John Mayall w/Sherman Doucette & Poppa Dawg
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Community Theatre,
1375 Water Street,
Kelowna, BC, Canada

Taper: LeifH
Source: CSB's (filter) > Sony PCM-M10 @ 24/96 > 8 GB Duracell microSD card
Transfer: Memory card > PC via USB > Wavepad Master's Edition > edits and downsample to 16/44.1 > flac (8) via Frontend

Setlist: 1:41:50
00 introduction
01 Another Man Done Gone
02 All Your Love
03 Oh Pretty Woman
04 California
05 So Many Roads
06 The Sum of Something
07 Congo Square
08 Parchman Farm
09 Nothing to Do With Love
10 Early in the Morning
11 Room To Move
12 Hideaway > Peter Gunn Theme


The openers each did their own acoustic set, and I am used to seeing Doucette and Poppa Dawg with a band, so I thought the beginning was pretty boring. John Mayall has always been an awesome performer, and I enjoyed seeing him a second time. He had the same band minus the Japanese keyboard player. Everything about John was slightly older, his hair, his voice. He's in great shape for his age, and good on him for continuing to tour. I'm glad they played California and Parchman Farm this time, and while they played mostly the same songs, it wasn't the exact same setlist. I imagine John must like the Okanagan area for him to come here twice within a two year period. John was using a Yamaha electric piano and it must have been a rental or something, as he wasn't used to the presets. I enjoyed hearing the little Peter Gunn jam at the very end again.

Due to unforseeable circumstances, I had a large batch of really stinky stuff with me at this show. When I got to the doors to get in, they scanned my ticket, and then notified me that backpacks are no longer allowed in the theatre, and I will have to put it in coatcheck. I said, "Okay, I just have to go to the bathroom." I went into the far stall and put the bag up on top of the fluorescent lamp. You could see it up there if you looked, but who looks for anything but a free toilet? I got out my recorder and mics, but had no room in my pockets for the video camera I brought, so I left that in my backpack. I left the bathroom and handed over my back pack, and went into the theatre. Unfortunately the thought of someone walking away with it wouldn't leave my mind, so while this was a very good show, I wasn't enjoying myself at the show, but I do enjoy listening to the recording.