Reliving Jukebox 2005: Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena
After performing in Toms River, NJ for his opening Jukebox Tour show, Clay headed 200 miles to Uncasville, CT to perform at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The Mohegan Sun is a leader in the entertainment business, having such stars as Aerosmith, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, and of course, Superstar Clay Aiken!
Once again the fans were hyped up, ready for another cellcert. And this one ended up being 32 pages long! Clay fans love to talk about Clay's concerts. The energy is always high and gets higher as the cellcert progresses. The cellcerters were told that the venue was sold out. In actuality, it was 95% full, with 6,999 people. A very full venue for Clay's second show, as you can see from the picture above.
Clay's Performances
Its hard to describe Clay's performances at his concerts. They just take your breath away and leave you speechless! But a couple of the cellcerters at the show had this to say:
AT THE HOP SOUNDS AMAZING........As you can see, those at the cellcert "get their money's worth"!!
OMG - THE GREAT PRETENDER.....LUV IT!!
HE LOOKS SOOOOOO GOOD
Clay performed his heart out and was just amazing.
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK ...HUGE SCREAMS
OMG MY ONE AND ONLY YOU - UNREAL
ONLY YOU - ONLY YOU CAN SING THIS NOW CLAY!!!
Just sang Unchained Melody now. Sounds awesome. Long sustained note on "still miiiiiiiiine" and perfect high note on "neeeeed your love."
Its impossible to mention all the highlights from Clay's songs. The crowds always seem to go crazy over the 50's and 60's songs. The songs are so upbeat, and with Clay dancing around in that black leather jacket, white shirt, and those black jeans, well, you just hope that you don't hyperventilate! The videos taken by the fans give a great feel of how the crowd is feeling about any given song. People were really loving the dance moves in "Midnight Train to Georgia". Clay joined the backup singers for that one while Quiana sang the Gladys Knight part. The minute Clay did his first dance move, the crowd came unglued. And who could blame them? He was dancing up there as good as any of them! A favorite move was when the three dancers all traded places on stage in one smooth motion and then when they did the train whistle motion and sang "whoo-whoo"! You couldn't convince anyone there that night that Clay didn't know how to dance! What a showman he is!During the song, "I Feel the Earth Move", Clay was sitting back on a bean bag pillow, tapping his hands on his knees and moving all over the place, very into the song! And then, someone got the thrill of their life -- he winked at someone and gave them a big smile! Maybe the video-taker or someone sitting nearby. It was enough to melt your heart though!
The Fans
As has already been mentioned, there was almost a full house to see Clay that night, and you could cut the excitement in the air with a knife! Fans said that it was a great show, and some even said it was the best show they had ever seen. One fan said, "Great crowd tonight!", but another said, "Clay knows how to drive us crazy! But come on people...half of you were not dancing!!! Usually at a Clay show everyone is on their feet. One fan said that "even the security guards or cops (not sure what they were) were jammin and dancing along!" Another fan said the man behind her kept asking her to sit down, but "There was man in Row A and he was dancing up a storm." So though not everyone there wanted to be up on their feet, there were a lot who were, and its always good to hear that the men are having a great time! Most fans were of this opinion, "I can honestly say I have never been to a more exciting show in my life!!!!"Stump The Band
There was no "Stump The Band" at Mohegan Sun. Later on we'll have great STB memories for you!
Classic Clay Moments
It seems as though there is always at least one classic Clay moment at every concert, and this one was no exception. When it comes time to bring someone on stage to dance during "Carwash", Clay tells the audience that he's going to bring someone up on stage, and everyone starts jumping up and down and yelling. Clay says, "You think this is gonna be effective?" and he jumps up and down. "Its gonna take more than that!" Then Clay spied a familiar face....ETHEL! He brought Ethel, who is wearing a fan club t-shirt, up on stage. Clay asked her who that was on the shirt, and then Clay says, "He's sexy, that's all I know!" The crowd, of course, loved that coming from Clay!!
Another thing Clay said toward the beginning of the show was that if the crowd danced and behaved, and if he didn't see any Ruben signs, he would sing some songs from the future. Later, when he was about to sing songs from the new album, he asked, "Did anybody watch the Today Show?......If anybody did, there's the exit because I was on Good Morning America this morning!" Everyone always loves Clay's snarky sense of humor!
(Thanks to PJMain and PinayRN4Clay for recording these memories on the CB.)
Thank goodness Clay allows us to take photos, becauses its clack such as this that is what memories are made of:
Reactions
Girlposse.com - The 2 1/2 hour show absolutely flew by. Clay's rapport with the crowd was relaxed and humorous, and it seemed as if the crowd was having as much fun as the performers on stage.
Photos by Clayfully Yours and CrazyClayChick5
Links
- CDD Jukebox Archives: Uncasville, CT
- Photos from the Uncasville Show
- Uncasville Recaps
- CB cellcert thread
- MeasureOfAFan.com Concert Clack
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