Saving Abel

When a band loses a member (or more) of the originals, no band can be EXACTLY the same as the original band when they start anew with new additions. Common sense. Besides the fact that Scotty Austin did a fantastic job with the material, he is a VERY talented singer, guitartist and an excellent showman. High energy all the way - as well as the band as a whole. The best props go to the hospitality of the band - again, as a whole. When there was a mix up with our VIP tickets and I contacted the promoter via email, it was within minutes that Scott Bartlett contacted me himself, arranged a meet and greet at their hotel prior to the show. The whole band showed up, ALL were very apologetic for the mix up. At the show, prior, during and afterward, the band mingled on the floor with the patrons, down-to-earth, completely humbled with thanks to ALL of their fans. They are dedicated to our troops and supportive to them and their fans above and beyond. Also, addition Steven Pulley on drums, awesome! Excellent, kudos to the whole band. When they come up with their first "new" album, no doubt in my mind it will trump the old and wave in a new - rockin'!!! - Saving Abel. Thanks guys... YOU ALL ROCK!!!

Saving Abel is a great band to see live! They sound the same in person as they do on CD and they engage the crowd throughout. Perfect mix of new material with the old & a couple classic covers added in. The Vinyl is fun room to see a show...Nice addition to the Hard Rock! With a maximum occupancy of 850, you're closer than ever to the action. Nice bar sevice as well.

There are no words to use to describe this event, it just rocked my world.

My son and three friends attended the concert.. they loved it. (Age 15) The music was great. The building was beautiful. They said the bathrooms were a little dirty.. the floor was super sticky. The said that the band RED needed to fix the sound system. All they could hear was the guitarist.. couldn't hear the singer. They said Saving Abel was fantastic. They said Pop Evil was a new favorit. Bad moment for a mother to hear... There were a two old ladies that kept rubbing up on the boys... Like in thier 20's! Perverts... I didn't like that hearing that!

This concert was apsolutly amazing. The opening bands kicked ass as well but Saving Abel's show was out of this world. Except they kept calling us Kansas. We were in Missouri not Kansas.

This was one of the best State Fair shows I've seen in quite a few years.

Had great seating, back up group was also very good. My friend and I had a great time and we were both very glad that we went!!!! I'm sure I will attend another concert at the Heartland Event center in the future

Great opening band (and from Nebraska :) ) Saving Abel was awesome as well...sounded great guys!!!

Sound quality was extremely poor!! Very tinny; couldn't understand the words in the music. Too much amp feedback.

Saving Abel is amazing. That's all there is to it. We were on the floor which was awesome because we were so close and could see pretty good except for the times when Id get stuck behind tall people which was quite often. They really did great though. I drove five hours with my boyfriend to see them and it was so worth it! The opening bands weren't that bad either even though I had no idea who either of them were. All in all both me and my man had a blast!!

Saving Abel has awesome music and does some great moves on the stage. They are also very great to their fans.

I saw u guys preform in kearney NE and no affence but it was kinda boaring but the concert last night in Grand Island completely blew my mind i thought it was amazing....GREAT JOB!!!!!!

The event was pretty good. Emphatic and Hurt were amazing!!! Saving Abel is not one of my favorite bands and they really didn't do it for me this time so we left before they were even half way throught their set.

Started off great with the show of Emphatic...which was an amazing show (they're crazy!!!)...then moved to HURT whose show was somewhat uncaptivating (last few songs were great)...Then on to SAVING ABEL!!! they were so AWESOME!!! Showed great emotion and dedication for music....The lead singer even came down into the crowd!!

Saving Abel was the headliner, but we actually went to see Hurt. Hurt did not disappoint. They had great stage presence and sounded great live. Saving Abel sounded good too, but their stage presence left a little to be desired.

Loved the concert! Will attend another concert if in the area. Very pleased with all the songs they chose to play.

Everybody that night was amazing! Me and my children had a blast! We met all of RJA & Fit For Rivals!

We had a great time seeing Saving Able and Pop Evil at Nutty's North in Sioux Falls. I thought that the smaller venue was awesome. My friends enjoyed it also. I would recommend it to anyone that just wants to rock!

Thanks to Jared Johnson & Pepper Entertainment for bringing one of my top 3 FAVORITE bands to Sioux Falls. The lead singer ignites the band and Saving Abel . . ROCKS! Appreciate their military support. Nutty's North is a smaller venue than last year's KROO Fest; but what an honor to have these AMAZING, talented performers return to our hometown of Sioux Falls.

