Great Big Sea
Show Reviews
GBS - 2003 US No Cares Tour
2003
Asheville, NC review and pics

GBS - Summertime/Fall 2003
2003 - Toronto June 21st
review and pics
2003 - Buffalo, NY review  and pics
2003 - Richmond, VA review (no pics - lost the camera!)

GBS - Something Beautiful* Tour 2004 & 2005
2004 -
Philly - March
2004 -
NYC - March
2004 -
Boston, MA - March
2004 -
Rochester, NY - March
2004 -
Minneapolis, Basilica Block Party - June
2004 -
Philly - Theater of the Living Arts - July
2004 -
New York City - Irving Plaza - July
2004 -
Boston - Fleet Pavilion - July
2005 - Vienna, VA - Wolftrap - August
2005 -
Buffalo, NY - Lafayette Square

The Hard & the Easy Tour 2006
An Evening With Great Big Sea

2006 -
Glenside, PA - Keswick Theater - March 10
2006 - Morgantown, WV - April 9
2006 - Northampton, MA - April 21
2006 -
NYC Town Hall - April 22
2006 - Washington DC - April 28
2006 -
Somerville, MA - April 29
2006 - Molson Amphitheatre, TO - July 8

An Evening with Great Big Sea Tour 2007
2007 -
Harrisburg, PA - April 10
2007 -
Collingswood, NJ - April 13
2007 -
New York City, NY - April 14
Barra MacNeils Shows
Barra MacNeils in Sea Bright, NJ
Barra MacNeils
at Spring Gulch Folk Festival
Barra MacNeils in Toronto, June 22, 2006
BarraMacNeils  in Guelph, ON
Barra MacNeils in Albany, NY   May 3, 2008
Barra MacNeils in Reading, PA July 12, 2008
Sunflower's Vacation pics not GBS

GBS Shows before 2001 - click here

2001 & 2002 -
Other People's  GBS travels and photos

2001
Nick's Long Island Maritime Museum Pics
Sunflower's
Minnesota State Fair Pics
Sunflower's
Milwaukee Photos -Uprooted 2002
Sunflower's
Minnesota Photos - Uprooted 2002
Sunflower's
Chicago Photos - Uprooted 2002
Sunflower's
Kansas City Spring 2002 Photos
Lynda's
Phoenix Photos 2002
Jason's
Milwaukee Review 2002

My GBS Travels and Photos
The Turn/Road Rage US Tour - 2001

2001 Sunflower's
Great Big Roadtrip Pics from
         Haddon Heights and Readington
2001
Long Island Maritime Museum pics and  review
2001
Baltimore Artscape pics and review
2001
World Trade Center pics and review
2001
Readington, NJ pics and review
2001
Haddon Heights, NJ pics and review
2001
Buffalo pics and review
2001
Lincoln Center review and pics
2001
Portland fan pics and review
2001
Bumbershoot pics and review and more pics
Attending a Great Big Sea Concert is one of the most exciting experiences. You don't watch as much as you participate in the show. You are invited to sing along with the band, dance around and just enjoy yourself. Alan frequently pleads, "Have a dance, for God's sake!" 

These are the 50+ GBS shows I've seen so far, plus other shows I've been to.  After having discovered GBS in Cape Breton in July 1997, I didn't get to see them in Philly till the fall of 1998.  Since then, I've been making up for lost time. We've traveled North to Toronto, South to Asheville, NC, and by way of visiting my son,  West to Portland/Seattle to see the b'ys.

