And Boyce Avenue was just that. Really cool. They were essentially 3 brothers who began postive covers of popular songs on YouTube. And these ended up becoming very very popular. And that’s how I fell in love with Boyce Avenue’s music as well. And I was particularly impressed with their lead singer – Alejandro who was extremely versatile. Great voice, comfortable on the guitar and the piano – all very impressive.
So, when I noticed Boyce Avenue were coming to town on their YouTube page, I promptly booked tickets.
And I had a wonderful evening. The first half hour was another YouTube star from Colorado called Tyler Ward. Turned out it was Tyler’s biggest audience ever (2,000) and he spoke of growing up singing in the basement of his parents’ house. It felt genuine and authentic. He sounded very unspoilt.. And it felt nice to be there listening to him. He had fantastic stage presence. Ward combined with Boyce Avenue for Fix You. Check out their video on YouTube. It moved me.
And following Tyler’s cameo, of course, came the main event. Boyce Avenue were brilliant. 60% of their music was covers and 40% was their own. They mixed it up nicely with acoustic guitar pieces, piano and drum pieces and full band pieces. It was a lovely evening with an extremely talented live band. My kind of fun..
Here’s a video of them playing Viva La Vida live. The last 30 or seconds was the highlight for me.
All the entertainment aside, there was one moment that defined the experience for me. After Boyce Avenue came in and took the mic, Alejandro posed a question – “How many of you heard of Boyce Avenue through YouTube?”
2,000 hands went up.
“Isn’t that amazing? God bless YouTube.”
Now, I’ve dedicated many posts speaking of the way technology has changed our lives and empowered people more than ever before. But, here we had a band fly half way around the world thanks to a website that’s changed the way we live.
That moment was worth a 1000 such posts.
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