Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness at the Vic (Oct. 31, 2014)

After weeks of internal debate, I was finally able to pull the trigger to get tickets for the Andrew McMahon show at the Vic. I knew that I would regret it forever if I didn't go to this concert (A little background: I have been a fan of his for over 10 years. He is the frontman of emo band Something Corporate and emo-ish/pop band Jack's Mannequin). The last time he came to town was in 2012, and I immediately regretted not attending the show. So anyway, it ended up working out nicely that my boyfriend was able to accompany me to the show at the Vic (and it just so happened to be our one year anniversary - I really could not have asked for a better gift from the heavens above). 

We ended up drinking quite a bit before the show, and so that paired with the anticipation/adrenaline that had been building up coupled to make an exciting evening. That being said, I won't be able to remember in exact detail what all went down, but I will do my best to remember.

First off, Andrew wore an astronaut costume since it was Halloween. It was so cute and so fitting, because he ended up playing "Astronaut" by Something Corporate. It was lovely. 

The show was a good mix of all three bands' songs. The songs I remember most vividly are "I Woke Up in a Car", "Dark Blue", "Astronaut", Cecilia and the Satellite",  and "Me and the Moon". 

I had never been to the Vic before, so I was pleasantly surprised by it. It reminded me of the Metro (which is my favorite Chicago venue), in that it's small/shallow enough to be able to see from basically anywhere you stand. And it had a balcony similar to the Metro as well. So we ended up in a really good spot where it was easy to see the whole thing.

Andrew was pretty classic, jumping on his piano, smiling from ear to ear, and just having the best time performing. It was super nostalgic, and I can't lie - I got pretty emotional. I actually cried drunk, happy tears. 

He walked off stage for about 1 minute before he came back out with the band to play 3 encore songs. Great, great show. He's an artist that I will love forever.