Called Out In The Dark

I am a little bit twitterpated with the band Snow Patrol.  I love them in the same way that I loved Duran Duran when I was in high school.  Instead of buying Tiger Beat and 16 magazines looking for pictures of Simon Le Bon, I search for articles about Gary Lightbody online.  Instead of watching MTV for hours on end hoping that they will play the video for "Union of the Snake," I troll through youtube videos looking for performances of "Run."   Instead of putting pictures of Duran Duran in my locker, I post videos of Snow Patrol on my facebook wall.  The technology may have changed but I still feel like a 15 year old girl obsessed by a band!  Tonight I reverted to a younger version of myself yet again when I saw Snow Patrol in concert.  There was a time, not too long ago, when I would spend most weekends at clubs like Liquid Joe's and the Zephyr with my friend Candy listening to local bands with my arms in the air.  The concert tonight was at The Depot, a fairly intimate club that I had never been to before, and I was on the main floor about ten feet from the stage screaming every time Gary Lightbody spoke and singing along to every song.  It was fun to be that girl again!  The opening act was Ed Sheeran.  He had an acoustic guitar and a loop pedal and boy could he use them!  I really liked his voice and his sound.  Then Snow Patrol took the stage at about 10:00.  I can't explain why but it was such a thrill to see them!  They played "Hands Open," "Take Back the City," "Crack the Shutters," and then a new single from their most recent album, Fallen Empires, called "This Isn't Everything You Are."  Then they played "Run" which is my very favorite Snow Patrol song.  The entire audience sang every single word!  Then Ed Sheeran came back on stage and joined Gary to sing an absolutely amazing version of "New York."  Even though Gary complained that his vocal chords were in rough shape and apologized many times, I think he gave incredible vocal performances on "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" and "Make This Go On Forever" which is another favorite.  Next came the crowd pleasing "Chocolate" and "Chasing Cars" followed by the lead single from Fallen Empires, "Called Out In the Dark."  For the encore, Gary gave a very affecting performance of "Lifening" and ended the evening with the feel-good "Just Say Yes."  It was an incredible show!  Gary was so passionate in his performance and so charming and charismatic with his interactions with the audience!  Sigh...

Note:  I went to this show with someone I haven't talked to in a really long time and it was great to catch up.  While I was at the show I ran into a friend from high school and it was fun to talk to him!