Patrick Kane
9/23/10
Blog # 2
Professor Purdy
Toby Keith Concert: Personal Review
September 18th, 2010
Tinley Park, Illinois
Last Saturday night I attended a country music concert just outside of Chicago, Illinois at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre. The headlining act of the concert was Toby Keith and the opener for him was Trace Adkins. I arrived at the concert at about 7:15 PM and with the concert starting at 7:30 I definitely left myself enough time to find a good seat on the lawn. As I walked into the amphitheatre I found myself wondering why I had under dressed, because the temperature outside was a low 60 degrees, and I only had on a pair of sweat pants and a long sleeve t-shirt. As I contemplated why I had not dressed warmer for the concert I felt a cool drop of water hit my hand and before I had time to look up a steady drizzle of rain began to fall. Nonetheless, this was the night of my nineteenth birthday I was ready to have a good time and push aside the poor weather conditions. As my friends and I searched for a spot on the grass to stand and watch the concert we figured it would be easier to stand on the cement walkways, due to the fact that they were a lot more dry. Also the walkways gave a great view of the stage. Just as we found a spot to stand on the cement Trace Adkins hit the stage and started to play his hit song, You’re Gonna Miss This. We had just made it to our seats on time and once Trace started to play it was hard to remember that it was raining at all and my friends and I were just enjoying the music. The volume level inside the amphitheatre was a little loud, but then again it is a concert and I would rather it have been too loud then quiet. Overall, Trace’s performance was exceptional, considering I am not a huge fan of his and he was only an opening act, but he was still able to take my mind off of the weather and enjoy myself and his music. With Trace just wrapping up his set, and the rain letting up a bit, my friends and I decided that it would be a good time to snag some food while we waited for Toby Keith to come on stage. Once we grabbed a few sodas and snacks we headed back to our “solid” seats and within a few minutes Toby took the stage. As he came onto the stage a curtain dropped and he was sitting on the back of a truck playing his guitar sitting right next to the Stanley Cup. I was so excited to see him with the cup, seeing as I am a huge Chicago Blackhawks hockey fan, and from that point on Toby sang a great set of his classic songs including my favorites, Beer For My Horses, American Soldier, and As Good As I Once Was. The sound quality was great, I never noticed the rain, and all of my friends and I had a great time. Overall, the whole concert was excellent, despite a few raindrops and a low temperature, Toby and Trace really put on a wonderful show.
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