The Park

I'm proud to say that I was at Electric Heart's first show.
They performed six songs, beginning with "PopStar" and ending with "You Are the One."

Hey Soul Sister

You know it's a good concert when you can enjoy it without knowing most of the songs and the lead singer's name. My mom really wanted to watch Train live after seeing a concert on Palladia. They have been a band for 15 years. I'm actually familiar with a bunch of their songs because they're played on the radio.

I parked in a neighborhood downhill and saved $20, and got a free workout xD. The hike up wasn't bad. The houses are really pretty (and look really expensive!). I don't think I have been to Griffith Park since grade school. People were hanging out outside having picnics.

Inside the Greek's front plaza, there were a couple of cool preshow activities: Food and merch stands, of course. A band played a few songs on a small stage set up. My 104.3 gave away Dane Cook and Dodgers tickets. There was a coloring booth and you could get a free concert tee with a Sunday New York Times Subscription. My favorite were the FREE face paintings and henna tattoos! Check out what my mom and I got:

It wasn't until after that I realized what my tattoo looked like. What can I say? I love stars and dragonflies.

We caught the end of the opening act, Needtobreathe. Our seats were on the aisle next to the railing of the South Terrace. Pretty awesome, especially considering they were FREE.

The lights dimmed and the sound of train tracks and "choo choo" came on. There was Train.
(Note: When I say "He," I am referring to the lead singer)


They released beach balls into the audience during Meet Virginia.


They countrified She's on Fire. He wore a cowboy hat and they sped up the song-- it was really fast! 7 girls from the front row got to go up on stage. They got shirts and became known as the "Train-ettes." He told them to sing "She's on fire" with him while the audience sang the rest. He said most of us probably didn't know the words to the song, so he told us to just sing whatever words we wanted. Haha.

During Ordinary, clips from Spiderman 2 played on the screen. He wore the blue tour shirt with the Superman design. After, the took it off and threw it to the audience.They gave away a lot of guitar picks throughout the night.

Before he sang If It's Love, he asked us to have our cell phones ready. We all held them up when he sang, "Hold your cell phones up in the air" He took a picture and tweeted it.

He changed into a white shirt to sing Marry Me. He said he wanted to come out and say hi to everyone. I didn't know he was serious. He jumped off stage and walked around the entire venue. People with aisle seats totally had it made. It was super awesome! At this point, I realized I didn't know his name! Haha! It's Patrick. Yeah, I could totally love you. I think I do after this.

Our "first dance" song was Hey Soul Sister.

They sang Drops of Jupiter, Dream On, and This Ain't Goodbye for their encore.

They all performed really well. The sound was great. Pat was really energetic and funny. He wore shirts that said "Hollywood Girl" and "Stay Cali," which grants extra points. There wasn't a dull moment.

P.S. The Greek wasn't really strict. I could have brought in my own water and food. They didn't check bags. Flash photography and video recording were prohibited, but a bunch of people, including myself, did it anyway. There was no cell phone service.

Camp Rock 2 Tour

Rolling Stone said this is "The worst-selling summer concert season in recent memory." It breaks my heart that the Jonas Brothers had to cancel about 20 shows. I know what it's like to WANT to see these guys perform. To have that opportunity taken away is NOT fun. I am fortunate because there is always going to be an L.A. show.

It did not immediately occur to me that this show was going to be everything I have ever wanted.
My favorite band? Check.
Good venue? Check.
Good show? Check.
Last stop of the tour? Check!
Now, if it was filmed for a DVD, then I would be in nirvana.
Oh my gosh! "Please Be Mine" is on the set list!
Are you FOR REAL!?

I also felt this would be the last JB tour... at least for a while.

I didn't buy tickets at the Team Jonas presale. I have been checking LiveNation everyday since March 22 for decent seats. Finally, on Thursday, September 16, around 1pm, I purchased Orchestra 2 [center], Row N [13]. I had to purchase them as singles. It's a good thing I have ticket-buying luck skills.

