Last night I went to see Huey Lewis and the News at the American Music Theater in Lancaster. (Okay, I know some of you are probably thinking: How lame, the guy was popular like 15 years ago) Actually, it was a good show. I cant exactly claim to be a Huey "fan" in that I dont have any of his tapes or CD's, but the show was good nonetheless. The American Music Theater is an approximately 1000 seat theater in the tourist section of Lancaster that can attract some very big names. I went to see Kenny Rogers there last year, and in 2005 the Beach Boys will be there, that's one I definitely plan to see. What is good about this theater is that the seats are close to the stage, so it's not like when one goes to a concert at say, Madison Square Garden in New York City or the United Center in Chicago, and the performer is a small blip on a far away stage. At the AMT, even if one doesnt have great seats, they are in clear and close view to the stage. I've been to see both Billy Joel and Neil Diamond at Madison Square Garden, and while the shows were awesome, both Billy and Neil were so far away you really couldnt see them well. The only show I've been to at MSG where I had really great seats were the Kiss concerts in the 1970's where we had front row seats because my father was their business manager, as I've mentioned on here. At those concerts, we were so close to the stage that the speakers nearly blew us away!
My point in all this is to post about the concert, but also to make the point about the advantages of a concert in a small theater. Other than Atlantic City, where I saw several top acts like Sinatra and Sammy Davis in small theaters in the 80s, the only other concert that I've really been to with a superior view was when I saw Simon and Garfunkel at the Paramount Theater on top of Madison Square Garden in 1993. At that concert, we were so close to the stage that you felt like you could touch them, and, having seen them at Shea Stadium in 1983 where they look like little more than blips in the night, seeing them in the small theater on top of MSG was a treat, and probably has to rank as just about the best concert I've ever been to.
Mitch
P'S: A question for the forum members. What concerts have you been to? Which ones did you like the best?
My point in all this is to post about the concert, but also to make the point about the advantages of a concert in a small theater. Other than Atlantic City, where I saw several top acts like Sinatra and Sammy Davis in small theaters in the 80s, the only other concert that I've really been to with a superior view was when I saw Simon and Garfunkel at the Paramount Theater on top of Madison Square Garden in 1993. At that concert, we were so close to the stage that you felt like you could touch them, and, having seen them at Shea Stadium in 1983 where they look like little more than blips in the night, seeing them in the small theater on top of MSG was a treat, and probably has to rank as just about the best concert I've ever been to.
Mitch
P'S: A question for the forum members. What concerts have you been to? Which ones did you like the best?
