Bush/Gavin Rossdale Vilar de Mouros Festival

Bush Gavin Rossdale Amazing Mosh Crowd Surf @ Portugal-Vilar de Mouros Festival, 2002

Bush - Greedy Fly Live LAST SHOW EVER!! Portugal 2002

Bush - Swallowed Live LAST SHOW EVER!! Portugal 2002



Vilar de Mouros Festival,
Vilar de Mouros,
Caminha,
Portugal

Bush Tour Dates 2002

Thu~05/09/02
Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Fri~05/10/02
Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center

Sat~05/11/02
Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre

Fri~05/17/02
Nurburgring, GER Rock Am Ring

Sat~05/18/02
Landgraaf, NET Pinkpop Festival

Sun~05/19/02
Nuremberg, GER Rock Im Park

Wed~05/22/02
Hamburg, GER Stadtpark

Fri~05/24/02
Dusseldorf, GER Philipshalle

Mon~07/01/02
Hardenberg, NET Podium

Tue~07/02/02
Groningen, NET Oosterpoort

Sun~07/07/02
Montreux, SWI Stravinski Auditorium

Sat~07/13/02
Weert, NET Bospop Festival

Burning Bush

Rossdale & co. plan plenty of head-banging at CPR Fest
Beautiful Music
by MIKE LACY
THE SUN HERALD
May 02, 2002

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale believes Friday's CPR Fest 2002 will be a "Plan J" venue.

"There are some places where we might want to start with mellow songs" and build from there, he said last week by telephone. "Or, there might be other places when we want to come right out and smack everyone."

Rossdale's "Plan J" should delight South Mississippi head-bangers at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum grounds. You can look to be smacked. (Side note: Rossdale was happy to know it would be dark when the band takes the stage.).

That's the beauty of a Bush concert. No two are the same.

"They have to change," Rossdale said from his hotel room "on an island somewhere off the Coast of Florida where the sea is beckoning me." Different places "make for different ways of playing. We change the sets all the time. It makes everyone scared."

He and his Bush band buddies have just come off a 10-day break from their Golden State tour, named after their latest CD released in October 2001. Rossdale needed the break to make a video in England and to check on his dog. "He's cool."

The group has been touring in the United States since February, giving performances with a consistently high energy level, thanks in part to a slight change in style reflected in the new release. No more internal angst; it's all on the outside.

"It's another chapter, really," Rossdale said of the album. "I don't have any reflective concept about it. All it means to me is changing how I approach the next record. It's an expression of where we are now.

"Writing songs is easy, but not to write songs that displace the songs that had been favorites."

Those favorites include "Machinehead" and "Glycerine," among others that propelled the 1994 debut album "Sixteen Stone" into platinum-plus status.

He's satisfied with the CD and the fan reaction, but it's been an uphill climb commercially. With the release just a month after Sept. 11, the band felt some changes were necessary to make it more acceptable.

The CD cover image was changed as was one song title. "The People That We Love" had been titled "Speed Kills," itself including a song title and the cover.

"I never imagined we would have to change artwork because of a terrorist attack," Rossdale said. "It was unfortunate timing. . . . but I've never complained. We got off lightly." Rossdale wasn't sure when the next Bush CD would be released by Atlantic Records.

"I think we're going to take some time," he said. "You know, the World Cup is coming up." And one can bet the former semi-pro soccer player will be glued to the TV watching the English national team.

But the question still begs for some hint of what kind of music is to come. Even with fiance Gwen Stefani's influence, the "No Doubt" ska sound won't likely work its way into the Bush scene.

"Never say never," he said. "She's very receptive to the stuff I play. But she's not really into rock music. You won't find her reaching for a Tool CD."

So, what can fans expect to hear? Rossdale relented to the secret, but he was difficult to understand with his tongue in his cheek: "Deep, deep space rock."

