Basically, Sarah and the band were phenomenal, the crowd TERRIBLE- it ALMOST ruined the experience for me. So, I waited till the day of the show, tried Ticketmaster a few times, and ended up getting a SECOND ROW TICKET! I'm sorry I don't have any pictures or video, I don't currently have a camera, and I was so close they would have been really good, and people were taking pictures all over the place.
So, basically for the show Sarah played with what I assume was her backup band from the lilith shows- Luke Ducett (sp?), Vincent Jones, cute guitar guy, Matt Chamberlan (a neat suprise, I'm a big Tori fan, but he looks SO MUCH older I didn't recognize him!), and Melissa McClelland and Butterfly Boucher. Throughout the show Melissa and Butterfly played 4 songs each, which I thought was actually really cool, will Sarah going to the background to play piano or sing back up. Here's the setlist, sorry I don't know the names of most of Melissa and Butterfly's songs, but they were great!
Angel
Building A Mystery
LYIE
2 Melissa songs, one called "Break"
I Will Remember You
You Want Me To
2 Butterfly Songs
Fallen
Good Enough
Adia
Out of Tune
2 Melissa songs, one rock and slow piano song
Forgiveness
2 Butterfly songs
Illusions of Bliss
Sweet Surrender
Possession
Ice Cream
"Because The Night" was on the setlist, but they didn't do it because of the venues curfew
So, Sarah was everything I hoped she would be, just on fire. I love the way they did the show, she sounds amazing, looks amazing, just great.
But, OH MY GOD the crowd. I went by myself, and even with sitting in the second row, I just felt very isolated and alone. No one seemed very friendly or outgoing, that happy to be there, and casual fans at best. The venue was at a place called Chastain Park, in a wealthy part of the city were many white upper-class folks get season or corporate tickets and figure it would be a nice way to spend a Thursday night. The class privilege was so evident in the crowd and the cars, and just so not in the spirit of what I think a Sarah show should be. I don't think must of her true "fans" could afford the almost $100 tickets- I barely could, and not sure how I'll eat later in the month, but I did not want to miss a chance to see her.
So, I ended up leaving feeling very disheartened, and that sucked. I think it might have been different if it was a Lilith show, or at a different venue. But, Sarah was great and I'll try to hold on to that, and hope that I can have a different experience in the future.
So, there ya go- I probably have more thoughts and details but I need to run, check in soon ya'll!
Adam
