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Review 1 for War

5 / 5

War

Variety Playhouse @

- Atlanta @

, GA @

- Sat, Nov 17, 2012 @

Favorite moment: The stranger who said I'm flying if you're buying. He become our official beer runner. @

Setlist: All their hits. @

Opening act(s): DJ Toxic Shock. @

Posted 11/19/2012

by DoYaFeel

Location:atlanta

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I've always wanted to see WAR live and finally got my wish. They put on a fun show playing their hits and enjoying the interaction with the audience. As least as good as the show, the staff at The Variety Playhouse made sure I great access and good sightlines (I use a wheelchair). I was so close the lead singer stuck the mic in my face to sing along at one point. Fantastic.

Variety Playhouse @

- Atlanta @

, GA @

- Sat, Nov 17, 2012 @

Favorite moment: The stranger who said I'm flying if you're buying. He become our official beer runner. @

Setlist: All their hits. @

Opening act(s): DJ Toxic Shock. @

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Review 2 for War

5 / 5

Both WAR and GFR were SPECTACULAR!

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Rockin' up @ the stage w/ GFR! Star Spangled Banner solo by Bruce - AWESOME!!! @

Posted 01/28/2013

by JimmyB963

Location:Coventry

All the hits, sang along @ the top of our lungs! Dancing in the isles and in front of the stage! Great venue too! Bruce Kulick on guitar for Grand Funk!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! How great was THAT!!! 8-D

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Rockin' up @ the stage w/ GFR! Star Spangled Banner solo by Bruce - AWESOME!!! @

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Review 3 for War

5 / 5

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Setlist: WAR WAS GREATTTTTTTTTTTT @

Posted 01/22/2013

by Anonymous

AWESOME SHOW, FOOD WAS GREAT ALSO AS WELL AS BAR'S AREA. CAN'T WAITE TO GO TO A OTHER SHOW AT TWIN RIVERS. THANKS

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Setlist: WAR WAS GREATTTTTTTTTTTT @

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Review 4 for War

2 / 5

grand funk

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Posted 01/22/2013

by thomas1961

Location:rhode island

Having bought my tickets looking forward to grand funk i left a war fan!! Grand Funk was lame and boring!! So sad as i remember them as a great band.

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

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Review 5 for War

5 / 5

War was Fantastic !!!

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

, NY @

- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Entire program !! @

Posted 01/21/2013

by PASHPPP

Location:BUFFALO, NY

War was fantastic, played for 2 hrs, no break - totally rocked the House.

Jordan the keyboard player who has been with the band forever was FANTASTIC

Do not remember the name of saxophone player BUT THIS YOUNG GUY WAS SOOO
TALENTED and FANTASTIC also

my husband and I truly enjoyed ourselves

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

, NY @

- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Entire program !! @

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Review 6 for War

5 / 5

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

, NY @

- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @

Setlist: Lowrider, Spill the wine, Me and Baby Brother, Many others. @

Opening act(s): None. They started on time! @

Posted 01/21/2013

by LauraLS

Location:Seneca Casino Niagara Falls, NY

Great music. Each band member was terrific. Lonnie Jacobs was outstanding.

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

, NY @

- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @

Setlist: Lowrider, Spill the wine, Me and Baby Brother, Many others. @

Opening act(s): None. They started on time! @

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Review 7 for War

4 / 5

Good music - disappointed with seating

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Posted 01/21/2013

by doc999

Location:norwood, ma

War was good - Grand Funk always delivers.
We enjoye the music

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

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Review 8 for War

3 / 5

War and Grand Funk Railroad

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: War @

Posted 01/21/2013

by MarieJ97

Location:RI

War was not the main event but should have Been the were better and played their hits
Grand Funk did not play most of the hits we went to see and did not play long enough

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: War @

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Review 9 for War

5 / 5

War

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

, NY @

- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @

Favorite moment: start of Low Rider and Cisco Kid @

Setlist: fine @

Posted 01/21/2013

by billny

Location:New York State

Had a great time, good music, fun band and what talent. Only wish they would have played all of Low Rider.

