Black Eyed Peas Concert

The concert was good! Not great. The Black Eyed Peas put on an excellent performance but in my opinion the Pussy Cat Dolls were awful. When I was watching the Pussy Cat Dolls I felt like I was watching a group of slutty aerobics dancers. There songs are lame and they perform like a group of singing strippers. The Black Eyed Peas on the other hand put on a great show, even though it was a hip hop concert. I must say that I have never loved a hip hop concert probably because half of the time I can’t hear what they are saying. Most of the time I know the words to the songs but if I don’t I’m lost. In my personal opinion hip hop is much better listened to on head phones than it is on stage. That being said the Black Eyed Peas did put on a great show. They were live, energetic, and into the performance. I especially liked it when Ferg sang Don’t Lie, while channeling Axel Rose, to the tune of Suite Child of Mine. I’m sure most of the hip hop fans did not notice but she did a great impersonation of Axel.

Now for my critique of the Reno Events Center. I know that they built the venue flat so that it could be used for multiple events but it did not work well as a concert venue. The BEP’s used two screens to show their performance but they were too low. The ceiling in the venue was so low that you could not see the screens that were supposed to show you what was happening on stage. Furthermore, the stage was too low (I’m not sure if that was the fault of the Black Eyed Peas or the venue)! You could not see what was going happening on the stage from where I was sitting. I thought I had pretty good seats (row 23) but I could barely see what was happing. In my opinion the Reno Events Center needs a higher ceiling to accommodate viewing screens and a higher stage so that audience members on the floor can see what is happening on stage.

Well, there is my rant for the evening. In my opinion the Black Eyed Peas put on a fabulous show if you can see what is going on.