I'm on cloud nine today. I finally got to see Tegan & Sara in concert.
Brian and I got there at 6pm. I went to get our will call tickets, and I instructed him to wait in line - just incase the Halo Bar was to capacity. Luckily, it wasn't so, I called Brian.
Before we entered the Halo Bar, I wanted to check out the merchandise. I got up the to the table in time to get the demo CD, but they didn't take credit card - CASH ONLY. I was pissed because I didn't want to pay the ATM fees to get money out.
Brian and I stood in line and waited for what seemed like forever. When we finally got inside, all the good spots in the front were taken. Brian and I didn't want to stand in a crowd of people (mostly Brian didn't want this), so we went up to the balcony. We got seats front and center. I was stoked. I tested out taking photos from there, and it worked out well.
An Horse came out first. I didn't know what to expect other than they had a weird name. The band was like The White Strips only with a guy (Damon) on drums and a girl (Kate) on guitar and vocals. They freaking rocked. They had great stage presence and chatted with the audience. I became a fan after hearing them. Due to lack of cash on me, I didn't get their CD, but I plan on ordering it today. I was able to get a few good photos of Kate and Damon preforming. Those will be uploaded later.
The music waiting for the show to start and for T&S to come on stage was really good. I don't know if that was a venue thing or a T&S thing. Right before T&S took the stage, "You Can't Hurry Love" was played. Tegan and Sara took the stage! I squeed and screamed. I tried to take photos, but I was having issues, so I only took 2.
I don't even remember what they played coming out, but I remember they played a lot of songs from The Con & So Jealous! They even threw in songs from If It Was You. The banter was great. I laughed, which I was the only one in the balcony laughing because Tegan made te comment that the people in the balcony don't get the humor like the kids on the floor. :-( If they only knew. :-)
Brian and I left before the encore. Say what you will, but we both had to work today, and it's a 45 minute drive to get home. I was happy to see Tegan and Sara, so leaving early was ok. They were spot on with every song (except when Sara messed up on one song (I think it was "Relief Next To Me" or "Knife Going In" it's all a blur). Her messing up was adorable.
Yup. That was my night. That goes in the books as one of the best concerts.
