Taking good pictures at concerts- How???

[diamondsnake]

Anyone have some good tips for taking beautiful pictures at concerts? I finally found out my seat location for the Atlantic City concert- Row 2 a little towards the left (right in front of Stevie's mic I hope!). Anyway, I really want to take some pictures of Stevie but don't know how. A lot of the pictures I see posted on the sites from the concerts look somewhat washed out and too bright. And since Stevie's skin is so light anyways, you can barely make out her face! However, some pictures are amazing and are darker and the colors are rich and Stevie's dress is black and not a smog color. Is this because those people do not use a flash? Also, do you guys have more luck with digital cameras or regular old film style cameras that you have to get developed? Also, what about security? Are they an issue? Anymore hints on taking good pictures?