Check out a video of the concert here.
Alt-rockers Seether and Breaking Benjamin took over the York Fair Grandstand Wednesday night. It was the first time at this year's fair that I saw a huge line at the gates prior to a concert. Fans had been hanging out for hours just waiting to stake out a spot right next to the stage.
I cautiously made my way down to the track to stand in the sea of teenage and 20-something fans. I got jostled, squished, elbowed and my feet got trampled, but that's hard-rock for you. Even though the music wasn't particularly my cup of tea, it was fun to see the crowd so into the show.
One of the best moments was when people took out lighters -- not cell phones -- and raised them during Seether's acoustic version of "Broken." Fans seemed to know all the words to every song in both sets, which seemed to being the huge crowd together.
One of the worst parts of the show was that people were using those same lighters to spark up cigarette after cigarette. There were so many people smoking in the crowd that, even though the concert was outside, I came home smelling like I'd been in a bar all night.
Other than that, the crowd was pretty well behaved. Breaking Benjamin frontman Ben Burnely behaved himself for the first few songs, but then he let a few "f" bombs fly, which apparently is not allowed at the grandstand. When it comes to rock 'n' roll, rules are made to be broken.
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