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| - All the positives I can think of:
-- Paid for the upstairs VIP and it was probably undersold for a sold out show, maybe 100 people.
-- Big bathrooms upstairs
-- The place looked nice, the second story patio has a real nice view of the Toronto skyline - bad news is the sound was so bad that I went out there to escape it on a couple of occasions.
-- At least now I don't have to sit in Buffalo being jealous of how many great bands are at Sound Academy.
Unsure about prices for Toronto - I thought parking at $20 was expensive and $6-7 for a Redbull was a bit high, but I read people complaining about $5-6 for beers and that seems cheap to me. Overall, not a good or bad thing, just what is expected from a venue in a big city.
Also, I will say that I was barely even looked at by security. Certainly no pat down. Just a glance before putting the wristband on me, must be I am getting old, 30.
List of all the terrible things I can think of right now:
-- The sound was absolutely atrocious. I didn't pay to hear 3,000 A-holes butcher the songs I came to hear the singer sing. The vocals were way too quiet, to the point it was hard to hear and understand the singer between songs. This was my 3rd twenty one pilots show and I have never had an issue before, and it was the same way for the opener - So this was pretty clearly on the sound system.
-- The GA floor looked way way way oversold. Looking down from the VIP, the floor was completely shoulder to shoulder from the stage to behind the sound booth and from bar to bar. The stated capacity is 3,200 and it should be more like 2,500 or less.
-- Overall, and this is definitely the first time I've ever thought this after a show, it was all too quiet.
-- Seriously, the sound was so bad that I need to mention it yet again. It was the worst mixed show I've been to out of my entire 15 year concert going career consisting of easily more than 50 shows.
This certainly wasn't worth the 2 hour drive for me. I won't be returning to this venue. Maybe if it's one of my favorite 2 or 3 bands, but I would be more likely to make a much longer drive and get hotel in NYC first.
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