San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Are You Ready To (Classic) Rock?

We have an all music edition of we can preview for you. Highlighting concerts and performers rich in Australia the Eagles Peter Yaro and journey. Joining me is Nina garroted PBS arts calendar editor. Nina welcome. Hello. There are so many classic rock concerts happening this weekend. You're calling it old cello Part 2 What does that mean. So back in 2016 there was a concert over where they do Coachella and it was Bob Dylan the Rolling Stones Neil Young Paul McCartney who the average age of the performer was 72. And this weekend is pretty similar maybe not as high profile acts but still that age range. So let's break it down. Who's coming. Well the biggest one is the Eagles. Petco Park with the Doobie Brothers and Zac Brown Band. Sadly Glenn Fry co-founder of the Eagles died in 2016 who is in this touring lineup for the Eagles will don henley who's the last remaining founding member and taking over Glenn Fry are two people first as country music star Vince Gill and then Glenn Fry Son Deacon fry. The Eagles have a lot of hit songs don't they. They have so many their greatest hits album became the best selling record of all time. I went to a concert of theirs once and I didn't think I'd know any of the songs and I knew all of them. They sing Hotel California. Take it easy lionise Desperado. So with so many options. Which song did you bring for us to listen to. I like heartache tonight and that's the one I brought. The Eagles perform Saturday with another nostalgic group The Doobie Brothers and Zac Brown Band at Petco Park. So who else have you got that makes up this old cello weekend. Do you remember Peter Paul and Mary. Of course got leaving on a jet plane. Where have all the flowers gone. And thousands of specials during pledge on PBS TV. Yes. And of course my favorite song Puff the Magic Dragon. So the Peter of Peter Paul and Mary Peter Yarrow is in San Diego for a concert. I know that Mary Travers died several years ago. Paul Stookey doesn't tour anymore so how old is Pete yarrow and what does one of his concerts look like these days. So he's 80 and he's still touring. He sings his folk hits. He's also an activist for peace and he tells stories. He's very engaging to the audiences and I've read that he takes requests and tells stories behind the writing of his songs. Let's listen to one of those songs. This is settle down. Peter Yarrow performed Saturday at the Jewish community center. Now it doesn't stop there. Who else coming to town. So not quite as old as Peter Paul and Mary. This is more for these kids it's journey and Def Leppard journey now that's a band that's gone through some real lineup change. Yes. It's honestly to many to get into. It's just important to know that Steve Perry joined in 1977 and he's really who people think of when they think of journey. And he stayed on for about 20 years. They tried different singers until eventually they found the Filipino YouTube musician Arnel Pineda and he's been with them now for ten years. And I hear are an LP native sounds almost exactly like Steve Perry. I actually brought you clips of both of them so see if you can figure out which one is which. That was choice ones. And here is choice. Which one is Steve Perry. Nice try our analysis clip one it's not clip number one is our now Maita and clip number two is Steve Perry. That's amazing. It's amazing right. So journey performs with fellow rockers Def Leppard Sunday at Petco Park and you can listen for yourself. And we're running out of time but there are even more classic concerts apparently. How is that even possible. I know the place to be is Humphrey's air supply is tonight Beach Boys on Saturday and Boz Scaggs on Wednesday. Let's go out with some Beach Boys God Only Knows. I've been speaking with Kate PBS arts calendar editor Nina Gueron Nina. Thank you. Thank you.