John Fogerty Concert Reviews and Ratings

Review 1 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

Fogerty still rocks

Meadow Brook Music Festival @

- Rochester Hills @

, MI @

- Fri, May 29, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The whole show. @

Posted 07/14/2009

by SQue

Location:Michigan

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From early in his career with CCR 'till now, Fogerty continues to contribute substatially with new material as well as performing a solid set of his hits. He still moves like a young rocker and his voice, oh that voice! He hits all the notes, high ones included! You can see, hear, and feel the passion he still has for his craft which seeped into every pore of everyone there that night transforming the crowd into a rocked out sing along on the countless hits that seemed to just keep rollin'.

Meadow Brook Music Festival @

- Rochester Hills @

, MI @

- Fri, May 29, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The whole show. @

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Review 2 for John Fogerty

4 / 5

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: My favorite moment was when his family brought out a cake and the audience got to sing happy birthday. @

Posted 06/06/2013

by alinasmagic6

This show was awesome! John Fogerty still gots it. The place was perfect, no matter were you stood you could see him up close.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: My favorite moment was when his family brought out a cake and the audience got to sing happy birthday. @

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Review 3 for John Fogerty

4 / 5

Fogerty Outstanding

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Posted 06/02/2013

by jrange

Location:San Francisco

John Fogerty showed he still has it and he made everyone feel at home with fine music and by introducing us to his family. El Rey behind the the times with its antiquated ticket distribution system (will call only) that forced people to wait in line for hours.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

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Review 4 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

One of the bet shows I've been too!!!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: When he sang have you ever seen the rain @

Setlist: Here comes the rain, BAd moon rising ,center field, all classic songs. @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 05/31/2013

by Anonymous

Location:Hollywood ca

It was my first John forgerty concert , I wish my 8 year old was there. I have seen a lot of concerts but this one was one of the best, I would see again but with my son this time. The energy John has was great I felt I was in the 70s. This concert blew away my expectations I knew the show was going to be good but the show was great.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: When he sang have you ever seen the rain @

Setlist: Here comes the rain, BAd moon rising ,center field, all classic songs. @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 5 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

A MUST SEE Living legend!!!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Pretty Woman cover/heard it through the grapevine cover//Fortunate Son/Lookin' out my back door/have you ever seen the rain? @

Setlist: Fortunate Son, Green River, Lookin' Out My Back Door, Who'll Stop the Rain?, Born on the Bayou, Ramble Tamble, Midnight Special, Lodi
(Happy Birthday to John followed this song), Mystic Highway, Somebody Help Me
Blue Moon Nights, Train of Fools, Hot Rod Heart, Joy of My Life, Almost Saturday Night
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles cover)
Keep On Chooglin', Have You Ever Seen the Rain?, Oh, Pretty Woman
(Roy Orbison cover), Centerfield, Old Man Down The Road
Encore:Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary @

Posted 05/31/2013

by JVedder

Location:South Pasadena

Wow...Grew up to my father listening to CCR but never knew much about John Fogerty. Was lucky enough to score tickets to the EL REY perfomance and wow am I glad I did. One of the best concerts I've ever been to!!! Fogerty played mostly all CCR songs and a couple of covers. He has so much energy and even brought out his family to sing happy birthday to him. I'll never forget this concert! The El rey is a small place to see a concert so if I were to attend here again I would make sure to line up early, its standing room only!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Pretty Woman cover/heard it through the grapevine cover//Fortunate Son/Lookin' out my back door/have you ever seen the rain? @

Setlist: Fortunate Son, Green River, Lookin' Out My Back Door, Who'll Stop the Rain?, Born on the Bayou, Ramble Tamble, Midnight Special, Lodi
(Happy Birthday to John followed this song), Mystic Highway, Somebody Help Me
Blue Moon Nights, Train of Fools, Hot Rod Heart, Joy of My Life, Almost Saturday Night
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles cover)
Keep On Chooglin', Have You Ever Seen the Rain?, Oh, Pretty Woman
(Roy Orbison cover), Centerfield, Old Man Down The Road
Encore:Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary @

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Review 6 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

John Fogerty was awesome!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Singing Happy Bday and eatching him blow out the candles LIVE!!! @

Setlist: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL , HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, BORN ON THE BAYOU, PROUD MARY, @

