Whether you're coming from out of town or just a short drive away, Kohl Center is located at 601 W Dayton St in Madison, WI. For directions and parking info, visit Kohl Center’s official website at http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/2015/08/21/GEN_2014010135.aspx or call them at 1-608-263-5645. Make sure to check out other concerts and live events happening in Madison, WI on Bandsintown.
The Journey concert was AMAZING! I drove 3 hours to see them! Sang so many of my favorites! Toto started the show off- they were incredible! Such a fun and energizing night!
Toto was amazing. Journey put on a great show, but the sound was badly distorted. Toto sounded great, so I don't know what changed, but the sound was really bad. Journey's performance was great, though. Lots of energy and true musicianship from the band members.
Journey was great. Great performers, and the current musicians are all very good, and still quite capable.
I give the band 5 stars, and I'm fairly picky. The venue is where the stars drop off. The Kohl Center is clean and nice and easy to access, physically it's fine. Our seats were on the side, about 3 sections from the stage. The sound reinforcement/ mixing, however was pretty bad. Opening act TOTO had echoes, which gradually improved. Kick drum was so loud you often couldn't hear the guitar, backup vocals, sax, flute, etc.
Journey was rough the whole way through. Arnel Pineda's mic sounded like a walkie-talkie at times. Not sure if the equipment was so bad they turned him down, but through much of the show you could hardly hear him. Key riffs were sometimes inaudible. Neil Schon's guitar became harsh and thin about halfway through, and towards the end we heard more string noise and brittle distortion to the point where we couldn't hear guitar sound/melody anymore, just the harsh noise.
I've seen Journey before. Arnel's voice is incredible. Neal's guitar tone is typically something most guitarists try to emulate. The sound production was a major detriment, very distracting.
Thankfully the energy of the performers, and the energy of the crowd singing along still made it a great night.