Saving Abel connected with the crowd as they rocked out! They saved the best for last...Addicted!!!

This was a great event-Saving Able was in rare form and i would recommnd seeing them as soon as you can

They did a very good job at involving the crowd!! The show was very good!!! I would definitely go see them again!! Pop Evil was awesome too!!

I had a great time at this show. I have been to many shows and I can honestly say that this show was better than most that I have been too! The venue was awsome, and everyone was super nice. I had a great time!

All the bands were awsome. It was my first time seeing Red Line Chemistry and I really liked them. I deff recommend this concert to others.

OMG! I was stunned! Taddy Porter is a fantastic band. Pop Evil just shocked everyone! What an amazing performance!!!

Was a great show! All bands put there best foot forward with this one and it showed. Would love to see this lineup again.

I trulely loved the way all the bands but saving able came out afterthe show!! It was the best mother's day present a mom could get!

The guys of Saving Abel are genuinely true rockers!! They like to get the crowd involved with their set not to mention that each one of them rock throughout the whole show. They are full of energy and definitely put on a great show!!

I was standing to the side of the band. Perfect view. The band connected with the whole audience. This was a fantastic evening.

First time I have gone to see Saving Abel live. Only thing I can figure is that they must have some sort of sound engineer wizard at work when they record in the studio. Live, they are a disappointment.

Any Saving Abel fan that missed this really missed something special. I don't know why there was no one there, but the entire amphitheater peaked at about 60 people and 20 of those were gone before Saving Abel came to the stage. So, everyone in the venue had front row seats and the opportunity to be up close and personal with the band. Anyone that wanted autographs got them. The band gave us a great show even though we could have put the whole event in my back yard.

Not until after arriving at the show did I discover that lead singer Jared Weeks was replaced two weeks ago by Scott Austin from Trash the Brand. Oh and the drummer's gone too. So I did not see Saving Abel. Wild Bill's is a great venue and I look forward to going back.

Saving Abel is not worth seeing since Jared Weeks left. With Scott Austin at lead vocals, many of their awesome songs were unrecognizable. This concert was a waste of money.

3 years hollow was the highlight to this night. First time seeing them and was really impressed. Saving Abel really took a hit when they lost their lead singer and went with a Scott Weiland wanna be. They can still play the hell out of a guitar! BD was not good.

I have to say I was VERY disappointed in the show! The sound quality was not very good (I've been to shows at Wild Bills before, and had no issues), and frankly, I don't know what has happened to Saving Abel, but the new singer was a bit obnoxious, and apparently pretty high while on stage. He kept saying "We're a party band"....No, you're not! This is an entertainment venue, not a party! Overall, I would definitely go to another show at Wild Bills, but definitely not to see Saving Abel!

It was amazing ! Saving Abel is my favorite band, but now Art of Dying has moved way up that list - those guys blew me away!!!!

absolutely amazing show. LOVE the close small venue made the event much more personable. more bands should do more shows like this!!!!

Great concert. Saving Abel and Bridge to Grace were both AWESOME. Wild Bills was a great venue and decent priced beer.

I have been a fan for awhile but never been to a show. I loved it!! The atmosphere was relaxed and the band gave a great performance. I enjoyed their whole set and will be catching future shows.

This was the first time I've seen Saving Abel and I have to say what a great time I had. The lead singer is so energetic and really engages the audience throughout the whole show. He's got the greatest personality too!! GREAT SHOW!!

awesome band even better live! I love these guys and deff would recommend them!

Small venue but very personal - can't imagine I will see a better show from them ... it was amazing!

I was in 7th heaven. This was the 2nd time I got to see this band. First time, they were an opening act. This time was a complete show. Wow, I was blown away. They know how to entertain and real easy on the eyes. Genuine. I will see them again and again. Thank you.

What a fantastic line up. Fall from grace - had never heard of them. - made a fan! Redlight King - Have CD..were even better live - check em out soon! Aranda.......where to begin.....have been a fan for a few years. When I heard they were on the line up it was icing on an already huge cake. The energy they brought was amazing. They were professional, friendly and wickedly talented. Check them out if you can, Saving Abel.- had the chance to see them a couple of years ago at a large venue, this was a treat. small venue, so up close and personal. They are as talented as the 1st day I heard them. Their new music sounds even better!

All the bands were great. They each played for less than an hour, but they gave it there best. Great sound system. I would recommend this tour to everyone to see.

Preety dull overall. Felt I was just waiting for the encore!!

