AuburnChick's Adventures

After Family Force 5 performed and a short break had ensued, concert goers were treated to another popular band…

Switchfoot!!!

Doesn’t he look like Keith Urban?  The girls screamed like crazy.  Heck, I think I heard a few guys screaming too.  😀

Every band must have a guitar player or two…

It doesn’t hurt to have singing and guitar picking talents…

The lead singer, Jon Foreman, really worked the crowd, praising the Lord in song…

Jon “borrowed” a pair of sunglasses from an audience member…

What a likeable guy he was!

It was hard to say goodbye to the band…

But, goodbye is what we said and then we waited…

And waited…

And waited.

A solid 45 minutes later and after much instrument tuning, the next act was ready.

It was Toby Mac!!!!

Rooster has been listening to this group for a number of years, and I like the music the group produces as well.

What stood out to Rooster and me was the fun the group had during the performance.  Watching them enjoy themselves helped us to enjoy ourselves that much more.

The energy this group put forth during the show was, quite simply, incredible.  They never stopped moving!!!

The sheer talent of each group member once again humbled me.  I sure wish I had their music-making abilities!!  (Of course, I’m sure they wish they had my mad knitting skillz!!)

I loved watching the DJ do his thing…

Look at the way these guys interacted with each other.

During the show, the guys went into the audience and set up a jam session right there in the middle of the crowd…

When one of the singer’s earpieces stopped working properly, the music shut down.  It was an interesting moment.

Like the true professionals that they are, the group improvised by adjusting their set, relying less on some of the big equipment and more on raw music, if that makes sense.  It was so neat to witness this.

Toby Mac read scripture to us.

Betcha won’t hear that at a Not-a-Lady-Gag-Gag concert!!

As the jam session was winding down, one of the singers made his way back to the stage, pausing to either sing or test out his equipment…I’m not sure which.  I don’t think anyone really knew he was there!  He was within arm’s reach of me!!!

Toby Mac followed a minute or two later…flanked by his beefy security guard…

When the group got back together on stage, they played one more long series of songs…

The group said its goodbyes, but was it really goodbye for the night??

No!  We were treated to an encore!!

The group had been fantastic and the crowd expressed its appreciation with loud applause.

The weekend had been one of much praise.  Ultimately, the purpose had been to give glory to the Lord for His goodness and mercy in sending Jesus to die for our sins.

The Word had been preached, both directly from the Bible and indirectly through clean lyrics and songs of praise.

I love the last picture…both singer and crowd goer giving credit where credit was due…

Sure, I felt like a VIP last weekend, but the most important person who ever walked the earth is the same person who died for my sins.

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