well im probably the one person who didnt complain too much about getting to nissan. i was warned about the 3-4 hour drive from everyone who previously had been there. i know lots of people from work who live in manassas and was lucky to take backroads. needless to say i left at 5:15 from fairfax and was there right around 6pm. met some cool people in the pit who had to pay close to $500 to see coldplay. i almost cried for them.
none of us cared for riley kiley. jenny lewis does have a good voice, but sounds a bit too countryish for my liking. some of the songs were catchy, but wasnt blown away by them.
i was right in front for coldplay, on the left side. couldnt have had a better view. coldplay played roughly an hour and a half with the highlights of the show the johnny cash covers. 'ring of fire' was great. i was glad to hear trouble, sad that i didnt hear spies or don't panic. overall, thought coldplay did a great job of playing songs from all their albums. chris was energetic, entertaining, and def. was worth being right up front. i don't care for x&y all too much, but the songs worked live. and i was surprised chris didnt start ranting and raving when he had his moment of talking to the crowd, about the war, etc.
off to see robbers tonight and cannot wait! ill take going into arlington any day over venturing to nissan pavillion. that place is def. a nightmare, and i plan on never going back there again, unless the smiths reunite!