Saving Abel sounded incredible. They rock much harder in person than on the radio. The venue was small so you could get up close to the stage. Opening band Red Line Chemistry also rocked. Venue is a no-frills, hole-in-the -wall place but I would highly recommend it. Great show

This was a show for the lady. Payback for all the heavy metal shows I drag her to. I can't say I was too miserable though; the opening acts weren't bad and Saving Abel live sounds more the part of generic rock band then crap wuss rock their radio play would indicate. Overall: not bad...

Bourbon street ballroom was a sweet place to see a band. But the first two bands were horrible just screaming into the microphone maybe the worst so called music I've ever heard. Saving Abel was decent but there was no crowd maybe 50 people total. Really disappointed.

Was an awesome show, started with some great bands, and Saving Abel just topped it all with a great performance. My friends and I had such a good time, whole show rocked! I would definitely recommend seeing Sugar Red Drive and Saving Abel live if possible, Excellent artists.

Not only was Saving Abel amazing they had 3 amazing bands open for them. They all played great and had great attitudes. A night I honestly will never forgett

Not only was Saving Abel amazing they had 3 amazing bands open for them. They all played great and had great attitudes. A night I honestly will never forgett

The three bands preceding Saving Abel were ok, but they should stick to only one opening act and play longer. Saving Abel was decent, but the sound quality could have been better and they could have played at least one or two encore songs, come on!

This concert was unbelievable. The guys put on an amazing show! I went to see them play on my 21st birthday and it was no doubt the best thing. The guys were full of intensity and power, not to mention that the Casino Ballroom was a great place for it!. Good job to the band and thanks for an amazing show!

I loved Saving Abel. They did a great variety of songs from both their older CD and their new CD, which was great. They sounded really really good, and they kept the audience engaged. This was a really high-energy show, and I would definitely see them again. Love the Hampton Casino. I have been going there for 25 years, and the setup there is the best it has been in a long time. The acoustics there are great.

I thoroughly enjoyed Saving Abel in such a nice venue! It's too bad that place wasn't packed because they rocked it anyway.

Very intimate location and great sound. Opneing bands not the greatest but overall great time.

It was a small concert. The opening bands were O K. Not alot of food and beverage stands

The concert was a blast. We brought a couple of friends that had never been to a concert too. THey loved it and can't wait to attend another concert. The concert was none stop good music. I didn't know much of the bands heading into the night, but surely enjoyed the music and atmosphere in Youngstown. It is nice to see bands and the city coming together for good events.

This show was Excellent! I was very pleased with everything. For the price of the tickets it was definitely worth it! The opener band Sugar Red Drive was good, and they performed well even though no one knew much of their music. Taddy Porter was a great follow up. They had good music to make up for a small lack in their stage performance. American Bang was fantastic. The lead singer knew how to entertain the audience in between each song. Hell, he even got half the crowd to buy him beer. Then of course, Saving Abel was the event of the night! Most of the crowd was there for them, so as the night went on, more and more spectators crowded the stage with their cameras and cell phones ready to snap shots of the group. Lead singer, Jared Weeks, representatively spoke of their passion, commitment, and love for our great U. S. of A. I was excited to see them play a decent amount of their new album(Miss America), as well as a selection from the first album(Saving Abel) including the crowd favorite, "Addicted". Over all, it was a rocked out performance that pleased the entire audience. I hope Saving Abel as well as Sugar Red Drive, Taddy Porter, and American Bang will all make efforts to stop back again in the future! Thanks for a Great Show Everyone!

The opening acts we saw were really good, especially Taddy Porter. The event staff was very nice and helpful, the beer/ concession prices were not jacked up. Saving Abel Rocked!

ive never gone to a concert where every single band was good. the sound was great. they wasted no time in switching sets and getting on to the next band. the bands were extremely friendly and stayed after to meet fans, talk and sign items. next time they come to town ill for sure be going.

Saving abel was a great show, would definitely go see them again. Covelli center was easy to get to and accessible.

Saving Abel was awesome! They are really fun to see in concert - they want to interact with their fans. Sugar Red Drive was fantastic and was out among the crowd after their set. Was NOT impressed with Taddy Porter or American Bang

Didn't really care for the opening bands! Saving Abel was ok, but not really my kind of music!!

Saving Abel was great other than pierre's needs to fix their sound system. it was sooo loud and the bass was overpowering i couldn't even understand the words most of the time and saving abel is not that kind of music. The two opening bands were very loud and not my style of music,. the second one had some sound issues as well with the mircophone. Over all it was an okay concert,

I actually went to see American Bang, and they were great. Small crowd, but made the event more accessible. The bands mingled and we were able to visit and get pics. I loved it. All bands were very good.