Posted 05/30/2013

by neovelocitygrl

Location:rialto, ca

John got down as he usually does, we heard him sing some of his great songs and some new ones. We were especially excited when we sang Happy Bday to him. Thought there would be some guest appearance by some people on his new cd, other than that he had us hyped with every song he played , and just watching him show his skills on the guitars was amazing. He made us ( his fans ) a part of his family. He talked a bit , played his great songs, and we all sang along with him.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Singing Happy Bday and eatching him blow out the candles LIVE!!! @

Setlist: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL , HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, BORN ON THE BAYOU, PROUD MARY, @

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Review 7 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

CD release party and John's birthday party

El Rey @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- 05/28/2013 @

Favorite moment: I Heard It Through the Grapevine and Who'll Stop the Rain @

Posted 05/30/2013

by Nanphoenix

Location:Los Angeles

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What a wonderful celebration! From the photo posters on the walls to the informality of the evening, it felt like a private moment dedicated to the music and the memories.

El Rey @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- 05/28/2013 @

Favorite moment: I Heard It Through the Grapevine and Who'll Stop the Rain @

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Review 8 for John Fogerty

4 / 5

Good but he's been better

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: It would have to be watching the enjoyment John had playing with Shane. You could really see the pride and happiness in his face. @

Opening act(s): none @

Posted 05/30/2013

by 2Scoopz

This was a birthday/cd release party. As a huge John Fogerty fan it was nice to celebrate his birthday with a concert by the man himself. As a cd release party, not so much. Since his new cd is a collaborative remake of his older material (mostly Creedence) he performed them like they sound on the new cd. I was not too happy with some of the tweeks he made on the songs, in particular, "Lodi" (my personal favorite CCR song) is now an uptempo, more rock sounding song. In my opinion, the new version took all the emotion out of the story. In the original you can feel the fictional singers desperation. In this new version the music totally distracted me from the lyrics.
My only other reason for not giving this performance 5 stars is song selection. I understand he wanted to play all the songs from the new cd, it was the additional songs choices that were disappointing. This is the third time I've seen John, and it was the second time that he didn't perform "Up Around The Bend." I don't know why he would leave that classic CCR song, with its iconic guitar intro, out. It's a rocker. Instead he chose a song like "Blue Moon Night" which nearly put me to sleep.
All in all, it was a good show. John is always a great performer and knows how to interact with his audience. His backup band was very good, and it was nice to see him enjoying playing with his son's. Kudos to Shane Fogerty for holding his own when he broke the G-string on his guitar during, "Mystic Highway." A very good original off the new cd.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: It would have to be watching the enjoyment John had playing with Shane. You could really see the pride and happiness in his face. @

Opening act(s): none @

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Review 9 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

Fogerty ROCKED IT!!!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Getting his birthday cake with candles presented by his wife and pretty young daughter. @

Setlist: 1. Fortunate Son 2.Green River 3. Looking Out my Backdoor 4. Who'll Stop the Rain 5.Born on the Bayou 6.RAMBLE TAMBLE 7. Midnight Special 8. Lodi 9. Mystic Hwy 10. Somebody Help Me 11. Blue Moon Nights 12. Train of Fools 13. Hot Rod Heart 14. Joy of my Life 15. Almost Saturday Night 16. Grapevine 17. Chooglin' 18. Have You Ever Seen the Rain 19. Pretty Woman 20. Centerfield 21. Old Man Down the Road - (encore) - Bad Moon Rising 23. Proud Mary @

Opening act(s): John does not need an opener; fans have requested no opening because it only takes away time from the man we came to see. @

Posted 05/30/2013

by RiverBoatQueen

Location:LA County

There's a reason this was the 25th time that I've seen John Fogerty in concert; DA MAN CAN ROCK IT, KICK YOUR ASS, (in a good way,) and MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE A CELESTIAL BODY!! The stars lined up in the heavens that night - it also happened to be John's 68th birthday, but he moves like a 30-year old.
You have to see John in action to know what I'm talking about. See him if you ever get the chance and you'll know what I mean.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Getting his birthday cake with candles presented by his wife and pretty young daughter. @

Setlist: 1. Fortunate Son 2.Green River 3. Looking Out my Backdoor 4. Who'll Stop the Rain 5.Born on the Bayou 6.RAMBLE TAMBLE 7. Midnight Special 8. Lodi 9. Mystic Hwy 10. Somebody Help Me 11. Blue Moon Nights 12. Train of Fools 13. Hot Rod Heart 14. Joy of my Life 15. Almost Saturday Night 16. Grapevine 17. Chooglin' 18. Have You Ever Seen the Rain 19. Pretty Woman 20. Centerfield 21. Old Man Down the Road - (encore) - Bad Moon Rising 23. Proud Mary @

