I’ve seen Robert Cray perform at least 10 times over the last 25-30 years. My first Robert Cray concert was at Cain Park, in Cleveland Heights in the early 90’s. He performed “Move a Mountain” and that began my love affair with his music. He is one of those performers that sounds just as good live, as he does on his cd’s. He is an amazing guitar player and I get lost in the emotion of his music.
I hadn’t been back to Cain park since that first concert all those many years ago, and had the pleasure of seeing Robert Cray there last night. He was as amazing as always, it was a wonderful show.
I’m disappointed that it has taken me this long to get back to Cain Park, what a lovely venue. It’s nestled back in a park setting. It’s an amphitheater and any seat in the house would be a good seat. What I remembered the most about my first visit and it was confirmed again last night is that the sound is amazing! The seats are very comfortable (for an amphitheater) and you have plenty of leg room. There is a little grill at the top of the amphitheater that serves a limited menu of things like ribs/pulled pork/hot dogs/fries/popcorn/hot dogs/hot pretzel s/drinks. Cheaper than what I would have expected. We had eaten before the show, so only did the hot pretzels, but everything looked and smelled wonderful. Everyone was so friendly, it was just a great night out.
My only advice would be go early, so you can get close parking. It’s in a park, so all of the parking is street parking around the park. We were lucky enough to get very close parking with a close walk right into the amphitheater, but I could see parking being a challenge, if you go later.
I recommend seeing Robert Cray, if you love blues music and check out Cain Park, if you ever have a chance.
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