10-06-2014, 04:05 PM
This is a tough one. I really would like to go to the two Chicago shows.
Positives: small venue w/ decent sound, reasonable price, mid-week so maybe out-of-towners & 'casual' fans might not be able to go /want to go, FC in total (We'll Go Too - a white whale for me).
Negs: will this be FC and a couple other standard 'hits' tunes, clocking in at 1h20min (like the last show I saw in Windsor, which was my least favorite show by far), song interpretation (like most people, would prefer the songs be sung as on the albums and not 'aggressive' w/ different phrasings), cost of getting there & winter in Chicago (I live in the Orlando FL area), the usual pushing & drunk idiocy that goes with a GA show.
I'd really like to know up front how long they intend to play. I've been spoiled by PJ & Springsteen tours of 2.5-3.5 hours, including lots of deep cuts every night. A set under 2 hrs just doesn't cut it for me anymore, especially for a band that has such a huge catalog of great tunes.
I wish the Chicago dates were in April to get an idea of what to expect. We'll see how the free show goes on Wed. Not much to go by but at least it's something.
Positives: small venue w/ decent sound, reasonable price, mid-week so maybe out-of-towners & 'casual' fans might not be able to go /want to go, FC in total (We'll Go Too - a white whale for me).
Negs: will this be FC and a couple other standard 'hits' tunes, clocking in at 1h20min (like the last show I saw in Windsor, which was my least favorite show by far), song interpretation (like most people, would prefer the songs be sung as on the albums and not 'aggressive' w/ different phrasings), cost of getting there & winter in Chicago (I live in the Orlando FL area), the usual pushing & drunk idiocy that goes with a GA show.
I'd really like to know up front how long they intend to play. I've been spoiled by PJ & Springsteen tours of 2.5-3.5 hours, including lots of deep cuts every night. A set under 2 hrs just doesn't cut it for me anymore, especially for a band that has such a huge catalog of great tunes.
I wish the Chicago dates were in April to get an idea of what to expect. We'll see how the free show goes on Wed. Not much to go by but at least it's something.