Better Than Ezra In Concert At Rose Music Center At The Heights Dayton Ohio 2017

August 10, 2017

Last night I had the pleasure of photographing Better Than Ezra and The Wallflowers at Rose Music Center At The Heights. This was my first time seeing BTE and my third time seeing The Wallflowers. It was a really good concert at Dayton’s best concert venue! With Kevin Griffin, Tom Drummond, Michael Jerome, and James Arthur Payne Jr.

A big shout-out to BTE’s management for allowing me to use these images! It is truly an honor to be a professional Dayton concert photographer! Better Than Ezra in concert was the first national touring band that directly granted me access to shoot a show. The path to shooting shows for 99% of concert photographers is to go through a publication. I thought I’d attack this concert differently and went directly to the band. Success!

It is my belief that the Rose is the best outdoor concert venue in town. The venue seats more than 4000 music fans. The amenities are top-notch for a venue of its size. My dad swore that Fraze Pavilion in Kettering was the best, but I think he knew deep down I was right. The Fraze has only a couple thousand seats, a lawn area, and no roof. If it rains, the fans get soaked. I always feel bad for the performers that visit the Fraze. The stage is pointing due west, and the setting sun is beating down directly on their faces. With the Rose situated facing north, performers may get just a bit of side-angle sun, but nothing more.