The upper level stairs of the Rogers Centre (SkyDome), in Toronto, are very steep and disorienting if you don’t look down and focus on where you step.Ahhh interesting, but not surprising, responses to the question of getting dizzy/vertigo/sick in the Sphere.
There are very good tips there in your post @Toopy14. I've been in stadiums way up in the nosebleeds and even the stairs can be steep and disorientating like a couple of posts have indicated. A few wobbly-pops don't help there either lol.
The upper level stairs of the Rogers Centre (SkyDome), in Toronto, are very steep and disorienting if you don’t look down and focus on where you step.
First time I was in the upper level, the last row near the roof, was in 1992. If I recall, it was when the Jays clinched the division. Aside from the height and steep stairs, the roof was closed and the crowd noise was deafening.Ahhh I've been on that upper deck of the Skydome several times and yea, man, I find it very disorienting for sure. It's the first place I thought of when reading this thread and all of the vertigo, etc.
First time I was in the upper level, the last row near the roof, was in 1992. If I recall, it was when the Jays clinched the division. Aside from the height and steep stairs, the roof was closed and the crowd noise was deafening.
Not a great stadium for concerts, lots of reverb and echo. I’ve seen U2 there, during the PopMart, 360 and JT2015 tours. The JT tour sound wasn’t too bad, likely because of where I was sitting. I saw Fleetwood Mac there, back in the late 80’s and they had a big curtain hanging from the rafters to try and deaden the sound. Seemed to do the trick, the concert was great.
I walked out of a Depeche Mode show at the Skydome it sounded so bad. It was like they brought a PA for a 500 person club. Early 2000s….I've seen a few shows at the Skydome in the late 80's (Jeff Beck/Stevie Ray Vaughn/Jeff Healey, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney) and I can remember how everybody was going mental saying the Stones and Beatle Paul were going to sound super-horrible in there, etc. etc. for months leading up to that.
I walked out of a Depeche Mode show at the Skydome it sounded so bad. It was like they brought a PA for a 500 person club. Early 2000s….
Me and the wife were at the Dead and Company show at the Sphere Friday night. The band was sounding great and the thing really is a mind blower. Any fans of the Grateful Dead music should try to see this. You can see the videos but they just cannot convey the actual experience. It’s kind of like being in the middle of a giant illusion. Mayer was on fire, thick and chewy tone. Jay Lane is filling Bill’s spot and he’s been playing this music for years and fits right in. Mickey Hart is like a mad scientist and what he does fits the Sphere so well. With the seat haptics and the visuals, the drum segment was incredible. Such an excellent band. It’s so much bigger than anything I’ve ever seen for visuals. We were in the 300 seats, pretty high up there but the view was awesome. I don’t think there are any bad seats except for the back rows on the 100 level with the overhang blocking the upper view. I had read some negatives about the sound but I thought it was excellent. The visuals almost take away from the band but so entertaining. Here’s a pic of what it looks like from the 300 section.
Maybe a little light on the bass. Volume was satisfying but not really loud. Ears weren’t ringing at all afterwards. I’ve seen these guys a bunch of times and they’re never very loud. Sound was 3 dimensional, there were some things coming out from the sides above my head. It sounded good, not gimmicky. They have a lot of control over it. Haptics too. There were points during the drums where it was almost too much. Drums pounding your body. Pretty wild. It’s a technological wonder, this Sphere. I’m going to watch videos on the construction.I would like to hear more about the quality of the sound. Mono, stereo, etc.; bass, treble, etc.; volume; compared to other venues; etc.
Maybe a little light on the bass. Volume was satisfying but not really loud. Ears weren’t ringing at all afterwards. I’ve seen these guys a bunch of times and they’re never very loud. Sound was 3 dimensional, there were some things coming out from the sides above my head. It sounded good, not gimmicky. They have a lot of control over it. Haptics too. There were points during the drums where it was almost too much. Drums pounding your body. Pretty wild. It’s a technological wonder, this Sphere. I’m going to watch videos on the construction.
A surprise move given how sales for the current run weren’t amazing.DeadCo adding 6 shows in August on sale 5/31 if anyone is interested.
I think they’re having fun with this gig. The others haven’t sold out? I haven’t paid much attention to sales numbers but I could have bought equivalent seats the day before the show at 1/2 price.A surprise move given how sales for the current run weren’t amazing.