Honestly I'm not a Saving Able fan. I went to see We Are The Fallen, and left after they were done. I was surprised by Taddy Porter though, they were awesome.

What a great show! Saving Abel was such high energy and the opening bands were pretty good...especially We are the Fallen - WOW! It was my first time attending an event at the Wonder Ballroom - what a neat venue! AMAZING place...not to mention clean! Had a great time & will definitely be back!

Wow! I was blown away by how great they sounded live. They did some songs acustic too. I loved how much compassion they put into their music. It was a smaller crowd than I was expecting but the band definetely got everyone pumped. There was three opening acts that were steller by themselves- but they played for longer than I wanted- about- 2hrs before Saving Abel came out. The openings were still excellent- everyone in my group bought a CD from all 4 bands in all.

This band rocked the house! My girlfriend and I love this band! The opening bands were really good as well, especially that Irish female lead vocalist! The girl can wail!

Went to the Wonder Ballroom to see Saving Abel last night. They were absolutely awesome! In my opinion, they couldn't have been better. I wish there would have been more people there for the band. There were only about 75 to 100 people...made it a small crowd for the band, but they performed as if there were thousands. I can't wait 'til they come back to Portland! First time at the Ballroom, and it too, was awesome! I will definitely go there again. People who worked there were very nice and the place was very clean

Not Only Was Saving Abel Amazing We Are The Fallen Rocked As Well!!!! I Had A Blast.

Even if I didn't get to meet the entire WATF crew, this event still would have been worth it. Every time I see WATF live, I'm blown away. Do yourself a favor and go see WATF live every chance you get cuz you WILL get your face rocked/ripped off guaranteed.

My wife and I saw tickets to this show on ticket master and just had to go. The price was amazing, especially for the show that we saw. They were with We Are The Fallen, American Bang, and Taddy Porter. We were able to be in the second row from the stage and had amazing views of all of the bands. My wife cought a couple of guitar picks and so did I. Taddy Porter was good. American Bang absolutely rocked! We Are The Fallen is a bonafied rock band with a hot lead singer, and some bad guitar player. We tried to see Saving Abel at the Gorge in Washington last summer with Nickelback, Hinder, and Papa Roach but they were already on stage by the time we got into the venue. I was really disapointed because we couldn't hear them at all. We stayed after the show last night and hung out with Eric the bassist. My wife got her picture taken with all of the members and got all of their autographs. Those guys are very cool! She also got her picture with the lead singer of We Are The Fallen. She is a cool chick. I would definately recomend this show to anyone who wants to rock.

The Band was Great! They played alot of brand new stuff that sounded really good, waiting for the new CD. They Rocked the older stuff! Up close and personal, awsome venue! Parking was easy, but the place was not full. staff was curtious, and professional. Drinks as always are overpriced.

Show and bands were great. A little disappointed Red cancelled.

Pretty schweet show! Definitely like how the band members come out after their sets to chill with the crowd and have some fun! Taddy Porter I do believe stole the show. But I liked that Pantera tribute at the end of Pop Evil's set! Nice! Want to give a hand to all the performers and Croc Rock! Stay Heavy peoples!!

My band Red didn't show and for this I was extremely dissapointed. I was attending this concert with the hopes of seeing Red. I did indeed know the remaining performing bands and enjoy their music, but I was looking forward to seeing Red.

The venu was clean and comfortable. The only downside was the fact that RED did not perform! They could have substituted a different band, had the other bands play more songs or given us a little money back! My girlfriend's sole reason for purchasing the tickets was to see RED so she was deeply disappointed. Luckily we had great seats. They were comfortable and roomy. The view was great too. This might have been because the venu was only at about 10% of capacity!

Went to see the christian band RED with my teenagers. Drove over an hour. Was not told at the door that RED had cancelled. We had to find out by the band on stage that RED was not going to be there. Was going to stay anyway but when the band on stage started with foul language and urged patrons to go visit the bar to get wasted that was enough for me, House of Blue's staff was great though,

The entire Saving Abel Band was great!...Jared Weeks reminded me a little of Chad Kroeger (Nickleback) and Brian Johnson (AC/DC) with his style. Jason Null was fabulous with his stage presence on lead guitar. They literally brought the house down and I was glad I attended the venue...Looking forward to their second album out soon.

What a great show in a great venue! Definitely will go see them again.