I found the cure to growing older...
Where to begin...
Okay, so my sister got to Gustavus around like 1:45 or so, and we drove to Minneapolis. We didn't actually get to the Target Center until around 3:30. We get inside, and there are people everywhere, not in lines, just sort of in groups. Liss and I were like wtfff so we hovered for a little bit, and I was all D: D: D: because I saw those crazy people that I see at EVERY show I go to pretty much. I was like DNW so I was avoiding them hardest ever. I checked out the car (which is amazing, I rly want it lmao) and tried to see if anyone looked like they knew what they were doing. We hung around like this for like a half an hour or so, and then I was like WHATEVER and I walked up to these people that I figured were OCK, and asked them if they had Early Entry too. They said yes, and we made friends hahaha. They were pretty cool, and I even remember their names, which is a big deal for me. They finally started giving out the wristbands, and Liss and I were about sixth and seventh in line. They opened the doors for us and I was booking it to the stage, and security was like NO RUNNING so I was half walking fast and half sort of running anyways. We got a spot on the barrier, near the center, but a little bit on Joe's side as well. This was perfect, exactly where I wanted. I've never actually had barrier for a FOB show, so I was about to pee myself.
I'll actually get to the show now, lmao. First was Cobra Starship, and they are so damn amazing live. Gabe has a ton of energy, and it's like one big dance party pretty much. I really enjoy watching them perform. DIRTY DOING THE RAP DURING BRING IT = AMAZING.
(I have more pictures of all the bands, just ask if you want to see them!)
And then Paul Wall came out. Words can't express how much he annoys me. I wore earplugs. I mocked him. I did not waste picture space on him. He promotes his new album after every single song. It was pretty funny after a while. This sounds really snotty, but I really wish they had chosen someone else to be on tour.
Then it was time for The Academy Is... and I was SO stoked because I've never seen them live, and I've always heard that they're amazing. I had so much fun, especially during Big Mess. Beckett came over to our side a ton, and he kept like pointing in my general direction and looking at me and I have never had a Beckett boner before but I totally popped one during their performance. He is very abusive to the mic stand, hahaha. HIS HAIR IS PRETTY IRL. It was lolz, at one point he sat down and he was like *crosses legs* and he looked like a woman. I (aka my sister lmao) caught a water bottle from Siska.
And then +44. I wish I had listened to them earlier, because they put on a really fun performance. When Vicky-T came out to sing with them, I was excited, because I think she's awesome. I loved that they did a blink cover (What's My Age Again?) and the crowd did too, this one dude because me was like OH MY GODAHHHHHHHHH, like totally geeking out hardest ever. Near the end of their set, when they were throwing picks, I got a pick from Hoppus and it was ftwww. I'm gonna send it to Amy Jr at one point.
And then Fall Out Boy came on, and I geeked out so hard during their entire set. I can't deal with how amazing they are live, they always manage to put on such a great show without a whole lot of extra shit. Having them pop out of nowhere at the beginning was fucking phenominal, even though I knew it was coming. Patrick was sexyyyy and Joe was looking fucking insane with his fro and mountain man beard. It was impossible to get good pictures of Pete, and Andy was so far away. The pyros were loud and didn't scare me so much as they like made me freak out a little whenever they went off. They were really hot. At one point they went into these weird little cubicles that were see through at first, and we were closest to Petes, so we were watching his, and he took off his shirt and I was like GEEKING OUT and then he started unbuttoning his pants and it was lolz and right when he pulled them down the cubicles went all fuzzy and lights, like you could only see shadows. BUT YOU KNEW THEY WERE GETTING AT LEAST HALF NAKED. Anyways, they come out after their ~*~wardrobe change and they were all looking fine obv. OH MY GOD when they played Beat It I almost knocked myself out, seriously. PATRICK