Great show
by saterry on 8/29/23The band was great and had a fun time entertaining the crowd.
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Moody Theater - Austin TX
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Gerald Ford Amphitheatre
The members of O.A.R. first came together in Rockville, Maryland in the basement of drummer Chris Culos' childhood home. As a young group of musicians, they were the prototype of the modern, self-starting band--taking charge of their fate by working the internet and building an identifiable sound. The band's music, a rock/reggae fusion, consisted of songs that were fully accessible, yet teasingly elusive. Attracting fans all across the country, the band members toured relentlessly, pushing their album sales through boundless dedication and word-of-mouth appeal, never waiting for the industry to catch up.
By the time the band had reached their 10 year anniversary together, they had sold over 1.2 million albums and performed in front of over 1 million people. Their most recent studio record, Stories of a Stranger, produced radio favorites "Love and Memories" and "Heard the World" as well as mtvU's Most Downloaded Video of 2006, "Lay Down." The band followed up the successful release with a live double disc CD and DVD set, Live From Madison Square Garden, recorded during the band's second sold-out performance at the prestigious arena.
Earlier this year, the band holed themselves up in a studio in Los Angeles to work on their next project, All Sides. The album, due out July 15th, is certain to be yet another milestone in O.A.R.'s storied career.
The band was great and had a fun time entertaining the crowd.
OAR always puts on a great show, and this one was no exception!
hometown shows just hit differently. such a fun show and so much energy! Loved it
The concert was awesome but I don't understand whey I paid for parking when I drove into Lot 2 "multilevel garage"and no one checked for a parking pass. What a waste of money. I would also recommend the venue figure out how to control the F& B crowds and the vendors. Use line dividers to keep the lines away from the middle of a main walking lane. It was hard to see where lines ended, people got upset when others cut in line but didn't mean to and people carrying food and drink kept getting knocked into each other since they had to walk through the lines that were waiting.
The Goo Goo Dolls were really great. I wasn't expecting them to be the openers for the show. OAR was really disappointing: I had never seen them before and have no interest in seeing them again. The treble was too high and when you combine that with the pitch of the lead singer's voice it was quite painful. We left four songs into their set. They are better digitally than they are in person. It was definitely not my cup of tea.
First time seeing OAR, and they did not disappoint. They played to a packed home town crowd that sang along to every song. Energy was high. Sound was amazing. Can't wait for them to come back.
Getting to see O.A.R. at Merriweather Post Pavilion was such an awesome experience. Their music is amazing and the energy they bring to the stage is incredible. The only thing I can say I wished were different was the parking. We had no clue where we were going or what we were looking for. But we eventually got it figured out and go to concert.
Both bands did they best. Everything was very organized. My wife and I we really had fun.
The concert was great except many of the people who I knew were there with us would have preferred that OAR was the opener, and Goo Goo Dolls was the headline. Many of us were Goo Goo Dolls fans and went there expecting them to be the main artist. Instead, they played from 7:00PM to 8:10PM. And then OAR played from 8:30PM until 11:00PM. Few of us stayed for a few minutes but left the concert around 9:30PM because we felt misled. We are glad to have bought lawn seats. Imagine if we had actually seats on the venue for a few hundred dollars and have to sit for the remaining of OAR so as to feel that we at least got our money's worth. I was disappointed overall. The Goo Goo Dolls set was epic though, hence the two stars. Otherwise, this concert was misleading.
Seeing one of my favorite bands in their “hometown” show was truly a bucket list night! Crowd energy was amazing. The fans showed up and completely embraced the band being home. The band was awesome as well. Playing straight through to curfew with no breaks and continually acknowledging the energy of the crowd. Just an absolutely fantastic experience.