There was traffic exiting for the venue. Irvine Meadows has free parking =] They made people line up in an orderly fashion to enter the venue. The line went all the way around the lot to the waterpark. It wasn't too bad, I was just scared we weren't going to make it on time. We saw Chelsea Staub ride up in a golf cart. We said, "Hi Chelsea!" and she said hi back. She was probably trying to be stealth. Oh well. She rocks.

Alyson Stoner was on stage when we entered, but she was just talking. She taught us choreography to "Heart and Soul." They brought up volunteers from the audience. Lindsay Taylor (lthiphop) went up. She had straight hair.

-Megan Martin and Chloe Bridges were in attendance, but they only came out to say hi.
-Anna Maria Perez de Tagle dances in heel the entire time!
-There wasn't real fire during "Fire." 
-The choreography to "Start the Party" and "We Rock" was different than the movie.

Demi Lovato's set started right after the Camp Rock friends. She was really tan! It was a weird contrast from the movie trailers they showed on screen, where she's really pale. She must be getting in that GTL.

"Catch Me" started off really sweet. The background was a spinning carousel at dusk. The sky gets darker during "Don't Forget." When the song starts to rock hard, it started raining. Intense!

Her solo set seemed quick, but she performed so well. Her voice is just wow.

She changed clothes and shoes for another Camp Rock set. I danced along to "Brand New Day," "We Can't Back Down," and "It's On." She sang "Maybe It's Not Too Late," which wasn't in the movie.

We got snacks after her set. In the village, guess who we got to take a picture with:

Made you look!

OfficeMax had life-size cardboard cut-outs of the Jonas Brothers.

Back at our seats, a crowd emerged in the front of Orchestra 1. Ashley Greene was in the house. I went over to try to get a picture, but there were too many people. Her friends kept saying, "She just wants to watch the concert!" (a polite way of saying GO AWAY). Eventually, security got involved. Ashley must really like Joe to put up with that.

BOUNCE played through the speakers. We all did the Ham and Cheese and then the Chicken Wing. As soon as it finished, the lights went out, and the live music started.

By the way, our seats were great! Totally worth the wait.We got VIP seating, without paying the extra $100. [Begin VIP rant] Besides good seating, sound check is the component of value in the VIP package, but is it really the same worth as the concert? Not to me. The VIP lanyard doesn't even say Jonas Brothers/Camp Rock tour. It says LiveNation, and they write in the date of the concert. LAME. The gym bag was cool. It had a JB logo, but that's still not enough to justify the extra cost. Finally, it doesn't come with a meet and greet, which is what I really want! [End rant]

It's so great seeing Kevin, Joe, Nick, and the rest of the band on stage again. Three years later, their performances still bring a huge smile to my face.

Joe challenged Nick to perform "Introducing Me" in 1:59. He totally read my mind! I challenged him to sing it in under 2 minutes. I got really nervous (and excited) as the clock ran down. He sang the song really fast and finished in 1 minute, 53 seconds, 6 seconds to spare. Go Nick J!

The "Who I Am" fan submissions were really cute. I probably would have put "simple" or "fan." The girl who did put "fan" showed off all her JB CDs, including It's About Time. I have them all too!

The Shane and Mitchie duets were cute. The former Jemi duo acted like professionals. A girl in the front, Orchestra 3 held up a sign that said "vampires suck." OUCH. There was red pyro rain at the end of "Wouldn't Change a Thing."


It's too bad they cut "This Is Our Song" from the set list. I didn't get to sing na, na na na na, hey ya! Did people not LOVE that song as much as I did? Is it because at the beginning of the tour, Camp Rock 2 hadn't come out yet, so people didn't know why they should love the song? It's just a bummer because it took out the only opportunity to have the whole Camp Rock cast-- well, at least those on tour-- to be on stage together.

