EidolonBird' date='Aug 5th 2010, 1:27 AM
I'm STILL grinning like an idiot, even three days later. I have also managed to infect my coworkers with my sparkle-madness and I think a few of them might be willing to be doused in glitter and dragged to a concert if he ever returns. :D
The concert was absolutely amazing. My sister and I decided to get completely glammed up and ended up showing up later than we would have liked (a bit after 5pm), but we were surrounded by a great group of people in line and the remaining time passed quickly. I was a bit worried about bringing my camera in - Marquee security has been ridiculously tight in the past - but they barely checked my sister's bag where it was stashed and waved us in after taking our empty water bottle away. SUCCESS!
As such, I was already elated when we reached the stage. We were about five or six people back and, once again, surrounded by some truly great fans. There was a spot of trouble after Allison's set when a group of truly obnoxious teenagers tried to push their way forward (they spent most of their time stage-whispering about how they were going to start fights, kick peoples asses and sue them if they couldn't get to the front), but they were told off and the people I was surrounded by formed a wall to keep them from shoving anyone else out of the way. They continued to shove at me throughout the concert, but someone was always there with an arm for me to grab or a shoulder to lean on. Honestly, I cannot get over how AMAZING the fans were. I have done the all-day GA wait before, chattered with fans, traded stories and such, but I've never before felt so surrounded by people who had my back.
I was a bit disappointed when Adam came out in a rather understated look, without all the rhinestones, glitter and bindis I had seen in other pictures and videos. My disappointment didn't last long - as soon as he started singing, EVERYTHING was perfect, glitter or no. One thing that amazed me was how absolutely polished his voice sounded, even live. Many artists sound great on their auto-tuned, over-produced albums but fall a bit flat in concert. Not Adam. He didn't shy away from the more difficult songs and hit every note. The rock songs were full of energy and had the whole crowd screaming and jumping, while the acoustic set was very nearly heart-breaking. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of shows I have been to that have been that energetic and emotionally engaging and Adam's performance is very nearly at the top.
The whole thing passed by in a rush. Afterward, my sister and I waited for the venue to mostly clear out and then headed out ourselves, eager to get home and collapse. Upon seeing the crowds hanging around by the barricade, we talked it over and decided it might be worth the wait. I'm not big on the whole "I got to meet so-and-so and he signed my arm!" thing, but I had a few questions I wanted to ask if I had the chance. So we waited and waited and waited - again finding fans to talk to and trade stories with. Longineu finally came out; my sister had her ticket signed, and one of the girls when had been chatting with handed me her camera and asked me to take her picture with him. Then we all went back to watching and waiting and talking until Adam finally came out. He went through the line rather quickly, signing only a scant few things here and there, not really stopping for photos with the fans. I was too far back from the barricade to say anything to him and I had the misfortune to have the other girl's camera in my hand instead of my own, so I just started snapping whatever pictures I could. Adam finally reached our end of the line and stopped, stared directly at me and said "I really like your hat." If anything else happened after that, I was too stunned to remember it. His voice was so warm and sweet - all the radio interviews and YouTube videos in the world cannot do it justice - and I was completely elated. In retrospect, I wish I had asked him to sign one of the ribbons on the hat or had at least had
my camera and had been taking a video at the time, but I really don't care TOO much that I didn't manage to think of either one at the time. He liked my hat! :D
Next time he has shows on the west coast, I'm DEFINITELY going to as many as possible. One simply isn't enough!
Now on to the videos I managed to take. Sorry for the shakiness - my hands aren't very steady anyway and the girls behind me were very pushy.
eidolonbird
Ring of Fire
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Fever
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Soaked
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