100 MONKEYS PERFORM, TWILIGHT’S ECLIPSE CAST GET COZY
Last night we went to see Jackson Rathbone and his band 100 Monkeys perform at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver. Hastings and Main isn’t the greatest area for young girls to be hanging out in an alley after midnight… but, I digress.
Jackson (“Japer”) and his band rocked out to a jam-packed venue of screaming fans, in front of some of his fellow cast mates and friends Nikki Reed (“Rosalie”), Elizabeth Reaser (“Esme”), Paris Latsis (Paris Hilton’s ex), and Twilight author Stephenie Meyer.
Check out the HD video above to see Jackson and the 100 Monkeys perform an improvised song (with a suggestion of “Acorn” from the audience), and see Nikki and Paris get cozy as well as Elizabeth Reaser and Stephenie Meyer in the video.
It was a neat venue… I thought they did a nice job with the stage setup and the lighting. Shadows, vibrant coloured lighting, and tall dark angular shapes danced across a back screen as the band played to hundreds of photo flashes going off every minute for the duration of the show.
After two opening acts, the band was escorted on stage from an upstairs VIP room by more-than-necessary security and played for about an hour and a half.
Nikki, Paris, and Liz were there right at the start, watching with friends from a VIP booth overlooking the stage. Nikki and Paris were very close and “touchy touchy” during the evening, often leaning in close to talk and giggle, touch cheeks and discretely kiss (sadly, no picture but I saw it with my own eyes).
Jackson looked suave with his white fedora, skinny black tie, lightly pinstriped white shirt, and grunge jeans.
Band members often switched instruments, and Jackson played every instrument on stage over the course of the evening.
Here’s a look at the entire VIP booth that was there… recognize anyone else?
Liz looked like she was having a blast the whole time.
I love these silhouettes of Jackson against the show lighting.
Stephenie Meyer was also there, mingling with the crowd at first unnoticed, and then eventually escaped to the VIP booth once she was discovered, mobbed and flashed… *sigh* I love Stephenie. Getting to talk to her last year and take pictures with her definitely had Amy and I fangirling last year. (Check out my older Twilight-related blog posts)
Nikki, Paris, Liz, and Stephenie all left halfway through the show. I’m not sure why, that is pretty uncharacteristic of them… but I would guess that it had to do with the insanely hot and sticky temperatures inside the theatre. We were on the ground floor close to the concrete walls where it was cool, and we were sweating. Jackson and his band were dripping with sweat, and I would guess the VIP booth way up in the air was even hotter, forcing some of the cast members to leave a little early.
I love Liz’s sexy black thigh high boots (so hot this Fall, right?) and backless dress.. Nikki had on some cool shoes with a tunic adorned with a large sequined/studded flower and tights. Paris had a hat, wife beater (hmm, not so hot) and jeans. It was quite a climb to get from the booth to the backstage, so here are some fun shots of everyone climbing down to leave. They left through the backstage which tunneled through to the front door and took a taxi home. Some of my friends got a signature and photo with Liz in the front. 
The end of the show consisted of us (and a few other girls and paps) waiting in the back alley to see them leave. Some friends got photos with Ben G from the band, and then shortly after Jackson exited the theatre quickly surrounded by 4 bodyguards (was that really necessary?) and hopped into a vehicle with Scott “The Scientist” (also played that night) and gave us a little smile before taking off. We were surprised that he didn’t stop to say hi to any of the fans, as Jackson is normally very fan-friendly.
Fun night, great performances, and neat to see the cast again. Sorry for the lateness of the post, we were out till 4 AM last night
You can always follow me on Twitter for more updates, or check here to see my other blog posts with Twilight cast members and live set filming. There are more photos on my Flickr as well that I didn’t post up here.
Tags: 100 Monkeys, Cast, concert, Eclipse, Elizabeth Reaser, New Moon, Nikki Reed, Paris Latsis, Rickshaw Theatre, Stephenie Meyer, Twilight, Vancouver
![[Valid RSS]](http://vancityallie.com/images/subsribe.jpg)
September 13th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Oh Jackson, so suave
awesome post, Allie!