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

, NY @

- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @

Favorite moment: start of Low Rider and Cisco Kid @

Setlist: fine @

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Review 10 for War

5 / 5

Grand Funk Railroad was unbelievable!

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Watching the middle aged couples dance and hug,especially to the slow songs. I wondered if they were all together 40 years ago like my husband and I. @

Setlist: I'm Your Captain,I'm Getting Closer to My Home, American Band @

Opening act(s): War opened and was also excellent! @

Posted 01/20/2013

by SanSam25

Location:Southern RI

The Grand Funk concert was like stepping back in time. The crowd was older,as am I, but the enthusiasm was ageless! There was the crowding of the stage against securities wishes but being the' 60-'70 rebels we forged on! All that was missing was the pot !

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Watching the middle aged couples dance and hug,especially to the slow songs. I wondered if they were all together 40 years ago like my husband and I. @

Setlist: I'm Your Captain,I'm Getting Closer to My Home, American Band @

Opening act(s): War opened and was also excellent! @

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Review 11 for War

5 / 5

War & GFR

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Posted 01/20/2013

by Chippa69

What an awesome performance by both groups. Had so much fun like 40 years ago...why eva grow up.

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

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Review 12 for War

4 / 5

War and Grand Funk Railroad @ Twin Rivers Casino

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Spill that Wine from War. @

Setlist: See above @

Opening act(s): see above. @

Posted 01/20/2013

by SlamminSammyWinkler

Location:Boston New Hampshire

War came out first and played for about 1 hour. Very engaging, good set with some highlights being Slippin' into Darkness, Why Can't We Be Friends, and Low Rider. A lot of interaction with the fans. Spill The Wine was probably their best song of the night. We thought War was the headline act, so we were surprised they came out first. After a fairly long break Grand Funk came out. I'm a bigger fan of War, but I thought Grand Funk paled in comparison to War until the last four songs. Some Kinda Wonderful, I'm Your Captain, and a big finish with We're an Amercan Band topped off the night. The drummer is still certainly the leader of this band. One bad note, be sure if you are a non-smoker, to walk into the non-smoking section of the casino during the break. I thought my wife and I might get cancer from second hand smoke just from walking through that section in the casino!

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Spill that Wine from War. @

Setlist: See above @

Opening act(s): see above. @

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Review 13 for War

1 / 5

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Leaving this event @

Setlist: Terrible @

Opening act(s): Good @

Posted 01/20/2013

by ArmadilloPillow

The facility leaves a little bit to be desired. Basically a big ball room w/ folding chairs. Not good sight lines or sound. War opened the show with excellent energy & grooves. Grand Funk Railroad was terrible. They started their set with 2 unknown tunes which seemed to suck the energy out of the room. Then it was a few tunes that the crowd did know followed quickly by two over indulgent 20 minute solos. The drum solo was boring & too long. The guitar solo was a 80's big hair flashback solo followed by the playing of the National Anthem. Ugh....... With the lifeless crowd almost asleep, the band then went into a 10 minute ballard which was NOT a Grand Funk song. Terrible song placement & crappy sound. Crowd was leaving in droves while band was still playing. Pitiful.

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Leaving this event @

Setlist: Terrible @

Opening act(s): Good @

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Review 14 for War

4 / 5

WAR won the night

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: I'm Your captain and American band @

Posted 01/20/2013

by Michael2131

Location:Rhode Island

Top 50 Contributor

I went mainly for Grand Funk and came away enjoying WAR's funky set more. A late arriving crowd pushed the start of the concert back 15 minutes.

WAR had overall superior musicianship and the lead singer was in fine voice. Funk was never one of my favorite styles, but their version with a Latin flavor was excellent. The bassist from Ecuador was especially enjoyable as was the saxapnone/flute player. The lead singer/keyboard player was excellent and helped maintain the band's high level of energy throughout the set.

