Year of the Concert

I can almost call the Molson Amphitheatre my home. The ACC would be my second home. The number of concerts I have attended so far this summer has surpassed the number of concerts I've been to in the past five years combined. And I'm not quite done yet.

Let's review:

David Usher - a surprise last-minute concert invite from Cathy was accepted through peer pressure (I was at a birthday bowling event). The best part was that I got to sit down for most of the night. Very rare in a club gig. His music is still good although extremely more mellow than his Moist days.

Sarah McLachlan - I returned the favour and went with Cathy to see my favourite performer. The Perishers, a band from Sweden, were the openers. As expected, a great show.

The Killers - I went to see them two days after I returned from Europe, still a little jet lagged but very excited. Louis XIV and Tegan & Sara were on stage first. Wasn't fully familiar with any of their music, but quickly got into it, especially due to the energy from the crowd.

Jet - Another sudden concert invite, this time from Ron. I had never been to the Opera House before, and it's one of those great intimate venues. Somehow I had managed to position myself just outside the perimeter of the mosh, so I was able to enjoy the show without being manhandled.

Weezer/The Pixies - Amazing double-bill. Second concert with my little bro. "Here Comes Your Man" remains one of my favourite tunes. (I just heard it on the radio today) "El Scorcho" was in my head for days afterwards.

Foo Fighters - Last night's concert was kick-ass! The Constantines were the openers, and they weren't bad, I think I have to listen to their music a little more to get into it. Surprise guests were Sloan, who had been part of the bill in other cities but were not scheduled to be in the line-up (they played at the Rexall Centre the night before with finger eleven and David Usher, and I actually had an opportunity to go to that concert too, but I had other plans). Dave Grohl is an awesome musican. He played drums during the encore which was sweet. This was the last concert with my bro for the year (my concert buddy). He'll be back at school in a few weeks.

Coming up on the horizon: I'm eagerly anticipating the U2 show in September, I just bought tickets to see Metric, and I found out that Our Lady Peace is returning to town. The concert season is far from over...

"If anything could ever be this good again"