We had club level seats at the Pond, which I'd never done for a concert there and it was nice. No lines for the rest room, and in seat service (at least in the beginning and during intermission - other than that, it's impossible for them to manage with the sound).
As opening acts go (especially when we couldn't time it perfectly and had to hear some of Kid Rock one time), Lenny Kravitz is one of the best ever! I wouldn't have gone to see him in concert if he was the only one I was interested in, but it was great to see him live.
I liked him a lot better with long hair, but he performed great and put on a really good show. I was shocked to see that when he said he was going out into the audience he actually did it. He got off the stage and went around the outer rim of the floor seats, saying hi to people on the floor and in the first row in the next level. Something I've definitely never seen before.
Aerosmith was really great in this tour! They also finally had a shirt I really loved, so I had to get it... I am always amazed that after all this time Aerosmith not only sounds good, but (for the most part) still looks great! Steven Tyler looked amazing! He cut his hair, which threw me for a loop initially, but I really like it shorter. No worries - it's still Steven Tyler, his hair isn't super short or anything, but it's shoulder length now and it looks great. The highlights are perfect - he really looks wonderful! I tried to find a picture that shows the new look perfectly and couldn't really do it, but perhaps one of the pictures I took will be good enough. I haven't taken them off the camera yet, but perhaps next week sometime I'll get to it.
Of course, Aerosmith couldn't do all of my favorite songs of theirs - we'd still be there. But, as always, they did a great job with the set list. Although they're clearly promoting Honkin' on Bobo (the latest album), they did a really good mix of older songs that everyone who was there knows and loves. They also did a song off of Joe Perry's solo album. (I'm sure Steven Tyler is happy - he gets a break for that song and sings back-up on one of the Honkin' on Bobo songs they did.)
This was the first arena concert I'd seen Aerosmith do and they really did a great job with the video, the screens and strips that were projecting images were very well designed. I don't know if it was better because they wanted to spend more time on the arena tour, but it was definitely better than what they did the other times I saw them (in amphitheatre concerts).
My only other question (after a concert that really didn't seem very loud) is this: When will the ringing stop? Definitely a price I'm willing to pay for a great show, though!
Aerosmith Grade: A-
Lenny Kravitz Grade: B
Reviewed by Kat at the 8:00 PM show | 0 screams