Showing posts with label concert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label concert. Show all posts

Friday, March 14, 2008

Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban Concert!

Wednesday morning I got a call from my friend Leslie asking if I would like to go to see Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban that night because her husband who was planning on going with her (and had given her the tickets as a b-day present) was sick, bummer. So after finding a sub for Bunco that night (thanks Liz) and clearing babysitting with Andrew, I was so excited and looked forward to that evening all day!
Carrie Underwood performed first and it was nice to see her in concert after watching her on American Idol. Initially, I was mostly interested in see Carrie, and I must say that Keith is an awesome performer!
He threw THE BEST show! Not only is he a great singer he is a talented musician, throughout the show he would do guitar solos that make Andrew playing Guitar Hero on Hard look like a piece of cake. He was incredible. At one point he was looking out into the aidence and a fan had a sign that read: "Gas to Arco Arena: $50, Concert Tickets: $200, and kiss from Keith: priceless." Well, he said, "I'm married, but would you settle for a hug?" and then he brought this girl onto the stage with him.

Towards the end of the show, he and Carrie performed together. He also went and sang in the crowd, then gave away a signed guitar to a random fan. I obviously don't know him, but he seemed like a nice, mellow guy. For now, I am a huge fan and I would definitely be interested in seeing him again in concert.
Close up's provided by a great zoom!

Saturday, September 1, 2007

California State Fair


We went to the California State Fair to see the All-American Rejects. Even though it was 102 degrees outside at the hottest part of the day, we sweated it out and had a riot! A security guard was even nice enough to give us ear plugs for Carson--it's a good thing 'cause the music was blasting!
While waiting for the concert to start, we escaped the heat by walking through the many exhibits. Our favorite exhibit was Toytopia: "Land of Toys" where an artist had made a The California Golden Bear out of Lego's. I normally can't stand these cheesy cutouts but we just couldn't resist Thomas the Train.
After the concert we stayed until the fair closed just to watch the fireworks show...I'm a sucker for fireworks and it was the perfect ending for our date.