The weather was beautiful, though just a little chilly. The announcements and music started at five minutes after 7PM and the event went something like this:

1. Pledge of Allegiance.
2. A nice prayer said with the request to keep your heads up and eyes open.
3. An introduction by Congressman David Price, a longtime representative of the district that includes Chapel Hill.
4. James Taylor playing his songs, a few new ones, a few old ones, and one specific one where the crowd sang “Go Obama Go” with James Taylor, and then he did some singing around that while the crowd continued to sing “Go Obama Go”. James also had a few things to say about voting early and how it helps to avoid lines in voting, and can be a more pleasant experience than waiting until November. He also gave some good reasons why he supports Obama.
5. For the last song, “Carolina on My Mind”, James was joined by his wife. She also stayed onstage as he performed a few encores, and then with a reminder that there would be a rally at “the pit”, the concert was over.

The night was pleasant, children were playing, people were swaying, and James entertained with stories, including how he came back from a year abroad (woven into a joke) and created the song “Sweet Baby James” for his nephew back home in Chapel Hill. He even played happy birthday for a child up front celebrating what I believe was an 8 year old birthday.