Over the summer, there were plenty of elite artists who came to Seattle, but that certainly does not stop this fall. The city has a various number of concerts coming up and the list is impressive, but before we get too far ahead, let’s look back to the sounds of the summer. Over break, several Prep students attended concerts in Washington, with some of the most popular being Morgan Wallen, Lady Gaga and the infamous Watershed music festival. In addition to hearing feedback from summer concert attendees, I asked students about concerts they have been to so far this fall.
Many were excited to see Morgan Wallen’s, “I’m the Problem” tour at Lumen Field in late July. Freshmen, Luke Walley, shared how amazing Wallen’s performance was.
“My favorite song was ‘I’m The Problem,’ and a song I didn’t really know before that I really enjoyed was ‘Love Somebody,’ which soon became my favorite song of his after the concert. I also thought that the opener, Miranda Lambert, had decent songs,” Luke replied.
This concert seemed to be a main attraction for country and pop music, and it is clear several Prep students were able to see the country heartthrob perform live.
In August, Lady Gaga graced us with her tour, “The Mayhem Ball.” Although she has been around a while, the pop star is still working on singing, songwriting and performing, and no end has been put to her extravagant performances.
“Her song ’Abracadabra’ was literally insane, and the song ‘Disease’ was so cool because she performed it in a sand pit, but I wished she played ‘The Edge of Glory,’” said sophomore, Mariana Schneider.
Gaga did not forget to sing the songs that grew her fame. It’s great that she was able to fit in some of her original songs like “Paparazzi” and “Bad Romance,” while still prioritizing the share of her most recent work.
Circling back to the infamous Watershed music festival, seniors shared they had fun singing along and spending quality time with friends at the Gorge. There were a lot of country artists that performed at the festival, some of the biggest being Bailey Zimmerman, Zack Top, Dierks Bentley and Jason Alden.
“Jason Alden was my favorite,” said senior, Mae Overbey.
Watershed is always a festive event to wrap up summer and head into fall.
Starting off fall strong and certainly thrilling, the DJ duo, Disclosure, came to WAMU Theatre, bringing lots of energy.
“The concert was really fun, and my favorite song was ‘Latch’ because I knew all the words. A new song I liked was the last song they performed called ‘You and Me’. I had a really good time dancing around and listening with my friends,” said sophomore, Francesca Coleman.
You may have heard the viral songs “Latch” or “You and Me” on the radio, at a social or sporting event, or maybe in a warm-up playlist, but Disclosure was sure to bring all they had to Seattle!
In late September, Megan Moroney made a stop at WAMU Theatre as well to perform her “Am I Okay” tour. Many concert-goers shared how fabulous her performance was, although the fight for a good spot to watch was brutal with the open-seating style. She played most of her songs from the album and even made room to sing “Wonder”, which was the very first song she had ever written.
“The concert was so much fun, and she was such a good performer! My favorite song that she sang was ‘Tennessee Orange,’ but I was sad she didn’t sing ‘You Had to Be There,’ shared sophomore, Vivian Murray. “She showed so much emotion when singing her sad songs, which made people in the crowd teary,” Vivian continued.
It sounds like Megan Moroney put on a “Hell of a Show” for Seattle!
And that’s a wrap for summer and early fall concerts. Next up, Tate McRae, Benson Boone, and Dua Lipa are scheduled to play, bringing additional talent to our city.
