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| - Not being a Montréal Canadiens fan (though we respect them as an Original 6 team), this was a first visit to CentreBell for us. It was time for the Adele concert we had waited almost 10 months for! Nice fall evening for the quick 10-minute walk from our hotel and chatting with other fans, included a few ladies who had flown in from Newfoundland. All Canadians know the island province as "The Rock", so there was a good giggle when we used the nickname in conversation. Caught them off guard, they thought we were Americans. ;)
There was no sign which door we should go in, but a big line had formed in the middle entrance and was wrapping around one of the raised grass medians in the courtyard. Wasn't until we had come all the way around and nearly at the door, that a staffer came out, speaking loudly and gesturing. Few really seemed to understand her, even French speakers. But it turned out that line was for "ticketless" ticket holders, which only applied to certain sections of 100 level. We moved over to the next entrance, got our tickets scanned, went down a set of stairs, to go through security screening. My brother got the personal scanner treatment. The officer was amazed someone came without a cellphone and apparently that raised suspicions. I shouldn't laugh at a serious subject, but it was amusing watching my brother's face.
Back up the stairs to the main level and walked around looking for the way to get to the 200 Club level. Walked right past the small stairway entrance. Signage could be a little more obvious. Found our seats, first row of the 200 level. Don't look over if you have height issues. The rail feels low, so I didn't do a lot of standing. Comfortable padded seats, good shoulder room so they're not up at your ears. But why no cup holders? That's pretty standard these days, especially in newer venues like this one. I had to put my cup on the floor between our seats because I couldn't clap and hold a drink. Then I forgot about it. Someone probably kicked it over on the way out. Sorry. When you buy a bottle of water, they won't let you keep the cap. Either take an open bottle or pour it into a fountain beverage cup. Apparently they don't want people pitching bottle lids down below. I should think a beverage cup or even an open bottle would be much worse. (Just like the boor at the 10/4/16 Toronto Blue Jays wild card game, who pitched an open water bottle onto the field. Show some class! But I digress... as usual.)
Depending on an artist's stage setup, we were at about the peripheral limit for seeing the stage. They opened more sections in advance of the concert, but those people mostly just got to watch a video screen until Adele moved across to her satellite stage. Air ventilation was a bit lacking. It was muggy, probably from the ice rink below the floor. Some cool air started flowing about 20 minutes before the concert ended. Better late than never.
Forgetting about the nit picks, Adele was spectacular, and so worth the wait! :)
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