Maroon 5 at the Delta Center

I randomly heard the song "Harder to Breathe" on the radio in my car late at night and I loved it but I didn't hear the name or the artist.  As hard as it is to believe in 2025, I had a really hard time finding out this information because none of my friends or students had heard it (kids today will never know the pain of listening to the radio all night just to hear a particular song).  When I eventually figured it out, I bought Maroon 5's debut album Songs About Jane and listened to it incessantly (the CD survived the massive purge I did before moving into my current house).  I was so obsessed with the song and album that I went to see a band I didn't especially like (Matchbox Twenty) just because Maroon 5 was opening for them.  I've been a huge fan ever since and have seen them headline several times (go here and here).  I was absolutely thrilled when they announced a tour in support of their latest album, Love Is Like, and I had so much fun at the concert last night.  Midway through the show Adam Levine thanked the audience for supporting them for so long and mentioned that the concert with Matchbox Twenty was the first time they performed in SLC.  Almost all of the people sitting around me had been there!  They sang "California" from the new album but they mostly played the hits which made the crowd very happy!  They began the show with "Harder to Breathe," which made me very happy, and also played "She Will Be Loved," "Sunday Morning," and "This Love" from Songs About Jane.  Other highlights included "Lucky Strike," "Animals," "One More Night," "Misery," "Won't Go Home Without You," "Maps," "Love Somebody," "Don't Wanna Know," and "Girls Like You."  These songs brought back so many memories and I remembered the words to every one even though I hadn't heard them for a long time!  They performed a very heartfelt rendition of "Memories," which they dedicated to their agent Jordan Feldstein who died in 2017, and included photos submitted by members of the audience of people they wished to remember on their giant screen.  They concluded their main set with a rousing rendition of "Moves Like Jagger" and then performed "Payphone" and "Sugar" for the encore.  Levine, who spent most of the time strutting down the long runway into the crowd, sounded great (he can still hit those high notes) and he was incredibly energetic and engaging!  It is always an amazing experience to see a band who evokes a specific time in your life (I felt like that girl singing "Harder to Breathe" in her car at the top of her lungs once again) and I loved every minute!