[atlantaprog] Chastain

Oddly enough, the past two shows I've seen at Chastain were great! Peter Gabriel in 04 and Jethro Tull in 05. The main reason was that both shows were in the "rock concert" set-up - i.e. no tables down front. I think that just changes the whole dynamic. And both were rather loud, too. Not deafening, but certainly loud enough to feel the bass. I'm guessing that the wine & cheese table crowd are the ones they keep it quiet for - they want to be able to enjoy their dinner conversation - who cares what band is playing?!?

The primary noise restriction is that the show HAS to be over be a specific time (11 I think) - no extended encores or marathon jams.

On May 9, 2006, at 8:56 AM, BK Broyla wrote:

The venue itself is very nice, but due to its location, the gov't-mandated maximum sound level is too low, and sometimes if you're not sitting pretty close in it's hard to hear the performer well enough, especially for rock.  The last time I was there, for Yes with orchestral backup, it was hard to hear the orchestra and Steve Howe's solo guitar bit was drowned out by crowd noise.  Tull was similar.

The larger problem, IMO, is demographic.  The place is infested with corporate yuppie types, who buy season subscriptions and take clients and prospects there to discuss business rather than listen to music.  And there are the hordes of Logans and Britneys with their wine and brie, clinking glasses and yapping loudly on cellphones throughout.  Numerous performers have chastised the audience for being so loud and distracted.  I guess it's nice if you want to have a picnic with casual background music, but if you're trying to focus on hearing someone you really like, not so good.

BK
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princesssalmacis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
LOVE to see UM again!!!! And I am pretty sure I would enjoy Bela Fleck & TF also!:)

PEACE
Beth


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> PS: You guys hear about the Bela Fleck &TF concert in August? Opened by Adrian Belew and Umphrey's McGee? Yowza. Only problem is the venue... yep, you guessed it: Chastain.
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