I know this is past due but I'll tell you about it anyways.
It was the same night of my 10th high school reunion and though I was ready for former high school friends to publicly disown me, I went and saw the two Davids in what many will call the concert of the year. Originally, the reunion was scheduled from 1pm-6pm and a week before the concert it was changed to an evening cocktail affair. I mean, I know the organizers had the batch's best interest in mind but it was a toss up for me and I had to choose the event that's less likely to have a repeat, if at all. I had plans of dropping by the reunion after the concert but it did start late (Filipino time?) and it ended right before midnight. By this time my batchmates have all gone home.
Anyway, enough of the explaining. I've been bashed in FB several times for ditching the reunion for the Davids but I still cannot get that night out of my head because it was just spectacular! Ü I mean, having the Davids in a back-to-back concert has never happened before and I had the opportunity to witness it in Manila. I just couldn't pass up the chance to be there, it was gonna be historical.
And so Carol and I arrived at the concert grounds 40 minutes before the show was to start. As an experienced concert-goer, I did not want getting there too early (while the harsh sun is still up) since it was an open field and it was summertime, I feared fried skin. And plus I did not want to encounter the groupies and the posers who let you know how they have rubbed elbows with the artists about to perform without you even asking. I mean, heller, they'd even show you their cams and pics that they've met. C'MON! ISDK (I simply don't care). I thought we were successful in avoiding those kinds of people but apparently Carol was a magnet. There was this guy beside hwe who claims he met Archie in the US a week before. Such a poser, Archie was in the UK the week prior so I wish he had his 411 right before he decided to brag. Oh well.
Our tickets were for the Gold area (free-seating) so when we got there all the seats have been taken which is odd. Aren't they supposed to have the same amount of seats as the released tickets? Free-seating does not mean seat-less, right? I let it pass. I mean, who uses a chair in a concert anyway? They do come in handy to stand on but I had a different plan.
It was so easy to slip near the metal fences/dividers that separated our area from the Platinum seats just beacuse the concert is about to start and the bouncers were busy ushering people to thei respective areas. At that time there were less than 20 people from our area who stood where were stood but as the show inched closer, more and more people walked to our area and sealed our places in front. So if you think about it, we were almost in Platinum which is definitely a bonus.
And so we were perched on the metal fences because there was no more room to back off a bit and because we wanted to be in front we had to endure this position the entire time. haha. At around 8:45pm, Archie's band came out and played Touch My Hand. Everyone stood from their seats, most stood on their seats to welcome Archie Filipino-style. You can tell he was ecstatic seeing the number of people who came to watch.
Archie's set was a good combination of fast paced and slow songs. Here is the setlist and you can click on them to view the videos (all taken by booradleigh except for Crush which is from the Team Archie Channel):
I definitely enjoyed Archie's set just because I knew most of his songs (hence I was able to participate in the singing) and seeing him perform them live was just too awesome. His voice was flawless! The boy can sing the phonebok and I'd still be floored. He was that good.
I especially liked Barriers and how he made little actions on specific lines. Zero Gravity was also a surprise since the song has not been offically released yet. It was a very dance-able song and a lot of people enjoyed it. To Be With You is also very notable. I liked how Kendra (keyboardist) sang the melodies that Kara Dioguardi originally sang on the album. All in all, Archie's set was well though of. It was a good mix of songs that kept the crowd interested and upbeat. When it came to the final song (Crush), you can definitely hear the crowd react, each person wishing it wasn't the last.
There was a one hour intermisison after Archie's set and there was a fireworks display that kept everyone looking up for a good 30 minutes. There were also all sorts of booths selling food, t-shirts, drinks and there was even a TGIF booth that I had planned on checking out but my feet were permanently perched on the metal dividers and there were a hundred people pushing up against me that I had to forget about my Friday's cravings.
In a couple more minutes, Cook appeared from below the stage, holding his guitar, and took the crowd for another ride that evening. He had proven that night why he deserved the American Idol crown. He was amazing! I have been an Archie fan back in Season 7 of AI and Cook's performance that evening made me change my mind about him. I just had this impression while he was still doing the show that he was a bit full of himself, getting all that positive feedback each week and plus I didn't really like Light On when I first heard it. So pass me the salt and pepper I'm already eating my words. I have his album alternately on repeat with Archie's album via ipod. haha.
So there you go. I still would need to find links to videos for Cook's performance. Lara will kill me otherwise.
5 comments:
it's been a while since i've been to a good concert. i'm glad you had a good time!
yup had a great time.. i don't think having the 2 idols in one concert will see a repeat so it was kinda nice to be a part of something that's bound to be historical. lol.
this is my first concert in so long as well .. the last i attended was incubus pa yata..
oi you didn't describe cook's actions while singing haha
haha sorry naman i have the links to his vids already! i'll edit this post just for you. gimme time lang medyo busy.. hehe.
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