Third Eye Blind performed at the House of Blues in Cleveland Tuesday night. It was also the first CAVS home game so I wasn't really expecting a lot of people to be at the 3eb show. To my surprise I think it was the largest crowd I've ever seen at the House of Blues.

Personally, 3eb will always remind me of high school. They were very popular during my last couple years of HS. The crowd on Tuesday night seemed to be a mixture of fans. Some that were probably big fans in the 90's, like myself and some that seemed younger so possibly fans of the more recent songs.

This was my fourth time seeing 3eb live. One of those times was this past summer at Tower City Amphitheater. The show this past summer and the show on Tuesday night were both to promote the new album titled "Ursa Major" which was released on August 17, 2009. The first single from Ursa Major was "Don't Believe a Word" and was released on June 5, 2009.

The show started out last night with a rather long techno intro, a very dark room and lots of glow lights. It looked sort of cool and the crowd seemed to be intrigued. During the first few songs the lights were still rather dim. I'm not sure why they choose to perform with out any spotlights but I remember the show at the Tower City Amphitheater being the same way. After about the third song the lights got brighter and it was much easier to see Stephen Jenkins, who appeared to be barefoot.

The band played many songs from Ursa Major. My favorite was "Can You Take Me". Many of their older hits were also played such as "Jumper", "Motorcycle Drive By" and "Never Let You Go". The crowd was incredibly loud the entire night. At certain times the singing fans were louder than Jenkins.

Like always, Third Eye Blind put on a great show. They are never a disappointment and I'll continue to attend their shows whenever they are in town.

Photo from www.3eb.com