06.20.97 Washington, D.C., United States
07:00PM Concert @ 9:30 Club with Watts Prophets, DJ Evil Vince
Set 1
Encore 1
This setlist is possibly out of order. David Sutton filled in for Juan.
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Comments/Reviews
This was my first Ben concert. I was truely inspired by the power of that performance. The version of "Voodoo Child" absolutely blew my mind. I had been introduced to his music by J.P. Plumie's cousin whom I met on a cruise ship. She was able to get us backstage to meet him. My course has been altered for the best because of that experience.
My first Ben Harper show - and what a transcendent, life changing experience! A relatively unknown (at the time) Citizen Cope played a sweet opening set, the Last Poets lived up to the legend, and Ben and Co. played everything I wanted to hear. The mic-less rendition of "I'll Rise" made half the people there cry. I got busted by the cops after this show and it didn't even matter to me. That's how good he is. I'm now a lifer...