08-25-2016, 03:59 PM
The Kingston crowd was just amazing. They just seemed to have the cheering, singing along, spontaneity, respect - everything just right. I wish the CBC broadcast would/could have picked that up a bit more. Trying to describe the roar to someone that watched it on television in the comfort of their own home, or a small group, just doesn't do it justice. While certainly a lot of it had to do with the people in attendance rising to the occasion, I think part of it had to do with much fewer casual/my boss' season ticket type attendees than at the ACC for example (that said, Friday at the ACC was stellar).
However, I can't not mention the middle age woman sitting beside me in Kingston. I was in Row 2 of Section 113, very close to Paul's corner of the stage. Very close to friends and family. This woman was there (I think) with her husband beside her (he seemed to be a fan). They didn't interact though. Without exaggeration, she sat for all but one song. Even then, it was stand to stretch her legs, as opposed to enjoy the music. She sat there on her phone the entire time, with a look that ranged from annoyance to 'this is too loud'. The one time I looked down, she was googling gangrene on her phone. Gangrene. I was incredulous inside, but was too focused on the band and the extraordinary moment in order to waste any energy on her. It was unbelievable though. The tens of thousands that would have given their (metaphorical) left arm, their f*cking left arm, to be in the building- let alone in that seat.
What a day, what a night, what a town, what a crowd....
However, I can't not mention the middle age woman sitting beside me in Kingston. I was in Row 2 of Section 113, very close to Paul's corner of the stage. Very close to friends and family. This woman was there (I think) with her husband beside her (he seemed to be a fan). They didn't interact though. Without exaggeration, she sat for all but one song. Even then, it was stand to stretch her legs, as opposed to enjoy the music. She sat there on her phone the entire time, with a look that ranged from annoyance to 'this is too loud'. The one time I looked down, she was googling gangrene on her phone. Gangrene. I was incredulous inside, but was too focused on the band and the extraordinary moment in order to waste any energy on her. It was unbelievable though. The tens of thousands that would have given their (metaphorical) left arm, their f*cking left arm, to be in the building- let alone in that seat.
What a day, what a night, what a town, what a crowd....