On a rather muggy and rainy Saturday, I wandered over to the St. Louis Arch grounds to cover the free All-Star Game Charity Concert in which Major League Baseball donated $1 million dollars to Stand Up To Cancer. A rather worthy cause and performer choice considering Sheryl Crow‘s very public battle with breast cancer back in 2006 and her hailing from the show-me state.
Luckily, as Crow and band took the stage, the dreary weather and rain seemed to fade away as her rather cheery demeanor warmed up the crowd. This photographer was rather bummed by not allowing to photograph Elvis Costello due to his guest appearance not being as an opening act, but instead performing along side Crow later on into the show. It was quite a treat however to hear Costello and Crow combine on tracks from both artists catalog; in particular I enjoyed hearing “Pump It Up” as I walked out of the grounds to return my camera to my car. While his appearance in her set was short-lived, he later joined Crow again in the encore as they covered Chuck Berry and Led Zeppelin in a concert lasting around two hours for an audience estimated by MLB officials to be around 40,000-50,000 people.
Set List:
A Change Would Do You Good
Strong Enough
Can’t Cry Anymore
First Cut is the Deepest (w/ Elvis Costello)
Pump It Up (w/ Elvis Costello)
Hard to Make A Stand (w/ Elvis Costello)
Peace, Love and Understanding (w/ Elvis Costello)
My Favorite Mistake
There Goes The Neighborhood
Home
If It Makes You Happy
Out of Our Heads
Soak Up the Sun
Everyday is a Winding Road
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All I Wanna Do
Back in the U.S.A (Chuck Berry Cover, w/Elvis Costello)
Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin Cover, w/Elvis Costello)
