I've been to hundreds of concerts across the country and I'm attempting to write a review of every venue to assist my concert going troubadours.
Jason Isbell - March 2, 2016
Unfortunately, the trend for rock and country performers too big for the clubs and too small for amphitheaters is playing theaters like the Benedum. Personally, I find these sedative and sterile venues designed for ballets and operas ho-hum for concerts. The Benedum is beautiful and the sound is pristine, but it lacks any personality and tempers any kind of excitement - dancing, applauding, singing, breathing.
They make you purchase and drink your bourbon and water out of a humiliating plastic sippy cup (complete with a ridiculous accordion staw). However, it was fun watching the senior lady wearing a man's tuxedo working out of a make-shift bar trying to open a bottle of Makers Mark (I accidentally got a triple pour!).
Not for me.
Going forward, I'm purposefully seeking out general admission, non-seated theaters for concerts (even if I have to drive 300 miles).