No Complaints
I drove to Rochester, NY from Akron OH to see this show, and I have no regrets or complaints. Before show there was music, food, and beer down every street in Rochester for the jazz festival. I wish I could have been there all week. But I was there to see King Crimson, and I would pay any price to see this fantastic beast of a band (to prove it, I already bought my Royal Package for the Fall tour). Yes, it is true that the band played less music than they normally play on this tour, but it was just as long as the show I saw King Crimson play in Philadelphia in 2014. I got to hear songs I have been dying to hear like Lizard, Indiscipline, and Neurotica. In terms of the sound quality, again I had no complaints. A long time ago, I learned to wear earplugs at every rock concert I go to. It cuts out all of the reverb (which other reviewers seemed to have a problem with at this venue) and unwanted crowd noise. The pure music cuts through, the noise and echo are cut out, so I can actually listen to any band better with the earplugs in. Equipped with those, I heard all the nuance of multiple mellotrons, interlocking guitars and Sticks, flute and sax, and three drummers inter-playing. The merch was great too! I got a free bumper sticker and Stick Men sampler with my t-shirt, program, and tour cd. It was a fantastic show and worth everything I payed.