Monica Tickets

Monica shows up at the venue at 10:48. This venue usually closes at 11:00pm. She says something about her doctors told her not to perform but she is going to perform anyway. There was no band, just a DJ playinmg her musica "with her vocals" on them I might add. When she first started out I beleive her intention was to lip synch but the crowd was yelling, we can't hear you !!! (Her mic was shut off). So she satrts singing a little, gets the crowd to help her out. I think she ran through 4 songs and the show was over. I would have like for her to cancel the show, have the audience hold on to the tickets and come back (on time!!!) when she was feeling better. That would have been the professional thing to do. I know there needs to be a lot of coordination with promoters, managers, venue whatever, but she owed that to the fans. Did no songs from her "new album release" that has not hit the streets yet.

ONE WORD: Disappointing! People are Ignorant!!!!!!

The hold event was poorly coordinated. It started with a few unknown artist that could not capture the audience and was given too much stage time. Monica did not take the stage for 2 1/2 hours. When she finally took the stage, it was just her and the DJ. You have a packed house, she's the Headliner and all she did was give you the performance that an artist gives when they are paid an appearance fee to show up at a local club. This was quite a disappoint to her fans.

The show was very long winded and unorganized. The sound was horrible n echoed throughout the gallery on numerous occasions. Also at other times there was no sound at all. The show started late and after sitting in the galleries very uncomfortable seats for about 2.5 hours Monica finally performed. Her performance was also hindered because the sound was not working when she first came out and lasted for about 5 minutes. Overall Monica made it worth the time but it was rediculous to hear other acts for that long of a time and then hear the headliner perform for only 30 minutes...

In Monica's defense, I will start with the fact that she had been advised by her doctor not to do the show and that she was obviously doing the best she could considering that at times she could barely talk. That has nothing to do with talent, Monica has that by the boatload. It's just that after many years of not being able to see her perform that we were looking forward to seeing the best of Monica, who is still in my opinion one of the best doing what she does. The show got stretched out as long as possible with all of the other acts with the purpose of limiting Monica's time on stage, I swear that there were at least 3 intermissions between all of the performers. B-more's own Paula Campbell came and did her thang, she did a great job and is very underrated. Another artist by the name of 'Algebra' (I think) also did well, and I enjoyed the creativity and talent that Eric Roberson displayed for a Baltimore crowd that at times showed less class than I would have preferred. At times during Eric Roberson's performance, the crowd blatantly started chanting 'Mo-ni-ca! Mo-ni-ca!' while he was clearly in the middle of singing one of his songs. The class that he displayed against that adversity showed that this man is able to ascend above such petty displays of ignorance. Much respect due to this man. Even though Monica wasn't 100%, she still displayed the talent and ability that propelled her to being considered one of the best pure talents in music since the age of 12. Few could have sang as beautifully and as soulfully as she did under the circumstances and when her 'Still Standing' tour starts we hope to be in the house to experience everything that she has. Love Monica, wish she were well. Hope she gets better soon and we look forward to when she comes back to B-more in full force!

I love Monica and I was very disappointed last night first the openning acts were terrible I just could not get with it you could tell they were stalling everyone was shouting for Monica to come out and people started leaving and asking for their money back. It was well after 10 and she had not hit the stage yet. They said she was sick and was on her way and when she finally got on stage she did like 5 or 6 songs she sounded great and you could tell she was really sick but it was not worth the money I spent not to mention I brought 3 tickets. I would say if Monica camed back to Baltimore I probably would not go see her this experience left a bad taste in my mouth. I would get the CD less drama involved.