American Idol in Indy
I think I'll start with the negative, since there wasn't too much to complain about. First, I have never been to a concert where there wasn't a video camera flashing the star up on a big screen. Yep, didn't happen here. Once you get 30 rows back from the stage, you can't really see their faces. We had decent seats and didn't get to see much. Also, the music was too loud or the audio for the mics was too low. Either way, the kids had to scream out their songs just to be heard above the music. Let me just say, there is something to being able to sit back on your couch with a beer and get close-ups of your favorites. Heh.
On to the good stuff. :) Everyone was there except for Matt. Diana had taken a tumble down the stairs a few concerts back, so her performances were limited. Everyone else did an awesome job. I really enjoyed seeing them all in person. They were able to cut loose and these were the best performances I've seen from any of them. Alley, JPL was absolutely adorable. ;) He kept running all over the stage, jumping up the stairs etc. Hee! George's smile blew me away and I couldn't even see it that well. lol I still want to marry that sweet thing. :)
Once they all sang a solo, there was a 20 minute intermission and then they did another hour of group stuff. George and Jennifer did a duet as did John (Stevens) and Fantasia. John and Fantasia were awesome together! Who'da thunk? lol John had two solos and he was dressed in his 'rat pack' era clothes and he looked and sang fabulous. I can't remember the first song, but the second was Valentine. He has improved quite a bit, even in the choreography.
Fantasia did her American Idol song at the end, then they all did one more group song. All in all, I enjoyed it. What surprised me was the number of adults in the audience, WITHOUT kids. lol JPL and Fantasia seemed to be the favorites. Jasmine's dad and John's mother sat in the audio control section which was right across from us. It was fun seeing them react when people asked for pictures with them. :) I know there was more, but I am blanking at the moment.
On to the good stuff. :) Everyone was there except for Matt. Diana had taken a tumble down the stairs a few concerts back, so her performances were limited. Everyone else did an awesome job. I really enjoyed seeing them all in person. They were able to cut loose and these were the best performances I've seen from any of them. Alley, JPL was absolutely adorable. ;) He kept running all over the stage, jumping up the stairs etc. Hee! George's smile blew me away and I couldn't even see it that well. lol I still want to marry that sweet thing. :)
Once they all sang a solo, there was a 20 minute intermission and then they did another hour of group stuff. George and Jennifer did a duet as did John (Stevens) and Fantasia. John and Fantasia were awesome together! Who'da thunk? lol John had two solos and he was dressed in his 'rat pack' era clothes and he looked and sang fabulous. I can't remember the first song, but the second was Valentine. He has improved quite a bit, even in the choreography.
Fantasia did her American Idol song at the end, then they all did one more group song. All in all, I enjoyed it. What surprised me was the number of adults in the audience, WITHOUT kids. lol JPL and Fantasia seemed to be the favorites. Jasmine's dad and John's mother sat in the audio control section which was right across from us. It was fun seeing them react when people asked for pictures with them. :) I know there was more, but I am blanking at the moment.