Keillor is right. Chastain sucks.
> I'm sure I'd be very angry if I paid a lot of money not
> knowing the history of this venue and had talking all around
> me, BUT this IS Chastain and it's no secret how that place
> has been for years. I'd never go there if it wasn't a party
> band where whooping it up was part of the fun. I'm an avid
> concert-goer who's lived in Atlanta for 16 years and only
> went there one time.
>
Chastain sucks. Unless you're a yuppie type. If you like tables with wine, cheese, candles, & St. Pauli Girl, AND talking during the show, it's GREAT!!
I've been to several shows there (mistakingly expecting it to be better each time) and have had pretty much miserable experiences each time.
First and foremost, unless you're sitting in the "expensive coporate seats" (quote from Keillor in Rodney's write up), your seat sucks. Unlike Phillips, Tabernacle, Gwinnett Arena, or even Hi-Fi Buys, there is no such thing as a good seat at Chastain.
If you're in the middle of a row, you're screwed. If, for some reason, you need to get up, you have to dodge all of the stupid little tables covered with wine, cheese, & candles....trying as carefully as you can to not knock over Chad's table with the wine, cheese, & candles on it. Heaven forbid.
If you are going to the concert because it's an act you'd really like to see, wait until that act comes back to another venue. Why? You're not going to be able to enjoy it because of the constant noise. Talking, wine bottles clanging together, tables (covered with wine, cheese, & candles) getting knocked over are just a few things that will not allow you to fully enjoy the show.
"Why not sit on the lawn?"
The lawn? Oh, you mean that skinny strip of grass way back on Wieuca Rd? Yeah, the one I paid $32.50 (per ticket) to sit on? Yeah, no thanks. Oh wait, do you have a telescope? I might be able to see the drummer with it!
There are a few pluses though. If you're in to uppity midtown/Buckhead chicks who want nothing to do with you unless you drive a BMW, it's a GOLD MINE!!
Oh, and don't forget the lovely TROUGH system in the mens room. Classy! Turner Field has nicer terlits than that. Ladies? No matter how long the line is for the restroom, WAIT. Trust me on this one.
If you want to prepare for the Peachtree Road race, the best thing to do to condition yourself is to go to a concert at Chastain. And park there. It won't necessarily help you with speed, but it will certainly help you with walking long distances in the heat. Both uphill and down, you'll get QUITE a work out. Because parking at Chastain (as with most things there) sucks.
I like Hi-Fi Buys much better. It doesn't TRY to be a classy, unobtrusive concert venue.
Sorry if I left out any emotion on this...I'll try to be more open about it in the future.
Don't go to Chastain unless you really want to stretch the legs on that new table of yours....I'll try not to knock it over when I'm walking by you at the Clay Aiken show.
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