Now, as I mentioned earlier, I also took in Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour this year and it was spectacular. Beyoncé performed a three-hour concert in the pouring rain—and didn’t miss a beat—in one of the most impressive displays of stamina and talent I’ve ever seen. And yet, there was one major detractor from her show: the venue.
This stadium tour brought me out to New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium to see her. And while the content, the visuals and the vocals were all on point, the venue itself was a massive negative. Aside from the aforementioned torrential rain (something you don’t worry about at an indoor arena), the commute was terrible, the audience load-in and load-out process was a beast, the distance from seat to stage was quite large and any sense of intimacy was lacking.
On the other hand, Gaga brought her show to New York’s Madison Square Garden, a much smaller and more intimate arena that made the full experience a positive one. It was fast and easy to get to the Garden and get into the Garden and get to my seats. There was no threat of weather. I had an incredible view of the entire show (my seats were in the 100 level, but I can attest to the proximity of the 200 level as well—it’s where I saw Kylie from earlier this year). And, most importantly, the show was able to feel much more intimate. I didn’t spend the whole thing staring at the giant video screen. I watched the impressive action unfold on the stage in front of me, and I felt like I was a part of it all.
Moral of the story? I’m done with stadium tours and am going all in on more intimate concert venues moving forward.
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