Dionne Warwick Alpharetta Concert reviews
Dionne Was Wonderful, The Audience Was Not
First off, Dionne Warwick is an absolute treasure. In spite of having a wicked cold and a bad day with her foot, she started right on time at the stroke of 8. Her cold made her voice a bit scratchy at times which she apologised for ahead of time, but she still sang beautifully. Her band of musicians was incredible! Loved that she has reimagined/updated some of her songs for a more contemporary audience. Five Stars for her!
The crowd at the show was a different story. People were completely without respect for the performance they were witnessing, arriving as much as 45 minutes after the lights went down.
Not only were they late, but they caused loud distraction as they shuffled to their seats. Two incredibly rude people behind us had moved into seats assigned to late comers, and caused an argument when they would not return to their ticketed seats, all of this while Dionne was performing. More alarming, was the disturbances were being caused by the older demographic in the audience, who should know better.
The youth in the audience we observed were well behaved, the complete opposite of the message Dionne sent out to her fans describing the actions of unruly youth since the pandemic. She had to hush the crowd a number of times as she was trying to speak. Cellphone activity was rampant! Guests were constantly turning on their phone flashlights, recording every number and holding their phones high over their heads, blocking the audience behind them. Loud conversations and laughing drowned out the music for the people around them. We still managed to enjoy the concert, but I can't say I will ever see another event at this venue. Dionne ended the concert early I think because of her cold, but more likely because of the horrible, rude, unappreciative crowd she was attempting to entertain. How unfortunate.