Maroon 5/Kelly Clarkson in Austin

Tracy and I went to the Kelly Clarkson/Maroon 5 concert last night. It was a late, late night and the audience had a minor case of the Wednesdays, but it was a great concert! Austin audiences are known for being exceptionally supportive and appreciative of music acts, but the mood last night was just a tad on the sedate side. Not awful or anything, just noticeable by both artists.

Kelly did a very long set. She has one of the most beautiful, strong voices out there. Just crazy amazing. I've seen her several times live and it's always a treat.

I LOVE her new song. We were dancin' it up!



Funniest moment of the concert was when Kelly said her musical director has "put up with my sh*t for 11 years and... deserves extra crowns in Heaven." Then she said that she must be home in Texas, where people curse and mention Heaven in the same sentence. While we were laughing at that, she went on to say that by cursing on stage, she was setting a bad example for the kids in the audience and she was sorry she was being an a**hole. Ahaha.

I was so thrilled to FINALLY see Maroon 5. You have no idea. Adam Levine gave a girl in the audience HIS GUITAR. Not a pick. The whole guitar. They were just supercool.

Every song played by both acts was a mega-hit. I didn't realize how many great songs they have to choose from! It was really hard to figure out which ones were still left to play when it came time for the encores. (Do y'all do that? Try to figure out what the encore will be? No? Me neither. ;) )

Let me reiterate my loathing of the exiting process for the Austin360 Amphitheater. That place is in the middle of nowhere. We get out in the middle of the night. There should be several free-flowing paths just zooming out of there. Instead, it takes about 30-45 minutes to get out of the vicinity of the track.

Otherwise, it's a wonderful concert venue!