The day after the Sevendust show at Pickle Park, I went to the Myth in Maplewood, MN for the Breaking Benjamin show. Might as well use the tickets I got for free!
I got to the venue to find the line streaming for blocks in both directions. Playing it smart, I walked up to the VIP line and got right in. No need for nonsense, I figured. Plus, it gave me some time to catch up with friends who were at the Sevendust show the night before.
The first band, Starset, was one that I'd seen at a couple of outdoor festivals this summer, but I thought they had a little tighter production this time around. That and their video boards brought their space-age music together. I thought it had to be pretty warm in those spacesuit costumers for the guitar players and drummer, but they did a better than expected job as the first opening band.
The next band, 10 Years, was the one that I really wanted to see. They kicked off their short set with the title cut "From Birth to Burial" and "Miscellanea" from this year's latest album. Frontman Jesse Hasek is a very gregarious guy, and his "Who the Fuck is Justin Bieber" shirt and willingness to crowd surf deep into the pit made fans take notice. I always enjoy seeing these guys live, and got to chat with Jesse for the third time this year after the show.
Before long, the sold-out crowd got their first taste of Breaking Benjamin for the evening, as frontman Ben Burnley and company took to the stage with their hit "So Cold." This was a little shorter set than I'd seen in Scranton, PA the week before, but although the crowd was kinda quiet, I could see they were enjoying the performance. Last week's show was interrupted by a marriage proposal, and this time around Ben took time to toast a concertgoer's 21st birthday onstage.
There were a few interesting covers again, like songs by Tool and Queen and a metal version of the Star Wars Imperial March. I got out of the arena in time for the encore song "The Diary of Jane." For my second free ticket to a Breaking Benjamin show in September, I definitely got my money's worth!
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