CLAY IN ATLANTA 2/25

[Pamela]

WHEN DOVES CRY

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Atlanta Journal Constitution

CONCERT: 'Idols' appearance at Arena a wild success

Not a seat was left at the Arena at Gwinnett Center for the Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken show Wednesday night.

"The show was sold out, totally," said Arena booking manager Jerry Goldman.

The crowd? More diverse than expected. A mix of children, teens and adults came to see the former "American Idol" contestants perform.

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

[Pamela]

Set list for Atlanta:

(Clay opened and Kelly closed)

Kyrie
Perfect Day
I Will Carry You
All About Love
No More Sad Song
I Survived You
When You Say You Love Me
Without You (w/Qianna)
Invisible
Run to Me
Measure of a Man/Fields of Gold/When I Need You/Carolina on My Mind
When Doves Cry
The Way
Encore: Open Arms (w/Kelly starting instead of Clay)

I Will Survive You was added for Atlanta.  Lucky dawgs!  I love that song.

[lorraine]

Pam,

I just can't watch it anymore.  I am at work and my heart is beating so fast just watching this video.  I don't know if I can work.  He us unbelievable.  How did you make it through?  Well I better pick myself off the floor and try to get it together before my boss comes in.  Can't wait until March 8th.

Lorraine

[reeree]

whhhheewww! what a concert, and yes it was awesome, pam great video! I have one as well, and some great pics... I'll have to wait til hubby gets home to put it on here but count on it i will, I am still so overwhelmed at everything :o we had pretty good seats, of course it hard to stay seated in it, but being i'm only 4'11'' the people behind was thankful!!! ok! clay was simply adorable, cute as a button he was a little horse from charlotte concert i think but who cares, he still poured his heart and soul in everyword, kelly was laidback in jeans and barefooted w/candles in the stage set, clay's backdrop was nothing short of superstar performance some of the lights adorned that wonderous spikie hair it was almost like when he sang solitare on idol, there was just this glow around him and everyone was screaming about an intro to a song and he casualy said" don't worry i'm not gonna take anything off" then the crowd was c-r-a-z-y!!! well, you said every detail, you are in for a real experience if you get a ticket for this tour..... thank you clay and kelly for making 2-25-04 a perfect day!!! oh i just can't get it out of my head :D  I promise to get the pics and video on as soon as i can, and thank all you claymaniacs for being just as nuts as i am , so i don't stick out of the crowd ...... i was upset on the way home, seeing the lights in the sky going around and then touching together, i just want to meet clay just 1 time to show my sincere admiration for him! it made me sad to have to leave, but i'm counting on you guys to keep me feed with info.....the video i have is "run to me".... gotta work 1/2 day today ....so let me know your thoughts? gotta run ....check back later...reeree

[CT loves Clay]

Pam,

You are probably getting sick of me.  But, I want to thank you one more time from the bottom of my heart for "When Doves Cry" video.  I don't have to tell you how I feel because you were there.  I almost feel like crying from the emotions going through me right now.  UNBELIEVABLE!
I hope Simon sees his moves now!!  That should shut him up for good.
I just hope Clay's voice doesn't give out.  He is in his glory and I pray that his voice will stay strong for the concerts to come, especially for March 8.  No, seriously, for everyone's.  Back to work (one more time).

[Anonymous]

I was in heaven last night at the Gwinnett Arena. Our seats were great and I did not want the night to end. Clay was Clay!!!!! I want to do it again! I wanted to get in my car and head south. I want to be a Grandma Groupie!!!!WE met quite a few other Clay lovers at Discover Mall before the concert and that was fun. We shared how we were all addicted to this young man from North Carolina with the wonderful voice. I signed the banner that is following him throughout the tour. They will give it to him at last concert. I enjoyed Kelly, but the night was all about Clay and when he appeared the crowd was wild. He even said he thought Atlanta was louder than his Charlotte crowd.  We showed our love!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

I was so excited about my night at the concert I forgot to sign my post Grandma Groupie is me ----jj

[dudley5]

I just read this on another site about last night in Atlanta and thought it was cute -

