a) ...I got out of town with friends
b) ...I visited Auckland
c) ...I experienced some live Music
With huge thanks to Mikayla for making this trip possible & to Brad & Janine also for making it such an entertaining trip.
The Concert: The best bits
- When Ben Harper & the Relentless 7 played 'Shimmer & Shine' & 'Diamonds on the inside'. I cried. Just a little though.
- Edde Vedder looking out for the 'lil guy' by asking the crowd to take three steps back to take pressure off those at the front. Edde Vedder singling out a bunch of 'tough guys' who failed to listen to the first statement and addressed them: "I know you guys play some pretty dangerous sports on this Field, but we don't need that tonight. You've got thirty thousand freakin' people behind you. I'm watching you, and so is that big security guy over there".
- Neil Finn & Liam Finn joining Pearl Jam on stage to perform Chris Knox's 'Not given Lightly'. Especially when Neil told Liam to "Lead us in son". It was a cute Father-Son moment.
- Edde Vedder performing a solo acoustic version of 'Just Breathe'. It was incredible. Again a little tear.
- Listening as 30,000 people sang 'Better man' back to Pearl Jam.
- The keyboard player wearing an All Blacks jersey.
The Concert: The low lights
- Arriving to find that they had changed the start time, and realising that Ben Harper was halfway through his set. I cried on the inside and had that hot itchy feeling in my throat for about half an hour.
- The insane scattering of the entire crowd on to the streets of Auckland.
- The people who purposely gave us wrong directions and tried to make us walk back up the massive hill.
- The two hour wait for a taxi/train to become free
Other High points:
- Great road trip music: Fly My Pretties, Kings of Leon, Pearl Jam & Ben Harper
- The Ibis Ellerslie: Cheapo but at the same time above decent hotel rooms.
- Wendy's & Dunkin' Donuts: Self-explanatory
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