Gestapo training ground, Riverbend Music Center, known since 1984 for being the summer home of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & aging, second tier pop acts like Styx, Ted Nugent, Stevie Nicks, Chicago ,etc….. has taken a bold step forward. Their "lawn seating" with crappy sound, no view & no protection from the elements will now no longer even offer a real lawn.
"concertgoers will encounter a lawn consisting of five layers: 120,000 square feet of non-flammable plastic turf; 660,000 pounds of non-toxic, acrylic-coated, round-grained, bacteria-resistant sand; two layers of crushed limestone; and 1.04 miles of drainage pipe"I love the sound of hobnailed jackboots goose stepping on non-flammable plastic turf in the evening.
Fishwarp story here
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I used to work at Coney back from 1984 to 86. When the Grateful Dead came to Riverbend, Garcia said the stage setup was one of his favorites but the Riverbend management was the worst he'd ever run up against.
If you are in the pavilion, the sound is ok altho, I knew a guy who did sound & lights for concerts & stage productions who old me their crews were pretty bad.
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