I don’t have any video and not many pictures because the indicator on my camera’s battery lies. My camera is so happy to be taking pictures in the dark that it builds up its energy for a couple of seconds so it can release it all at once in an arena-filling burst. It can do that about five times.
Concession stand. Pretty weak, I know, but I’m telling you, you won’t see the Idols here. Well, just one.
The place was PACKED. The floor of the XL arena was ankle deep in estrogen, given wide berth by the unlucky husbands, sonds and brothers who were dragged along. I didn’t really know what to expect from the tour. Last year’s had been jammy and casual, but I saw an interview with David Cook that made it sound like everyone would just come in, sing three songs, and then leave; except he would get five. And that’s pretty much what it was. They came on stage in reverse order from number ten to number one, did their piece, and left.
The whole gig was sponsored by Pop-Tarts and Guitar Hero. During the intermission, they played a Pop-Tarts commercial where two Little Green Men (LGMs) were trying to convince each other that Pop-Tarts were part of a good breakfast. Finally, we find life in the universe that can eat those. There was a huge Guitar Hero booth surrounded by smaller stations where people were rocking out. Later on, two of the best were brought on stage to go head to head on Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way”. On medium. They did horribly. They did play a video showing the Idols goofing off with Guitar Hero World Tour, the one with the drums. Jason Castro, a drum player in real life, was amazing, but everyone else was just goofing off.
The concert itself? If you’re still reading this, a full run-down of the concert, including Kristy Lee Cook’s desperate need for validation, Chikezie’s awesomeness, and the showoff between the two Davids … is after the break.