On Tuesday June 30th Godsmack brought their “The Rise of Rock” World Tour to the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lake View – Syracuse NY.
Supporting Godsmack on this hot and steamy night were the Stone Temple Pilots & Dorothy. This tour has been spread out over several months: first, a 14-date run from May 7th to May 30th mostly through the southern states, this was followed by a 13-date run from June 12th to July 3rd in the central & eastern parts. The tour then heads to Europe for 12 festival dates from July 23rd to August 16th before returning to the West Coast from September 4th through the 26th. Most nights feature all three bands but select nights feature only Godsmack & Dorothy.
The Empower FCU Amphitheater sits on the middle southern shore of Onondaga Lake, offering a nice background with a cooling breeze. Sunsets are supposed to be stunning, but this night wasn’t anything special, unfortunately, as I love seeing a cool, colorful sunset. The venue has a capacity of 17,500. For tonight’s show, the inside covered sections were sold out, and the lawn section only had a few tickets remaining. It’s a great venue to see a show; the setup is perfect for everyone. The only drawback is the length of the walk to get inside; plus, on this night the humidity was near 100%, and I was basically drenched in the photo pit and even while watching from my seat…