Girl Power - YEAH!

Kate Nash in all her glory

KATE NASH
House of Blues
Boston, MA
11/8/13
Opening Bands: Potty Mouth & La Sera

So here it was, girls night out in Boston with my chicadees Elle and Carrie. 

We had decided it would be fun to dress like the Spice Girls for the Kate Nash concert in Boston, and it worked out so well. Elle was Ginger Spice, I was Posh Spice and Carrie was Sporty Spice. And we even added in adorable cat ears for the hell of it! I mean, you can't go wrong with cat ears right? ME-OW! 

On top of our outfits and cat ears (making us super fly!) we had adorned our incredible rock'n'roll / biker jackets that we had custom made a couple of nights before that represent our little crew -- the "Sexy Ladyboss Gang", complete with the wording in true biker gang style, with the extra touch of a heart on the sleeve. They are pretty darn awesome if you ask me. And I only speak the truth! 

We arrived at the House of Blues in Boston, parked and got our tickets followed immediately by a trip to the bar. Carrie and I both got a Oktoberfest beer. Gotta say - it was delicious! We stood in the un-marked VIP section for the opening band La Sera before being kicked out when Kate came on. But that ended up being the best thing for us. 

Moving on over to the side of the bar area, right by the stairs to go on stage, we had the perfect view. It was unobstructed and we weren't being crowded by the swarm of people who were at the show. Right before Kate Nash came on the song You Don't Own Me came on and let's just say, what a perfect song in general and even more so to open the show for her. A true kick ass girl power song! And that is what Kate is all about. 

L to R -- Elle, Me, Kate Nash, Carrie
*best night ever*

She rocked the house and we had a blast! We danced our own choreographed dance for the song 'Kiss that Grrrl' and were basically having the time of our lives. Little did we know how much better it was going to get! 

The end of the show Kate gave a speech about how as women we have to take control of life and not take any shit from anybody. It was very empowering and amazing. During this time her tour manager (or someone who worked at the venue, i'm not really sure) started bringing up people from the audience to where we were standing. Elle then told me that at the end of Kate's shows she usually has audience members come and dance on stage with her. Elle, being the badass chick she is told Carrie and I to follow the people who the manager guy had gathered up and we'd be set. As the group got up on stage we followed. Elle got up there and then the security guard grabbed Carrie and I. As he noticed that we were all together and with Carrie's scared puppy dog eyes he said we would be the last let on the stage. PHEW!!!! It was so awesome. 

Elle had made her way to the front/center of the stage, directly behind Kate herself so Carrie and I met her there and we continued to dance our asses off to the tune of Kate's song. (The first picture is a picture Carrie took while we were up there). It was so incredible to have that experience, to be dancing on stage with about 20 fans in front of 300+ people was something for the record books!! Definitely up there with coolest experiences of my life. And to be able to share that experience with two of my best friends just made it all the more special and amazing. 

When the song ended she ushered us all backstage for a hug for all of us from her! What a sweetheart!! Then we left the backstage area and towards the merchandise table. We each bought a print of a quote of hers while she came back on for one last song. 

After it was over, we were basically kicked out of the venue by the staff. So we waited outside to meet this awesome performer/rocker/woman! It was freezing and she took a while to come out to say hello to the fans who stayed back to meet her, but totally completely worth it! I would say there was about maybe 15 people out there. When she came out she talked to a few people who she seemed to be friendly with for about 10 minutes and then came over to the line of people waiting ready to sign autographs and take pics. Once she got to us she asked Carrie her name first and Elle told her to show Kate our jackets. So we all turned around and Kate FLIPPED OUT at our amazing Sexy Ladyboss Gang jackets!!!! She loved them, and took pictures of us in them (as a group and individually) and then when she noticed our cat ears and the fact we were dressed as the Spice Girls she was even more excited. We then got a picture with her.

I went into the concert only really knowing her song "Kiss that Grrrl" and liking her enough and left with a deep appreciation for her as a person, respect for her as a woman and a better understanding and love of her music.