It was fun, but…
by Rena on 11/13/22The Stone Pony - Asbury Parkafter seeing senses fail at a festival in Vegas, I thought it would be fun to come to a hometown show. However, I was quickly reminded why many locals avoid the venue, especially for sold out shows. The crowd had to be way over capacity for the size of the building, since you couldn’t walk, and was constantly trampled or shoved by people walking. Even if you got over the nearly constant abuse, especially as a woman who had men constantly grabbing or pushing her so they could see the stage or move through the crowd, you had to sit through excruciatingly long set ups for the bands. And when the bands came on, it was unclear which song was even being played. The only time I could understand anything through the speakers was the 30+ minutes of speeches from the band, or the cover music they did. You’d think after nearly 2 decades of a band, they would be able to fill a time slot with music, especially music they wrote.