Kind of sad, don't you think?

[Somajoseph]

Originally Posted by ADAM_EVE

It would seem what with Casino Rama, Turning Stone Mohegan Sun that any shows after the tour with Chris Issac are going to be in those kinds of venues.
Personally I have always had an attitude of you know your a nostalgia act when your playing casino's, but with Stevie it doesn't come off as that, although it does come off as odd that so far all dates are in Casino's and not her ususal arena gigs. But I'd rather see her fill a 5,000 seater then half fill a 10-20,000.

They may be casino gigs but Mohegan, and Casino Rama seem to have nice 5,000 seat venues that dont seem like showroom type casino gigs, which I would find kinda beneath Stevie, even at this point.
I do think her playing Vegas is a let down, I dont think of her as a Vegas act.She's been on the road for so long as an arena act that I'd rather see her "on the move", as she puts it, than playing Vegas gigs.
As I've mentioned before, I do think it's time for her to scale down from the arena/amphitheater scale shows she's been doing for so long. So playing a 5,000 seat venue seems better than doing an extended Vegas thing.
I've resisted flying to Vegas to see these shows for that same reason. The last time Stevie headlined in the Bay area, she did the Concord Pavilion, and drew a pretty large crowd. Of course, last time she didnt also do a Shoreline show, but that was ok. Concord was pretty full and still fairly intimate as far as amphitheater shows go.It's half the size of Shoreline, but it was full, and the scale seemed perfect.