NIghtmareElm 2,606 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 For a concert or any show. Best: The Forum in Inglewood for Gaga. I did take an Uber from Hollywood but it was a breeze getting in. The staff was super friendly and helpful. Beautiful on the outside. The inside was great also. Loved how the sections are set up. It's like everyone gets a great view. I had a terrific seat. I saw the nose bleed seats and they didn't look so bad! The sound was top notch. Perfect for someone like Gaga. Very comfortable seating. Worst: Us Bank Arena in Cincinnati. I am from Cincy. It's clear why less and less artists are coming to Cincy for shows. The venue is really old and outdated. I don't think it's been updated since it opened. Went for WWE Raw. WWE uses state of the art live production. Yet the sound was awful. Anytime anyone talked, it sounded extremely muffled. Not very clean either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen 4,621 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Best: Ziggo Dome (Amsterdam) Attended Adele there and it was a nice venue and it wasn't huge and all. I also like the surrounding area. Worst: DU Arena (Abu Dhabi) It was a complete mess and unorganized. Also felt really cramped at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joemayzin 4,021 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 BEST: Madison Square Garden - New York, New York (been there beyond way to many times & it's just so iconic)Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, New York (cause i work there but also live in Wantagh & it's outside which is so amazing in the summer!)Barclays Center - Brooklyn, New York (seats and isles are pretty steep but still a beautiful venue)Citi Field - Flushing, New York (just recently saw GAGA there and it was nicely laid out compared to all the met games I've attended) WORST: Best Buy Theater - New York, New York (very small and cramped venue)Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York (the revamped it but it still is a meh venue)Westbury Theater - Westbury, New York (small and didn't like the layout of the venue) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourWhiskyMouth 4,014 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Best: St Paul Xcel Energy Center. Saw the JWT there and it was super easy to get in and out unlike ArtRave at the United Center in Chicago. Worst : Ravinia in the Chicago area. “Saw” the C2C tour there but barely saw Gaga or Tony at all because the stage is not visible from the lawn where 95% of the tickets are for. The stage has a couple hundred actual seats in front of it (~$1000 each) and is at the bottom of a hill and the lawn is on the other side of the hill, completely blocked off from the stage. Me and thousands of others literally payed ~$80+ to just listen to Gaga and Tony sing without being able to see them, and the speaker quality was horrible I could barely hear them either. Basically, it’s an overpriced, pretentious Chicago bougie fest where people go to sit on a lawn and drink wine and eat expensive cheese listening to whoever’s playing at the invisible stage and most won’t see even a glimpse of the performers. Such a disappointment. tl;dr: At Ravinia C2C, you paid a lot of money to sit on a lawn chair in grass away from the stage and listen to the concert on crappy speakers and not even see Gaga & Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankentimed 4 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Best: The Forum! The staff was incredibly friendly Worst: AT&T Park in San Francisco I don't like the stage layout for stadiums + how strict the security was about staying in your seat (GA was all seated). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Best and Worst is Mohegan Sun. Best because its tiny, the sound is great, and there is not a bad seat in the whole arena. Worst because I always have a negative experience there. Whether it is from other concert goers or the staff. I once had this old lady get physically combative with me in the second row of a Fleetwood Mac concert because she wanted to sit down and didn't understand why I was standing up during a concert . The hag tried to forcibly push me into my seat and then proceeded to ask her husband which band it was. Like . I also got slammed into the stage at Mohegan and almost broke my neck at a Stevie Nicks concert. At the Gaga concert on Saturday, everything was going fantastic. Well organized. The staff was great. I get into the arena, into GA, and am against the barricade. All seemed perfect. Then this tool of concert staff security end up in front of us and I had to listen for almost TWO AND A HALF HOURS about how he doesn't even like Gaga because he's macho. This is his worst nightmare. Yes he has met her and she was wearing a stupid hat. Asking why everyone has cowboy hats and is dressed weird. Finally he is telling a story about how a girl tried to throw a letter to Gaga at the Thursday night concert and missed and hit him. He called her a loser and ripped the letter up in front of her. These girls started cheering because Gaga liked one of their tweets and he literally goes "Oh thats what they are screeching at. Pathetic. Well if she has the time to be twittering then she should get down here and sing." I thought my sister and I were gonna throw down. Needless to say that Mohegan Sun got a very strongly worded letter from me the next