Emy's Concert Recap: Chicago

Boyce Avenue Street Teamer Emy Petraityte was at the Boyce Avenue show at Chicago's Riviera Theater on Friday night.  Because Emy went out and promoted the show as part of Boyce Avenue's Street Team, she was given a private Meet & Greet after the show with the guys.

This is not the first time Emy has been Featured on the Get Boyced!! Blog....she was our Featured Fan in May, and she was also the mastermind behind the Dare to Believe Fan Project.

Below is Emy's concert review and recap from Friday night's show in Chicago.

Before the Show

Since this was my second Boyce Avenue concert, I was even more excited than I was for the first one, because I knew what was coming. We decided to leave at exactly the right time, so that we wouldn’t have to wait in line outside, but also so we wouldn’t miss the opening acts. When we drove out, however, we got stuck in traffic for quite some time. I was starting to get worried, but we made it safe and on time to the venue.

When we drove past the venue, there was a line. Let me tell you.. it was HUGE! It curled around the corner and went down about half a block or so. As we were making our way towards the venue after we parked our car, the line was already diminishing because they had opened the doors. Across the street, I saw [Boyce Avenue's] tour bus, so we walked over to take a picture. My mom kept asking me how I knew it was theirs, and we took a look at the license plates.....Florida!

Emy and the Tour Bus

After that, we went inside and found ourselves way in the back of the crowd. The venue was filled with people.  It was insanely crowded! We got a good spot, though because we were right on the stairs, so we could clearly see everything....just from far away.

Opening Acts

First, Alex Goot came out.  He only played like 5 or 6 songs. He’s amazing, and I wish he had a longer set. A lot of people seemed to know who he was and sang along.

Next, Green River Ordinance came out, and nobody had any idea who they were. Their set was a little bit fancier than Alex Goot’s. They had tons of lights and used the whole stage. They were alright. Not my favorite kind of music, but they were good. One of their last songs, they covered “Baby” by Justin Bieber. You could hear boo’s and silence in the crowd. The lead singer, Josh, asked the crowd to forget that it’s a Bieber song and just sing along to the catchy tune. Many people did sing along, and it was fun! The last song that they played, they did an “Acoustic” set right in front of the crowd. This was NOT a good idea. First of all, they asked the crowd to be quiet for this to work, but nobody paid attention, so basically for about 3 minutes, they were  jamming in the front, with a small crowd around them. The rest of us couldn’t hear ANYTHING. It was disappointing.

Boyce Avenue

When Boyce Avenue came out, the crowd went CRAZY!!! Their entrance was really cool :) They entered one by one, with an awesome lights show going on! :) The crowd was very into them! They sang along to every song and the guys kept repeating how much they loved Chicago and how crazy we were.

They played all of their originals [from "All We Have Left"] as well as many covers. It was amazing! About halfway into the show, Alejandro informed the crowd that he’d be doing some songs on the keyboard. Somebody whistled really loud and Alejandro was like, “Yessss. The sexy keyboard....” and they all chuckled. During the change between two songs, some girls were screaming really loud and one of the guys (don’t recall which one) called the crowd rowdy so we all started screaming even louder.  Everyone was dancing and singing along to all the songs! More people were singing to covers, but I was surprised to hear how many people knew their originals too! When Alejandro asked if this was anybody’s first Boyce Avenue concert, many hands went up! I went to a Boyce Avenue show last year, but this crowd and this venue was much bigger and better than last year! It was the best concert I’ve ever been to! 

After the Show

Since I had done promotion in Chicago for the Street Team, I got a private meet and greet with the guys after the show! I was told to go to the merchandise table and ask Hook to direct me to the tour manager. Towards the end of the show, we walked over to the merchandise table to make sure we knew where we were going before the show ended. Hook wasn’t there....instead some mean guy from the venue was standing there selling t-shirts. When I asked him about it, he was very rude. He kept telling me he knew nothing more than I did, with so much attitude. All I asked was if he knew what I was talking about. Anyways, I got really nervous because I had no idea where Hook was. My mom insisted we go ask security people around the venue. So we did, and only one of them knew what I was talking about. He told me to stand by the door until the concert ended.


For some reason, I was worried that I wasn’t in the right place because I never found Hook. So we stood against the wall, and watched the last two songs of the show. Suddenly, as the crowd was exiting the theatre, I spotted Hook, and I ran to him. I showed him the email I got that told me the instructions and he asked me my name. When I told him, he’s like “Yup! You’re the one.” So he walked us outside to this alley, and the first thing he asked was, “How’d you know how to find me?” I said, “I was told to find Hook!” He was like, “Yeah, but how’d you know I was Hook?” I told him I had seen pictures online, and he surprisingly asked me what pictures I had seen and I simply replied, “Hook....you’re all over facebook.” He seemed so excited!


After about five minutes, he asked us to stand by the door, until he went and told the guys I was coming. When he came back out to get us, he led us down some stairs and through a hallway. The last room on the left, was their dressing room. He asked me if I was ready, and I simply replied “I have no idea.” I was freaking out!


When I walked in, the guys suddenly stood up from the couches and Fabian was the first who approached me. He was like, “Hey! I’m Fabian! What’s your name?” and leaned in for a hug. That’s when I lost all my nervousness. They were so down to earth and easy to talk to! When Alejandro hugged me, he said, “Summerluver!” and I FREAKED out! I was like, “Oh, my goodness! You guys know who I am!” They all started laughing and Alejandro added, “Everybody knows who summerluver is!”

I gave them the scrapbook I had made for them. They flipped through a couple pages, laughing, and told me they’ll make sure to dig through it later.

Looking at Emy's scrapbook

Fabian asked me about my t-shirt, and I also told him I have a These Quiet Sounds shirt and he was like, "Do you really??"  He seemed so proud!

It was amazing. They referred to me as Summerluver the whole time, until Fabian asked me what my real name was. They are all so cool, and so surprisingly easy to talk to. I felt so at ease around them. We talked for a good five minutes, one on one....Daniel asked us about our trip to Sarasota, Florida and what we thought of it.  He asked me what the first Boyce Avenue video was that I saw.  It was awesome.

BA Silliness!!

Fabian’s phone rang and he took the call outside and didn’t come back. When I was walking out, he saw me and waved.  It was the best night of my life!

If you haven’t seen Boyce Avenue live in concert yet, you’re missing out! The most talented, sweet, and humble guys EVER!!!

Best. Night. Of.  My.  Life!!!

Thanks, Emy, for sharing your night with all of us!! Looks like you had an amazing time!!