It is now 8/29, 4 days after the show that I and others waited for months for. It has taken me this long to collect my thoughts. Gotmewrong and debi1960, yes this was about Layne and he was the focus of the whole thing, and I think that's why when it comes to Daughtry I've had a semi-sour taste in my mouth since then. I'll explain.
I did feel a little let down that night. I mean OF COURSE they brought the house down as they always do and of course were the best ones there. But they were so disconnected from the audience and their fans, it was as if they would rather not have been there. Remember at Neumo's in 2/07, they ALL came out and hung out with us before and afterwards. This time there was very little talking between songs, and the guys spent NO time with their fans before or after the show. I mean the guys took the long way around when walking out to lunch (walking around a building and through an alley) so that they wouldn't have to interact with us. These are the same guys that only 6 months ago stood out in the rain for hours in Seattle in February (hello, cold) just shooting the breeze with us, taking pics, signing autographs, etc. We stood outside of the show on Saturday until almost 3am, hoping to see the guys just once. There were 5 of us, 3 of the people in the group were first-timers hoping to get just a small piece of what we had in February. I guess it's wrong of me to expect that kind of experience again. I know these guys are tired as they have been on the road for months. It was just shocking to go from such a perfect night... to absolutely nothing. WELL... Joey did come outside after the show, bless his heart he is such a sport. He was the only one that did though... right before we left, Josh stepped out of the bus (yeah, they were THAT sneaky as no one even saw them come out let alone get in the bus) to get something from his luggage... and didn't even turn around to look at the handful of fans left standing there with hopeful looks on our faces. I had to watch 2 younger fans (early teens?) waiting with their mother end up leaving in tears.
SOOO... back to my point. Could this be because this wasn't actually a DAUGHTRY concert (though they were headlining?), but a tribute to a different artist? Or... being that Chris' wife was there that night (watching from the side of the stage, priceless )... could her presence be the reason? I just can't get rid of my feelings of disappointment. Oh and if anyone replies, be gentle and reassuring please
I'm a little pressed for time, I do intend to write a full review at a (soon) later date
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It is now 8/29, 4 days after the show that I and others waited for months for. It has taken me this long to collect my thoughts. Gotmewrong and debi1960, yes this was about Layne and he was the focus of the whole thing, and I think that's why when it comes to Daughtry I've had a semi-sour taste in my mouth since then. I'll explain.
)... could her presence be the reason? I just can't get rid of my feelings of disappointment. Oh and if anyone replies, be gentle and reassuring please 
I did feel a little let down that night. I mean OF COURSE they brought the house down as they always do and of course were the best ones there. But they were so disconnected from the audience and their fans, it was as if they would rather not have been there. Remember at Neumo's in 2/07, they ALL came out and hung out with us before and afterwards. This time there was very little talking between songs, and the guys spent NO time with their fans before or after the show. I mean the guys took the long way around when walking out to lunch (walking around a building and through an alley) so that they wouldn't have to interact with us. These are the same guys that only 6 months ago stood out in the rain for hours in Seattle in February (hello, cold) just shooting the breeze with us, taking pics, signing autographs, etc. We stood outside of the show on Saturday until almost 3am, hoping to see the guys just once. There were 5 of us, 3 of the people in the group were first-timers hoping to get just a small piece of what we had in February. I guess it's wrong of me to expect that kind of experience again. I know these guys are tired as they have been on the road for months. It was just shocking to go from such a perfect night... to absolutely nothing. WELL... Joey did come outside after the show, bless his heart he is such a sport. He was the only one that did though... right before we left, Josh stepped out of the bus (yeah, they were THAT sneaky as no one even saw them come out let alone get in the bus) to get something from his luggage... and didn't even turn around to look at the handful of fans left standing there with hopeful looks on our faces. I had to watch 2 younger fans (early teens?) waiting with their mother end up leaving in tears.
SOOO... back to my point. Could this be because this wasn't actually a DAUGHTRY concert (though they were headlining?), but a tribute to a different artist? Or... being that Chris' wife was there that night (watching from the side of the stage, priceless
I'm a little pressed for time, I do intend to write a full review at a (soon) later date