day. ⚯͛ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStyx 3,355 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 26 minutes ago, GypsyBabe said: Then this tool of concert staff security end up in front of us and I had to listen for almost TWO AND A HALF HOURS about how he doesn't even like Gaga because he's macho. This is his worst nightmare. Yes he has met her and she was wearing a stupid hat. Asking why everyone has cowboy hats and is dressed weird. Finally he is telling a story about how a girl tried to throw a letter to Gaga at the Thursday night concert and missed and hit him. He called her a loser and ripped the letter up in front of her. These girls started cheering because Gaga liked one of their tweets and he literally goes "Oh thats what they are screeching at. Pathetic. Well if she has the time to be twittering then she should get down here and sing." I thought my sister and I were gonna throw down. is this a joke??? 28 minutes ago, GypsyBabe said: Needless to say that Mohegan Sun got a very strongly worded letter from me the next day. you did the right thing... cause of death: gaga singing along perfect illusion on BBC Radio 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, gaganow said: is this a joke??? you did the right thing... Not even a joke. My sister and I were horrified. I'm an adult and could give a sh*t less about his opinion, but Gaga has a lot of younger fans who probably heard him and felt uncomfortable. Luckily he moved once the concert started and we ended up with a lovely gentlemen as the stage security for the actual concert. ⚯͛ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGD 12,023 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Best: Honda Center for Ariana Grande. One of the newer venues that I've been to. Close to the amtrak station and hotel that I booked for the night. Located in a generally safe area so we didn't need to worry about our safety. Worst: Qualcomm Stadium for 1D and Beyoncé. Not the prettiest venue, and the oldest venue that I've been. Trolley station is right next to the stadium, so it is easy to transport there. However, it gets insanely crowded when going home. Parking lots are in horrible condition, seats were kinda rusty and overall you can see the age of the venue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStyx 3,355 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 15 minutes ago, GypsyBabe said: Not even a joke. My sister and I were horrified. I'm an adult and could give a sh*t less about his opinion, but Gaga has a lot of younger fans who probably heard him and felt uncomfortable. Luckily he moved once the concert started and we ended up with a lovely gentlemen as the stage security for the actual concert. oh thank god! I thought it happened during the show... cause of death: gaga singing along perfect illusion on BBC Radio 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just now, gaganow said: oh thank god! I thought it happened during the show... No, but it was still really bad. We were at the barricade for over 2 hours with this guy. He made me feel totally uncomfortable because I wanted to say something but then he was talking about kicking people out of shows. I couldnt believe him laughing about ripping up that girls letter. How horrible. It started because the young kids next to me were asking him if he met Gaga and he was all like “I was unimpressed, she had on this ugly hat and was just meh.”... ⚯͛ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStyx 3,355 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 1 minute ago, GypsyBabe said: No, but it was still really bad. We were at the barricade for over 2 hours with this guy. He made me feel totally uncomfortable because I wanted to say something but then he was talking about kicking people out of shows. I couldnt believe him laughing about ripping up that girls letter. How horrible. It started because the young kids next to me were asking him if he met Gaga and he was all like “I was unimpressed, she had on this ugly hat and was just meh.”... it's just mean and stupid tbh I also stayed 2.5hrs against the barricade before my show cause of death: gaga singing along perfect illusion on BBC Radio 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just now, gaganow said: it's just mean and stupid tbh I also stayed 2.5hrs against the barricade before my show Worth every minute of dehydration, starvation, and having to pee for that view of Gaga. ⚯͛ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStyx 3,355 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 1 minute ago, GypsyBabe said: Worth every minute of dehydration, starvation, and having to pee for that view of Gaga. yes with already 12 previous hours of dehydration, starvation, and having to pee cause of death: gaga singing along perfect illusion on BBC Radio 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, gaganow said: yes with already 12 previous hours of dehydration, starvation, and having to pee 12 hours! Thank god my venue did numbered wristbands so we could come back at 4. But then we had to stand in a line (because they wont let you sit on the floor) from 4 until 630...then in the arena by the barricade until 840. Its really hard to stand in one spot for that long! I thought my feet were gonna fall off and all I wanted to do was sit but we werent allowed to ⚯͛ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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