Baltimore Virgin Festival: a weekend to remember
- Aug 11, 2008
Okay so my weekend was amaaaazing, one bad turn... sidebar: My car was stolen Saturday morning from outside my hotel. But luckily the great people at ONSTAR found it.
As I walked through the VIP gate I could hear people saying 'Lupe Fiasco is gonna kill it' ... and he did. Duffy and Bloc Party were among my favorite performances. As the sun started to set and the crowd on the South stage started chanting 'We want the Foo Fighters' ...that was exactly what they got.
The always energetic Foo Fighters brought out a huuuuuuuuuge crowd. Beer started to be thrown and people start shoving... the entire performance people had up their rock and roll sign. It was surely a night to remember!!
Sunday - I got up extra early because I was so excited to see Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Paramore, Bob Dylan and The Black Keys. Lil Wayne came on an hour late so the crowd started to booooooooooo. When he finally came out he was great and very apologetic. He kept saying how he loved the fans..blah..blah... Him being late caused The Black Keys to only perform 5 songs. Their fans were so upset they started chanting 'F!@# Lil Wayne'!
Up next was the legend Bob Dylan. He brought out a more mature crowd and some hippies! His soothing voice and his harmonica was the only thing he brought on stage. Even though his music is not my generation... we all know his catchy song 'Everybody wants to get stoned'!!!!!!!!!
Kanye West closed the show and I was in the first row. His performance was full of emotion. It was the best light show I've ever seen in my life - other then the Olympic opener. He talked to us and told us how much he loved us. One fan screamed 'I wish I was you!' He replied with 'No you dont,can you imagine how it feels to have everyone know your name?"
It was such a wonderful night and I can't believe I was that close to someone I have been an admirer of for such a long time. Thank you Mr Bob Fear for picking me to win the VIP ticket competition and to blog on this site which has finally made my dream to see Kanye come true.
Check out Napalm filled tires' Flickr photostream for other Kanye photos.
