Fagen Badge hype!
I've been thinking about hitting one of the Dan Boston shows. Not sure I want to pay that price tag for a show where I'm (more or less) forced to sit the whole time. BUT I've never seen them and the pav is pretty close to my office...hmmmm.
The Pavilion is my favorite outdoor venue. I used to work over on Atlantic Avenue, about 100 yards from South Station. I could walk to a show from my office in 20-25 minutes (5 minutes via the Silver Line).
The Xfinity Center in Mansfield is a distant second. I like the venue itself, but the parking situation is ridiculous. I saw Phish there 4-5 years ago. Two hours after the show ended, my rental car had inched forward almost 50 feet from its original parking spot. I quickly learned that the $30 private lots are worth the additional expense.
If you've never seen Steely Dan, you should definitely go.
I will likely pass, but only because I've seen them 5 times already. On each tour, the setlist is designed to please casual fans: 14-15 songs that never vary, and 4-5 slots that are filled by a handful of other selections. They occasionally perform a lesser-known album track, but we call those "rarities" for a reason.
Bottom line: I'm hesitant to spend $75 on the off chance that I'll get one song I haven't heard before.