TobyMac

Well it's been a few days since this show, but I have been under the weather and sleeping any chance I can get. On Wednesday TobyMac came through Moncton and I knew I had to see him again. At Soulfest last summer he blew me away, him and his band. Their energy on stage and their ability to draw the crowd in is enough to have me dancing, even though normally this isn't my preferred style of music. I bought just one ticket in the 2nd row since when they went on sale I didn't know anybody here yet. It turned out I was right next to one of my high school students!

Jamie Grace opened. She is 19 and really sweet, and has a phenomenal voice. I do wish she had a band though and didn't use loops/tracks to back herself up. The acoustic guitar only ones were nice. At this show, unlike Maple Noise, they let people crowd the front. So even though I was 2nd row in chairs there were a ton of people in front of me. I didn't mind though. I'm tall and I liked having the room in our row.

TobyMac played what I think was an exact replica of 2010's Soulfest setlist. Complete with the acoustic part in the middle of the crowd and Jesus Freak at the end. The difference this time is that I own his latest album so I knew many more of the songs than I did before. I LOVE the Diverse City band. I think if he came without them it wouldn't even be worth it. I love the animation and choreography on stage. It's not over-done but just enough to get you excited.

The concert was SUPER loud but I had my ear plugs with me. I think they played at least 90min. It was sold out at over 2,000 people in attendance. Part of the fun was getting to see so many people I know from other places, particularly New Minas and Fredericton. I had a couple friends from New Minas stay over to my place for the night so that was fun :) We stayed up until 1am talking and watching Youtube videos... Oops!

So that was concert 75! It was a great one. Blew Maple Noise out of the water, in my opinion. 2 bands > 10. Concert 76 is in 3 days... my 15th Hanson concert!!! I am sitting on my couch now watching a 5of5 DVD... probably not a wise idea. My excitement meter has increased 100%. I'll have pics/video of TobyMac up soon!

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