STEVE MILLER BAND

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August 27th, 2005

Alas, couldn't figure out how to get a sig because that place is the hardest venue to obtain from! Also, they were like hawks, watching for the camera; no photos allowed. We were going to sneak some anyway, but the camera card wasn't in the camera! Hopefully I'll be able to add him to my autograph collection one day as well.... The concert was fabulous anyway. Steve sung almost all his hits and his new ones are fantastic!

STEVE MILLER BAND

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September 1st, 2007

American Music Fest Virginia Beach, VA

We saw Steve at the Virginia Beach 5th Street stage at American Music Fest (14th year). We originally had tickets to Wolf Trap again in the DC area, but that trip would require a 3.5-4 hour per way trip plus and overnight stay, so we ended up selling the tickets when we learned that he'd be coming to Virginia Beach less than two weeks later! Worked out cheaper, less of a drive and no hotel stay. However, it was CROWED. This years bands weren't so great. KC & The Sunshine Band, Tavares, Steve Miller Band, Grant Austin Taylor, Jesse Chong Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Dokken, Angie Stone, Vertical Horizon, Jack Ingram, Tommy Tutone, Carbon Leaf, Berlin, Georgia Satellites and more. We only saw Steve Miller and Grant Austin Taylor (see page below for him). Steve was good but the crowds were horrific. I've never seen so many people crowd the front like that before and we've been to a TON of concerts. We started out very late and got there an hour after gates opened, so seating wasn't great. We were like 25 deep in... however, by the time the crowding came, we were like 100 deep from the stage! Nobody up front who had chairs or blankets could use them. Tickets for this event were 15.00 each plus if you went on the day of it, it was 20.00. There was a "convenience fee" to order online, so they were like 17.50 each plus an "extra fee" so basically, they were like a dollar total less than buying the day of the show. Ridiculous. Parking was crazy. We did get the garage parking (which is the cheapest anywhere) for 5.00 but it was a LONG wait to get into the garage and a lot of circling to find a spot. Not fun. I advise getting to the beach EARLY; before gates open and just buying a cheap chair, setting it up and leaving it near as possible to the stage and get CLOSE to other people because if you leave more than 12", people WILL come in front of you. Guaranteed! Bring suntan lotion and don't eat at the beach. Food is very limited there and what is there is horrible. It hasn't improved in years. The chicken is something to stay clear of. It's never cooked all the way through. Eat BEFORE you go and stick to beverages there. There's not much in the way of food and beverages anyway. Also bring a light jacket even in summer because it gets cool there. Camera are allowed. Coolers and strollers are not. Sunglasses, good beach shoes and go potty before you get there. Porta potties are available but always a long line and not always clean. Autographs are near impossible at this event.

Left to Right: 1) Whole Steve Miller Band with Keyboardist Joseph Wooten ( 2) Steve Miller Band: Kenny Lee Lewis (Guitarist), Billy Peterson (Bass Player), Gordy Knudtson (Drummer) and Steve Miller 3) Steve and Bass Player Billy Peterson 4) Steve Miller 5) Kenny Lee Lewis (guitarist) as shown on the big screen 6) Harmonica player Norton Buffalo as shown on the big screen 7) Steve and Bass player Billy Peterson.