Crew: Luke, Stuart, Mitch, Caitlin, Me
Show: Sigur Ros
Venue: Chastain Park Amphitheater
Coffee: Condessa Coffee, Octane
Breakfast: West Egg
This show came up after I was able to see Sigur Ros last minute at Riverbend and I was absolutely floored by their show. Not only did I want to see it again, but I wanted to share it with some of my closest friends who I knew would have enjoyed it. Ok go.
We departed Saturday morning around 11 after consuming Holtmans Donuts and coffee from Collective Espresso. We took Stuarts Mazda 4 door wagon/hatchback. We gave Caitlin the front seat and Stuart drove the whole way so it was 3 grown dudes in the back seat which barely seats three. 30 minutes in I realized this was a terrible idea and I don't remember why we thought that would work. The ride was cramped, but it was still fun. Stuart mostly controlled the radio, so it was ehhhhh most of the ride. To give you an idea, he set the tone for the trip with Wrecking Ball. We made a stop for gas at a terrifying gas station where we thought surely they were going to cut off our skin and wear it.
We arrived around 6pm at our hotel, which was in a very nice part of Atlanta, as was the venue.
We checked in and headed straight for the show. It was at a venue called Chastain Amphitheater, a beautiful outdoor venue that made Riverbend kinda seem like a joke.
As the opening band played their etherial music in 65 degree weather, the stars came out above the amphitheater and the mood was set for one of the most amazing nights of music to date.
Our seats were really great and we were able to sit and watch, which was quite enjoyable, especially for their music. The show brought almost everyone in the group to tears at some point, it was off the chart.
After the show we went back towards the hotel and ate a pub restaurant that I forget the name of. It was pretty solid food, we were just all super hungry, I think anything would have tasted good at that point.
When we finished there Stuart decided he wanted to go back to the room and sleep so Mitch, Caitlin, Luke, and I headed out on foot towards some bars we had seen earlier in the night. What we stumbled onto was nothing short of magnificent. An overload of all things southern frat/sorority bar scene. We grabbed a drink and posted up outside and just watched the night unfold. It's kinda hard to explain what was so great about it. Part of it was the wardrobe, a straight throwback to early 2000's complete with oversized button ups and visors. Its incredible to me that 7 hours down 75 South its feels like a completely different country. We stayed out fairly late, and when we got back we pretty much headed straight to bed.
The morning brought another beautiful Georgia day. We started off at Condessa Coffee where we drank Kenya Chemex's with Counter Culture coffee. Delicious!
We asked our barista where to eat and they mentioned several places, one of which stuck out as it had been mentioned to me by someone I know: West Egg.
Can I jump to the part where after waiting 45 minutes to get a table, everyone single one of us fell in love with that place and we had one of the best breakfasts to date? Well thats what happened.
We consumed amazing food and wonderful beverages and left with our hopes up and stomachs full.
We then drove right around the corner to another coffee shop called Octane. I had heard things about them before, and honestly my expectations were not very high. This quickly changed as I started interacted with the barista and he was very knowledgable and accessible. After deciding between two espressos, the barista pulled me the shot I ordered, I believe it was a single origin Guatemala. It was delightful and I thanked him. He then asked me if I was rushing out and when I said no, he proceeded to pull me the other of the two shots and sling it on the house. It capped off an already favorable experience.
Early in the trip (Saturday), several us agreed that Atlanta wouldn't necessarily need a return visit. But after the amazing show, West Egg breakfast, and Octane coffee, we decided quite the opposite.
The drive home was long and cramped, but the high from the trip overshadowed that.
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