Meadowbrook Music Festival

Affirmation Tour - Savage Garden

August 22, 2000

I know that I had already seen Savage Garden live once in concert, and thought "my God these guys are TALENTED and SEXY"...and I knew they were going to play again near where I worked at the time. I was determined after reading stuff about them on websites, joining Savage Fan BBS, and starting my own SG website to go and see them LIVE again!!!! 

A local radio station was running a contest to win GREAT seats at the Meadowbrook Music Festival - the venue they were going to play at (it is about a 30 minute drive from Detroit)....I was practically glued to my radio trying to be the correct caller every time they played a clip of Darren saying "This is Darren Hayes from Savage Garden..." *melts and sighs*...but every time I tried, I wasnt the right caller, and wasnt having ANY DAMN luck...so I decided to go online and try my luck there...I found at the Ticketmaster site (they sell tickets there)...I entered in the required information, and got a seat in the 17th row...I was so excited but the stupid computer took 4ever to process my order thing, and if it wasnt done in 5 minutes, you lost the ticket...I was so mad that the next time I went on, I got seats much further back...I was not deterred though...I called the direct number to the ticket agency...and got back the seats I TRIED to order in the first place online!!!! I was SO EXCITED!!! I had to hide my excitement at work the day of the concert and also was kinda hyper too...I drove directly from work to the venue...I got there right when they opened the gates so you could park...I went to the will call window and got my hands on my precious ticket...While I was waiting with others to be admitted into the venue, I talked to a lucky Canadian fan who managed to get Darren and Daniel's autograph on her CDs...I even touched the covers too...how lucky she was!!! While I was waiting, I was a little bored and wrote on my arms in black ink: "I love you Darren - I want you to take me to the moon and back"...Kina opened for Savage Garden that night..she got a good reception from the audience - after all Detroit is her hometown...After Kina finished her set...it seemed to be an eternity till the lights dimmed and the music came on...then it HAPPENED....Darren and Daniel were on stage...THE BEST THINGS...I was totally mesmerized at that point...and totally focused on Darren the WHOLE night...I cant help it - he looked SO DAMN sexy in his leather pants...and his voice just about made me melt and sigh...So many great moments of the show - the piano section with IDYKA, TBAACM, and YCSBF...AND IMAGINE....of course Chained to You...the crotch grabs..**mind in perv mode**..."when the stars are shining brightly in the DETROIT sky..." during TMD...I dont remember the exact song that this happened but during much of the show I was doing sign language to Darren.."I LOVE YOU" then I managed for a just a second or 2 to make EYE contact with the SEXIEST MAN ALIVE...he looked RIGHT at me.. I couldnt believe it that I was so far back and got him to look at me...someone who would DIE for him to touch her one time...I havent been the same since....and a darksider for LIFE...I loved "IKILY" and "TMD"...and of course "Affirmation" doing the hand signs...The skies were looking like it was going to rain the whole time but the rain held off until the show was finished...it started to rain gently then while I was driving back to my apartment, it just POURED hard...I listened to my Affirmation CD all the way thru 2 times...it took that long to get home...but it was worth it...I barely slept all night...I was just on a high....but a good one...with memories of a night to cherish each moment...always and forever....