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Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids
After a great dinner in East Grand Rapids, it was time to head downtown for the evenings main event. For my birthday, J bought me tickets to the Taylor Swift concert at Van Andel Arena. I know it’s a little wierd for an almost 30-year-old to want to go to a concert that attracts the tween crowd, but I love Taylor Swift’s music and so does J. She was in town headlining a show for B-93. It was their annual Roof Sit for Kid’s fundraiser. The show started at 7:00 at Van Andel Arena.
After some problems with construction around Greater Grand Rapids, we made it downtown at about 6:50. I hate parking garages and the parking near the arena is garages. Not being familiar with Grand Rapids, I didn’t know where to go. We ended up finding another garage a few blocks from the arena. The price was a little bit higher at nine bucks, but at least we didn’t have to deal with horn honking crazy teenagers as we were trying to leave the main lot. We were in and out with no problem.
We parked on Pearl Street and walked back to the Arena. Grand Rapids is lucky to have such a beautiful place for concerts. The outside glass facade is a nice look. We made it inside where the usher scanned our tickets. After a little trouble with the scan on mine, we found the stairs to go up to the concourse level. I like the way the seating area is set up. Our seats were in the upper deck directly across from the stage. What’s neat is the way the concourse serves both the upper and lower decks. If you’re in the lower deck, you go down stairs to get to your seats. If you’re in the upper deck, you go up stairs. Our section was right at the top of the stairs when we first walked in. Since the opening band was still playing, we both hit the bathrooms and I took a quick look at concession and souvenir stands. Read the rest of this entry »
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