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They would play a handful of their more upbeat bluesy-rock and then pepper in the slower, more ballad-y songs. People who want to go to the show don’t want to invest that much just to get inside the door unless they are diehard fans.Īs they began, they played with great consistency, and their setlist (which I unfortunately couldn’t write down or find online as of press time) had a very discernible flow which I thought really captured and capitalized on a great mood. It’s because you’re asking $75 to see one band. The reason shows don’t sell out isn’t the recession or lack of interest in the band. I wish more bands/venues would realize this. People are willing to make an event if the tickets aren’t outrageously priced. I attribute this to two things: 1) The band not sucking.
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I’m talking absolutely packed to the rafters. And this was no ordinary crowd, this might have been the biggest crowd I have ever seen in a handful of shows at this venue. Kings of Leon took the stage, and as expected, the crowd went wild.
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Plus, it led to some people falling, which is always solid gold. There was a constant mist falling from the sky during the night, but it wasn’t an uncomfortable mist. Thankfully, I hang out with functional drinkers, so I had a nice little buffer zone. These people are just stumbling around, complete disregard for any and every one else at the show. Normally I’m right smack dab in on this, but watching it through sober eyes is quite annoying. Not necessarily in a terrible way, just into a drunken stupor. Finally, an opening act I’d heard of.)Īs the stage was being prepared for the Kings, the crowd began to turn. (It was later announced by Kings of Leon themselves that the band was battling illness. I specifically skipped seeing at Lollapalooza because I knew I would see them here. The show was originally billed as having the band Glasvegas opening up, and I just assumed this was a three-band show after The Whigs. After they left the stage, I was a bit perplexed as it looked like the Kings of Leon drumset was wheeled onto the stage. Billed from Athens, Georgia, they entertained us as most of the crowd made their way to the nearest Brewhouse or Piss Factory. They played for much longer than I expected at around 45-50 minutes, but they weren’t terrible. Before a show, people are just having fun interacting with the people around them, the beer flowing, and a very distinct herbal aroma is permeating the country air.Īs we made our way onto the lawn and spotted out a good area to stand in the mud, the opening act, The Whigs, took the stage. Not I though, as I was driving, which forced to stay classy and consume all of ONE beer. Even before people have parked, their trunks are popped and everyone is making their friends at the Budweiser, Miller, and Coors Brewing Companies filthy rich. The time before a show is always interesting, especially at a place like this that invokes the tailgating mentality. First of all, it had been a few years since I’d been up there for a show (2005, I believe), and I was very excited to see the area around the amphitheater has undergone a massive face lift in those years and that traffic was not suicide inducing (at least, not on the way in. They have a distinctive sound, and I dig it.Īnyhoo, I headed up to Noblesville, Indiana to catch the show with my girlfriend and a couple friends. Sure, they could eventually hit Nickelback or Kid Rock status at some point, but I doubt that ever happens. I don’t see them as a band who sold out (yet). I’m a big fan of their’s, and just because they happen to have a song on pop music stations now doesn’t really bother me. You might be asking yourself, “A Kings of Leon concert? Really?”