Friday night was the nightclub event at Tunnel. My date and I arrived somewhat early and had appetizers in the restaurant below before we went upstairs to wait for BSB. Because we did this, we did end up being really far back...but at least we were there and I'm a "Backstreet" Girl so of course I'm in the back lol. The club was really crowded and it was very hard to see when the guys finally came out. Of course they were on Backstreet time so it did take forever for them to come out, but I felt such excitement to finally see them!
Nick, Howie, and AJ ended up singing about three BSB hit songs and doing the nineties medley from Nick & Knight. I could hardly see, but I just felt glad to be there considering I bought a ticket from someone online that could have easily sold the same e-ticket to others. He also gave me a really great price because others were asking for $150 for one ticket when I only paid $42 from the club and $64 to the guy online.
The dj was pretty good and I liked the lighting but of course I was only there for BSB lol. I had to tip the person in the restroom, but didn't mind because I took a poster off of one of the stalls with BSB on it lol.
At the end of their performance, I was able to run up to the side where the guys were walking off of the stage and was really close to getting a picture with Nick, but he was pretty quick leaving the scene and must have just taken about two pictures with fans. I later heard that they came back out a little later, but we had left because we knew we'd have to wake up early the next day for the next event.
Overall, I am happy that I was able to be there but I overthought it in my head thinking that it would be Nick djing until the club closed at 2 a.m. with Howie and AJ singing along, kind of like the BSB after parties and it wasn't like that at all.
The Volleywood performance the next day was a lot better. Both events were due to Lashnow, but the beach was a better venue to put on a show.
I'm wondering if Chicago will have more appearances in the near future with the three boys because of their endorsement with Lashnow. It would be great to see them more often, but it can get really expensive. What bothers me more than that is that I want to see the whole group and see a regular show and do a regular soundcheck and then an after party. That would be more ideal than these smaller events with no Kentucky cousins :( Don't get me wrong though, I always love seeing the guys no matter what the circumstances are.
We ended up taking the train downtown and then a cab to North Avenue Beach where Volleywood was being held. We hardly had time to look at the beach or the volleyball players and headed straight to VIP. VIP was $60 and was well worth it in my opinion. Granted, I did hear that general admission people easily snuck in, but I'm still glad we did VIP. I was able to be in the center and only a few others in front of me.
It was nice talking to a few fellow BSB fans. I did have a short, verbal fight with a drunk girl in front of me who wouldn't move her towels. Everyone was starting to move up and there was no way her towels were going to save a large gapped space behind her. She ended up moving them after coming to her senses. People were cutting in front of me even when the towels were moved and we were all bunched together so I don't know what she was thinking. It wasn't a concert in the park type event lol.
After waiting so long (would have been great to know the exact time of the performance since the event was from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and getting rained on and not even thinking to bring a beach towel (my mind was strictly focused on Nick and the guys lol) BSB finally came on!
The stage was great for the guys and they ended up pretty much doing the same set as at the club except adding a few more BSB songs. I enjoyed hearing them sing and seeing their performance up close. They sang "Pony" and that was my highlight just because I just got off a Magic Mike fix and it reminds me of Nick & Knight. That, and it was great to see AJ and Howie's sexy moves too and seeing all three perform the song together!
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| AJ getting the crowd hyped up! |
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| Howie! |
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| Howie, Nick, and AJ! |
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| Nick giving it his all! |
At the end of the show, they came out wearing Blackhawks jerseys and sang Larger Than Life! AJ and Howie kept their jerseys, but Nick caused some trouble by throwing his out into the audience lol. It landed right behind me and I almost got knocked over backwards. I could have joined the fight, but I'm over that childish bullshit. Plus I kept myself calm by saying I got a kiss from Nick on the cheek and cherish that much more than if I were to get a jersey from him lol. I just love the short moments I get to share with him over memorabilia. Too bad these moments can't be longer!
We ended up leaving to get on our way home and they were still fighting over it when we left.
As far as my date, it was nice to have a date to two BSB events just in the sense that I always was a bit jealous of girls who had a boyfriend or husband with, but I ended up breaking up with him. It was really nice he went to both events, but I think he just went because he thought he was going to get something in return. I still wouldn't be opposed to having another BSB related date, but maybe wait until the relationship is more solid. I also could have been a lot closer in the nightclub if I went by myself but the guy was hungry so what could I do lol?
It was awesome to see Nick, Howie, and AJ last weekend and I'm already having withdrawals. Because I've been having so many other things going on, I feel like last weekend has already happened a month ago, which is a shame. I'll continue to hold onto my favorite moment from the whole weekend...when BSB performed Larger than Life representing Chicago!
