A Day To Remember, Rise Against, and Title Fight 4/26/12 Birmingham, Alabama

Last April, when I saw A Day To Remember, I never expected that almost one year later, I would be seeing them again. The day I found out they were coming to Alabama, I was so ecstatic. It was already an important day because my favorite football team, The Alabama Crimson Tide, was in the National Championship (Roll Tide). Rise Against and Title Fight were also with them. I was super stoked for Rise Against, too, because I they were on my bucket-list of bands to see. So when the day finally came to go to the show, I could not focus. I had to take a practice AP English exam and getting through that was already difficult not including the fact that I was going to see one of my favorite bands a few hours later. Upon my arrival to the venue, I met up with a few of my friends and we waited patiently for the gates to open. When they opened, we all ran for it. We were almost in the front, which was good enough for us. The first band that came on was Title Fight. I had heard of them because of an iTunes single of the week. Their opening song, “Shed”, was extremely energetic and LOUD. During the opening line, the first things I see are this guy flying through the air and all of these random crowd surfers flocking towards the stage. Honestly, that is one of my most memorable concert moments because it was unexpected and just flat out awesome. They also played
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
Loud And Clear
Neck Deep
Dreamcatchers
Symmetry
Youreyeah
Flood of ’72
Introvert
Coxton Yard
Memorial Field
27
No One Stays At The Top Forever
Stab
I will be seeing them again in Warped Tour in Atlanta and I am stoked. After Title Fight, it was time for A Day To Remember. It was really hard to contain my excitement. When Jeremy McKinnon ran out on stage, he yelled “ALABAMA” really loud. It gave me chill bumps. They opened with The Downfall Of Us All. I love how ADTR always involves the crowd. It makes their shows that much more exciting and memorable. Afterwards, they played
A Shot In The Dark
I’m Made Of Wax, Larry. What Are You Made Of?
My Life For Hire
All Signs Point To Lauderdale
2nd Sucks
You Be Tails I’ll Be Sonic
It’s Complicated
Homesick
Better Off This Way
Have Faith In Me
All I Want
The Plot To Bomb The Panhandle.
During Lauderdale, ADTR started throwing toilet paper into the audience. During 2nd Sucks, they told the crowd to start moshing and throwing people around, much to the security’s dismay. During It’s Complicated, they fired off a T-shirt gun. And During Homesick, Jeremy got into a huge ball and started rolling in the crowd. At the end of their set, I caught two guitar picks and one of the security guards handed me the set list. Needless to say, I was so ecstatic that I almost cried. After ADTR, it was time for Rise Against. To be honest, I really did not know a lot of new R.A. songs, but I managed. They played
Survivor
Ready To Fall
Collapse (Post – Amerika)
The Good Left Undone
Broken English
Help Is On The Way
Disparity by Design
Drones
Re-Education (Through Labor)
Blood To Bleed
Satellite
Paper Wings
Prayer of the Refugee
Audience of One
Swing Life Away
Make It Stop (September’s Children)
Give it All, Midnight Hands
The Strength to Go On
Savior.
Audience of One and Swing Life Away were performed acoustically. Swing Life Away was so beautiful that it made me cry. On the other side of the venue, there was a carnival of sorts going on. One of the security guards told me that ADTR was hanging out there, so I left right before Savior came on and went to investigate. When I got there, I saw Kevin and Josh. I was filled with the utmost joy. I got a picture with Kevin and we talked for a bit before he had to go back to the bus. That definitely made my night ten times better than it already was. I could even still hear Rise Against from where I was. Afterwards, I went home and I was thankful that I did not have school the next day. I am so thankful for weather days. :)

PEARL JAM 20!

