Celtic Thunder: LIVE! AGAIN!

So, I got to see Celtic Thunder again!

I always knew I want to go to one of the 2011 concert dates. But the question was when? Living where I do, I could go to either the one in Manhattan or a few in New Jersey. I wanted to see the Christmas show though, which narrowed it to New Jersey. I rounded up some friends and got tickets for the night performance at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ. Then a friend got sick so I asked my aunt to come.

I drove to the theater, which was only about a half hour away from my house. Though there was some traffic by Newark caused by a car crash closing a lane. And then my GPS wanted me to turn, but the police had blocked off the street. (I correctly surmised that was where the buses were parked). Then I had to find parking, which was harder than trying to find a spot in Astoria. We finally found one and I got a call from a friend who lives in Jersey and was meeting us there. I thought it was the “Where are you?!” call, but she was calling to let us know SHE just found a parking spot as well.

Fortunately, they delayed the show so I didn’t miss anything. And let me just say, my seats were excellent. When the lads came out, they were actually life-sized! And I could see their faces! Which made it easier to stare lovingly at them. And yes, my boyfriend was next to me the entire time.

Don’t Stop Believing…

Listen up, Gleeks! While it’s still 43 days and counting till our show returns, the steam has not died down. Coming off it’s Golden Globe win cback in January and news that the cast of Glee was invited by the First Lady to perform at the White House’s Easter Egg Hunt, there is even bigger news for those living near LA, Chicago, Phoenix and my hometown, NYC.

The cast of Glee will be performing live in concert in those cities this summer!

And all our favorites will be there: Rachel, Finn, Quinn (AKA Prissy Cheerleader), Puck, Mercedes, Tina, Artie, and Kurt. The shows will even include the four Glee members who don’t show up in the advertising: Naya Rivera and Heather Morris, who play Prissy Cheerleader’s equally Prissy Cheerleading friends Brittany and Santana as well as Harry Shum, Jr and Dijon Talton who are the other two football players, Mike and Matt, who joined along with Puck after Kurt’s Beyonce obsession helped their team actually win a game. They will be performing songs from the TV show, so we can feel like we’ve all attended Regionals. Or Nationals, as the concerts will be sometime around Glee’s season finale.

The concert dates and locations are as follows:

Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Ariz. on May 18th

Gibson Ampitheater, Los Angeles, Calif. from May 20 to May 21

Rosemont Theater, Chicago, Ill. from May 25 to May 26

Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY from May 28 to May 29.

Tickets go on sale this month for all sites. American Express card members can get pre-sale tickets. Hmm, looks like I’m getting myself a nice birthday present, even if I can’t enjoy it till almost two months AFTER my birthday.

Gleeks, you may now squee.