First of all, the weather in Atlanta was the pits - freezing and raining. It took us nearly 2 hours to get from one side of the city to the other. Anyway - it was a full house tonight folks! 14,000 people and it was 90% Clay fans from what I saw. We had FANTASTIC seats. Third row - the stage was so close to the first row of seats - it was incredible. I could the pupils of his eyes!!! I could see his freaking shoe laces!!!!!! I think the majority of the folks sitting in the first few rows got in on the RCA presale - and they were all Clay fans up there. Simon charge was in the first row, Pipe Dreams, Invisible926 and love you clay were sitting right behind me. We had such a good time! He sang the same songs as last night - starting with Kyrie Elesion. I'm not sure where the heck he came out from because everyone was expecting him to come out from the side of the arena like he did last night, so everyone down front was standing on their dang chairs. And then we saw the spot light near the very back of the arena. He walked all the way down the aisle to the stage. I couldn't see him, but the electricity in that place was just overwhelming. He did add the full version of I Survived You tonight (thank you, Clay) and When the Doves Cry gave me heart palpitations. I don't know if it was just me who noticed, but he must have had something spicy for dinner cuz he kept burping!! Only I would notice something like that. One of the girls in the second row brought this big stuffed monkey. Clay saw her and motioned for her to throw it up on the stage. She did and he was making these faces like "hurry up and take a picture of me with your monkey" (he was in the middle of singing a song). It seemed like it took her forever! Then he threw it back to her. I thought she was gonna explode she was so excited.

[thanku_clay]

I have enjoyed reading the posts by all of you who attended these first two concerts. I am so excited!! I spent most of yesterday downloading videos and watching them....now my hubby knows what he is in for come April 15th, hehe..hope he can take it  :oops:   : !!! All the screaming gals that is..he will find out just how Clay affects so many, not just me..

I thought it was cool that Kelly sported an "I Love Clay" T-shirt! I am sure the fans enjoyed that!!

I hope they both still have their voices by the time April 15th gets here!! I will be sitting on the floor in Section C, Row 16. Can anyone tell me if that will be close enough to get some good pictures? Also, I got a Digital Camera for Christmas that I am still figuring out. To get the best pics do I need to leave the flash on or off...or set it to Night Mode? Would appreciate any help you can give me on that. I would love to get some good pictures, if possible!!!  :D  Maybe some of you who have already been to a concert and have taken pics can help me out...Thanks

I wish that Clay would have sang Shine, I love that song. Or TITN, Solitare or Touch. However, some of the other covers he is doing are awesome too. Can't be too picky when it comes to Clay! Anything he sings is always the best!

"HURRY UP APRIL 15th"  :P   :

[Pamela]

Here is a link to some pictures from the Atlanta concert last night - posted at the Atlanta Journal Constitution site:

http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/photos/0204/idol/image9.html

You can see the different sets for Clay and Kelly - they were both really nice.  The band and backup singers wore black for Kelly and white for Clay.   :

And you know what?  It just occurred to me that I never mentioned a word about Kelly in the Charlotte thread.  Yikes!  That was not intentional, not at all.

I was just blinded by the light....

Kelly was very good.  I'm going to go write about her now.    :oops:

[bisi]

Account of concert with news of more Clayverted fans

1. arrived at Discovery Mills food court @4:30...had some good seats for my group of young and older claymates..we were the ones with the little girls dressed in CLAYMATE JR. shirts and ribbons...I had my THUD suit on ...well guess what...here comes WWCD/goodbabybrush of the 2 cell phone calls to Dana tonight and during AI...she has 4th row seats near the catwalk to sell so of course I buy them...awesome seats..oh my god...could not have wished for a better view..thank you WWCD...were with a great group around us..including next to me was IMALLEARS who videtaped the entire concert !!!...clay looked so great...think of the most sexy, thudlike picture you have ever seen of him and that is what he REALLY looks like up close....a real cutie...with moves you would not believe...moves that promise something he doesn't even know about yet...oh what a thudmuffin...his voice was teriffic...could see every twist of his lips, curl of his mouth, bob of his adam's apple, strain of his neck muscles...same outfit as last night...the best outfit he has worn to date in my opinion...casual dressy relaxed manly...s e x y !!!..he was a little hoarse...a security person said he was not feeling well tonight and left right after concert...he is sick feeling the last 2 times in Atlanta but really the voice was awesome anyway.. When Doves Cry is the INVISIBLE surprise of the concert...wow..wow...wow...he was so at ease and confident...he so connected with the audience and the audience was spunky and cheering screaming interacting with him..he saw my Bubel light and gave me a tender thank you look....one of his backup singers became our "thud " target during the kelly part...his name is Jacob...some ladies beside us think we should have a website inquiry about him...he was thrilled to get the attention and sang a duet with kelly...kelly was great...did not have the same magic with the audience as clay but good singing,,voice was strong..well I am beat...the kids are finally asleep and I will now hit my pillow with a sigh and a thud !!!....don't miss the chance to see clay in concert...he is a star...he is what dream boys are made of...I saw some guys and kelly fans there who could not be not impressed with what they saw....100 percent man and star on that stage...great to meet up with the claymates too...they are celebrities in our cyber world...and I touched the famous phone that clay used to call Dana the first time...WWCD joked that now she would have to retire this phone tonight after clay talked into this one...my kids took a picture with the monkey clay touched tonight...and also the souvenirs are awesome...bring some bucks....the pictures inside the program are amazing

