MPJ on INSTAGRAMREVIEW AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY: COURTNEY LUDWIG
It was a warm night in June when one of Tucson’s premier concert venues, The Ava Amphitheater (outside of the Casino Del Sol) held the sold out Tesla and The Scorpions show. With the stage extended out as far as allowed, this was amazing if not the most spectacular show I have ever seen.
Starting earlier than scheduled, still did not stop a great performance by opening act Tesla. I have had the opportunity to see Tesla in their acoustic form; however, seeing them live in an unconstrained form, being able to rock hard and move about the stage, was so much more theatrical and alive. Tesla always putting on great performance that their fans know and come to see. Tesla along with the father act, the Scorpions was more than having your cake and eating it too. It was more a seven course meal!
Never seen before let alone photographed by me, the Scorpions were just so on it and that made for a very electrifying performance.
They played songs all too familiar to us. I loved Rudolf Schenker’s guitar antics and running around on stage, the energetic drumming style and crazy blonde hair of James Kottak, Pawel Maciwoda’s facial expressions while playing his bass, Matthia Jabs constant smiles and crazy hand licks on guitar and of course the high pitched notes of Klaus Meine.
It was one of those shows that will be forever tattooed in the mind. The night from start to finish was epic, exciting and something the crowd will be talking about for years later.
Tesla and The Scorpions are just two of the bands part of the scene that forever their music will continue to leave a mark of amazement in us and will always keeps us rocking to those timeless classics.
Catch Tesla out on tour in North America this summer, while the Scorpions only have a few more dates in North America before they return home to Germany for several European dates. (see dates below)
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TOUR DATES :
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TESLA:
07/11/2012 -Philadelphia PA
07/13/2012 -Oshkosh, WI
07/14/2012 -McHenry, IL
07/20/2012 -Biloxi, MS
07/21/2012 -Hot Springs, AR
07/27/2012 -Janesville, WI
07/28/2012 -Mankato, MN
08/11/2012 -West Allis, WI
08/15/2012 -Pittsburgh, Pa
08/16/2012 -Columbus, OH
08/17/2012 -Escanaba, MI
09/02/2012 -Indianapolis, IN
10/06/2012 -San Juan, Puerto Rico
03/16/2013 – 03/20/2013 -Fort Lauderdale, Florida
SCORPIONS:
7/11/2012 Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for Performing Arts
7/12/2012 Washington D.C. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
8/04/2012 Wacken, Germany @ Wacken-Open-Air
8/31/2012 Wroclaw, Poland @ wROCK for Freedom – Legendy Rocka
9/05/2012 Monterrey, México @ Arena Monterrey
9/06/2012 México City, México @ Arena Ciudad de Mexico
9/12/2012 Santa Cruz, Bolivia @ Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
9/14/2012 Santiago, Chile @ Movistar Arena
9/18/2012 Asunción, Paraguay @ Jockey Club
9/20/2012 São Paulo, Brazil @ Credicard Hall
9/21/2012 São Paulo, Brazil @ Credicard Hall
10/13/2012 Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle
10/24/2012 Kharkov, Ukraine @ Palace of Sports
10/27/2012 Lviv, Ukraine @ Велотрек СКА
10/29/2012 Kiev, Ukraine @ Palace of Sports
10/31/2012 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine @ Meteor Sport Complex
11/07/2012 Lille, France @ Zénith Arena de Lille – Grand Palais
11/09/2012 Limoges, France @ Zénith de Limoges Métropole
11/10/2012 Pau, France @ Zénith de Pau
11/16/2012 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal
11/21/2012 Dijon, France @ Zénith de Dijon Tickets
11/22/2012 Reims, France @ Parc des Expositions de Reims
11/24/2012 Strasbourg, France @ Zénith de Strasbourg
11/27/2012 Orléans, France @ Zénith Orléans
11/28/2012 Nantes, France @ Zénith de Nantes Métropole
11/30/2012 Marseille, France @ Le Dôme
12/08/2012 Sandviken, Sweden
12/15/2012 Oberhausen, Germany @ König-Pilsener-ARENA
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LINKS:
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TESLA : teslatheband.com
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SCORPIONS : the-scorpions.com
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This time, vocalist Klaus Meine, guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Jabs, bassist Pawel Maciwoda and drummer James Kottak brought Tesla along for the ride. The Scorps hit the stage, as they did last time, by opening with the title track to 2010 album Sting In The Tail and followed with 1980 classic “Make It Real.” The 2010 AT&T Center performance of the former can be seen on the Sting In The Tail deluxe CD (see link in blue below for more details). Then came one of the only two song differences the entire evening. “Is There Anybody There,” from the 1979 album Lovedrive , replaced “Bad Boys Running Wild” from two summers ago.