GBH - Reviews - North America 2003

West Coast leg, Thursday 23rd January - Saturday February 8th
East Coast leg, Wednesday July 9th - Saturday July 26th






North American Tour - 2003: West Coast Leg



Country Date City Venue
U.S.A flag image Thursday January 23rd, 2003 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre
U.S.A flag image Friday January 24th, 2003 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
U.S.A flag image Saturday January 25th, 2003 San Diego, CA The Scene
U.S.A flag image Sunday January 26th, 2003 Scottsdale, AZ Cajun House
U.S.A flag image Tuesday January 28th, 2003 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
U.S.A flag image Wednesday January 29th, 2003 Salt Lake City, UT Xscape
U.S.A flag image Friday January 31st, 2003 Portland, OR Barbati's Pan
U.S.A flag image Saturday February 1st, 2003 Seattle, WA Graceland
U.S.A flag image Monday February 3rd, 2003 San Fransisco, CA The Fillmore
U.S.A flag image Tuesday February 4th, 2003 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
U.S.A flag image Wednesday February 5th, 2003 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
U.S.A flag image Friday February 7th, 2003 Los Angeles, CA The Palace
U.S.A flag image Saturday February 8th, 2003 Las Vegas, NV Huntridge Theatre




Here are some excellent reviews sent firstly of the House of Blues show at Anaheim in the U.S.A on the last tour http://teamgoon.com/gbhshow/1.24.03/house_of_blues_show.htm, also now to The Palace at Hollwood http://teamgoon.com/gbhshow/2.7.03/show.htm.

Thanks to Brad Robarge @ Skate Scene Media.

You can also see the following short reviews: http://www.razorcake.com/reviews/live_reviews/default.asp?ArticleID=247 and http://www.rebelnoise.com/viewinterview.php?id=22.



North American Tour - 2003: East Coast Leg



Country Date City Venue
U.S.A flag image Wednesday July 9th, 2003 Fort Lauderdale, FL Factory
U.S.A flag image Thursday July 10th, 2003 Tampa, FL Twilight
U.S.A flag image Friday July 11th, 2003 Orlando, FL House of Blues
U.S.A flag image Saturday July 12th, 2003 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Cafe
U.S.A flag image Sunday July 13th, 2003 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
U.S.A flag image Tuesday July 15th, 2003 Washington, WA 930 Club
U.S.A flag image Wednesday July 16th, 2003 New York, NY Irving Plaza
U.S.A flag image Thursday July 17th, 2003 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
U.S.A flag image Friday July 18th, 2003 Asbury Park, NJ Fast Lane
U.S.A flag image Saturday July 19th, 2003 Worcester, MA Palladium
U.S.A flag image Monday July 21st, 2003 Cahoes (Albany), NY Saratoga Winners
U.S.A flag image Tuesday July 22nd, 2003 Buffalo, NY Showplace Theatre
U.S.A flag image Wednesday July 23rd, 2003 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
U.S.A flag image Thursday July 24th, 2003 Detroit, MI St Andrews Hall
U.S.A flag image Friday July 25th, 2003 Chicago, IL House of Blues
U.S.A flag image Saturday July 26th, 2003 Minneapolis, MN Quest 





G.B.H. & CIRCLE JERKS
The Masquerade
Tampa, Florida
7/10/03

This was a show truly not to be missed. Two of the most infuential old school
punk bands ever, on the road together. There were two opening bands. The Bronx,
and The Missing 23rd. I wasn't familiar with either of these bands, so there
really isn't a whole lot I can say about them. I can tell you this though, they
were both pretty damn good. Really fast and hard punk and better than a lot of
newer bands I've heard lately.

Around 10pm Circle Jerks walked out to a packed house of old and young punks.
After a brief talking to from Mr. Morris, they started the set with "I Don't".
The crowd started up a huge circle pit right away, and kept it going through
most of the set. These guys still play with a hell of a lot of energy, despite
their age. The crowd was just insane with people leaping around and
disregarding security by trying to stage dive.  Greg Hetson must have leaped
into the air 100 times and Keith Morris was as active as I've ever. seen him. I
saw Circle Jerks countless times in the eighties. The last time I saw them was
in 1990. There's only been 3 or 4 tours since then, and I've never been around
when they came through town. Watching them tonight more than made up for the
past 13 years. Their set list included "Coup D' Etat, Beat Me Sensless, Wild In
The Streets, When The Shit Hits The Fan, I Wanna Destroy You, Deny Everything,
In Your Eyes" and tons more. They even surprised me with a few really obscure
older tracks, "Stars And Stripes, and Trapped". The set ended with "Nervous
Breakdown" and that was it.

It looked like the entire crowd stayed put for GBH. The place was still very,
very packed. They ran into some technical difficulties right away when a stage
diver tripped over Jock's guitar cord, ripping it out of the amp. For some
reason they just couldn't get it to work again. The first 2 songs were played
without any guitar as the rest of the band just raged on. Colin was all over
the place as usual. That guy hasn't aged a bit. Their set was very lengthy, and
included lots of old favorites and some tracks off the new Ha Ha record. Their
set included "Gimme Fire, Generals, No Survivors, Diplomatic Immunity, Punk
Rock Ambulance, Drugs Party, Womb With A View, Time Bomb" and the list just
goes on and one. I'm positive they played over 30 songs. Just as always, they
kept everyone on their toes. Never a dull moment with GBH. The encores included
"Big Women" and of course "Alcohol". A fantastic punk show for sure.

Tony Patino


You can also see the following short reviews: http://www.rebelnoise.co m/viewshowreviews.php?id=41, http://www.chorusandverse.com, http://www.baydomain.com/steph/photos / & http://martinphoto.miracleman.tv/concertphotos .