Setlist: 1) World's On Fire 2) Great Divide 3) Where's The Love 4) If Only 5) Running Man 6) You Never Know 7) Penny & Me 8) Been There Before 9) Carry You There 10) Strong Enough to Break 11) A Song to Sing 12) Never Let Go 13) This Time Around 14) A Minute Without You 15) Waiting For This 16) Crazy Beautiful 17) MMMBop 18) Lost Without Each Other 19) I Want You To Want Me (Cheap Trick)

So I got to the House of Blues around 12:15. Our room was ready so I met Brooklyn & Christina and we brought our stuff up. It's a pretty swanky hotel I gotta say. There was already a HUGE crowd around for the start of the walk... I went inside to register (for every person that walks Hanson give $1 to a charity you choose) I chose healthcare. Then I went outside and waited... found some people I knew online but had never met (Jen & Megan!), and after a few minutes Hanson came out. Did the speech, started the walk. The walk stretched for 2 blocks, I don't know how many people were there but it was easily like... 300? 400? I wasn't expecting to see a Hanson at ALL cause I know these ones are so big it's usually pretty nuts. But I ended up next to Isaac 3 or 4 times... I gave him my note of all the Hanson songs on albums I've never heard in my 4 shows (which I think he MIGHT have read because 2 songs I've never heard b4 were played tonight!!!). I also talked to him about the weather, haha. Taylor was at every intersection making sure we weren't run over so I saw him way more than I ever have on a walk. Funniest Taylor quote EVER: at an intersection we were crossing even though the light had changed, he was trying to tell the drivers what we were doing but they honked furiously. So he said timidly into the megaphone "Jesus loves you." Priceless. Towards the end of the walk I met Will (their bass player), he's a really nice dude. Anyway I didn't walk barefoot because it is like 3 degrees here. INSANE.

Ummm OK so after the walk I went to the Rainforest Cafe with Jen Megan Heather and another girl whose name I forget :( That place is the bomb. I took a ton of pictures, and I got a cup thing to bring home that my drink came in, haha. I spent too much on a meal but it was my only meal of the day so I don't care. After that I came back to the hotel and met Jenna, the girl I'm currently sharing a bed with haha. We went down to the restaurant at 4 or so where I got to meet Catie (SEE how many people I get to meet when I do these trips?). We ate in the restaurant (well I just had lemonade) and then we went to go into the show. Catie had a box that she so graciously invited us into... it was the BEST THING EVER. We had a perfect view of the stage, had chairs, a server, somewhere to lay things, lots of room to move around. Oh and the HOB doesn't care about cameras anymore so I had my good new camera in there and OH THE PICS/VIDEOS I GOT. Absolutely ridiculous. I am so happy. After we got situated Jenna & I went and bought merch. I got the hoodie and SUSU t-shirt (today was a really expensive day). We kinda chilled for Steel Train & Hellogoodbye (we missed Sherwood, weren't in in time). I enjoyed both the sets but Hellogoodbye is just not my style of music at all. So the Hanson show. Was amazing. I just get so overwhelmed with how good they are musically. And their energy, and harmonies, and just their show in general. And the fact I was in Chicago, seeing them at this venue, in a box, it was just completely awesome!!! Show highlights... You Never Know & A Song to Sing (2 songs I've never heard b4), obviously the new stuff (World's on Fire, Waiting for This, and These Walls), MMMBop electric (a first for me), TAYLOR HANSON SOLO NEVER LET GO. Almost shat myself. And for the encore they invited 2 members of Cheap Trick onto the stage and they played "I Want You to Want Me" which made my 15 year old self squee because I have audio of them playing that on the TTA tour in 2000. Zac took the lead, jumping into the crowd etc, but Taylor was also running around with a mic. Like that never happens. I was recording it but then I realized I wanted pictures of this too so I switched. It was super fun to watch. I've never been at a show where something that special has happened. So all in all it was a fun show. I laughed I cried, I jumped up and down and danced and sang and yelled and clapped and looked like a complete idiot! SO MUCH FUN. I love concerts. After the show we happened to catch Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick outside so we said hey and got a picture :) Then we came back to the hotel, ordered pizza, and now here I am. Good day. And it's all gonna happen again tomorrow! Back