I stopped by the Little Fox theater in Redwood City this past weekend to check out two tribute bands: Zoo Station and Stung. There was also a Tom Petty tribute called Petty Theft that was quite decent.
Zoo Station was up second and they looked the part and had the right equipment, with the guitarist toting a Gibson Explorer, plaid shirt and skull cap just like The Edge. Musically it was great, but the vocals were getting lost in the mix. Still they got the crowds going, especially when the singer went out into the audience and up to the balcony. It was a long set pulling from every stage of U2's career. The older songs sounded best but they also did more obscure numbers as well as songs from the most recent albums. Zoo Stations has got a couple of more bay area gigs before they wrap things up for the year.
Stung was the closing act, and although The Police don't have the popularity of U2, they were definitely a great finale. Singer and bass player Brooks Lundy was able to match Sting's vocals near perfect. In fact, he's got range and level of energy that even Sting would have trouble keeping up with today.
- ZooStation: Main site, Bio, Tour
- Stung: Main site, Bio, Tour, MySpace
- Petty Theft: Main site, Tour
- Amazon: The Police - Certifiable
, Police Anthology, U2 18, U2 Vertigo DVD
- GuitarVibe: Police at Shoreline, U2 in 3D
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