Cathouse Live

Riki Rachtman said he was going to bring back The Cathouse for one day only. My expectations were high but he blew them away! An INCREDIBLE day of classic rock from the glory days of Hollywood's rock scene. The event was brilliantly organized and every band put out their best effort. When concert promoters promise a great day / great show - its rare for them to follow through and really deliver. Riki Rachtman DID with this event. Incredible day and incredible efficiency in terms of band schedules. I hope this becomes an annual event !

Growing up with these bands, I had to attend. All the bands musically were tight especially Junkyard and Tom Keifer. I thought they were the best overall performances. Bulletboys, Trixter, Black N Blue, L A Guns, Faster Pussycat and Sebastian Bach were all fantastic. Not a fan of Saigon Kick so that was when I took a food break. During this time, there was a huge crowd on the side stage to watch Bang Tango. Expect them to be on the main stage for this event next time. Autograph wasn't bad, but they just don't seem to have that level that the others have in the lineup. I was looking forward to Dangerous Toys, but all their songs they performed were from the 1st album. Would've been nice to hear a song or two from the second one. Stephen Pearcy was either bored with singing the Ratt songs, drunk, or just doesn't have it anymore which would be sad. His band was very good, but his singing just wasn't there. Don Dokken may not have a strong voice anymore, but he was still very good despite the obvious technical problems. I left after Tom Keifer as I'm not a fan of Extreme. The rotating main stage was very cool as it was nearly non-stop rock! Outside of the heat, the lack of good food and not being able to see all the bands (wanted to see Bang Tango and Enuff Z Nuff) it was such a fun time. The crowd was very cool outside of a brief fight towards the end by our section. At the merchandise booth, we didn't realize there were other independent booths as my wife wanted a Sebastian Bach shirt. Found out later when I was low on funds. Hopefully they do this again with improvements and I will be looking forward to the next one!

Great line-up. Every band played the hits. They should have started earlier so bands didn't overlap.

Thanks to Riki for doing this. It was a must see event for us. We came over from AZ. Couldn't miss the chance to see Toyz and Trixter. I though Bullet Boys should have had a later start but overall an epic event. The rotating main stage was mind blowing. 36 people took various shuttles from the nearby Marriott. Met folks from Tulsa, Chicago, and Canada. No fights, no bangers, just the coolest rock lovin brothers and sisters on the planet. Thanks again.

What a day. So many bands and just sad I could not be in two places at once. 2 stages constant music and running into old friends. Only downside was the excessive heat nd I think many people came in late afternoon to miss it. All of the bands sounded great. Loved that the Cathouse booth with Riki was open to get a picture with him or to have him sign something. Great selection of merchandise. I've seen a lot of these bands, but great to see others that dont come out that often or are East Coast bands. Was so nice to have a no-drama day. Enjoyed it all and hoping for another Cathouse Live next year.

Amazing line up!!!! Got to see some bands that I was never able to even catch back in the day! And props to all the bands for a great show! Was an awesome day!! Hoping for another Cathouse show next year!!!

Great line up and great show! Hoping this will become a yearly event with a mix of other different bands. So awesome to see these bands years later and they still rock out like they did in the 80's and 90's.

WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY, EVERY BAND SOUNDED GREAT AND PLAYED ON TIME. ONLY DOWNFALL WAS THE ACT EXTREME. JUST A BAD BAND TO CLOSE THE NIGHT.

This was a fun show. Hope they do it again as attendance was great. Great bands but i think there would have been a bigger turnout if a different band headlined instead of Extreme, but they were fun too

I wouldn't say that I stopped appreciating 80s style rock and roll, but I certainly missed it. After seeing many current rock bands have zero stage presence and energy while performing, it was a breath of fresh air to see these classic bands all share the stage as they remembered the awesome Cathouse. Tom Keifer was the absolute star of the night, as his set was powerful and the band sounded fantastic. Faster Pussycat's surprise reunion of the original members was a close second for me, and Sebastian Bach also brought a ton of energy. The only negative on the day was how damn hot it was outside, and no one can be blamed for that. Here's hoping that Riki continues to do a Cathouse show each year. If he does, you would be a fool to miss it.

Great lineup and great access to interact with them all. Great day even if it was a billion degrees out.

This event was awesome. They had the bands on a turntable so as one would finish, the next band would start playing. Nonstop rock for m10 hours. I hope they do it again. I will be there if they do.

Great time at the Cathouse live August 15th, 2015. Riki out did himself to put on a killer event. The one down side was with 2 stages and no down time. There was no way to see every band. Plus all the booths and stuff to walk around and see. I was center main stage and saw everyone there and a parts of a couple on 2nd stage. Opening band was a local called Swmaphammer, they were decent but only caught last song. Bullet boys were next and rocked it 5 tunes, 4 from first cd and a new one. Trixter was next, sounded great. Not a big fan so I went and checked out some stuff during them but caught last couple songs. Black n Blue rocked , being over 100 degrees have to give it to them mid day. Highlights 4 from first album and 1 form each of the other 3 records. Autograph sounded tight, new singer does a decent job. Missed Plunk though. JUnkyard sounded great, more southern rock, boring to me. but sounded great. Checked out a bit of PBF 2nd stage and they sounded good although not a fan. Saigon kick was awesome, plowed through 7 tunes and sounded amazing. LA Guns killed, rocked it and got the crown going. Dangerous Toys sounded good, I left 2nd song to go to 2nd stage for Enuff Znuff and they were awesome. Of course i am a big fan of them too lol. Caught end of Faster Pussycat, amazing reaction and sound. Pearcy was next, he was ok but he was better with Ratt. Dokken rocked but singer struggled through most of the tunes. Sebastian Bach kicked ass and then Tom Keifer put on another stellar set. Extreme sounded great and tight even with some technical issues. The night ended with all star jam including ACE FREHLEy doing 2 KISS classics. I had an amazing time and hope they do it again next year.

I thought I was going to explode ..... Took me back to high school I screamed almost shed a tear or two . One of the top 3 best nights of my life by far.

Greta fun. Brought back some old school rock from my youth. Forgot how much I like this music. Great performances. Should do this concert again next year!