Hey all! While it was a slow start to the year with concerts for me, summer has been making up for it generously with some legit tours! And riding into that awesome wave was the co-headlining tour of Korn and Alice in Chains that I had the opportunity to attend last night! The crowds were wild and the music was blaring, so that means I had a great time!
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Western & Southern Open: ATP & WTA Tennis
Earlier this week, my dad and I traveled down to watch some professional tennis at the Cincinnati Masters! I know that this is technically not a concert, but it’s the only sport and sporting event that I watch and attend annually, so it’s getting documented. Sadly, my favorite player, Rafael Nadal, wasn’t in attendance again this year, but I still saw a ton of great matches and up close and personal to other top players!
Read moreConcert Review: Imagine Dragons
I’m going to start by being honest. At the beginning, I was a fan of Imagine Dragons, and I’ll still sing to newer songs on the radio, but somewhere along the line I discovered that first graders unanimously liked the band, and I that turned me off hardcore. Sure, I’m a hipster in that way, but selling out just really turns me off. So, when I heard however many months back that Imagine Dragons were going to basically be performing in my backyard for the Pro Football Hall of Fame week, I briefly looked into getting tickets. And then I saw those prices.
But fate has a way of working its magic, and one of my really good friends had the hook-up last minute! So I went, and I had a grand old time! It was the closest to a VIP experience I’ve ever had, so that meant close parking, shuttle golf carts, unlimited food and drinks, and oh yeah…fourth row floor seats! The closest I’ve ever been to the stage for a name that big was four years ago when I saw One Direction (no regrets!). It was awesome!
Despite the fact that there were way too many children (Dan Reynolds apologized for swearing at one point), a small thunderstorm delay, and a little bit of rain, nothing got too pushed back and the evening was still very pleasant. I think opener, Bishop Briggs, got shorted on her set, but she made the most of her time belting out her radio hits with swagger. Since I’ve seen her live once before, I wasn’t too disappointed, and she seemed genuinely giddy being able to play this venue.
Imagine Dragons took the stage a little while later and opened with their mega-hit “Believer,” and then pretty much belted out hit after hit for the rest of the set until they ended with their first mega-hit “Radioactive.” Front man Reynolds took a few beats in between some songs to talk about self-love, mental illness stigma, and a moment to acknowledge the horrendous shootings in El Paso and Dayton. All in all, I recognized about 90 percent of the songs played, and was slightly disappointed that “Shots” and “Sucker for Pain” were shortened, acoustic renditions. Ultimately, I was nervous that the band wasn’t going to sound all that great, but the certainly proved me wrong!
An A+ experience for sure!
Epic Concert Trio Review: Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Three Days Grace
Last night I had the pleasure of seeing three spectacular and quite popular bands perform together in one venue, and it wasn’t a festival! That’s pretty rare!
Read moreMLB All-Star Concert: Twenty One Pilots
Well I for one was very excited that the MLB All-Star festivities took place in Cleveland this year. I can also tell you that is was not because I love baseball…it was because of the two free concerts! I managed to snag a pair of tickets to catch Twenty One Pilots this past Friday, so my sister and I headed up, sweated a little bit, and had a blast!
Read moreVampire Weekend – LIVE!
This past Friday I had the honor of knocking off one of my bucket list concerts – Vampire Weekend! It was the most hipster crowd I have ever been a part of, and more bucket hats than I’m comfortable with, but it was a great time.
Read moreWarped Tour 25th Anniversary – Cleveland
The concerts continued this past weekend with the Warped Tour 25th Anniversary kicking off at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I will say, back when I heard there were going to be a select few shows this year and Cleveland was one of those locations, I was definitely going no matter what. Truth be told, the lineup was pretty weak in terms of the amount of bands, but what it lacked in numbers it made up with killer performances and access to the museum.
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival
It’s been a minute since I’ve written last, but for good reason! This past weekend my sister and I went to the inaugural Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival (FKA Rock on the Range) down in Columbus! It was a blast!
Read moreConcert Season! MGMT
Concert season has finally commenced for 2019 and I couldn’t be more excited! And that fact that it started off with one of my bucket list shows, MGMT made it even better!
Read moreMichael Carbonaro Live!
As an early birthday present, I decided to take my dad to see Michael Carbonaro of The Carbonaro Effect, a show that he absolutely loves. I watch it from time to time, and it’s a little goofy, and a little too PG-13 for my taste, so I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect.
To my surprise it was very funny! For about an hour and a half, we watched Carbonaro perform a wide array of tricks with plenty of audience interaction. He is very sarcastic and the audience loved it. I could tell by all the reactions that they also genuinely love the show, which was nice to see. Interspersed throughout the program, they showed some clips from the show and some “behind-the-scenes” clips which was nice for some variety.
After all the tricks were complete, he got ready to do more a performance art piece from his childhood, and apparently he had done it on Jimmy Kimmel before, too! He comes out with a bath towel around his waist and a can of shaving cream. Once some opera-type music begins he starts lathering it all over himself, and then molds it all over him to create different characters, like a devil fro example. It was odd but entertaining. Overall it was a fun and funny show, and I’m really glad I got to experience it with my dad. If Michael Carbonaro is coming to a city near you I recommend to go if you can!