点评:Last year I rated this venue the top 5 Stars. Having been recently renovated I would now rate this venue even higher. Having visited this venue multiple times in the past, we always thoroughly enjoyed attending concerts on the original stage. The Joshua M. Freeman Foundation was established in 2007 with a clear mission: to enrich the Delmarva region through the transformative power of the arts. Founded to honor the enduring legacy of Josh Freeman—a dedicated business leader and philanthropist who believed deeply in community—the organization was built upon the fundamental principle that the arts should be accessible to everyone.
This vision became a reality in the summer of 2008 with the debut of The Freeman Stage at Bayside, which originally featured a modest, covered wooden stage set on a small grassy patch within the Bayside community. What began as a simple summer performance series rapidly blossomed into a cherished community gathering spot, welcoming local families, national touring acts, school groups, and thousands of enthusiastic arts lovers each season.
Driven by a phased expansion strategy and a capital campaign, the Freeman Arts Pavilion is transitioning into a premier outdoor performance venue capable of hosting around 4,000 guests, equipped with state-of-the-art production technology and enhanced comforts for both performers and attendees. We attended the grand opening of this new stage on July 8th to catch the Matteo Bocelli World Tour. Arriving around 5:45 PM, we found the main lot completely full and had to park in the secondary lot to the right of the entrance. After waiting in line for about 20 minutes, we entered using our QR-coded tickets. We walked up the boardwalk to our seats in section 303, row P, seats 17 and 18. The total cost for our two tickets including Allianz Global Assistance insurance was $375. I am not sure how much the insurance cost was, but days before the concert we could have purchased similar row P seats for under $100 per seat without any insurance. Next time we will not purchase insurance.
The new stadium seating is a massive upgrade over the previous flat lawn setup with folding chairs; these seats are permanently set in concrete and offer plenty of space to stretch out and unwind. For our next visit, we intend to secure seats closer to the main stage in sections 202 or 102. Matteo treated the crowd to an encore, which we stayed to enjoy, before making our exit during his final number. By taking the alternative route via Sound Church Road out to Route 54, we successfully bypassed the typical post-event traffic. Refer to my many videos and pics from our event. I will return here with my friends for a George Thorogood And The Destroyers concert so more to come from me.
翻译:去年,我给这个场地打上了五星最高评分。最近经过翻新后,我现在给它的评分更高了。过去我曾多次光临此地,每次在原先的舞台上观看演出都让我乐享不已。约书亚·M·弗里曼基金会创立于2007年,其使命很明确:即通过艺术的强大影响力来丰富德尔马瓦地区的文化生活。该组织旨在传承乔什·弗里曼的崇高精神——他是一位全心投入事业的企业领袖和慈善家,始终坚信社区的重要性。组织成立的核心理念便是:艺术应当让所有人都能享有。
这一愿景于2008年夏天变为现实:贝赛德弗里曼舞台正式启用。起初,它只是一个坐落在贝赛德社区一片草地上的简易带顶棚木制舞台。最初只是一个简单的夏季演出系列,如今已迅速发展成为备受喜爱的社区聚会之地——每个季节都有当地家庭、全国巡演的表演团体、各学校团体以及成千上万的文艺爱好者纷至沓来。
在分阶段扩展战略及筹款活动的推动下,弗里曼艺术剧场正逐步转型为一处可容纳约4,000名观众的顶级户外演出场所。这里配备了最先进的生产技术,还为表演者与观众提供了更为舒适的体验。7月8日,我们前来参加这个新舞台的盛大开幕式,观看马泰奥·波切利的世界巡回演唱会。下午5点45分左右我们抵达现场,发现主停车场已经停满车辆,只好在入口右侧的备用停车场停车。排队等候约20分钟后,我们凭带有二维码的门票进入了场馆。随后沿着木板路前行,便到达了我们的座位——第303区,P排。17号和18号座位。包含安联全球救援保险在内,我们两张票的总花费为375美元。我不确定保险费具体是多少,但在音乐会举办前几天,我们本可以以每张票不到100美元的价格买到同一排的P区座位,而且无需购买保险。下次我们不会再买保险了。新安装的看台座椅相比以前那种仅有折叠椅、地面为平地的布局有了巨大改进;这些座椅被牢牢固定在混凝土基座上,为人们提供了充足的空间来放松休息。下次去的时候,我们打算预订202区或102区中更靠近主舞台的座位。马泰奥又为观众献上了一首返场曲,我们便留下继续欣赏,直到他演奏完最后一首曲目后才离开。我们沿着Sound Church Road绕行,最终抵达54号公路。我们成功地避开了活动结束后出现的交通拥堵。请查看我上传的关于此次活动的众多视频和照片。之后我还会和朋友们一起来这里观看乔治·索罗古德与毁灭者乐队的演唱会,届时还会有更多内容分享给大家。