The Deluxe room at the Old National Centre filled with a crowd of an enchanting group of people on March 11th, 2015. The crowd, however, was not as dedicated as I had expected when first arriving at the venue. We got there about two hours before the doors opened and were the 20th people in line. Luckily for us, the first 20 people in line got a surprise meet-and-greet with the band! There was also an extremely awesome cardboard cut out of the band in front of the doors, in which fans could take a picture with, tweet or Instagram it, and then win it at the end of the night!
Meeting the band was absolutely incredible. We stood in a line and went through to have the band sign something. (They signed my ticket because I didn’t want to carry around a poster all night). Sydney Sierota, the lead singer of Echosmith, complimented my boyfriend and I. She called us cute, and said she had seen us holding hands earlier in the day while standing in line outside the venue. (EEEEEK!) Since we were already inside, we got to go ahead into the venue space. We were second row, center stage. It was amazing.
The opening act were a band called The Colourist. They are a band from Los Angeles, California. They lead singer rocked a flamingo jacket, and sang very humbly. He just looked in awe at the crowed for most of their performance. The bassist, Tall Dark and Handsome, stage presence was so amusing and goofy that I sometimes forgot to listen to the music and just started at his facial expressions. The lead guitarist was dressed in all white, and kind of faded in and out from the front of the stage to the back. The drummer, a petite, beautiful young woman who was also a singer, was the one to steal their set though. She was stunningly talented while she played the drums, and sang the tunes in a flawless melody. They were probably one of my favorite opening act bands I’ve ever got the chance to see play.
Echosmith, the band we were all their anxiously waiting to see, did not come to disappoint. Between bright lights spelling out the band name, a spinning umbrella being twirled during songs, and an old microphone sang into for aesthetic and to set the mood, the band was phenomenal. The band was adorably awkward, down to earth, and made it so obvious they were thankful to be on the stage in front of us. I definitely think the three highlight songs of the evening were between their romantic slow song “Tell Her You Love Her,” their newest single “Bright,” and their most popular song, “Cool Kids.” The performance for “Bright” was illuminating. It was just such a fun song to sing along to. It was literally, for use a pun, such a glowing song. Although “Tell Her You Love Her” is a slow song, the mood was perfect for couples (such as myself and my boyfriend) to hold hands, sway together and sing softly. It was so nice to feel the love in the air. “Cool Kids” was their last song before their encore. Since it’s the most popular song, everyone went crazy. The band actually went off stage, having the crowd still singing the song even though they were no longer there. Of course there was an encore. The encore song was, “Nothing’s Wrong.” And lets just say, it was such a fun ending to a show. Giant blow up balloons floated through crowd with confetti waiting inside of them, waiting to be popped and fly everywhere. It was so cool and magical.
Unfortunately, the show ended quickly and the crowd left in a bit of a rush. Too bad for them because we got to meet the band, AGAIN, after the show. Sydney complimented my relationship, again, and was just too adorable. We even made the group picture of the line outside the venue that she posted on Echosmith’s Instagram page. It was a phenomenal concert. Echosmith is a band that is so thankful for what they have, they truly love their fans, and have amazing stage presence. If you haven’t seen them, and you like their music, I would STRONGLY recommend doing so soon!
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