{"id":1649,"date":"2010-10-30T07:32:27","date_gmt":"2010-10-30T14:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heatherbarton.com\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2025-11-02T21:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T04:44:23","slug":"concert-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heatherbarton.com\/?p=1649","title":{"rendered":"Concert Venues"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve seen a lot of concerts lately and I’m developing an interesting opinion about the places that I’ve enjoyed and not enjoyed.\u00a0 Although to fairly make ANY serious judgments I’d have to see another concert at each venue. (oh darn!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Honda Center was wonderful.\u00a0 Of course, we saw Muse there and OMG.. that band is just amazing in concert.\u00a0 I’d seen them at Coachella (okay.. “seen” is the wrong word, we were so far back on a flat grass area all we could “see” was the light show!) but the music was wonderful and the show was impressive.\u00a0 So I knew MUSE would be wonderful and was just as pleased with The Honda Center.\u00a0 We had nosebleed seats.. I mean, SCARY nosebleed seats!\u00a0 I got a bit of vertigo just walking up to them.\u00a0 I thought, “Wow, this will be the first concert where EVERYONE stays in their seats just out of fear of tumbling!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh I was sooo wrong!\u00a0 lol.\u00a0 Because once everyone was standing, it felt as safe as when you were seated.\u00a0 Brilliantly designed.\u00a0 We could see everything, even when all were standing, even though the band was tiny!\u00a0 And, of course, the big screens helped, the light show was real fun, and Muse was.. well MUSE!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then I saw Vampire Weekend at the Hollywood Bowl.\u00a0 A lot less comfortable but we were closer to the band.\u00a0 BUT they were mostly lit up in blue light, the opening bands were horrid and played music that did NOT compliment Vamp Wknd and the big screens never managed a very good shot.\u00a0 Not to mention the fact the seats were benches.\u00a0 We knew this and brought a blanket for our ass or if it got cold. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Now the plus of Hollywood Bowl is you can bring in WHATEVER you want as long as it’s not a cooler that will block the aisle!\u00a0 Alcohol, food, it didn’t matter.\u00a0 You could bring in as much as you wanted, any size.\u00a0 THAT was nice.\u00a0 Although you had to trudge it in and out!\u00a0 So you don’t have to spend $10 on a beer, you can bring your own.
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Last venue I recently went to was at The Wiltern.\u00a0 I saw Jimmy Eat World there.\u00a0 It’s a nice little place, kind of like a small club on steroids!\u00a0 Haha.\u00a0 It’s an old, large theater with amazing architecture, no seats so its scrunch as close as you can get to the front.\u00a0 There’s a reasonably priced small bar, nice bathrooms and a shitty sound system!\u00a0 Ha!\u00a0 Although that could have just been that night, but I noticed it through the opening band and through Jimmy Eat World.\u00a0 I also noticed a grip kept going up to this one speaker.. it must have blown or something, because the sound was a bit slurry (?) muffley (?).\u00a0 Which can suck for a band if you’ve got possible new fans in the audience!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I may have to give The Wiltern another try.\u00a0 I’ll skip The Hollywood Bowl.\u00a0 And I’ll definitely see anything at the Honda Center.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although tip for the Honda Center.\u00a0 DO NOT park in their lot… getting out is insane!\u00a0 Go early, have dinner at Hooters and pay to park there for the concert.\u00a0 It’s one third the price, no hassle and an easy walk to the concert.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Too bad the girls at Hooters didn’t live up too well to the rep of the place.\u00a0 They should eat more of their fatty food!\u00a0 No matter how skimpy the outfit.. if you’re skin and bones you don’t look sexy, you just look like a child!<\/strong><\/p>\n


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