I had the fortunate chance to get Keane tickets at the eleventh hour prior to the concert (well, maybe 'tenth hour')- it's funny because I had no idea that they were heading doing a show until I read the Metro on my way to work in the AM.

God bless Metro.

Inital feelings before the concert was that I was just totally stoked to see them live. For those who haven't heard of them, they're a Euro-alternative band who often been compared to artists such as Coldplay and Radiohead- though I have to say that Tom's (lead singer) voice is no competition to Chris Martin-- Tom's voice is just smoothly amazing. I can't compare to Radiohead as it was a little before my time.

Anyways, I've been totally hooked on the band since their grand performance at the Brit 25 awards back in February. If you haven't seen them perform, I really suggest you to check it out. They are totally into it when they're playing, especially Tim the pianist- he totally moves with the music like no other. When you witness them perform, you just feel their passion and their sense for the emotions and drive.

Massey Hall was a great venue for the concert as it was intimate enough considering their popularity. One small rant was that the seats didn't even appropriately seat a small-framed Asian man such as myself, let alone the big burly men to my left and right. (Maybe burly is a little extreme for Mr. Eric).

It was a great show, and the lead singer's voice just trembles right into my chest cavity. Also, the Tom's piano playing again mesmerized me. He's so into it that sometimes I imagine how he could actually keep his fingers on the correct keys. The show being amazing was an understatement. The show was however on the short side (about an hour-and-a-half), since they're repertoire is still in its infancy. They performed tracks from their lastest, Hopes and Fears, and a few tracks from their new upcoming album.

And of course, I dragged Mr. Eric along after the show to follow my tradition to be a groupie. We waited for them for about 45 minutes after the show- which consisted of Eric stating that he's lost all respect for me.

But the funny thing is that he had no respect for me to begin with. So I have nothing to lose.

Us waiting at the back reminded me of all those times we'd go to Muchmusic too oogle at the musical guests-- I will not disclose which guests I've hollered at Much. It will forever be buried inside me. But ohh, those were the days.

Luckily, we got to meet them and they were definitely fun-loving laid-back modest guys. Check out the pictures on my Flickr page.

Good times had by all.