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The ticket included food which was very poorly organized in delivery and the amount was good for maybe100 people the other 900 starved
I completely agree with GoodTimeCharlie's review except that I think the performances by Burton Cummings and the warm-up band bring it up to 2 stars. But the lack of food was completely inexcusable for a premium priced ticketed event - ticketed means there was full advance knowledge to organizers of how many people would be attending, so there is no excuse for there to be not enough food. As for choice of food - there was not one "tailgate style" food choice. Where were the ribs and the wings (if there was a competition at the hot sauce stand I didn't see any wings), burgers or even sausages for a hungry pre-football game crowd? Instead we got business meeting appetizers. Veggie spring rolls, lettuce and veggie samosas were all we saw (after I got 2 of the last paper thin beef satays at 2:30) and we were there for the last 2 and a half hours of the "party".
It gave me the experience to see 3 bands i never seen before; April Wine, Kim Mitchell, and Big Sugar. And all 3 were very entertaining for the crowd. It was cool to see a few games for the masses to play; armchair quarterback, shuffleboard, wing eating contest, and dunk the volunteer? Only blemish was the $4.00 for a can of pop.
Awesome night. Treble Charger brought us all back to the 90s and early 2000s. Matt Good and Sam Roberts were GREAT and showed why they are two of the best Canadian artists right now.
April Wine, Kim Mitchell,Big Sugar rocked the House.
I felt that $175 to an event that you had to stand for 4 hrs was too much money. Burton Cummings as entertainer was the highlight and enjoyed very much. But receiving only "picking" food and 2 drinks was over priced. The age of the crowd was older and as such I would have preferred to be able to sit even a bit. Ticket said "SEAT 36-37" but there were NO seats anywhere to see the show.
This event was a huge disappointment in what was overall a great Grey Cup celebration and game. It was expensive ($175 per person plus taxes and fees), there was no food for 95% of the time, and what food there was was mediocre at best. 2 drinks were provided and then there was a typically expensive cash bar. To run out of food in the early stages of an event like this was inexcusable at these prices. A few dribs and drabs of additional food showed up, but not enough, and the staff didn't seem to have a clue if it was coming or what was going on. The event was held in a cavernous, basically empty, room in the bottom of the conference centre. There were a couple of activity areas, such as arm chair quarterback where you threw a football through a couple of holes, and a wings eating contest. People milled around for a couple of hours wondering what they were supposed to do, and many left. Finally the performers came on, who saved the event from being a total disaster. Pinball Clemens made a brief appearance - he is a great ambassador for the Argos and for Canadian football - he was everywhere during the celebrations throughout the week. Kathleen Edwards put on a good performance, and then Burton Cummings and his group saved the day with an extraordinary rockfest. Cummings put on an awesome show! Those who had endured to the end got a great show, but by then many fans had left for the rest of the free events in the convention centre and outside where there was more action and where you could get something to eat. Save your money and experience the true event out on the street.
Burton was amazing! The band were rock solid. PINBALL FOR MAYOR!
Absolutely an awesome show from start to end. Each act did a great job. Wished Matt Good had played a couple tunes as an encore.
The event had no breakdown. It said 6pm. The first band wasn't untll 7:30, Second not until 9:00 or so and Big Sugar why we got the tickets not until 11pm. We left- who waits 5 plus hours having nothing to do but drink! Will never waste the money again. NO SEATS!!!!! Just a big empty hall with food and drink at very expensive prices.
Awesome these cats still got it goin on. Go April Wine , Kim Michill, and Big Sugar
The concert was awesome, incredible, and amazing. and I am so glad I went