Staind concert review
The other night we saw Staind, Shinedown, Chevelle and Halestorm in concert. We were front row center and had the best view I could possibly ask for. We managed to catch a guitar pick from Shinedown, three guitar picks from Staind and a drumstick from Halestorm!
Kicking off the show was Halestorm, a local band from York, PA with a female vocalist and an absolute animal for a drum player. Coincidentally these two are brother and sister in the band, Lzzy and Arejay Hale, hence the band name. They did a great job of getting the crowd going and energized for the rest of the show.
Chevelle took the stage for an hour long set including their biggest hits. “The Red” was by far the crowd favorite and left the crowd roaring and ready to go for more. Personally, I was excited for Shinedown to take the stage as I have seen them live before and they put on an incredible show. Not to dissappoint, Brent and the band put on an electrifying show with their hits “45″, Heroes”, “Fly From The Inside”, and “Second Chance”. Brent’s enthusiam and interaction with the crowd was definately the highlight of the show!
Finally, Staind exploded on stage with “Raw” and continued their set with crowd favorites “Right Here, “So Far Away”, “For You”, and other hits before closing the show with “Mudshovel”. Aaron came down into the crowd to perform an acoustic set for “Outside” and “It’s Been Awhile” which was a treat for those further out in the audience. I was hoping to hear Aaron’s rendition of Pearl Jam’s “Black”, but it wasn’t to be tonight. Overall, their performance was great as they sounded incredible. My only gripe would be their stage presence, which lacked enthusiam similar to the gents in Van Halen we saw a few months back, but I had been tipped off by a friend and it was expected so I wasn’t as dissappointed as I might have been. Overall it was a terrific show!