September 13th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Hey Allie, awesome post. Your paparazzi skills are amazing, perhaps a career with TMZ is in your future lol
September 13th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
I have such a crush on Jackson atm. What a great night it looks like you had! Wonderful pics as usual
September 14th, 2009 at 3:02 am
Ive been to shows of the Monkeys’ that are this big. If Jackson didnt have the bodyguards he wouldnt get out alive…or at least with all of his clothing still intact…heck Im suprized the other 3 boys survive…Ben G…yummy…
And Jackson always looks that good…he could wear a sack and it’d be sexy…
September 14th, 2009 at 4:37 am
[...] Vancity Allie described the show as, “I thought they did a nice job with the stage setup and the lighting. Shadows, vibrant coloured lighting, and tall dark angular shapes danced across a back screen as the band played to hundreds of photo flashes going off every minute for the duration of the show.” [...]
September 14th, 2009 at 10:02 am
[...] VanCity Allie has awesome pics of the show along with a write up of her experience at the concert and a video! Below is a better pic with Stephenie [...]
September 14th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
[...] fotos dando click AQUI! Posted in Uncategorized « Escucha Meet Me On The Equinox de por Death [...]
September 14th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
i think one of the reasons jackson didnt stay behind to talk with fans was because there was an autograph/meet ‘n’ greet session the day after the show. they met at the croation community center…. they gave a heads-up to people on their myspace about it. guess they forgot to remind ppl about it at the show.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=371430529&blogId=509790435
September 14th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
and thank you for your account of the show! youre pretty awesome. great pics and video!
September 14th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
[...] the 100 Monkeys show this past Saturday and has posted about it on her blog, which you can view here. Here’s a snippet: Jackson (”Jasper”) and his band rocked out to a jam-packed venue of [...]
September 14th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Allie Hi
I just started reading your blog (as I’m wanting to make a trip to Canada one day) and talk about AWESOME! Want you to know that you have a fan in New Zealand.
Cheers mate!
September 15th, 2009 at 4:37 am
[...] al concerto dei 100 Monkeys Un nuovo racconto pubblicato su vancityallie sulla performance di Jackson Rathbone e 100 Monkeys a Vancouver il 12 Settembre. Presenti alla [...]
September 15th, 2009 at 10:45 am
[...] VancityAllie e Twifans ci mostrano nuove foto del concerto dei ”100 Monkeys” che si è tenuto il 12 settembre al Rickshaw Theatre di Vancouver (vi avevamo già accennato qualcosa in questo articolo). [...]
September 15th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Looks like you had so much fun! And ooooooh boy, am I ever excited for the next Twilight to come out.
* Kelsey
September 15th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
[...] Click here to read more of Allie’s report (along with captions underneath the pictures) [...]
September 16th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Hey, I was at that show also–awesome time! I saw you said you had some friends who got pics with Liz as she was leaving. I was standing right next to her when she came outside, but didn’t get a pic. I’ve been trying to find other pics of her as she was leaving so I could have a pic of me standing by her, but haven’t been able to find any. Can you please ask your friends to send me those pics? jencwu@yahoo.com or twitter.com/flajolej. I’d appreciate that sooo much! I also posted a pic of my son with Jackson at the signing on Sunday
January 6th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
You aint got nothing on me…(run)…
February 4th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Wow! Paris Hilton’s Celebrity Styler pro-grade styling tool is an even better
December 8th, 2011 at 4:56 am
[...] 14/09 : La reine de Twilight est à Vancouver ! Je veux parler de Stephenie Meyer bien entendu. Elle était hier soir au concert des 100 Monkeys (groupe de Jackson Rathbone) avec Elizabeth Reeser et Nikki Reed. Une visite sur le tournage est donc à espèrer pour les jours qui viennent (toutes les photos ici) [...]