12. Wake Up & Be Awesome

March 17th, I got to go to a concert.
It was so exciting. I haven't been to a show since last November, and I've had these tickets for weeks.
The show was called the Wake Up & Be Awesome tour, and it was The Summer Set's first headlining tour. It was in the downstairs room of the Middle East in Cambridge. Not the best venue, but it doesn't really matter. I bought the tickets for my friend's 17th birthday, so the show was a special occasion of sorts.

The Middle East

As I've said, the headliner was The Summer Set. Two other guests were Go Radio and We Are the In Crowd, and the opener was For the Foxes.
Besides the obvious excitement over a headliner, I was most looking forward to seeing For the Foxes. I've loved them since I found one of their songs, The Revolution, on a compilation I bought last year at Warped Tour. They didn't disappoint.
Though they aren't well known (yet) and only have one EP released (so far), they're fantastic. Their music is some weird mixture of catchy pop and old school rock, with a slightly beachy feel to it. They only played six songs, but they still managed to capture the crowd. I've never seen a group of kids so interested in an opener they'd never seen before.
After For the Foxes came Go Radio. I'd bought their second album, Close the Distance, in preparation for the show, but I didn't really like it. They were just okay in my eyes, but they seemed to have a huge number of fans in the crowd. A lot of kids could sing along to the songs.
We Are the In Crowd came up next. They have a female singer, which isn't very common, and she's great on stage. Like, really great. I'd seen them at Warped Tour, so I already knew their stuff, and they were really good.
Last, of course, came The Summer Set. I was so excited. I'd never seen them live and I've been a fan of them for years now. They opened with a new song called F*** You Over, which was absolutely fantastic. It's super catchy, but not in an annoying way (at least, I think so). After that, they started in on another one of my favorites, and older one called Young. I was all set for a great set.
Until, I found myself panicking. It was weird. I just felt really sick and off and weird, all of the sudden. I ran to the bathroom, and we ended up leaving the show a few minutes later because I was sick. I'd thought I was only dehydrated or something, but my friends and parents think I had an anxiety attack. I might be claustrophobic.
It was a great concert. I feel really bad that we had to leave before The Summer Set really started, because they're my friend's favorite and it was her birthday present. But, thankfully, she's an amazing friend and didn't mind. All the bands will be at Warped Tour this year, so hopefully I'll get to see them then.
I got to buy some cool stuff, though. I didn't have a job at the time, so I'd saved the very last of my money for this show. And of course I spent it all. I don't even think I can help it at this point. I got a super soft sweatshirt, guitar pick necklace, and a Spring Sampler CD from For the Foxes, and a t-shirt and pre-order CD from The Summer Set. Apparently the pre-order comes with a phone call from the band, which is super exciting but also super creepy. I have no idea what I'll say.
I had a great time, even though it ended early.

The Tour Poster

Check 'em out!
For the Foxes
Go Radio
We Are the In Crowd
The Summer Set