Sam Hunt

The pros: Sam and his band performed a 90 minute high energy show to a sold out audience at the standing room only general admission Bowery Ballroom in NYC. The venue was the smallest I've seen him perform in (less than 600 people) so it was nice and intimate. He and the band brought the same energy and enthusiasm as when they perform at an arena. Sam was blown away and humbled by the amount of fans that knew the words to all but the 2 new songs he performed. There was a feeling of unity, no pushing or shoving or talking during the show. It felt like a fan club sing along! The cons: I was frustrated by the venues admission procedure of having us line up outside then letting us into the lounge/bar which was down a full flight of stairs where we lined up for another hour only to go up another set of stairs to enter the ballroom. We then scrambled to get a place by the stage only to find that half of the spots were taken by people who were not VIPS and who waited for barely any time. They were able to go directly into the venue through another entrance at the same time they let us go upstairs thereby arriving before a group of us who waited for 4 plus hours. The show and the new friends I made in line made it well worth it. I hope they have him back sometime!