lovethatcountrypie wrote:
Right. There's been no significant change in the setup in many years.
Well it’s not simply about the configuration. Each venue is different.
How close the first row is to the stage varies from venue to venue.
So does the height of the stage in relation to the elevation of the seats.
The fact that Bob’s piano is somewhat closer to the front of the stage and angled a bit more head-on has made a difference over the years. No question. Real life examples from this tour:
Example 1: Saw him in Vermont in early summer and we stood between center mics and piano fairly close (2 or 3 people back) and saw him clearly the whole time, including his boots. My friend always wants to see his boots and was amazed that we could easily almost look “down” on them the whole time from so close. Usually not the case. Usually looking “up.”
We were somewhat elevated above the low stage, granted it was GA and we were standing.
Fantastic show, by the way!
Example 2: Then in Richmond last month in the 2nd row, I was further away than VT (even though it was still 2nd row), losing a lot of view at times...seats were way lower than the elevated stage and much vision was blocked. Especially when our boy was sitting. Could only see his forehead & sometimes his eyes, like the famous “Kilroy was here” war graffiti. Great show, regardless.
Example 3: In Boston recently, 9th row was where it was at. Beautiful view and better sound. I did join a friend up in 2nd row center for a bit, they let me do one cheek on each seat between them...but slinked back to 9th row after a couple songs after realizing it was better back there because we couldn’t see shit from 2nd row at that venue because we were too low in relation to the stage height...mostly piano in the way. Sound is usually better a few rows back and we were on the aisle with a straight unblocked view of the stage. Best of the 3, but they were ALL good!
Bottom line: it’s not exactly the same from venue to venue.