Orleans was gr8 ! ARS was a big disappointment. All they wanted to do was guitar solos. No signage and guys were boring ! They are a bit older and so is Orleans moreover , Orleans talked to us etc...

     This concert was awesome. Both groups put on super shows. In my humble opinion, I believe Orleans did the best of the two. Their approach was more personal. Members of the group were introduced and the history of the group and some of their songs was explained. ARS did an awesome job playing. It was an overall great experience. Loved it!!!

   Same as above comment

   Orleans was great Atlanta Rhythm Section's lead singer didn't perform cause they announced he was sick. Didn't play but a few hits. Very disappointed.

   Orleans was good! Great vocals from all 5 and good harmony although the balance was spotty (especially drums too loud.) ARS was not good at all. Lead vocals out of tune, solo guitar couldn’t be heard for the entire show- never adjusted for the entire show!!!

   The event was great, but the sound had a lot to be desired.

   Loved the event - great groups! Music was wonderful!

 Both bands were great  

   The music was great. We enjoyed it.

   Orleans was fantastic! ARS was disappointing maybe due to the lead singer not being there.

   Great concert

 Loved it!

     Orleans was great.The lead singer promised to sign cd if you bought one, went there to that and was told the band left a long time ago. Atlanta rhythm section was the main band. Was familiar with the first 2 or 3 songs and a couple toward the end. The rest was just alright and alittle to loud for the age group that was there. Didn't play one of their biggest hits "Georgia Rhythm". All in All it was entertaining and OK for the price.

   Orleans was well worth the cost of the ticket. There is a reason so many people left during Atlanta rhythm Section presentation. Music too loud-Musicians seemed to be playing their own tunes with no relationship to playing as a group.

   Orleans 5 stars plus, entertainers, far exceeded expectations, crowd standing at end of performance, bring them back whenever you can Atlanta Rhythm Section, musicians, lead singer missing, far below expectations, crowd started leaving 30 minutes into performance, few left for encore

     The venue was very nice, comfortable, but the event would have been much better without the stage lighting blasting my eyes. Other patrons around me felt the same way. It was great to hear the groups again, but we were slightly disappointed with Orleans' short show. ARS was great but the sound system seemed to be low as one of the guitar players when he took the lead could barely be heard above the background music. He should have been heard above all the other musicians.

  They were even better than I expected. A wonderful event. The only thing is please stop shining the bright lights in the audiences eyes. It causes some people to have headaches.

   Orleans and ARS were fantastic, so exciting to share an evening with these band legends.

   The audio at Matie Kelly Performing Arts Center in Niceville, FL left the entire balcony with sub-par audio. The house audio was not used and thereby deprived the balcony guests of any dynamic listening enjoyment. A second, higher bank of speakers would have eliminated this situation. This is ok of course as this was a soft-rock performance. The bands were awesome. The audio was lacking. Will think twice before seeing another legendary band at this venue.

   Those sound mix was bad, the lead guitar was much quieter than the rest of the instruments, could barely hear his amazing solos. Whoever ran the lights shouldn't do that again. The audience was alternately blinded and flashed to headache or seizure level. I personally know of 18 people around me that left early due to the lighting. Such a shame bad technicians can ruin an amazing show by the artists. This venue was not conducive to that light show by nature of the seating.

   Lighting for both bands was annoying. Seniors don't need bright lights in their eyes. I saw a couple put on sunglasses.

   Shining spotlights on the audience was very annoying. Beyond that, everything was ok.

   Orleans was excellent, would see again. ARS was a disappointment. Would like a refund for their part.

   Orleans was great! Ars was very disappointing….left in the middle of their set…

   Good show

   Orleans was great. ARS was terrible. We left after 20 minutes of that noise. They certainly did not know their audience. Very disappointing.

   Orleans was enjoyable, ARS certainly good but a total electric guitar fest.

   Enjoyed both concerts. Did think ARS was as good as they could have been with one current player missing.

   Didn’t know a single song ARS performed

   The Orleans were fantastic........and was looking forward to seeing the ARS....but, something was off. Lines for drinks were long / slow. Parking - OK. Seats comfortable enough - good view. Could have been a tad cooler.

   Lot of people walked out on ARS, They need to play their Hit songs instead of songs that people never heard of! Orleans was fantastic!!!!

   As I wrote accidentally on the Orleans critique… Atlanta rhythm section is very talented but we did not feel a connection with the audience. I felt like I was watching a practice. The guy that filled in for the main singer that was sick was extremely talented and did his best. We decided to leave before the concert was over though because the songs tend to go on a little too long at the end and we were getting tired.

     Both bands fabulous!!!

 The music bands were phenomenal!! My husband and I enjoyed both bands. The concert lasted almost three hours so it was definitely value for the money. We got to hear two bands. Would highly recommend to anyone who hasn’t been to this concert.

   Great show!! Beautiful venue!