Big Shiny Tunes 3

On Friday, I was at the 3rd 90s theme show by Dwayne Gretzky, a "supergroup" cover band. Unlike their winter residency at the Horseshoe, Phoenix Theatre is much more spacious so people took their time to get here. Also, the hometown Raptors was fighting for their playoff lives at the ACC.

Though there was a mix of genre in both sets, Gretzky skewed more rock in the 1st and pop in the 2nd. So the first 1.5 hours got us 1979, Spoonman, and My Iron Lung while the second 1.5 hours came with Wannabe, No Scrubs, Always Be My Baby. There were few elitists in the crowd so everybody was into almost everything although some tunes like You Oughta Know and Sabotage got bigger cheers. The lighters came out with a tribute to Gord Downey when they covered Bobcaygeon. With these live shows, the energy from both the audience and band is so contagious that a groaner like Mr. Jones which might get you some side-eye at a party turns into a loud sing-along when it's done by guest singer Max Kerman (The Arkells).

Like the Sheezer show, I finally got a t-shirt from Dwayne Gretzky. But will this also be my last Gretzky show, too? Well, at the very least, I don't want to wait 45 min in line for a possible door entry at the Horseshoe or the Dakota anymore.