For the most part, this choice of seating works well. Alas, it was not the case for a concert we attended last week. Celtic Thunder was performing at the Penticton Entertainment Centre, B.C. – a venue which doubles as the ice arena in season. Our seats were in the second row, seats which we thought would be a good choice. This was not the case.
For starters, the front row was set far back from the stage. I knew immediately that I wouldn’t be able to see anything, but I reasoned that this was a musical group and I would really just be listening for the sound.
Sound it was! It turned out that we were seated in front of one of the speakers and the bass appeared to be turned up full volume. My chest vibrated with every bass note. At one point, I was so startled that I fairly jumped off my hard stadium style seat.
Lyle and I were both disappointed with the concert. We thought afterwards that the selection of musical items might also have contributed to our disappointment. We had anticipated that the program would have included more of an Irish flavour.
Now this post is not just a critique of one concert. Instead I wish to say that we don’t intend to let this one night hinder us from enjoying future musicals and other live performances. Again we will try to find seats that will allow the most beneficial combination of sight and sound for me, but whatever the result, we will make the most of the experience. There is certainly something to be said for being part of a live audience. In fact, at our Celtic Thunder concert, we were seated in the midst of some Celtic Thunder groupies, and I enjoyed their enthusiasm even more than the concert itself.
There is always something to take away from every experience.
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