I have been waiting and hoping to see them perform "Please Be Mine" live for three years. They showed old photos on the screen. Kevin and Danielle's wedding photo came up during the last chorus when they sang "All our hopes and our dreams will come true." AWWW! The guys said they haven't changed much. I beg to differ. They have changed. I'm not saying that's a bad thing; people grow. Kevin, Joe, and Nick have matured, but they still retain that essence that keeps me coming back.

Lovebug was really cute! There were dancers dressed old school like the music video. JB wore white blazers. Confetti was released at the rockin climax of the song. That was fun, but I wish they had foamed us. I was finally close enough.

Grace said their shows aren't complete unless they perform "S.O.S." She's right. Kevin did his dance, but not full on. They closed with "Burning Up". There was fire. Big Rob came out and rapped. A couple of girls (idiots) jumped off on stage. Security grabbed them so fast! You go, security!

Other Highlights:
- I borrowed my brother's FlipVideo, but the lights drowned out their faces in the video

- Kevin spin took place during "Play My Music" instead of "Hold On"
- Dancers on bouncy stilts came out during "Year 3000"
- Frankie Jonas played tambourine during L.A. baby!
- China McClain performed "You Biggest Fan" with Nick
- The guys flew during "Fly With Me"... Well, the platform they were on rose.

It didn't feel like a final show. I was expecting pranks and extra songs. I wanted more, but what they gave was more than enough. What I'm trying to say is that I can never get enough. Please don't be the last Jonas Brothers tour. That's not a proper goodbye.

Owl City @ Club Nokia

L.A. Live is INCREDIBLE! Since 2007, I'd walk past it from the parking lot to Staples Center and it would just be under construction. Now, it's humongous and has all of these restaurants and high tech screens. It's crackin!

Paper Route went on at 7pm. They had a tiny drum set. At one point, someone was playing it, another was playing the regular drums, and then another was playing digital drums. The lead singer's mannerisms reminded me of Nicky T of V Factory. He was skinny and wore his trucker hat backwards.

Lights started at 8pm. She is so adorable! Some fan had a sign that read, "Now that we're engaged, cyber wife, we can get married at the cathedral of lights." She saw, laughed, and also mentioned World of Warcraft. Her band consists of her, a drummer and keyboard player. No guitar? Her drummer is cool though. "Ice" is a really cool song. She sings super fast during the bridge!

Finally, they were setting up for Owl City. The guy sound checking all the mics was the same guy in front of me on the escalators on my way into Club Nokia. I took a picture of his all access pass (I was stealth like a ninja).

Adam came out at 9pm. He played the drums, the band came out, he moved to the mic. It was totally out for the first verse and chorus of "Umbrella Beach." His set list was fun song, slow song, fun song, slow song. I know the fun songs more because I listen to the slow songs less.

"Hot Air Balloon" was AWESOME!! He threw a toothbrush to the audience during "Dental Care." Security was being strict on recording, but when the "song about bugs," aka "Fireflies," came on, EVERYONE had their cameras up. At the end of "Vanilla Twilight," Adam mouthed, "Take me with you!"

He ended with "Hello Seattle." It was a cool concert =]

Outside, the guys of Paper Route were selling their CD.

We ended the day at In-N-Out because Adam mentioned it between songs.

Jonas Brothers World Tour

This was a Jonas Brothers concert like no other.

I was so thankful they added a third show on Sunday so that I might have a chance to have decent seats.

When we arrived, I asked an usher, "Excuse me, which way to the FLOOR?" I've always wanted to be on the floor of the Staples center.

We got to the floor and asked another usher where our seats were.
11th row.

Right next to the catwalk!!!

Got to the Staples Center just as the Wonder Girls and Jordin Sparks were finishing their set. So this is the first time I didn't see any of the opening acts =/

Onto the show:

Paranoid
That's Just The Way We Roll

Poison Ivy - green & blue lights!

Hold On
Play My Music

Fly With Me - reminds me of the music video

Black Keys / A Little Bit Longer - i call this the Nick Jonas show portion

Much Better - flips and jumps!

