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kevins_concertsFour of us were going. Derek, Mike, and his girlfriend Niki. I went over to Piggly Wiggly one morning, to buy the tickets. As was customary, there was a lottery draw to see who was first in line. For once, it was me! I was psyched. When the time came, I got my tickets, and I had row U. It seemed strange that I didn't get any closer than that, but I had seen worse. But... it sounded like the people in line behind me got closer. I thought I saw row M, from someone just behind me. Oh well. It could have been worse than row U.
It was.
When we went in the door, the usher directed us upstairs. Huh? And we kept going up. It was row U in the balcony - about three quarters of the way to the back. Apparently, Ticketbastard had decided that since everyplace did random draws, and the show would sell out quickly, they would sell tickets from the back to the front. Of course this was the time I got first in line. It was any unhappy show. I couldn't see the faces of the band, and I kept thinking of what the show would have been like from the front.
The Fun Lovin' Criminals opened up. The trio included a guitarist/vocalist, a drummer and a keyboard and horn player. They had an interesting funky hip hop rock blend, with a country tinge on one song. I wasn't real thrilled, but they weren't bad.
Live was good. I was a huge fan of Throwing Copper. Secret Samadhi had just come out (number 1 at its release), so I wasn't familiar with it, but its songs were pretty intense.
It was.
When we went in the door, the usher directed us upstairs. Huh? And we kept going up. It was row U in the balcony - about three quarters of the way to the back. Apparently, Ticketbastard had decided that since everyplace did random draws, and the show would sell out quickly, they would sell tickets from the back to the front. Of course this was the time I got first in line. It was any unhappy show. I couldn't see the faces of the band, and I kept thinking of what the show would have been like from the front.
The Fun Lovin' Criminals opened up. The trio included a guitarist/vocalist, a drummer and a keyboard and horn player. They had an interesting funky hip hop rock blend, with a country tinge on one song. I wasn't real thrilled, but they weren't bad.
Live was good. I was a huge fan of Throwing Copper. Secret Samadhi had just come out (number 1 at its release), so I wasn't familiar with it, but its songs were pretty intense.