Opening act(s): John does not need an opener; fans have requested no opening because it only takes away time from the man we came to see. @

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Review 10 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

John Fogerty keeps on chooglin!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: When he played played "Keep on Chooglin" Harmonica part was my favorite moment. @

Opening act(s): A video of how John grew up and his days before CCR. @

Posted 05/30/2013

by Sauncho

Location:sacramento,ca

It was John Fogerty's 68th birthday and album release party. Brought his two sons out to play with him. El Rey is nice small venue, not a bad spot in the house for standing room only. Had a great time listening to all of John's hits and his stories about the songs!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: When he played played "Keep on Chooglin" Harmonica part was my favorite moment. @

Opening act(s): A video of how John grew up and his days before CCR. @

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Review 11 for John Fogerty

4 / 5

Fogerty Energy at the El Rey Theatre

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Looking around and seeing the full house singing "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" @

Setlist: Fortunate Son, Green River, Lookin' Out My Back Door, Who'll Stop the Rain?
Born on the Bayou, Ramble Tamble, Midnight Special, Lodi, (Happy Birthday to John),
Mystic Highway, Somebody Help Me, Blue Moon Nights, Train of Fools, Hot Rod Heart, Joy of My Life, Almost Saturday Night, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Keep On Chooglin' , Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Oh, Pretty Woman, Centerfield, Old Man Down The Road
Encore: Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 05/30/2013

by A70Fish

Location:Ojai Valley

Why do we go to concerts? We go because we want what we can't have in our every day life. However, sometimes luck plays a part in how we feel in that life. If we're in the right place at the right time we could find ourselves in the middle of a flash mob receiving that unsuspected energy that uplifts and leaves you grinning tell it all most hurts. John Fogerty's birthday performance at the El Rey theater happened to be very much like the flash mob, uplifting every one in a full house and leaving grins all around. The concert felt almost personal with John talking after most of the songs and the full house singing happy birthday. His energy flowed as did every ones in the house. Pretty F'in cool!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Looking around and seeing the full house singing "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" @

Setlist: Fortunate Son, Green River, Lookin' Out My Back Door, Who'll Stop the Rain?
Born on the Bayou, Ramble Tamble, Midnight Special, Lodi, (Happy Birthday to John),
Mystic Highway, Somebody Help Me, Blue Moon Nights, Train of Fools, Hot Rod Heart, Joy of My Life, Almost Saturday Night, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Keep On Chooglin' , Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Oh, Pretty Woman, Centerfield, Old Man Down The Road
Encore: Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 12 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

Like my buddy said, "We Saw A Legend Tonight".

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Fortunate Son opening. @

Posted 05/30/2013

by itaintme

Fogerty was better than ever. I saw CCR back in the day, and John and the band far surpassed that show. He's just like a fine wine. Happy birthday John. May you rock on for many years to come.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Fortunate Son opening. @

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Review 13 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

John Fogerty was amazing

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Posted 05/30/2013

by Anonymous

Great show and a great venue. Fogerty at 68 rocked like a 20 year old. Great songs and all sounded as good as they did 45 years ago.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

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Review 14 for John Fogerty

3 / 5

John Fogerty Birthday Bash

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Videos of his life and career @

Posted 05/30/2013

by Pike2001

Felt very blessed to be there for his 68th Birthday with his family. He displayed incredible energy as always and it was a nice touch having his son's play with him for a few songs. I thought the sound system they used was below average. His voice sounded very high and tinny. Not sure of it was the system or his voice changing a bit due to age. Still felt special to be there.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Videos of his life and career @

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Review 15 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

John Fogerty's Birthday Bash Concert!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: His Birthday Celebration / his cake and song. @

Posted 05/30/2013

by carliltos

Location:Los Angeles

Great concert, love the Theater, small and intimate, no seats, however it was not a problem once the concert got started.

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: His Birthday Celebration / his cake and song. @

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Review 16 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

John Fogerty Reduces El Rey Theater to Rubble!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: When his family served him cake on the stage. @

Setlist: All your Creedence favorites and a bunch more! @

Opening act(s): None! @

Posted 05/30/2013

by Kiloh

Location:Phoenix, Arizona

It was a fan club gig. It was an album release gig. It was John's 68th Birthday Party. Whatever you want to say about this show it all added up to one unforgettable night. John wailed out on all your Creedence favorites and more. The El Rey is a beautiful old theater full of John's fans. An amazing night of rock and roll!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: When his family served him cake on the stage. @

Setlist: All your Creedence favorites and a bunch more! @

Opening act(s): None! @

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Review 17 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

The show, price, atmosphere and band was wonderful

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: The audience singing happy birthday to John while his family was up on stage. Also..."there's a bathroom on the right" @

Setlist: Started out with fortunate son. Also played ramble tamble which was awesome. 23 songs total. @

Posted 05/30/2013

by Anonymous

John fogerty was really good! His energy and stage presence was amazing! The price to see him was $45 and it was a small venue. Prices for a concert are too much now adays. To see a legend under $50 for great seats is nice!

