I enjoyed Brooke’s sold out concert so flippin’ much. I wish it went longer. This show was especially great for 3 reasons. Numero uno: It’s Brooke Fraser, duh. Her music is uh-mazing. I’ve wanted to see live her non-Hillsong stuff for a while now. I listen to her albums, especially Albertine, non-stop. Deux: She likes to banter a lot and in doing so, is absolutely hilarious! Three: I had the fun opportunity to do the merchandise table for her (and her opening act, William Fitzsimmons), which brought a few lovely perks that i’ll get to after Reason #4. And #Quattro: Well, there are more than four reasons but then i’d just blab on so i’ll stop here.

Thank you Jacqui for taking these two pics!

Back to the perks. Brooke’s hubby, Scott Ligertwood, was overseeing all the Merch so it was cool to sit throughout the show with Scotty and chat it up here and there. What a down to earth guy- not to mention he said “thanks for helping out” every 15 minutes or so. Even though i didn’t have the best view of Brooke from the back, it was still fun to help with the shirts and CDs, etc. And after William Fitzsimmons (SO GOOD) finished his set he came back to the table as well.  It’s always nice to get to know an artist behind the music, he is a funny guy.

With Scotty at the Merch table

Before the show started, I got to come in early before the doors opened to the public to do some merch set up with Scott, which also meant i got to see a bit of Brooke rehearsing during sound check. When she finished and came off stage, Brooke and Scott had a smooch- it was adorable, i’m not gonna lie.

Line-up before doors opened! The Media Club usually doesn’t get lineups – so said the MC bartender.

Even though The Media Club is a smaller venue, it was packed with people. The saturation of bodies over to the Merch table especially after the show kept me a busy bee. But Brooke was signing CDs next to me so i strangely felt very “that’s right, I’m with Team Brooke” as people waited and waited for a little piece of her until the club literally booted them out. I stayed around afterwards to do some pack up with Scott and Co. and got to talk with some of the band.

I Am Team Brooke

And of course, meeting Brooke was absolutely [insert several positive adjectives here]! I hope she comes back soon. Scotty said Vancouver’s one of their fave cities along with Stockholm and Sydney, etc so hopefully they’ll be back in a jiffy. He also called Brooke, “Bubby” which is pretty endearing coming from a man boasting a 6′4 stature.

BBBBBrooke (maybe a few too many B’s)

With the noticeably tall newlyweds..

And Willy FItz! Check out his moozac, he is something else. Unbelievable, this guy.

For the help, I also got to have an exclusive mixed CD of live tracks from her 2007 tour in New Zealand. I am listening to it as i type and am enjoying it mucho much. I heart LIVE- good performers can make you FEEL it through your speakers. And it’s so fresh to hear songs performed with different arrangements.

She signed my goodies. I bought these on eBay long before you could buy her records in N. America.

After i finished, Jacqui and Amy (thanks for waiting!) and I went to Martini’s to grab a late dinner and looked at each others’ pictures and paraphernalia from the night. Good thing Jacqui was much closer to Brooke to snag some good shots- pretty much impossible pour moi considering the less than superb view from my perch.

Set List

C.S. Lewis Song
Deciphering Me
Lifeline
Love, Where is Your Fire?
Hosea’s Wife
Faithful
Sound of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel cover)
Shadowfeet
Arithmetic
Albertine

PS, Brooke created the channel BrookeFraserTV on YouTube to chronicle her current tour (what she calls The Northern Hemisphere Tour according to her tour t-shirts). It is amusing, folks.

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