Cowboys Stadium

WARREN CHARLES at COWBOYS STADIUM (East Plaza) ~ Jan 3, 2010 NEWS

COWBOYS STADIUM PART I

   When you drive to Cowboys Stadium from Dallas you feel like Obi-Wan Kenobi as he approaches the Death Star. You see this enormous edifice rising up over the horizon, and it suddenly dawns on you, “that is no moon.” No words or even pictures can really convey the sheer mass of Jerry’s World.

   We arrived at the stadium around 7am. There were already hundreds of fans waiting outside for standing room tickets. Half of them were clutching coffees trying to warm up and wake up on a rather cold January morning in north Texas. The other half had already begun pre-gaming and didn’t seem to mind so much. We politely wedged our way to the front and made our way out to the stage.



   During soundcheck, some of the vendors were playing loud music as they prepared to serve the ever-growing mass of Cowboys fans. We asked if we should have them turn down, but our sound guy assured us “once we turn on, they won’t be able to compete with our speakers.” At that point, we became acutely aware of the scale of this performance.

   They opened the gates to the east plaza at 9am, and we took the stage shortly thereafter. Staring at a sea of Romo and Witten jerseys we asked “so are the Cowboys going to win today?” Thousands of voices erupted, and we launched into “Enter the Break.” The crowd was probably cheering for America’s Team, but we enjoyed it all the same. Look at it this way. If we hadn’t asked, they wouldn’t have cheered, so at the very least, they were cheering because of us. Anyway, the important thing is that we took full advantage of this power (over and over again).





   We were so cold and hopped up on adrenalin that much of our set felt like a giant blur, but a few moments stood out from the rest. When we played Stevie Wonder's “Superstition,” we invited the Cowboys drumline to join us. The whole troop jammed along, and some even marched up on stage and started dancing with their huge bass drums. Then, about halfway through our set we took a brief break. As we leaned against the railing, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders took over and performed a short dance routine. Not gonna lie here, we felt pretty cool. It was like having our own little halftime show.

   In the end, we played for nearly 3 hours that morning, but it felt more like 30 minutes. Before we knew it, we were breaking down and heading into the stadium with everyone else to watch the game. A few people even recognized and said “nice show.” We witnessed the Cowboys beating down the Eagles from just about every angle. We watched from a mid level dinning club, and we watched from a field level box. We even got to see the players leave the field and give their press conferences. When it was all over, it was a little hard to come back down from the clouds. Little did we know, we’d be coming right back in less than a week.

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During soundcheck, some of the vendors were playing loud music as they prepared to serve the ever-growing mass of Cowboys fans. We asked if we should have them turn down, but our sound guy assured us “once we turn on, they won’t be able to compete with our speakers.” At that point, we became acutely aware of the scale of this performance. They opened the gates to the east plaza at 9am, and we took the stage shortly thereafter. Staring at a sea of Romo and Witten jerseys we asked “so are the Cowboys going to win today?” Thousands of voices erupted, and we launched into “Enter the Break.” The crowd was probably cheering for America’s Team, but we enjoyed it all the same. Look at it this way. If we hadn’t asked, they wouldn’t have cheered, so at the very least, they were cheering because of us. Anyway, the important thing is that we took full advantage of this power (over and over again).