LENOX, MA – Jackson Browne proved that older rock stars can still sound great into their 70s.
Backed by his accomplished touring band, Browne rocked concert-goers by the water (Stockbridge Bowl) in Lenox last evening with a two-hour-plus show under clear, warm skies.
Browne performed hit songs from his 50-plus year career – like “Doctor My Eyes”; “Lawyers in Love”; “Somebody’s Baby”; and many others – as well as some of his newer songs from more recent times.
Browne and his band also played other crowd favorites like “Running on Empty”, “These Days” (his first hit record Browne wrote at age 16 and made a minor hit by Nico on Velvet Underground’s classic 1967 debut album) and “For Everyman,” among others.
In between numbers, Browne told heart-warming stories about some of his songs and changed guitars many times during the night.
The crowd was enthusiastic and leaning into the vibes, singing and dancing right to the very end with the monumentous encore track, “The Load Out/Stay” (otherwise known as the ‘Roadies Song’).
Browne first performed at Tanglewood on July 31, 1973, as the opening artist for the band America.
Since then, Browne has appeared numerous times at Tanglewood, including for a record crowd of more than 21,000 concert-goers in 1978, the height of his long career.
The Tanglewood Popular Artists series debuted in 1968 and since has been one of New England’s top outdoor venues, serving as host to bands from Led Zeppelin to The Who.
Other artists who performed at Tanglewood over the years include Chicago, The Who, Ravi Shankar, Jefferson Starship, Modern Jazz Quartet, B.B. King, Miles Davis, Chet Atkins, and many others.