Mumford & Sons - The Troubadour (2/9/10)
The show last night was absolutely amazing! I know I use the word 'amazing' a lot to describe things but I'm being completely sincere right now. It was really the best gig I've been to out of all the gigs that I've went to in the past 3 months (Sorry, boys, but it's true. Don't worry, I still love you). It was a completely sold out show. There were even a few people trying to get in and looking to see if anyone had extra tickets. The audience was really great. Lots of cheering and clapping, but they also knew when to be quiet and just listen. I think the guys were a little blown away and humbled by the warm reception they got. They were constantly thanking us, all the while grinning and smiling brightly.
The set list included a lot of my personal favorites ("Little Lion Man," "The Cave," and "Roll Away Your Stone"), and they also played 3 new ones for us. One of them was untitled but there was one called "Lover of the Light," which they played twice. The first time they played it, Winston's banjo string broke so the song got shortened. Marcus was amazed that that happened because he said while he breaks his guitar strings all the time, it doesn't happen with the banjo. I really do love all their songs, especially the ones that start off all nice and quiet but then pick up during the bridge or chorus. I especially love the bridge to "Roll Away Your Stone." That one line, "Stars hide your fires / For these here are my desires / And I won't give them up to you this time around" floors me all the time.
I'm so impressed with how multi-talented all these guys are. They can all sing, harmonize beautifully, and can play a variety of instruments. When Marcus got behind the drums for "Lover of the Light", he continued to sing the lead vocal. I've never seen anyone who could do that as well as he did. But I think Ted and Winston are my favorite. I'm so in love with those two. They have the best dances and facial expressions. We were standing right in front of them so at point point, I kept making eye contact with Ted and he would stare back at me, then proceeded to make funny faces, almost causing me to choke on my gum. So hilarious! Ben was all the way on the other side of the stage so we didn't get to see him much.
A not so great thing that happened was that there was this really annoying, arrogant British guy who shoved his way by us to get to the front. He was being really rude and obnoxious. He kept yelling in Monique's ear and I got so fed up by it that I put up my hoodie so I couldn't see him in the corner of my eye. As a result, I think Ted and the camera guy filming the show were probably wondering if I was either really cold or being really emo (I swear, I wasn't. XD).
Tidbits we learned: The day they arrived in the US, Marcus said how they all wanted to do the touristy thing so they went out and played Bingo. Um...ok? I don't think that's a touristy thing to do, IMO. Marcus was born in Anaheim so he has mad love for Orange County. His family and his Orange County friends were all in attendance last night. As an OC native, I was super happy to learn that (yes, I know, what a weird thing to be happy over). And also, according to Marcus, Winston is very "delicate." We have no idea why because Winston wouldn't let him elaborate on that.
Bonus: Jake Gyllenhaal was in attendance last night. He stood in the balcony right above us and watched the show from there. I'm so glad I didn't notice him until the very end of the show because otherwise, I would've been so distracted. But he was rockin' out and having a fantastic time. Yes, he totally fanboyed over them. At some point, he was screaming and clapping louder than we were. So cute (and yes, he's soooo gorgeous in person).
I'm so happy they're coming back in June. I can't wait. I'm so addicted to them now.
Click to viewThe set list included a lot of my personal favorites ("Little Lion Man," "The Cave," and "Roll Away Your Stone"), and they also played 3 new ones for us. One of them was untitled but there was one called "Lover of the Light," which they played twice. The first time they played it, Winston's banjo string broke so the song got shortened. Marcus was amazed that that happened because he said while he breaks his guitar strings all the time, it doesn't happen with the banjo. I really do love all their songs, especially the ones that start off all nice and quiet but then pick up during the bridge or chorus. I especially love the bridge to "Roll Away Your Stone." That one line, "Stars hide your fires / For these here are my desires / And I won't give them up to you this time around" floors me all the time.
I'm so impressed with how multi-talented all these guys are. They can all sing, harmonize beautifully, and can play a variety of instruments. When Marcus got behind the drums for "Lover of the Light", he continued to sing the lead vocal. I've never seen anyone who could do that as well as he did. But I think Ted and Winston are my favorite. I'm so in love with those two. They have the best dances and facial expressions. We were standing right in front of them so at point point, I kept making eye contact with Ted and he would stare back at me, then proceeded to make funny faces, almost causing me to choke on my gum. So hilarious! Ben was all the way on the other side of the stage so we didn't get to see him much.
A not so great thing that happened was that there was this really annoying, arrogant British guy who shoved his way by us to get to the front. He was being really rude and obnoxious. He kept yelling in Monique's ear and I got so fed up by it that I put up my hoodie so I couldn't see him in the corner of my eye. As a result, I think Ted and the camera guy filming the show were probably wondering if I was either really cold or being really emo (I swear, I wasn't. XD).
Tidbits we learned: The day they arrived in the US, Marcus said how they all wanted to do the touristy thing so they went out and played Bingo. Um...ok? I don't think that's a touristy thing to do, IMO. Marcus was born in Anaheim so he has mad love for Orange County. His family and his Orange County friends were all in attendance last night. As an OC native, I was super happy to learn that (yes, I know, what a weird thing to be happy over). And also, according to Marcus, Winston is very "delicate." We have no idea why because Winston wouldn't let him elaborate on that.
Bonus: Jake Gyllenhaal was in attendance last night. He stood in the balcony right above us and watched the show from there. I'm so glad I didn't notice him until the very end of the show because otherwise, I would've been so distracted. But he was rockin' out and having a fantastic time. Yes, he totally fanboyed over them. At some point, he was screaming and clapping louder than we were. So cute (and yes, he's soooo gorgeous in person).
I'm so happy they're coming back in June. I can't wait. I'm so addicted to them now.