Perfect.a spot in the back with a little elevation and clear view to the stage.
That's how you get in free to a sold out being opportunistic and blending in evidently.but still when does that ever happen?Īfter pinching myself a few times, I walked in and fullback-style plowed through a completely packed, small venue. Welp, after considering these two options for less than a split second I calmly said, "yea" and the lady stamped my hand as I walked in to try and catch up with "my group". Hmm.take a minute to think about what you would have done in that situation? Would you A) Tell the lady no and you would like to buy a ticket B) Tell the lady yes and try to blend in with the group that had already entered the concert. I trailed the group and after the guy in front of me was stamped, the lady at the door said, "Are you with them?". Evidently one of the guys I was following was the man because they let the lead guy in and everyone behind him was getting stamped and allowed in for free. I fully intended on paying the door price as I approached the side door where they were letting people in. 15 minutes of standing by the door and I saw my opportunity to get in when a group of guys (who I knew didn't have tickets) approached the door.
Who would have been able to predict Wiz would be able to sell out the venue and they wouldn't sell tickets at the door? Not me.but since I had nothing better to do on a Tuesday night, I waited around a bit in hopes of finding a way in. I chose that route because I had been to many concerts at Croc Rock in Allentown before and no matter who is playing (Asher Roth, Citizen Cope, Sean Kingston), they always allowed people to buy tickets at the door. Before I get into why, rewind a minute to when I missed out on getting tickets to the show because I assumed I was going to be able to buy tickets at the door. I needed to preface my review of show with that description because of how surprised I was at a lot of things I witnessed at his show. Yea it's cool when an artist rips off a freestyle or drops that verse you know word for word at a live show, but in my opinion that can only get you so far, especially when the lyrics (generally speaking) aren't as easily understood live. Given that description, it's hard to fit Hip Hop into that box, it just doesn't fit since there is rarely live instruments or any sort of singing. I'll qualify the use of the word entertaining, by describing my definition of entertaining (concert wise) as a display of skill usually through use of instrumentation that is supplemented by vocal talent. I say that because in Hip Hop especially, concerts aren't always that entertaining, even for someone like me who has been an avid supporter and fan of the genre for decades. Sometimes it's tough to judge how wide of a fan base an artist has.