Anberlin!!!

Last night I saw Anberlin.



It was amazing.



The End.





.....Ok. I actually can't end there.

Here's what Deon posted on the forums on Anberlin's website www.anberlin.com - click on "community."

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:32 am Post subject: MSU

well, we just played one of the shows we are playing while working on our new album and i must say, we were so pleasantly surprised by everyone's reaction. we thought it was going to be a subdued show considering there were chairs on the floor. but everyone there definitely still managed to rock out with us by promptly passing the chairs overhead to the back of the room. we were all so amazed by the energy in the crowd and there is nothing to say but thank you! thank you thank you! that was one of the best shows we've ever had. go spartans! haha deon...

This was one crazy show. Initially everyone had seats- some were floor seats, some were bleacher seats and some were higher up. It was at MSU's Breslin Center where they play basketball. It's a large venue. But people were not energetic at the beginning at ALL- partially due to being confined to their seats (and partially due to the nature of the opening acts)- so Anberlin called everyone to the floor and had them pick up chairs and pass them back, so people had room to get rowdy in the front. And oh yes- they got rowdy. People kept jumping on the stage and dancing or just doing backflips off of the stage.

Unfortunately the rowdiness caused the set to be cut short. But they still played for about 40 minutes- performed a bunch of songs and put on an amazing show.

Another awesome thing was- the show was FREE!!!! MSU students could go and show their IDs and pick up tickets. So we pulled a few strings (seeing as how none of us are MSU students) and ended up with 6 tickets. 2 of which were a suprise when we got there. Unfortunately we didn't use 3 of the tickets- but anyways. It was an amazing & free show.

If you get the chance to see Anberlin play- do it! Even if you have to pay ;-)- it's well worth it. Stephen Christian is an amazing front man. His vocals are awesome and his energy is contagious. The whole band puts on a fantastic show. And the whole time they were playing they kept thanking everyone for coming out. It was cool. That set the tone and the crowd really connected.

I wish we could have seen the entire set- but seeing what we did was amazing. I keep using that word HA! But it's the truth!

Go listen to Anberlin NOW! You won't be sorry :)

Now tonight it's off to Kutless! I think I may need an energy drink on the way home! ;-P

Mia