Chillin with Raijean in the VIP section… she miraculously got me to smile on camera!

Last week Caesar’s Entertainment hosted a mindblowing array of simultaneous concerts in four of America’s coolest cities; Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and New Orleans. I was so excited to be invited to attend as a special guest of Total Rewards, the loyalty program run through Caesar’s Entertainment, the company who owns Bobby Flay’s restaurants. I’m a food network junkie so I was stoked to be involved. Here in Chicago, Giuliana and Bill Rancic from E! hosted the evening while Sarah Bareilles sang and Maroon5 jammed out. The Chicago event generated tons of buzz since how often is a concert actually FREE? That’s right, never! When my friend and I arrived at Union Station – which, by the way is a fantastic place to hold a concert – the line literally reached around the block. Don’t believe me?

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Luckily my friend and I were able to skip the line with our all-access passes through a secret entrance on the west side of the building. Once inside, I was in awe of how awesome the marble interior looked. I’ve been in Union Station’s Great Hall many times during the day, so it was really cool to see the space literally transformed into a swanky nightclub. My friend and I posted up inside the Diamond Lounge for Total Rewards members. Couches and comfy chairs were scattered across the lounge. Seriously, more concerts should haul in couches. It’s a great idea.

There was a screen at the front of the venue that showed the concerts live in other cities. I loved the sense of togetherness this event fostered, that there were all these people in four cities across America all participating in the same cool event. Plus it was insane to see iconic vocalists like Celine Dion and Mariah Carey sing live (even if it was just on a screen). Sarah Bareilles was my favorite of the night, and not just because she said ‘fuck’ several times on stage (although she does get brownie points from me for that), but because she was really enjoying herself. I love to really feel an artist’s energy and her magnetic personality blossomed on stage and enveloped the audience. Maroon5 was great too, and it was cool to hear a song live that gets so much play on the radio.

Photo courtesy of Swa-Rai Fashion Blog

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