"In These Bodies, We Live.."

I can officially cross seeing Mumford and Sons live off my bucket list. 

An avid fan, lover of Mumford and Sons, the concert was truly amazing. 

Even if I was not a huge fan, it was most likely the best concert I've ever been to.  

And, I mean seeing Marcus Mumford sing the ballads and songs was truly a sight itself. 

The concert evening started off with drinks and some Mexican food with Nicole, Arielle, and Jenny. The drinks were needed as Jenny, Nicole, and myself finished our government group presentations that day. I had lost a good two days of sleep working on that project.  

There were two opening acts for the evening. We missed the Post-War Kids, but were able to catch Dawes. I had only ever had one song by them before, but they were great live. Defiantly worth checking into them!

Dawes

And, then, Mumford and Sons came on. Honestly, I couldn't stop singing along, stomping my feet, and clapping my hands the entire time.  All of my favorite songs were played (Holland Road, Hopeless Wanderer, Below My Feat, Winter Winds...). I found myself several times closing my eyes and listening to the lyrics. There have been many days these past several years where I used the songs by the band to enjoy happy moments and get through those tough days. 

Marcus Mumford

I'm a Hopeless Wanderer 

Light Show for "Lover of the Lights" 

How Fickle my Heart, How Woozy my Eyes

The end of the concert included an acoustic performance of the band as well as a remake of "With a Little Help of My Friends" with Dawes. 

Acoustic Performances

I get by with a little help from my friends...

If you cannot tell from this post so far, I'm still on cloud nine from attending. Well worth the pounds spent and the time taken out from studying. Excellent way to end the first term of grad school.

Here's a link to the article about the concert: 

Caught Live: Mumford and Sons.

Marcus Mumford

Those of you who follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or are friends with me on Facebook, you know I had quite the excitement two weekends ago.  With all of the craziness of school, I haven't had a chance to actually post what happened.

Two weekends ago, as you may remember, I spent the majority of my Saturday at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland. On my way there as I had quite the trouble with busses that day, I had to change three times on the tube.

Starting off in Notting Hill, I casually boarded the train, Starbucks in hand, and sat down listening to Mumford and Sons.  Suddenly, I noticed the woman next to me and across from me were looking at this man sitting down across from me as well. There was a woman with him who was talking to him. Then, I noticed others looking around at him as well. Deciding to look directly at him, I'm glad I did.

It was MARCUS MUMFORD!

This was the girl he was talking to. 

 I was that person. I took a photo. I also took off my headphones and verified the voice. It was him! Did not be that fan girl though and tell him that I'm going to his concert in a few weeks. Oh yes, I did end up buying tickets for the concert with Nicole!

It was my first celebrity spotting not at a planned event (yay Queen!)!