BOC: Freedom Fest '96

[David Zeiger]

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> > Can you PLEASE tell me the name of the venue they palyed at for Freedom
> > Fest?

Sure--the Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheater.

> Right! and what was the order of appearance?  Am I to believe that
> some asshole put BOC on BEFORE the likes of Styx or Kansas?  And the
> crowd stood for it?  What's wrong with the world?

Now, the crowd didn't stand for it.  The crowd didn't even bother
showing *up* until BOC had left the stage (I'd guess only about 50%
were there at that time).  But they didn't start standing until
Styx came out, at which point they all refused to sit down (which
still baffles me at concerts--can you *really* see better if you're
standing up?)

On the good side, however, the place is built so that the
reserved seating is enclosed, with open-air lawn seating behind.
When the big fireworks display went off, Styx was still playing,
so all of the rabid Styx-fans missed the fireworks, while those
of us who didn't really care that much migraded out to the lawn
to see the show :-).

Oh, the concert was also apparantly played over the Internet, but
I don't know where it was, or if it was just limited to the Styx
part of the show.

Finally, while I don't *really* mind that my last message was
apparantly reposted to the Styx list, I'd appreceate it if I was
actually *asked* about it next time--had I known I was going to
be talking to a Styx crowd as well, I would have clarified the
no-album thing (Styx-sans-Tommy Shaw put out an album in 1990,
but throughout last night, they were claiming that Styx had not
been together since 1983).

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