First off, I would like to apologize for the lack of posts, there has been a lot going on in life and I haven't been feeling very creative. However, I plan on ending that soon. I'm also working on getting an official site put together. Don't worry I'll still have an "entertaining" blog to read on it. It will just be more professional and official.
Now, as you can tell by the title, this post is not about this blog per-say more about my amazing night last night. Finally some time for some fun after nonstop work and other boring stuff. I didn't feel like it was real the entire day or even in line that we were going to see BB. Mom and I fell asleep and didn't arrive til about 7. Oops. The line was wrapped around the entire block and we were near the very back. We've never been so late to a GA show before but we weren't feeling like standing around in the cold all day when we knew we weren't aiming for the front of the stage. Shockingly enough, I only saw ONE crazy "homeless" person the entire time while in line. That's a first.
When we finally got inside we went straight up to the balcony since the floor was packed tight and full of tall assholes. We got a prime spot surprisingly which was great. All of the dumbasses thought they would get close to the stage even if they showed up late. In your dreams kids. The people around us weren't too bad either which was nice haha. Except someone kept practically shitting their pants the whole night. It was gross. Starset came on and I was happy since I had just happened to get their CD enough to know the songs they played. I wasn't sure how they were gonna sound in an acoustic setting but I was really happy with their performance. I was a little sad they didn't play Dark On Me but it's all good. Mom was very happy with their Bowie tribute and even got a little misty haha. Good job boys. The crowd seemed to be really into it which was nice since some acoustic sets don't go over as well with jerky fans.
NOWWWW THE WAITING BEGINS............DAMN IT BEN STOP TAKING SO LONG HAHA. The wait for the band you are dying to see is always excruciatingly long and this was no different. I was sending Ben telepathic messages to play one of my three songs on their set (Unknown Soldier, Evil Angel or Dear Agony)
And then the lights went out. Screams and palpable excitement exploded as the band walked onto the stage and took their places. I was losing my shit at this point haha. Then the first chords of So Cold started and everyone freaked out. I kept thinking damn Ben is a giant hahaha. The entire set was amazing, it was by far the best set I've seen of BB.
- So Cold
- Follow
- Sooner or Later
- Unknown Soldier
- Angels Fall
- Simple Design
- Message in a Bottle
- Ashes of Eden
- Blow Me Away
- Failure
- Breath
- Ænema
- Give Me a Sign
- Polyamorous
- Would?
- Until the End
- I Will Not Bow
- The Diary of Jane
Let me just take a brief moment to fangirl over the fact that they REALLY PLAYED UNKNOWN SOLDIER LIKE WHAT!!???? My telepathy must have worked hahahahaha. I was beyond excited and felt it way deep down in my soul. Maybe even got a little emotional about it. It was amazing. Give Me A Sign was also a surprise and amazing because of all our lights shining. That is one of my favorite moments at any event, when all you can see is all the auidences lights. It is so relaxing and peaceful it makes me happy. I have nothing but good things to say about the entire set it was a phenomenal show. Everyone was on point and killed it. It was amazing the whole time they were playing it felt as though everything was really alright and would be alright in life. That's a feeling you rarely feel in life. So thank you BB for giving me that.
So after the show ended we made our way to the merch stand once I saw that there was a RED BB shirt. Finally something that wasn't black. Although, I loved the BB shirt with the tree on it. It was awesome, I would have bought it too but not enough cash. I bought the red shirt and a patch for my jacket and I was satisfied....until.....the merch girl said it was 40 dollars to meet the band and get a CD signed. I said, what the hell and bought a pass. Let's be honest, when are you gonna meet Breaking Benjamin for 40 dollars? Never. Not something I was gonna pass up. Mom and I managed to get in with my one CD & wristband. God bless me looking like I am 14 hahahaha. It was nerve wracking to wait until everything was set up, knowing the cold dead eyes would soon be upon me lol. The line started moving and they were whipping through it quickly and can't say I blame them. When it was our turn I put the CD down and started talking to the band. They were really nice, Shaun really dug my hair and I told him he needed to stop slacking on coloring his considering we have practically the same hairstyle haha. Then came Ben....DUN DUN DUN. LOL. Just as scary as I figured. Being that close to the cold dead eyes is enough to make a grown man cry...haha just kidding. Ben was really nice and actually chatted with us :) I thanked him for playing my song and shook his hand. It was so cool. I was a little bummed I didn't have my CDE shirt though. Next time ;) Count on it. Overall it was a killer night with an amazing end!