise that hard rock, to put it mildly, remains a commercially viable enterprise. We can probably all agree that the likes of Alter Bridge and Black Stone Cherry are by no means household names, but they’re already veterans of the arena circuit in the UK, for a simple reason; they tap into a simple, age-old formula, and do it very well indeed. In Black Stone Cherry’s case, they tick all the obvious boxes; a genuinely engaging frontman in the form of Chris Robertson, whose southern drawl melds into a growl on the band’s big choruses, as well as freewheeling, technically proficient guitar solos and an insistence on making sure that absolutely everything is turned up very, very loud indeed. With the fourth full-length, Magic Mountain, having arrived back in May, they’ve lined up an arena run for October and November of this year in the UK; I’d recommend highly if you’re looking for little more than a good, old-fashioned rock band at the top of their game.

These guys leave it all onstage for their fans every single performance. It doesn't matter whether they're playing for 100 or 100,000. They give it their all. Their show is jam packed with positivity and High energy throughout the entire set. It's obvious these guys love what they do and their passion is contagious. They're one of the few bands that I would say might even sound better live than in the studio, not that they don't slay that too. They're just so natural and fun live. If you've never seen these guys you must check them out. It's a must see!!!

If this band could be given 10 stars or even 20 stars that’s exactly what they would get! This band has the intensity and the sound that is undescribable. I have seen them in big venues but hands-down when they get intimate with their crowds and their fans their music explodes the lyrics the sound is unheard of this band is truly an amazing amazing band They have a lifelong fan here with me. This band deserves more than 20 stars they also need a star on the Hollywood walk of fame!

Black Stone Cherry was a outstanding show. These guys get better every time I see them.
The show has such energy, and the Blue Note, in Columbia Missouri, is the perfect venue for bands to show case their talents from bands like Buckcherry, to HELL YEAH, TO BLACK STONE CHERRY, it big enough to provide a great back drop to great shows,. But small enough to provide a intimate show, there is not A bad seat in the house!

These guys are a great live band in fact one of best live bands I've seen I have been to every black stone cherry tour of the U.K. And they get better every time I see them it was Wolverhampton last night 22/11/16 they played an acoustic set first which was incredible then they played there usual set was awesome this band do not disappoint if you have not seen this band live it's a must for true rock fans

BBC had no support. Deliberately so as they played a 45 minute acoustic set followed be blistering live set full of passion and energy.
I've never seen Shepherds Bush Empire soak up the energy of the band on stage before but it felt like everyone was involved.
This was my first view of BSC having missed them at various festivals in the past. After this performance I won't be making that mistake again.

Black Stone Cherry never disappoints. Ben has a ton of energy and talent playing his guitars, Jon rocks that bass hard, John Fred bangs on those drums with tons of strength and passion, and Chris is a phenomenal singer and guitar player. I ended up getting a guitar pick from Chris AND Jon last night. I also got a set list. I will forever love Black Stone Cherry and can't wait for another show!!!

This will have been my 4rth time seeing black stone cherry and they don't disappoint they just keep getting better each time a see them both supporting acts were great I especially liked monster truck which was the first time I had heard of them would definitely recommend them and Cadillac three were great also

Cadillac three are great band of rednecks their music is great too.

Black stone cherry were not as good as the last time they performed at the arena. Ì thought that they were bandstanding they seemed to be concentrating on their individual talents rather than playing their songs which I love so much