concert count

#39: Maroon 5 (04-Oct-07) - ACC

ahhhhhh. i was so excited to see this show. both maroon 5 CDs are amazing, and i was so angry i didn't get tickets to their club tour a few months ago b/c i thought that would have been a million times better than seeing them at the ACC. but that wasn't completely true, the show was still really good.

it was at the ACC. so think of a hockey arena and how the stage is always at one end of the rink. there are floor seats and then the regular seats. we had the first row of the seats on the side, so we were pretty close.

the opening act was the hives. i was looking forward to seeing them b/c they were always one of those bands i've wanted to check out b/c they're the type of band and music i would like.

i enjoyed their set. i think mainly b/c the lead singer was such a performer. he was hilarious and would keep talking to the crowd. at one point, he even said something about how he's meant to be on stage b/c he's so entertaining or something like that. their music was good, i can't say i was overly into their music based on their performance though. it wasn't like when i saw muse at virgin fest for the first time ever, and was so impressed with their show that i became a fan.

then the main act. oh adam levine. so cute. he kinda reminds me of a young sting. this is a picture i took without zoom to show how close we actually were sitting.

i hadn't really listened to their old CD in awhile, and i really forgot how good it actually is. and they sang so many songs from their first album, which was great. one of my favourites is still 'this love' and i took a long video of it (check it on my facebook profile to watch it). i made a conscious effort not to sing while taking the video b/c it's always hilarious when i watch youtube videos of live concert footage and either the person taking the video or someone beside them is singing so loud you can't hear the musician.

i was actually really impressed with their stage set up. i wasn't really expecting much. but they had two runways that went into the audience, and the light show behind them was good too. there was also a wide range of people in the audience. from the dad with his two kids under 12 years old sitting beside me, to the near 40 cougars in ed hardy tshirts, there pretty much was everyone at this show.i don't really remember much more about the show, except that i was super impressed by it and ended up having a even bigger crush on adam levine. i don't care if he's a manwhore, it's purely a celebrity crush.