An Amazing night with Adam Levine and Pat Monahan

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Maroon 5

I have been really lucky to have seen a lot of great concerts over the years. As of yet none of them have been terrible. Some better than others of course but no big disappointments. I have been let down by some opening bands but they aren't the real draw anyway. There have been exceptions. I saw Rob Thomas and the opening bands were supposed to be One Republic and Carolina Liar, but due to a change in date they weren't able to make it...major disappointment. The first time I saw Train, they were touring with Butch Walker but for some reason he didn't open for them at the casino.

Saturday night my daughters and I went to see Maroon 5 and Train. The opening act was scheduled to be Gavin DeGraw. Three great artists, but alas Gavin had to cancel. Apparently he was beat up and then hit by a cab... ok, good enough excuse. Via twitter we heard it was going to be some girl we had never heard of, and then reading that Matt Nathanson was touring with them later in the tour and had played with them earlier in the week we were hoping to enjoy his music. But no, the opener was PJ Morton. He was, as he claimed, keyboardist and back up singer for Maroon 5. His band was good and his covers of Stevie Wonder were nice, but I would have preferred Matt or Gavin. Such is life.......

Maroon 5

Maroon 5 and Train, however, were amazingly good. What opener disappoint? Maroon 5 played first and opened with a bang playing Moves Like Jagger. It's a great song and we loved it. They jumped right into the next song, and didn't stop through 13 songs. Adam Levine, the lead singer and sometimes guitarist is energetic and great live. His band really knows how to rock a song. They weren't just a pop band but a real rock band. Who knew, their albums are no indication they could rock so well... A great surprise. These are the best parts of concerts. To see a band you love and then get so pleasantly surprised they are even better.

Maroon 5

The biggest cheers of the night were at the end of the Train song Save Me San Francisco. On the big screen, behind the band, they included pictures of Boston.

 

Train

We have seen Train before and again we were not disappointed. He did a few covers, which were great but admittedly would have preferred more of their music. Train is another band that really knows how to kick it up a notch. They are not just a pop band either. [not that pop bands aren't great, I love pop]. The band rocked through 12 songs starting with Parachute and ending with Drops of Jupiter and This Isn't Goodbye. Pat Monihan, the lead singer, is very engaging with the crowd. He brought girls on stage to sing with him and even walked through the crowd when he sang, Marry Me.

Train

Two great bands in one night, we couldn't have asked for a better night, including great weather and great company. The girls were even suggesting it was the best concert yet.... I can't disagree it was amazing.... I hope for continued good luck as we have several concerts lined up this year. My next being Within Temptation.

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Happy listening, what was your favorite concert?