Dan sounded great. The band was terrific, but the show was short!! It was 95 minutes or so, and Ii suspect that was because the house asked Dan to keep the show short. This was my 4th Concert by Dan over the last 20 years. It was the shortest of the 4 by far. Since I saw Orleans at the same venue a few months back, and they only played 90 minutes (2 hours plus is their norm), I am assuming the casino requires short shows.

Twenty-one years has passed since The Innocent Age tour which I attended in Tennessee. For me the anticipation was more than I could bear. The chance to see Dan for the first time in two decades. The place was the intimate setting of the 800 person capacity Turning Stone Casino, in upstate New York. Accompanied by my 15 year old son (who in my opinion is the only 15 year old who knows every word on every one of Dan's albums!!), we set out on our trek north to the small town of Verona, New York where Dan was set to go on stage at 8pm.

We (of course) were the first ones to arrive in the "Showroom" where the concert was going to take place. Since I purchased tickets two and a half months prior to the concert, we had undoubtedly the BEST seats in the building right in the front next to the stage. Nothing but smiles and applause greeted Dan and his band as he walked calmly on the stage, remaining with his back to the audience literally till the first note was played. He began with "Magic Every Moment". This song, as with many he played was taken from his list of "top-shelf" name-brand music that he was known for. The song was loud, his voice was awesome, and his playing was brilliant. Following that song, he greeting the fans by saying how happy he was to be back to upstate New York. Without a moment's notice he darted to the piano and seemingly before he even sat down he began "Hearts Hotel". Again, the song was done with excellence! His voice during the entire concert was MUCH better than the 50-year-old voice that I was anticipating. He was able to his many of the higher notes (with a little help from his long-time band member and friend Robert McEntee, and bass player Mark Andes).

One very obvious negative feeling I and many others took away from this concert was two things: First, Dan appeared on many occasions disenchanted with his sound people for allowing MANY untimely loud reverb squeaks. His facial expressions confirmed his displeasure and on two occasions motioned to them to come over and I assume to fix the reverb problem! In addition, prior to the song "The Reach", he yelled over to the sound people: "TURN THIS DOWN!", which meant that the beautiful "Guild" guitar he was playing was too loud for his liking. Secondly, with his battery of songs to choose from, he really sold the audience short and didn't play NEARLY enough of his vintage music. I counted 7 albums than I didn't hear one song from! In addition, he allow his bass player Andes to play a tune from his old band "Firefall" which was good, but not what the audience wanted to hear. He only played two guitar solos: "Leader of the Band", and "Make Love Stay", which in my opinion was the highlight of the concert. His voice during these two songs was slow, methodical, and rich! However, he (like most of the concert), had NO dialog with the audience as to the upcoming song/songs. I felt that he could have spent more time warming up to the audience. Probably the most noticeable thing that I saw was that he NEVER SMILED! He almost appeared "pissed" about something the entire time. He never let it affect his singing, but it was very evident.

Lastly, his encore which was greatly anticipated turned out to be a George Harrison tune and I feel that everybody wanted to hear ONE OF HIS SONGS! "A Place In The World For A Gambler" was everybody's hope, but it didn't happen. I hope to see him again, and all-in-all it was a an unforgettable evening. Enjoy - Ever-On ~ Tom Yelverton (Upstate NY)

We love Dan and his music, but the concert at Turning Stone Casino on June 12th in upstate New York was a big disappointment: way too short (1hour 30 min) and what was that encore? OK, a tribute to George Harrison but where was Dan's wonderful stuff? And where was the friendly, funny guy we were used to seeing on stage? The band was good but not great (harmonies really needed work) , the drums overpowered everything else and the vocals were muddy. Just a bad sound set-up that night? We paid $55.00 a ticket for a $25.00 show.... ~ S Herrmann

I don't know what it is but seeing concerts at CASINOS are not the same as
Theatres or Amphitheatres. Dan had a great band and sounded great, but in
terms of song selection and total concert time,especially for $60.00, I couldn't help but feel like HE came up short. The concert was less then 90 minutes and 3 out of the 14 songs were not originals. I DIDN'T PAY TO HEAR OTHER PEOPLE'S SONGS, especially having Mark Andes sing "Strange Way" by his old band Firefall.....

"Empty Cages" and "The Reach" were excellent as was "Magic Every Moment". Nothing from Nether Lands, no "Same Old Lange Syne", but Firefall????? COME ON DAN!!

Maybe it was the CASINO who probably want you to spend money in their slot
machines, but I expect more from someone that I have been a die hard fan who
spent hard earned money to see this show. NEVER WILL I GO TO SEE HIM AGAIN IN A CASINO. I have seen him before and he was excellent, and with such a great band that he had,and could do so much with..WHAT HAPPENED?! The general opinion from people who were walking out was the same.

Hey Dan, believe it or not, there are other people in the audience that have supported you for years and don't care about rushing to the slot machines and only came to see you so remember that next time. ~ Chris and Shawn