South Korean boy band Ampers&One performed at the Benson Theatre on March 11 for their “My First_” tour, which consists of 19 shows spanning in 18 different U.S. states, each show lasting for around three hours.
Many students were able to see them despite concert tickets selling out in under two hours of going live. A lot of different merchandise was available for purchase, including clothes, light sticks and even pens.
Junior Esperanza Castro Pastrana and sophomore Hannah Drake have such good memories of the concert. “It’s probably one of the best concerts I’ve been to,” Castro said. It wasn’t her first time going to a concert, but compared to the other concerts she has been to it was one of the most enjoyable ones.
Unlike Castro, it was Drake’s first time going to a concert and it lived up to the expectations she had. “I really enjoyed how loud and hyped everyone was at the concert,” Drake said.
Many songs were performed, ranging from songs the group made to covers of other popular songs. “My favorite songs they performed were ‘Broken Heart’ and ‘Sweet & Sour,’” Drake said. She went to the concert because of how affordable the tickets were and because she wanted to make good memories of her first concert with her friends.
“My favorite song they performed was probably the cover for ‘Blood, Sweat, and Tears’ by BTS,” Castro said. She went to the concert because barely any K-pop groups perform in Omaha, and the performance by Ampers&One, one of her favorite groups, is now a core memory to her.
Castro and Drake were even able to get VVIP tickets which cost a little more but had more benefits. She was even able to get close to the artists and now has a photo forever remembering the once in a lifetime experience.
“The most memorable part was taking pictures with the idols. I got the selfie bundle, and it was the best idea I ever had,” Castro said.