I will post a blog of my own later. But for now read this. http://www.voorale.com/index.php/Music-Plus/pearl-jam-fest-features-guest-spots-by-chris-cornell-and-others.html and http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2016138580_pj20.html

Steve Miller 7/2/11

Steve Miller was good. There were a lot of drunk people and some druggies :p I found it humorous.
The setlist:
Jet Airliner
Take the Money and Run
Abracadabra
The Stake
Swingtown
Further On Up The Road
Shu Ba Du Ma Ma
Fly Like An Eagle
Dance Dance Dance
Serenade
Livin in the USA
Rock n me
Jungle love
The joker

there might have been a few more but that is all I can remember.
Go to www.youtube.com/user/concertgirl72223 for the videos :)

Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard 7/1/11

Fast-forward a few years from 2009 to 2011. If someone had asked me if I thought I would have ever seen Eddie Vedder solo again, I would have said no. The day my mom told me, she said “Kinsey, we are going to see Eddie Vedder in St. Louis because he is not coming anywhere closer. Oh, and it is 4th of July weekend.” I was so excited because I remembered how much fun I had at the last Eddie shows I went to. The show was at The Fox Theatre. Once again, you were not allowed to have a camera and we had to sit down. But that was ok. When we got inside, we went to our seats. We were about 15 rows back from the stage on the floor, which is a really good seat. But in that venue, there is no bad seat. Glen Hansard, from the band The Swell Season, was the opening act. I do not know any of his songs and I cannot tell you which songs he played other than the one Pearl Jam song that he played a snippet of, which was Smile. Not going to lie, that was pretty freaking cool. Then it was time for Eddie. He walked out while Waving Palms was playing in the background and the crowd went crazy. He sat down in his chair and played Can’t Keep. I was not a big fan of this song on Riot Act but it was my favorite on his newest album. It really set the mood of how this show would turn out. Then he played Sleeping By Myself, Without You, Goodbye, You’re True, Light Today, Trouble, and Sometimes. Then he played I Am Mine. My cousin and I freaked out because that is our song. Following I Am Mine, he played Thumbing My Way. I was so excited because that is one of my favorite PJ songs. I feel sorry for the two guys sitting next to us because it is not every day one goes to an Eddie Vedder concert and sits next to a 15 and 16 year old freaking out over their favorite Pearl Jam songs. After TMY, he played Driftin’, and Betterman. Betterman definitely got the crowd going. Everyone around us was dancing and singing, including my cousin and myself. Then he continued with Far Behind, Long Nights (played with Glen Hansard) and Guaranteed. After this, he played Rise. Before he actually played the song, he started talking to the sign language interpreter. He kept telling her funny, but provocative things to sign and she would do it. It made everyone would laugh. He dedicated Rise to her. After that, he played Just Breathe and dedicated it to someone he knew that was expecting a baby. When he played Just Breathe, it made me cry. That is just an emotional song for me. Then he played Elderly Woman. That song always gets the best crowd response. Then he played one of Molly’s favorite songs, Unthought Known. She slapped me in the arm because she was so excited. Then he did ARC. I was so excited and I started crying again because it is just a beautiful live song. He came back and encored with Wishlist. Of all the songs he could have played during that big moment, he played Wishlist. That is my least favorite Pearl Jam song ever. But I am not complaining. After WL, he played Immortality. Of course, he messed up the words in the beginning like he always does. This song got a good crowd response as well. Then he played several more songs with Glen Hansard. These songs were Sleepless Nights, Society, and Falling Slowly. Before the show started, Molly and I were talking about songs we wanted Eddie to play. All she wanted to hear that entire night was Last Kiss. When we checked earlier set lists, that song was nowhere to be found so we eventually forgot about it. Well, as luck would have it, the next song he played was Last freaking Kiss. If you were in the crowd that night, you probably heard the squeal of an excited 16 year old followed by a wail of pain from a 15 year old that just got slapped on the arm from too much excitement. He then played So You Wanna Be A Rock N Roll Star, Lukin, and Porch. These three songs got the crowd on their feet and the whole place was rocking out. It was awesome. Then it was time for the second encore. He came out and did Hard Sun with Glen Hansard. He walked out and came back and closed the night with Dream A Little Dream. That is one of the sweetest songs ever. This show got me excited because at some point during the show, Eddie mentioned something about The Pearl Jam 20th anniversary show. Heck yes.

