My First
NKOTB
Concert
(A Jon Girl’s Perspective)
By DJ Loop D Loop I honestly don’t know where to begin. I am still coming down from the highs of that night. I’ve been to many concerts, seen different artists in the past, and I have watched the older concerts from NKOTB on YouTube, but nothing prepared me for that night. It was all a very surreal experience. That morning, I woke up at 8 am, even though the concert was in Merriweather, which was only a few hours away from my house and didn’t start until later that evening. I knew I had to pace myself, but that still didn’t matter to me. I was still ready to go about an hour before we left. Now I should warn everyone that I went with a non-New Kids fan, which is my sister. With that being said, she dreaded going. We ended up leaving later than I would have liked to. Due to construction on the road, we got a little lost and had to re-route ourselves a few times, which made my anxiety act up. I was thinking that I was going to miss something. We did make it on time - about 30 minutes before the show started. It was a smaller venue than I am used to. I was glad because it meant I was going to be closer to our five favorite guys. 16
They had a smaller opening act in the beginning, who was trying to get the crowd pumped up. However, to be honest, they were not the best, but most of the crowd tried to get pumped. It wasn’t until Salt-N-Pepa hit the stage that you could feel the excitement in the venue. It felt like I was at any other concert when the ladies were on stage. Don’t get me wrong; their performance was amazing, and they did great, but they just weren’t who I was there to see. Once Salt-NPepa left the stage, you could REALLY feel the excitement in the air. It wasn’t until about 30 - 45 minutes later that NKOTB finally came out. That, however, did give people a chance to run and get drinks, which is exactly what my sister did because I was glued to my spot, metaphorically speaking. It also gave me a chance to get to know some of the other blockheads around me. The funny thing is, I could not tell you anyone’s names from that night. They were very kind people and kept checking on me throughout the entire show just to make sure I was doing ok. The lights finally dimmed again and almost immediately the
