A Fields of Barley Concert

You know what you see at a combined Billy Joel & Sting concert in the 2020s versus the 1990s? Considerably more net worth and considerably less hair.

I saw all the generations still living today in attendance, though, a couple Saturdays ago. And that speaks well of both entertainers that they can appeal to both 80-year-olds and 20-year-olds alike.

21-year-olds. Most of the crowd were drinking, and I'll naively assume absolutely no under-age drinking occurred in that crowded stadium of well-behaved, law-abiding citizens. Okay, anyway...

No matter the state of the crowd, both Billy and Sting were phenomenal entertainers, engaging with the crowd. Music brings together a wide spectrum of people who otherwise wouldn't have much common ground, and for those brief 3 hours, we were united through song.

Lucas Oil Stadium lit up during on of the best songs

And they sound just like they did in the 90s. I mentioned that to a friend who promptly introduced a thundercloud to the conversation by saying they were probably lip-syncing.

Yeah, whatever. I still loved the entire show.

And the people-watching in concert crowds is unmatched. One lady was dressed head to toe in a colorful sequin robe or dress. Definitely stood out from the crowd.

A couple rows ahead, the entire line stood up every 5 minutes to let somebody in or out. I appreciated viewing the standing up rather than having to participate in it every 5 minutes.

Somebody behind me knew the words to every single song, even the obscure tunes nobody has heard. Blessedly, they could carry the tunes without making my ears bleed.

And I could belt out Fields of Barley in solitary delight the entire drive home without fear of making ears bleed.

And just so you know, because I didn't until I looked it up, the Fields of Barley song is actually called Fields of Gold.