Boston in Omaha, Nebraska on July 20, 2016.
Boston performed at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska on July 20, 2016 for their 40th Anniversary Tour.
Always a huge crowd pleaser, BOSTON prides itself on performing a totally live show without the use of prerecorded music or technical enhancements, delivering the extraordinary sound and light show that is faithful to their studio recordings. Boston was essentially the vehicle of studio wizard Tom Scholz, born March 10, 1947, in Toledo, OH. A rock fan throughout his teen years, he began writing songs while earning a master’s degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduation, he began work for Polaroid, and set about constructing his own 12-track recording studio in the basement of his home, where demos were recorded that earned Scholz and vocalist Brad Delp a contract with Epic in 1975.
The 1976 release of “Boston” consisted largely of tapes recorded in Scholz’s basement. (By then, the lineup had coalesced around Scholz, Delp, guitarist Barry Goudreau, bassist Fran Sheehan, and drummer John “Sib” Hashian.) Boston spawned three hit singles (“More Than a Feeling,” “Long Time,” and “Peace of Mind“), and shot immediately to the top of the charts, remaining the best-selling pop debut effort in history.
Boston is:
Tom Sholz – Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Tracy Ferrie – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jeff Neal – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Tommy DeCarlo-Lead Vocals Keyboards, Percussion
Beth Cohen – Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Gary Phil – Rhythm & Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Curly Smith – Drums, Backing Vocals
Fans heard all of Boston’s classic songs they have grown to love, and were treated to wild Hammond organ work, soaring harmony guitars, and exceptional vocal arrangements, as well as BOSTON’s unique visual stage presentation and plenty of extra-terrestrial sounds heard nowhere else on earth.
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Photos courtesy of Christopher Tierney Photography in Omaha, Nebraska. ©2016.
