Chris Daughtry – Ziggy’s Winston-Salem, NC

By On 06/09/2007 · 19 Comments · In American Idol, Chris Daughtry

The American Idol’s 2007 summer tour starts in July, and  like last year, I’ll be asking for YOUR recaps of the tours you attend.   In the meantime, I’m going to be  featuring recaps of Idol  alumni shows from around the country.   Did you  attend an Idol show recently? If so, send me your re-cap, and  it may be featured on the blog…

Here is a recap by Tara  of a recent DAUGHTRY show  at  Ziggy’s in  Winston Salem.   She sent some pictures too…

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I knew it was going to be a good time when Chris Daughtry was 20 feet away from us as we pulled up to the club to park. He was talking on his cell, wearing a beanie and black tee and of course jeans. We get out of the car and start walking up the hill to get in line. We get there, and look back, and there is Chris, with no shirt on, showing the world and my camera his DAUGHTRY tattoo.

We arrived at 2:30, doors were not supposed to open until 8, but we assumed there would be people lined up early, and we were right. There were about 50-75 ahead of us. I heard the girls in the front say they got there at 9:00 that morning. Crazy.

We met a nice married couple from Raleigh, and they stuck with us the entire night and also bought us drinks the entire night. Those are the kind of people you enjoy meeting. And man oh man were they snarky. There was a special group of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Frosted, Titty Girlsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  that we snarked on all night. You know the typeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.badly frosted hair, and shirts that they shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have even bothered with. Wearing just a bra would have left more to the imagination.

The club owner was nice enough to open the doors at 7, rather than 8. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m pretty sure they witnessed all the drinking that was going on outside, and thought it would be a good idea to get the bar open, ASAP. So we haul ass to the stage, determined to get as close as possible. We end up third row, and kind of to the side. We stood for 2 hours waiting for the first opening bandà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.yes, there were two. Shoot me. Day of Fire was first and they came out at 9, and I have to say they were effinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ awesome. The singer interacted with the crowd a lot. So much that at one point he grabbed my hand and would not let go, he actually started pulling me to the front. I was scurred! Did he not know that there were drunken redneck women in front of me that were willing to punch if they got pushed? So yeah, they were awesome. We caught the singerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s water bottle near the end of the set. Yay us.

Next up was Cinder Road. Heavy on the guyliner. Weak on performance and talent. Ha. No, no, no. They werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that bad. But Day of Fire was much better. Apparently this was their last show with Daughtry. Glad they had a good time on their last night. With this band, we are introduced to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Thumbs Up Guyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . For more info on that, please visit the late-night x-rated chat at MJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s.

They ended pretty quickly, thank gawd. Daughtry finally took the stage around 10 or 10:30. Joey came out shirtless. I just needed to say that first because when I saw that, it took me a few minutes to collect myself. Chris was still wearing a bit too much makeup, and I ended up with a few very scary pictures. I will not go into detail about each song. They did their CD, and they did it well. His voice was awesome and strong and the rest of the band did their thing. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Rocket Manà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was one of my favorite moments. It was just Chris and his guitar and Joey on drums. I recorded that performance, eventually Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll get that uploaded.

I was sweaty, my feet hurt, I was a complete mess but I was having a great time. Then something happened that turned that great time into one of the best nights EVAH! The show had ended, and they were walking outà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and Joey threw his drumsticks into the crowd. It was like slow-motion. I used my height to my advantage at this point and my freakishly long arms and snatched one of those drumsticks mid air. I did a fist pump, and whooped and yelled and danced and knocked over the weaklings around me, and then quickly placed the stick in my bag and acted like nothing had happened. I wish someone had recorded that moment.

We start to leave, my BFF is determined to meet one of the guys from Cinder Road, so we leave her with her boyfriendà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s best friend, and me and her boyfriend go outside and wait for them at the car. After about a hour, I spot Joey and Chris, outside of their bus taking pictures. I get the bffà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s bf to go with me and I go and stare for a few moments. I could have met Chris, but my whole goal that day was to meet Joey. I calm down the nerves and go ask for a picture. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not even sure I said anything. Maybe I pointed the camera at him and grunted. At least I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t ask to lick his face or something, which also happens when Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m nervous. I say stupid things. I was trying to find a pen in bag, so he could sign the drumstick, but alas, I could not. It was like Mary Poppinsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ bag. I pulled out an umbrella, another pocket book, a bottle of Crown, a small child, a loaf of bread, three water bottles, etc., but no pen. We took the picture, he rubbed my back; I died a little, thanked him, and walked away the happiest girl in the world.

 
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  • squishy

    Glad you had a great time Tara!

  • radname

    I am in love with Joey Barnes. Seeing him with his shirt off completes my life.

  • RightSaidFred

    I was all ready to start with the usual snark – Dave Navarro makeup, wild-eyed Damien expressions, obliques, etc.

    Then I read the most joyous description of catching but a single drumstick in mid-air and I just don’t have the heart. Heh, congratulations Tara. Just remind me never to find myself standing close to you because I draw the line at licking face.

    Now, will someone provide a better photo that explains the fuss about this supposedly so-f*cking-hot Joey dude?

