Source: http://www.boston.com/ & http://bostonherald.com/

“…..and J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf and girlfriend, Nora O’Connor. (While the rest of the capacity crowd toasted Fenway with Welch’s grape juice, Wolf said he’d be sipping something a little stronger.)”…..Boston.com

Local rocker Peter Wolf recalled spending one entire night at Fenway, partying in Keith Richards’ dressing room, after the Rolling Stones rocked the ballyard in 2005. Five years later, Peter and his J. Geils Band would take the ballpark stage to open for Aerosmith.

“I ended up drinking all of Mr. (John) Henry’s good scotch.”…..Boston Herald

Source: http://www.projo.com/

The Aerosmith/J. Geils Band double feature at Fenway Park last month may have been one of the ultimate Boston rock experiences but like so many Hub moments, there was a Rhode Island connection as well, with West Greenwich drummer Marty Richards playing with the Geils band.

Playing at Fenway “was unbelievable,” says Richards. “I’m [originally] from Framingham; I used to go there with my dad all the time. Our dressing room was in their locker room. It was really special.”

Some of the special moments included getting faked out by Peter Wolf on some James Brown-style arm-waving cues. Reminded of that, Richards laughed and says, “That’s his fun thing; he loves faking us all out.”

Full Article at The Providence Journal

Rolling Stone Magazine: September 16th, 2010.

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Peter Wolf and The J. Geils Band Open For Aerosmith At Fenway Park Boston

Originally uploaded by Tony Fotog.

Source: THE WORLD OF AF GRANT
J. Geils Band and Aerosmith Rock Fenway Park. I’ve seen both bands before, but it’s been about 25 years for J. Geils Band and 15 for Aerosmith, and this was my first concert at Fenway Park, so I knew that alone would make August 14, 2010 a special show.

J. Geils band was preceded by a full marching band entering the stage single file and playing “Centerfold”, then they left (which took quite some time) and the real band took the stage. They looked and sounded great, and seemed to be having a fantastic time – I don’t know why these guys don’t still tour. Peter Wolf was in great form – his voice, moves and stage raps don’t give away his age, though he does look a bit more freakish these days. Plus Magic Dick still has most of his hair – nobody rocks the white man afro or the harmonica like him! They were even joined by their longtime touring horns – The Up Town Horns.
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Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/
Bottom Line: The impossible dream for Boston rock comes true. It was a beautiful day in Boston for the twi-night doubleheader at Fenway Park as local heroes Aerosmith and the J. Geils Band teamed for a blockbuster evening that was long on hits and short on fouls. It might have been old-timers night, but both bands swung for the fences and featured some of the best playing Fenway has seen in years.

Aerosmith and J. Geils started in Boston 40 years ago, but they never had performed together, and neither had played Fenway. This pairing at the famed ballpark sold out in less than a day. The original J. Geils lineup broke up in 1985, but they have been reuniting and playing around New England recently. Aerosmith has been going strong for the past quarter-century, touring regularly, but lead singer Steven Tyler’s offstage antics have raised questions about the band’s future, as has speculation about his becoming a judge on Fox’s “American Idol.”
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Source: Boston Herald Reader Reviews
Photo by Dariusz Dobrolinski:
Herald readers review Aerosmith and J. Geils Band. On a beautiful evening, so full of promise, wonder, and hope, Aerosmith came out and laid an egg, in front of 40,000 Fenway Faithful, letting J. Geils blow them off the stage in the process. For me, it was sheer heartbreak, and disappointment. A ten hour drive back to Lititz PA this morning, in complete silence with the girl of my dreams, as I could not manage to overcome my disappointment with this show.

Are you kidding me? No “Lightning Strikes?” No “Seasons of Wither?” no “No More-No More?” No “My Fist, Your Face?”

