The Rough Draft Life: Ben Folds Concert 7/9/13

So Tommy and I went to a Ben Folds and Barenaked Ladies concert on Tuesday and it was AWESOME! Ok, mostly everyone was there for Barenaked Ladies, but that's not why I went! And I'm proud of it.

Tommy and I left early to go to Kona Grill because we had a buy one get on free appetizer coupon! When we got there, we sat on the patio and found out that it was Happy Hour, which included half priced appetizers, so we saved our coupon for another day :)

{Kona Grill Yumminess}

We decided to get the pot stickers, calamari, and the Philly Roll. All were delicious. I still can't believe my husband likes to eat the tentically calamari, but not jelly on his PB(minus the)J sandwiches. Weirdo.

Then we went got on the road to the Charter One Pavillion, which is now called the FirstMerit Bank Pavillion. It took us a while to drive there, but we got to listen to some sweet Ben Folds tunes on the way :)

We parked in the Museum Campus Parking Garage, and took the shuttle to the concert. On the way in we got free samples of Diet Coke, lol, and then we stopped and bought my Ben Folds t-shirt that I LOVE!!

{Woot}

Then we found out seats just in time for the opening act. It was not Guster :( But then Ben Folds came on and he was awesome! Here is the setlist:

1. Michael Praytor, Five Years Later

2. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces

3. Missing the War

4. Landed

5. Erase Me

6. Sky High

7. Draw a Crowd

8. Philosophy

9. Do It Anyway- (Love this video...)

10. Brick

11. Narcolepsy

12. Song for the Dumped

13. Army

It was amazing. Seriously. I was vastly disappointed that the couple sitting next to me didn't know the words, and failed at the horns sections in Army, but whatchugonnadoaboutit. They were clearly there for Barenaked Ladies, but they were nice, so it's ok.

I got some sweet videos, with my sweet iPhone (ha). Please excuse my singing....I simply couldn't help but sing along.

{Michael Praytor, Five Years Later}

{One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces}

{Brick}

I am also very, very happy he played Philosphy, and Army because those are two of my faves :)

After Ben, Barenaked Ladies came on and I must say that I am impressed! I will not purchase tickets to see them again, but I'm glad that we did see them in concert. They played all their hits and them some, and it was a good time. They even made up a few songs, which was pretty sweet.