So, last night I had my breath taken away; I was standing in Stanley Park under the night sky, gazing up at the fast moving clouds all while listening to great friends playing music that they are truly passionate about... Yes, last night I was at a Broken Social Scene concert! Saturday was such an inspirational day. I started off the day by doing something that I had been yearning to do for quite some time now, then everything else just seemed to fall perfectly into place. Nicole (my roommate) and I got on the Skytrain and headed down to the Malkin Bowl, when we got to Stadium-China Town Station Nicole noticed Charles Spearin (from BSS) so we got off and went over to talk to him (it took a while for me to get the nerve to speak to him), it turned out he needed to get to Commercial Station so we directed him there and each got a pic with him and he totally remembered me from last year in Kelowna when I met him. After going our separate ways we finally made it to our destination and got into the venue. When we were inside I recognized one of the sound roadies of BSS, Aaron, so I went over and said hi and he remembered me from Kelowna as well! Then Ra Ra Riot opened the concert and everyone immediately started dancing and the joints began to get passed along the crowd. Ra Ra Riot were a great opener and really set the mood of a good night. Next was BSS, everyone had been waiting for this moment... It was their last Canadian show for a longgggg time as their tour is almost over and they're all off to do their own separate things. As the lights began to dim the crowd started to go crazy, then when Kevin Drew approached from the right of the stage people began to lose it... the concert was about to begin!! It was a solid set and it was just such a mellow mood; people having a good time, no strings attached. "It pays to have good friends" At the end of the concert I asked Aaron for a set list and he gave me one and I couldn't help thinking to myself, Kevin Drew is so true: "It pays to have good friends."
A day and a night to remember. I walked home in total bliss.
Enjoy some videos of mine from the show:
xx. julie
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