Please say they are not serious! That is REALLY pathetic.

You have got to be kidding me. Why do they even bother? Who planned this? When I was on the concert council at App State 12 years ago you could get Eddie Money for dirt cheap, and we didn’t book him then! I had to laugh last year when I saw he was on the bill. Lou Gramm, REALLY? “No, Mr. Gramm, I do NOT want to know what love is.”

My god, we have the Rosebuds, Connells, Annuals, Tift Merrit – a plethora of talent around here.

Coulda been worse I guess, Mr. Aiken anyone?

“how about a celebration of all things North Carolina, some fireworks, a showing of the LEDs at the Shimmerwall and call it a day.”

I like it! That seems far less embarassing than wheeling out those two acts. I mean LOU GRAHAM! Lou’s got to be pinching himself at the amount of people that will be there compared to the normal “crowds” he would draw (and using the word crowd here seems to be a stretch). Lou Graham ??? !

Really? Lou f’n Gramm? You mean every good band in the world is booked that day? It’s hard to make Raleigh seem like the little town that could when we book this kind of brown for a main attraction. Next year hopefully we can get a classic barbershop quartet or one of the original Menudos.

Don’t know him. He sounds like a washed-up lead singer from some 80s hair band. Raleigh seriously needs some help with planning events such as this. It sounds to me like they’re trying too hard to be cool.

I would have to totally agree with Magnus here (which doesn’t happen often). As much as I guiltily enjoy Foreigner, how much does Lou Gramm really bring people in. Wouldn’t it be great to have the Rosebuds, Birds of Avalon, and the Bowerbirds. We can also add the Connells and Arrogance to bring in the older Raleigh crowd. This is supposed to be a celebration of Raleigh, so let’s make it that.

Sure Lou Gramm isn’t the best choice.It probably didn’t cost alot to get him,but he is definitely better than some of the bands mentioned.The Connells? Give me a break.At least the majority of the crowd knows several Foreigner songs.And how much are you paying to attend? Nothing.I will probably go and have a few beers and hear some free music.Eddie Money put on a good show last year.
And Mick Jones is Foreigner that’s why he is still in the band and Lou isn’t.

All things North Carolina — what about Mike Cross? Doc Watson? Red Clay Ramblers? Don Dixon? etc.

Just stumbled onto this site. (How lucky am I!)Yeah, even though it’s 4 months after the fact seems like someone has to inform the uniformed(which is the majority here)on the some of the facts.
Lou Gramm is one of the greatest voices in rock history. The success he had both with Foreigner and his solo career is inmeasurable. Bands like Hot Cheap(Sorry, I meant Hot Chip)Jimmy Eats What and Death Cab For Bootie (There my favorite!) could only wish but never achieve an eighth of the recognition and success Lou Gramm has. If you are going to bash someone morons, oh, I meant people, get your facts right or at least have the smarts to fake it. Oh,I apologize. Most of you were still hanging around your father’s testicles to have any reasonable amount of sense to know this.
Oh, and yes sweet Dana I happen to be one of those 40 to 60 years olds you so graciously mentioned. By the way, I drive a 2009 Jaguar, listen to metal, and don’t have any kids to tote around. (Just a few cats.) Hair transplant crowd? Sweetie, be careful what you say. You could be a recipient one day and then people can come on to a website like this and talk about you. Hey,gotta go now so I can wave my hands in unison with thousands of fans to “I Want to Know What Love Is”. Let’s hear it for the hair transplant crowd!!

P.S. Hey Dana here is one for your fact book. “I want to Know What Love Is” is the biggest International (did I say INTERNATIONAL??) hit ever. Not so bad for an irrelevant old fart there Magnus. Keep in mind Magnus (such a COOL name,yeah!)you will be an irrelevant fart someday too. Then you and Lou Gramm WILL have something in common. Yee Ha!