This review is FOR THE VENUE / AUDIOVISUAL TEAM, not for our magical sacred and beloved boygenius. Their costumes + energy + show production was 13/10, from what I could feel and see from afar. However, from promenade 3 (just over halfway up the bowl), the sound was so quiet. As my dear friend Ali put it, she needed to have an intravenous experience but instead we got just a topical treatment. Listening to boygenius in my car is more immersive and soul-hitting than the audio at the Hollywood Bowl. We could hear those around us more than we could hear Phoebe, Julien, and Lucy's voices, which was of course disappointing since that's what we came for. It appeared that the only speakers were those at the stage, but the Bowl is massive so those stage speakers can only reach so far. I feel worse for the people in prom 4 + 5. The screens used too many grainy visual effects so that we could not actually see the boys. I wanted to watch their faces as they screamed, cried, smiled, and made out , but they were just blobs on the screen and small faraway holy trinity figures IRL. Basically the pit + prom 1 had a good time but I think that's it. Anyway, all this to say I hope the Bowl can make it a better experience for everyone next time since tickets are damn expensive. The full moon + floating cross over Julien (Jesus) Baker + Phoebe surprising us by singing Night Shift made it all worth it. Love u boygenius forever and ever bye!
