# Joe Bonamassa at SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center, November 23, 2022

[J Adventures](https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C005CA2F11A4973) presents [Joe Bonamassa](http://jbonamassa.com/)  
[SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center](http://safecreditunionperformingartscenter.com/)  
[1301 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1301+L+St,+Sacramento,+CA+95814+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Wednesday, November 23, 2022

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## One Set

[7:55 PM] {lights down; Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker's _the Waiting_ blasting from the PA}

01. [8:00 PM] _Evil Mama_
02. [8:06 PM] _Dust Bowl_
03. [8:13 PM] _Love Ain’t a Love Song_
04. [8:21 PM] _Self-Inflicted Wounds_
05. [8:29 PM] _Breaking Up Somebody's Home_  
{girls off}
06. [8:39 PM] _Hidden Charms_
07. [8:43 PM] _Double Trouble_  
{girls back}
08. [8:53 PM] _I Didn’t Think She Would Do It_  
[8:59 PM] {JB banter about plans for Thanksgiving tomorrow; band introduction}
09. [9:05 PM] _A Conversation With Alice_
10. [9:14 PM] _The Heart That Never Waits_
11. [9:25 PM] _Lonely Boy_
12. [9:35 PM] _Just Got Paid_ {girls off ~9:37 PM}  
[9:46 PM] {encore break}  
   
**Encore**  
[9:48 PM] {JB intro story for _Mountain Time_; everybody back}
13. [9:52 PM] _Mountain Time_  
[10:04 PM] {final applause}  
[10:06 PM] {lights & PA up: blasting Irving Berlin's _There's No Business Like Show Business_; show ends}

## Performers

* [Joe Bonamassa](http://jbonamassa.com/): guitar, vox;
* Lemar Carter: drums;
* [Jade MacRae](https://www.jademacraemusic.com/): harmony vox, hand percussion;
* [Josh Smith](https://www.joshsmithguitar.com/): guitar;
* Juanita Tippens: harmony vox, hand percussion;
* Calvin Turner: bass;
* Reese Wynans: keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ.

## Notes

I was a little cranky from the long drive up to Sacramento (traffic trouble AGAIN!), but we made it to town with just enough enough time to park, amble up to the venue, wait 5 min to get through the super-slow security check, pee, and then get to our seats a couple minutes before the lights came down. It was a stressful stretch, which made it hard to be in the right frame of mind for digging the music. When the show started, I thought the mix was overly compressed, with everything smushed down in order to leave room for the vocals on top. That might be good for making out the lyrics, but I didn't like it. Happily, the sound guy seemed to dial things in much better over the next 30 minutes: I was a happy listener by the time we got to _Self-Inflicted Wounds_.

Joe is a polished professional, and like Jeff Beck, he runs his show like clockwork. Ain't no time for him to be messing around: there's work to do! Tonight's gig was a solid two hours. Thanks Joe!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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[[2022-11-20|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2022|Up to the 2022 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2022#November_events|Up to the 2022 event list!]] ☸ [[2022-11-25|On to the next event!]]