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5 / 5

On Tour Forever!

Grove of Anaheim @

- Anaheim @

,CA @

- Sun, Jul 19, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Hearing "Stone of Love" live; I think the band has only started playing it in concert during this tour. @

Setlist: I probably can't remember them all..."The Red and the Black," "Before the Kiss (a Redcap)," "Buck's Boogie," "ME 262," "(Then Came) The Last Days of May," "The Vigil," "Black Blade," "Stone of Love," "Shooting Shark," "Burnin' for You," "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," "Hot Rails to Hell" @

Posted 07/20/2009

by shkspr

Location: Los Angeles, CA

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I probably saw Blue Oyster Cult live for the first time in about 1976, and, ever since, I never miss an opportunity to catch them.

I have to say...last night's show was one of the strongest I've seen from these guys in quite some time. It's always a little sad to see Eric and Buck up there without Alan Lanier, but Richie Castellano is absolutely phenomenal, and brings something special to the lineup. The same can be said for Rudy Sarzo's bass playing.

It seems as though Eric is more and more content to let BOC be Buck's band, and most of the evening's highlights belonged to Buck ("Buck's Boogie," "Stone of Love" "Last Days of May"). Hey, the band has been together for close to four decades now; shifts in the dynamic are inevitable. But, the bottom line is always the same: BOC can still rock with the best of them.

Grove of Anaheim @

- Anaheim @

,CA @

- Sun, Jul 19, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Hearing "Stone of Love" live; I think the band has only started playing it in concert during this tour. @

Setlist: I probably can't remember them all..."The Red and the Black," "Before the Kiss (a Redcap)," "Buck's Boogie," "ME 262," "(Then Came) The Last Days of May," "The Vigil," "Black Blade," "Stone of Love," "Shooting Shark," "Burnin' for You," "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," "Hot Rails to Hell" @

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Review 2 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

Great show

B.B. King Blues Club and Grill @

- New York @

,NY @

- Sat, Jun 6, 2009 @

Posted 07/14/2009

by gottamakeaname

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I brought my girlfriend along to this, and it completely brought her over to the side of rock. The band hasnt lost a bit of their spark, and are just as incredible as they always have been. The setting was even better; a lounge-like atmosphere with tables spaced comfortably around the floor, and we ended up at a table directly next to a low ledge from the upper level, with an amazing view of the stage (though the same could be said about pretty much any other table). The service was polite and friendly, as were the people we were sitting near. Basically, an unforgettable show.

B.B. King Blues Club and Grill @

- New York @

,NY @

- Sat, Jun 6, 2009 @

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Review 3 for Blue Oyster Cult

4 / 5

B.O.C. Rocked!

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When B.O.C. played "I'm Burnin' For You"! @

Opening act(s): No opening acts. @

Posted 10/28/2009

by Klubkid

Location: Washington

Blue Oyster Cult was a great show, and I definitely got to see some great musicianship among the band members! It was also a real treat to see the bass player, Rudy, from Quiet Riot and old Ozzie days! I had no idea how talented Rudy is. Buck was awesome on guitar, and I feel he doesn't get enough recognition for his style of playing. Everyone in the band deserves a great kudos!
This was my 3rd time seeing this band at the Emerald Queen Casino in Fife, Washington.

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When B.O.C. played "I'm Burnin' For You"! @

Opening act(s): No opening acts. @

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Review 4 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

Godzilla !!!

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Godzilla @

Posted 10/28/2009

by Ladygemstres

It was great, took my 27 year old daughter who thought it was gonna be a drag. LOL she liked it!! Said it was good, she liked the excellent instrument playing.. Her words!!

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Godzilla @

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Review 5 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

B.O.C. is always awesome in concert!

