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My friend and I went to attend a concert by the Hard Working Americans this past Sunday, August 21, 2016. My friend had seen them at the Bijou the year before and recommended that I go with him. I am so happy that I did. The opening act, The Congress, were so good that I bought a CD of their last release. But the best was yet to come. The Hard Working Americans hit the stage and did not relinquish the stage until they had completely played out their two albums plus several covers. One being a heart felt tribute to the late Guy Clark, who passed this past May. This was over three hours of pure musical bliss on the Hard Working Americans alone, not counting the set by The Congress. These guys are truly hard working Americans. The icing on the cake was getting to meet the band after the show. Especially Duane Trucks and Dave Schools, who are two of the most personable guys you could ever meet. No rock star egos here, folks!

Best concert i've seen! Amazing band in live, if you like the band album you'll love the concert. The first part was a bit too long and the real concert a bit too short but it was really good anyway!

Purchased tickets with the main intent to see Switchfoot. Their music and lyrics have helped me thru some major issues in my life and won't miss any opportunity to see them live. Well, I was more than impressed with Mandisa, Isreal & New Breed kicking off the evening and bringing me to tears...of joy. The energy and spirit of the entire facility you could feel the overwhelming love. Switchfoot, as always, rocked the night and brought me so much happiness with their performance. We were unable to attend Sunday's show due to an out of town trip, but we will not miss next year's show no matter who is performing.

I haven't seen self since 1995 or 96 and they were as great as ever. So happy they came back to NY. We are hoping that we showed them enough love and that new music and more touring is in their future. SELLLLLLLLLLLF!!!

In a word brilliant \u2026 two words: "really brilliant \u2026 I have not enjoyed a concert so much since the 60 s (perhaps with the exception of Pink Floyd at Red Rocks\u2026 perhaps\u2026). The pairing of these two superstars was perfect. I was surprised that they spent much of the show on stage together, with just a few truly solo pieces thrown in\u2026 the work on their mutual songs was inspired - perfect harmonies and perfect blending of their voices and styles. Happily, the audience ranged from children to serious seniors\u2026 everybody on their feet dancing and singing along (some with moist eyes\u2026 guess who!!). It was also the first time I have seen my usually-reserved wife uninhibitedly \u2018rocking-out at a performance\u2026 so it wasn t just me - or the 70-year-old, rather plump, lady to our left who danced and sang the night away too... I shouldn t forget to give top kudos to the combined musicians from both backing bands\u2026 each one of them were spectacularly talented\u2026 Truly amazing\u2026 Thank you Mr. Simon & Mr. Summers

Hands down, Emancipator threw down so hard. Awesome vibes, great music, awesome scene. Never had so much fun at a show. Best was the bass player, got so funky and down with the beat.

MImi is a great actress. She is able to control her emotion and situation in any conditions.

Sounds great as always. But very sad their style of music has changed so much. Their band name is now misleading.

It was definitely a great experience just being exposed to new artists for the first time live while also enjoying the well known artists too. I would definitely go again. My boyfriend and I drove to NC from MD. Our trip was almost ruined because we almost didn't see We Are King. The venue where they were performing was not large enough to accommodate all of their fans so we had to wait outside. By some miracle we were able to get in at the last minute or catch a few of their songs. I definitely recommend getting to the venues at least 30 minutes before they start to ensure u get to see the artists you want.

This was my first soulfrito and my idol is Hector Acosta..I enjoyed him to the fullest along with many others..the only complaint is that there were too much time spent in between artist...maybe a DJ in between would had done better