Rob Thomas, November 1, 9pm

So I paid just under 50 big ones got me a ticket to Rob Thomas at the Denver Convention Centre. It’s a huge arena, probably about 5000 seats.

Some small random band Antigone something (pronounced An-tee-gah-nee) opened, just a whole bunch of rock chicks screaming really loud.

It was a REALLY old crowd for some reason, and so it was a bit of a mellow one. The whole seating arrangements add to the lack of craziness. Basically it was no bender like Basement Jaxx, Jamiroquai or BEP, but a lot more personality and crowd interaction than Avril. But shit he’s good live. He chats to the crowd about his random (probably drug-induced) goings-on and life etc.

He played a lot of Matchbox 20’s hits and even “Smooth”, the collabo with Santana.
And sound was brilliant since it’s a real indoor auditorium – not of that tinny Northgate Dome crap that we have to listen to. I sat behind the soundstage, so best sound in the house.

Believe it or not, he didn’t sell out! I think Paul McCartney and Def Leppard had something to do with that maybe? The two played at different arenas, both just around the corner. Imagine three concerts on one random Tuesday night?!
So got home at 1.30, up at 6.30. Thank God work has been easy going today…

The dodgy bootlegging Asian in me captured all the good songs. Download them here for free before I burn them to DVD, where they go on sale Saturday morning on Atterbury Road and Eastgate entrance 3 (Secret pass phrase: “How much is that doggie in the window?”). Just ignore the shakiness, I was busy dialing G Man back home.
Lonely no more
Don’t know the name of this one
Let’s dance