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I was pleasantly surprised by Scale The Summit. Big Elf were all right but I wouldn't go out of my way to see them again.
This was my second time seeing ZPZ. I was wondering how they would sound, given that the stage at the Burton Cummings Theatre is smaller than where they played their very first show on the first tour, the Concert Hall, in Winnipeg. It was excellent. My only complain was that there were two tall stacks of speakers on either side of the stage. I couldn't see the percussionist from the left side. They band were flawless and fun. I didn't recognize the tall, young guy who sang Frank's vocal parts, but he was good. The female sax player was better this time around! She really blew us away on the saxophone! I had high expectations and they were met. Dweezil appeared to be pleased with the enthusiastic response the crowd offered, and this was significant since probably half the crowd or more, were there to see Dream Theater and many of them would not have been familiar with Frank's music.
I enjoyed seeing the band reach out to shake hands with the fans at the front. Apparently, security limited access to the front of the stage to those who were sitting in the first row or three.
When tickets initially went on sale, front row was $312! Those seats were supposed to come with a meet'n'greet for DT. Rows 2-9 were $187! I bought a ticket in row 9, on the side, for $62.50. A few days before the show, I noticed that the ticket prices had dropped so that all the $187 seats were now the same price I paid. I know the initial ticket prices kept some people away from the show.
I hope that the next time Dweezil tours, that he will play new material that he wrote, in addition to the beloved much of Frank.
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