What’s Going On?

Alice @ 97.3 FM radio stationed put on another great free concert in Golden Gate Park at Speedway Meadows this Sunday. Performing live for the audience were Parachute, Sugar Ray, Matt Nathanson, and Gavin Rossdale.

The day was sunny with a cool summer breeze. Thousands of guests lined the grass with blankets and lawn chairs. People picnicked with friends and/or family. There were booths throughout the field that sold food, clothing, arts & crafts, and informational booths. One of the most sought after thing to do at the concert in the park was the flying trapeze. People lined up to try and swing across as if they were in the circus. Safety harness, safety net, and safety line helped insure safety to all that tried. Looks like a lot of fun. I think one reward of going up the high ladder would be the magnificent view from above at the people and concert below.

My favorite part of the concert was just hearing Sugar Ray sing. I’ve always heard Mark McGrath on the radio, but I’ve never seen him perform either on television or any type of music video. Having seen him on stage was pretty cool. He was so lively and animated and forever thankful to the crowd for being so into his on-stage presence. Some concerts that I’ve attended when the guest singer/performer ask for audience participation, it usually comes with some hesitation. However, Sugar Ray was able to raise that bar high. Audiences got into it with sing-alongs, clapping, dancing, high pitched screaming, and you can’t forget the yelling of “Your fly is down!!!”. McGrath performed his entire show with his fly down. After a few shouts, he eventually checked his zipper, but in fact the zipper was actually button jeans. He bought his white pair of jeans at H&M and informed the audience to never buy jeans from them or something like this would happen. He wasn’t phased by this little bit of embarrassment and he forged on to perform a great show.

The other bands that performed were also great. Hundreds of fans stormed up towards the front of the stage to get a good view. Majority of the forerunners were young women who wanted to see their dreamy guys sing and sweat. Music was great. It was loud and the bubbles were blowing. A few things that I left the day with were a sunburn, suntan, and getting temporarily deaf in my right ear.