Meeting Mr A-Z

I kicked up quite a fuss when I missed his gig earlier this year in March coz’ of my trip back to Singapore. Ever since, I had been crossing my fingers (and toes) and hoping Jason Mraz would return to Brisbane for another concert. And come back he did, and so soon too!

Izaeel and I eagerly made our way to the Tivoli last night to see the wordsmith play. It was my second time seeing him “live” and I was soooo excited. He was absolutely fabulous at the 2006 Mosaic Music Festival. I was quite certain he would work up another mind blowing performance so we bought tickets regardless of the fact that it was a free-standing concert.

We were so glad we were allowed to bring our cameras in!

Me and Izaeel, thrilled that we scored ourselves second row spots!

Opening act by Melanie Horsnell

Oh my gosh, it was the longest opening act I've ever witnessed. I personally thought she had a beautiful voice but she failed to engage the crowd. After the third song, everyone got really restless. We had to endure almost 45 mins of her monotonous singing. We suspected she probably sang her entire album at that rate.

After she finally got off the stage, we had to wait another half an hour. Good grief, our legs and back were so sore by then. Nonetheless, all was forgotten by the time Jason finally came on at 9:30pm! Yipee!

Jason opens with an oldie but goodie - The Remedy

Jamming it with Toca Rivera

Finishing off with my favourite song - Life is Wonderful

Here's a clip I took at the start - Jason warming up the crowd. I've got another one of him singing Life is Wonderful but it's taking me ages to upload to Youtube. :( Hopefully I'll get that up soon so you can see it.

My verdict? Jason wowed the crowd as expected but I personally felt his overall performance was a bit "rushed". He mingled with his audience but he did it much better at the Mosaic Festival in Singapore. I think the long opening act coupled with my aching legs and back played a big part in making the experience less than perfect.

But being the fan that I am, I'm so happy I went! Thanks Izaeel for going with me - and Ally, we missed you heaps! This post is for you. Wish you were here...