Music Builds Tour

October 29, 2008

In early October, Missi and I went to the Music Builds Tour featuring Jars of Clay, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Switchfoot and Third Day. It was a really fun night with friends and family. We had incredible seats and were really close to the stage. The only down side to the seats we had was that we were right under the speakers. That goodness my mom brought extra ear plugs! I’m a fan of all the bands but had never seen Robert Randolph or Switchfoot live.

Jars of Clay played first and there set was pretty short at a half and hour. I really like Jars, but they didn’t impress me too much on this night. They played a couple of new songs and donned all white outfits. Missi and I got a good laugh out of the lead singer and one of the guitar players who was mouthing “watermelon” on singing part he didn’t remember.

Robert Randolph played second and were AMAZING! Randolph plays a mean steel guitar and it knocks your socks off! Seriously! They are more of a bluesy jam band so the songs get a tad long, but you don’t really notice it. What you do notice is that his music makes you want to dance. My nephew Jake LOVED this band. He was dancing all over the place. The neatest part of his set was when all the band members start switching instruments in the middle of the song. They all can play the steel guitar, bass and drums. It was fun to watch.

Switcfoot played third and they were really, really good! Having never seen them before, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. They are a great live band! Tons of energy and they just sounded amazing!

Third Day was last to play and as usual they were good. I’m not the biggest Third Day fan, but I think they put on an entertaining show.

The night ended when all the bands cam out and played Jars of Clay’s “I’ll fly Away” and the U2′s “When Love Came to Town.” Both covers were good, but the U2 cover was stellar! A great way to finish a fun night of music with good friends.