The Nickel Creek Concert: One Less Thing To Do Before I Die

April 24, 2007

I will admit, I haven’t been to a ton of concerts in my life, but I’ve been to some. And seeing Nickel Creek live last Friday, something that I have been wanting to do for years, was the best live music experience I have ever had in the quarter century that I have walked this earth.

First of all, the band graciously requested a no-smoking policy at the club they performed in. That was wonderful. And thanks to some friends of mine who got there REALLY early and let us stand in line with them, we got to stand on the FRONT ROW. Which, as Lauren said, is the only way that counts. This band is raw talent. And they’re funny and personable, and my own age. I sincerely wish that this wasn’t their last tour.

Here is a picture to prove to you how close I was:

Here is the set list (the photo is upside-down to increase readability):

 You can see the rest of my pictures here.

The only bad thing about the whole night was that we had to stay on our feet for six hours straight, and there was a LOT of waiting beforehand. This was not in the least bit pleasant, but it was worth it if only for the moment when they went off set list for the very last song and played “The Lighthouse’s Tale” instead of “When You Come Back Down” due to crowd request, after which ensued the most amazing crescendo of awesomeness that I forgot to close my mouth for longer than is socially acceptable. I have found myself wishing to be back in that moment many times since then.

So yeah, it was a pretty good concert.

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Comments on The Nickel Creek Concert: One Less Thing To Do Before I Die

  1. 1

    From Katy:

    I’m glad you get to cross that off your list of things to do. Very exicitng! Yay! Also, I admire your dedication to being up close. I gave up on trying to stand up by the stage at concerts. My legs get tired and I just feel I have to sit down and I’m old, maybe? Anyway, props to you.

  2. 2

    From David, The Rainmaker:

    I can’t understand a word he said in that song. Any chance you could post the lyrics?

  3. 3

    From mart1076:

    This clip has the whole song (including the verse you missed at the start).

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylf4xzFeXf8

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