It was a fantastic show at the Kessler Theater with American Aquarium! Their first time performing there but hopefully not the last! The Kessler is a great venue with a very intimate feel. It's almost like AA was playing to just their closest friends! The sound was great and energy high. BJ and the guys were in their element and performed the crowd's favorites with lots of fun, personal stories from BJ. He even let the crowd take over on "I Hope He Breaks Your Heart". It was incredible!
Two hours of crazy nutty Japanese fun. That is how I would describe this Exile show. I do not understand a single word of Japanese but you know what they say… When in Tokyo… Go see Exile, so that’s what I did.
Their outfits obviously were the highlight of the show, gotta love those crazy pants. But really the crowd as a whole was so captivated and into them it really made for a crazy fun experience. Glow sticks, lighters, everything, it was almost as if it was a mellow rave at points. I liked how the stage was almost like a huge jungle gym..
So many paths and things to climb on that it really made for fun entertainment just watching them all run around. It always amazes me how a group like this can captivate an entire audience like this and they pulled it off.
If you’re looking for a fun Japanese band of dudes, this is your group. If you’re looking for just a fun wild night, these are also your guys. If you just want to shake your hips, sing along and have some fun, these are also your guys.
Music is all about performance, and these guys perform well, and the crowd and myself really enjoyed it. You would too, go check them out!
I was surprisingly disappointed. The show lasted 1.5 hours, which is typical for Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis, MD, but about 40 minutes of that time in the middle was a huge waste of time. Unfortunately, her sister Peggy Sue, was unable to perform due to illness and I am truly sorry for that, but the "substitute" performer, who was singing her heart out, was simply not what I paid for, and I get that those things can happen, but it just went on and on and on ...
The songs that Crystal sang were wonderful, I just wish she had sung more and spent less time on goofing around. I wouldn't have minded if that time had been spent on telling more stories, that would have been wonderful, but not this other "stuff."