  • http://stores.ebay.com/BookWomanBlues-Book-Nook Bobbi

    Tara, I’m glad you had such an outstanding time!

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    OMGah, I love you Tara.

    If I can possibly make it, you KNOW I am so there for the concert/festival/whatever in October. I can’t even imagine the trouble we’d get in if we went to a DAUGHTRY concert together. :)

    RSF, here ya go.

  • longsong

    Joey looks like Chis D. with hair….

  • jenniferg72

    AWESOME review!!

    Sarah, are you talking about the state fair concert in Raleigh? I’ll be there!

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    I dunno Jennifer… lol. Tara told me in chat the other night about them being at something in October, then said she found out it was on a weekend. That’s my only criteria lol. It has to be on a Saturday night because I can’t take off ANY more work to go to concerts lol. So if it’s on a Saturday, I’m definitely trying to work it out. I just need to know which Saturday. :)

  • http://www.myspace.com/xmisstarax Miss Tara

    Sarah,

    It’s Oct. 20 baby. And that is a Saturday, and it is the NC State Fair. Fun fun fun times. We’ve got to make that happen.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Looking up plane tix now… :)

  • db

    Hehe…”thumbs up guy.” ;)

    You have not lived until you’ve been pegged in the head by a flying drum stick. Congrats on the catch. :)

  • jersey

    Tara, great recap. Glad you had a great time. And that picture of Joey? Yum.

  • Lisa B

    Good catch Tara so much better than a guitar pick.

    Sounds as though you had a great time.

  • bean99

    There was a special group of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Frosted, Titty Girlsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  that we snarked on all night.

    I thought you were here in Texas from that description, lol. Fun recap, Tara. I’m glad you got the drumstick. Joey went shirtless for the concert here also and was wearing soccer shorts.

  • CarieB

    Awesome recap, Tara!!!!!!

    Wish I could have been there to catch the other drumstick with my (also) freakishly long arms. They do come in handy sometimes, don’t they?

  • radname

    Joey reminds me of a hotter alex korev on greys

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Rad, that’s exactly who I thought of the first time I saw that pic I posted above.

    Dayum, he is HOT. :)

  • lg

    Glad you had a great time, Tara, and snagged those drumsticks. And I must say that last paragraph was hilarious..:)

  • shrtnswtt

    Holy Moses! I got there at 2:45 so I just missed his shirtless bod. Damn! My friend didn’t think anyone would be there that early so I called Ziggy’s about 2:00 and they said “there’s about a hundred outside” so I raced over there BY MYSELF. And there were actually about 60 people in front of me, but I couldn’t really count under all the umbrellas. I felt so dumb. I was the only one without a chair or umbrella. I got attacked by ants until the women I met there let me sit in their chairs :happy_tb: We kept walking back towards the bus in hopes of catching Chris and found a guard walking him from the forest of trees behind Ziggy’s just to get to the bus! But he had a shirt on. UGH! Long sleeves too. What’s with that?

    When they let us in early, all the 21 were in front of me so they went on the bar side and I was practically one of five people waiting near the other door so when they opened it I made it to the front row. Thank God for that because being 5″0 makes it impossible to see anything even from second row! I know how crowded Ziggy’s gets from experience. No AC, just broken fans so I found it hard to breathe for two hours before the first shows but it was well worth it when Daughtry finally came out. I didn’t even know they had opening bands but I didn’t really get into them much. The second band members were scary skinny! They were all nice though :smile1_ee: Before the show the singer from Day of Fire was talking to everyone on the front row. The singer from Cinder Road had a LOT of fans in my little area because he climbed the railing (I guess you could call it that..) and I swear, everyone behind me started leaping to grab him so I ducked and had my hand sticking out so I wouldn’t drown in the crowd of tall people. He grabs my hand and is pulling me up! Hahaha! My friend was laughing so hard, she was like “He felt bad and tried to save you!” Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the experience I left with to remember Cinder Road by :bye_tb:

    Finally Daughtry comes on stage, performs, and blows everyone away. I got video of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Over Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Used Toà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have an expert camera so the quality is REALLY bad! I got a lot of good pictures though. Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re much better than the terrible ones I got in Greensboro, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know if anyone of you went there along with 22,999 other fans. I definitely liked the more intimate performance at Ziggyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s better. So after the A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, really sweaty show, I went outside for autographs and Chris said he couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take pictures but a few fans and myself asked for (and received) hugs. I waited with another crazed fan Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d met waiting 5hrs in line, Krista, for the remaining band membersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ autographs. We got Joeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s too. After Chris had said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“no picturesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , basically everyone waiting left,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ except for us :tongue1_tb: What do you know? Waiting an extra hour and a half paid off! Chris comes back out and took pictures with us! Ahhh! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m so head over heels for him that I was so shy. So that part sucked because otherwise I wouldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve offered to go on tour with them and be his personal eyeliner artist :wub_tb: But the picture hug made the 12hrs Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d spent at Ziggyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s worth it!

    P.S. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to the Raleigh show too!!!

    P.P.S. Chris sang à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Rocketmanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  at the G-boro show. At Ziggyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s he sang à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Blackà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on acoustic.

    Sorry this was so long, I got carried awayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
    –Emily (crazed fan)