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Bush Concert Review

Concert Review By Kelly Ladd
Now this was a rock concert! Before Bush even played the first note, there was a buzz from their fans. I overheard people saying that this was their third, fourth, fifth time rockin' to their favorite band and after what I witnessed at Hard Rock Live, it sure won't be their last. Gavin and the gang, featuring special guest Sasha Puttnam on keyboards and guitarist Chris Travnor standing in for Nigel as he spends time with his new baby, took the venue by storm. The fury didn't let up until it was the last song of the encore and the band left the stage. The high-energy show started off with a girl crowd surfing on the first note Gavin sang. Almost immediately and not stopping until the last song, copycat crowd surfers rode the waves of the fans.If people didn't surrender by the end of the first song of the night, they shouldn't even have come. Gavin's sexy voice, his and Chris' invigorating riffs and wah-wahs, and Dave Parsons' bass line were hypnotizing. Fans couldn't keep their eyes off the stage, especially Gavin and what Rolling Stone called his "burdensome good looks." During their famous song, "Everything Zen," Gavin appeared on the balcony and with his tour manager and security guards in tow, ran to the center of the upper deck so everyone could see him. As he sang and played guitar, a blonde girl who he just happened to stand next to as he rocked, started rubbing on his chest and hanging all over him. The bodyguards ripped her off of him. Gavin didn't flinch; she was no Gwen Stefani. Sweating, smiling and struggling to get away from his groping fans, Gavin made his way back down to the stage. Other highlights of the night included "Machinehead," "Fugitive," "The People That We Love," and "Superman." Fans didn't want to "Come down" off of this cloud and wouldn't leave until they received an encore. Doubtful that they were going to leave their fans hanging, Bush returned with "Glycerine," "Swallowed," the Cars cover "Just What I Needed" and "Little Things." With Bush around, rock 'n' roll will never die!Set List"Solutions""The Chemicals Between Us" "The People That We Love"
"Fugitive"
"Everything Zen"
"Headful of Ghosts"
"Greedy Fly"
"Inflatable"
"Superman"
"Machinehead"
"Comedown"
Encore
"Out of This World"
"Glycerine"
"Swallowed"
"Just What I Needed" (Cars cover)
"Little Things"

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Bush Guitarist Becomes A Father, Band Continues Touring With Fill-In

03/13/2002 5:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Jerry Armor

(3/13/02, 5 p.m. ET) -- Bush is on a tour of the United States that hits New York's Hammerstein Ballroom Thursday night (March 14), even as guitarist Nigel Pulsford has been home celebrating the birth of his new son. The band has hired former Helmet guitarist Chris Trainor to serve as Pulford's replacement for the tour.

Pulsford let fans know about his new son on the Bush website. "I just wanted y'all to be the first to know that Judith had a beautiful baby boy last Thursday afternoon (March 7)," wrote the guitarist. "Everything went well and mother and son are doing fine and back home making the world a safer place for me. His name is Oscar and like his father he is tall, lean, and extraordinarily handsome. The tour seems to be going well. It sounds like Chris is doing an incredible job bringing something special to the role and allowing [Bush bassist] Dave Parsons to beat him at Fifa 2002. Something I had to do for years."

Pulsford added, "I've got to say it feels strange being here and reading about the gigs, but now I'm thinking about our German shows in May which will, I think, be my first shows back unless anything else is slotted in before. I've just got to figure a way to see Neil Young who plays the night after us! It's nice to have the shows to look forward to, but until then it's the family life and even less sleep than on tour."

Bush's remaining U.S. dates (subject to change):


March 14 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom

March 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Ship Yards

March 18 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

March 19 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues

March 21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle

March 22 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live

March 23 - Sunrise, FL - Sunrise Musical Theater

March 26 - Dallas, TX - Bronco Bowl

March 27 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater

March 28 - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Garden Amphitheater

March 30 - Phoenix, AZ - Web Theater

April 1 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield

April 2 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove of Anaheim

April 3 - Universal City, CA - Universal Amphitheater

-- Darren Davis, New York

As its rivals have faded away, British quartet Bush just rocks

By GEMMA TARLACH
Journal Sentinel
Posted: March 4, 2002
Seems like Bush - the rock group, not the president - is having the last laugh.


Mocked as Nirvana wannabes nearly a decade ago, the British band was seen as a bunch of Johnny-come-latelies to grunge. As the years passed, however, Nirvana buckled tragically under the weight of its own anti-heroism, Alice in Chains went on a hiatus that rivals that of Guns N' Roses and Pearl Jam sank into self-parody - even worse, possibly, than a Weird Al parody (Yankovic's "My Baby's in Love with Eddie Vedder" bursts with the humor the band lacks).

