John Carpenter

The Aragon was a great venue for this show, because the atmosphere was perfect. Love this guy and his band, excellent performance, very fun.

Carpenter's sound was great. All the music was perfectly put together for a live setting. The main issue I had is that the movie footage that was displayed on the screen behind the performers was all gore. There are so many other well done, not gory, atmospheric scenes from Carpenter's movies that would have been very appropriate with this music. The Orpheum is a beautiful theater for this kind of soundtrack music. The seats are cramped and the stairs are steep, as to be expected in an old style theater. Bathrooms were decent. Not easy exiting theater due to steep stairs and tight walkways.

i loved everything he did... but only 75 minutes long? the show started promptly at 9pm and ended right at 10:15pm... he could have easily played 15 more minutes (he left out many songs from his lost themes albums)

Great show seen this last year in Milwaukee. A new album of anthology themes is the center for this tour. Carpenter played all of his classic themes including Starman which for me was the highlight of the show. Carpenter also offered a meet and Great which I would highly recommend. He signed an lp, a movie poster, a tour poster, and a setlist for me. Meet and greet also came with a tour shirt, photo, and a presigned lithograph for Halloween.

It was really fun to hear the soundtracks live and watch the film clips in the background.

This was a great concert much better than you think it would be with John playing to the crowd and great merch and vinyl this was something worth experience and to experience on Halloween was even better! I vowed never to miss his concerts again!

This was a rare opportunity to see director/writer/composer John Carpenter present a new dimension to his work, which he did and it was incredible! I wasn't expecting a full band, but there they were, and they knew exactly what the audience wanted. The selection of music played was perfect, and the audience could easily have stayed much longer. Am hoping this isn't the last tour he does. Hopefully, though, he doesn't play at the Masonic Temple. If the air conditioning was turned on, nobody could feel it. Also, our seats (sections of three) weren't even bolted into the ground, and they didn't have enough seats for the number of people sitting in the first row.

This was a great and unique show. It was great to hear Carpenter's compostions live. The live band is solid and Carpenter is fun to watch.

After a viewing of Escape From New York John Carpenter came out and played his famous movie scores as well as his new material from his two new albums. Images from the film of that particular score play on the screen behind the band.

John Carpenter played the themes from some of his most popular movies, as well as several selections from his recent original albums. It was great hearing the music, but the concert was a bit on the short side. The performance element was somewhat lacking, but forgivable given the circumstances (a screen played clips from the movies). \\ Would have been great hearing more insight and stories from Carpenter to flesh out the experience.

Overall awesome show! Definitely a MUST-SEE if you're a horror geek and/or Carpenter fan! Only reason I gave 4 starts instead of 5 is because it was only about a 2-hour show.

I don't know how to properly review having seen John Carpenter performing his film scores and recent Lost Themes live. With son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, and backed by a bassist, drummer and rhythm guitarist, John and co. expertly translated his scores and solo work into a live setting. Songs like the Escape from New York Main Theme and Big Trouble In Little CHINA main theme were given extra bite due to Daniel's blistering guitar work, while recent numbers like Night and Vortex were all ethereal horror synth brought to life. An unforgettable evening that I won't soon forget.

Wonderful and masterful performances...from start to finish it was quality. The timing impeccable and movie sequences beautiful,seems like they rehearsed and planned for it perfectly. John introduced his songs just in the right way. "They Live" had as especially great sequence with even the musicians all putting on the shades. A great representation of all of John's body of work including his Lost Themes catalogs....easily in my top concerts of the year.....Keep the shows coming John! LA loves you.

John Carpenter's music rocks in his movies and sounds even better live. Awesome, awesome show.

John's performance at the Fox Theater in Oakland was a night I'll never forget. To see my favorite director perform some of his more iconic scores from his most beloved movies was a real treat. Don't walk but run to see him live in your area!

This is a must see if you are a John Carpenter Fan, seeing him and his band play live with the movie that his music score is playing too on the big screen behind them really super cool.

This was an incredible experience that I would highly recommend. It's sad to think it might have been a once in a life time show.