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sunshine · 10-26-2009, 02:17 AM

Well, while I agree with everything that Melissa said about the quality of Gordon and the band's performance, in Laughlin, and it is true, Gordon was particularly talkative and lighthearted and the sound was surprisingly good, there was a disturbing aspect to the evening. Maybe it wasn't noticed by the people sitting down front. The setup of the amphitheater was 5 sections in front of the stage, a middle horizontal aisle, then metal bleachers in the back of the venue. Gordon came on promptly at 8 but there were still 15 minutes of ticketholders filing in across that middle aisle. trying to find their seats in the dark. I was in the first row of bleachers so it was very distracting, noisy, obstructed viewing as far as seeing the stage or hearing the concert. But that part was temporary and by 8:15 everyone was seated. At 8:20 I saw about 10 people get up and leave. There was only one entrance/exit and they had to walk past my seat to get out. By 8:30 I counted 70 people who got up and left. By 9 pm it was a steady parade of people coming down from the bleachers, and elsewhere, grabbing onto strangers for support, seeing old friends and starting conversations on their way out while Gordon was singing. Some serious listeners started telling the disruptive talkers to take their conversations outside. Hundreds of people left during the concert and eventually the band and Gordon himself couldn't help but notice. I know drinking was one factor, perhaps the metal bleachers with no back support was another, also some people had won their tickets via radio promotion and the casino was offering 2 for 1 tickets for the side bleachers so maybe some of the concertgoers weren't that invested in attending in the first place. I would estimate 400 over the course of the concert. A total departure from anything I have ever witnessed for any performer at any venue. I still don't understand exactly what was happening except to say that, even despite the large numbers, it seemed to be more a Laughlin crowd thing than a reflection on the concert thing. Gordon made no mention of it from the stage and he and the band handled it just right by moving forward, giving an excellent performance and an extra encore. There is no substitute for experience and professionalism. And courtesy.
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10-26-2009, 02:17 AM	#10
sunshine Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 56	Re: Gord in Vegas Well, while I agree with everything that Melissa said about the quality of Gordon and the band's performance, in Laughlin, and it is true, Gordon was particularly talkative and lighthearted and the sound was surprisingly good, there was a disturbing aspect to the evening. Maybe it wasn't noticed by the people sitting down front. The setup of the amphitheater was 5 sections in front of the stage, a middle horizontal aisle, then metal bleachers in the back of the venue. Gordon came on promptly at 8 but there were still 15 minutes of ticketholders filing in across that middle aisle. trying to find their seats in the dark. I was in the first row of bleachers so it was very distracting, noisy, obstructed viewing as far as seeing the stage or hearing the concert. But that part was temporary and by 8:15 everyone was seated. At 8:20 I saw about 10 people get up and leave. There was only one entrance/exit and they had to walk past my seat to get out. By 8:30 I counted 70 people who got up and left. By 9 pm it was a steady parade of people coming down from the bleachers, and elsewhere, grabbing onto strangers for support, seeing old friends and starting conversations on their way out while Gordon was singing. Some serious listeners started telling the disruptive talkers to take their conversations outside. Hundreds of people left during the concert and eventually the band and Gordon himself couldn't help but notice. I know drinking was one factor, perhaps the metal bleachers with no back support was another, also some people had won their tickets via radio promotion and the casino was offering 2 for 1 tickets for the side bleachers so maybe some of the concertgoers weren't that invested in attending in the first place. I would estimate 400 over the course of the concert. A total departure from anything I have ever witnessed for any performer at any venue. I still don't understand exactly what was happening except to say that, even despite the large numbers, it seemed to be more a Laughlin crowd thing than a reflection on the concert thing. Gordon made no mention of it from the stage and he and the band handled it just right by moving forward, giving an excellent performance and an extra encore. There is no substitute for experience and professionalism. And courtesy. ________ marijuana test Last edited by sunshine; 01-26-2011 at 12:46 AM.