I seen Linkin Park once before I all ended in the most unfortunate passing of Chester but it was the most amazing show of my life where they played for a whole 2 hours. I ended up going solo & am so grateful I got to seem them at least once. It's funny becuase I ended up going solo to Mike Shinoda as well.

Sitting outside in the floor in 11 C weather waiting for doors to get into this show. It’s cold, my concert buds bailed last minute, my toes are starting to lose feeling, my bodysuit is uncomfortable & I don’t have a belt so my pants be riding down. Ready af for this show thou & can’t wait to be inside getting warm & then singing my heart out. The beginning of theses shows are always such a drag & annoying but then in no time the show is over & you wish you never were inpatient.

I saw on social media not too long ago how Don Bronco met Mike Shinoda & I was like that’s cool cause it’s kinda different music worlds colliding. Then I saw Don Broco post on Instagram they were opening for him & I was beyond ecstatic. I discovered Don Broco earlier this year, fell in love with them & now seen them 3 times. If you haven’t listening you must, I’m beyond obsessed & my songs that I lose my shit to are:



So the lights go off after they set up for Mike Shinoda, we see the lights & start screaming but don’t see him yet, stop my insta story delete it & start a snap cause it can go longer. We are still screaming but don’t see him. Wait we see people oh that’s the band that means he will be here soon & oh shit it’s Mike himself  & he comes on running in & jumps right into Petrified without hesitation. We are going wild is he actually up on stage in front of us damn. Let’s calm down & enjoy the show & sing along.

I loved how he made a set list composed of all the things he has done & made it into one; Linkin Park, Fort Minor & Mike Shinoda songs, it was amazing. I loved when he made some into mashups too. From what I remember her played:

I’m sure there’s a few more I’m missing but that’s a lot of it. Ima make a post on my Instagram with a bunch of videos that you guys can go & watch. I tried to live in the moment but I also wanted a whole bunch of videos because this is one concert I know I’d watch many times especially since I think I lost a bunch of the ones from the LP show I went to. I hope he keeps making music & having concerts because I’d love to see him again & I dunno in a way I feel like he is keeping LP alive.

I took a bunch of pictures too so enjoy them & check out his new album already if you haven’t. Also Mike had me hyped & wanting to go to a hip hop concert they way he was bouncing around the stage & rapping I’m like what am I waiting for I need to find a show where I can get a good view & go to one of those shows.

I finally saw Slaves & what a day it was. I don't even remember when I discovered them but I know it's been quite a few years. After so many times I almost made it to the shows, I got to see them here in my hometown where I didn't have to travel far.




The first song I ever heard by them was My Soul is Empty & Full of White Girls which is such an interesting title but it's a good song. That song is from the album Through Art We Are All Equal which I abused by listening to it as much as possible. My favs from that album are:

How do I even start this post? This has been 11 years in the coming; I’ve been listening to them since high school & missed seeing them soo many times over the years so I’m glad this finally was possible. Just imagine getting cheap tickets ($32), making it to the venue early to make sure you're in the front right by the barricade and just standing there & watching your all time favourite band playing in front of you, it’s surreal as fuck. I was in awe like is this real life am I finally seeing them & in the front row like what? I was mid tears majority of the set; tears of happiness of course. 

Lauv is a random artist I found on Soundcloud & one a pulled a HUGE mission for; I drove all the way to Vermont (3 hour drive), saw the show, drove back home, dropped my friends off, changed & went straight to work. I worked just for 4 hours but was up for almost 24 hours & have no idea how I was functioning. Nevertheless, the show was definitely worth it & I found out he is playing at Bluesfest so I'm definitely excited to see him again.




Ashe was his opener & I need to get back on listening to openers before I get to the show because they are ALWAYS amazing & I stay missing out. Ashe is so happy & has an infectious stage presence; she's making up her own dance moves & her faces omg I was loving it & wanted to be up there with her. I can't even recommend you any songs because I still have to listen to her shit & find my favs but I'll show it on my insta stories when I do.



I have been listening to Lauv for I wanna say 3 years  & have his ep, Lost in the Light, which has 5 songs that I have been listening to & know all the words to. The tracks are: The Other , Comfortable, Adrenaline, Reforget & Come Back Home. He played all of them, including others at his show and what made it so much more lit was that he knew how to get a crowd moving. He had us all jamming, jumping & just enjoying the shit out of the show. I always wonder how artists make their slower music fun & bumping at a show & he effortlessly showed us how.




The show was amazing! I jammed & got some AH-MAZING pictures on my iPhone 8 plus with the portrait feature. He also has this box which he calls "my blue thoughts", where he allows everyone to write something & throw it in. So after the show & while tryina get the guy's attention to buy merch we wrote a little something & put it in. I wanted the shirts I saw on Instagram but they had no more of them & then the blue boy shirts sold out as we were trying to get one so I just got a blue girl one in XL which is the perfect size & I love it. He takes pictures at the end of his shows & I just made it; I'm the black girl in the corner in blue & black.







First show of the year has been successful & I am ready for the next one in a few weeks to see one of my favs, DVSN.