It takes 3hrs to get to the Gorge. We left Caleb's house at 1pm, so we got down there around 4pm. First thing we did was hit the beer garden for some grossly overpriced drinks. Then we headed to the main stage to grab a spot for the show. COLD was to go on at 6pm, but a DJ went on stage and told us that one of the band memeber's father had died so they would not be appearing, instead Smile Empty Soul was the opener for the main stage.
At 8pm sharp Staind takes the stage. They open with "Intro" and then "Price To Play".
"Crawl"
"Fade"
"Epiphany" the sun set during this song, it was beatiful
"Outside"
"So Far Away"
"Layne"
"Pressure"
"Open Your Eyes"
"Yesterday"
"Suffocate"
"For You"
"Mudshovel" the entire place was rocking to this one
"It's Been Awhile"
The 2 songs that have shaped my life most were played back to back at the end of the set. It was perfect! That's not an exact setlist, it was done from memory so a few songs might be in the wrong order, but they are all there. The set lasted an hour and 10 minutes. Not bad all things considered.
By the end it was jsut too damn cold, so we opted to leave and not stay for Godsmack, plus we had the 3hr drive home.
EXCELLENT show! Aaron has still got the fire!
