Apologies for the onslaught of pictures that look like they are the same. Just kidding, I’m not sorry at all.
So this time last night, I was in the presence of two women whose music I have dipped in and out of at various points in my life. You know how you associate feelings, people, and memories with songs? I have tons of moments tucked into myself that get unearthed whenever I hear a Tegan and Sara, so despite chest congestion and an unworldly throat condition, I went to see them play. I knew I would be the sorriest sad sack if I missed them here.
We went and lined up at around 6:30pm. We usually go a few hours earlier, but we managed to get a great view still. I think it’s because the crowd was primarily the same height as us. :D
I didn’t actually know the songs from the latest album, so the first two songs “Drove Me Wild” and “Goodbye, Goodbye” went by like a blur. A pleasant, lovely, OH MY GOOOOOSH IT’S TEGAN AND SARA blur, then they launched into “Back In Your Head,” which I did not think they would play but they did and I was so happy.
Then they played “The Con,” which is also frakking awesome. I said it on my Twitter (haha), but I truly felt that this set was a great old song/new song ratio. I got to hear some songs from Heartthrob I never heard of before but truly love. I think that’s always the goal of tours, but I don’t think that everyone pulls it off, especially if the artists’ new sound is so different that you can’t recognize them anymore. This isn’t the case here, but that’s another story.
I’ve also always been on “Team Sara,” but Tegan has become um, exceptionally attractive. Of the two twins, she is also the less reserved one. I think I related to Sara more because I feel like we are more similar as people. Obviously, this is just guesswork since I don’t know them. Unfortunately.
If you were wondering about the shirt Tegan has on (“Sara made me do it”), it was made by a fan, Teks. :)
I’ll be honest: the concert wasn’t deeply emotional for me. I think I was too busy being a fangirl and screaming my head off whenever they would play old songs that I loved and didn’t think I would hear them play live, ever. One pro to artists taking so long to play here is that they feel sorry for us that they compensate by playing old favorites. What I mean is, it wasn’t a cryfest, but I went through a lot of feelings, too. Kind of like opening up a box from high school you tucked away somewhere and rifling through things you’d forgotten you felt and wrote and did.
We stayed on Tegan’s side, so it was tons easier taking photos of her. It was pretty fun to see how their music progressed when they’d switch gears and leave their keyboards to play on guitars whenever they get ready to play old songs.
You know what’s incredible? There was never a lull in the audience sing-along. Every minute of each performance, there was a great deal of people singing along. A crowd even led the first verse of “Call It Off” when Tegan didn’t start singing after the first round of chords.
The setlist was pretty much the same throughout the European leg, too, though. When they played in Singapore a few months ago, they had a medley of old songs.
- Drove Me Wild
- Goodbye, Goodbye
- Back in Your Head
- The Con
- Walking With a Ghost
- I Couldn’t Be Your Friend
- Now I’m All Messed Up
- I Was a Fool
- Sentimental Tune
- Where Does the Good Go?
- You Wouldn’t Like Me
- Alligator
- Arrow
- Nineteen
- Love They Say
- Shock to Your System
- How Come You Don’t Want Me
- Feel it in My Bones
- Closer
- Call It Off
- Living Room
Encore:
At the end of the show, a small group from the super intense fan group, Tegan and Sara Philippines, gathered together by chance, and I took a photo. :)
It’s a little silly to say things like “When I grow up, I want to be just like them,” because for as far as everyone and the law is concerned, I am a grown up. I am twenty-five years old, and yet. Seeing them—both during performing and outside of it, on interviews and in posts—made me feel like there was still so much to aspire to as a creative person, and as a human being.
I’m not the biggest fan by any means (I’ve seen what the super fans are capable of, lol), but even then, when the night died down and ended with me having a late dinner with my friends, I felt a pang of actual missing and sadness at the realization that they’re gone and that it was over. It was an awesome night, and I hope that my memories stay intact and that my heart lets me relive the night all over again.
It was a pretty special night and I’m just over the moon that I even got to go, even if I lost my voice and can’t sing away my post-concert depression.
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MAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I HAVE NO WORDS, JUST FILLED BUCKETS. Hahaha. You know what I mean, Carina.
And LOL, I just realized you and Sarie weren’t standing with us. I have FALSE MEMORIES of dancing and singing with you guys in the crowd. Haha. Recovery Food memories na pala yun.
Sigh. How am I supposed to ever fill this laugh-line-shaped hole in my heart?
Hahaha I know exactly what you mean!
OMG that’s so funny. I wish we could have spent it with you guys rin! You must have been so fun to be around during the show. Also, I am craving TAPA DE MORNING HUHU.
Aw, they’ll be back. Trust that they will be. :)
Thanks for this blog entry, your pictures are amazing! :D Definitely sharing this on FB! I hope you don’t mind if I make your photos my desktop wallpaper as well. :)
Hi Angelica! :) Don’t mind at all, feel free! I have bigger resolutions, so let me know if you need any pics in a bigger size for a wallpaper. :)
Your photos are the bomb. Galing! Am suffering from PCD too, ha ha! :)
Thank you so much, Yael. :) I can’t seem to listen to anything else!
ALL MY FEELINGS ARE BEING FELT RIGHT NOWWWW
Lovely photos! I wish I could have taken better ones too but I was too busy trembling with excitement hahaha. Nice finally meeting you and Sarie! :) See you around!
HI DREA :D I’m so happy I got to meet you too! :) Liana talks about you all the time, which sounds creepy but really isn’t!
Yay! Haha, this gives me a happy. :) I actually met Liana through your blog! I’m really grateful for that. Thank you!! :)
That’s super awesome, thank you for sharing that! <3
LOL I spotted a friend in that super fans group photo you took. <3
Wow, really? Who? Baka one of the people I actually know. :)
Haha feeling ko ako to saka si Kate. Eliza’s our awesome pseudopseudo daughter din, like Liana hehe :)
Feeling ko rin kayo eh! Hahaha
Hi! This is the first time that I cried while reading your blog (silent-reader here!) and its because of Tegan & Sara. Nyaaaaaaaaay. Thank you for posting the set list! Means so much <3
Aw, thank you for leaving a comment! I’m happy Tegan & Sara brought you out, hehe. Glad to help out. <3
Yay! :) Anyway, your photos are superb! Is it okay if I make one of the photos as my wallpaper? :D
Go ahead, and thank you so much. :) <3
It looks amazing!! Aaahhh. I’m sure you had an awesome time.
Btw, I love the new blog layout! <3
It was amazing! :D Also, thank you! <3
… but Tegan has become um, exceptionally attractive.
– summary of the night. (also: that was a GREAT shirt, no?)
also: fantastic photos! thank you for sharing them. :)
It was awesome, yes. :D Thank you for dropping by & leaving a comment!
LOL are you an S-sider~ also?
T-Teamer sya pero na-convince ko sya na dun kami sa side ni Sara because of love hahaha :)
Hahaha aw! Ibang klaseng love yan. I am an S-Sider~ but I don’t know how these things go so we ended up on Tegan’s side and promptly melted into puddles of goo.