Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas at Epcot's Eat to the Beat - September 23, 2013

Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas at Epcot's Eat to the Beat at the 2013 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

I had the opportunity to be at Epcot in time for 2013's Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.  While I always enjoy the food and drinks (and lots of those) at F&W, I really like the musical acts that Disney invites to perform during the festival.  This year, I watched Starship featuring Mickey Thomas on September 23, 2013 at the 8:00pm show.  I waited in line so that I can get great front row seats.  It was worth the wait because my seats were towards the front at stage left.  I knew that Starship's lineup has changed over the years since their glory days in the 1980s.  The question that I had in my mind was if they still had it to perform live on stage.  As soon as Mickey Thomas hit the stage, the audience was cheering and chanting for him to perform "We Built This City".  Mickey did not disappoint and performed "We Built This City".  This was one of my favorite 80s songs, and I frequently listen to this over the radio and XM.  The audience was singing along with Mickey to this song.  I have to admit, I did too!  Below is a video that I shot (using my Samsung Galaxy S3) of Starship performing "We Built This City".

After finishing "We Built This City", Mickey slowed it down and performed "Sarah".  Mickey can still rock the ballad live!  Below is a video that I shot (using my Samsung Galaxy S3) of Starship performing "Sarah".

The highlight of that night for me was when Starship performed their last song of the night, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".  That song came from one of my favorite movies of the 1980's, Mannequin.  When I hear that song I always remember that movie.  The audience was on their feet singing along with Mickey to this song.  And yes, I sang along too!  Below is a video that I shot (using my Samsung Galaxy S3) of Starship performing "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".

It was worth seeing Starship at Epcot's Eat to the Beat!  I like the fact that I don't need to buy a separate ticket just to see the musical performers at F&W.  Starship was great live.  If they are in your town, go watch Starship!