I witnessed it. I was there- jumping, screaming, singing, dancing. I was high on The Fray.
A night I won't soon forget.
We started the night with dinner at dessert house, then went hunting for clean toilets and finally queuing for about 20 minutes to get into the theater. A bunch of really ignorant, inconsiderate people cut the queue and when told nicely that we were queuing first, all they said was "we don't care". Must be racist. If the guy didn't weigh 200 pounds and look scary I'd probably tell him to get lost.
Once in the theater, we found a good spot and stood there for about 4 hours. I did not leave my spot for 4 full hours. Kudos to me!
The concert started with 2 opening performances by Shelley Holden and Secondhand Serenade (yeah they rocked too!), then followed by the Fray (woo hoo!). There were some annoying people around me but the crowd was very civilized otherwise. On my left was this very very high pitched screamer and whistler whom I'm convinced shaved 1/4 of my left ear drum away and at the front was this Indian lady who swayed from left to right all night while I was recording. She just couldn't decide where to stand. So annoying. Thankfully she left about halfway through the concert and I had a clear view of the stage. Ah, very nice.
While I was watching and singing along with the band, my mind drifted off several times. I was thinking to myself, how lucky I am to be able to grab this spot and how lucky I am that this annoying lady left. Then I thought, how lucky I was to have found out that The Fray was performing in Melbourne by sheer coincidence.
The story goes like this, the song "You Found Me" was playing on the radio, I heard it, liked it very much and decided to download it. After hearing it for a few more times, I thought to myself, "hmm....wonder if they're touring to promote their new album at the moment". So I logged on to the ticketek website and searched for The Fray and wala! They're going to Melbourne! Wow was I lucky or what?
Anyway, while I was standing there, with the loud music blaring and the lights flashing on and off, I just smiled, thinking that this was my lucky day. I felt happy..for just those few moments. I didn't have to think about looking for a job, I didn't have to worry about my PR application. I was just...happy. Happy that I was lucky I got to see my favourite band play , right before my eyes, with no obstruction. The best thing of all was that I bought a good camera and the concert tickets with my hard-earned cash. Yeah nothing could top that!
I was so excited and filled with adrenaline that night that even after standing for 4 hours, I wasn't the least tired. I couldn't sleep the whole night. I went to bed at 4am in the morning and still couldn't fall asleep. Too bad I didn't sleep cause I would have liked to dream about the concert! LOL
They are truly great musicians. They sound even better live than in the studio. This is what real music should be like. One band, good vocals and no studio modification, spin disc crap. Music is best served Live.
Long live the FRAY!
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