Geoff Holden

I saw another concert this past weekend. This time it was John Mayer and Sheryl Crow. Once again at Shoreline Amphitheatre, and once again to a pretty packed crowd.

Although I don’t claim to be a huge fan of either of these artists (not like Dave Matthews Band and Counting Crows), I rather enjoyed the show. Marjorie Fair was the opening act, who I can honestly say did nothing for me. It wasn’t bad, but I won’t be rushing out to purchase anything. Sheryl Crow went on next; most of the songs she played were her hits, so it was all things I had heard at some point before. Mayer, on the other hand, prefered songs off his new album, so a lot of it was previously unheard by me (and I suspect to a sizable portion of the audience, given that it’s only been out three weeks). I would have liked to hear more of the older stuff, but I can’t really blame him for pushing his new album.

As a side note, I got an actual seat for this concert instead of the lawn (bought the ticket from somebody who couldn’t make it, below cost). I was sitting in the last row, and not in the centre section. Honestly, I think that unless I’m going to shell out for the lower section sometime, the lawn seats are probably better. I know when we sat on the lawn, we had a better view, the same sound, and a cheaper price. The only real benefit to having a ticket is that the quality of your seat doesn’t depend on when you show up (it’s when you buy your ticket, and how much you’re willing to spend).