A ZAPPANALE SATURDAY TO REMEMBER - PART TWO

Gozortenplat are from Milwaukee. (where they host The Milwaukee Zappa Fest every year)
They opened Saturday on the festival ground with 12 people on stage.
Lots of vocalists plus amazing guitar and saxophone playing !
Loved it. What a surprise !!

Jon Liedtke on the guitar.

The Dukes Of The Prunes, from Slovenia, had the big disadvantage that they had to play just after Gozortenplat as they were going for similar songs, and also bringing rock versions of Zappa tunes.
They sounded very solid.

And then we got Billy Cobham. Just one word: unbelievable.
Or in two words: Unbelievable and amazing.
And what a band.

Fun fact, when Billy Cobham walked to the merchandise tent, through the public, he was applauded all the way from the backstage to the merchandise tent.
It reminded me of Moses and the Red Sea. Not that I was there, I'm not that old, but it must have been something similar.

And then there was Orange Claw Hammer to top things off.
Beefheartian energy was passed on from the band to the public.

Final act on the main stage was Jon Anderson and the Paul Green Academy.
I would have stayed if it had been scheduled earlier, but with Sunday morning concerts that I want to catch, we left after half an hour.
But they did catch a crowd. I cant remember seeing this many people for a concert at Zappanale. Or maybe that's just my memory...

A Saturday to remember.