Pentatonix (PTX) at Patriot Center

This is the show Sabina has been anticipating for months. She created a fan account on Instagram, and has amassed hundreds of followers, some of whom met her at the show last night. To be honest, though I know they’re good at what they do, I really didn’t expect to be as impressed as I was. Their goal was to take a cappella music and turn it into a rockstar experience, and they succeeded. Boy did they succeed. Their voices were the highlight, of course, but the visuals helped a lot as well.

We got there early, very early. We were chatted up in line by an insider with a comp ticket. She’s an actress, singer, internet viral happening maker, numbers nerd and huge fan. She had interesting takes on the business, the group, and lots of other cool stuff. She’s also responsible for getting the Green Bay Packers into the new Pitch Perfect movie. By writing this Buzzfeed article, she set in motion a chain of events that led to something I really can’t wait to see. 😉 http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/pitch-perfect-2-trailer-bellas-battle-green-bay-packers-article-1.2100483

They seem to have sold out the arena, about 6000 seats in last night’s configuration. We had upgraded to floor seats, so when the doors opened, we hustled up to the front, ending up about 10 feet from the stage. We waited FOREVER. We were in line shortly after 5pm, doors opened I think around 6:30, and the show started right around 8:30. So a lot of standing and waiting. But Sabina had one of her friends to chat with, and I had the buzzmaker described above, so it wasn’t unbearable.

When they came on stage, I was genuinely concerned for Sabina’s health. She had been anticipating so long that I thought she might blow a gasket.

They put on a great show, great voices, great arrangements, great song choices. Some of the solos were magical. That boy Mitch, wow, never heard anyone like him.

After the show, Sabina scrambled to meet up with more of her follower/friends, and then we started to leave, when we noticed a crowd lingering near the tour buses. It had already been conveyed to us that they would not be meeting people after the show, but we hung around a while anyway, Sabina chatting with her friends, just in case. Eventually security came along and told us we’d have to clear out.