Concert Review: Big Time Rush with Hot Chelle Rae at Hampton Beach

The city was definitely theirs last night at the sold out Big Time Rush show in Hampton, NH! BTR had fans wrapped around the Casino Ballroom at Hampton Beach, waiting outside for hours to get good standing-room-only spots! Ranging from little kids and their parents to teenagers, the place was packed! Everywhere you looked you saw BTR shirts, some official and some homemade saying things like "Mrs James Maslow" and one plastered with Logan!  

After a lot of standing and waiting all day, the guys finally came out on stage and the crowd was ecstatic! The entire time the guys were energetic and very connected with the audience, waving and touching hands, and James even threw his shirt to the crowd! The guys danced even more than they do on their show and James and Logan did their famous back flips! Kendall also engaged the crowd by standing up on the tables set up, getting even closer to the audience and Carlos said numerous times how great the crowd was. The guys also made a point to let everyone know about their new album that'll be out soon, the Big Time Rush Movie their filming this fall and Season 3 of their show coming soon!

After performing some of their popular, upbeat songs from their album, the guys took it down a bit and performed an acoustic version of "Stuck" with Kendall on guitar. After they performed a cover of the Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and then chose a young girl to serenade "Worldwide" to! They sat her in between Logan and James and after being serenaded by each one and even getting a kiss from Kendall, you could tell the guys had definitely made her night a big night!

After a short break, the guys came back out and performed more of their hits like "Nothing Even Matters" and "Boyfriend" then ended with "The City is Ours" as confetti fell into the audience. Moments after leaving the stage, the crowd cheered and the guys came back out for one final song, their encore of "Halfway There". After the show, fans gathered around their tour bus in hopes to see the guys walk out, and they did not disappoint as each of them walked out, waving and touching some hands.

These guys put on a big time awesome show and it was a great way to end the summer!

One last thing, I must make note of how awesome the opening act Hot Chelle Rae was! I had never heard their music before last night, and I was pleasantly surprised. The lead singer, RK Follese, has a great voice and was also very connected to the crowd, throwing guitar picks and even jumping into the audience! They performed a cover of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and ended with their popular song "Tonight Tonight", among others, and I must say that after last night I am now a fan!