Back in Houston, E & I noticed the Blue Man Group was slated for one night at the Cynthia Woods north of town....Venus Hum the opener for the show....
Enjoyed the BMG antics on the screen since they were still new to people, new enough that the CWPavilion was 1/3 full, with plenty of ’closer locales’.
VH was a solid opener....looking ’geeky’ on purpose, but tight and a good listen.
It’s the Pre-Opener-Act that was hilarious and set the tone for the night.
On time, a pair of LED reader boards, one stage left with the other at right began to greet the crowd followed by some banter between that drew participation and laughs from the crowd. This lead to the 2 units having a hissy fit, one whining about how the other was rude, back ’n forth, finally ’making up’....
...and intro’ing VH, with BMG having one of the best concert mixes I’d heard.
With that much percussion ’horsepower’ from the band behind the Blues’, it had to be.....including this little number...
Terrific show....came back to town a few months later, this time in Houston at the city’s main auditorium for 2 shows....
...that sold out in minutes. Word had got around....
Ah, well....RIP, BMG....