A Concert in Lincoln

IFyouhadseen me on October 4th, youwouldhaveseenmewithalargesmileonmyface. Wealllistentoanartistwewanttoexpereienceliveandinperson.*Breath*Wewanttofeelthatartist’senergyandstyleinperson. Forme,thatartistisLecrae.

IhavewrittenaboutLecraebefore. H e i n t r o d u c e d m e t o r a p . SinceIwas12yearsold,*Breathe*IhavewantedtoattendaLecraeconcertandlosemyvoiceyellingthelyricsrightalongwiththesongs. IwasabletoonOctober4th. *Breathe*

IfoundoutthatLecraewascoming to LincolnandIrealizedthiswasthechance Ihadbeenwaiting for. Ipreviouslyhadtheopportunitytoseehimlive, butitdidn’tworkoutbecausetheconcertwasthreehoursawayfrommyhouse. Something always seemed to keep me from attending, whether it was money or lack oftransportation.Lecrae’sLincolnconcert w a s a c h a n c e Iwasn’tgoingtoturndown. * B r e a t h e *

Thebuild-uptotheexperiencewaskillingme. Iboughtmyticketsamonthbefore theconcertanditfeltliketheconcertwouldnever happen. Icouldfeelmybrainexplode whenthedayfinallyarrived.Iwentwithmyroommate andtwootherfriends. *Breathe* Wearrivedatthevenue,boughtsomemerchandfoundourseats. WhenItookmyseat, Icouldfeelmy h e a r t p o u n d i n g i n e x c i t e m e n t . I w a s r e a d y f o r w h a t I h a d b e e n w a i t i n g f o r .

ThefirstsongLecraeplayedwasoneofmyfavorites.WhenIheardthefirstpartofthebeatIyelledasloudasIpossiblycouldlikethefangirl *Breathe*Iam. Everywordofthesong. Theenergywasamazing. Throughoutthewhole concertthecrowdwasenergetic. Lecrrae broughteverythinghehad. *Breathe* I w i t n e s s e d the c o n c e r tt h a t I b u i l t up forsuchalongtime in my h e a d a n d it w a s n‘ta d i s a p p o i n t m e nt. I t w a s exactlywhatIthoughtitwouldbe. *Breathe*

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TJ Pittinger is a freshman studying theology.