I am a millennial and I absolutely love being one! I will do the side part in my hair and I will always reminisce of a time where smartphones did not exist and the internet was so new that people were scared of it. I will also say that we had one of the best eras of music. I had the awesome pleasure of seeing the Backstreet Boys live at The Sphere for their Millennium 2.0 show. Shoutout to Ateh Joy for letting me tag along, because no lie watching this show flipped my mood for the better.

The size of the Sphere up close is really wild because its huge and then you go inside and it seems a bit cramped but its not. My sister: Ateh Camille, Ateh Joy, Ateh Mylene, and myself had to separate tickets. Ateh My and Ateh Joy were in the 101 seating section and Ateh Camille and I were in the pit, for standing only. From the start, I was a bit nervous because when we walked into the standing area, there was a sea of people. I’m 4’11” and I couldn’t see the stage from the entrance. Lucky for me and Ateh Cams, this isn’t our first standing concert. We knew to either go left or right of the stage and we got a really good view of the stage from the left. BUT! If you do this it’s going to be really hard to see the graphics of to the left of the globe. And let me tell you! The Graphics is the whole globe and it’s like a second show. Very worth it. I got a great view of the boys and I got to experience the 2000s all over again because it felt like I was also watching a music video to every song.

Now how did this show flip my mood you ask?! Well being an adult is weird. I refuse to loose my whimsical-ness of my childhood and teenage years. As I say it, I didn’t really grow up I just added on to my responsibilities. Living is all about experiences, both new and old. This concert literally did just that. The nostalgic feeling of listening to the Backstreet Boys sing songs like I Want It That Way, The One, The Call, and Drowning brough back so many good memories of my Atehs and I just hanging out and not having care in the world. It was honestly such a good feeling and to experience that with other Millennials who know that feeling is something special. It sounds really cliche to say this but this show is a healing experience. Just to relive a familiar freedom in the music of the Backstreet Boys made the concert one of the best moments in my life time. And the fact that I got to experience it with 3 wonderful women who have shaped my up brining in this world was incomparable. This show made me want to make more memories with the people who matter. Life is so uncertain and this concert showed me that I need to be more present and experience more of what the world has to offer.

If you’re thinking about getting a ticket, go and get one, just spend the money. Relive all the feels of the 2000s! Bring your friends, have fun, and dance the night away! Its 100% worth it no matter what section you are at. Treat yourself you deserve it! And thank you to the Backstreet Boys for giving me a new perspective in life.

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Don’t forget that happiness is in the little things you do to make this world a better place. Be kind to yourself and be kind to others…and as always look out for yourself and one another.

– C