A few days before I moved to Chicago I got to attend to attend Earth, Wind, and Fire with Jenna and Evan. Meadow Brook Music Amphitheater is one of my favorite concert venues and was the best place this concert could have been held. This groovy concert was the BEST way I could spend one of my final nights before I moved to Chicago. We got down to some old fashioned funk and I loved every single moment of it. It was a night of groovin' to our favorite oldies.
The visuals were something out of a movie for this show. I was blown away with the HUGE screens and the images they displayed. Some of my favorite are in the photos above! The passion each of the members of the band showed in their music and for their fans was amazing. They were appreciative, interactive, and made the crowd part of the performance. One special thing to me about this concert was in my fall choir concert my freshman year, our show choir performed "September" by Earth, Wind, and Fire. It was so cool to hear this song live, and do my old show choir dance and sing out the words I once sung at Lake Shore year ago. That's one amazing thing about music. It brings back memories and emotions from times weeks, months, or years earlier. I was listening to this song and I couldn't help but smile thinking back on show choir and all the amazing people I met because of it. Me, Jenna, and Evan were the youngest people at the concert and it was so fun dancing with an older group of people. They were laughing and jamming with us and a few people shared how it made them smile seeing young people jam out to some funk. I have to say though, we for sure had the better moves. 10/10 on the Evan scale.
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My excitement for Lollapalooza was one of the most strongest excitements I have ever felt. In the days before the festival, I could feel my feet twitching, aching to get some movement in them, and my head kept playing the songs we would hear over and over again. I could not wait to be at a music festival in the city that I was moving to shortly after. Chicago awaited with so many adventures and possibilites, and Lolla was the beginning of them all.
Our group for Lolla began as four of us , then reduced to three when Jenna wasn't able to attend anymore. In a twist of events, Jenna was able to attend, and many other friends as well. Overall our group went from three to nine. I couldn't be more happy that I was able to stay with these lovely people, and share our Lolla experience together. All nine of us, sleeping on the floor, cooking ramen noodles and using oranges for things they probably shouldn't be used for. It was a hilarious time, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. The performers at Lolla brought everything I could have asked for to the stage. Passion, special effects, and surprise guests made me stay on my toes. I never knew what to expect. My favorite surprise guest moments had to include Charlie XCX bringing out Halsey and Cupcakke (and making the entire crowd moan in unison), and Whethan bringing out Slushii and Louis the Child at a hidden stage inside the Toyota Music Den. The last guest truly made my heart burst of happiness. Perry Janes, member of Jane's Addiction, and CREATOR OF LOLLAPALOOZA came out on stage and sang a song during Zeds Dead on the closing night of the festival. As I want to create my own Music and Arts Festival, seeing another creator smile so proudly center stage made me a litle emotional. It inspired me and still inspires me today. I want to look out one day, and see everyone I love's smiling faces at Floof. I want to see them dancing their hearts out and crying many tears of joy. Perry Janes is an amazing individual and I could not thank him enough for creating such an amazing event such as Lollapalooza. One surprise which wasn't as much of a surprise was the rain that occurred on Thursday night. The festival was evacuated a half hour before technical closing time. Although this was during the headliners performances, specifically Porter Robinson (who I had longed to see forever) the setting of pouring rain, and the majority of Porter's set made me not have one slight of negativity towards the rain. One moment I will NEVER forget is when the beat was building and the rain matched that build. Harder and faster the beat grew and so did the rain. When the beat dropped, and the bass came in, the pouring rain did too. I still remember the faces of everyone around me. We could not believe what actually just happened. A true movie moment. The people I met at Lolla were amazing, but the two that stuck out the most were two girls by the names of Josie and Alexa. They were the sweetest and craziest girls I had ever met. Dancing with them in the funkiest of ways, and hearing them scream every word to every rap of Wiz Khalifa never failed to make me burst of laughter. I can't wait to see how my friendship with them will grow, and for the fests and shows I know we will attend together. One person we met is actually now one of our favorite performers. Wingtip was so genuine and kind, and also gave us quite a show. I HIGHLY recommend checking him out. He also gave away $5 Taco Bell giftcards so like how much more awesome can you get? There were so many times I found myself looking to the skyline and thinking, "Wow. I'm moving here." Lollapalooza made me feel at home in Chicago and truly started my life here with a bang. I find myself often going back to Grant Park and listening to the artists I seen there. That feeling is one that makes your smile grow big, and your heart race fast. I get to visit and sit on the same stage I watched my favorite artists perform on. That is the magic of Lollapalooza and the magic I get to live everyday here in Chicago. 9/10 on the Evan scale. |
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September 2017
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