i saw love at the birchmere in 2003 (when they had brass and strings), and i loved every minute of it. it was definitely one of the better birchmere shows i've seen. granted, i would rather stand up and see them front and center, but sitting down and blissing out to what i feel is easily some of the best head music of all-time was pretty damn cool.
i'm still pissed i had to miss them at the state last year, but i won't miss them this time.
by the way, the show wasn't in the bandstand. it was originally slated to be, but for some reason, they changed it at the last minute.