Many times disappointed at Carter Barron
by bigbj on 7/26/09Carter Barron Amphitheatre - WashingtonRating: 2 out of 5The outdoor concert was cancelled in the middle of the second act.due to lightning. There's nothing we can do about that. Again, however, the sound engineers at this venue failed to deliver. The sound quality of the first act was flawless. However, the beginning of the second act suffered as mics weren't working, and channel distribution was not equalized. How frustrating it must be for a band to play through these conditions. The Carter Barron is a lovely amphitheater, but the sound technicians are truly not to the level that I could recommend. If they could stop putting emphasis on taped music during band switches, and focus more on live quality, this could be a five-star concert pavilion. But right now, if you're not the first band, watch out - the Barron technicians will truly mess up your sound.
