UPDATE: Marina And The Diamonds: Lonely Hearts Club LA

On Saturday, I went to go see Marina And The Diamonds in Los Angeles, and it was such an AMAZING experience! My friends and I got to the venue 4 1/2 hours early so we could get good spots in the front when the concert started. We made some friends in line, to kill time and it was a pretty good day so far, until they started letting people inside.

Since this was my first concert I've been to, I did not know that they had a rule about how you can't bring "big professional " cameras into the concert. I looked online and it said that you could bring cameras, but I guess they meant the small ones (THEY DID NOT SPECIFY!). I saw a lot of other girls in line with DSLR cameras as well, so I thought it would be fine. The security guards told us to either drop it off somewhere then we'll be able to cut the line and get inside or don't go inside at all. The problem is that we got dropped off and we all live far away from the concert so we didn't have any where to put the camera. My friends and I tried to reason with the security guards asking if we could leave it with them,saying that we didn't know about the rules, that they should have explained this before security check etc etc. There was nothing that they could do to help us,so they just escorted us out of the line to deal with the camera. We all started freaking out, especially me, but luckily my friend started talking to a group of police officers and they were nice enough to offer to hold onto my camera until after the concert!
*:･ﾟ✧ THANK YOU LAPD!!!✧:･ﾟ*

When we got inside though, it was whole different problem. We were able to get good spots,but the crowd in the front was so crowded that you could barely move and the lack of oxygen was unbearable. Many people couldn't handle the chaos in the front,so many had to leave because they started to have panic/anxiety attacks. One of my friends was also on the verge of an attack, but thank goodness that the security guards were nice enough to give out water cups and bottled waters or else my friends and I probably would have left too,but everything was worth it for Marina!

She is one of my favorite singers in the world and it was amazing to finally see her in person! I am happy to say that my first concert I've ever been to was at Marina and the Diamonds' Lonely Hearts Club Tour! She sang all of my favorite songs and her energy on stage was so powerful that the whole crowd was going crazy! Her opening act, Charli XCX really pumped up the crowd before the show and gave a wild performance. You guys should check both of them out!

                                

We were a lot closer to the stage than it looks    

*Not My Picture!*

*Not My Picture* Charli XCX

My best friend and I at the concert!

Security: 9/10
(Not holding a grudge, I know they were just doing their job!)
Opening Act- Charli XCX: 9/10
Main Act-Marina And The Diamonds:10/10
Crowd:7/10
Price: 9/10
Overall Experience: 10/10