Mizner Park Amphitheatre is an outdoor venue off of US1 with no overhang to shield people from rain or the suns rays. Sometimes Mizner doesn’t even have seats – standing room only – which is only good for certain kinds of artists, but people like it.
I saw Il Divo there last year and it was awful. They put on a great show but the conditions were horrible. To start, the tickets were around $60 per seat, which would have been ok if, say, we were at the Kravis Center. It had rained early on in the day so the grass was more like a mud pile, but on the positive side, it was fun watching the elite Boca Raton crowd walk around with dirt on their dresses and pant legs.
When talking to fellow students, it seems like sitting outside Mizner is the place to be. Some students bring food, drinks, fans and folding chairs just to sit outside (and not see) the show. Granted, you can hear fine when sitting by the pretty little fountains, but couldn’t you just listen to the CD with your friends? I’ve also observed time to time plenty of people over 65 sitting outside doing the same thing as the college kids are doing; the only difference is the shows that they attend.
Maybe it’s just me, but I want to see the performance -- yes, I’m going to have to dish out some money, but if the act is good it’s worth it.
But maybe Amphitheatre jumping is the way to go: Listening to live music for free, food at your convenience, and not having to pay five bucks for one beer.
Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm has more of a rural surrounding area, but the shows that come there far surpass the shows at Mizner. Yet, not many people chill outside. There are a fair share of listeners outside at country concerts, most are tailgating before the shows, but most of them actually go in and watch the concert.
I’d say unless you really love the bands that are playing at these venues, just sit outside and chill with friends for free. But, if you really care about them, please dish out the money and go inside.
Shows Coming to these venues:
Live and Collective Soul
Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, FL
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
“Eh Hee” Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews Band
Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
Friday, Sept. 14, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Brad Paisley
Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Velvet Revolver and Alice In Chains
Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
1 comment:
Not really.
Watching the band is a purely aesthetic thing that has nothing to do with the music itself. Most people go just to listen to their favorite music being played live and enjoy it with people who love that band. Everybody is there for the same purpose.
And a lot of people hang out by the parking garage and just listen. It's remarkable but if a lot of people are doing it, it's very similar to actually being inside... without paying the $60.
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