Overall Rating
3.2
By WalkingBeerAdvertisement
new ray is confusing
I came to this concert expecting to hear some new Ray mixed with some of his slower, soulful songs. Instead I was blasted with guitar shredding and psychadelic light shows. All well and good if that's what you're expecting, but I was not. And if you have a 10 oclock curfew at a venue, you had better not cut it short at 9:55!! You couldn't come out and do one last acoustic song to fill a 5 minute space?
By Vanessa1234567
So disappointing
The venue was great, the sound was good - Ray was extremely disappointing. He didn’t play any of his popular songs and had about 40 minutes of jam session - not singing. As we were leaving we heard a lot of other people saying the same thing. During the show everyone was talking to one another and he was background music.
By Anonymous
I like ray and enjoy listening to his music but I was very disappointed he didn’t play any of his hits.
By KayteeT
OH Ray..... you disapoint me.
Ray, please go back to your beautiful soulful sounds. The trippy stuff doesn't suit you.
By Meggo33
Not What I Expected
His set list was comprised of songs from his new album and only songs from his new album. He didn't play a single song that his fans have grown to love. Had I known I wouldn't hear a single song I knew, I would never have bought a ticket.
By Anonymous
Went to see Neko Case, she was awesome. Ray LaMontagne was...meh. Tough for him to hold his own, coming on stage right after a singer with such a powerful voice. As always, the ~50% mark-up that Ticketmaster hit me with for various fees (such Convenience!) was both enfuriating and comical.
By JethroTully
Ray
Worst concert I've ever been to. Why do artists refuse to play their best stuff? Could barely hear his voice. Would not have paid $2 to see this. Garbage.
By Doubleaa542
Ray Lamontagne was a great show!!
Ray Lamontagne put on an amazing show even though it was raining we still had a great time!!
By sharetheloveWI
Great Show!
I went to the recent show in Madison. This was the first time I had seen both Ray LaMontagne and Nico Case. They were both great and it was an awesome night! I will definitely go see either of them perform in the future. I personally did not care that Ray didn't sing any of his early songs. I was just happy to see him live period. And he did not disappoint! This venue was good. The back half of the field is for blankets. The front half is where everyone stands. I was able to get nice and close with a basic gen admission ticket. The VIP section is way on the side of the field. Glad I didn't spend my money on that.
By Devoss
Typical Rude Cleveland Crowd
Like so many concerts in Cleveland, it is almost impossible to enjoy a show. Constant talking, shouting at times, ruins the performance. People standing up and taking selfies in front of you, ruining your view. I would recommend anyone to go and see a show in Pittsburgh instead. They love music their more that they love hearing themselves talk.
Join Ray LaMontagne on the Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour.
Ray's vast catalog spans nine full length records, chart topping radio singles, and a Grammy win, in addition to multiple Grammy nominations. This year will prove to be an exciting one for LaMontagne as he heads out on the road celebrating his first full length album, Trouble, playing the album in its entirety as well as songs from across his catalog.
Of this landmark anniversary, LaMontagne has written the following personal note to his fans:
As many of you know, last September was the 20th anniversary of the release of Trouble. Twenty years. Two Decades. That's a lot of water under the bridge. Every cell in my body has changed three times over in that time. I have been three times reborn.
There are moments in your life when you need to place a marker. Some people think that it is brave, or fearless, to never look back. I don't believe that. For the simple reason that if you never look back you will never see how far you have come. This year I place a sign post: twenty years of Trouble.
When Trouble was initially released Vinyl was considered a dead format, never to breathe again Digital audio was the new King. As we know this has proved untrue. Each year more and more music lovers are listening to Vinyl and appreciating it for its depth and breadth of sound, for its physical heft, for its tangible realness. Over the past few months Brian Lee and Bob Jackson at Waygate Mastering have remastered the album for the first time specifically for Vinyl. And I have to say, it sounds incredible. They have managed to bring out subtleties in the vocals, the instrumentation, that were somehow lost previously. It sounds as if a sonic veil has been lifted. I cannot thank them enough.
To further honor this moment I will be hitting the road later this summer for the Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour, playing the album top to tail for the first time since it was released. I hope you will come out and join me and my friends and help us celebrate this moment in time. It wouldn't be the same without you.