OMG - we went to the BEST concert last night. I have been to many a live show and have never really been disappointed, but last night's Maroon 5\Train show ranks as #1 by far. If they are coming to your town - GO SEE THEM. You will not regret it!
We made the very long trek to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD and arrived just as Gavin DeGraw was finishing his set. Traffic was horrible so we were late, but no harm no foul. Gavin was not the main reason for purchasing the pricey tickets. Merriweather is an indoor/outdoor venue with an expansive lawn section as well as a covered seating area. I splurged and got us seats that turned out to be pretty good.
Maroon 5 started the show and they were 100% energy for the hour and fifteen minutes that they played. That Adam Levine guy is not so bad to look at (dirty hot, if you know what I mean!) and they rocked out all their big hits so it was pretty awesome. Here is a look at their setlist, but my favorite moment in the show was the finale when they played "She Will Be Loved". Adam started out singing with just an acoustic guitar and then in the last verse belted it out with the full band. It was amazing...worth every penny.
But wait...next up was Train! If you know me, you know I am slightly obsessed with "Hey, Soul Sister". Hearing that song live was really one of the main reasons I bought tickets to this concert so I was pretty jazzed when the house lights cut off and the sound of a freight train filled the air.
When the lights came on there was Pat Monahan all dressed up belting out "Parachute". The crowd went wild and pretty much never stopped.
Now Mr. Monahan is a bit of a showman and really got the crowd going during the entire set. From bringing a slew of ladies on stage to dance with him during "She's On Fire" to throwing everything from T-Shirts to guitar picks to autographed beach balls (appeared during "Save Me, San Francisco"), he was all about showing love for his fans. He was even grabbing cameras from the lucky folks in the front row and taking photos of himself with them. Very, very cool.
The set list was great and the performance was amazing. One of my favorite songs of the night was "If It's Love" - not only a great song, but the stage design was great. The lyrics were flashing on the big screen in all different fonts. Oh and during the song "Marry Me", he was roaming the audience and then landed on a guy who then proposed to his girlfriend. SO COOL!
And guess what the finale song way...that's right "HEY, SOUL SISTER"!!! Now, I couldn't just take a photo. I had to tape it so here it is! Sorry that you hear me singing more than the band. I couldn't help myself. :) (I also apologize that the video sound quality sucks and that it is on its side; I couldn't figure out how to rotate it!)
It was an amazing night and totally worth the 2+ hour drive to get there. This was our last concert of the summer so I can say that we went out with a bang. :)
