Concert Connoisseurs

Dave and I have always been into Pink Floyd music and we try to go to as many tribute band concerts as possible. As an early anniversary present to ourselves we were lucky to get tickets to see the band Floyd Nation at the Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce. The whole night was a huge hit starting with finding spot number 31 (Dave's race number) open for us in the parking garage. We arrived before the doors opened and happened to strike up a conversation with one of the band crew that had stepped outside to have a smoke. He told us that almost all the band members were from Florida and had really studied Pink Floyd. The lead singer even studied and learned how to sing with a British accent. Then we were offered a couple of Floyd Nation wrist bands as mementos and a good source of advertising. 

Since we were still early for the show, when we got into the theater we started exploring and they had all sorts of guitars from previous bands on the walls and In showcases. 

Dave was looking for a poster to take a photo of and he asked one of the guys that we thought was a security person, if Floyd Nation had a poster on the wall. He was so friendly and said he didn't know but hey, my name is John and I started the band! He told Dave to give him his phone and proceeded to turn the phone setting to selfie and took a photo of the three of us. Then I realized he was also the saxophone player among other instruments that he played.

We had great seats in the first row of the balcony and this refurbished theater is quite nice. 

The show was fantastic and the music spot on with all songs we knew. The band members really engaged the audience and John even came up to the balcony to mingle during the break. There weren't any big props like the usual inflatable pigs or the big round screen in the background, but the lights and laser displays were quite impressive.

What a great night! We will be looking for Floyd Nation in different venues, and we'll be looking for other bands so we can return to Sunrise Theatre.