Seether, Adelitas Way, Kopek, and Angels Fall 6/7/11

What do you get when you are in a room with 300+ people and no AC? You get hot and sweaty. But, by having no AC it made the show all the more memorable. The first band was called angels fall. I'm not exactly sure where they are from, but they are a new band. They dropped a roll tide and the crowd either cheered or booed. (I cheered happily. RTMF!:)) Their album is coming out soon. They had one really catchy song "drunk enough" and I expect to hear a lot more from them soon. Then Kopek came out and they were ok. They were from Dublin, Ireland. They played "white collar lies", "love is dead", and cocaine chest pains. CCP was their first single when they came to America. LID was their second. Then Adelitas Way came on. I was so fired up for them! I had only seen them once prior to this show and I knew that I wanted to see them again. They have great stage presence, their performances are super energetic, and they involve the audience. They played sick, scream, cage the beast, invincible and a few new songs I didn't know. Their new album came out that day. After they played, I went to go meet Rick (singer). I thanked him for inspiring me with his music and I told him I've been a fan since day one. He thanked me profusely. Then it was time for seeether. They played
Gasoline
Needles
Pig
Fine Again
Driven Under
Broken
Humphree Or Die (drum cover)
Fur Cue
Heart-Shaped Box
Breakdown
Country Song
Rise Above This
Fake It
Remedy

A Day To Remember Atlanta 4/15/11

Going to a concert is always a great way to spend a spring break. Not to mention a concert in the middle of a lightning storm, under a small tree, by a piece of metal, in an outdoor venue the size of a backyard with 3,999 of your closest friends. Epic WIN! We Came As Romans opened this show. They played about 6 or 7 songs (I think). Then Pierce the Veil busted out on stage with Black and Yellow by Wiz Khalifa. Then they rolled on with Besitos, The Boy Who Could Fly, Yeah Boy and Doll Face, Bulletproof Love, Like A G6, Caraphernelia. During YBADF, he pulled this girl named Alexandria out of the crowd and brought her on stage. Let's just say that it was humorous and i was insanely jealous of her. And during Caraphernelia, Jeremy from ADTR joined them on stage to do his screaming parts. sexy. After their set was over, Bring Me The Horizon came on. They played It Never Ends, Diamonds Aren't Forever, Alligator Blood, Fuck, Blessed With a Curse, Anthem, and Chelsea Smile. Oli Sykes has such a beautiful British Accent. Finally it was *drum roll* A DAY TO REMEMBER time! That was when the downpour officially began. It rained super hard for the first half of their set But the rain made it more memorable, in my opinion. They had an epic setlist too:
Sticks & Bricks
The Danger In Starting A Fire
A Shot In The Dark
You Be Tails, I'll Be Sonic
My Life For Hire
All I Want
I'm Made Of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of? (Jeremy got in a hamster ball and rolled out through the crowd)
All Signs Point To Lauderdale
Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End
This Is The House That Doubt Built
2nd Sucks
Monument
Homesick
Why Walk On Water When We've Got Boats (circle pit break out)
Have Faith In Me
You Should've Killed Me When You Had The Chance
The Plot To Bomb The Panhandle
ENCORE:
If It Means A Lot To You
The Downfall Of Us All (whole crowd mosh pit)

Jeremy said in the middle of the show that his friends in Ocala, FL., would not stand out in the rain all day to see them perform and he thanked us for sticking with them. He also talked about how Atlanta was one of the first cities they played not in their home state. He also came out at the end and said "I have some good news and i've got some bad news. the bad news is that we have to stop playing. but the good news is WE'LL BE BACK THIS SUMMER ON WARPED TOUR!!!!" *cue screaming crowd* This show was one that should be memorable for everyone that went whether they like a day to remember or not (no pun intended)
-kinsey

The Used, Atreyu, Drive A Birmingham, Alabama February 2009

After several years of listening to The Used, I was finally getting to see them. They had two opening bands that I really liked too, Drive A and Atreyu. Drive A was on my list of bands to see before I die, so I was super excited. 

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 The lead singer was crazy awesome and he crowd surfed and jumped into the crowd from a pole. After them was Atreyu. 

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 I learned that their bass playes is from Daphne, Alabama, which is awesome!!! After them was The Used. 

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This show was so great because of all the bands that were there and it was well worth the terrible sinus infection i got afterwards.