Stu Allen & Mars Hotel at Ventura County Fairgrounds, April 7, 2022

Skull & Roses 2022 presents Stu Allen & Mars Hotel
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Seaside Park, 10 West Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA 93001 USA
9:30 PM, Thursday, April 7, 2022

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• 2:00 - 2:45 PM Legion of Mario
• 2:45 - 3:00 PM Shaky Feelin'
• 3:30 - 4:15 PM the Higgs
• 4:15 - 5:30 PM Brown-Eyed Women
• 5:30 - 6:45 PM Steely Dead
• 7:15 - 8:45 PM Reckoning
• 9:30 - 10 PM Egyptian Nights parade
• 9:30 - 12:00 AM Stu Allen & Mars Hotel

[9:20 PM] {performers out, getting things together}
[9:30 PM] {lights down at 9:30 on the dot; where's the Egyptian Nights parade?}

1. [9:33 PM] Blues for Allah » Sand Castles and Glass Camels » Unusual Occurrences in the Desert
   [9:50 PM] {Stu swaps from his Phoenix guitar to Jerry's Alligator guitar}
2. [9:52 PM] Greatest Story Ever Told (NL)
3. [10:00 PM] Sugaree (SA)
4. [10:15 PM] Chinatown Shuffle (SG) +Bo Putnam: harmonica
5. [10:19 PM] China Cat Sunflower »
6. [10:27 PM] I Know You Rider
7. [10:38 PM] Big Boss Man (SG)
   {Stu speech about 50 year anniversary of Europe '72}
8. [10:48 PM] Loser (SA)
9. [10:58 PM] drums » [11:00 PM] the Other One (NL) » [11:10 PM] El Paso (RM) » [11:16 PM] the Other One jam » [11:22 PM] 2nd verse (NL) »
10. [11:25 PM] Wharf Rat (SA) »
11. [11:35 PM] Ramble on Rose (SA) »
12. [11:42 PM] Not Fade Away » [11:48 PM] Going Down the Road, Feelin' Bad » [11:56 PM] Not Fade Away (reprise)
    [12:00 AM] {show ends; Stu introduces the band}

• Stu Allen: guitar, acoustic guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Dino English: drums;
• Scott Guberman: keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ, lead & harmony vox;
• Nate LaPointe: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Reed Mathis: Phil's Alembic One bass.

I suppose that opening this set with a dose of Blues for Allah was some sort of concession to the Egyptian Nights theme? From our position up front on the rail, we could see little-to-nothing of the parade: the float moved along a section of the track very close to the grandstand from far stage right to the back of the venue, then reversed course and parked. Maybe the parade is something that came off better for folks at home watching the stream?

Anyways, Stu's set was the apex of a festive day. Two thumbs up!

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Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2022 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2022 event list! ☸ On to the next event!