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2018 Summer Concert Series – Tysons Corner Center

The Plaza with a crowd during the 2018 Summer Concert Series
The Plaza with a crowd during the Summer Concert Series

The Plaza – Tysons, VA

The last two months of Fridays were the dates for the 2018 Summer Concert Series. Overall, I had another great summer of images! On account of getting lucky with the weather on most days, all the performances were out on the Plaza. Mandisa had some sprinkles, however, her dynamic presentation and enthusiastic WGTS crowd did not damper the show. During the Ryan Cabrera concert, a recently married couple danced on the stage to their wedding song live! In contrast to the big productions, some of the smaller setups still pumped out a lot of sound. Great Big World surprisingly had a large impact on earbuds! Then the retro sounds of O-Town (a funny statement just reading it) brought back some good memories from the height of the Boy-Band era.

2018 Summer Concert Series Lineup

Mat Kearney

The Legwarmers

Ryan Cabrera

Mandisa

Great Big World

O Town

Matt Nathanson

Ocean Park Standoff

Sidewalk Prophets

Thanks to the marketing team from Macerich – Tysons Corner Center. They helped me get all access to areas before and during the concerts. Surely the large crowds make it easy to show the growing community built out on the Plaza. I look forward to more events this Fall!

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David Cook 2017 Christmas Tree Lighting

Santa and David Cook 2017 Christmas Tree Lighting on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center
Santa and David Cook light the Christmas Tree on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center

Tysons Corner Center

Last month, I photographed David Cook at the 2017 Christmas Tree Lighting at Tysons Corner Center. Of course Santa was also there along with a crew from 97.1 WASH-FM. Without a doubt, this event was geared to jump start the holiday shopping season, and the music, lights, and Santa put it into high gear. Performing on his guitar, David played holiday selections and some of his familiar hits that made this American Idol famous.

David Cook greeting the crowd on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center
David Cook greeting the crowd on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center
Christmas Tree lighting at Tysons Corner Center
Christmas Tree lighting at Tysons Corner Center
Christmas Tree lighting at Tysons Corner Center
David Cook performing at the 2017 Christmas Tree lighting at Tysons Corner Center
Christmas Tree fully lit on the Plaza in Tysons Corner Center
Christmas Tree fully lit on the Plaza in Tysons Corner Center

Santa HQ

After the event on the Plaza was finished, David and Santa went to his set inside the mall. Shortly afterwards, some fans came to a short meet and greet. While we were there, I did get a chance to tell David that he is popular in the ballroom dance world. Specifically many of his songs translate well to Viennese Waltz tracks during competition heats. Hopefully he was not too scared off by my out-of-left-field tidbit – lol!

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2017 Summer Concert Series – Tysons Corner Center

This year’s 2017 Summer Concert Series was an amazing lineup that filled up the Plaza every Friday! Prior to the start of the series, I thought it would be tough to top the great performers from last year. Now that it is finished, I am impressed with the turnout for the concerts. While most of the concerts were hosted by 94.7 Fresh FM, the WGTS crowd really filled in the Plaza to the edges! However, all of the performances had large crowds making photography very easy. Especially the LeAnn Rimes performance where the Macerich team really needed to work to pull that off. On this occasion, the outdoor Plaza switched to an indoor concert. Although some of these acts I did not recognize at first, now I am a fan! To see all the photos from these performances, you can view them on the Tysons Corner Center Facebook page. Enjoy!

The Legwarmers

James Arthur

For King and Country

LeAnn Rimes

Tyler Hilton and Kate Voegele

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