How to see Brand New live
How I did it: My friend and I have been Brand New fans for so long, but they haven't really played a show near us for a long time. When we heard they were playing a few hours away, we were ecstatic. Of course, it was sold out. But that didn't stop us from going. No one was selling tickets online... all of them were gone! We drove to the venue six hours early and waited outside, planning on spending up to $65 each for a ticket (since that's all we had on us). We got to see Jesse Lacey while we were waiting. And in the end, we ended up haggling a women at the 'will call' counter into letting us buy tickets left from people who hadn't shown up. Since we were there so early, we were at the front of the line. Consequently.. also at the front of the stage. It was AMAZING. Everyone sang along to every song and then Brand New even came back out to play one more song after everyone started cheering for an encore. Best concert I have ever been to, by far!
Lessons & tips: Plan in advance! It'll make things less stressful. Though there was a thrill in not knowing whether or not we'd make it in side, I wouldn't want to risk not being able to hear Jesse Lacey's voice.
