Fortunately, we liked a couple of the bands that were appearing on September 2nd, so we headed down for the concert.
The show opened with 38 Special, a southern rock band with a number of 1980's hits.
The men of the family got up close to watch half of 38 Special, then went back for some water and Gatorade and just listened until the headliner.
They were followed by Styx, an "art rock" band whose best known hits spanned the mid 1970's through the 1980's.
This time, mom joined us near the front of the stage. As they started, I caught our first pictures as the sun was still setting. Tommy Shaw was on our side of the stage as they kicked off the concert with "Blue Collar Man". James Young is in the background on the Strat.
As the sun set, the light show was much more fun to watch, however taking clear pictures became a lot more difficult. The band was absolutely fantastic - all the high notes were there for the vocals and guitars were great too! Of course, Josh was impressed by the drummer. If you can see this picture clearly enough, you'll notice that Tommy is playing a clear plastic body guitar (probably a Dan Armstrong). Don't see them too often . . .
The keyboard player even played some Beethoven. Below is one more shot of the band with the light show behind them. I apologize for the graniness, but shooting pictures of fast moving rock starts in dark surroundings is not all that easy . . .
The concert ended with an explosion of confetti. I caught this picture as it began to settle over the audience.
All together, I took about 100 pictures. We had a great time at the concert, and left with our ears ringing a bit. One lady standing by us couldn't believe that our 15 and 13 year old sons knew any of Styx's music. Ironically, the band did a cover of "I am the Walrus" by the Beatles - which the boys also knew and could sing along with.
FYI - I don't think any of us could sing along with any Brittany Spears or Spice Girls songs (and we're proud of it too . . . . )
Catch ya later . . . .
