I have to disagree, to me this is just you being a bit of an STP homer. An outdoor venue sound is already going to be much more quiter than an indoor venue, and then they do not even provide any type of speakers. Plus $22 tickets, when was the last time STP only charged $22 for a ticket, something is up. Also, I had a bad experience at a Smashing Pumpkins concert. When I got there I said " there is no way these speakers can provide enough sound" and sure enough me and my brother could have a conversation with eachother from about 25 feet from stage. By the way, that venue looks to have triple the amount of speakers this one in Richmond does.