点评:This was my second concert in the span of eight days, following an Evanescence show at Jiffy Lube Live. This time, I was at the Filene Center to see Sarah McLachlan, with Allison Russell opening. Tickets went on sale to the general public at the end of February 2026. I bought two tickets in early May, and the best available seats were in Row JJ of the Rear Orchestra Right section. The total cost came to $288. Because the very back of that section is Row QQ, we were only a few rows ahead of the lawn.
From this vantage point, the performers looked small and were difficult to see clearly, so I found myself watching the large side screens for most of the night. Although we paid more than double the price of lawn tickets, it was worth it; we were completely sheltered from the rain, had actual chairs, and enjoyed a much better acoustic experience under the pavilion. However, the rather large, older man sitting beside me was disgruntled because I accidentally brushed against him in the tight seating. His poor attitude really put a damper on our evening, and I thought about reporting his behavior to the staff a few times. I also came close to leaving my seat to sit on the lawn because I was annoyed by his hostility, but I stayed so my wife could enjoy her pavilion seat. You would think people would have more class at a Sarah McLachlan concert.
This was my second time seeing Sarah live, with the first being 22 years ago at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia during her Afterglow Tour. Shockingly, my wife had never heard any of her songs before, which I still find hard to believe. On July 5, 2026, she got to hear "Possession," "Adia," "I Will Remember You," "Sweet Surrender," "Ice Cream," "Angel," and my personal favorite, "Fear," for the very first time.
翻译:这是我在八天之内参加的第二场音乐会,此前我在Jiffy Lube Live场馆观看了Evanescence的演出。这次,我来到Filene Center,观看莎拉·麦克拉克伦的演出,开场嘉宾则是艾莉森·拉塞尔。2026年2月底,门票开始向公众发售。5月初我买了两张票,能买到的最佳座位就在右侧后排乐池区的第JJ排。总成本为288美元。由于该区域的最后几排就是第QQ排。我们只比草坪区的观众席靠前几排而已。
从这个位置看去,表演者显得很小,很难看清他们的模样,所以我整晚大部分时间都在盯着两侧的大屏幕。虽然我们支付的票价是草坪区门票的两倍多,但绝对物有所值:我们完全不受雨水侵袭,还有真正的座椅可坐,而且在看台下能享受到好得多的音效体验。不过,那个……有点大。坐在我旁边的年长男子很不高兴,因为我在这狭小的座位区不小心碰到了他。他恶劣的态度彻底破坏了我们晚上的兴致,有好几次我都想向工作人员投诉他的行为。由于被他的敌意惹恼,我甚至差点离开座位去草坪上坐,但最终还是留了下来,好让我妻子能享受她在看台上的座位。本以为在莎拉·麦克拉克伦的演唱会上,人们的举止会更有风度才对。这是我第二次现场观看莎拉的演出,第一次是在22年前,在费城的瓦乔维亚中心,当时她正在进行“Afterglow巡演”。令人惊讶的是,我的妻子此前从未听过她的任何一首歌,这一点至今仍让我难以置信。2026年7月5日,她第一次听到了《Possession》《Adia》《I Will Remember You》《Sweet Surrender》《Ice Cream》《Angel》,还有我最喜欢的歌曲《Fear》。