They are in town this weekend and I think I'm gonna grab tickets it really looks awesome.

For people who have been:

- How did you like it?

- It seems like the type of thing where being a little ways back from the stage might be better with all the lights and theatrics sometimes being up close can take away from that. Do you agree? I can get nose bleeds for like $40 a ticket and it's like $90 a ticket to get like 20th row, doesn't seem worth it at all to buy anything other than the nose bleeds.

- Post your favorite song.

yeah that sounds boring.

just take the same amount of money and go to a sex shop. you'll have a better time, guaranteed.

Went last year in STL, and the show was awesome.

I have no idea how you would not have a good time...awesome stage that drops down from ceiling...pryotechnics all over the place...great music...people who know how to interact with a crowd.

I was actually thinking about grabbing tickets and going with the wife's parents in Chicago for the show you're talking about...didn't work out tho.

Go and enjoy the show. It's a good time.

EDIT--we had seats at the ScottTrade Center that were about 6 rows back from where the boards would be in a hockey rink. Their stage was big enough that it covered like 3/4 of the ice, and when the guitarists would come down for a solo, they were only like 20 feet away from us. I dunno how you really like to watch, but I thought being close was pretty awesome. I've never sat far away tho, so I don't really know. I do know that if you're sitting close, some of your arm hair might get singed from the pyro shows--dead serious there.

Easily my favorite song of theirs...Carol of the Bells. But it's also my favorite xmas song, so I'm a bit biased. This will give you a little taste of what the show will be like (obv live video).

I'll give them a shoutout on their version of Christmas Canon...the a capella singing is really, really good.

I've seen them live twice and both times I walked away mesmerized. I would def sit back a little because they do some cool things w/ lasers and when they get into the story mode you want to be able to see the whole stage.

BTW, best song!

Thanks for the responses, I'm definitely gonna go and I think I'll just sit nose bleeds. I do love being close for guitar solos but I go to about 10-15 concerts every year and am always right by the stage so I get plenty of close interaction with great guitar players.

Fuuuuuuuuu just noticed Alex Skolnick was one of the guitar players up until a few years ago, that would have been a huge bonus, I love Testament and him as a player.

ive been 3 times in the last like 8 or 10 years, its always a good time. I like sitting in back because you can see all the lights and pyrotechnics and whatnot, but thats just me.

ps, i would totally sex the shit out of the violinist.

 

Originally Posted by JRoth15

Easily my favorite song of theirs...Carol of the Bells. But it's also my favorite xmas song, so I'm a bit biased. This will give you a little taste of what the show will be like (obv live video).

I'll give them a shoutout on their version of Christmas Canon...the a capella singing is really, really good.

this was exactly the song that came to mind instantly...I will whistle the shit out of this song I love it so much. And I am in the same boat as the OP. I think I will go with the nosebleeds, I just can't imagine I need to be that close for this kind of a concert

Just saw the show last week. Had 2nd row seats. Was amazing. If you like music lasers fireworks and hot women. Then you will like it.. Enjoy..

 

Originally Posted by coolhandkev

Seriously? What didn't you like about it?

Are you not a music fan in general?

Edit: To StingMyChps not the other dude.

I smirked

Weird they must have two separate groups. They are in Chicago on December 3rd as well as Greenville, SC. Then Raleigh and St. Paul on December 4th.

Hopefully the good one comes to Chicago

It just didn't do it for me. Im a huge music fan and a guitar player myself. We checked out the youtube videos before we paid the ridiculous ticket price and liked what we saw. But the show was just....off. They kept cutting the music and this creepy cancer man voice would come on and wrasp out this christmas tale for like 10 minutes after every song. The guitar playing just seemed soul less, they didn't move around, just stood in place and fingered out the same tired solo's they do night after night. They were like factory workers pressing out the same part all day. I wouldn't recommend sitting in the back, maybe the show would have been better if we were right under all the pyrotechnics and lights, but from the back is seemed small mundane and weak. We did also just see Hellyeah, otep and bloodsimple at the house of blues so maybe that spoiled us...