Styx and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts brought their co-headlining tour to Jiffy Lube Live for a night of classic rock on Friday night, also on the night’s lineup were 80’s band Tesla. The tour kicked off at the end of May and will wrap up on July 15th in Holmdel, NJ.
Tesla, who are currently out celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut release Mechanical Resonance got things started for the night. The band played a shortened eight song opening set. Fans weren’t disappointed by the short set as it contained fan favorites, “Hang Tough,” “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out),” “Signs,” “Little Suzi,” and wrapped up with “Modern Day Cowboy.” Tesla’s ’80’s hard-rock sound was a perfect fit for the night’s lineup and set the mood for the rest of the evening. Tesla will make appearances at this year’s Moondance Jam as well as 1019’s Monsters of Rock Cruise which will take place February 24th thru March 1st. Fans can keep up with Tesla by heading over to their website HERE.
Tesla Setlist: I Wanna Live ,Hang Tough, Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out), What You Give, Signs (Five Man Electrical Band cover), Love Song, Little Suzi (Ph.D. cover), and Modern Day Cowboy.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were up next kicking off their seventeen song set with “Bad Reputation.” Fans were on their feet and singing along thru out the set which included a couple of The Runaways’ covers as well as Bruce Springsteen’s “Light of Day.” During the set longtime manager let the crowd know of a soon to be released Joan Jett documentary which should be airing sometime this fall, the band then played the the song “Fresh Start” which is from the upcoming documentary. The set wrapped up with the classic Joan Jett hits, “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” “Crimson & Clover,” and “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” The band then returned to the stage for a two song encore consisting of “Real Wild Child (Wild One),” and “Everyday People.”
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Setlist: Bad Reputation, Cherry Bomb (The Runaways cover), Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) (Gary Glitter cover), Victim of Circumstance, Soulmates to Strangers, You Drive Me, Wild (The Runaways cover), Light of Day (Bruce Springsteen cover), Fake Friends, Love Is Pain, TMI, Fresh Start, Love Is All Around (Sonny Curtis cover), I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll (The Arrows cover), Crimson & Clover (Tommy James & the Shondells cover), I Hate Myself for Loving You Encore:, Real Wild Child (Wild One) (The Dee Jays cover), and Everyday People (Sly & The Family Stone cover)
By the time Styx had taken the stage to close out a night of classic rock, more than six thousand fans had filled the amphitheater. With sixteen studio albums covering the last forty-six years Styx had plenty of material to choose from to fill out their sixteen song setlist. Styx performed all their classic hits from “Lady” to “Renegade” which they closed out the night with. Bassist Chuck Panozzo also was in the house and made appearances on “Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man),” “Come Sail Away,” and “Renegade.” Also making it into the night’s set was the cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Overall it was a great night of classic rock-n-roll as Styx continues to show they have what it takes to continue to fill venues across the country.
Styx Setlist: Gone Gone Gone, Blue Collar Man (Long Nights), The Grand Illusion, Lady, Light Up, Rockin’ the Paradise, Radio Silence, Miss America, The Outpost, Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) (with Chuck Panozzo), Too Much Time on My Hands, Khedive, Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen cover), Come Sail Away (with Chuck Panozzo) Encore: Mr. Roboto, and Renegade (with Chuck Panozzo).
