Then 2 days before the concert I got an email saying ‘VIPs can enter the Belly Up at 6:45’ – normal entrance is at 7 pm. So I guessed the first 2 rows were not really reserved for VIPs you just had to get there ahead of time. Belly Up needs to get its message consistent.
I got in the VIP line about 6:25, and did my usual of asking ‘have you seen Justin before?’, ‘How many times?’. Seems I almost a rookie seeing him 3 times before. E-v-e-r-y-o-n-e had seen him 50+ times. Upon the Belly Up entry, I got a second row just off dead center seat. Off dead center so that the microphone isn’t in the direct view.
As with previous Justin Haywood shows, the accompanist and opening act was Mike Dawes. Mike is an incredible acoustic guitarist. And with this show Mike was much more animated than in previous shows.
Justin’s set was similar to the previous 2 times I have seen him. The stories were essentially the same. The highlight was about midway through the show, with Justin singing ‘One Day, Someday’.
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What a voice. What a class act.
