For the final leg of the concert trifecta Wonder Boy and I left Columbus for Cincinnati, Ohio, so we could see our third concert on three consecutive nights in three different cities. For both of us this was our fourth time seeing Josh Ritter play and we knew we would not be disappointed. In fact, we had already seen him play on this tour down in Louisville, Kentucky, so we thought this show would just be an extension of that great evening.
We ate dinner across from the venue and then headed over to the 20th Century Theater right when doors were supposed to open thinking we would get a better place to stand or sit. The doors had opened early and the place was already packed for the sold out show. We got to see several friends who all teased me about my crush on Josh Ritter but I defended my stance. He’s the happiest, most gracious performer I have ever seen and when he plays he makes you just want to get up and dance. Lyrically his songs are amazing and musically the entire band is so talented.
The show might have been the best one we’ve seen for Josh Ritter yet. At one point he slipped into a Talking Heads song. At another he had everyone in the audience grab a partner and slow dance grade-school-dance-style. For one of my friends this was his first Josh Ritter show and he summed things up perfectly with two comments.
- “I keep thinking this is the lat song and then he keeps going!”
- “Is he always like this? Is this legit?”
