thecaitlynlee: My 5 Seconds of Summer Concert Experience!

#ROWYSOConcord

Hellooooo!! So last Tuesday July 21, 2015, I had the incredible honor of seeing 5 Seconds of Summer for the second time at the Rock Out With Your Socks Out tour! I bought tickets for myself and my friend Nicole for her birthday and we had the best time of our lives! The show was at Concord Pavilion in Concord, California and the venue is literally small and cute. It was such a big step up from last year which was the Fillmore in San Francisco that held 1000 people, versus this year at Concord Pavilion that holds 13000.

The venue was incredible, minus the mountainous hike to the amphitheater itself. Nicole and I met at the venue and went from there. Our seats were in section 101, aka Calum's side, and to get there we have to either take the path on the right. When we got there, we were met with merch and food vendors. The lines were surprisingly short so we decided to get our merch before the show. We only waited in line for 5 minutes. Seems sketch right?? Little did we know that there was another side of the venue that had everything this side had, but most of the other concert-goers entered from the other side.

After we bought our merch, Nicole and I headed to find our seats, but before I continue, let me show you the seating chart at Concord Pavilion...

Like I mentioned before, our seats were in section 101. Looks like it's pretty far from the stage right?? WRONG. We were on the floor and I had no idea when I bought the tickets. Just looking at the seating chart, it makes the venue seem so much bigger than it actually is, so to our surprise, our seats were super close and on the floor. Yes, I completely freaked out and looked like an idiot. People were staring. Who cards though???

Here's the view from our seats!

The show started with Hey Violet at 7:30pm, but Nicole and I have no interest in them so we got up and walked around the venue, trying to find our friends. It was nice because we got to see tons of friends! We were reunited with Jess too!

Anyways... after socializing, we headed back to our seats because 5SOS was going to go on soon. There was an entire row of moms with little 10 year olds in front of us, which was super annoying cause moms but oh well.

When the show started, I was freaking out of course. It was incredible; not as good as last year at the Fillmore, but it was still incredible. If you even get the chance to see 5SOS live, you have to because they are seriously so amazing live. It all felt like a dream to me, so I'll do what I did with my formal One Direction experience post and react the each song on the setlist.

1. End Up Here - This song is so good live, and it's a really amazing opener. Gets the crowd really pumped up.

2. Out of My Limit - It's a classic 5SOS song that you never get tired of hearing. I loved it

3. Voodoo Doll - Another classic. It's better live than studio, I promise.

4. Permanent Vacation - This song is so punk rock. It's a new song & the boys did a really great job engaging the crowd during this one.

5. Don't Stop - Another classic turned single, but it's better live. It's a great party song and you can't help but to have fun during this one.

6. Disconnected - I can't even. This one is always my favorite. I can't even describe to you how I felt. I cried though.

7. Long Way Home - This one gives me the feels so bad. It's another one of my favorites. I cannot say anymore without wanting to clench my chest and die.

8. Rejects - OH MY GOD THIS ONE. A true 5SOS fan would understand when I say that this song defines a 5SOS show. That's all.

9. Heartache On the Big Screen - Also one of my favorites, another one that's better live.

10. Wrapped Around Your Finger - One word: MICHAEL. That's all I can say. You have to see it to believe it.

11. Amnesia - TEARS TEARS TEARS. SOBS SOBS SOBS.

12. Beside You - This song really defines the 5SOS concert experience. If you just close you eyes and listen for the first half then open them and look around, you'd understand. It's incredible.

13. Everything I Didn't Say - Also another one that's incredible live. You haaave to hear it.

14. American Idiot - SLAY. THEY SLAYED.

15. Kiss Me Kiss Me - I love this song because it's so cute. I love cute things. Luke sounded so cute.

16. She's Kinda Hot - THE NEW ONE! It's so good live. I pretended like I knew all the lyrics when in reality I was just making incoherent noises the entire time. It was awesome though.

17. She Looks So Perfect - You can never go wrong with a lil SLSP. It just gets better every time.

ENCORE SONGS!

18. Good Girls (Are Bad Girls That Haven't Been Caught) - True 5SOS fans would know why I added the parenthesis part. Again, another one that just gets better with age.

19. What I Like About You - I seriously jammed out the entire time with this one. You can't help it. It's jam worthy.

FINAL THOUGHTS: Like I've mentioned at least twice already, nothing will ever beat their show at the Fillmore last year, but this one was still amazing. I'm sad they didn't play Heartbreak Girl, because it's my OG fave, or 18 because they're all too old for that one now I guess. I still give it a 10/10 because Luke is my boyfriend and he might be reading this. If you want to experience a mini version of my #ROWYSOConcord experience then click play on my vlog down below!