[CT loves Clay]

Bisi, as wellas thanking Pam, I would also like to thank you for sharing your experience at the Atlantic Concert last night.  Lorraine and I, and hopefully a claymaniac from Maine, will be going March 8 at Worcester, Maine.  I almost can't stand the wait.  I don't know if these reports are making it worse or better.  LOL  Honestly, I can just feel the emotion of all of you fans who have seen him already.  It is unnerving (such a word).
I am at work and cannot concentrate to save my life.  We are in the first section, (first level above the floor), but I swear I am going to want to throw myself to the floor section at the rate I hear about him.  We must try to upgrade our tickets one more time to get closer.  I am worried about his voice.  You are the second person who said he didn't feel well.  He was probably nervous. He puts so much into his songs, maybe he is straining every part of his body too much.  I hope it's not the flu again.  We better all start praying for Clay.  God give him strength to get through this tour so we can all see him.  God has a lot more important things to work on, but when all of us Claymaniacs start to pull together, we usually win out.  So everyone start to pray that Clay's voice and general health stay good.  

Linda in CT

[Kat4Clay]

:(
Why did he not sing This is the Night and Touch???  Why????  These are two of my favorite songs especially Touch.

Clay.....if you are reading this.......don't exclude these songs.  My concert date is in 04/03 Arrowhead Pond.  Hope he changes his mind by then.

[Moonshot]

Why did he not sing This is the Night and Touch???  Why????  These are two of my favorite songs especially Touch.

Alot of people have been saying this same thing. And I love the song and can understand many people's disappointment in not getting to hear him sing it live and say those words. But let me tell you, if there is a choice between having "Touch" or "When Doves Cry" in the concert...

for the love of all that is that sexy man Clay Aiken CHOOSE "WHEN DOVES CRY".

Trust me. You will not be disappointed that he didn't sing the other one.

[tessie]

Pamela,  if you haven't alredy done so, could you please tell us about the Beau sisters too.   Thanks

[Pepe]

I downloaded "When Doves Cry" for three hours and I would get a part of the song than it would stop.  This has happened to me many times with other songs I have tried to download.  It is really upsetting when you download for 2 or 3 hours and than this happens.  Does anyone have a answer?  I posted it on another thread but will post again that Clay and Kelly will be on Entertainment Tonight tomorrow (Friday).  They said it was Clay and Kelly on the road.  Looked good.  :P

[4EverClayton]

Hi Everyone!
I also attended the concert in Duluth last night.  There is just no way to put into words "The Way" it makes you feel to be in the presence of Clay Aiken!!! Everyone was screaming and I thought I would be, too.  As others have stated, Clay entered the arena from the back and walked the entire
length of the place to the stage singing Kyrie.  It just so wonderfully happened that my seat was at the end of the row and Clay came within
six inches of me.  His body guard and a lot of security were walking with
him, but as he came toward me, without even thinking I reached out and touched - rather sqweezed his arm.  I am never going to wash my hand!!! The thing I remember most was feeling the hair on his arm.  I stood in disbelief and awe for the rest of that song and the next.  His performance of Kyrie was very moving but I don't really think that is why tears were running down my cheeks. I thought I was probably going to be screaming
through the whole concert and embarraing my teenage daughters.  I was so moved by that special moment that I just stood in awe without hardly moving till the end of the concert.  His performance was awesome, his personality was bubbling, his sexiness was oozing, and his interaction and appreciation of his fans was very evident and touching.  Clay's voice was really suffering by the end of the concert.  He sounded fine in the beginning but I think he was trying too hard to sing over all the screaming.  He mentioned one time that the crowd was very loud - louder than he was and he had a mike.  I know it was a strain on his voice but he seemed to love the fan appreciation.  I am glad that he has the day off today.  I hope his voice is rested by the time he gets to Tampa.  

