hi! sorry if this is a dumb question, but is the concert experience between indoor and outdoor (arena/stadium) vastly different?
yes because
- indoor venues allow more elaborate stage set ups. for example, TEL and exordium had them flying across the stadium/being hoisted up in air on wires. this wouldn't be possible for outdoor venues because. well, no roof to hook them up.
- indoor stadiums are smaller. the stage will be more intimate and safety concerns mean less people in one area. you can compare the seat plan for bangkok vs malaysia. there's no way the seats in malaysia can interact with them.
- temperatures in indoor venues are constantly cool whereas outdoor is either hot af or cold af
- weather conditions. rain :(
- distractions. indoor venues are confined and closed while outdoor venues have the city lights in the background, the sound from outside traffic, a plane flying past... this is both good and bad because we can have fireworks! but mostly bad.
- indoor venues allow more elaborate stage set ups. for example, TEL and exordium had them flying across the stadium/being hoisted up in air on wires. this wouldn't be possible for outdoor venues because. well, no roof to hook them up.
- indoor stadiums are smaller. the stage will be more intimate and safety concerns mean less people in one area. you can compare the seat plan for bangkok vs malaysia. there's no way the seats in malaysia can interact with them.
- temperatures in indoor venues are constantly cool whereas outdoor is either hot af or cold af
- weather conditions. rain :(
- distractions. indoor venues are confined and closed while outdoor venues have the city lights in the background, the sound from outside traffic, a plane flying past... this is both good and bad because we can have fireworks! but mostly bad.