Street Party Got Pushy and Sloppy
by TheRealJimShady on 9/29/18House of Blues Boston presented by Cricket Wireless - BostonThe performance was great. All the bands were amazing, unfortunately the venue as the street party was a little confusing. First off, the line to get in, even if you had tickets, took about 45 min and wrapped around the block. There needed to be at least double the amount of security gates to get. I ended up missing the first act because of this, as did many people. Then when you get in the stage is down at the end of Landsdowne and everyone is shoved into a bottle neck about 50 yards long that only had one way in and out, This created a bottle neck as people shoved to get closer to the stage. This also meant that if you were near heavily intoxicated people that over indulged in $9 beers, it was incredibly hard to remove yourself from the situation without being confrontational.The whole set up was extremely abrasive, especially toward the end when people were still pushing forward while others were trying to leave. Overall the venue was subpar but I still enjoyed the concert. Still love concerts that give you the opportunity to get close to the performers if you are willing to get there early. Just very hard when you are completely locked in.