Instead, Boston Massachusetts got generic vanilla from the Bad Boys of Boston, and my 40 years of loyalty to this band came to a shocking close.
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Source: http://www.patriotledger.com/
Aerosmith, J. Geils touch ‘em all at Fenway. Fenway Park opened in 1912, and there have been some memorable shenanigans in the outfield in the last 98 years, but it’s safe to say no one from Tris Speaker to the confounding Manny Ramirez ever imagined a white grand piano atop the Green Monster. But that’s how Aerosmith topped off its ballpark show on Saturday, with Steven Tyler playing piano on a mostly-solo version of “Dream On” in an encore for 38,000 fans.
The summit meeting of Beantown’s best classic rockers saw both Aerosmith and the J.Geils Band deliver some of their top hits, turning much of the night into a delirious sing-along.

Despite fans’ pipe dreams and speculations, there was no onstage jam involving the two groups, but two distinctly Boston-flavored sets.
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J. GEILS BAND
First I Look At The Purse
Hard Drivin’ Man
Pack Fair And Square
Night Time
Crusin’ For A Love
Freeze Frame
Detroit Breakdown
Give It To Me
Musta Got Lost
Love Stinks
Lookin’ For A Love
Whammer Jammer
House Party
Southside Shuffle
Centerfold (Last song)
Where Did Our Love Go (Did not play)
Start All Over (Did not play)
Land Of A 1000 Dances (Did not play)

AEROSMITH
Train
Love In An Elevator
Fallin’ In Love
Livin’ On The Edge
What It Takes
Pink-c
Last Child
Cryin’
Drum Solo
Rag Doll
Guitar Hero Joe
Stop Messin’ Around (w/Tony & Adrian Perry)
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
Come Together
Sweet Emotion
Jaded (Did not play)
Baby Please Don’t Go
Draw The Line
Encore:
Dream On (Steven played Dream On at a white baby grand piano, atop the Green Monster!)
Walk This Way

J. Geils Band – “Southside Shuffle”. Thanks to gpellet357 for sharing this video on YouTube.

J. Geils Band – “Centerfold”. Thanks to gpellet357 for sharing this video on YouTube.

J. Geils Band – “Love Stinks”. Thanks to gpellet357 for sharing this video on YouTube.

J. Geils Band – “Give It To Me”. Thanks to john52631 for sharing this video on YouTube.

J. Geils Band – “Freeze-Frame”. Thanks to JosephLank for sharing this video on YouTube.

J. Geils Band – “Musta Got Lost”. Thanks to JosephLank for sharing this video on YouTube.

http://funkyjudge.net/videos/2010_Aug_14_BYFO_First_Purse_Fenway.flvJ. Geils Band – “First I Look At The Purse”. Thanks to BlowYourFaceOut for sharing this video on Twitter.

J. Geils Band – “Love Stinks”. Thanks to Cush17 for sharing this video on YouTube.

J. Geils Band – “Love Stinks”. Thanks to mjpatriots for sharing this video on YouTube.

Aerosmith – “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”. Thanks to JosephLank for sharing this video on YouTube.

Source: http://www.boston.com/

They easily could have coasted on their legacies, and it still would have been a night to remember simply for the spectacle of seeing two pillars of Boston rock on the same bill last night. If that weren’t enough, they played at one of the city’s most hallowed spaces: Fenway Park.

Instead, Aerosmith and the J. Geils Band wrote a new chapter of Boston’s rock history with performances that resurrected the verve and wattage of their halcyon days. If it was a nostalgia trip for the sold-out hometown crowd, it certainly didn’t feel like just another show for either band. More……

Source: http://www.boston.com/

Lisa Demmons was surrounded by fans of J. Geils’s harmonica player Magic Dick outside Fenway Park last night. Bill Hatfield (left), Rick Ramos (in black), and some other friends wore wigs paying homage to the musician’s hairdo. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff)

Their music was the summer soundtrack for millions during the ’70s and ’80s, their bad boy ways capturing the public’s imagination and fueling record-setting album sales (yes, they were still called albums in those days). Last night, for the first time, the two legendary bands born and bred in New England — Aerosmith and the J. Geils Band — shared a stage, choosing sacred home turf for a sold-out show: Fenway Park. More……

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/

Fantastic gallery of photos from last nights concert at Fenway. Click here to view the full gallery.

Photo by Ted Fox on Facebook.

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