Year 3000
Tonight

Gotta Find You - the riser was on our side!

Turn Right
When You Look Me In The Eyes

Sweet Caroline - a dad in front of us rocked out to this. but he was also rocking to jonas songs like whoa!

At the end of the song, Nick was on our catwalk. He removed his guitar strap, pulled out a permanant marker, signed the guitar, and gave it to 2 girls in the audience. It was remarkable. I was totally jealous!!!

Live to Party - We weren't on the foam side =[ someday, I will be.

BB Good

World War III - red lights!

Battlefield - Jordin was cute!

Lovebug - MY FAVORITE PART OF THE NIGHT!
Kevin comes out in a cute trenchcoat on our catwalk. He has an umbrella. It starts to RAIN ON STAGE! I get wet!
Later, it rains some more. I get drenched! The water was sooooo coool!
I wasn't sad about the foam anymore.

SOS shall always be my first favorite song.
Burnin Up- Big Rob!

After the show, it rained a little bit again. We hoped for maybe a performance of "Before the Storm," but they were just cleaning. We sat up on the stage and took a picture before getting in trouble.

Outside, there was a line for the Honor Society meet and greet. The band walked right passed us. I got high fives.

There was a massive crowd at the tour bus thingy that you can sign. We avoided it.
One day, I shall also tag a tour bus.

But the show was great! I'm totally biased because I had amazing seats. It was cool to be in the line of fire instead of just watching it happen.
They sounded great. I'm surprised they didn't get outwinded with all of the moving around they did.

I totally love them! This is the closest I've ever gotten to take a picture with them:

Vegas

By some strange twist of fate, I got to see the JoBros in Las Vegas for FREE.

My aunt got tickets compliments of Monte Carlo, and I went with my cousin, Julia.

I slept most of the ride to Vegas. We got to the city, which i haven't visited in about 2 years. IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Geez louise. Not glamorous at all. Plus,the economy's still bad, and therefore it isn't as packed.

The MGM grand had cute fruit slushies named after JB and their songs.

The concert was great. I just love those boys. The seats weren't my closest ever, but they were free. Julia was all excited. I felt bad for standing up because little girls were behind me lol. But “Y3k” was a partyyyyyyyyyy! Wearing ear plugs is totally the way to go!

The concert was shorter =/ but Nick J did change it up a bit during “A Little Bit Longer”... a year later.
Why don't people realize that there's always an encore? Oh well, when they leave, we get to move closer to the stage =]

When ”SOS” came on, I felt that familiar smile I always get. I remember why I love them as much as I do.

We went back home right after the concert. In and out!

San Diego

I needed a redo of the Burning Up concert. When they announced their November shows, I was very excited. Grace had an event in San Diego that night, which gave us more reason to drive down there. We would also get to see Josie and Elly.

Boy Toy Jesse was there. I guess he works for that radio station too?

I wore suspenders, inspired by the "Love Bug" music video.

I love floor seats! We were in the second row.. of the second floor section. Before the show, I saw Papa Jonas heading to the sound board. We went over, but we weren't sure on how to approach him. Grace just said, "Mr. Jonas?" and he we got his attention. We asked for a picture. He was busy and politely asked us to go back later. We didn't. Oh well, at least we got to talk to him.

When JB played "Still in Love With You," I knew what was about to happen. I knew what I wanted. Yet, I didn't act fast enough. A bunch of other girls ran before us to the front section in hope to get FOAMED.

We got close enough to feel the mist, but it didn't show on our hair or anything. After than, security certainly tightened up.

After the concert, I swiped a radio poster off the wall. They were glad we did it, it left them with less to clean.

Josie and Elly surprised us with birthday balloons. I got a stuffed hippo and Grace got Hannah Montana crayons.

After, we went to the ball. It was held on a boat that sailed around the harbor for 3 hours.

