the hubs and i drove up to mesa amphitheatre this past thursday to see the good vibes summer tour 2013: featuring rebelution, matisyahu and collie buddz. doors were at 330PM and we got there around 5PM.
*tip: if you'd like to bring in bottled water, make sure it's factory sealed. we brought a nalgene and had to take it back to the car. would have been nice to know because i paid for a bottle of dasani water at $3.50/ea.
they had a beer garden with lots of attendants and no lines. it was great! the prices at their venue are pretty steep, though.
the really cool thing about this amphitheatre is the terraced seating they have. i wish i had taken a photo to share! the terracing provided comfortable seating for many, many people. the area in front of the stage was left open so a large amount of people could stand and dance.
the sound people are right in the middle of the terracing and they had pop up tents, but as soon as the sun went down/shade covered them enough they took their tents down which was really considerate of them! i thought they'd be up the entire night. the crew did a great job with the sounds/lighting effects during the show.
there were lots of security and personnel around which was good because it made you feel safe, especially with such a large amount of people. they even had EMS on scene near the beer garden area just in case!
i would love if tucson could have an amphitheatre just as nice as this one! can't wait to check out more shows here.