Without a doubt, The Roots concert that occurred this week was nothing less than a success. Unfortunately, I had to forego this opportunity because more importantly, I had tickets to the gun show. To make up for my lack of concerts this week, I spent my Thursday evening at a different gig, one that probably most Penn students wouldn’t think to attend.

While most of my peers spent their Thursday night watching senior boys parade around in man-thongs, I decided to spend my evening with a much older crowd at the Wachovia center to watch a music legend — Stevie Wonder.

When I told my friends I was attending such an event, I got quizzical glances, giggles, and the occasional, “That’s so cool!” But for the most part, I’d probably be hard-pressed to find another Penn student as excited as I was to hear “Superstition” and “My Cherie Amour.”

At age 57, Stevie is still as spritely as he was when he first started performing at age 12. He stood up on his piano bench, swinging his jacket around his head, and jumped back and forth between piano, keyboard, and harmonica. He performed for almost 3 hours and played almost all of his top hits. His performance was nothing short of incredible

So I’m sure the Roots show was great and I’m sure everyone had a “ball” at BMOC, but I’m not sure if I would have chosen either over the great Stevie Wonder, who got me more excited than ‘N Sync did when I won tickets to the “No Strings Attached” tour in 7th grade. Now that’s saying a lot.

Tags: concerts, Stevie Wonder

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