There are three concerts I want to go to this summer. Unfortunately, I won't be able to go to two of them, which is very sad.
The Barenaked Ladies are coming in July. I've always wanted to see them live because they're pretty dang hilarious (not to mention the fact that their music rocks), but unfortunately the show is sold out. Not to mention the fact that I don't have anyone to go to the show with anyway. So no BNL for me. Sad day.
The Swell Season, a new favorite group of mine, is also coming to Salt Lake, in August. But unfortunately, they're coming on a Sunday. I can't go to a concert on a Sunday. The guilt would eat me alive. Plus, I don't have anyone to go to this show with, either. So no Swell Season, either, which is doubly sad.
But there is one last concert that I will be going to this summer. It is literally a once-in-a-lifetime event. I will most likely never get this opportunity again. This is a musician that I have literally been listening to my entire life, and that is not an exaggeration. He is a rock and roll genius, and he has never played in Utah before. His name is Sir Paul McCartney. I just got tickets today. I'm going with my mom and dad, and it is going to be AWESOME!! Especially because my dad has been listening to the Beatles for over 40 years now, and he's finally getting the chance to see one of them live. I'm so excited for him. And for me. Holy crap it's going to be awesome. The best part is that the show is five days before my birthday. It's going to be a ridiculously awesome birthday, that's for sure.
He might be an old man now, but I've heard he still puts on a great show. The thought of hearing songs like "Let It Be" and "Hey, Jude" live makes my heart flutter. Seriously. The music Paul McCartney wrote and helped write is still some of the absolute best music I've ever heard. The Beatles will always and forever be the best band ever in my mind, and seeing one of the geniuses behind the best band ever excites me to no end.
