Day 9 - Saturday (& Friday Night)

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Ventured out to Mt. Prospect by taxi (wrong choice, unbeknown to us there's city cabs & suburban cabs. Mt Prospect ain't in the city. Driver had no maps or gps, just a rough idea how to get to Mt Prospect & because it's outside the limits you're charged @ meter & a half). We met up with fellow ZZ Top fanlizzters @ a great little venue Blues Bar for some drinks & to see the Eliminator Band.

Got up gingerly Saturday morning, This is the day that we came all this way for. Thunderstorms, 50% chance of rain & a top of 90 deg f (32c) had been forecast. They got the 32 right. Got there about 9.30 & decided after seeing the queues for General Admission (the race for front possie) that I'll stick with the seats we had.

I would have preferred closer seats for taking photos, but for the overall experience this spot was very acceptable. The sound was quite exceptional & we had an unrestricted view of the big screens. The DVD won't be far away. As for the concert itself, it more than lived up to expectations, definitely straight to the top of my long list of concert highlights. 12 hours of some of the most enjoyable & memorable music this little black duck has ever & possibly will ever experience. Even the compering by Bill Murray was great.

1. Sonny Landreth (joined by Eric Clapton)
2. Robert Randolph & the Family Band (Joe Bonamassa & Pino Daniele)
3. Robert Cray (Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin)
4. Bert Jansch
5. Stefan Grossman (Keb' Mo')
6. ZZ Top
7. Doyle Bramhall II (Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks)
8. Citizen Cope (Sheryl Crow)
9. Earl Klugh
10. Vince Gill (James Burton, Albert Lee, Keb'Mo & Earl Klugh)
11. John Mayer
12. Buddy Guy (Jonny Lang & Ronnie Wood)
13. The Derek Trucks Band with Susan Tedeschi (Warren Haynes, David Hidalgo & Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos & Johnny Winter)
14. Jeff Beck
15. Eric Clapton (Citizen Cope, Jeff Beck & Steve Winwood)
16. B. B. King (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray & Jimmie Vaughan)
17. Everybody

An absolute pearler of a day, way too many highlights to try & describe/review. I'd strongly suggest that anyone with any interest in these artists gets the DVD when it's out..