VMA Kick Off Concert @ Battery Park, NYC
Hi all. I’m SUPER SUPER tired after standing in the rain for about 4 1/2 hours during the MTV VMA Kick Off Concert at New York City’s Battery Park in Lower Manhattan. I made it through Cartel, Chamillionaire, New Found Glory, Rihanna, and All-American Rejects.
They really weren’t kidding when they said the event was “rain or shine” because it sure was raining today. Luckily my friend suggested I buy a cheapo plastic poncho before heading over, otherwise I would have been drenched from head to toe. Instead I looked like a giant walking garbage bag. Hmm…I’m not sure if that’s better or worse.
In any case, my two favorite acts of the evening were the first and last bands–Cartel and AAR. I was so excited to see Cartel after totally missing them at Warped Tour earlier this month. They played a short short set, but if I remember correctly, it included the “hits”– “Honestly” and “Say Anything (Else)”.
Of course it started raining again by the time the All-American Rejects hit the stage (maybe around 8:30?? forget), but the Rejects would be damned if a little rain would keep them from giving a spectacular show. The only other time I saw them was in 2003 at Warped Tour, when they were promoting their first album. They sure have gotten bigger and better since then. So much energy, so much fun. The audience perked right up when they started their set off with “Dirty Little Secret”.
The set list was as follows: Dirty Little Secret/ Top of the World/ My Paper Heart/ It Ends Tonight/ Swing, Swing/ Move Along
Sleepy now. More later. Check out Flickr for more shots.
[...] As for the VMA Kick Off Concert, for now you can read more about Cartel and the All-American Rejects over at SoMoreScene.com, but hopefully I’ll get some rest and be able to tell you more about it later on this week. [...]
just wanted to say: the singer of aar is sooo cute
Cartel is probably the single best band to go see live right now. I’ve never gotten to see AAR though
Aaaaah, the evil NYC rain… glad you got to see Cartel though. I hear AAR consistently puts on kickass shows; unfortunatley it seems like I will never be able to see them for myself, darn it. >_
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[...] Hi guys! This is pretty cool. As you already know, I love Cartel after seeing them do a great mini-show for the VMA Kick Off Concert. [...]
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