My first CCMA awards show!
by washboardunionfan on 2018-09-12FirstOntario Centre - HamiltonRating: 3 out of 5First of all, it was a total let down that the pre-awards outdoor concert was cancelled due to the windy conditions..Besides that, the outdoor red carpet event was moved to the basement of the First Ontario Centre and only the first 300 fans could get in.. My boyfriend and I waited in the cold for 2 hours alongside many others to enter the arena to find the event held in quite a small, unglamorous space which was so packed with people we could only catch glimpses of the stars. Perhaps it was set up last minute due to the inclement weather & the organizers did the best they could.. What they can do in future is to have a platform for the stars to go on, so that the lucky 300 people in there could see the celebrities and take pictures of them..As for the show itself, there were too many commercial breaks ...and it ended one hour too early! Also didn't care for the fact that lots of people in the 'nosebleeds' sections were asked to move down to the floor close to the stages to make the show look full and good on TV. They actually ended up with better views than my boyfriend and I who paid more for our seats in the 114 section....:(