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©2005 Jason Cross
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 Thursday, May 15, 2003 |
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The Dixie Chicks brought their Top of the World Tour to Hilton Coliseum in Ames on Tuesday and thanks to tickets I had spent way too much money on a couple months ago, I was there along with over 13,000 other fans - a sold-out show.
My seats were in the 14th row of the balcony, but thankfully the show was "in the round" so they were actually a very good view of the entire stage. I still found it bittersweet, however, for the fact that my original tickets when ordering online were 3rd row floor - which were subsequently lost when the Ticketmaster site crashed on me.
There has been much controversy of late surrounding the Chicks' comments regarding President Bush II. Even today when telling an associate about the concert I was asked, "Did they at least keep their mouths shut?" Frankly I find it very sad that people who cry so loudly about preserving freedom and the American way of life also try to brand those expressing their views as "unamerican" and "unpatriotic".
The concert was awesome, probably the best production I have ever seen at a concert. They used a giant video screen walkway as a path, displaying video images below them in synch with the music and coordinated with the four large video screens of them above.
Joan Osborne opened up the concert as well as sung along with the Chicks on one song.
As we left the concert at 11:30 or so, there was a torrential downpour. Unfortunately I was parked about a mile away, so we were pretty much soaked through by the time we got to the car. Lucky me I have leather seats! |
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