Meanwhile, Bush quietly soldiered on, releasing a solid fourth album in late 2001 and watching it get pummeled by the likes of Linkin Park and Britney Spears before "Golden State" slipped off the Billboard charts altogether.

Has-beens like their peers? Don't think so. Ask the capacity crowd Saturday at the Eagles Ballroom why they braved a snowstorm to see the band. The answer is simple. Bush rocks.

The British quartet may be quiet at the cash register these days, but the band brings a raw, pure rock 'n' roll energy to its live shows that feels all the more vital in this era of lip-synching Barbie dolls and mopey nu-metal mooks.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that Bush is fronted by the famously handsome Gavin Rossdale. His band mates, credible musicians all, are virtually anonymous onstage. Rossdale isn't just a pretty face, however.

Saturday, even more so than at previous Milwaukee dates, Rossdale managed to be both Everyman and rock star. He chatted between songs about the dismal weather like an ordinary guy. Then he dashed offstage and up the stairs to the balcony to finish "Everything Zen," enlisting the help of a fan to hold his cordless mike as he played guitar.

The shortness of the band's 75-minute set was balanced by its pacing. With virtually no downtime, Bush managed to perform all its radio hits, including "The Chemicals Between Us" and "Machinehead," and still introduce the crowd to much of "Golden State."

Opening with the punkish new "The People That We Love," the band also performed its current single, "Headful of Ghosts," early in the set. The song, with its haunting chorus of "Where are my bones/Why are my days so far from home," easily joins "Come Down" and "Glycerine" (both in the evening's set list) as some of the band's finest material.

A pair of new songs, "Solutions" and the slightly creepy "Inflatable" ("You're so pretty in white/pretty when you're faithful") brought the energy down mid-set - perhaps fortunately, calming an Ozzfest-intensity mosh pit in the center of the ballroom.

Some classic Bush songs got a live update: "Chemicals" lost its techno leanings for a more muscular rock sound; and "Zen" began with a slow, teasing intro.

By the time the encores, including "Glycerine," began, Bush's greatest achievement was obvious. The band once dismissed as derivative has cultivated its own distinctive sound - and a fan base loyal even though it's no longer the flavor of the month at MTV.

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Gavin Rossdale/Bush Fire in Milwaukee

Bush
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2002


Gavin Rossdale goes Jimi Hendrix.

Review and Photos by Phil Bonyata


Fads come and go, but Bush - once dismissed as a knock-off of the grunge scene - continue with the sound that made them famous and the fans continue to scoop-up their records, albeit a little slower now. As the founders of the movement have died or imploded such as Nirvana, Soungarden and Alice In Chains, Bush have become somewhat of an elder statesman in the alternative music scene. The British band, together now for ten years, came to a cold and snowy Milwaukee on the second stop of their current tour to promote their latest back-to-basics studio release, Golden State, and grease the wheels with their classics.
Singer-songwriter Gavin Rossdale and the band casually sauntered onto the darkened stage and waited until the anticipatory roar of

the crowd reached it's peak which prompted the band to wage war with the razor blade edginess of "The People That We Love." Rossdale, not forgetting his grunge influences, was clad in a ill-fitting and drab t-shirt, baggy pants and rather dorky tennis shoes. Would a flannel shirt really have been out of place, Gavin? Drummer Robin Goodridge and bassist Dave Parsons put the thundering groove down on track as Rossdale's lips caressed the mic (Gwen, I miss you) ever-so-closely. With the polish stripped off, the band was able to find

