The Dogg Days of concert going season are upon the Townespeople. Good shows for free, nearly free, and moderate prices to choose from. Friday, on a whim, we trekked off to Meadowbrook to give the Michael Jackson Experience a try. This show is put on by the same folks that have been doing the Pink Floyd Laser show for 25 years. This show would be more than just lasers and some movie clips. This had all the Pink Floyd lasers + a 4 screen multi-media backdrop + professional dancers + a Michael Jackson look alike and move alike. The show starts at the period of his death and backtracks to his Jackson Five days.
With little to no expectations for this show, we were rewarded with 5th row VIP seats for $10.00 each. The crowd was around 5,000 strong and most were life time Michael Jackson fans. Showtime happened at 9:20 due to the late sunset. Once it began, it was fast paced, visually stimulating, and a whole lot of fun. The dancers were very professional and well choreographed. Multiple costume changes to suit the song and era added to the scene. Michael Jackson impersonator was spot on his moves, looked quite similar, same build, and lipsynched fantastically! It was too cool to see Michael change from White to Black.
Personal highlights for me were: Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Thriller, Off the Wall, and the oldies like ABC and Ben were quite nostalgic for us. Frankly it was the best $10.00 I've spent in a long time. Great fun, professionally done, and what the hell, Michael is the BOMB!
Weather A
Crowd B
Atmosphere B+
Sound B
Lighting A+
Staging A+
Effects A+
Set List A
Overall this was an A event. We can't call it a concert, but since we knew what we were going to see, it made no difference.
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