This past weekend I experienced one of the best nights of my life! My friends, Allison and Brooke, and I went to The Package Tour Concert at the Target Center in Minneapolis. This concert consisted of Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees and New Kids on the Block. We started our night by getting ready at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Nicolet and enjoyed a few beverages too. Then we went to Pizza Luce for a yummy dinner with some of Brooke’s friends who were also attending the concert.
Around 7:15 we walked a few blocks to the Target Center and were ready for the adventure to begin. We had floor seats, row 18…seats 14, 15,16. This is tough to describe because now a days concert stages are set up so differently but basically we were right next to what used to be the main stage (back in the day). Row 18 was the second to last row and our seat were right by the walkway to the “new” main stage. Begin on the floor is awesome because you have freedom to move around and see the acts in different places. If while doing this you happen to find a better seat, no problem. Try it out for a while and stay until you can’t. Yes, we moved seats a few times and got some awesome views!
Needless to say, the concert was amazing! Boyz II Men were fabulous and could have definitely be on stage twice as long. 98 Degrees were good and GREAT to look at. But, the reason we came were for the New Kids and they were……they were AMAZING!!!!! The songs they sang were perfect, a good mix of old favorites and new songs from their 2008 return until now. After the concert our night was not over, oh no! We had tickets to the after party. Let’s just say that it was epic.
Here are some highlights from the night:
* Moving seats and finding a better view…although all view from the floor were amazing!
*Waving to Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men and having him wave back
*Singing along to so many favorites of Boyz II Men and New Kids (and a few of 98 Degrees)
*Enjoying an adult beverage or two
*Getting a hug from Donnie at the end of Hangin’ Tough when he ran down the aisle by the stage…..SO COOL!
*Attending the after party
*Getting a group pic with 4 of the New Kids and the Boyz II Men
* Partying with the guys and having a blast with Allison and Brooke
*Getting another hug and pic with Donnie!
What a night….here are a few pics that help sum it up:
