I still can’t get over the fact that I went to the 8123 Tour
last Sunday. It was a tour starring three of my favourite acts, namely, The
Maine, Nick Santino and This Century. It wasn’t my first time to see them live,
in fact I’ve seen them each of them 4 times already but it’s always amazing to
see them as they are really great performers.
I wanted to come to the concert ever since it was announced back
in September but I was always hesitant due to some other personal problems but
on the day itself, I finally got my ticket! I bought the VIP which is around P3.5K.
It’s not so bad considering who will perform and the fact that it’s going to be
held at a small-medium sized venue means that I’ll have an intimate concert
experience. I know the bands have a lot of fans here in my country so I felt
relieved to be able to buy a ticket just a few hours before the show.
There were plenty of people as I expected so the show did
not exactly start at 7 PM as advertised but the delay wasn’t too long.
Nick Santino started the show which is quite expected since
he is just a solo act. This is his first time to come here on his own as he
used to play in a band called A Rocket To The Moon. But instead of playing his
old songs with them, he introduced to us his new material from his EP that he
released last year. I haven’t had the chance to find a copy of his album yet
but I’ve heard some of them on Youtube and they’re still good and even better
when performed live. He did sing Baby Blue Eyes which is one of the fan favourite
songs from the band. I really wish I could find a copy of his album soon.
This Century was the second act to perform and they brought
the house down with their hits from all their albums. I really had a good time
seeing them live as they were always so lively and their songs are the perfect
type of songs to sing along to. But unlike the two other acts, this is the
first time where I’ve seen them at a very close distance since the previous
times I’ve seen them were at much larger places and my seat were so far away.
The Maine was the headlining act of the show and they did
not disappoint as always. They had a long setlist and played all their biggest
songs including songs from their latest album released last year that they
haven’t performed here before. What I like about the vocalist or the entire
band at all is that they really care about their fans and would talk to us in
between songs. He gives off pieces of advice on our future and our outlook on
our lives. The crowd would sing along to every song they sang and the feeling I
had for the entire show was just surreal.
After the show, they announced that they were having a free
meet and greet session with all the people in the crowd! I didn’t expect that
they’ll meet everybody so I didn’t prepare any items to be signed. I didn’t
bother buying the items on sale in the venue since they were either too
expensive or things that I already own. While I was on the line, I found a
piece of clean cardboard so I decided to use that one. I initially thought of
asking the band to sign either my ticket, a water bottle or even my shirt
(which I wish wouldn’t have to happen since it would mean I won’t have to wash
that shit ever again and it was just my first time to wear the shirt). When it
was already my turn, I was so happy but I still maintained my composure and
even managed to ask each one of them a handshake aside from their signature. I
kept on telling them that it was my fourth time to see them live which is true
and I hope they appreciated it.
Before I forget any detail, I usually go to concerts alone
including this one but I was glad that I actually made a friend! She’s a young
girl who’s also a fan and I’m glad she made the first move or else I would have
probably just kept it all alone to myself for the entire show and it’s nice to
have some people accompany me at the line for the meet and greet plus just the
fact that I made a new friend out of the dozens of concerts I’ve been to is
quite amazing!
I’m looking forward to attend another concert this March and
that will be another experience to share!
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