Held upon a large, cross-shaped stage that extended over much of the central playing field area, with I-Mag video support from the stadium’s huge LED screen, the event was hardly a one-man show, with a full orchestra and 30-voice Gospel choir providing musical entertainment.
But the main focus was Beck, whose spoken-word performance combined religious and self-help motivation with a history lesson (including authentic and replicated artifacts) — and while the theme for the evening was more about unity than polarization, the former Tea Party advocate issued a few political barbs as well.
Declaring the gathering as part of a new movement, Beck made a point of keeping every seat in the house at a $10 price tag, asking those who thought they could pay more to make a donation to his charity, Mercury One. The event also rallied support from hundreds of volunteer groups.
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