Concert Review : Snow Patrol, Ok Go, and Silversun Pickups in Tulsa Oklahoma - Page 3

So they started to play the song that is very different from the rest of Oh No. Much softer, and while catchy, is smoother to listen to than the other songs on the CD. Right before they started on the second verse they stopped playing, and with a huge smile on Damian's face, began to play again. The whole crowd shoved cell phones, cameras, and lighters into the air. Arms swaying slightly the crowd began to sing along.

March 8 also happens to be Andy Ross’ birthday and Damian gave him a new guitar on stage. If I knew anything about guitars I would be able to tell you a little more about it but I don’t. I was also standing behind one of the tallest 17 year-old teenagers I have ever stood behind in a concert and didn’t get a very good look. I think it was white.

But then, all too soon, it was time for the Scottish and Irish Snow Patrol to take the stage. This was who the crowd had come to see, people began stomping on the wooden floor boards and they shook beneath my feet. A few impatient shouts of ‘Snow Patrol’ were heard but then the lights dimmed.

Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar) Jonny Quinn (drums), Paul Wilson (bass), Nathan Connolly (guitar,) Tom Simpson (keyboard) took the stage. Gary Lightbody immediately began talking to the crowd about how great it was to be back at the Cain’s Ballroom. He even had his Cain’s t-shirt on and bragged about the fact that on their last tour he had worn it to most of his ‘gigs’. He had even worn it in Japan and Tulsa could expect a plane load of Japanese tourist to descend on the Cain’s at any moment.

Snow Patrol was fantastic live. Their music is mellow and I wasn’t sure how they would sound live- I wasn’t sure what kind of energy they would have but they tore down the roof. It was amazing. The crowd sang along and on several songs, Gary let the crowd finish the final verse or line. He would smile and step away from the microphone just a little as he watched the sea of faces before him.

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