Hey all,
What a surprise tonight was: a casino audience that kicked ass! For whatever reason, despite the fact that the venue was the enormous casino that is Mohegan Sun, the crowd was truly there to see Conan. It was also one of the larger arena venues of the tour, so you could really feel their excitement.
The great show was in stark contrast to the less-than-ideal load-in and setup. The arena was being used for a WNBA game until 4pm-ish. So we had to set everything up in stages. First, while the basketball game was going on, we all put our worlds together (partly) in the arena's large loading area. Then we pushed our setups into place and tied up loose ends. The entire stage was built at one end of the floor, then moved, in one piece, into its final position (with the help of maybe 30 stagehands pushing it into place). We had two hours to setup AND soundcheck, because the Mohegan Sun insists that its event start and end on time, regardless of the circumstances.
Luckily, we knew about these complications beforehand. Evidently, the tour people knew about it when it was booked, and for whatever reason, felt we needed to keep the date and soldier through it. Fuck it- we made it. And the show was terrific- one of my favorites.
Next up is the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA (Philadelphia).
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