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Saturday, August 2, 2014
New Glarus Firefest
212 4th Ave
New Glarus, WI
[View all New Glarus Firefest shows]

Sound: MobilTrax
Operated by Matt Wobst
Lights: MKE Productions
Operated by Johann Koniar
Assistant: Joe Boinski
Stage Tech: Kevin DeWitt

SET 1:
You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
Fallen Angel - Poison
Armageddon It - Def Leppard
It's My Life - Bon Jovi
Take It on the Run - REO Speedwagon
Runaway - Bon Jovi
Turn Me Loose - Loverboy
Any Way You Want It - Journey
Shakin' - Eddie Money
Foreplay/Long Time - Boston
I Can't Hold Back - Survivor
Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
Renegade - Styx
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
Lady - Styx
Animal - Def Leppard
Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
Talk Dirty to Me - Poison

SET 2:
Turn Up the Radio - Autograph
Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
Separate Ways - Journey
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
Sad but True - Metallica
Girls Girls Girls - Motley Crue
Sweet Child O'Mine - Guns N'Roses
Ah Leah - Donnie Iris
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Nothing but a Good Time - Poison
Still of the Night - Whitesnake
The Stroke - Billy Squier
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Come Sail Away - Styx
Enter Sandman - Metallica
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica
Fade to Black [excerpt] - Metallica

A Word from Josh:

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This was our fourth year playing the New Glarus Firefest but it already feels like more of a special band tradition than that. This is largely because many people from John's family always attend including his mother and several nieces, many of whom have been coming to Cherry Pie Summer festival shows since they were little girls (the nieces, not John's mother). Well, they're not little girls any more. This was apparent by how they rocked the front row, singing along and even contributing a few choreographed dance moves. As in past years our stage was set up inside the fire station. Before our show another band played in a tent next to the building as dozens of people enjoyed a barbeque chicken dinner. They did a great job playing a lot of "golden oldies" and old-fashioned country music. The drummer was Don Hinz, a 60-year-old who continues to play despite multiple hip replacements and heart surgery. I found this out during a very nice conversation I had with his father August Hinz, a musician himself who was obviously proud of his son's accomplishments. Coming from a musical family myself I enjoyed seeing this multi-generational dynamic at play regardless of age. The weather turned out to be quite nice for this type of event and people came out in droves. The fire station was particularly packed for our second set and our show went quite well which put everybody in a good mood, especially John. The "new guy" Kase on bass continues to play great and make new friends at every show and tonight he even met up with some old friends who came to see Cherry Pie for the first time tonight because of him. It goes to show that even after 15 years, The Pie family continues to grow. --Josh

VOICES FROM THE CROWD:
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Scotty B:
"Met up with friends Kari and Michelle as they recommended that I see the show.
You guys did NOT disappoint! :)
Hell Yeah! \m/"

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