Indianapolis, Indiana, August 4th, 2007 Options

[Godiva]

Summer is here... and I'm so glad Live is touring! Too bad they won't be by themselves.

Anyway, I'm going to the Indianapolis Aug 4th show. Anyone else want to meet up after or before? I live in Indianapolis.

[Godiva]

Well, I guess I'll be the first to post. I really don't want this going on the main site reviews because this isn't meant to be a concert review. Surely somebody with more experience with these kinds of things can write it, and I was too busy enjoying myself to even remember the setlist. I'm pretty sure it's the same as it has been, I don't remember being surprised.

Okay, first on was Collective Soul, on time. A few songs into the set, a fight broke out a couple rows behind me. We were about three or four people deep into the crowd in front of the stage (great spot). While that incident was unfortunate, it did a lot to elevate the consciousness of the crowd. Ed Roland sang an inspired "World I Know" after cussing out the jerks for interrupting his show. They were energetic, and I knew all of the songs but a couple, which surprised me. A fair number of people around us were there for Collective Soul.

Live had a slightly bigger crowd from my perspective, but maybe that is just because the crazy ones were all gathered in a mob near the stage. Ed's voice was pretty great last night. It was a real treat. He smiled magnanimously at the crowd... in a look of appreciation and recognition. The band seemed energetic and "into" it. He did take off his shirt, of course. No climbing scaffolding, grabbing himself, or ultra-sexy moves, however. Shirtless-phobes out there would be proud. The setlist was the same as it has been the last few shows (and similar to last summer's... ), but I enjoyed myself entirely.

My feet were killing me and it looked like it was going to rain, so we left the ground and went to the stands for Counting Crows. Of the three, this is the band I'm least familiar with. They are definitely a much mellower band, but it was nice and relaxing after Live. It did end up pouring on all the Counting Crows fans (and us as we walked to a bar to get some drinks). The concert was obviously all about them... they had the most fans and a bigger portion of the crowd seemed to be participating.

Any questions? Feel free to ask.

This post has been edited by Godiva: Aug 5 2007, 1:31 pm