Grand Funk spent too much time with aome of their hard rock numbers before they got to what everyone really came to hear - Im Your Captain (Closer to My Home), We're an American Band (encore) , Locomotion, etc. The lead singer was not in good voice and was off much of the night during solos. Fortunately he was pretty much OK during I'm Your Captain and American Band. He was much better in harmony with the keyboard player and drummer (Don Brewer).

Rating: WAR - 4 stars, Grand Funk - 3 stars. Overall 4 stars only because Grand Funk finally sang the hits I came to hear.

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: I'm Your captain and American band @

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Review 15 for War

3 / 5

GFR / War

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Don Brewer drim solo @

Opening act(s): WAR @

Posted 01/20/2013

by Bendecco

Location:RI

If you've never sden GFR yet love the music its worth going to see. Can't compare to seeing Mark Farner though. WAR was nothing but jamming which is fine but just partying music.

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Don Brewer drim solo @

Opening act(s): WAR @

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Review 16 for War

4 / 5

War Rocked the House

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: War's version of Lo Rider @

Posted 01/20/2013

by Happycamper33

Location:Rhode Island

Top 100 Contributor

I went to this show as a huge Grand Funk Railroad fan ... satisfied that War would be a good opening act. Boy, was I surprised. War was spectacular, doing revised and long versions of their best stuff. They had the house rocking beyond anyone's expectation for an opening act. Grand funk is still together as a band, with quality vocals and a cache of great songs, but they played their songs as though they were just released on the radio. If a song was originally 3minutes long, that's what you got ... a 3 minute version. The lack of stage performance was little surprising.

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Favorite moment: War's version of Lo Rider @

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Review 17 for War

2 / 5

War should have headlined the evening !!!!!

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Opening act(s): Should have headlined the evening @

Posted 01/20/2013

by showtime2

Location:Massachusetts

I am not a real big WAR fan however I felt as though WAR put on a better show than Grand Funk did, they were more in touch with the people and got the crowd into the show much more than Grand Funk.

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Opening act(s): Should have headlined the evening @

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Review 18 for War

3 / 5

War was excellent -- Grand Funk disappointed!!

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Opening act(s): War - fantastic! @

Posted 01/20/2013

by Marvin8910

War had all the musicality. The bass player was awesome. GFR was lacking in all areas! They even did a cover tune from 38 Special! The only one trying to keep the band energized was the drummer - the only original member from GFR. We left well before the last song! Save your money and don't go, or just plan on seeing War. Also, twin rivers is not a good venue for a concert - folding chairs for seats!

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Opening act(s): War - fantastic! @

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Review 19 for War

5 / 5

War and Grand Funk was great

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

Posted 01/20/2013

by AlanJO1234

Location:Attleboro, MA

Top 500 Contributor

No complaints at all, show was great, wasn't over modulated as a lot of groups do. Everything was perfect.

Twin River Event Center @

- Lincoln @

, RI @

- Fri, Jan 18, 2013 @

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Review 20 for War

5 / 5

Great performance by a great group

City National Grove of Anaheim @

- Anaheim @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 29, 2012 @

Favorite moment: The entire performance was great. @

Setlist: Included Me & Baby Brother, first hit Spill The Wine, All Day Music, the disco-y Galaxy, reggae-tinged Why Can't We Be Friends, The World Is A Ghetto, Slipping Into Darkness, Cisco Kid, Don't Let The Sun Get You Down. Ballero, Summer, and of course Lowrider. Wished they included 1982's You Got The Power & Outlaw and 1994's Peace Sign. @

Posted 12/31/2012

by BostonJoe

Location:North Tustin, CA

Not many acts are able to fuse R&B, Latin, funk, disco, & reggae like the legendary WAR can. Leader Lonnie Jordan is a young "64", has great vocals & is the soul of the group. Talented band with a drummer, percussionist, two guitar players, saxophonist/flutist & harmonica player to go along with Lonnie on keyboard. It was amazing to hear hit after hit after hit.

City National Grove of Anaheim @

- Anaheim @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 29, 2012 @

Favorite moment: The entire performance was great. @

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