95/100 experience
by Flavor Dave on 9/29/24The Observatory North Park - San DiegoGlass Beams themselves are fantastic and put on an excellent show as expected. Their music is gorgeous. Opening act was alright for what it was, but a curious pairing with the headliner. The 40-minute wait between sets was way too long though. The Observatory was awesome. Pretty venue (converted from an old church). The restrooms were clean and attended. The security team was even friendly and chill. Nearby parking garage was validated. We stood 12 feet from the stage and the volume clocked 106 dB. Bring hearing protection. Points of improvement: the bar needs to have more than one hazy IPA and offer some sort of NA beer, like Lagunitas IPNA or many other offerings. Especially in a craft beer capital such as San Diego, where there are more options than you can shake a stick at, only having one IPA option and nothing non-alcoholic for my designated driver was kinda disappointing. Bar staff was great though. All in all, if the bar selection was better and the intermission wasn’t longer than the opening act herself, this would have been the perfect show in literally every way.