I feel this is going to be more of a review on the actual Bronson Center than the show itself! Short review: Texas King caught the crowd’s attention and Big Wreck killed it as usual. I recorded the show using my iPhone and it came out pretty good! I will try again at the next concert. I brought Etienne to the concert for his birthday and we met up with a few of his friends who were equally blown away by the show.
A history of the Bronson Center and a review of the new changes: YEARS AGO, the BronsonCenter sucked large. Mike and I would show up for a show and it would be general admission throughout the entire building so we would end up in the back row with our parkas on and sweating bullets. I believe that show was for Broken Social Scene. No beer, dying of heat, it sucked.
Over time, it got a little better. They cleared out some seats in front of the stage so there was a small standing room general admission area.
Then later on that area got a beer table. There was also some coat check available. Things were looking up.
When I went to Big Wreck, the experience completely transformed and I think it’s the ultimate experience.
You walk into a different entrance than usual. This entrance brings you to the coat check where there are tables and a bar set up IN CASE YOU SHOW UP BEFORE THE DOORS ARE EVEN OPEN! Yes sirs, you can have a beer while waiting to get in. How awesome is that?
You go through another door, get your ticket scanned, walk through some random hallways (because it’s an old school) and get to the merch booth lobby.
When you enter the BronsonCenter now, it’s a full blown bar. There’s no seats at all and there are three bar stations set up. Plus, because it’s a theatre, the entire floor is slanted so even if you have a tall guy in front of you, it’s not as bad as being behind him on a flat floor. I guess there IS a section of flat floor closer to the stage now that i think of it, but the floor area leading up to it is on a slant.
I can’t remember if they had massive speaker stacks or not, but they do now.
So…two thumbs up for the BronsonCenter in 2019. I had read somewhere that there was a promoter that bought the BronsonCenter and was going to beef it up to be a main stop between Montreal and Toronto for bands. I guess they are putting their money where their mouth is.
