Philadelphia, PA #2 - 10/29 Wells Fargo Center
 

Hi!

Just checking in to see who else is going to Philly's second show tonight? I went to the first one, but never wrote in about that (yet).

Wonder if I will see any familiar faces?:D

Can't wait!!!!! Will be my last local show......until perhaps the 2nd leg!

Me
 

I will be there, & I am know that I'm not a familiar face :sorry: I will be in the first level, on Christine's side but almost @ the top of that first level. :( I don't think it'll be that bad though, but I may not be able to see John or Mick except maybe on the big screen. :nod: I've been looking forward to this since April. Can't believe it's FINALLy here.

Have fun everyone! :wavey:

Lee :)

Hope it's amazing!

Make sure to come back and give us all a detailed review :)

I'll be there, almost same seats as last time, Christine's side, first level. I'm bringing a friend this time so I'm really excited for him to see them. I don't think he's seen them since the tusk tour! This is my fourth show (so far) but I still get butterflies!!! :D Will be sure to report back with my findings.

Everyone else going have a great time!

Fantastic show! Band seems to be relaxed and settling into the touring groove. Stevie was 100% improved over the last Philly show. SOTM is getting better and better...she really nailed the ending...was totally into it! The Gypsy story is getting longer and longer...but tonight it was spot on and very touching, about realizing your dreams. Lindsey's speech before IKINW is a little different too.

The crowd was far more subdued than the last Philly show, yet seemed very appreciative of the music and the band...in a refined sort of way. Not many bathroom breaks, thankfully.

Will post more later.

Just got home from the show. Got great pictures and videos from the 4th row center, will post tomorrow. The crowd really sucked. I was on the floor in front row for the first Philly show and the first MSG show, and had way more fun at those ones. Tonight venue security was over the top insane. They policed the aisles keeping them completely clear and I watched them physically grab and move people just for walking up into the aisle to take a picture. Nobody but row 1 was allowed to stand at the stage. Even if you were second or third row, the guard sitting in the aisle would force you back into your seats if you tried to stand or go near the stage. It was very quiet and boring up there. Nothing but one row of very old, seemingly bored people who barely clapped and walked away every few minutes for drinks. There's something to be said for the fans who rush to the stage and the "Lindsey girls" they bring up, even though most of you hate them. When huge fans and young excited people are up there, it's like a totally different show. All the yelling and dancing and interaction make it so much more exciting and special. The bored vibe of tonight really wrecked the show for me. Most of the front floor sections sat down the entire show. I felt like I was at a karaoke bar and nobody even cared about what was going on.
But besides the totally lame crowd and totally nasty security, it was a really good performance and I had a blast.
However I find it ironic that security didn't even do bag checks. It's sad that it would've been easier to sneak in drug or weapons than it was just to get a picture in an aisle. I feel bad for the people like me who spent ridiculous amounts of money for seats in the first few rows just to be yelled at and forced to sit down the whole show.

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Sounds like a DC crowd. Seriously, I don't know if it's because DC is a political town with so many comp seats and people wanting to be "seen" at the current "big" show in town. I'm in section 119 tomorrow night at Verizon, and I hope the folks around me are into the show.. like you said, it so makes a difference.. or they can kick back and watch me, because I WILL be doing "The Dance." :-) I'll never forget when I had floor seats at the 2003 SYW show, and the people next to me just kept going in and out of the row. When "Landslide" started, some young women said "She is the only one who should sing this song," then she left to get a beer. :shrug: Just talking as I am getting excited about seeing my favorite band on Halloween. I hope everyone around me tomorrow night is just as excited!

Awesome Show!
 

No security where I was, just people that didn't stand up. And I couldn't stand because I'd block their view, but I had a good time. I took video & pics & but I was up on the first level. It was kind of quiet up there. :shrug:

I still couldn't get over the $25 to park! Last time I was there for a ball game, it was $15 I think & it wasn't that long ago. And yeah, with all the stuff going on in the U. S., I was surprised that no one's bag was searched.

The "Sisters of the Moon" T-shirt look cool, (I like the song.), but didn't get it; it looked way small, even the large, so I just got my keychain. :D

I thought they all sounded really good. You know, you just can't get the whole experience of the show just from YouTube. I mean, when they first come out, & the crickets are going... and then the crowd stands, (not our section), and the clapping. And then you hear that base, John, .... more louder clapping. It is just awesome. Nothing like a live show. I only had like 5 hours sleep & I'm going into work later. Well, you;ll see the videos. Oh & @ the end, Stevie makes a speech & I'm recording & my camera batteries start dying but I got her speech, but didn't get Mick's. But he did say that the Mac is definitely back. He is right! :thumbsup:

Oh one other thing, I'm recording GYOW & people get up & leave! Who gets up & leaves during GYOW & especially when I'm recording it, Unbelieveable!

