Surprise!!!

Last night my mom took Matt and I on a mystery outing. We didn't know where we were going …. and we didn't find out until we got there that my (ultra-awesome) mom had gotten us tickets to see …. GUSTER!!

Her company has a pool of tix at the Universal Lending Pavilion (stupid name, great venue), this sort of DIA-esque outdoor venue in downtown Denver, and when Guster tickets came up, she nabbed 'em for us.

So last night, she, Kells, and the two of us went down to see Guster!! Needless to say the show was great. They had two opening bands … dunno what the first one was, and I really didn't love them so m uch, but the second one was Mission 19, a local band out of the Springs. They were fun, with a DMB sorta sound. But, of course, Guster was the main attraction. They did a great show, as usual. They played new stuff and old-favorites alike and the crowd was really psyched up to see them. The coolest thing about watching Guster though is their drummer. On 90% of the songs, no drumsticks. He just uses his hands … so you get a sort of bongo sound mixed in with cymbals at times too .. and watching him drum is amazing. Wonder if his hands hurt/get tired?

Now that I've given Guster their rave review, I must say that another cool part of the evening was the venue. Since my mom's company bought up this package thingy, we had all VIP stuff, and that was soooo great. We got close-up parking, followed by our own little pre-show area complete with food (lasagna, sandwiches, etc.), drinks, and bathrooms (so a big deal if normal bathrooms gross you out!!) and then on the floor, we had a little sort of sectioned-off booth area with a little cocktail table and chairs. So-very-neat.

Don't I have the coolest mum?