Traveling to and from shows and partying before and after is part of the GBS experience. Visit the Chatroom at the
official GBS website, the Online Kitchen Party. You are bound to meet some wonderful people who will be more than happy to meet you at concerts and make you feel at home. Click on the link for the show and you'll find reviews and pictures. And if you can't see a show, buy the Great Big DVD or Courage & Patience & Grit, GBS's performance DVD's
1.   to the Pontiac, PA....................7 miles - Fall 1998
2.   to the Painted Bride, PA.........7 miles - Spring 1999
3.   to King of Prussia, PA..........20 miles - Summer 1999
4.   to Lancaster, PA...................44 miles - Fall 1999
5.   to Boston, MA.....................329 miles - Spring 2000
6.   to the Troc,PA........................31 miles
7.   to Herndon, VA....................150 miles - Summer 2000
8.      to Wolftrap, VA...................150 miles
9.      to NYC......................................90 miles
10.    to Pittsburgh,PA   ..............282 miles
11.    to Wolftrap, VA....................127 miles - Summer 2000
12.    to Long Island, NY..............170 miles - Summer 2001
13.      to Baltimore, MD....................90 miles
14.      to World Trade Center, NY..117 miles
15.      to Haddon Heights, NJ...........69 miles
16.       to Readington, NJ...................73 miles
17.       to Lincoln Center, NYC..........119 miles
18. to Buffalo, NY..........................407 miles
19. to Portland, OR................... .2839 miles
20.    to Seattle, WA....................... 162 miles
         (from Portland - plus 153 miles to pick up gracie in
          Vancouver, Britsh Columbia)
21. to Towson, MD..........................98 miles - Spring 2002
22      to Philadelphia, PA..................29 miles
23    to Washington, DC................127 miles
24     to Richmond, VA.....................110 miles from Wash. DC
          and 236 miles home
25. to Boston, MA.........................339 miles
26. to Wolftrap, VA........................170 miles - Summer 2002
27.  to New York City......................114 miles
28.  to Glenside, PA........................33 miles
29.  to Norfolk, VA..........................276 miles
30. to Asheville NC.......................630 miles - Spring 2003
31. to Toronto, Canada................508 miles - Summer 2003
32. to Buffalo, NY..........................407 miles
33. to Richmond, VA.....................236 miles - Fall 2003
34. To Philadelphia, PA..................29 miles   Spring 2004
35. To New York City......................115 miles
36. To Boston, MA..........................214 miles
37. To Rochester , NY....................341 miles
38. To Minneapolisi, MN................1,249 miles Summer 2004
39. To Philadelphia..........................30 miles
40. To New York City.......................114 miles
NON-GBS reviews/Photos

Howie Day show in Philly
Glengarry Bhoys in Lafayette Hills
Natalie MacMaster at Carnegie Hall
Kilt with Kris MacFarlane as drummer
This'll bring you back to the review page
This'll bring you back to the home page
Waiting for the new CD tour
2008 -
NYC Bowery Ballroom, Jan 13th
2008 -  Atlantic City House of Blues, March 14th

Fortune's Favour ( The Fortunate) Tour
2008 -
Canada AM TV, June 24th
2008 - Philadelphia Folk Festival - August 17th
2008 -
Dewey Beach DE - August 21st
2008 -
Wolf Trap, Vienna VA - August 22nd
2008 -
Nokia Theater NYC - September 19th
2008 - South Orange NJ - October 30th
41.To Boston.................................339 miles
42.To Wolftrap...............................150 miles Summer 2005
43.To Buffalo.................................407 miles
44.To Glenside..............................33 miles
45.To Morgantown, WV..................292 miles  Spring 2006
46. To Northampton, MA.................275 miles.
47.To New York City.......................160 miles to and 115 miles home
48.To Washington, DC...................145 miles
49.To Somerville, MA.....................466 miles to and 214 miles home
50. To Toronto(via NYC)................   508 miles - MY 50th GBS show!
51. To Harrisburg, PA..................... 82 miles
52. To Collingswood, NJ................ 42 miles
53. To New York City.......................115 miles
54. To NYC..........................................114 miles
55. To Atlantic City, NJ....................100 miles  Spring 2008
56.  To Scarborough, ON.................520 miles  Summer 2008
57. To Schwenksville, PA................33.3 miles
58. To Dewey Beach DE..................187 miles
59. To Vienna, VA..............................209 miles
60. To New York City.........................128 miles
61. To South Orange, NJ..................120 miles



Total............................ That's 29,606  miles so far. (most mileage doubled for roundtrips)
Sea Of No Cares Tour 2002
2002
Towson, Maryland and pics
2002 Trocadero, Philadelphia and pics
2002 9:30 Club, Washington DC
2002 Canal Club, Richmond VA and pics
2002 Peabody/Avalon, Boston
GBS - Uprooted Tour with 7 Nations
& Young Dubliners

2002
Woltrap, Vienna, VA review
2002
South Street Seaport, NYC review
2002
Keswick Theater, PA review and  some pics
2002
Norfolk review and pics
Let's see if I can figure out how far I've gone to see Great Big Sea...