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Posted 10/27/2009

by GentlemanB

Location: Oregon (gladly made long drive for the concert)

This October 24th, of 2009, Blue Oyster Cult concert was the ninth B.O.C. concert that I have attended, and my second at the Emerald Queen Casino (I also attended the 2008 BOC concert at the Emerald Queen) Almost everything about a B.O.C. concert is always great. In fact my only complaint about this Oct.'09 concert at the Emerald Queen is that they had the bass/low-frequency turned up way too much, which whenever the bass player got to jammin' hard, which was often, the audience was subjected to very loud and very distorted low frequency noise, which significantly interfered with the overall sound of the music. Fortunately this was an intermittent problem, only occurring something like 10 or 20 percent of the time (which was still too much of the time! was annoying) I even pointed the problem out to a person at the sound mixing board, and he told me that he knew the bass was over-boosted, and he said that he thought that the bass actually had blown a speaker so he couldn't stop it from sounding bad, though it certainly would have sounded less bad had he reduced the level of bass going to that particular speaker. Other than that technical difficulty, that they did not bother to minimalize (who's fault? the band or the venue? sound problems aren't very noticeable to the band while they play, so...), at the cost of sound quality, it was a super concert--B.O.C., to sum it up, is simply a fantastic concert band, with a great sound and some creative and artistic songs and performing. Really top notch music and performing.

Emerald Queen Casino @

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,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

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Review 6 for Blue Oyster Cult

4 / 5

Blue Oyster Cult - way good

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- Tacoma @

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- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Great solos @

Posted 10/26/2009

by spork

Location: Covington, WA

This was a great concert for the money ($30). These guys are technically awesome, and the licks are memorable. This is one of those bands that you forget about and then when you remember - you are blown away again.

Only down sides:
Some songs were slightly re-invented (ok, but not improved)
Smoke gets in your eyes (hair/throat/clothes/everything) at Emerald Queen. Makes you want to burn your clothes afterwards.

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- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Great solos @

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Review 7 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

Rock and roll by BOC is here to stay!!!

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: "Cities on Fire with Rock and Roll", "Don't Fear (the Reaper)" and the incredibly tight jamming throughout the night. @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 10/26/2009

by Anonymous

Location: North Bend, WA

What a fantastic show Blue Öyster Cult put on at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA on October 24, 2009! I brought my daughter who was probably the youngest one there (26) and even she was very impressed. Blue Oyster Cult, even though there are only two original members in the band put on a highly polished show of their best fan favorites and were high energy and impeccably played over the 2 hours that night. I've never seen them live, but for all accounts their playing was as fresh as the day the songs came out (some even 30+ years ago). Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma and co. thrilled the 500+ members of the audience that night and I have to say that they are one of the tightest bands playing live these days. That's really important considering the band was formed 37 years ago. The best moments were "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll", "Burnin For You", "Godzilla" and the ultimate crowd-pleaser "Don't Fear (the Reaper)" aka the cowbell song. I never knew how well these folks jammed together but one could sense they have been playing together for a long, long time and have that all important vibe of knowing when and where to congeal for an incredibly tight and electricly charged performance of the highest caliber. I rarely ever go to shows anymore but I'm grateful that I got the opportunity to see this band live Saturday night at the EQC and would gladly recommend others have the same chance to see them and would welcome another chance to see them in this area.

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: "Cities on Fire with Rock and Roll", "Don't Fear (the Reaper)" and the incredibly tight jamming throughout the night. @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 8 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

Blue Oyster Cult

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The entire show. I enjoy them and thier music and I attend thier concerts whenever I am able to. @

Posted 10/26/2009

by Anonymous

Location: Tacoma, Wa

I enjoy them and thier music and I attend thier concerts whenever I am able to.

