The Night that Blew Me Away
Author: Audrey Kong | Category: Unkown category | Date: 01-17-2021
The feeling of excitement and being nervous for no reason at the same time. Worried whether you are prepared or not. Water? Chapstick? Do I have everything? What will the setlist be? Do I know all the songs? Asking myself these things only made me more anxious about my first concert. Wow. How lucky am I to be seeing Tori Kelly as my first concert. We arrive and I see lights. I see people lining up at the ticket booth. MAR 8 - TORI KELLY. This is what I see in big, bright letters and the sight of it only makes me more excited. I quickly take out my headphones and pull up Spotify to listen to Tori Kelly’s songs before we enter the theater. We walk in and hand our tickets to the person in the front. I feel my heart beating faster and faster the more steps I take. The world seemed like it was speeding up and I was on pause.
Walking into the theatre, there is only one spotlight. In that light, I see a large carpet with a couch, microphone, and electric guitar. Fifteen minutes past. Ten minutes past. Five minutes. Time kept going by so fast. The aisles were getting filled with people of all ages and staff members leading people to their seats. The adults holding alcohol, some already tipsy and relying on their friends for balance. 30 seconds. 15 seconds. 10 seconds. I count down in my head and start to hear the piercing sound from the clapping around the room. The theatre gets louder as the electric player comes out and starts playing. Then, the star of the show finally walks on stage into the spotlight. She’s there. I see her and I feel the presence of her talent, even from the back of the theatre. She starts singing. Everyone starts screaming. I am in awe of Tori Kelly. I am in awe of how one could possess so much talent. More songs pass by and she shares the story behind each of them. 55 more songs. 3 more songs. And the final song comes. I wish that she could continue singing and that the night would never end, but I feel the tiredness in my body.
10:00pm. It is already at the end of the concert. We walk out and wish that the last moment would last forever. Going into the car and driving home, I put on my headphones and relisten to the concert. It is not the same. It will never be the same. I close my eyes and dream that I was back at the theatre, smiling and singing along to Tori Kelly.
About: Audrey Kong
