Still Reeling

Oh. My. Goodness.

After years of longing I finally got to see one of my most favourite bands last night, Coldplay. I've loved coldplay long before they became megastars and their screaming fans filled massive halls. I thought I might be a little disappointed to be there among 10,000 or so other people who, I knew, didn't all appreciate/love them quite like I do.  ;P 

I. Was. So. Wrong.

I have been to a ton of big concerts. Some have been awesome, some have been so-so. One was so bad, we left! But none of them even come close to the incredible creativity of the concert last night. I know that the band probably doesn't plan the show themselves, but they must be behind making it an experience, not just a typical concert. 

Everything, every single thing, was incredibly well done.

Sound, visual effects, audience involvement, even the megatron video screens were uniquely different not to mention the crazy live filming styles and free cd they gave to all.

While sitting through the first two bands, I wondered if I maybe shouldn't have spent the $100 that I didn't really have, our seats weren't as good as we thought, I was amidst so many people, they wouldn't let me bring in my reusable water bottle (I snuck it in anyway!), we forgot the binoculars...but when the band  came out and played a few songs and you could see their happiness at being so lucky to do what they love to do, I was happy for them to be able to do what they were born to do and to realize that by making the night an experience few will forget and give me the realization that I would gladly pay even more to go to a show like that again!

Thanks Coldplay for not only not disappointing, 

but for fricken blowing my socks off.