Copy Paste Concert Report

On September 30, 2011, thousands of teenagers filled the Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia for the opening night of the Scream Tour. I attended the concert to see Diggy, a rapper who had just released a new hit song entitled “Copy, Paste.” As each opening acts performed, the reactions of the audience became more drastic. After Hamilton Park, Jacob Latimore, and other artists performed, a four-member boy band called Mindless Behavior took the stage. I knew of the group beforehand because my friends constantly chattered about them. Nevertheless, I didn’t consider myself a fan because those people were hopping on a bandwagon in my opinion. Additionally, they seemed to be overrated, young boys that couldn’t match my maturity level enough to

“I need everyone to repeat after me. When I say M, you say B. M—”

“B!” the audience echoed loudly throughout the room.

The energy in the room was through the roof. Music was blasting causing the bass to vibrate throughout my entire body along with tons of lighting effects to further enhance the physical experience. Chairs were breaking from people standing on them to get a better view of the boys. Personally, the concert was life-changing. I had an experience unlike any other where I genuinely fangirled for the first time.

“My girl, my girl, she loves me!” I found myself singing and screaming lyrics to MB’s song along with the crowd.

I walked in with a mind that was set on attending that one concert, having a good time, and moving on with my life. However, my conversation topics, music playlist, and bedroom decorations became dedicated to the band. Eventually, I began to completely disregard logic in my decision making. For example, I decided to devote two years of my life to Spanish classes in high school simply because Princeton spoke that language with his family. I could’ve taken Latin, which tends to improve standardized testing scores because it teaches the understanding most of the roots of the English language, but I was stuck studying a language that wasn’t going to directly and quickly benefit me. Additionally, majority of my tweets and camera roll were referring to some aspect of the band. Overall, I had an unhealthy obsession because Mindless Behavior became my highest