Around 5:15 the owner told us they were about to start forming the lines and such so we left and got in our numbered orders. There was the regular line that began with peopel that were camping since 3am, then there was my early camper line which had like 40 or 50 people in it. I was supposed to be 20th but I swear I was like 10th. But ahead of us were all the M&G's and people who bought auctions for early admission. Things got a little intense and I remember why I said I would never do this. But I didn't worry, we were let in, and I somehow managed 3rd row center (ahead of most of the people that were in front of me in my line). I must be good at this naturally or something.
Of course, it was chaos at first. I nudged myself into a solid second row for the whole show, but before Hanson there was so much pushing. People in 3rd row were grabbing the barricade and trying to pull themselves forward. People in front row got pushed back into fourth. There was a war between the right-stage and left-stage people and they kept pushing back and forth. Girls in front were complaining of the pushing and the security was like "um, this is what happens, you can go to the back if you don't like it." I learned before the Avril concert that the best way to hold your ground is to get your stance as wide as possible. So my legs were spread apart as far as I could and so I never got pushed back, and my hips and shoulders were locked in. I was SO SURPRISED at how not-bad the crowd was after Hanson were on for a bit. Like I was under the impression that it was going to be war, but honestly, Avril and the last Rocket Summer show were worse. Before Hanson came on I was kind of thinking I might leave partway through for sanity, but quickly decided I was not leaving. When Hanson's stuff was getting set up, the guy threw a Hanson guitar pick into the crowd, and it landed right in my hand! My luck at Hanson stuff is like too good to be true.
Hanson came on and I turned into a basketcase. I was so mellow during the day I was actually surprising myself, but when they came on and Great Divide started, I just cried and cried for like the first 4 songs. I also cried during MMMBop, and Yearbook, and Blue Sky I think. I got a LOT of eye contact from Zac & Taylor during the show. I was air drumming of course. I kept thinking if they remembered me from reporter/CHMR interview but who knows. All of them were having so much fun, smiles and loving the crowd and getting so into the music. I was just so overwhelmed at how GOOD they are. Taylor forgot the 2nd verse to Penny & Me and I have it recorded hehe. He was like "you guys know the words, you sing it!" Um what else... One of the girls in the front left before the encore so I was actually front row dead center for the last 2 songs. I shook Isaac's & Taylor's hands when they jumped down at the end. Someone threw a braw but it landed in front of the barricade... After the show I saw a squished bra insert thing on the ground. And the security threw a sweat towel into the crowd, and 3 girls like KILLED each other. Like they were on the ground jumping on each other dragging each other around doing kicks and body slams.
After watching that I went and bought a t-shirt and poster, went outside and got a ride home with Lorne. Like half the concert was waiting by the bus and I was not in the mood to wait to watch them walk into their van. So I came back and showered, then went to Uno with everyone, and now here I am! All in all it was a great experience. Next time I am lining up at 2pm to avoid the drama. Plus people that did this time were like 3 rows behind me, and didn't have any pushing.
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