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Huge Dissapointment at Witewater
By Quality Concert Lover from Whitewater Amphitheater New Branfels, TX on 5/29/2010
Pros:
Decent Venue
Cons:
Mediochere Sound, Poor Set List
Best For:
Everyone
Here's an idea. If you are going to try and ride the wave of bands getting back together,
PLAY SOME OF YOUR POPULAR MUSIC.
The first 45 minutes was so bad we left. Don't know what they played after that but they sounded like a deranged gospel group for the most part. I can usually find something good about a performance but really truly not this time.
Alpha Rev opened and Band Of Heathens followed. I am not a fan of Alpha Rev AT ALL, the lady with me is and that is one of the reasons we settled on this since I like The Black Crows. (or at least I thought I did) Alpha Rev did however blow Band of Heathens (Country GAG Choke) and Black Crows off the stage.
Sad really. Black Crows have a few songs that I really like but they didn't bother to play them, at least we couldn't stomach the first of the set long enough to find out if they did play anything that made them popular. I kept saying give them a minute and they'll play something good, when she turned to me and said, I don't like them, but it never happened.
Whitewater Amphitheater is a decent venue. We were in the preferred seating section which had nice roomy seats and a great view. The audio system is pretty good. There was an echo off the sky box seats but it wasn't horrible or terribly distracting or anything like that. 1000 times better than Austin Music Hall.
Friendly, courteous helpful staff. Great Bar lay out with prompt service.
I would recommend that you get the preferred seating, a table (6 people) or a Sky Box (probably 6 with table service) if at all possible. The rest is standing only and pretty dusty. Sort of like Stubbs in Austin. The Sky Boxes are a pretty far from the stage which is the only really bad thing about them. Bring binoculars, you will need them.
Hopefully they will continue to grow this venue long enough to get some really talented bands there. So far, that doesn't seem to be happening. At least not with bands that I would prefer to hear.
The drunk guy spilling beer on us didn't help but that was minor compared to the train wreck of a concert.
Overall a very disappointing evening.
