O.A.R.- Red Rocks

 Happiest place on earth. Most beautiful venue. Able to attend with our beautiful friends. Well, minute one. Jen decided to get a ride back to the Dirty G, so thank you Shep for picking her up in the parking lot. Grateful for cloudy sky’s and cooler temps than the 100 last year and the expected 92 this year. Tailgated for a few hours then made the run inside. Sadly, GA started in row 47. We were quietly waiting for the show to start when the noise of 2 F-16s overwhelmed everyone. It was wild. Why 2 military jets buzzed Red Rocks, we will never know. Same two opening acts, pretty chill vibe on the Rock. The guys started promptly at 9 and rolled through 21 songs. Highlights were an acoustic cover of “Patience” and a full band “Plush” from Stone Temple Pilots. Full circle moment: STP was my first ever concert at Red Rocks with Cliff Shoefelt in 1993. Jen was missed, cards flew during “Poker” and we were home with head on pillow at 1225. 

O.A.R.- Vail

 I will forever be grateful that we were introduced to O.A.R. All the way back in 2013 by Sean and Sarah. I think these were our 10 and 11th shows? Fun to see Gavin Degraw up close during one of his songs. Jen got a photo (maybe fourth coming?) and a high-five of Robert Irvine who was there supporting the band. The brothers said hi to and got a photo with the keyboardist from the band. Seemed to be a lot going on in the seats! Dancing, celebrating, and quite the gut-punch with “Miss You All the Time” and “Hey Girl” played back to back. The tears were rolling! Couldn’t snag the setlist for Sean, but got a picture. 

O.A.R.- Vail Pregame

 Enjoyed a restful day in Vail, starting with coffee and sweet treats at the cafe. People watched for a bit until making our way over to a food court to watch the start of the Team USA World Cup game. Back to the condo for a bit so Jen could work on her Masters class, before making our way over to the Ford Amphitheater for Night 1 of O.A.R. 

Vail- Thursday

 Since we haven’t had much fun lately and we missed our friends dearly, we jumped in the cars and caravanned to Vail for O.A.R. weekend. We stayed in the same condo, and ate tacos and drank a tower of margaritas at the same place. We did mix it up a bit and tried a gin and vodka bar…I loved my Negroni and the guys hated whatever it was the bartender made for them. Closed out the evening by the fire pit at the brewery.