Wow, so I thought New York was going to be the best show of the tour, but it turns out that L.A. gave it some pretty good competition. I had originally not planned on going to this show, but was able to make it at the last minute and I’m glad I did.

After checking into the Hollywood Roosevelt, I headed down Hollywood Ave to get to the Avalon. I had seen the parking lot of my hotel filled with shiny new Audis, Escalades, and a Ferrari or two and knew something had to be going on. As soon as I turned the corner and saw the Chinese Theatre, I realized that I was smack in the middle of a red carpet event. I can only assume it was for a movie premiere or something and everyone was standing around yelling at celebrities and trying to get pictures. Someone even gave me a starry eyed look and mumbled a star-struck “hello” at me! I think he mistook me for one of those famous people or something.

I walked down Hollywood until I got to Vine and saw the T-Mobile Sidekick bus. I flashed my All Access pass and just hopped over the ropes and walked inside where I finally met fellow blogger Dave in person. He was a cool guy and was looking forward to a show with a little bit less country.

Right away we headed back to the dressing room to meet Sean Kingston. He’s a lot taller than I expected. We chatted, took photos, and then headed back out to score some free snacks and drinks before Sean came on stage. I think Dave was planning on eating his weight in those little snacks before the night was over.

Sean came out and put on a good show. I’ll be honest, I had never heard him before, but he had me tapping along with his beats. He played several of his hits, including “Beautiful Girl” which I dug, and “There’s Nothing”. The crowd really enjoyed him, and I had fun watching all the hands waving in the air from the VIP section. The place was packed with people having fun. Sean Kingston was great and even gave a shout out to his mother who was in the crowd. But when Seal came on, we were blown away. More on that later…

-Ed