Monster truck rallies, tractor pulls, rodeos, sure. Even the mosh pit at the Cow Palace is horrid. There's so much potential for the Nob Hill Masonic Temple Auditorium. It's on Nob Hill. It's across from Grace Cathedral.
Cable cars zip around it.
But potential, like planning, often leads to disappointment. And the Masonic is, ultimately, disappointing. And despite the fact that the exterior is made of pure white Vermont marble, there is nothing to save this venue from being a horrible spot for a show. The problem is the sight lines. In fact, there is no structure in San Francisco, and quite possibly the planet, aside from the upper levels of the Harvard Bowl whose columns block any sort of view of a football game, with worse sight lines.