Earth, Wind, and Fire

Today I went to go see an Earth, Wind, and Fire concert at Wolf Trap. I'm not exactly a huge fan, but a friend who went last year said she had a good time so we decided to go together this year. Indeed it was a great concert. These guys were popular back in the 70's, so the fan-base is mostly people in their 40's to 60's. (We might have been the youngest people there that weren't mom & pop tag-alongs.) Of the original band members, only 3 are left. Still, they put on a good show and get every one grooving after 30 something years. Most people were up and dancing on several of the songs they played, particularly for the popular ones.

Even if you're not into grooving, you can sit back and enjoy some great R&B. The sound quality was great, and just being at a live outdoor concert, particularly on a cool summer night, is nice. The Wolf Trap venue is not particularly huge though, and much of the seating is in the 'lawn'. Seating in the lawn isn't bad though. I reckon it's better than the balcony seating. You bring your own picnic blanket so you can chill out with all the space you can acquire upon entrance. You have to get there couple hours before the show though for a good spot. Our show started at 8pm. We got there around 6 and people were showing up already. At 6:30 they started letting people into the site and within minutes, all the lawn space closest to the stage was taken up. The trick is to have the first person in take a huge blanket, run in, and claim a space forward and center. Lawn chairs are only permitted up until the show starts, at which time you have to take them down.

Oh, remember how as a kid you used to get those glow in the dark or flashing sticks and rings to play with at amusement parks and stuff? Well, now they have flashing, glow in the dark wine glasses for us adults :)