Kool and the Gang concert at Montreal Jazz Festival (Festival International de Jazz de Montréal) @ Metropolis, Montreal on 1 July, 2009 (Canada Day). Stevie Wonder had opened the Jazz Fest 2009 with a performance a day before this concert.
After Cuil made Koul loose his Cool, Koul went to the Kool and the Gang concert to regain his Kool. The show was quiet hot though.
Funk masters Kool and the Gang churned out hit after hit songs, all the way from from the 70s (from John Trivolta's Saturday Night Live) till now.
Although not the first in the waiting line, I was the first person to enter the floors and got the centremost location in the front. Due to the higher average age of listeners, the people in front of me opted for the seats in the balcony instead of the standing floor -> great for me! This was the closest concert I have seen till date, and that's kind of a pressure too because you are supposed to sing the lyrics correctly during the chorus.
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Kool & the Gang - Get Down On It
Kool & the Gang - Celebration
Kool & the Gang - She's Fresh
Stephane Moraille (Bran Van 3000) opening the show
Setlist from the Kool and the Gang concert (not ordered though):
Celebration, Get Down On It, Fresh, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Hollywood Swinging, Ladies night, Summer Madness, Too Hot, Joanna, Open Sesame, Funky Stuff and Misled
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Kool and the Gang concert at Montreal Jazz Festival @ Metropolis, Montreal on 1 July, 2009
Saxophones having a Jazz Battle @ Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.
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Kool and the Gang Concert @ Montreal Jazz Festival
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Kool and the Gang concert at Montreal Jazz Festival @ Metropolis, Montreal on 1 July, 2009
Had to post the expression on his face. (He's smiling in btw)
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Kool and the Gang Concert @ Montreal Jazz Festival
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Kool and the Gang concert at Montreal Jazz Festival @ Metropolis, Montreal on 1 July, 2009
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Kool and the Gang Concert @ Montreal Jazz Festival
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Stephane Moraille performing at the Bran Van 3000 Concert @ Montreal Jazz Festival 2008, Place des Arts, Montreal, Canada on July 1st 2008.
She performed as the opening act for the 'Kool & the Gang' concert on July 1 2009, exactly one year from her last performance. And that included an acoustic version of the
hit song from 1997 'Drinking in LA'. The song is even featured on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders.
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Kool and the Gang Concert @ Montreal Jazz Festival
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