Rosemont, IL - 2/14/15

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by elle

video of that moment here:

Oh, that's funny. He had to tap Stevie to give her hers. Then, he opened his arms to the crowd before walking off. I hope no one pricked their thumb on a thorn. Roses in Rosemont.

Michele

[elle]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Lindsey's little asides sound hilarious. He does that commenting a lot in his solo shows all of the time.

Those were great pictures Erin and I liked the one of Lindsey and John, touching necks at an odd angle.

yes, also the one of Lindsey bent backwards in front of Christine's keyboards during ISA!

apparently at the start of BL intro he said something like "this song was not on AHS and i'm happy about that!" i love it how off-the-cuff his Big Love intros start these days - like you said, he's much more relaxed and closer to his solo shows off-the-script exchanges with the audience.

Originally Posted by michelej1

Oh, that's funny. He had to tap Stevie to give her hers. Then, he opened his arms to the crowd before walking off. I hope no one pricked their thumb on a thorn. Roses in Rosemont.

there were some great comments on twitter about it such as:

@standinginaline · 15h 15 hours ago
@mrpapageorgioOO @BUCKlNGHAMNlCKS DO YOU SEE HOW HE TURNS AROUND LIKE WHO DA MAN? IM DA MAN! BYYYYYYYEEEE OMG

[elle]

and then there's this great photo of LB during gypsy intro that Erin took - which speaks for itself



(Erin's original link, i lightened the pic a bit before posting above - https://plus.google.com/photos/11640...77339730749395)

[jcalzaretta]

The show was great. I had 8th row.

1. I did not notice the sound issue.

2. When LB gave the roses, Stevie was talking to Christine. He interrupted them, tapped Stevie and she looked at him and said - thank you. I think he opened his arms to the audience because he did not like the way she said Thank you. That is my guess.

3. Christine was mouthing words to so many songs while she was not singing. Love that. Stevie did for Little Lies and Over My Head. LB did it during Rhiannon. I liked it.

4. Stevie was smiling most of the show, which was great. Her energy is amazing.

5. I loved when all sang. Little Lies. SYLM, YMLF, Gold Dust Woman, don't Stop, World Turning. All had amazing harmonies.

6. Crowd on floor stood whole time but for So Afraid. When I saw the actual people up front, I was nervous they would sit. But thankfully they did not.

7. This was my 5th show this tour. They are amazing. Just amazing.

[Macfan4life]

Loving all these tid bits and reviews. Love the energy the band is still displaying. I see them next month in Miami. Cant wait!
Lindsey is being a rebel again with that American Horror Story jab. Very passive aggressive to Stevie and I LOVE IT.
Where did the roses come from and how did they get on top of Chris's piano?

[jcalzaretta]

The roses were all there from pre show.

Not sure why LB had to say that about American Horror. Total taking jabs at Stevie. Seriously - she kept this band relevant on her own for a long time. They would not be here today like this without her. Should cut her some slack.

[elle]

Originally Posted by jcalzaretta

The roses were all there from pre show.

Not sure why LB had to say that about American Horror. Total taking jabs at Stevie. Seriously - she kept this band relevant on her own for a long time. They would not be here today like this without her. Should cut her some slack.

and here we go again - another cycle of the same argument?! whatever "like this" means. so sure, i'll bite!

when SN poo-poos the rest of the band like she did in her RS interview basically portraying them as jealous old f*rts, that's characterized as good PR, perpetuating drama fueling their popularity.

when she poo-poos on LB's producing her songs publicly instead of telling him straight what she doesn't like and fixing it while still in the process, that's apparently great too.

yet others in the band cannot ever be behaving or saying anything that perpetuates the "drama" and should cut her some slack? i guess Christine shouldn't have blown her whistle when gypsy intro went too long either?


that said, looking at them on that stage, and camaraderie and enjoyment between the other 4 FM players, especially when you are on the side of the stage, i sometimes can't help but feel really bad for Stevie. at some shows, she looks so unhappy to be there, and almost like she's there alone among the rest of them who are together in a whole another dimension and level of understanding between them.

[SadAngel86]

I'll try to be as thorough as possible with my post, but once it's over it all becomes a blur doesn't it?

Let me just start off by saying that I haven't been feeling well this past week, have this nagging cold and tiredness that won't go away (had it since last Sunday) which significantly put a damper on my mood. I was also taking cold medicine and that left me feeling out of the loop and both tired and awake at the same time. Not a good feeling.

I didn't run into the traffic problems that others did, except for when we were in the vicinity of Allstate, the ramp going into the parking lot was jammed which was understandable. When we left though it was a nightmare trying to get out.

Can't believe though that when my mom and I finally got in that I stumbled into Erin Brown in the bathroom! Was not expecting that and was not expecting her to recognize me either, but she did! *waves*

When we finally got to our seats was when I became disappointed. When I bought the tickets I had been really excited to be in Row AA because it was the first row in that section and I thought "Great, I won't have any obstructions in my way! Perfect for videoing and taking pics!" No, we were practically in the floor section with no elevation and I'm a really short person so throughout the night I had to maneuver so I could see between people's heads.

Plus, I didn't like that there was this seating fiasco going on between people who were supposed to be in Section 114, but that section didn't seem to exist. Management had to keep coming over and were trying to figure out where to sit these people that had these phantom seats. They ended up moving a row of chairs and moving two people down a few seats.



Sec. 113, Row AA.

Other than this, the show was awesome. I'm still partial to the United Center as a venue because I believe it has a better sound system and a better overall seating style. When I went there back in October, I sat in the back for my first show, and even though we were on a riser, I could see pretty clearly the entire stage even when sitting and standing.

--I loved when LB was doing an intro, can't remember which one, might have been "Big Love" when all of a sudden, a group of people in the 200 level screamed really loud and he said "What's going on over there?" or something to that effect.

--The AHS jab was funny too. "This song is not on American Horror Story."

--The funniest part for me though was right after he finished IKINW, and he just flat out started screaming into the mic. It wasn't his usual "Ohhh yeaaah!" My mom and I were both cracking up and luckily I got that on film.



--I missed getting a pic of LB and Chris hugging like I had gotten at the two Chicago shows last year. Everyone seemed to run off that stage after it was over and I couldn't make my camera take pics fast enough.

Anyway, here are some of my favorites from last night:



















And the rest are here: https://plus.google.com/u/1/photos/1...39398321373937

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by jcalzaretta

The roses were all there from pre show.

Not sure why LB had to say that about American Horror. Total taking jabs at Stevie. Seriously - she kept this band relevant on her own for a long time. They would not be here today like this without her. Should cut her some slack.

But where were the roses during the concert? They wheel the piano in for Songbird at the end. Were they on stage the entire concert?
Lindsey is being Lindsey. It was a joke which I think is very funny. Its a bit passive aggressive but still funny! I think his hug to the audience was in response to Stevie's coldness to him giving her a rose. Like hey....I tried so I did not get a hug so I will hug the audience...bye!