Dokken / Lynch Mob – Medina Entertainment Center – Medina MN – March 11th 2023

The Medina Entertainment Center presents Dokken with special guests Lynch Mob

Review and photos by Kyle Hansen

Well I had mixed reviews the last time I saw Don. So here it goes.

The reason I was here was for George Lynch. Lynch Mob’s 2 albums were some of my favorite from the early nineties. I did not know who was gonna be in the band so excited to see who they had signing. Gabriel Colon was on vocals tonight. Since there have been so many member changes I am alway curios on who is gonna be in the band. On drums was the original Bullet Boys drummer Jimmy D’Anda and on bass was Jaron Gulino. The band was fantastic. Gabriel’s vocals are amazing and he hit every note. They had a good set for an opening act doing 12 songs. Usually opening band don’t get that much. Even Mr Scary from Dokken was thrown in so we could watch George do his thing. They also got the hit River of Love in and closed with Wicked Sensation. Through out the show they were all joking around with each other and having a great time. It was almost like watching a practice where it is more laid back and fun. Over all it was great to see Lynch Mob again. Thanks to everyone how let me get into their seats and take pics.

Setlist – She’s Evil But She’s Mine – River of Love – Flesh and Blood – All I Want – Believers of the Day – Street Fightin’ Man – Testify – Hell Child – Main. Offender – Rain – Mr Scary – Wicked Sensation

Then cam eon Don Dokken. The band is great, but Don is not. It starts, everything sounds great and they are playing Kiss of Death. He stars signing and it is like he is singing a different song. Flat – off key – different melodies. It was just all wrong. Now I get the older you are you sing differently but man. This was like he was in another room signing to a different song. This went on for the rest of the night. It was just awful. I would not recommend going if you want to hear what he used to sound like. I just stayed to take pictures of the both of them together. I am just gonna leave it at that.

Setlist – Kiss of Death – The Hunter – Don’t Close Your Eyes – Into the Fire – Breaking the Chains – Dream Warriors – Just Got Lucky – Alone Again – too High to Fly – It’s Not Love – Paris is Burning – In My Dreams – last three with Lynch – Unchain the Night – When Heaven Comes Down – Tooth and Nail