than in the studio. Sometimes the bands' albums have featured a slick and purposeful sloppiness that doesn't always work. Tonight they left the producers at home and played with an abandon that created a sound that wasn't always collective and unified, but had the sass and anger of what the original purveyors of grunge had in mind.
Confidently, the band featured a spartan set with stripped down lighting. Let the music do the talking. The oily resonance of "Headful of Ghosts" seeped through the perpetual stream of body surfers and found a home in the blood, sweat and beer on the floor. The backbeated "Machinehead" ebbed and flowed like a floundering ship searching for a lighthouse in the fog, only to be greeted by the crashing rocks on the shoreline.
The guitarist cranked out the hard chord opening to "Chemicals" as Gavin twirled around and around like a ballerina at her first dance class. Electric pulses from the gleaming spotlights danced along side in perfect disharmony. There's a lot to be said for hanging in there. The bass and guitar driven "Come Down" bared it's teeth early and took a chunk out of any lingering doubts in the audience. The loud guitars blazed a path for Rossdale as he fell to his knees and laid claim to the song's heart. He ripped it out and spat it on the floor leaving the song to wither and die on the stage - rock n' roll style. Not surprisingly, "Glycerine" filled out the encore, with it's familiar strains begging for it's own identity.
The band has been criticized early on for their put-together sound that was poised to reap the benefits of the grunge and alternative movements. These critics apparently have never seen this band live. Rossdale is a rock star of subtle intensity and verve. He and the band successfully crossed the threshold of imitation and stamped their own brand of originality on the collective asses of the sardine-canned filled Eagles Ballroom tonight.

Rockers Bush To Tour In March

Modern rockers Bush will embark upon a month-long American tour in support of their latest album, Golden State, beginning February 28 in Denver. The tour, will cover 22 cities and hit theater-sized venues, culminating April 2 in San Francisco.

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale was asked by LAUNCH if last year's terror attacks and the war in Afghanistan has affected the way he approaches the road. Rossdale said his fiancee, No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, was more affected than him and his band. "I refuse to let it change the way we travel...You have to stand up to this, and you can't...Gwen is worried about this stuff, and, really, we've had a couple of moments where she's just been pretty tearful about it and, like, what's going to happen. I'm like, 'Whatever is going to happen, you're not changing it. You're not affecting it.'"

No Doubt currently has two dates on its itinerary: January 23 at Scala in London and February 26 at the Long Beach Arena at the Concerts For Artist Rights with the Offspring and Weezer.

Bush tour dates (subject to change):

February 28 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium

March 2 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom

March 3 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant

March 5 - Chicago, II - Rivera Theater

March 6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room

March 8 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre

March 9 - Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion

March 11 - Scranton, PN - Scranton Cultural Center

March 12 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater

March 14 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom

March 16 - Philadelphia, PA - radio show

March 18 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club

March 19 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues

March 21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle

March 22 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live

March 23 - Miami, FL - Sunrise Musical Theater

March 26 - Dallas, TX - Bronco Bowl

March 27 - Houston, TX - Ariel Theater

March 28 - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Gardens Amphitheatre

March 30 - Phoenix, AZ - Web Theatre

March 31 - Los Angeles, CA - TBA

April 2 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater

-- Neal Weiss, Los Angeles and Darren Davis, New York

Bush Map Out 22-City Tour Outing to kick off February 28 in Denver.

If absence makes the heart grow fonder, Gavin and Gwen should be able to keep their romantic flame burning bright this winter, since Bush will be touring the U.S. all through March.

The 22-date trek of mid-sized venues will begin February 28 in Denver at the Fillmore Auditorium. From there, Bush will play Midwest cities including Milwaukee on March 2, St. Louis on March 3, Chicago on March 5 and Detroit on March 8.

Then the band will head east, hitting Scranton, Pennsylvania; Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. between March 11 and 18. Bush will then wind across the South, performing in cities including Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on March 19; Atlanta on March 21; Sunrise, Florida, on March 23; and Dallas, Houston and San Antonio March 26, 27 and 28, respectively.

The tour will end on the West Coast with stops in Phoenix on March 30 and Los Angeles the next night. The last date is April 2 in San Francisco.

Bush will be touring to support their fourth album, Golden State, which was released October 23.

Bush tour dates, according to Atlantic Records:
2/28 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
3/2 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
3/3 - St Louis, MO @ The Pageant
3/5 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
3/6 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room
3/8 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
3/9 - Columbus, OH @ PromoWest Pavilion
3/11 - Scranton, PA @ Scranton Cultural Center
3/12 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
3/14 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
3/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ship Yards
3/18 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
3/19 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
3/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
3/22 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
3/23 - Sunrise, FL @ Sunrise Musical Theater
3/26 - Dallas, TX @ Bronco Bowl
3/27 - Houston, TX @ Aerial Theatre at Bayou Palace
3/28 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Gardens Amphitheatre
3/30 - Phoenix, AZ @ Web Theatre
3/31 - Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
4/2 - San Francisco, CA@ The Warfield


This report is from MTV News.