content: Yelp 100 Challenge 14' * 7/100\n\nGot wonderful rear orchestra seats for my mom's advance birthday to Shania Twain's 'Still the One' thanks to Erica Y. The Colosseum had a very intimate setting with not a bad seat in the house, a giant screen and tech that allowed for all the right details to make a concert worth the price...and in my case, worth the run. \n\nSince school started, I've slowly reverted back to a planned schedule and the spontaneity of getting the tickets for my parents on the day of meant hopping on a couple of buses and running straight for the theater after my last class ended. And when I say racing two city blocks was worth it, I would do it all over again if it means seeing a concert as great as that. \n\nBefore I get into details about the venue, my family - who's been a fan of Shania since the late 90s - got our fill. Although my efforts to get there on time didn't quite work out (15 minutes late), we were told that we only missed a couple of songs. Gracious and beautiful as ever, Shania delivered an incredible show with theatrical props I've grown accustomed to seeing only in Broadway shows. Transitions made use of the big screen with music filled in continuously by the band, strings, back-up vocals and did anyone else actually smell actual burning wood during that campfire number? Shania would come up to the audience, give them a hug, allowed pictures to be taken with her, even had a handful of people join her up on stage as they sang around the campfire - funny how the security guards were going pretty ballistic over how much of us were snapping our cameras. Beautiful beautiful woman, inside and out. We adore her just as much as we did way back when and I guess we got even more respect for her with how she's handled herself over the years. \n\nNow I understand why people get figgety about the sound quality at the Smith Center. Comparatively, the way the Colosseum was designed and sound was engineered amplified a balance to the ears, almost as if we were listening to a recorded version of a song. You could make out every instrument in the background and the voices blended in perfectly while at the Smith, words tended to get muffled. The use of projectors also provided more room for creativity with lighting; painting sceneries, atmospheres; producing colors; triggering certain emotions. Stage was huge. Number of times, I felt like we were at an IMAX theatre. \n\nThere's a snack bar right outside for audience members to get some food or drinks to enjoy. Staff was very friendly and we were escorted by one then relayed to another smoothly till we arrived at our seats. Ultimately, the concert was very accommodating and we felt right at home to the rock/pop/country beats. To those who may have second thoughts about the concert, I promise you won't regret.