Hey Everyone!
We are finally here. The day has arrived. Yes, you guessed right… the tour has begun!
Flashback: it’s day one of the tour and everyone’s nerves were running high. This was the first show Mat’s played in a year and half… and there was a new band and a brand new album that had only been rehearsed for a few weeks. The air was thick and you could feel the energy all over the venue.
Mat and the band were running on a limited amount of sleep, having been in Miami just the day before. They flew out of Miami at 6:00 A.M., and arrived in L.A. at 10 A.M., got on the bus and headed straight for the venue. There was a lot of last minute preparation that had to be done before the show. Getting all the gear loaded in, the instruments tuned, buying extension cords, etc… Soundcheck was from 4 to 5 and the band wasn’t even ready until 4:55. So they had 5 minutes to soundcheck, which of course wasn’t nearly enough.
The venue was awesome, and the people friendly, but the show only went “okay” from Mat’s perspective. Being the dedicated perfectionist that he is about his art this “okay” show was disappointing to him and he hoped to give his fans more. But nobody in the crowd seemed to notice…
All in all there was a lot learned and everyone’s looking forward to the next show in Anaheim, CA at The Grove. See you there!
- Jonny K
Tags: city of black and white, hollywood, mat kearney, on tour
So happy to read a current blog! I saw Mat perform at the Palladium and at The Grove as well. I was thrilled with his performance!!! I’ve seen him at House of Blues twice already, and was so happy to see that he was touring with Keane. His new songs are great and I look forward to buying the new album. The show was not “okay,” rather it was amazing! I only wished that he was able to perform more songs at The Grove show.
He needs to come back to SoCal to do his own show asap!!
Great Blogs Mat
Gratuitous topless scene ftw!
I enjoy these video blogs very much. Love the musical montages in the beginning.
Three cheers for consistent tour blogs!
Looking forward to the KC show in July. It’ll be my first time catching one of Mat’s shows. I recommend getting coffee from the Broadway while you guys are in town–it’s life changing.
I care!! Mat is uber talented and it is a privilege to get to listen to his work.
saw the set at the palladium and thought it was great: outstanding band and excellent sound. good luck the rest of the tour.
I saw this show Mat…from your point of view I was the one on the right singing away. Ha! *wink It is always so wonderful to see you perform ‘live!’. Kudos. And although I love the fact that you are a perfectionist…you should know you were amazing that night!