It all started with a message from Tonya to Amy on Instagram. "The Rose is playing a special Lollapalooza after show on Friday, August 4 in Chicago...would you want to go?" Spoiler alert. Amy said "YES," and is now a changed woman. Join us for a very special Afternoona Army and Afternoona Delight collaboration with me (Tona) and Amy as we recap the experience of seeing The Rose at their post Lolla midnight show at The Vic Theatre in Chicago. We take you on a meandering tour through the Chicago suburbs to a local K-Pop store, bubble tea cafe, and dinner and snacks at Joong Boo market before finally heading to the city to wait in a line two blocks long with the lovely, welcoming Black Rose community. Then...the transformative experience of seeing The Rose live, getting home at 3:00 a.m., and decompressing the day after. It's a whole journey, folks, and we're so excited to share it with you!

Places to visit if you're in the Chicago burbs...

• Kpopstar in Mundelein
• Bubble Tea Lab in Mundelein
• Joong Boo Market in Glenview
• The Vic Theatre in Chicago

The Rose Resources...

• The Rose official website: https://www.officialtherose.com/
• The Rose on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5na1LmEmK2VzNLje9snJYW?si=gIPpoAcJRt2-_ypHWPiGpA
• The Rose on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-rose/1301579986
• A very comprehensive fan-created Spotify playlist (as of August 2023) of group and solo releases: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0r6EPQ4pG16AtOzCu3Y4u8?si=fpmUg1z1TGKRUEQi7y7S_Q
• Information about the official app, The Rosarium: https://www.officialtherose.com/app. Premium members get access to exclusive content and presale codes for concerts.
• Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theroseofficial
• Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/official_therose/
• Official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@official.therose
• The Rose is also on Facebook, Twitter, and Discord, and you can find links on their website, above.
• Both the website and The Rosarium app have tour dates and links to ticket vendors
• Tour information: The North American tour dates for the Dawn to Dusk tour have already finished presales and are on public sale. However, if you are in another part of the world or are seeing this for a later tour, you can join as a premium fan club member on the Rosarium app for presale codes. IMPORTANT: At least as of summer 2023, if you open your presale code to look at it, save a screen capture and save it in a safe place. You may not be able to access it again and may or may not get an email confirmation.
• The Rose Heal Project on YouTube
• Concert clips from Afternoona Army
• The Rose "Alive" music video
• The Rose "Back to Me" music video

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