Need help with concert shoot

[acrephoto]

I'm going to be photographing a concert for a society that deals with handicapped children. I was wondering about some lens suggestions. I'm using a Digital Rebel. Thanks.

[robertwgross]

Not enough information.

Big stage, small stage.

Photographer in the front or back.

Single performers or a whole band.

Inside or outside.

Available dim light, or flash, or daylight?

---Bob Gross---

[vvizard]

I did some concert-shooting lately. Up close on a fairly big stage with dim lightning and no flash. The 50mm f/1.4 was what saved me. Maximum I could move "away" from the scene was 1.5m so I obviously was restricted to shots of one artist at a time, and not a complete band. But it worked great for me. the Sigma 20mm f/1.8 is next on my lens-wish-list now, so I can get away with more than one guy in each shot, but still get the luxury of a fast lens

Here's the ones I did:

http://www.pressplayontape.com/default.asp?pid=concerts_tg2004