Last night, February 17th, Jack’s Mannequin as well as opening acts Vedera and Fun. (period intentional) played at the House of Blues in Dallas.

Jack's Mannequin stopped in Dallas on the 17th for their "Sing for Your Supper" tour. Photo by Emily Blatney

I’m usually apprehensive of the opening acts and having never heard of Vedera, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Surprisingly enough, they were very good. I was thinking the lead singer was going to be a guy and was startled when a girl walked out. Their set lasted about 30 minutes and all in all, they did good.

Next came Fun., who’s lead singer, Nate Ruess, was formerly the frontman of the band The Format. They came out and immediately began their set to hearty cheers from the crowd. It was easy to tell that a lot of the people there were excited to see them because of the people pushing to the front. Despite being jostled a bit, their set was still amazing. Nate’s stage presence was infectious and made you love them even if you didn’t know their songs.

Finally after Fun., it was time for Jacks’ set and after waiting for what seemed like an hour, the lights finally dimmed and the group came out onstage to loud cheers from the crowd, me included. Andrew and his group played an array of songs from his first album, Everything In Transit, and also some from their most recent album, The Glass Passenger. The set lasted about an hour and then they came out again after leaving for a two song encore containing one of my favorite songs, “MFEO: Part 1- Made for Each Other, Part 2- You Can Breathe”.

It was bittersweet when the show ended since I was sad it was over but also glad since my legs and back were killing me from standing so long. And though the show was awesome, the best part of the night was when I got to meet Andrew after the show.

It was definitely a concert to remember.