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Originally Posted by btpeters
You bring up a good point on how silly this place gets because the sets aren't always to their liking. Feels like people have been prophesizing this State Fair/Casino thing for about 10 years or so now. They aren't even close to that and very likely never will be. Yet, there are still people who believe this is truly right around the corner.
Maybe people don't see other concerts, but a lot of other shows at amphitheatres pale in comparison to DMB's non-sellout nights. I saw Counting Crows and Live this summer at Deer Creek which doubled as a Live reunion tour and Crows 25th anniversary. The lawn was so sparse they could have probably taken everybody from it and put them in the empty seats.
Its funny what they use to skew the numbers. I've seen Star Lake this past summer referenced many times. I was there. Yes, it was a little light, but still full looking on the lawn. One factor nobody mentions when talking about though is Justin Timberlake had a show down the road in Pittsburgh. I don't care how relevant you believe DMB to be, but in 2018 they aren't competing with him at all. THAT's a big reason why the attendance was light there.
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Every 'regular' person I knew that wasn't at DMB this summer was at JT instead. Every. one.
(regular meaning they are at the Starlake DMB show every summer).
The lawn was light at the very beginning, but there was also a longer than normal wait to get through security at certain gates (my husband and his friend waited longer to go in than I did and they threw an employee a $20 to let them get out of the line and go through the 'fast pass' line. Otherwise, they would have missed at least the first 30 minutes). Later in the night, I thought the lawn looked like it filled up. A Friday night vs. Saturday also deters the more casual fans (and also means people will show up later if you're not willing to leave work early).
Has Star Lakes #s been released yet?