As a briefly mentioned earlier in the week, Kim and I attended the Spring Back to Vail celebration over the weekend headlined by O.A.R. The show started at 5PM with an opening performance by the Crash Kings. I didn’t watch any of their performance, but I could hear it loud and clear from our hotel room. They were a littler edgier than what I typically listen to, so I wasn’t in a hurry to get out and see them. Though from what I could tell, they play a pretty sweet cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.”

On to O.A.R.’s headlining performance. They came on around 6:30 in the evening and played for about an hour and a half, going just past sunset. The crowd was large, as to be expected with a free show, but I could tell there were definitely a handful of big fans in the crowd. And those that may not have been as big of fans certainly became more familiar with the band as they played nearly every single popular song of theirs. True, I would have preferred to hear a bunch of rarer songs played, but I was content hearing “War Song” and their fun cover of “With A Little Help From My Friends,” both for the first time live. It was a fun show, and I’m glad that I finally got to see the band perform again. Here is my recording from the night, which turned out much better than I was anticipating.