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So, another day, another concert.
We left for this one a little later than Dad strictly wanted to, and this was followed by several irksome moments on the ride down (gas station had no gas, slowest driver ever, back-ups on the beltway (because hello Friday rush hour)), but we still made it to Columbia by like 5:40. Grabbed some food at the mall across the street and still had like 30 minutes before the first opener started. We were sitting on opposite sides of the pavilion this time. First time we've done that. We've sat apart before, but this is the first time it's been that far apart. Only way we could get decent seats - as it was, the show was completely sold out.
First opener, Event Corps, was up first. Started at 7, played til 7:30. Don't know what they played, I kind of zoned out during their set.
Second opener, The Neighborhood, started at 7:45 and went to 8:30. I'd never heard of them and I remain fairly unimpressed. Also, they are the first band I've ever seen that barely had any lights. The stage was dark quite often, sporadically lit by flashy white lights. Not helpful for picture taking. Nor was the asshole in front of me - she must have had a press pass cause she'd disappear off with her giant camera for the beginning of the sets (general rules for press is 3 songs, so they're not irritating everyone), but when she came back she turned into this horrible annoying beast. She was in the front row, I was right behind her. When she first showed up, I was like 'Oh, good, she's tiny, she won't get in the way'. Wrong. She was the only person in the front row standing. She was the only person in the first few rows standing. I ask you, if no one else around you is standing, shouldn't you maybe be a little more considerate and sit the fuck down like everyone else? They do assign seats for a reason - if you wanted to be jumping up and down like a lunatic, try the GA pit. Ugh. People. So, all that set really managed to do was frustrate me.
Then, Imagine Dragons. This was apparently the biggest headlining show they'd ever done (and it sold out, whoot!) but for a headlining show, they don't play very many songs. They started at 9 and played til 10:20ish. Venue curfew is 11, which most bands hit, or at least get close to. They had decent lights, most of the time, aside from a few purple/blue lit songs that my camera didn't enjoy too much. Gor a few decent pics, at least. Anyway, setlist: Round and Round, Amsterdam, Tiptoe, Hear Me, Cha-Ching (Til We Get Older), Rocks, It's Time, Lay Me Down, Demons, Hang Me Up To Dry/Stand By Me (Cover), Underdog, On Top of the World, Radioactive, and encored with Nothing Left To Say. Sadly, my favorite song - Bleeding Out - was not among the 14 songs they did. And some of those songs are short. :(
Here are a couple of pics!
Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons
We left for this one a little later than Dad strictly wanted to, and this was followed by several irksome moments on the ride down (gas station had no gas, slowest driver ever, back-ups on the beltway (because hello Friday rush hour)), but we still made it to Columbia by like 5:40. Grabbed some food at the mall across the street and still had like 30 minutes before the first opener started. We were sitting on opposite sides of the pavilion this time. First time we've done that. We've sat apart before, but this is the first time it's been that far apart. Only way we could get decent seats - as it was, the show was completely sold out.
First opener, Event Corps, was up first. Started at 7, played til 7:30. Don't know what they played, I kind of zoned out during their set.
Second opener, The Neighborhood, started at 7:45 and went to 8:30. I'd never heard of them and I remain fairly unimpressed. Also, they are the first band I've ever seen that barely had any lights. The stage was dark quite often, sporadically lit by flashy white lights. Not helpful for picture taking. Nor was the asshole in front of me - she must have had a press pass cause she'd disappear off with her giant camera for the beginning of the sets (general rules for press is 3 songs, so they're not irritating everyone), but when she came back she turned into this horrible annoying beast. She was in the front row, I was right behind her. When she first showed up, I was like 'Oh, good, she's tiny, she won't get in the way'. Wrong. She was the only person in the front row standing. She was the only person in the first few rows standing. I ask you, if no one else around you is standing, shouldn't you maybe be a little more considerate and sit the fuck down like everyone else? They do assign seats for a reason - if you wanted to be jumping up and down like a lunatic, try the GA pit. Ugh. People. So, all that set really managed to do was frustrate me.
Then, Imagine Dragons. This was apparently the biggest headlining show they'd ever done (and it sold out, whoot!) but for a headlining show, they don't play very many songs. They started at 9 and played til 10:20ish. Venue curfew is 11, which most bands hit, or at least get close to. They had decent lights, most of the time, aside from a few purple/blue lit songs that my camera didn't enjoy too much. Gor a few decent pics, at least. Anyway, setlist: Round and Round, Amsterdam, Tiptoe, Hear Me, Cha-Ching (Til We Get Older), Rocks, It's Time, Lay Me Down, Demons, Hang Me Up To Dry/Stand By Me (Cover), Underdog, On Top of the World, Radioactive, and encored with Nothing Left To Say. Sadly, my favorite song - Bleeding Out - was not among the 14 songs they did. And some of those songs are short. :(
Here are a couple of pics!
Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons
