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Soul Asylum worth wait
There was really no reason for those 21 and over to sit around bored on Friday night with Soul Asylum in town, except for maybe the fact that all of the tickets to the Red Carpet-hosted show were sold out.
With or without a ticket, Meridith Johnson and Kelly Wisniewski, St. Cloud residents, were determined to see the concert.
The opening band, Roger, played from 9:30 to 11 p.m. and Soul Asylum took the stage from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. when the bar closed.
In theory, arriving at 10 p.m. Johnson and Wisniewski should have been early enough to catch at least part of the first show, but in reality all they could do was wait by the entrance to the band room and listen in hopes that they could somehow get in.
"I've been trying to get tickets since Wednesday," Johnson said. "I figured I'd show up and try to get in and the worst they could do was say no."
Wisniewski was equally willing to try her luck.
"It's worth waiting, just for the chance that we might get in," Wisniewski said.
By 11:30, just as Soul Asylum had taken the stage Johnson and Wisniewski were in luck. They got into the show.
"It was worth the wait," Johnson said.
Aaron Brossoit, an SCSU alumnus who arrived in time for Roger was impressed with what he saw and heard.
"Roger was a grade A, top of the line, make it big kind of band," Brossoit said. "I'd describe them as Oasis meets Gogos."
Brossoit, who is also a long-time Soul Asylum fan was excited about the fact that the band was willing to play at the Carpet.
Although Troy Schaefer, sophomore, wasn't planning on attending the concert, he was happy to learn his friend had an extra ticket. As it turned out, he was in the right place at the right time.
"I was just sitting around at home and then Aaron (Brossoit) stopped by with an extra ticket, so I came along," Schaefer said.
Schaefer was also pleased with both bands.
"I guess you could say I just really love the Minnesota music scene," he said.
Soul Asylum kept the audience on their toes with some mainstream songs that the audience could sing along to like "Runaway Train." They sang less familiar songs too, and were just as well received by the crowd.
Sharon K. Sobotta can be reached at: [email protected]
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