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August 25, 2005 10:35 AM
I got some last minute tickets to see the Stones at Fenway Park on Tuesday. My seats were at the very edge of where they were selling tickets, so I could see backstage as well as I could see the front of it. The seats weren't really that bad, although the sound under the roof in the grandstands wasn't that great, especially with the horrible reflections that I got off of the .406 Club.
I think that quite a few of the people at the show didn't read the Rock Concert Guidelines, though, so I'm happy to list them here.
- It's a rock show. You stand. No questions asked.
- You should probably be dancing, too, especially when something like "Brown Sugar" or "Miss You" is playing.
- Except in extreme cases, you shouldn't leave early. The subway/cab/highway will still be there. Yeah, there will be more people trying to leave after the show, but those people all have big smiles on their faces from hearing "You Can't Always Get What You Want." You also miss the fireworks at the end.
- Don't spend the half hour before the show having a conversation about what they're going to play. They'll be on soon - you'll hear it. If you need to know the setlist, rent the DVD and follow along with the box at home.
- At a Stones show, you can't complain that "it was good, but they're kinda old." I hope that you realized that before going in there.
Really, the show was good. They were near the top of my morbid list of Musicians I Need To See Before They Die. Paul McCartney is the only other one who really sticks out, now that I've seen Dylan a couple of times.
Jerad posted this in Live | Comments (0)
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