So I got treated to a free concert at the end of this summer thanks to my friend Mitchell! City & Colour were playing a free show at the Moncton Coliseum thanks to someone from Sussex who won a contest with Sirius satellite radio. So once Camp Mission Team was over on August 19, Mitchell and I (along with his friend and brother) took in this show. Dallas Green is insanely talented. His vocal range is impressive and the tone of his voice is just so wonderful. I knew it would be a pretty chill show. I got there just before doors but because Mitchell is from Sussex we got to be in a separate line that went in first! We ended up 2nd row on the floor.
K-os opened the show, which don't try and figure out the sense in that one cause I have no idea. Having a hip hop artist open for a hippie rocker crowd was amusing to say the least. Most of us endured it as best we could. I guess he was okay but I can't really take anyone seriously who feels the need to swear and drink from a flask on stage. We could smell the liquor from the 2nd row.
K-os soon left and we waited about 30min for City & Colour. I was pretty hot, and exhausted from the whole summer at Camp that just ended, so I decided to stay in the crowd for 5 or 6 songs, then I left to get a slushie and popcorn, and juice (I was mega thirsty). You weren't allowed to bring drinks down on the floor so I got a nice seat sidestage and watched the rest of the show from there. Dallas Green is my kind of artist. He's sososo talented. I especially enjoyed the acoustic set in the middle. His band was really solid too. It was one of those shows that's just about the music, only about the music, and that's my kind of show. For one song he asked everyone to put their cellphones & cameras away. He said that we are so consumed with trying to capture the moment that we forget to actually enjoy it. Which I know first-hand... it's why I couple of concerts I've attended lately I hardly have any pictures or videos, because I want to make sure I actually experience what I went to experience! It was a nice treat to have no little lights in the crowd; everyone was focussed on the stage and the music. Even if it was just for one song.
For the encore I went back onto the floor, which actually wasn't that crowded. Met up with Mitchell & his brother, went to McDonalds, and went home. So that was that! I've since bought his latest album, and while I haven't had a whole lot of time to listen to it, I'm excited to do so on my drive this Wednesday. If you like chill acoustic guitar music I suggest you check him out. City & Colour.
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