Sparks and McCartney

Grace really wanted to see Jesse McCartney in concert. He was having a great year. "Leavin'" was number one on the radio. Departure is an great album!

The concert was at the Orpheum. It's cool because this is where they hold auditions for American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. I really liked this venue. It was small and quaint. There wasn't a metal detector check, so we were free to roam with our cameras. We had orchestra seats, row H! Alissa and Kelley went too =]

Jordin Sparks performed first. "Tatoo" and "One Step at a Time" were one of the first songs she sang. Those were the only ones knew, so I wasn't sure what to look forward to. I felt like I was watching an episode of American Idol, without the judges' critiques. She didn't do much. It's her and her style. She did make an effort to smile and wave to her fans. The girls in front of me were estatic when she flashed them a heart.

During intermission, we met up with the girls upstairs in the mezzanine/balcony. They spotted Travis Garland in the audience. They had gotten pictures, and a bunch of girls lined up to get their own pictures. Most of them didn't know who he was, but they still wanted pictures.

Jesse's set was so good! He wore a "Sexy Back" type suit, and his backgroud singers also served as background dancers. It was almost like a boyband. He was so cute! He sang most of the songs on Departure. He also sang his hits, "Beautiful Girl" and "She's Not You." Sadly, he didn't sing "Right Where You Want Me." During "Oxygen," a new song, he chose a girl to come up on stage with him. He serenaded and seduced her. We were all like WHOA. We were also jealous.

After, we went to the back to try to meet him. There were about 20 other people waiting too. Travis was there again, and he stopped for second round pictures with us. We can't say the same goodness of Jordin or Jesse. We waited for a long time. When Jesse came out, he dashed straight to his car without even waving at us. It was kind of lame.

I still enjoyed the concert. I just won't wait for him ever again.

Bandemonium

A day with my my best friends to see hot guys who sing and dance = funtastic.

We arrived at the House of Blues around 11:30AM. While waiting in line, we had Fatburger for lunch, despite the fact that i wanted the pasta from Pizza Hut. As we were eating, a Pizza Hut car delivers across the street. It was a sign that we could have, would have, should have gotten the pasta. Everyone got hungry around 6, so we ended up getting it anyway. It was extremely satisfying. Try the freaking pasta at Pizza Hut, it's so good!

Anyway, back to the concert stuff. We got to meet the members of Menudo before the show. Okay, confession, we didn't really know who they were. We were still super excited. I did recognize Zoe Myers and got a picture before she left. I saw Asher, Jared, and Wesley drive in:
NLT was last to arrive. They got off their bus and went straight inside. They waved though.

Later, we went to the bathroom, and as we came out, I recognized Nathaniel from V Factory! I gasped, and he turned around. I was so in awe, I don't know why. He was totally cool. He loved Grace's and my V Factory fan shirts. He taught us a dance move from "She Bad." He took pictures, gave hugs, and tried remembering our names. This was just a super awesome moment!!!! My love for V Factory intensified.

Mark and James greeted the people in line. They gave out stickers. I had no idea who they were either.

The show starts and V Factory is up first. YouTube videos do nto give them justice. They're phenomenal on stage. You can't help but sing along and scream. But I must say, the only problem was that it went by so fast and was over too soon. =[

There was crazy pushing during Menudo. Some space cleared up for a while, but then NLT came on. Somehow I got pushed from the center to the right side of the crowd.

The non-stop-ness of it all made the concert go by so quick, but the night wasn't over because there was a meet and greet for all the bands afterwards.

With all the craziness of celebrity sightings (including A and C of the ACDC dance crew), we found ourselves at the end of the meet and greet line. Time flew by since we met these cool guys who were just sitting on the side lines. They were on their way out but stayed to keep us company.

The meet and greet kind of sucked because pictures were not allowed. What is up with that policy anyway, HOB? In any case, the bands were all really nice.

From the chill day at school, to the random dancing to "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "We're All in this Together" in the street, to the sweet concert, it was an all around great day.

