FL 3, Row 15, Seats 27-28 (on the field, 15 rows back from the right
edge of the stage)
Bonnie Raitt – playing with her longtime bandmates, was in fine voice
and form throughout her 11-song one-hour opening set, starting with “Unintended
Consequence of Love”, the best track from her most recent album … “Something to
Talk About” and “Angel From Montgomery” were particular crowd favorites …
Taylor, after introducing her, came back at the end of her set to join her on “Thing
Called Love” … I missed “I Can’t Make You Love Me”, but she atoned by doing “Nick
of Time” and Mose Allison’s “Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy”
James Taylor – Taylor and his aptly-named “All-Star Band” gave a
wonderful performance, over 90 minutes prior to the 3-song set of encores, with
mostly original material spanning his entire career … effective use of the huge
video wall behind the band, notably mid-set on “Mexico” followed by “Steamroller”
… other personal favorites included “Never Die Young”, “Sweet Baby James”, and “Your
Smiling Face”
Other – we were extremely fortunate weather-wise, as it rained hard during
much of our drive through the District and they kept people out of the seating
areas until close to the scheduled 7:00 start, but the rain stopped for good
shortly thereafter and the storms brought the temp down into the 70s … getting
our wristbands was quicker than I expected, although actually getting onto the
field was still a somewhat slow process
