Grupo Fantasma Tickets

I liked the venue very much and expect we'll try going there again sometime but not during the week. I moved to Denver from Austin. I've seen Grupo Fantasma (GF) many times and I'm sure they were fantastic the other night. We never got to see them. The show was billed as starting at 9 PM. Since this was a Thursday night and I have a job that requires me to be at work at 6 AM, I had dearly hoped GF would play near that time. Instead, there was an unscheduled opening act, which we enjoyed, by the way. After Ritmo Cascabel exited the stage, GF members set up their instruments and then disappeared. After 45 minutes of waiting, we left. We spent about $130 for tickets, parking, food, and drink and never saw the band we came to see.

Great music in a great Venue really equaled to a great experience. Grupo Fantasma had the whole place rocking and they got everyone back out with an awesome encore. Fantastic show all around!!

I had only heard of Chicha Libre and Grupo Fantasma, so this was my first time seeing them live. Wow!! They were awesome! They had so many people dancing in the aisles and bopping their heads in their seats! Unfortunately, half of the the theater (Royce Hall) was empty!! It was so empty that they led all people (regardless of what seats you had purchased) to sit as close to the stage as possible. Although it was great being able to sit closer to the stage, It was also very saddening that it was so empty....not only sad for the bands, but also for those who did not get to experience their wonderful music! Not sure what happened...maybe not enough publicity was done for this show? I have been to Royce hall for a few shows within the last few months (Bebel Gilberto and Bajofondo), and a few in years past, and it has always been a full house. What a shame this was not the case on this night.

The boys from Austin were fantastic. They arrived onstage dressed for Halloween and performed a terrific salsa version of "Thriller," complete with MJ choreography. The only thing that kept it from being a five-star experience was the extremely lame opening band that was a half-hour late taking the stage and played way too long. Next time, let's either have a kick-butt opener or just Grupo Fantasma for longer!