Starting off the new year lame. XD

[machka]

2010 CONCERT SURVEY

Top 5 shows of the year?

1. MWK, 18 February, Tulsa, OK
   
2. Mockingbird Sun/Angel Taylor/Green River Ordinance, 6 April, Nashville, TN
   
3. David Cook, 7-8 August, Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA
   
4. Nick Gibson & Neal Tiemann, 16 December, Tulsa, OK
   
5. Bryan Jewett/To Have Heroes/Phil Marshall, 17 December, Tulsa, OK

Total number of shows?
14:

• Foreigner (Las Vegas)
  
• MWK (Tulsa)
  
• Mike Kelly (Austin)
  
• Green River Ordinance (Nashville, Knoxville, Atlanta)
  
• Tim Brantley (Atlanta)
  
• Secondhand Serenade (Atlanta)
  
• American Idol Season 9 Tour (Duluth)
  
• David Cook (Williamsburg, x2)
  
• Nick Gibson, w/Neal Tiemann (Tulsa)
  
• To Have Heroes & Phil Marshall (Tulsa, x2)

First show of the year?


Foreigner in Las Vegas, NV - 17 February 2010

Last show of the year?


To Have Heroes & Phil Marshall in Tulsa, OK - 18 December 2010

Most surprising show?


Mike Kelly in Austin, TX - 1 April 2010

Most disappointing?


American Idol Season 9 show in Duluth, GA - 1 August 2010 (sorry, AI9 fans.)

Farthest traveled?
To Williamsburg, VA (Via GA, PA and WV)

States attended shows in?
Georgia, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Venue most visited?
The TreeHouse, Tulsa, Oklahoma (x2)

Worst injury?
A broken heart. *shrug*

Most expensive ticket?
Most likely the Busch Gardens shows. Even though the show was free with admission to the park... Admission to the park was a killer, on top of the hotel room, and airfare... Yep. But so worth it. XD

Band seen the most?
This year? Green River Ordinance and their opening act, Angel Taylor (x3)

Best new discovery?


Mama Sox



Phil Marshall

Bands seen this year that also broke up this year?
None that I know of...

Friends made at shows?
celtic_cookie, dreamerren, and honestys_easy in Busch Gardens, and cookedinflorida in Tulsa in December.

Band members met?

• Met Mike Kelly, the boys from GRO (yeah, believe it or not, never had spoke with or had a pic taken with these guys till this April!), Brett Taylor (Mockingbird Sun), Angel Taylor, Tim Brantley, Siobhan Magnus (LOL), and Phil Marshall for the first time this year. :)
  
  
• Said "Hello!" again to Josh Center, Nick Gibson, Bryan Jewett, Neal Tiemann, and Andy Skib.

Best souvenir from a show?

• MWK T-shirt and "Luna" hard-copy EP from February
  
• Setlists of Awesome from the Tulsa December shows.

Longest time in line?
David Cook at Busch Gardens, 8 August 2010.

Shows seen from the barricade [front row]?
Mike Kelly in Austin
GRO (Angel Taylor, opener) in Knoxville and Atlanta
Tim Brantley in Atlanta
Nick Gibson and Neal Tiemann in Tulsa
Bryan Jewett, To Have Heroes, and Phil Marshall in Tulsa

Most shows in one month?
5, in August.

Most shows in one week?
3, in December.

Biggest crowd?
American Idol Season 9 tour in Duluth

Any drunk encounters?
Pretty much any/all of the Tulsa shows. XD

Top 5 best 2010 concert moments:

1. Seeing MWK live
   
2. Seeing Nick and Neal play together acoustically in such an intimate, low-drama setting
   
3. caitir_eadoin finally being close enough at Busch Gardens to get great pictures of the Anthemic
   
4. caitir_eadoin getting a David Cook pic at that same concert
   
5. Watching Bryan Jewett proposed to his lady love onstage

Top 5 worst 2010 concert moments:

1. The alcohol-induced aftermath of the MWK show
   
2. What the fuck were those opening acts for Secondhand Serenade, even??
   
3. Pretty much most of the American Idol Season 9 crew. :P
   
4. What in the hell is the deal with the Jukebox Gypsies??
   
5. ... Yeah, can't really think of anything else....