San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
Adam Ant, $60
that of future Lollapalooza festival co-founder Marc Geiger, who helped broaden the venue’s musical menu.
“Booking Jimmy Buffett in 1984 was a major turning point,” recalled Geiger, who in 1984 moved to Los Angeles.
He was replaced by former rock singer and music critic Kenny Weissberg. With key initial mentorship from Geiger, Weissberg was instrumental in expanding Humphreys from a pop-jazz-fueled series into a showcase for national and international rock, blues, pop, folk and World Music artists.
Weissberg, who booked everyone from Roy Orbison and Fats Domino to George Carlin and Buena Vista Social Club, guided Humphreys until he retired in 2006. Wojas has booked the series for the past 15 years, bringing in such artists as Stevie Wonder, Robert Plant and Dolly Parton.
“Marc Geiger was a visionary who saw the potential in Humphreys that no one else saw,” Bartell said. “Kenny was instrumental in putting us on the map as one of the top venues in the nation. And John has taken Humphreys to the next level.
“The biggest present we can give ourselves for our belated 40th anniversary is that we are still here. We survived and are planning to have a great concert season.”
george.varga@sduniontribune.com
Humphreys Concerts by the Bay 2021 season
All concerts are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Shows marked ** are already on sale.
Aug. 17-18: Trampled by Turtles and Mt. Joy, 7 p.m., $55 (general admission/standing room only) **
Aug. 27: Brian Regan, $60
Sept. 3: Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns, featuring Mindi Abair, Kirk Whalum and Vincent Ingala, $69
Sept. 5: Chelsea Handler, $100
Sept. 9: Tower of Power, $54
Sept. 10: Rufus Wainwright, with Aimee Mann, $55
Sept. 11: “Lost 80’s Live,” featuring The Romantics, Missing Persons, Animotion, Burning Sensations, Musical Youth, Naked Eyes, Tommy Tutone, Stacey Q, Josie Cotton, Boys Don’t Cry, Dramarama, Trans X, Farrington & Mann, 6 p.m., $90 (tickets from Aug. 15, 2020, and Aug. 14, 2021, will be honored) **
Sept. 12: Rodrigo y Gabriela, with David Keenan, $64 **
Sept. 13: Chicago, 8 p.m., $105
Sept. 17: Judy Collins, $55 (tickets from May 2, 2020, and Aug. 14, 2020, will be honored) **
Sept. 19: The Fab Four: “The Ultimate Tribute,” 8 p.m., $50
Sept. 20: Michael Franti & Spearhead, $64, (tickets from Aug. 2, 2020, and Sept. 16, 2021, will be honored) **
Sept. 21: Boz Scaggs, $97 (tickets from May 12, 2020, Sept. 16, 2020, and June 21, 2021, will be honored) **
Sept. 22: The Temptations and The Four Tops, $75
Sept. 23: Three Dog Night,
8 p.m., $61
Sept. 24: Little River Band,
8 p.m., $55
Sept. 26: Chris Isaak, $88
Sept. 29: Andrew Mcmahon in the Wilderness, 7 p.m., $36.50
Sept. 30: Shakey Graves, $42 (general admission/ standing room only)
Oct. 1: Demetri Martin, $39
Oct. 3: Lake Street Dive, with Allison Russell, $59
Oct. 5: America 50th anniversary tour, $73
Oct. 10: Air Supply, $75
Oct. 13: Bleachers, with Claud, $40 (general admission/standing room only) **
Oct. 14: Don Felder (formerly of the Eagles), $49
Oct. 24: Jason Bonham’s
“Led Zeppelin Evening,” $60 (tickets from May 24, 2020, and April 13, 2021, will be honored) **
Oct. 27: The Cult, $60 (tickets from April 24, 2020, and Oct. 22, 2020, will be honored) **
Oct. 29: Keali‘i Reichel, $59
Oct. 30: Oingo Boingo (former members), Missing Persons, Dramarama, $65
Oct. 31:
Nov. 3: Gipsy Kings, featuring Nicolas Reyes, $89
Nov. 6: Felipe Esparza, $40
Nov. 7: Dwight Yoakam, 8 p.m., $85
Nov. 9: George Thorogood & The Destroyers, $60
Nov. 14: Patton Oswalt, $57
Nov. 16: Postmodern Jukebox, $59 **
Nov. 19: Camilo, 8 p.m., $80 ** Tickets for all 2021 Humphreys concerts go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.com. Because of the pandemic, no tickets will be sold at the Humphreys box office or restaurant (although that could change prior to the first concert of the season).