Walking into the civic center, into a third arena in a third state within a span of six days, I got an odd but comfortable feeling, as if I could be anywhere. It was probably as close as I will get to knowing what it feels like to actually be on tour. The travel between shows was a faded blur, any mishaps or inconveniences completely forgotten, geographic differences non-existent. As far from home as I was, I was right at home.
I got very lucky for this show and was in the front row! I talked a little with the people next to me, who turned out to be on the Styxworld bulletin board too, but this time they were not people I knew. Cool people though, as I usually find with Styx fans!
Survivor opened this show, and they were great! They put on a great show, and they really rev up the crowd. Sometimes opening bands have a hard time winning over the audience, but Styx and REO fans are perfectly willing to cheer on another band as long as they rock - and Survivor does! They seem to have picked up the vibe very quickly that this is a fun tour to be on.