I had work at 5:30am this morning. My voice was half gone by the end of V Factory's set, and by 1:30am, my voice just sounded retarded. But as my co-worker said, "It's just a sign of a good time." =D

Best of Both Worlds

I was so excited to see the Jonas Brothers in concert.

Before the concert, they had Band In A Bus. Basically, they were recording their new album on a tour bus, and it was parked in an area for fans to see. We waited outside for half an hour. They came out and gave quick hellos. Kevin waved at me!!! Well, he waved in my direction, but that's my story. They are so awesome! They drove across the parking lot, and we followed. While they waited for the gate to open, they rolled down the windows and waved at every again. Awwww, you guys!

The concert was awesome. Grace and I tried to rock out, but there were short little girls behind us. So, we couldn't stand up or else we'd black their view.

Our seats were close to the stage, just off to the side [stage right]. Jonas Brothers shows really are music on red bull. Their set ended way too fast. I'm glad they came out again for a few more songs. To my surprise, they even stayed to take a bow at the end of the show.

I was more familiar with Hannah Montana songs than Miley's. She put on a good show too. I developed a crush on one of her dancers. He helped me get through the show.

I watched videos from the Knitting Factory. They played "What I Go To School For," one of my favorite songs PLUS they debuted a new song! At least I have YouTube to make me feel like I was there. I enjoyed myself at Staples Center though. =]

FUTURESEX/LOVESHOW

Last night was so amazing. It was something I have waited forever to actually see & experience. That's right... JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE... LIVE in concert at the Staples Center.

OH

MY

GOSH.

I absolutely love him. He is so amazing. In fact, that's what I texted to "him," or rather the Verizon screen in the arena.

Cristina and I got the Subway dinner for 2 special. Italian Herb and Cheese bread = mmmmmm.

Verizon had a DDR type game to win t-shirts. Grace and Cristina played, but they didn't score high enough. I didn't even try.

As we were in line, we took a picture for the FanFire page on JT's website with our beautiful signs. I hid my camera in my boots. Security was preoccupied telling us signs weren't allowed, and they didn't notice the flashing lights through the metal detector. I was in, I had my camera, I rocked. Grace hid her camera in MY purse, but they didn't even check. So we were both in.

Since we were one of the first people in the arena, they displayed our text messages on screen for a while.

8`o clock came and Pink went on. She's got those hot acrobatic skills. We took her set time to buy our JT merchandise. We tried seat hopping, but the real ticket holders kept showing up.

Gosh! It sounded so good! I always figured taped concerts on TV and DVD were just fine. I never knew how much more amazing it was live. It was a center stage, but he faced my side most of the time. Justin is so smooth and fly and HOT. He sang every song off of the new album + the favorites from Justified + "Gone" by *NSYNC!!!!!! I was so happy! I was like awww I love that. I love him. I love them!

random highlights:

~he took a shot and toasted to Los Angeles.

~he kept saying "it's so good to be home"

~he's hot

~he played piano, guitar, and that keyboard guitar thing

~high tech screens & video techniques

~he smiled

~the party was bumpin on "Seniorita." I don't know what I'm thinkin bout.. really leaving with you!

~he flipped us off at the end of what goes around comes around

~he's hot

~he humped that dancer. damn her. lol.

~he laughed

~crazy ass moves. & a little beat boxing

~club bangin intermission w/ Timbaland

~so much energy from the crowd. and everyone sings along.

~sexy back came on too quickly.

~he's hot.

~encore. in his sweatpants & t-shirt

I got each song on video. It's low quality, and you can hear me screaming, but it's MINE. I was there. I made it. The girls bagged on me for recording all night, but I don't care. I have these memories forever. I react the same as in the video whenever I watch them.

Justin Timberlake. He was always my favorite, my first love.

But seriously, AMAZING. Yes, I'm vocabulary-limited, but it says it all.

Best first concert EVER!