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The entire show. I enjoy them and thier music and I attend thier concerts whenever I am able to. @

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Review 9 for Blue Oyster Cult

4 / 5

BOC Review

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- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Don't Fear the Reaper @

Posted 10/26/2009

by DaveLeeC

Location: Graham, WA

Great show, lots of good oldies. Still one of the best bands that play bass, guitar and drum solos

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Don't Fear the Reaper @

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Review 10 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

They've still got IT

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The Vigil - hadn't heard that 1 live in quite awhile - @

Opening act(s): None-NOT necessary! @

Posted 10/26/2009

by BOCFAN

Location: Tacoma

They come to Tacoma every year and they stil ROCK! Good seats made this AWESOME show even better :)

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The Vigil - hadn't heard that 1 live in quite awhile - @

Opening act(s): None-NOT necessary! @

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Review 11 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

Tacoma on Flame w/ B.O.C.

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Godzilla and the Vigil @

Posted 10/26/2009

by boognish666

Location: seattle

Best damn B.O.C. show I've seen in a while. I wonder if Allen Lanier will be back with Rudy leaving?

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Godzilla and the Vigil @

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Review 12 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

Excellent as always, good venue

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 10/26/2009

by TheOriginalAtarian

Location: Washington

This is the 8th time I've seen BOC since 1986, and they're still rockin. Love the small venues, and the second row seats were well worth the price. No crappy opening act to sit through - which is a plus for me. Great selection of songs - mostly early to mid stuff which I think is their best. Will continue to see them as long as they come here.

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,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 13 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

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Posted 10/25/2009

by Anonymous

It was a great concert. The guitar playing was THE best!

Emerald Queen Casino @

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- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

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Review 14 for Blue Oyster Cult

2 / 5

BLUE OYSTER CULT was good

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Posted 10/25/2009

by TSVENN

I am just getting old. The music was good, but lots of head bangin guitar stuff and nothing that was familiar. We only stayed about an hour though. Our seats were 4 rows from the stage and all the way towards the wall. Not great at all. I tried to get an idea of the seating chart on line and couldn't find anything to show our seats.

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

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Review 15 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

The Amazing Blue Oyster Cult

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The Vigil @

Setlist: The Red and The Black, Before the Kiss a Redcap, Burnin' for You, Cities on Flame, Shooting Shark, The Vigil, ME 262, Buck's Boogie, Black Blade, The Last Days of May, Godzilla, Don't Fear the Reaper, Encore: Hot Rails to Hell @

Posted 10/25/2009

by thebigbq

Location: Keizer OR

They don't call them Amazing for nothing!
A great show for a hard core BOC fan, they played a sampling of songs from their early albums.
Buck was awesome as usual. Rudy gave a great effort for his last show.
Richie and Jules play with great energy.
Eric shows that he cares about the performance and jokes with the crowd when they had techincal problems.
The band played like they wanted to be there and gave a great effort.

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The Vigil @

Setlist: The Red and The Black, Before the Kiss a Redcap, Burnin' for You, Cities on Flame, Shooting Shark, The Vigil, ME 262, Buck's Boogie, Black Blade, The Last Days of May, Godzilla, Don't Fear the Reaper, Encore: Hot Rails to Hell @

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Review 16 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

As good as ever

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: THey played "Black Blade", one of my favorite BOC songs! @

Setlist: I don't have all the songs, but they opened with The Red and the Black. Others they did were Burnin' for You, Godzilla, Don't Fear the Reaper, Shooting Shark, Before the Kiss a Redcap, Last Days of May, The Visitor, ME 262, Black Blade, Hot Rails to Hell. @

Opening act(s): None. @

Posted 10/25/2009

by Anonymous

Location: Emerald Queen Casino

I've seen BOC 7 times now, and they've always been very good. Some folks will kid me with comments like "geez, they're still around?", but to that I say "They've been playing a long time, so they're REALLY GOOD"! This time they played a few songs I haven't heard live before: "Before the kiss, a redcap", "Shooting Shark", and "The Visitor" (I think that was the name, I might have that wrong). They also did "Black Blade", and "Hot Rails to Hell", two of my faves. A few other songs they played were "Godzilla", "Don't Fear the Reaper", and "Burnin' for You", which they've done every time I"ve seen them. If only they would've done "ETI"...

