Tracy Chapman

Friday night I saw Tracy Chapman at the Zurich Hallenstadion. I'm not a huge fan but have enjoyed her music more over the past few years. Chapman put on a great show but I was less impressed with the stadium, crew, and band. Hallenstadion is huge and no place for the music that Chapman plays. It was too loud to the point where bass notes were felt and not heard. I pulled out the earplugs for some of the solo and softer songs which made up for the those ruined by the volume. By the end of the show the entire stadium was dancing and a large group overwhelmed security and rushed the stage. What did they expect?

It was a long time goal to see a Chapman concert, but unfortuately this wasn't the show I wanted to see. Next time I hope it will be a solo and acoustic performance that doesn't require earplugs.

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