The Amity Affliction Reno Concert reviews
Jim Gaffiaan. Excellent - but felt short changed.
The main event, The Amity Affliction, lived up to every expectation save for one. A beautiful setting to enjoy some first rate comedy. The genuine support act - Tom Shillue - was great, if a little unexpected, notwithstanding the couple of local radio personalities who, for some unfathomable reason, thought they were a warm up act. Some great material. I guess he was on stage for about 15-20m. Quite why people have to arrive an hour late - I kid you not, arriving in time for the last 10m - thus breaking the mood, while others insisted on taking photos regardless of the instructions not to, is beyond me. When you make the move into theatres then the show has to expand with it. 60m is more suited to a club appearance. The audience were another matter. Maybe they did get fed up and curtailed the show early. I, for one, would not have blamed them. Kudos to The Amity Affliction for carrying on without missing a step in the face of such bad manners. And why did the theatre staff allow people to enter so late into the performance? Selfishness in the extreme.