Yes, it's that time of the year again when Universal Studios Orlando rolls out it's weekly concert series in conjunction with Mardi Gras. These Saturday night concerts begin tomorrow night and run through April 17th; there are also a Sunday night event for Valentines/Presidents Day weekend and a Friday night event in April. There is no extra charge to attend the concerts beyond your theme park admission or annual pass. Here's the lineup:
FEB 06 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND
FEB 13 HEART
FEB 14 KOOL & THE GANG
FEB 20 BLONDIE
FEB 27 DIERKS BENTLEY
MAR 06 AKON
MAR 13 ARETHA FRANKLIN
MAR 20 MIRANDA LAMBERT
MAR 27 3 DOORS DOWN
APR 03 THE BEACH BOYS
APR 09 SHERYL CROW
APR 10 FLO RIDA
APR 17 CHICAGO
it's a pretty good line up, certainly better than Disney ever comes up with, but I usually need a top notch act that I'd absolutely love before I will battle the MESS that is US crowd control. They are AWFUL about it around the stage area. It's a completely disorganized mess. They need to take a page from Disney's playbook and set up people with light things directing traffic. Otherwise it's just a complete disaster.
ReplyDeleteI fought the crowd for Kelly Clarkson, but no one on the list this year would make me fight a crowd.
KC & the Sunshine Band rocked last night to a crowd of all ages. It was great to see moms and dads, grand dads, and kids rockin' to KC's past hits. Earlier, in the French Quarter section, Bryan Lee and the Blues Power Band rocked the streets in a block party setting. They also set-up and played on the City Walk Plaza stage later around 10pm.
ReplyDeleteKen, thanks for the report. I wanted to see KC but had the conflict with Oakenfold.
ReplyDeleteHope to see you out at the PI Reunion next Saturday night at ADH!