El Rey Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, May 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: The audience singing happy birthday to John while his family was up on stage. Also..."there's a bathroom on the right" @

Setlist: Started out with fortunate son. Also played ramble tamble which was awesome. 23 songs total. @

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Review 18 for John Fogerty

4 / 5

John Fogerty Concert

Veterans Memorial Coliseum @

- Phoenix @

, AZ @

- Fri, Oct 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: My favorite moment was when the people in front finally sat down, so I could see the stage! @

Posted 03/10/2013

by MontanaFogertyFan

We attended the John Fogerty concert at the Arizona State Fair on Oct. 19, 2012. I was very excited about the concert, and could have attended free with the admission to the fair, but I wanted to be assured of great seats. I was waiting at my computer when tickets went on sale. I was blessed with center stage tickets in the 6th row! When the concert started, the fans in the first rows remained standing. I understand that they were enthusiastic fans, but the only way we could see anything on stage was to remain standing ourselves. I was very aware of the people behind me, and tried to sit down out of courtesy. I had to stand up, or not see. Thank goodness for tiredness. After a good portion of the concert, they finally sat down.
The concert itself was great. John Fogerty was fantastic. He played a few more long instrumental guitar numbers than I cared for, but overall, I loved it.
People please, if you're reading this, and you go to a concert. out of courtesy to others behind you, please, please SIT DOWN! Oh, and please don't forget to take off your cowboy hats.

Veterans Memorial Coliseum @

- Phoenix @

, AZ @

- Fri, Oct 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: My favorite moment was when the people in front finally sat down, so I could see the stage! @

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Review 19 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

Star Studded

Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom @

- New York @

, NY @

- Wed, Feb 13, 2013 @

Favorite moment: John Fogerty set was great and really got the crowd going. @

Posted 02/25/2013

by wac66

Location:NY Metro

The Sound City Players Show at the Hammerstein was great. It was a very intimate setting and I don't think there was a bad seat in the house. The combo of the movie clips and the live acts made the 3 1/2 hours pass by quickly. Every guest was awesome. The boys from Foo Fighters did a helluva job playing backup for most of the show and what can I say about Dave Grohl. He has quickly become one of my favorite musical talents. Everything he does seems to turn out great. His non stop energy and passion for anything and everything music is hard to top. Good luck to Dave and all the players and thanks for putting on such a great show. Plus Jimmy Page walked by me about 6 times!!

Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom @

- New York @

, NY @

- Wed, Feb 13, 2013 @

Favorite moment: John Fogerty set was great and really got the crowd going. @

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Review 20 for John Fogerty

5 / 5

Sound City Players

Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom @

- New York @

, NY @

- Wed, Feb 13, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Dave Grohl being excited to be playing with Sound City friends. Taylor Hawkins singing Cheap Trick song. Alain Johannes' Hanging Tree and Reach Out. @

Posted 02/19/2013

by fanofFightingFoo

The Foo Fighters playing house band with Dave Grohl as the ring-master of this epic event. Brilliant.

Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom @

- New York @

, NY @

- Wed, Feb 13, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Dave Grohl being excited to be playing with Sound City friends. Taylor Hawkins singing Cheap Trick song. Alain Johannes' Hanging Tree and Reach Out. @

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Customer Reviews for John Fogerty

John Fogerty

Fogerty still rocks

Fogerty Outstanding

One of the bet shows I've been too!!!

A MUST SEE Living legend!!!

John Fogerty was awesome!

CD release party and John's birthday party

Good but he's been better

Fogerty ROCKED IT!!!

John Fogerty keeps on chooglin!

Fogerty Energy at the El Rey Theatre

Like my buddy said, "We Saw A Legend Tonight".

John Fogerty was amazing

John Fogerty Birthday Bash

John Fogerty's Birthday Bash Concert!

John Fogerty Reduces El Rey Theater to Rubble!

The show, price, atmosphere and band was wonderful

John Fogerty Concert

Star Studded

Sound City Players