Pat Travers Band
California Theatre
Pittsburg, CA
August 15, 2025

Taper: The Jackal
Tascam DR-05 (internal mics) WAV > Dell Inspiron 13 > Audacity (boost some onstage banter, fades, tracking) FLAC

plugging in
Rock 'n' Roll Susie
Life in London
Pat tinkering with his pedals
Crash and Burn
I've Got News for You
more tinkering
Ronnie
Spinning Wheel
Born Under a Bad Sign
Bass and Drums Jam 1
Bass and Drums Jam 2
Pat plugs into new amp
Heat in the Street
Makes No Difference
Racing the Storm
Snortin' Whiskey
Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)

Encore:
Bass & Drum Jam 3
Come On (part 1)

Pat Travers Band:
Pat Travers - Guitar, Vocals
David Pastorius - Bass
Alex Petrosky - Drums

Another Jackal Production Vol 35: Pat Travers Band 2025-08-15 California Theatre, Pittsburg, CA

After plugging in Pat says, "My name is Pat Travers, this is my band and we're gonna kick your ass." Yep!!

I always liked Pat Travers and saw him twice in the '70s... on the bill at a Day On the Green in 1978 with AC/DC & Aerosmith, and opening for Cheap Trick at the end of 1979. I hadn't seen him since but stumbled across this upcoming show in some convuluted internet search for something else entirely and decided to give it a go. This was my first time ever in Pittsburg, which is a 2 hour drive in Friday traffic from home (25 miles east of Sacramento). The California Theatre is a renovated 1920s theater that seats just under 1,000. On the floor in front of the permanently installed seats were maybe eight or ten cabaret tables with 4 chairs around each... "VIP seating" (at a whopping $45!). I was seated front and center at one of the tables. Pat seemed to be having some trouble with his equipment early in the show and was down on his hands & knees messing with his pedals a couple times. Honestly, everything sounded great to me. Mid-show, after Born Under a Bad Sign, Pat apparently blew a fuse on his guitar amp. During two extended bass & drum jams Pat's guitar-guy chased down the guitar amp from the opening band, Barnett, Hamm & Vanderhule and, along with guitar player Eric Barnett, replaced the blown gear and jury-rigged the mis-matched amp. Nothing sounded any different to me!

A rocking performance and good sounding capture. Also includes the show poster & some pics I took with my iPhone 15 Pro Max and edited for presentation with PowerPoint.

Enjoy!


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