It's Almost Summer Already? Q101 Jamboree 1998 Spacehog A Concert Review Next Up: Eve 6 In Reverse: Fastball Or: From the Beginning	May 23, 1998 The New World Music Theatre Tinley Park, IL A Review and Photos by The Dude on the Right   More Photos of Spacehog

Yea, yea, like I said before, I don’t know much about Spacehog.  They’ve had a couple of hit singles and have a new CD out with one of the most annoying but catchy songs I’ve heard (annoying because after you hear it, well, it’s really hard to get it out of your head), and as the one dude comes out on stage (it was either Richard Steel or Antony Langdon) spouting something about chickens and grandmothers, I knew this band was going to be just a little bit out there, and they were.  Out in front comes Royston Langdon, sporting some big-ol’ sunglasses and a way-cool hat, and it seemed like now it was a race for who in the band could sport the most personality.  And it was a close race until with one huge not of his head, Royston’s sunglasses and hat flew off his head, and he worked the people in the crowd whether they wanted it or not.

Spacehog blew out their main radio hit early, and even though it took a while for the crowd to get going, the band did their best to stir them up.  Guitar posing, gleaming at the girlies, and just almost playing like they were in a little club (actually, it sort of seemed that the band didn’t know what to do with all of the space on stage), Spacehog worked it.  That’s the kind of thing that impresses me, and although I can’t say I was enthusiastic about everything they played, I’ll give them an “E” for effort, or maybe just not giving a damn if the people liked them or not.

Well, I liked them, even though I did miss their new, annoyingly catchy song because, yea, like most of the day, I had to bolt from this band’s set to catch the next on the other stage.  But, impressions are what mattered this day, and Spacehog gave me the impression that being able to see an entire set, in a smaller venue where they seem like they’d feel more comfortable, well, they’d get two thumbs up from me.  So, even though I only got to see part of their set, in a venue which seemed way too big for them, it’s TWO THUMBS UP for Spacehog.
 

The Bands
The Main Stage	The Second Stage
Spacehog Ben Folds Five Creed Scott Weiland Barenaked Ladies Soul Asylum Foo Fighters	Fastball Eve 6 Harvey Danger They Might Be Giants The Specials