Openers : The Bigger Lights
Anarbor
The Audition
This Providence is a pretty underrated band! I think it's probably because their CD's come off as pretty mellow.. but after this experience I tend to think otherwise..
This was the first time i have ever seen them live, and it was pretty damn good! Listening to their CD, made me a little hesitant to see what the concert would be like as their music sounds pretty mellow.. But honestly when those boys get into the mood they make their mellow songs come to life! I have never seen so much energy in a crowd for such mellow music! It was a really great experience. The only down side to this show was that the mic sounded really off near the end of the set, but apart from that it was a good show they had a setlist of about 18 songs so it was definitely worth the 20$ !
something i found neat about how This Providence did about this tour was that EVERYDAY each band member got a disposable camera and they took pictures of behind the scenes before the show that you attended. they called them "Mystery Cameras" as you didn't know which band member's camera you obtained or what was on it when you purchased it. I really wanted to get one, but once Dan announced it during the set so that if you didn't knwo about it before you had your chance to get it.. I didnt wanna bother because everyone rushed to the merch table. I thought it was pretty sweet that the band would let fans get an inside glimpse of what went on behind the scenes before their show. They also encouraged each fan who was lucky enough to get a camera to upload it to their facebook page to share with everyone else! ANOTHER neat thing I have never seen done on a tour before was the first 20 people to arrive to the venue got early entrance, meet and greet, a poster AND an acoustic set (which they wouldn't allow any pictures or video taping) where they performed a NEW song that hasn't been recorded yet and were still in the works. I had to get there around 10am to be able to get in on this, but it was so fucking worth it.
The only other downfall to this show was that most of their songs feel like sappy love songs, and i don't know.. i sort of get sick of hearing a lot of the same stuff over and over. instrumentally these guys are great! but lyrically, they should find more things to write songs about. One song that was really touching though was "somebody to talk to" Dan Young (the lead singer + he does some guitars) wrote it about when he was small and had to go in and out of the hospital because his brother was ill. and it just shows how people feel about hospitals in general whether someone they know is in there, or they themselves are in there.
I don't normally post about meeting the band after, but these guys came out at the end into the club to hang out with everyone who came out to the show until we basically got kicked out! these guys are so down to earth and super sweet. it was an amazing experience.
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