A Big Thank you to Theresa for working so hard on another 100 Monkeys show review! Here is her account of the Venue show in Vancouver!
It was a dark, cold, rainy night in Downtown Vancouver. Hundreds of women, and a handful of men gathered outside an amazing little place on Granville called Venue.
What were they lined up for? You ask.
To see the 100 Monkeys for their last show in Vancity of course!
Okay, so maybe it wasn’t hundreds of women and men when the doors opened. But once the first band got to rockin the stage of Venue, there were a couple and a few hundred people on the floor and in the balconies to check out The Bleeding Horse Express and our favorite band of primates.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I looked at Venue from the outside. To one wandering down Granville, you see an old rundown theatre, with the potential to be so much more. When you walk in the door, you see what it has become.
If you choose to venture up the stairs to the second floor, you are given the most wonderful view in the house. The second floor is a wrap around balcony giving you an amazing view of the floor and the stage. If you got there early enough and made to the ends of the balcony, you are literally sitting above the stage with quite possibly the best view in the house.
The first floor is an open dance floor with TONS of room.
The stage was amazing as well, complete with an LED back drop that is controlled by the soundboard. If you check out some of the seriously awesome videos on the youtube you will see ‘100 MONKEYS’ scrolling behind the guys. This wonderful board also made some pretty pictures like airplanes and flames and other awesome graphics to go along with the songs.
Now down to the dirt…
The guys opened with an AWESOME rendition on Orson Brawl. I’m still adjusting this song being an opener, since its always been the last song of the night. Though I will say, its quite a number to get the crowd going. The transformation of this song never ceases to amaze me. Seriously.
You’ll have to forgive my faulty memory as I can’t remember much of an order after Orson, but I remember hearing some Smoke and the always haunting Looker. Some chipper and sickly sweet Keep Awake and Wing On Fire, complete with Graupner’s very adorable impersonation of an aeroplane. Some Reaper and a little Arizona, and of course The Monkey Song and Ugly Girl. They threw out an awesome improv about warmin up some Campbells Soup and closed out the night with an amazing Thank You to us all.
The show was eff’in AMAZING!
The guys really rocked it. And I will admit, they looked like rockstars on that stage with the awesome lights and an amazing sound. It made my heart swell with pride and brought a tear to my eye to realize how far they have come.
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100 Monkeys 100 City tour is on the cards and Jackson himself said in a recent radio interview that the dates would be announced in about a month. So, keep your eyes peeled to 100 Monkeys Official Web Site for updates on the tour! Rumors are abound that some of the dates may include Europe but at the moment, its just speculation. We can only hope right?!
Vancouver Radio Interviews
Whilst in Vancouver, the band did several radio show appearances. You can listen to them by following these links:
What has Nashville got to do with European Monkey fans I hear you say?! Well, I myself am jumping on a plane and crossing the pond over to Nashville for the Weekend of 6th-8th November! Its a dream come true to finally see the band live rather than on you tube! I hope to have a great review to share with you and photos too upon my return!
I will be tweeting updates whilst away so make sure you follow the Monkey junkies on Twitter for the latest news!
If you were around earlier this year for our first concert in Vancouver, you know that this show is going to jump off.
Everyone and their mother is going to be here. If you want to see us in a cool place, this is it. The Rickshaw is a an old Chinese theatre that was recently converted into a LIVE music venue.
You'll also be happy to know that we're bringing back The Manipulators to open the show for us. These guys are just wrapping up their own tour and will be rested and ready to rumble.
So call your friends and tell them what's what. This is an all ages show.
The world has already encountered The Monkees, Iron Monkey, Monkey Bone, 12 Monkeys, Monkey Business, The Curse of Monkey Island, The Arctic Monkeys and ton of other primate collaborations, but never before has the world encountered something quite like 100 Monkeys.
The Los Angeles-based band, comprised of Ben Graupner, Jackson Rathbone (from the Twilight movie saga), Jerad Anderson, Ben Johnson and Uncle Larry, will be performing in Vancouver on Sept. 12 at the Rickshaw Theater. Will be it an event of tree swinging proportions? Can you afford to monkey around? Drop that banana and find out.
RockStar Weekly had a chance to talk to the entire band about coming to Vancouver, how they originally got together, and who really wears that banana suit (I know there’s a monkey in a banana suit joke in there somewhere).
We also couldn’t resists talking to Jackson about his new flick Twilight “New Moon”, the second tale in the Twilight saga, which hits theatres this November. We also broke the ice about his lead role in the 2010 epic The Last Airbender, the new film from director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs).