A great show as always from BOC. Great musicians, and the guitar playing of Buck Dharma was incredible! Tons of solos last night. Rudy Sarzo on bass was a treat as well. I miss Allen Lanier, but his replacement, Richie Canstellano, is quite good as well. He had a couple great solos on keyboard and guitar.

If you like guitar driven hard rock, you've gotta see these guys before they call it quits for good.

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: THey played "Black Blade", one of my favorite BOC songs! @

Setlist: I don't have all the songs, but they opened with The Red and the Black. Others they did were Burnin' for You, Godzilla, Don't Fear the Reaper, Shooting Shark, Before the Kiss a Redcap, Last Days of May, The Visitor, ME 262, Black Blade, Hot Rails to Hell. @

Opening act(s): None. @

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Review 17 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

Outstanding old school rock & roll

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- Tacoma @

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- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: From the first song to the last @

Posted 10/25/2009

by mrstrat

Location: Aberdeen, WA

I expected a good show and came away having seen a GREAT show. Nobody does old school any more, and BOC did a masterful job last night.

Emerald Queen Casino @

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- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: From the first song to the last @

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Review 18 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

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- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Buck's Boogie and Then Came the Last Days of May @

Setlist: (in no particular order) The Red & The Black, Hot Rails to Hell, Before the Kiss, A Redcap, Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll, Buck's Boogie, Then Came the Last days of May, Godzilla, The Vigil, Don't Fear the Reaper, Shooting Shark, Black Blade, and more... @

Posted 10/25/2009

by WildReikiShaman

Location: Seattle, WA

Unbelievable guitar riffs from Buck Dharma, especially on "Buck's Boogie," expected his guitar to catch on fire. The band as a whole wove incredibly complex melodies that transcended any common definition of heavy metal, and achieved musical art. They nailed "Then Came the Last Days of May," best jam I have ever heard. Wish they had done Astronomy, don't think they did any songs off "Secret Treaties." My ears are getting old, they are still in recovery mode, but it was worth it!

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Buck's Boogie and Then Came the Last Days of May @

Setlist: (in no particular order) The Red & The Black, Hot Rails to Hell, Before the Kiss, A Redcap, Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll, Buck's Boogie, Then Came the Last days of May, Godzilla, The Vigil, Don't Fear the Reaper, Shooting Shark, Black Blade, and more... @

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Review 19 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

B.O.C. was tight

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: don"t fear the reaper @

Posted 10/25/2009

by rodzila

Location: camano island

25 years after the last time I saw them and there still awesome and the emerald queen casino is the perfect venue.

Emerald Queen Casino @

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,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: don"t fear the reaper @

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Review 20 for Blue Oyster Cult

5 / 5

Was just amazing

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: "Don't Fear the Reaper" for sure!!! @

Setlist: To be honest I don't remeber except for the songs I have heard of ie Burning for you than Godzilla, and second to the last was my song Don't Fear the Reaper @

Opening act(s): None, they didn't need any!!! @

Posted 10/25/2009

by kristenames77

Location: Lake Stevens WA

We went to the concert mainly for "Don't Fear the Reaper" but was amazed at all the songs they sang that we knew, "I'm Burning For you" and " Go, Go, Godzilla". I am 30 and was amazed at the older crowed and their abilty to keep things movining through the night. We only had a few knuckle Heads off to the conorner in front of us that where a little tipsy and spilling there drinks everywhere will dumping them on the people in front of them...Anyway When my sang came on I ended up standing on the chair to get an amazing veiw...It was great!!! Overall we had a blast and even ended up winning money at the casino so our whole night was free, it dosn't get any better than that...Thank You Blue Oyster Cult....it was GREAT!!!

Emerald Queen Casino @

- Tacoma @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @

Favorite moment: "Don't Fear the Reaper" for sure!!! @

Setlist: To be honest I don't remeber except for the songs I have heard of ie Burning for you than Godzilla, and second to the last was my song Don't Fear the Reaper @

Opening act(s): None, they didn't need any!!! @

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