Last night I saw Elton John in concert. It was at the same outdoor concert venue where I work as an usher. I wasn't scheduled to work and management offered 2 free lawn tickets if you weren't working the show. DH wasn't all that interested in going but our son (27) was very interested so he and I went together. It's been raining here all week but it stopped by showtime and stayed clear for the whole concert.
We parked for free in the employee lot (instead of $20 for paved parking) and we rented low lawn chairs for $5 each. Pavilion seats for this event were $207 (OMG, who pays that much!!) and lawn tickets were about $45. Beer, food and soft drinks are very expensive at these things but we didn't buy anything so it was a nice evening for the price of the chair rentals.
Sir Elton John is 64 and he played for 2 1/2 hours straight. Many performers will take a break mid show while their band plays a few songs but he never left the stage. It's hard to engage an audience when you are sitting at a piano that long but he walked across the stage a few times and signed things and acknowledged the crowd. There were a couple of big screens for us folks out on the lawn and my favorite view was from the camera on his piano keyboard, just showing his hands on the keys.
Nice night out with my kid.
We parked for free in the employee lot (instead of $20 for paved parking) and we rented low lawn chairs for $5 each. Pavilion seats for this event were $207 (OMG, who pays that much!!) and lawn tickets were about $45. Beer, food and soft drinks are very expensive at these things but we didn't buy anything so it was a nice evening for the price of the chair rentals.
Sir Elton John is 64 and he played for 2 1/2 hours straight. Many performers will take a break mid show while their band plays a few songs but he never left the stage. It's hard to engage an audience when you are sitting at a piano that long but he walked across the stage a few times and signed things and acknowledged the crowd. There were a couple of big screens for us folks out on the lawn and my favorite view was from the camera on his piano keyboard, just showing his hands on the keys.
Nice night out with my kid.
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