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09/04 - Godfrey, IL - Hatheway Cultural Center
Why are we doing a free tour?09/05 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall* 09/03 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights 09/06 - Westland, MI - Westland Shopping Center 09/07 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club* 09/08 - Niagara Falls, NY - Rapids Theatre 09/11 - Howell, NJ - GameChangersWorld 09/13 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair* 09/14 - Foxboro, MA - Patriots Place 09/15 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom* 09/18 - St Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live 09/19 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues 09/20 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade 09/22 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues 09/23 - Mission, TX - Las Palmas Race Track 09/24 - Austin, TX - The Parish* 09/26 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock* 09/28 - San Diego, CA - Quartyard 09/29 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour* 09/30 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill* 10/01 - Fresno, CA - Strummer’s 10/02 - Tustin, CA - District At Tustin Legacy
This questions has been asked so many times over the last few months I figured it should be explained a little bit. We have been a band for 8 years and have toured all around the world too many times to count, we have met hundreds of thousands of amazing people that support what we do as a band. These people buy a ticket to see us play multiple times a year and are there without fail. Phrases like "we wouldn't be here without our fans" are so over used that I don't even want to say that even though I understand and mean it at the deepest level. Rather than just saying thank you we decided to put this thought into action and show that we mean it.... read more.
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I've seen The Maine many times before. Last time I went to their show, I wrote about how maybe a concert is just an excuse for the feeling of nostalgia. I was back on the hunt last night and got closer to finding that bliss of nostalgia.
The show last night was a free show. How cool is that? A free freaking show! My bank account was definitely happy about that. My anxiety was not. I was worried that I wasn't going to get in because I had to work all day and it was first come first served. I was so worried that I got my name on the guest list just in case. I was stunned when I got there ten minutes before the music started and it wasn't at capacity. I think that people had the same mindset that I did... there was no way they were going to get in because of work. I felt so bad for the kids that had been waiting in line since 11AM (the show didn't start until 7:45).
I honestly wasn't super stoked about going to the show last night. Not only was I freaking out about being able to get in or not but I figured, being it was a free show, The Maine would get up on stage, play their newest release, American Candy, from front to back and then get off the stage. I could not have been more wrong. They played everything! They played, what seemed to be, every song off American Candy along with the songs I had been dying to hear that took me right back to my high school years.
The crowd was tame and disappointing but the energy coming from the stage was unreal. Even if The Maine is not your favorite band and you can't stand pop-punk boy bands, you cannot deny that they have great interaction with the audience and make you feel like you're the only one in the crowd. John O'Callaghan, the singer, kept checking in with the crowd to make sure everyone was okay. I know bands do that all the time but when he does it, it truly feels like it's just you and him on a coffee date. A girl can dream right?!
Everything about last night was calm and chill. The opening band, Beach Weather, was awesome. The Maine sounded great. Nothing happened during the show. There were no fights, nothing really to note. Usually I would chalk that up to a boring and bad night. Last night was anything but boring and bad. It was chill and I had a great time.
I've been on the hunt for that feeling of nostalgia for a couple months now. I got that and more last night.
With the exception of a few "American Candy" dates, the current The Maine "Free For All" US tour is completely free... First come, first serve.
If you want to donate some gas money to the band, look for the red box at the merchandise table at a local free show, or head over to cash.me/themaine.
The show last night was a free show. How cool is that? A free freaking show! My bank account was definitely happy about that. My anxiety was not. I was worried that I wasn't going to get in because I had to work all day and it was first come first served. I was so worried that I got my name on the guest list just in case. I was stunned when I got there ten minutes before the music started and it wasn't at capacity. I think that people had the same mindset that I did... there was no way they were going to get in because of work. I felt so bad for the kids that had been waiting in line since 11AM (the show didn't start until 7:45).
I honestly wasn't super stoked about going to the show last night. Not only was I freaking out about being able to get in or not but I figured, being it was a free show, The Maine would get up on stage, play their newest release, American Candy, from front to back and then get off the stage. I could not have been more wrong. They played everything! They played, what seemed to be, every song off American Candy along with the songs I had been dying to hear that took me right back to my high school years.
The crowd was tame and disappointing but the energy coming from the stage was unreal. Even if The Maine is not your favorite band and you can't stand pop-punk boy bands, you cannot deny that they have great interaction with the audience and make you feel like you're the only one in the crowd. John O'Callaghan, the singer, kept checking in with the crowd to make sure everyone was okay. I know bands do that all the time but when he does it, it truly feels like it's just you and him on a coffee date. A girl can dream right?!
Beach Weather
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I've been on the hunt for that feeling of nostalgia for a couple months now. I got that and more last night.
With the exception of a few "American Candy" dates, the current The Maine "Free For All" US tour is completely free... First come, first serve.
If you want to donate some gas money to the band, look for the red box at the merchandise table at a local free show, or head over to cash.me/themaine.
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The Maine at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (03 September 2015) |
