Amber L.
Yelp
I've seen a lot of concerts, with most being in Vegas and I have to say that the Pearl Concert Theater really impressed me! The sound and acoustics we're phenomenal. You could feel the music in your bones. We went for a Mary J. Blige concert, with Lalah Hathaway headlining.
The show started on time, with Lalah's DJ slinging some old school songs from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. She engaged the crowd, asking us if we remembered this song and remembered that song, from Bell Biv Devoe and Silk to Luther Vandross and Wyclef. Lalah eventually came out and performed old songs and some from her new album. After her performance, they revamped the stage in just 10 minutes, to prepare for Mary's performance. We were amazed at the difference in the all that they did in such a short time.
We had no issues getting in. They had a line going through the casino and once they opened the doors, each door had a metal detector and someone to check bags, so the line moved super fast. I liked that even though the show started at 8pm, they opened the doors at 6:45 and started letting people go in. It cut down on the havoc in the casino, with the lines. Of course, it isn't Vegas if they don't have alcohol, so they had a bar open on each floor and people flocked to it like an exit door during a fire! Lines were long! We bypassed that and went on and found our seats. They had servers walking around in there offering drinks, too! So you can imagine all the drunk people by the time it was over.
Nevertheless, when Mary came out, everyone was on their feet! She looked great, in fabulous shape, and that voice was still strong! She danced her ass off, spoke to the crowd, and was totally engaged in the performance and all of us. I was just starting high school when Mary hit the scene and I'm glad that she's still around and strong as ever. I loved that people of all ages, shapes, sizes, races, and ethnicities were there singing and dancing together. There was no hate or racial shit going on. It was by far the best concert that I've ever been to. I definitely want to see her, again!