A little story time since tumblr has always been my personal diary
Back in November tickets for Florence and the Machineās current tour went on sale. I pre-registered for Madison Square Garden.
Got to the queue as soon as it opened and there were 10s of thousands of people in front of me. I knew I had no chance for the tickets I wanted at face value
While I was in the queue I checked her socials and saw they had JUST announced a second night at MSG. I decided to take a chance and leave my current queue and go for the new night. I quickly registered and got in with 10 whole people in front of me.
After several minutes of tickets disappearing before I could check out, I got one to stay. It was more money that I expected and I weighed the option of not doing it but decided to use the installment feature with PayPal and just go for it.
Completed checkout and then actually looked at me ticket, realizing that it was a VIP ticket with early entry and free merch. Ahhh
The tour opens in Europe and her stage is this really long catwalk setup. I learn if you have a VIP ticket, youāre guaranteed to be at the barricade, in the front row. AHHH
Iāve never even had a floor or GA ticket for a concert in my life. I have no idea what to expect.
Fast forward to Wednesday, aka, concert day. I met a kind soul while waiting in line who was a veteran attendee for this tour and from Ireland, her first time in New York! She helped me get a good spot at the barricade and we ended up having the best show together.
I was so nervous and didnāt know what to expect to the point where I hope I might get that chance again in the future because I spent so much of the concert in shock and awe (in a good way)
I drove home the next day and all I could think is how badly I wanted to go again with any kind of ticket just to have a bit more lowkey and less nerve wracking experience
Looked at tickets for the next 2 shows (1 in NY and 1 in Jersey) but just couldnāt justify spending the money.
2 hours after I got home, I get a message from a friend asking if I want 2 free tickets to the show the next day.
Wake up the next morning to one of my best friends admitting defeat and telling me she is too sick to go to the concert and asking if Iād go with our other friend so she doesnāt miss out too
I rehome the other tickets I got.
I get back in my car and drive back down towards the city.
Meet up with my friend and we get to see the show again in Brooklyn.
Seeing it from the nosebleeds helps me process my other show and I get some videos of both the show and myself (my favorite thing to do at concerts is record myself randomly so I could look back relive how I felt in those moments)
I drive back home again the next day.
It was incredible, exhausting, made me feel alive in ways I havenāt felt in a long time, and made really hate how much of my life is spent working when thereās so much more out there
Florence only increases her power as my favorite artist. I would follow her anywhere.
((Oh and I when I say I sobbed when Shake it Out came on, I mean SOBBED. Tears running all the way down my neck into my cleavage, ugly cry š))
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