It wasn't a sold out show, in fact, there were less people there than
I had actually expected. But, there were plenty of people there, don't
get me wrong on the aspect. The crowd made me feel old, not because
there weren't people there that were older than me, but because even
most of those people ended up acting like drunken fools before the
main act even took the stage. It was an all ages event, with kids of
all ages roaming around. Some young ones were bored, some old ones
were jumping up and down while the bands were playing. You never know
what to expect at a rock show!
Adelita's Way took the stage and started rocking five minutes before
the show was even supposed to start. A concert, beginning on time,
what a concept. Maybe Grand Rapids venues should take a cue from those
in Saginaw. Adelita's Way is a fairly new band on the scene but they
justly got the crowd rocking. This band has high energy and it rubbed
off on their new fans in the stadium. These Las Vegas rockers new how
to get the crowd going by mixing their radio play hits; "Last Stand"
and "Invincible" with songs that haven't been heard by those without
their self-titled debut album.
Not rocking as energetically or as hard as Adelita's Way was Chevelle,
the next band to hit the stage at the Dow Event Center this Saturday
evening. They still kept the crowd going, but some of that spark that
was there with the previous band left with them too. Chevelle was sure
to play all of their hits, like the new song "Jars", from there latest
(but not greatest) album Sci-Fi Crimes. They also played fan favorites
"I get It", "Send The Pain Below" and "The Red". It was a good
forty-five minute set, but nothing compared to the 'riot' started when
Three Days Grace hit the stage.
If you are a fan of good old rock and roll music then you must love
Three Days Grace. This Canadian band has been plastered on the rock
stations for a few years now and their music just never grows old.
Tonight they played some new stuff from Life Starts Now, but the treat
was hearing all of the songs we love to hear when we are rocking out
to the radio. Three Days Grace is just one of those bands that don't
seem to be able to record a bad song. They played "Pain", "Riot", "I
Hate Everything About You", "Never Too Late" and when you thought they
were all done, had left the stage, the returned for a kick ass encore
with "Animal I Have Become".
This was an awesome show with three awesome bands. Adelita's Way and
Three Days Grace stole the show. I highly recommend picking up CDs by
both of these great rock bands!