My take on the absence of TITN or BOTW is the fact that he is trying very hard to distance himself from AI.  He sings every song with so much heart that I don't think you will really miss any of those other songs.  You can just tell how much he is trying to please us!!!  And he does!!!!

Today I am sad that my concert date with Clay is over.  I would give anything to be able to see him again.  Now, I am envying all of you who still have this wonderful experience to look forward to.  I was sooooo moved and I know you will be, too.  Clay was awesome!!!

Kelly?  Kelly who???

[hnl97]

I am hoarse from the Duluth concert.......LOL

I spent several hours right before the concert in the mall across from the arena just wasting time. There were Clay people everywhere! Normally, I wouldn't just go up to people I don't know, but I had no problem with this! My sister pointed out the first couple with Clay shirts, and I talked to them. They told me about a big group from the Clayboard, so I went searching and saw a woman in red stand up.....she had THUD on her back!!! They were great! Trying to explain THUD to Mama was such a hoot! LOL

As I was walking into the arena from the car, I heard a lady scream "Hey Clay people! Wait!" She was by herself and latched onto me (her words  : ) for the next few minutes until she had to go to her seat. She is a newspaper writer and had a 5th row ticket. She's sending me pictures, and I'll try to post those.....

The lady sitting beside me also took some video and is sending it.....she was very nice!! Clay came into the arena on the ground floor this time...and I was about 15 feet from him when he walked by. I was ecstatic! Man, he sounded so wonderful!!!! The place was going nuts and bonkers and bananas (hey, those are all foods -- lol) all at the same time. They crowd was pumped for sure. Clay even commented that we were louder than Charlotte had been, and he was right!! After "Perfect Day," he said "Man, it's hot in here!" (and boy, was it!!). Then, he said, "But don't worry or get too excited, I'm not gonna take anything off." The crowd laughed and screamed and went "Awwww......." We so wanted that to happen!!

His voice was still strained, but it wasn't bad. Several things were thrown on stage at one point. One was a grayish monkey-looking thing with a funny face, and he held it to his face and made the same smirk. It was adorable! He sang "I Survived You," which he did not sing in Charlotte, and it was great!! He changed the words so that he wouldn't have to sing "I'll be ****ed if I have thoughts of you....." Instead he sang something like "I know I'll never have thoughts of you......" I was very proud! There were lots of kids there......

The air pumping and guitar playing were a little bit more exaggerated and lively than in Charlotte. He was more pumped, probably becasue the audience was! A woman in the first row was on her cell phone, and he answered it!!! The whole place got dead silent, and Clay said something like, "Hello, Gail from California. This is Clay. We're in Atlanta having a great time, and we hope you are too." I would've died if that had been me!! Karen and Terry were both listening to a lot of this concert too (I had to use my sister's phone for one of them  : I even had a girl turn around and tell me to stop talking at one point during the concert -- OOPS!). They both said they wished Clay had answered MY phone!!!

The acoustic stuff was great again, but so was everything!! Every song just took my breath away. I couldn't be still, and I became an absolute puddle of vanilla goo during "When Doves Cry." I needed a cold shower! I was so hot!!  :  : He came back at the end for "Open Arms," and the audience again went hysterical!!! My sister screamed in my ear "I bet Kelly feels sooooo bad!" She might have, but we couldn't help it! OMC was on for the last time, and he looked so dang good! Actually, though, Ashleigh said he looked like he'd been sleeping.....hmmm......

I was so elated! I could barely speak, both because my throat hurt and because he'd left me speechless. I couldn't believe it was over....for the 2nd time....and my last time......sniff......

The 2 1/2 hour ride was hysterical. It was pouring down rain, but I barely noticed. My phone had gone dead, and I couldn't get it charged fast enough before Karen and Terry began calling. LOL It was so much fun to get to share my experiences with them.

It was the greatest, ladies! You all will have a blast, and I'm sure I left important details out, but oh well......I can't wait to hear what all of you think!!!!

[wisconsinmaniac]

hnl97 -  Thank you, thank you, again and again for the above description of the Duluth, GA, concert.   I could feel your excitement.  I've not had access to a computer today until now, so I'm glad I came across your post.    

I will see Clay for the very first time in person in Chicago on March 22nd.  I don't know if I will survive that long.  He certainly is worth waiting for.

Thanks again for sharing your awesome experience !!

[houstonclayfan]

Thank you, Nicole !  What a great review!  I loved the part with the stuffed Monkey  :   It makes me think about what I should throw on stage  :roll:   And Mr Houston already told me no panties  :