Iron & Wine

I wouldn't call myself a devoted fan, but I've listened to some of his songs. I went to the concert with my wife, who didn't even know the band and isn’t as into music as I am. Yet, we ended up having an amazing time, experiencing the magic of his music together as he unveiled it to us, song by song. We also loved the supporting band, who set the perfect tone, opening our hearts and souls and getting us ready for the music experience that followed.

Sam always seems to be on his game. His ability to connect with us fans on an emotional level and draw us into his performance and interpretation of his songs felt spiritual in the very best sense. And I have to say, the shadow puppetry was mind-blowing. The running movie those girls provided to the soundtrack of the setlist was mind-blowing. This is the 6th or 7th time I’ve seen Iron and Wine, and though I’ve loved every previous performance, this was truly one for the books.

Loved t Sam and his band,the art projections( although we could only see 1/4 of them from far left of stage ADA section) the lamps set throughoutcreated a hushed church like mood.We were treated well as the respectfully joyful congregation. His voice is la soothing breeze singing poetry..Rosali and her band were entertaining as well and inventive.

Sam Beam is a modern day Walt Whitman with musical genius! This tour included reinterpretations of some of his hits and robust new originals. The accompanying musicians and shadow puppet artists were top notch and added a unique lens to Iron and Wine’s range. It was an extremely well choreographed show that provided a fresh take on this deep artist.

This show was a bucket list show for me, as I'd been wanting to see Iron & Wine for a very long time. The show was phenomenal. Sam Beam's voice was better than his recordings (if that's possible), the setlist was great, the backing band - viola, violin, keyboard, bass, and percussionist - was excellent. The visual elements were extra special. And the venue was excellent for this type of show. The Majestic is a great old theater, and the staff and overall condition of the amenities was top-notch. An overall magical experience!!

Amazing show! Old stuff and new stuff. The full band was fantastic. And on top of his sweet poetic vocals, see this tour for the super cool shadow art performed live to the songs by two talented artists using overhead projectors. My boyfriend and I were almost brought to tears. Such a great night.

What an incredible show! The live shadow puppetry has got to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen at a concert. So many musicians now are getting excessive with animated backdrops and crazy visuals to the point that it detracts from the musical experience. The shadow puppetry at this show added so much to the experience without overpowering the musical side. There was a good mix of old and new songs, and I also loved how a lot of the older songs were arranged differently than they are on the albums.

It was as fantastic as past shows. Outside of the percussionist, I think all the other musicians were new to me. He had a violin and a base playing on all the songs. And he had keyboards, but the coolest thing was a shadow puppet show that was playing on the backdrop throughout the concert. An element of entertainment, but wasn’t too distracting from the music. He sang a bunch of old songs in addition to some new songs off the new album. The old songs that he sang he performed alternate versions. And he had a short session in the middle of the show where it was just him and his guitar. He sang one song that I’ve never heard him sing live before, it is a b side off of a single. Fantastic show as ALWAYS!

The band was fantastic as always, and the addition of the puppeteers was fun. Beam was as personable and enjoyable as ever. The venue, The Bellwether, was new to me. It’s a nice venue, but the Looking Glass Lounge, with its private bathrooms and bars, is very nice; however, given the cost to enter it was $85 while the ticket price was only $60, I expected much more from the balcony viewing area — like SEATS!!! ,

Amazing show The Best Iron & Wine performance I have ever seen. The ONLY negative was the woman sitting directly in front of us who must have spilled an entire bottle of awful sickening perfume all over herself. I literally tasted it and was hard to endure. So rude ... and we had great front center tickets 3 rows back from the stage

Okay so same situation with Damien Rice, this is the first concert I remember. Unlike Damien Rice, I was obsessed with Iron & Wine. I was vibing to "Naked As We Came" when I was 12. My parents were very confused why everyone knew the song "Flightless Bird, American Mouth," but it was because of the Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 soundtrack lol.

What a special treat to be able to see a movie, have a question and answer session with Sam Beam, and hear him play a few songs just for us. He is so inspirational! Thank you to the Texas theater for having this great event

Great show! It was hot & sticky, but Sam was in top form & had lots of stories to tell between songs. About Andy Warhol (a Pittsburgher) & even Dr. Oz (dude from New Jersey running for Senator in PA). He came back & played with Andrew Bird & the band, then just him & Bird played together. Great crowd! Went alone, but met some new friends.

Great show, but far too short! I guess one of T he downsides of having such a great catalog of music is the inability to play everything the fans want at every show. The show could have been a bit longer so that a few more tunes could be played, but what WAS played was truly Back to Basics. GREAT STUFF!

I love seeing Sam and Calexico was great. The Majestic is aptly named but the lighting guy is a jerk! Up in the balcony we could not look at the stage for a a lot of show. A little bit higher would have made the ceiling look great and then we could have enjoyed all of the show. That being said, thanks to all the musicians and crew for a great show.

Natalie Prass/ Iron and Wine and Calexico/ Andrew Bird at the Rockland Trust Pavilion tonight in Boston. Have to admit I was there for Sam Beam and Calexico and they put on a fantastic set. My most favorite thing (aside from how damn well they played as a unit) was their cover of “Bring on the Dancing Horses,” by Echo and the Bunnymen-completely unexpected cover and beautifully done. Natalie Prass opened very nicely and is worth keeping an eye on. I have followed Andrew Bird a bit, but tonight he converted me. I will now pay much closer attention. This guys a genius and his band is none too shabby either. Madison Cunningham on guitar was a standout, but the whole band is just cracking. Amazing show. He is immensely talented and versatile.

The opening act was mediocre and performed longer then Iron and Wine. When he finally got on stage, he seemed grumpy that everyone didn’t LOVE the opening act- sorry, they were just meh. They seemed overly melancholy, with few lyrics of merit to prop their dreary act up on. Their attempts at putting tension in their music was ill placed and poorly timed. No one does dissonance like Iron wine though, and that’s who we came to hear. I loved the music he and the band performed, it was brilliant and masterfully poetic as always. It just seemed short and he seemed irritated at the audience. Granted, the audience was late, and wouldn’t sit the f down, maybe I’d be grumpy too. .

This should say 5 stars! Damn app. He gave us a truly great show. His band was talented and the instrumentation was a compliment, never dominant. Except I adored the drummer/percussionist. He was dryly funny and he loved that we were so thrilled to see him—mutual appreciation.

Iron and wine was incredible although we were under the impression that he was headlining. We missed the first few songs and were so disappointed in the way it was put together. Glen Hansard was subpar. Head and heart was great. We are all fans now. This show should've been clearer on tickets and websites as these iron and wine fans walked out VERY disappointed.

Samuel was awesome, the band however, was lackluster at best. The backup singers were lost and off key, and the trumpet player broke his solo along with many many other missed notes. Simply put, simple is better - Sam's solo numbers were beautiful as always.