Mankato Riverfront Park/Vetter Stone Amphitheater Well me and my Gal took a drive to Mankato for another of our Kid un-friendly events. We got tickets for a concert at the Vetter Stone Amphitheater at the Mankato Riverfront Park. We found some street parking close by and had a short walk into the park. Grabbed our 21+ wrist bands and headed to the beer tent. The line moved fast enough but as the night progressed we found out they really needed a few more tents. They had a full bar but cheap crappy beer. $ 4.50 for a Tall Boy Grain Belt wasn’t bad. At least it wasn’t expensive crappy beer. Standing in beer line ended up being some of the best entertainment at the event. So the lineup was Lita Ford, then Dokken, next Sebastian Bach and closing out the Show Ratt. We would have preferred to have just seen Lita and Sebastian as neither one of us were big fans of Ratt and Dokken back in the day. Lita Ford… Still hot at 54. Great show, Old stuff new stuff and even Cherry Bomb from the Runaways. 4 Stars. Dokken… We were pleasantly surprise we ended up enjoying them more than I thought we would. 3 Stars. Sebastian Bach… Kicked Butt! Still has the voice and puts on a great show. It was great when he stopped the show a few times to «encourage» the fans to get pumped up. Plus he has an awesome bass player.(I have all ways liked a great bass player better then an average lead guitar) 5 Stars. Ratt… I could take a pass. They were boring compared to the other 3 bands. We left the concert before they were done with their set. It was phoned in music in the 80’s and hasn’t improved with age. 2 Stars. The Park and Amphitheater… Good acoustics, great sight lines, they had plenty of Biffs,(however as I mentioned not enough beer tents) You can bring a chair or blanket if you want.(we had a blanket along but rock n rollers don’t sit much during concerts) 4 Stars.
