Rise Against comes to Detroit

For many years Rise Against has been one of my favorite bands. However, every time I looked them up to see where they were playing, it was typically overseas or not very close to Detroit. Then one day on Facebook, I saw the radio station 89x post about their upcoming show and when tickets would be on sale. Bingo. I waited until that day and was able to snag tickets online immediately.

I was especially excited because they were playing at the Fillmore. This would allow us to be close to the stage and would be an exciting crowd based on their music style.

The first opening band was a band by the name of Let Live and they were very good. They are a band from LA and the lead singer actually mentioned how he was diagnosed with a life threatening disease when he was younger. Fast forward many years later and he is still rocking out, literally. Very inspirational in a way and was a great feel good story.

The next band was Killswitch engage. They have been around for many years but are typically known more so for their hardcore rock, unlike Rise Against who is more punk rock. Even though I only knew a few of their songs, they still put on a great opening performance.

Rise against was just as exciting as I had hoped. They play a great mixture of songs that are upbeat and get the crowd involved, as well as a few slow acoustic songs that people can relate to. Here is a clip of their final song.

One cool moment was then the lead singer talked about the venue, the Fillmore. He talked about they travel all around the world and play at a lot of cookie cutter venues. The Fillmore, being one of the most unique and memorable. Having a venue like that in Detroit is very cool.

The outdoor view

In my first blog post I talked a little bit about my first concert and the amazing experience it was. One of my first responses told me about an outdoor venue and that is what I am going to talk about next.

Since that first show in April, I have been to at least one concert a month. To some people that seems like a lot, but I feel like I am just making up for lost time.

I've seen shows in DTE(Incubus, Deftones, Kid Rock) Meadowbrook(Sublime, Twenty One Pilots), Chill on the Hill(A lot of bands), and even attended a music festival in Burlington, Ontario(Finger Eleven, Our Lady Peace, and Weezer), not far from Toronto.

Below are the pictures from the show I went to in Burlington. Although its not a Detroit venue, it was a great time, right on the water with plenty of room.

All of these shows have been great and I have been able to experience the different characteristics each venue shares. The outdoor venues allow people to walk around and enjoy the nice summer weather. However, you don't always get to stand as close as you do for indoor shows. For Kid Rock I had fairly close seats because of the great value he offers in his shows. But for Twenty One Pilots, due to the high demand we weren't as close in the lawn and part of the stage is obstructed due to the beams of the pavilion.

Although you aren't as close in outdoor venues, the environment is still a lot of fun and very memorable. Hope you enjoyed, follow me on Twitter and Facebook!