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#32: Kenny Chesney (18-Aug-07) - Ford Field, Detroit
background info: i go to alot of concerts. sometimes i buy tickets before knowing who can come with me. so a few times i haven't been able to find someone to come, so my friend amy has been my backup, even though we have different tastes. she likes country. she loves kenny chesney.
fast forward to last weekend. my chance to repay her for the times she's come with me.
not only was it just kenny chesney. it was pat green, sara evans, sugarland, brooks and dunn, and then kenny chesney. we were there for 7 hrs! it started after 4, and ended just after 11.
i do admit that i had a half decent time. it's what you make of it, so i could have sat there and be a grump, or just try to have a good time. i didn't mind sara evans and sugarland, female country music singers aren't as country as men. brooks and dunn was intensely country, i wasn't totally paying attention for pat green, and then there was kenny. i think i had more fun watching everyone go crazy over him, than actually watching him perform.
since i didn't know any of the songs, the girls i went to the show with were always telling me the lines beforehand, so i could at least sing along. a few songs with the words "honky tonk" and the ultimate was the last song kenny chesney did called "she thinks my tractor's sexy."
i don't think i have an issue with country music itself, it's just stupid songs about tractors and chesney also has a song called "voulez-vous barbeque." i just don't understand stuff like this. it's as if they can write whatever lyrics to a country tune, and people will love it. throw in truly country words and it'll be a hit.
overall, it was a half decent concert. i didn't have a bad time. i don't know if i'd go to another one. the road trip to detroit was good. it was cool to see another place i've never been to before. we didn't get lost in 8 mile, which was a relief.
#33: Justin Timberlake (20-Aug-07) - ACC
nothing like a little JT to balance out the country weekend.
this was the second time i've seen JT this year. it's the second leg of his tour and he came back to toronto again. since the 1st show was so good, i had to go again, and this time, we got the more expensive tickets instead of cheaping out. and it was well worth it.
the only difference was the opening act. this time around it was good charlotte. i wanted to see them perform, but by the time we got there, we only caught their last two songs. they played a really short set, and we also got there a little later than i had wanted. i've always thought joel madden was cute. the skater punk who dresses preppy, love his look. the songs we did see were good though.
then JT came on. it was the exact same show and same set list as the first show i saw, but i didn't care. JT was still awesome.
our seats were on the ends this time, think of a hockey rink, and think behind the goalie. these seats aren't as good b/c the screens are kinda hard to see. but i'm glad i already went to the other show so i knew what i was missing.
timberland performed during the intermission. but it was the same mix of songs as the other show. he didn't sing, it was more like he was DJ-ing and mixing a bunch of songs together.
a good contrast of concerts this week.
background info: i go to alot of concerts. sometimes i buy tickets before knowing who can come with me. so a few times i haven't been able to find someone to come, so my friend amy has been my backup, even though we have different tastes. she likes country. she loves kenny chesney.
fast forward to last weekend. my chance to repay her for the times she's come with me.
not only was it just kenny chesney. it was pat green, sara evans, sugarland, brooks and dunn, and then kenny chesney. we were there for 7 hrs! it started after 4, and ended just after 11.
i do admit that i had a half decent time. it's what you make of it, so i could have sat there and be a grump, or just try to have a good time. i didn't mind sara evans and sugarland, female country music singers aren't as country as men. brooks and dunn was intensely country, i wasn't totally paying attention for pat green, and then there was kenny. i think i had more fun watching everyone go crazy over him, than actually watching him perform.
since i didn't know any of the songs, the girls i went to the show with were always telling me the lines beforehand, so i could at least sing along. a few songs with the words "honky tonk" and the ultimate was the last song kenny chesney did called "she thinks my tractor's sexy."
i don't think i have an issue with country music itself, it's just stupid songs about tractors and chesney also has a song called "voulez-vous barbeque." i just don't understand stuff like this. it's as if they can write whatever lyrics to a country tune, and people will love it. throw in truly country words and it'll be a hit.
overall, it was a half decent concert. i didn't have a bad time. i don't know if i'd go to another one. the road trip to detroit was good. it was cool to see another place i've never been to before. we didn't get lost in 8 mile, which was a relief.
#33: Justin Timberlake (20-Aug-07) - ACC
nothing like a little JT to balance out the country weekend.
this was the second time i've seen JT this year. it's the second leg of his tour and he came back to toronto again. since the 1st show was so good, i had to go again, and this time, we got the more expensive tickets instead of cheaping out. and it was well worth it.
the only difference was the opening act. this time around it was good charlotte. i wanted to see them perform, but by the time we got there, we only caught their last two songs. they played a really short set, and we also got there a little later than i had wanted. i've always thought joel madden was cute. the skater punk who dresses preppy, love his look. the songs we did see were good though.
then JT came on. it was the exact same show and same set list as the first show i saw, but i didn't care. JT was still awesome.
our seats were on the ends this time, think of a hockey rink, and think behind the goalie. these seats aren't as good b/c the screens are kinda hard to see. but i'm glad i already went to the other show so i knew what i was missing.
timberland performed during the intermission. but it was the same mix of songs as the other show. he didn't sing, it was more like he was DJ-ing and mixing a bunch of songs together.
a good contrast of concerts this week.
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