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EXTREME With Living Colour Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire August 3, 2023 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche HAMPTON BEACH, NH – On the second night of their summer tour of North America, the rock band Extreme brought the house down at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, leaving the hometown audience filled with loyal fans, family and friends in awe of their musical prowess and undeniable showmanship. Supporting their new album Six, which has taken the world by storm, Nuno Bettencourt’s incredible guitar solos and Gary Cherone’s unyielding ferocity were on full display, re-solidifying Extreme’s place as one of the best and most respectedRead More →

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CHEAP TRICK Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, NH September 4, 2021 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc HAMPTON BEACH, N. H. – I cant think of a better way to close out the summer on a Labor Day weekend, than with a night of music from Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Cheap Trick. Going strong and entertaining millions around the world since 1973, Cheap Trick brought a selection of their classic music catalog to the sold out Casino Ballroom crowd at Hampton Beach. With twenty studio albums to their name since 1977, there was certainly a plethora of music to choose from. And of course aRead More →

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JUST LOOKING AROUND TOUR 2021 COLLECTIVE SOUL BETTER THAN EZRA TONIC Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, NH August 29, 2021 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. – The final days of the summer of 2021 were upon us. It was Hampton Beach, a usual summer tradition for some New Englanders. A place that would normally be filled with people trying to squeeze in as much of the summer sun as they could, be it a day at the beach, or somewhere along the traditional hustle and bustle of the boardwalk, at the arcade, a Blinks Fried dough or enjoying some fried seafood atRead More →

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EXTREME Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire August 24, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc An Extreme show is far more than words. It’s a high energy musical and visual performance. From the minute the band takes the stage and the first note is cast, is as if someone has flipped the energy switch to the max. It was a hometown show and celebratory night for this band from Boston, concluding their 2019 tour, landing them back close to home. The two hour show included a mix of Extreme songs, even including some Queen and Elton John covers into the night. Gary Cherone comesRead More →

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VOYAGE Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire August 2, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The historic Hampton Beach Casino was packed full of people looking for the feel-good hard driving rock and smooth ballads of Journey. They came to the right place with the band Voyage taking responsibility for doling out hit after hit to the swooning sold out house. The resemblance of this band to Journey is unmistakable, with lead singer Hugo Valenti being a dead ringer for Steve Perry both in appearance, demeanor and most importantly, the incredible vocal pipes. The entire band is made of of great musicians with theirRead More →

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COLLECTIVE SOUL WITH GIN BLOSSOMS NOW IS THE TIME TOUR 2019 Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire June 8, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc The last time Northeast Rock Review covered Collective Soul at Mohegan Sun Arena in 2018 Ed Roland said they would be back in 2019 with a new album and headlining tour, he was right. Collective Soul’s latest album Blood is set to be released on June 21st. It was a beautiful spring night along the beach in New Hampshire at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. A great night to take in two bands that bridged over the grunge eraRead More →