Keith Urban-November 16th, 2007-Allstate Arena

This is the concert where I thought my leg would have to be amputated. My seat was the last one in the first row of the section and there was a metal rod randomly sticking out of the wall in front of where I was sitting. I had just gotten back from going to the bathroom (which was a nightmare) and I was worried about missing the beginning of the show. In my frantic state I had failed to notice the metal rod and rammed my right thigh into it. I literally froze because of how badly it hurt and had to sit down for a few minutes. I was scared to even look at my leg so I ignored it until after the concert. When I finally looked at it there was a HUGE bruise that didn't end up going away for about 3 months after the concert. Anyways, this was before the concert had even started and I already hurt myself....oy.

After my incident with the metal rod, the concert started exactly on time. The opening act was Gary Allen, which I had only heard one song from previously (Life Ain't Always Beautiful). He was pretty good and the crowd seemed to enjoy him. At this point I was still reeling from my leg injury so I probably looked like I was thoroughly not enjoying him because I was grimacing in pain. His set lasted around 30 minutes and then the intermission for Keith Urban lasted for another 30 minutes.

This concert was awhile ago so my memory may be a bit foggy, but when Keith came onstage for the first time I think he was just a shadow and then they lit up the stage when the first song started playing. I remember being so excited because I was seeing an artist that I was actually a big fan of. His set lasted at least an hour and a half and his guitar skills were out of this world. He is such a showman at live shows and he really knows how to work the crowd. He played most of the songs on his most recent album at the time and almost all of his hit songs. (For those of you that are non-country/ non-Keith Urban fans, his well known songs are Days go by, You'll think of me and Somebody like you) The stage was set up so there was a runway down the middle. This was great because I had a direct view of the runway from where I was sitting. At one point he had the cutest little boy come up on stage and help him sing a song. The boy had glasses on or "goggles" as Keith called them. I always forget that he's Australian until I hear him talk! Anyways, that was the cutest moment of the concert and I love it when artists bring kids up onstage!

I had never been to a country concert before, so I didn't really know what to expect. I always had this notion that country fans are a little different than other music fans, maybe because that type of music has a certain vibe? I also think that country music portrays a different lifestyle, most of the songs revolve around beer and failed relationships (I know this is a stereotype, but seriously listen to one popular country song and tell me otherwise.) I personally like country artists that actually write lyrics that mean something and that I can relate to, which is why I like Keith Urban's music.

Well, I hope whoever read this post enjoyed it! (If you weren't at least amused by my leg injury than I don't know what to tell you because it happened to me and I even laughed about it haha.) :)

NOTE: I tend to go a little picture crazy at shows so these are just a few of the ones that I think are the best, I took 53 pictures...which is a small amount compared to how many I take now at concerts!

~Ava