IвЂ™ve said before I donвЂ™t spend my time at concerts taking pics. These are a combo from me and my wifeвЂ™s phones. Everyone involved in this event should be ashamed.ДЄnywhoвЂ¦ Here are a few pics. The lack of planning to get people off the infield in a timely manner put people at risk of injury or worse. They ruined what should have been a great night for many people by failing to plan ahead and failing to accurately disseminate information. The Nationals Stadium organization turned this long awaited event into a Charlie Foxtrot. When fans still around but outside the stadium heard the band they tried to come back in they were denied access. Approximately 90 minutes later Motley Crue would take the stage with the a large number of fans gone. We left because we were told by staff the concert was OVER. Up in the stadium concourse people were discussing what to do. It took us over 20 minutes in the pouring rain and lightning to get off the field. Key here is OVER, not postponed, not delayed, OVER. Again the staff, and SECURITY are YELLING AT US that the concert is OVER, you need to LEAVE now. We are down on the baseball field and the staff begins yelling at everyone to leave but the ways to get off the field are limited. Here is where things turnвЂ¦ It is absolutely pouring rain. They cut the set short by 2 songs, issued a warning, and apologized. I could see via the weather radar on my phone things were about to get bad. Late in their set the rain began to fall. Vivian Campbell (guitar) seemed only in a slightly better mood.

Phil Collen (guitar) seemed to be half there. The only person in the group who seemed to be in a good mood was Rick Savage (bass). The usual polished stage performance was gone, the sound wasnвЂ™t quite there. Richmond (x2 or 3?), Detroit area (x2 or 3?), Virginia Beach (x3 or 4?), Nashville, Mannheim, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Charlottesville, HamptonвЂ¦ I know IвЂ™m leaving some outвЂ¦ Though we love watching these guys this performance was off. IвЂ™ve seen them, I dunno know man, 12+ times? More than any other band for sure. The albums High вЂnвЂ™ Dry (1981), Pyromania (1983), and Hysteria (1987) are like a walk through the more adventurous years of my life. I will never miss a chance to see Poison live.Дef Leppard, one of my all-time favs. You always feel like he is really happy to be there and is having a great time. All these years I have never seen lead singer Brett Michaels show anything but enthusiasm and cheer while he is on that stage. They are always a good show but are better when they have more time to play. After their set we wandered upstairs for some ridiculously overpriced adult beverages. I love Joan Jett and was happy to see her again. They played a solid set musically but as the first band playing they didnвЂ™t have much room on the stage and they didnвЂ™t come out on the walkout. IвЂ™ve seen Joan Jett and The Blackhearts maybe a 1/2 dozen times. I state the fact that itвЂ™s Joan and the other folks are like, вЂњNah, itвЂ™s some warmup band.вЂќ I say, вЂњIвЂ™ve been listening to Joan Jett since I was a teen and thatвЂ™s her.вЂќ My wife and I make a dash into the stadium and are able to catch the last 2/3rdвЂ™s of her set. I listen closer, between songs I hear Joan Jett talking though the words were very muffled. At 1630hrs there was music coming from the stadium though it was indiscernible. We were at a bar across the street pregaming and at least 2 people stated that there was a warm-up band and the actual concert didnвЂ™t start until 1800hrs. Our seats are 3 rows in front of the center walk-out. ItвЂ™s gonna be a long night and my wife has been a tad under-the-weather for a couple of days. Earlier that day we got our tickets from will call and our field passes so we are in no hurry to get to our seats. My wife and I were outfitted with 2 disposable rain ponchos each.

Weather had been looking ominous for days. This event was postponed twice because of Covid. I had purchased these tickets in December, 2019. Concert start 1630hrs.Д«ands in order of appearance (complete setlists at the bottom of this page): Review and Pics: The Stadium Tour 2022, Washington DC, 22 June, 2022Дoors open 1530hrs.

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