Over the past few years that I’ve been with the CPA, we’ve attended our fair share of concerts. We’ve been to see Anna Nalick, Lenny Kravitz, Nora Jones, Chris Isaak, Barenaked Ladies, Gordon Lightfoot, and the Indigo Girls.* When we were first dating, it seemed that we went to concerts on fairly regular basis. Now we try to go at least once, maybe twice a year. And the show that we absolutely never miss? The Indigo Girls.
They put on a fantastic show and we both just love their music. So last night, even though it was a “school night” for the CPA and he had to leave class early and even though I was so tired I could barely keep my eyes open, we headed down to Wolf Trap. (I apologize for the quality of the pictures – we took them with our phone.)
We didn’t get there until almost 9:00, so we missed the opening act. But did miss the thunderstorm that rolled in right after we had taken our seats. And thankfully, we had seats. Wolf Trap is an open amphitheater that has both under cover seating and a lawn area.
It’s one of the best venues in my mind because you can either bring a dinner and sit on the lawn or you can sit in a box like we did and enjoy the show from inside. When we saw Jesus Christ Superstar a couple of years ago, we sat on the lawn and proceeded to get soaked as it rained and rained. But that’s okay, it was all part of the experience.
Last night we didn’t have that trouble though and we were able to enjoy the concert while staying nice and dry.
It was great. They played some of the classics like Closer to Fine and Get out the Map, as well as a lot of their new stuff from their just released album “Poseidon and the Bitter Bug.”
They played for an hour and a half and finally, around 10:45, we snuck out during the encore. It was well-timed as it allowed us to get to our car and out of the parking lot before the mass exodus. All in all, it was a wonderful evening. Music, relaxation, and my sweet CPA by my side.
Now if I could just take a nap, everything would be perfect.
Are you a concert goer? What is the best concert you’ve been to?
* photo of indigo girls taken from wolf trap.org
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