Lee :)

Thanks for your review. Too bad about security and the people who were in the second row, paid big bucks, and could not even go to the stage. Interesting that people sat down on the floor. In Pittsburgh everyone on the floor stood the entire show and most videos show similar things. I heard Lindsey say that this tour "everyone is standing and that is something that has never happened to us before."
Mac fans are sort of passive so the excitement for this tour is surprising everyone, especially the band.
Glad you had a great time!

Saw this video of gold dust posted on fb today. It's pretty damn good! I never get tired of the crackhead dance but one of these times she is going to like trip or something.

yeah a couple sitting in front of me left around 3/4 of the way through the show. Bizarre. The crowd was definitely way more chill than two weeks ago. A lot of folks were sitting the entire time, even GYOW didn't get them up.

John was sporting black converse sneakers. Are these new? Don't remember him wearing them before. They looked very cool.

The shoes are new or newish-I noticed those in a recent video and like the look.

Sorry about the crowd and sitters...shocked gyow didn't rally them.

I was in the third row for the Unleashed Tour & I really miss it & not just for the closeness, but for the crowd. They are more into it, thought it sounds like security was not as nice as the last time that I was there.

Yes, I noticed John's sneaks & I even commented to my husband about the Converse sneaks because we both had Converse sneaks growing up, even me being a girl. :lol: They were orange though, not black. :thumbsup:

I really noticed John's bass sound more this time, don't know why, maybe because of his illness.

Noticed Lindsey being really close to Chris, just hugging her more than Stevie. Maybe because he really appreciates her being back.

Lee :)

I wonder what the directions the venue gets from FM about this are. It definitely seems to have changed from Unleashed. I mean, even though some venues are more lenient than others, it sounds like security at the stage is tighter all the way around this tour, as compared to last.

I like the venues with a high stage. That way, even if people are standing in front of you, they aren't high enough to block your view of the band. That works out really nicely. Michele

I'm pretty sure it's the venue security that had changed and gotten more intense and not the band's security. I only say that because 1. the intensity of the security has been drastically different from venue to venue this tour which wouldn't change if it was the band calling the shots rather than the specific venues, and 2. at multiple shows I've been helped to the front by band security while the venue security was being very strict and policing the aisles and stage. They actually questioned the band's security and tried to stop them from letting us up once until they showed the venue's guards that they were with the band and flashed them their pass.

I was 17 rows behind/beside Christine...so, some 60 feet or so from one of my favorite folks ever? Hahaha. Her voice was amazing. I said it before on here, but the fact that she did take so many years off the road has kept her voice so very strong.

If I recall, the only lyric flub was Stevie inserted part of the third verse into the first verse of Seven Wonders. She made it work, though. Also, I never noticed until having that close of a seat that she has a teleprompter. And Stevie expressed dynamics in her voice that night too, which made me very happy.

Did anyone else notice that on the bridge portion of Big Love, specifically the part where the audience always cheers, that Lindsey seemed to have missed some of the melody notes? Maybe that actually wasn't true, but I could swear there were little jumps I never heard on other performances. Maybe this happened elsewhere on the tour as well?

According to an adjacent concert-goer, Lindsey was a lot more alive in this performance.

You could tell that a lot of the crowd was not as aware of I Know I'm Not Wrong, hahaha.

I love how Stevie would join Christine on vocals for You Make Lovin' Fun among others.

Even though they opened with The Chain, it totally was worth it, and going to You Make Lovin' Fun was a very welcomed change.

Not gonna lie, I kind of felt a John- and Mick-like response to Songbird. Lovely.

I'm a 26-year-old African American male and got to see my favorite band for the second time, this time including my favorite member. It was a wonderful evening.

Glad you had a great Mac experience! I agree with you about the crowd not being familiar with IKINW. The lady next to me asked me mid song what the name of that song was!!

I can add to that as well. In D.C., the crowd was very puzzled by the song as well lol. Some even seemed to not be sure about SOTM as well.

I love how the floor crowd realizes the song Never Going Back Again is starting and they stand up to watch how Lindsey is playing that beautiful piece. (not sure why they ever sat down in the first place.:shrug:)
And Christine's accordion is so adorable to me.

I love Christine on the accordion. She and Lindsey had a lot more affection than he and Stevie, which I think was cool.

I stood up for most of the night, much to the chagrin of the folks behind me - I'm 6'2", hahaha. I only sat a little because my feet hurt.

so glad you had a great time! Thanks for sharing:thumbsup:

I can't believe it's been a year!
 

I can't believe it's been a year today that I saw them. I can't believe it; it seems like yesterday. My videos from the show are on youtube somewhere. Here's one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctq6n3OE710

Gypsy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD_MtyvZxNw

It was a good show!

Lee :)

ah yeah! some of my close friends were at that show.

and than 2 days later DC Halloween show.

it was a great day!!