4.6 stars - Little Caesars Arena Mezzanine 24 seat review shared on Sep 19, 2017 from a hockey game. Little Caesars Arena prohibits items such as bags, backpacks and briefcases larger than 14' x 14' x 6' from entering the arena. Hard-sided bags of any kind are also prohibited. Little Caesars Arena was designed by HOK, and features a unique 'deconstructed' layout. Buildings housing retail outlets, including several restaurants, the arena's box office, and the offices of the Red Wings are built outside the arena, but a glass roof is erected between the buildings and the arena itself. 3.8 stars - Little Caesars Arena Section 224 seat review shared on Mar 29, 2018 from a hockey game. We had a great time at the hockey game at Little Caesars Arena. People were super friendly staff was also very helpful.
8:30pm sharp, and the massive arena has come to life with a powerful energy of pre-show hysteria. A mysterious curtain, similar to a 1970s lampshade fringe, hangs about the stage and ever-so-slightly cloaking the clear view of the place setting. 8:45pm and the jumbo-tronic monitors come to life, displaying artistic images evidentiary to the arrival of team Tool. The phantom silhouettes of the iconic band members can be seen sliding across the ginormous stage, taking up their prospective positions for the evenings event. Stage lights ignite, the band engages, and the night is underway as the album-titled track 'Fear Inoculum' bowls over the droves of electrified fans. It is now that we catch a glimpse of our frontman, our visionary, and cult leader for the night – Mr. Maynard James Keenan.
Perched in a manner similar to an apex predator above the deepest and darkest jungles of musical Motown, he is garbed in a most becoming, post-apocalyptic ensemble, complete with matching warpaint and sporting his notorious spiked mohawk. Lurking in the darkness, Keenan crouches down to assess the crowd.
The band rips into 'AEnema,' and guitarist Adams Jones steps forward, blasting a gritty, crunchy tone that is sharp enough to bite an ear off. 'The Pot' comes next, followed by the one/two combo of 'Parabol' and 'Parabola,' and this crowd is mesmerized by the swirling sounds and pragmatic pounding of their eardrums. The new track 'Pneuma' is rolled out next and is very well received judging by crowd response. An explosive evening highlight sends a concussive blast through the screaming fans as the notorious bass lines of 'Schism' reverberate throughout the arena. Justin Chancellor's BIG bass lines are tight and engaging as the thunderous one, drummer 'Dangerous' Danny Carey pounds out the back-beat with the authority of a Norse demi-god! This crowd is ecstatic, and the band reciprocates by indulging in an extended version of this classic. The charisma and power of frontman Keenan are best described as hypnotically mystical, as he engages his frontline fans with the presence of a mighty Sith-Lord super villain.
The music plays on with 'Jambi,' 'Merkaba,' 'Vicarious,' and an absolute slicing version of the powerful tune 'Forty Six & 2.' The band ruses an abrupt ending to the gala, allowing a moment of suspense to hang before calling the bold bluff. The band returns to deliver 'Chocolate Chip Trip,' (with a bonus spotlight of Carey beating the skins to death,) then 'Invincible,' and closes the night on a most memorable performance of the banger 'Stinkfist,' during which Maynard called off the security protocall and allowed the fans cellphone usage for the end of the night.
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Tool comes as a recommended, energetic and powerful concert experience. They do not, and will not, disappoint your highest of concert expectations, supported with fantastic new material and legendary tunes of music history. You can catch them on tour now! Band news, tour dates and details can be found at the band's official website.
