Downtown Auburn was abuzz Wednesday night, Oct. 9, much more than the usual, all because Aaron Carter was in town.
Walking downtown past Bourbon Street Bar at 8 p.m., girls were lined up way past Quixote's, and excitement was the theme of the night. In the line, posters of Carter and his old CDs were waved around and chants of "Aaron, Aaron" rang through the air.
Names were asked at the door and the line continued inside, toward the dance floor downstairs, where all concerts at Bourbon are held.
Throughout the day and night, Carter tweeted from his personal account, retweeting and following as many fans as possible. Support poured in from fans, and pictures of fans holding signs wished Carter good luck with his comeback tour.
Before going on, he tweeted, "I hope I can make you all proud of me."
At Bourbon, the dance floor quickly became crowded. It was already full well before the first opening act, Brie Goldsobel.
She started off the night singing songs that were barely distinguishable over the cheers of impatient fans. Rapper Jayceon also performed, passing out free CDs.
Before Carter took the stage, Bourbon was so packed that people could hardly move.
Girls were shoving, some fell and were trampled and it was almost chaos. Carter came onstage a little after 11:45 p.m. and the crowd went wild.
He jumped on stage wearing camouflage cargo pants and a short-sleeved black tee that showed off the multiple tattoos decorating his arms.
He started off the show with a crowd favorite, "I Want Candy." He continued the show with other classics such as "That's How I Beat Shaq," in which he wore a Lakers jersey, and "Aaron's Party."
He also ventured into performing covers of popular songs such as "Blurred Lines," "Treasure," and "Get Lucky."
Leah Beard, junior in public relations and concert attendee, said she has been a fan of Aaron ever since she was a child.
"He's better than ever," Beard said. "He truly has made a comeback."
Carter put on an energetic act, infusing new and old songs to give the crowd a taste of the Aaron they used to know, and of the new Aaron his comeback is bringing.
Carter returned to his tour bus right after the concert where fans sat and waited, banging on the doors, waiting for him to come out.
When he did emerge, he took a few photos, snagged a kiss from a fan and ran through the back doors of Bourbon Street Bar for a meet-and-greet.
Outside the front doors of Bourbon Street Bar, his sister B.J. was loading tour gear onto the bus and stopped to talk to a few fans standing outside.
"Aaron is the thoughtful one," B.J. said. "No matter what he is doing, he's always going to look back and be like 'You ok? You still there?' He's a sweet kid."
It was $50 for the meet-and-greet with Carter, which lasted approximately 10-15 minutes. Blakesley Wilcox, junior in chemical engineering, boasted a picture of Carter kissing her on the cheek.
"He was so nice and super flirty," Wilcox said. "He gave me a kiss, then kissed me on the cheek just for a picture. It was great."
Carter left the bar at approximately 3:15 a.m. and met with some fans still waiting by his tour bus.
"It was a really fun concert," Carter said. "I hope my fans had as much fun as I did."
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