Ray LaMontagne Tickets
All Concerts
Overall Rating
3.2
By Lindz11
Ray makes it a great day!!
Traditionally my sister and I attend a Ray Lamontagne show every year, given that he comes. We even drove down to Ohio to see him. He always comes to Meadowbrook Theatre when coming to Michigan. I enjoy the show every time and, of course this time, he did not disappoint. Love the atmosphere and out seats were amazing!
By Danelrctro69
Glorious Electric Guitar Tone
Having never seeing RL live before, I was half expecting to fall asleep durning this show. Could not have been more off. I was in electric guitar heaven and could not wipe the smile off my face the whole evening.
By Fj88
New album only.
Didn’t play any hits. 100% new album that has a lot of harder rock songs which is strange. He didn’t engage the audience, barely acknowledged ya and had a hat on over his eyes the whole time.
By Paulpajamas
Redundant
I bought these tickets to see the opening act, Neko Case was excellent. Ray is lyrically redundant and his voice is weak. He was lost outdoors.
By ChrisUnplugged
Ray at Nautica, Cleveland
Great concert, great venue.. Wish he would have played "Trouble", love the song. I know artists get tired of playing the same old thing at every show, but some need to be included as "crowd pleasers", as that is why some of the audience comes to the show. Only mildly disappointed due to that.
By LaLaLand1234
Ray LaMontagne disappointed.
I wanted to love the show but couldn’t. Ray didn’t interact with the audience and didn’t play any songs I expected to hear. I am usually so moved by his music, but wasn’t. Disappointed because I was so excited to see him and paid premium pricing for pavilion seats. Especially sucks to be disappointed when you sat through the show outside in 90 degree weather.
By Raysfiancee
He is so incredible
This is the second time I've seen Ray in concert and he certainly doesn't disappoint. If you are looking for him to play a rundown of his radio hits, this is not the concert for you. But if you want to see and appreciate an amazing musician, who is super tight with his band and plays music simply for the joy of creativity and genius, by all means, see him again and again!
By reddingoboy
Ray was excellent as usual. See ya next time!
As expected, the show was great. Second time for us to see him at this venue. It was a hot and humid night and the band still rocked hard. Ray seems a little reluctant to talk up the audience, but this must be his style. No issues, he’s all business and a good singer. Have to give a shout out to Nico Case too. She opened for Ray LaMontagne and gave a passionate set as well. Nice compliment to Ray.
By John3099
Ray needs to get over himself
Ray spoke under 10 words to the crowd the entire night. He performed largely unrecognizable songs and seemingly deliberately skipped over any and all of his songs that people showed up to listen to. His chill vibes style brings people to see his shows, his performance was a mess and nothing of the sort.
By Anonymous
I've seen Ray before and this show was lacking for me. I love his music, but just wasn't As impressed this time.
Bio
Ray Lamontagne is no stranger to the world Folk music. His fourth album, "God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise," released in 2010, won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk album, and he subsequently embarked on the 2011 Pariah Dogs Summer Tour, so named after his new band The Pariah Dogs. With a soulful upper register and a breathless falsetto that adds hints of R&B to otherwise straightforward folk arrangements, LaMontagne's voice is always at the center of his performances. The typically reticent singer keeps banter to a minimum at his concerts, pouring his concentration into the songs, at times even singing with his eyes closed.
LaMontagne's journey to the spotlight has been anything but conventional. Though he released his debut album "Trouble" in September 2004, it didn't receive popular attention until nearly two years later, when it made a top five entry in the UK charts and eventually went on to sell over 250,000 units in the US alone. By the time of his second release, 2006's "Til the Sun Turns Black," LaMontagne was fast becoming a household ticket, his songs appearing in television shows like "Rescue Me," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Bones." Once again teaming with producer Ethan Johns, LaMontagne's critically-acclaimed third album "Gossip in the Grain" entered the Billboard charts at No. 3, his highest entry to date, entering the Billboard charts at No. 3.
Though not a radical departure from his earlier output, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise marked a subtle changes to LaMontagne's sound and recording process. He opted to self-produce the album at his home in Massachusetts, and it marked the first collaborative release with his band the Pariah Dogs. While a few songs venture into slightly more aggressive territory (bookends “Repo Man” and “Devil's in the Jukebox”), the album is otherwise characterized by hazy Americana instrumentation and LaMontagne's yearning vocals.