LOOKED LIKE HE WAS ENJOYING IT SO MUCH, and the guitars sounding amazing jkflsj;hkfs. Another one of the highlights of the night was when Patrick sat down at a keyboard and played Golden. I had to stop myself from crying. Ugh, so ftw. I wish I had gotten a whole video of it, but I wanted pictures too. Umm, let's see. Patrick started playing "I write sins, not tragedies" as an intro to Arms Race, which sounded fabulous. They played a ton of new songs, which was ftw, and oh man when andy came up front to play during One and Only, it was trippy as hell because the front of the stage fucking like flipped over and the drum kit was underneath. LIKE A TRAP DOOR OR SOME SHIT. IT WAS AMAZING. And then when they played Saturday at the end, it was so much fun, I was dancing like a fool and screaming my lungs out and like people kept sailing over my head, and it was reminding me of the My Heart dvd when they perform saturday and like Hey Chris is dying underneath all of the kids and there are people crowd surfing just under the ceiling. That's what it felt like and there was silver confetti everywhere, and my hair was so fucked up. They finish Saturday, and I have confetti EVERYWHERE, down my shirt, in my bra, in my hair, stuck to everything because of how sweaty I was when it hit me. AND THEN MY SISTER GOT ONE OF ANDY'S DRUMSTICKS AND HELLO IT HAS GROOVES ON IT AND HIS LITTLE SIGNATURE AND WHEN SHE GAVE IT TO ME SHE SAID "NOW YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE SET" BECAUSE I HAVE A PICK FROM ALL OF THEM AND NOW ANDY'S DRUM STICK. AND I CRIED HAHAHA. Like, burst into tears as people were leaving. I stuck my head in my elbow and cried. It was fucking ree and ridiculous but amazing. Then we bought merch, and I managed to get everything I wanted, and the Leave Me Alone shirt is the most comfy shirt EVER. It's adorable. Liss got a pick for me from Patrick as well.
At one point during fobs, Dirty got hit with baseballs. LOL I WAS LIKE W/E LETS GET BACK TO FOBS PLZ.
LOL
No idea what was going on here but pretty sure it had something to do with band gay.
Anyways, I get my merch and as we're leaving I'm like longingly staring at the buses because I want to hover SO BAD but I wanted to get into the club for the afterparty too. We decided to just go to the club, which was a lot of fun as well. I'm pretty sure I saw likeforeverago and her friends there but it was hella dark and idk if she noticed me lmao. I waved but like I said, it was pretty dark. My legs were like LOLOLOLOL YOU DUMB FUCK WAY TO GO TO TWO CONCERTS TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW AND NOT DRINK ENOUGH WATER and they charlie horse-d on me like hell. AT THE SAME TIME. It was horrible. After a while it went away, thank god. Wentz and crew finally get there around 12:30 or so, and he played some fantastic songs, LOL JOURNEY and Smooth Criminal. HE IS SO TINY IRL. AND ADORABLE. Couldn't get over how cute he was, and so concentrated on DJing and not paying attention to the chicks dancing in lingerie right in front of him. Dirty was certainly enjoying the view though, lmao. At one point, Beckett showed up and he passed right by me, like I could have just lifted my arm and I would've hit him, but I was afraid for some reason and didn't lmao. And then Gabe showed up and I'm pretty sure he was having a good time, if you know what I mean. UGH AND PATRICK WAS THERE TOO and it was adorable because Pete was all >:| concentrated and then Patrick came up to him and tapped him on the shoulder, and Wentz was like :D :D :D and aww. BOYS. BUT THEN CHARLIE WAS ALL LOL BLOCKS YOUR VIEW OF PATRICK so now I hate him for being a big old cockblocker. Dammit. We left a little early because Liss was tired and w/e. It was a lot of fun, and it was crazy to see them all in that kind of situation. Makes you realize that they're really just like ~*~normal people who get drunk and party with their friends. EXCEPT IN VIP DJ BOOTHS OBV.
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LOL ANDY.
Check the girl getting fresh with him.
Oh man, this took like 45 minutes to write. lmao you're a trooper if you read the entire thing. I hope those of you going to HCT have as much fun as I did. Save Paul Wall, they were all fab performers, and it was a great time.
MY VIDEOS:
Beat It
First half of Golden
I Write Sins Not Tragedies, FOB style