Coldplay

Waking up this morning was difficult and I relished the nap I took after work but before the concert.  Thank goodness we had the time that I could quickly rejuvenate myself or I might not have enjoyed Coldplay as much as I did.  Really, I couldn't be happier with how the show went and everyone else seemed to agree with me.  Though we were much further up and on the side of the Garden than the last time we went I think we actually had better seats.  Sure, we couldn't watch the show from straight on but that wasn't an issue at all.  In fact, our side seats brought us closer and it was far cooler.

When we arrived we were handed these large bracelets and told that they would light up during the concert.  I must admit we were all wary about them at first.  They were the most comfortable things in the world and I heard other people expressing their misgivings in addition to our group.  However, when the concert finally started, the entire place went dark with the exception of our wristbands blinking a variety of different colors.  It was like Christmas with thousands of blinking lights.  Turned out that they were some of the coolest parts of the show.

Unlike the last concert, we found ourselves standing for the majority of it moving our bodies to the music and singing along as loudly as we could.  Feissal and Becky were next to us and they totally added to our excitement and energy within the arena.  As always, what moves me most during these concerts is when the huge mass of people in the stands sing along to the songs.  It's so unreal and powerful.  I can't imagine what it must be like for the artists performing who crafted the song not knowing if it would ever be a success.   Even after the concert on the way to train, the huge mass that we were exiting with just began singing a part of a song.   It was really awesome and surreal.

Honestly, it was worth every penny and I'm so glad we went with Feissal, Becky, and Johnny.   It would have been fun just Dave and me but there are certain things that are just better with others- like a Coldplay concert at the Garden.