Nokia Live At Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie

It's a sad, sad thing spending $50+ dollars for a ticket and then enduring the truly miserable sound eminating from this stage. I have seen a total of 6 shows at this venue and REFUSE to spend a dollar more with this establishment. The saddest part is that a lot of good artists play there without knowing how truly dreadful it sounds. After my first show I thought maybe it was the sound guy or the board; then the second show was even worse and the third was unbearable and I had to walk out. I have had seats top level, lower level and GA on the floor (which is probably the only decent sound). My reccomendation for fans wanting to buy tickets: stay at home and listen to the album. My advice for bands: Smirnoff Music Center with an open air venue, lawn seating and sound quality that Nokia can NEVER deliver. It's a sick sad thing when a dive bar in Deep Ellum can deliver better acoustics than a multimillion dollar stadium. Not even mentioning the 40 mile out of the way drive,$15 parking, $8 beers and security so anal you'd think they were the TSA. So what do I do when a really good band does come to Dallas and foolishly elects to play at this venue? I drive 3 hours to Austin to go see them.