My friend, Brittany, and I had been waiting for months for this concert. When the day finally came we were stoked. We had planned it all out ahead of time because we knew this was going to be a huge concert. We had been getting emails for months saying to plan ahead in regards to parking and tailgating before the concert.
The day of the concert, my friends and I left to the Rose Bowl around noon. Traffic was easy breezy and we arrived at the Rose Bowl in no time. We ended up parking on the grass at the park across the street from the stadium. I was familiar with it because my brother had played baseball there before. We found a shaded spot by a tree and just hung out playing drinking games and having pasta salad and snacks. We got lucky because we were parked right next to the restrooms so we had easy access. This was honestly so much fun. Just hanging out and laughing, being super excited to see Justin and Jay Z.
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| Picnic in the Park |
As the day went on the park started getting more crowded and there were more cars coming in. At around 5pm, we decided to go see what was going on in front of the Rose Bowl. They had tents set up with food and drink vendors as well as merchandise stands. There wasn't anything very exciting so we just walked back to our cars and hung out at the park for a little while longer before the concert started.
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| My friend Brittany and I |
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| Brought my Polaroid camera. |
Once the time came to head over for the concert, we got in line and entered the Rose Bowl to find our seats. Brittany and I had seats on the right side of the stadium, while her sister and her friend had seats on the left side. We actually got lucky because the side we were sitting on is where all the suites were. So when we got to our seats we got wristbands to walk into this special area with restrooms and food/drink stands, instead of having to walk all the way out of the stadium to get drinks.
We waited about an hour or so in our seats for the show to start. I guess they were waiting for sunset, because right after it went dark the concert began.
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| Rose Bowl before the concert |
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| More and more people coming in |
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| Concert selfies are a must |
So finally the show started and they opened up "Holy Grail." I cannot even explain how amazing it was. That song had just been released but it got everyone on their feet. The whole concert was amazing. Justin and Jay Z started off doing a medley of their songs and intertwining them together. Then Jay Z did about 7 or 8 songs on his own. When he was done, Justin came out and did the same with his songs. And then they ended it by doing another medley of each others songs. They came out and did an encore with "Suit & Tie" and "Young Forever."
I have to say I'm more of a Justin fan, but that night I Jay Z had me on my feet and signing all his songs. My friends and I had Tom Ford stuck in our heads the whole day, so when that came on we went nuts. My favorite part was when Justin sang my fave song "Pusher Love Girl" from his new album and when Jay Z sang "Empire State of Mind." Mostly because I knew every word to that song.
Honestly this was one of the best, if not the best, concert I have ever been too. We may not have had the best seats in the house, but that did not matter because these two know how to put on a show. They had the whole Rose Bowl on their feet and singing and dancing to their music. So awesome. I had such a great time with my friends, I never wanted it to end.
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