June 30, 2009 had finally arrived. I have been looking foward to this date for months. Literally. Everyday, I would listen to The Bigger Light's Fiction Fever, Stereo Skyline's EP, The Friday Night Boy's Off The Deep End, This Providence's Who Are You Know, and Hey Monday's Hold On Tight. By now, I basically have all the lyrics memorized. (PS: you should go listen to them and buy it!)
That afternoon, Bethany and Page came over to bake brownies for This Providence. We finished around 430 so my mom drove us down to venue for This Providence's Acoustic Show. While waiting for Dan and Gavin to warm up, we talked to Andrew from The Friday Night Boys. He is one of the nicest guys I have ever met. Plus he loves giving hugs. So if you ever see TFNB and your having a shitty day, go see Andrew. After about 10 minutes, Dan and Gavin were ready to play. They played Letdown, Sand In Your Shoes, and My Beautiful Rescue. (I'll have the videos up sometime this week. More like this month... They take FOREVER to upload.) I felt obnixiously loud because no one else was singing. Oh well. During My Beautiful Rescue, this lady across the street opened up her door and had the most confused look on her face. Oh my god, it was priceless. I wish i would've gotten a picture. So after they were done playing, they talked to their fans and what not. I gave them each a braclet, and they signed my shoe. When I gave Dan the brownies, he was like "Aww, thank you! Brownies are my favorite!" David walked over and his face was literally like a kid on Christmas morning. He gave us all hugs saying that we're amazing. Haaha.
We were at the beginning of the line, so we got in pretty fast. Most of the people there were getting merch so we got front row between the middle and left side of the stage. I didn't want to wait for 30 minutes, so I went back to the merch while Bethany and Page stayed. I got to meet Rob from Stereo Skyline (he's adorable!) and J.K. from The Bigger Lights (hilarious guy). I bought a Who Are You Know (This Providence) shirt and Hold On Tight shorts (Hey Monday). I went back to my spot, and the Bigger Lights were getting ready.
This was my first time seeing The Bigger Lights and they were alright. They weren't like omgicouldgotothereshoweveryday but it wasn't like ewtheysuckleavethevenue. Topher's voice would sometimes crack, but I didn't really bother me. He's really skinny too... Probably ways less than me. Haaha.They played Goldmine Valentine, Closer, Apocalypse, and a new song. Since they're not as known, I was one of the few singing.
Next up was Stereo Skyline. First off, there were these crazy fan girls that wouldn't shut up. "OMG HES SOOO HOT!!!" "YEAH, TOTTALY. WHAT'S HIS NAME?!" "IDK HES JUST HOT" I seriously wanted to punch them in the face and tell them to shut up. This was also my first time seeing Stereo Skyline. They were kinda suckish.. Kevin's voice would always crack, which was hilarious. Stereo Skyline played Shake and Shout, Uptown, Get Around, Heartbeat, and Five-Tens In Harlem (i think..)
The Friday Night Boys. Okay, something that really bothered me. Mike (guitar, vocals) was drinking beer on stage. You can drink at the bar, but not on stage. Chris (drummer) wasn't wearing a shirt, and I just have to say that he has a really nice sick pack. Haahah. Andrew's vocals were really good. His voice didn't crack every 10 seconds and he didn't seem typsy like some people. cough* Mike.. *cough* They played Highschool, Pernament Heartbreak, Stuttering, Suicide Sunday, and That's What She Said.
To be honest, I was mainly there for This Providence and Hey Monday (kinda). I listened to TBL, SS, and FNB so I could sing along instead of just standing there akwardly. Don't get me wrong, I like them. They're really nice and the music is sweet. I don't know how to explain it. You have all the bands you like and there's that special like top 5 bands that just mean the world to you. I LOVE this band. Maybe it's because I've seen them play before. I don't know. There set was amazing. Dan's vocals was just beautiful. I want his accent.. Andy did great on the drums. Oh did I mention that he was shirtless as well. He's soo skinny. I'll make extra brownies next time they come. Hehe. Gavin was beastly on the guitar. Dblaise rocked out on the bass. He seemed kinda out of it though. He had the same facial expression the whole time and didn't smile as much. Whatever.. Anyway, they played A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, Keeping on Witihout You, Letdown, My Beautiful Rescue, Playing The Villian, That Girl's A Trick, and Squeaking Wheels and White Light.
Last but not least, Hey Monday. This was my first time seeing them as well and let me tell you. They totally stole the show. Everyone was going crazy. Some guys thought it would be cool if they started a mosh circle pit whatever there called, and one guy slammed right into me. I didn't get a bruise, but i'm a little sore. Cassadee's voice is amazing. It's beautiful. Jersey makes the funniest faces when he plays. Alex seemed out of it, but did great. Elliot and Mike were really good. At one point, they threw out those red party cups and told us to throw it around at people. Hahah. I don't know. It was fun.They played 6 Months (acoustic), Arizona, Candle (half acoustic, half regular), Homecoming, Josey, Obvious, Run Don't Walk, Set Off, and Should've Tried Harder.
Overall, the show was soo much fun. If they play in your area, go and see them. They are all really nice people. My voice won't stop cracking. At least the ringing in my ears is slowly going away.. Something about this concert just seemed really chill. Maybe it's because I was on the left side. (I'm usually on the right side) When I'm the right side, I end up with tons of bruises, covered with everyone else's sweat and no room to move. But on the left side, I rarley sweated, didn't get any bruises, and I had plenty of room to move. Yay! Is it always like that at other concerts? Or was it just that venue?
The Bigger Lights - JK and Topher
Stereo Skyline - Brian
The Friday Night Boys - Mike
This Providence - Dan
Hey Monday - Alex
You can look at the rest of the pictures here. :)
Peaceee,
<3Jenny
