10/26/2011 Portugal. The Man @ The Jefferson Theater

Venue: The Jefferson Theater
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Time: 9:00pm


Openers: Alberta Cross
Headliner: Portugal. The Man

Prelude to a Show:

Alberta Cross advertised a chance to win tickets to a show of your choice by signing up with their website for email alerts. I signed up for the 10/26 Charlottesville show at The Jefferson Theater and dutifully checked my email for the rest of the evening and through most of the next day. Nothing.

Defeated, I came home from work, made dinner and put on my pajamas (you know where this is going right?). I climbed in bed around 7:00pm to spend some time online, but wait… what’s this? An email from the management team for Alberta Cross with a time stamp of 12:30pm? How did I miss it? Is there still time? Could I really get dressed, grab gear (pen, notebook, camera, etc…) and get from Richmond to Charlottesville in time?

09/10/2011 Virgin Mobile Free Fest @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

The day started beautifully with sunshine and just a few clouds. If you've ever been to the south entrance of the Merriweather, then you know being in line before the bridge is doing pretty good. By the time of my arrival (around 10:30am) the line wound well up the hill to the parking lot and divided in two. One line extended towards the lot for the Free Ticket holders and the other for the Fan-E Pack Tickets (pronounced fanny-pack). Free is awesome but if you can swing it the Fan-E Pack gets you a t-shirt, a poster, a cup and a few other goodies all tucked in a florescent green bag. Much to the dismay of the "free" crowd, it also gets you early entry ... or at least entry before the "free" crowd.