Gigs 'n' Tours
- Thread starter robbeal
- Start date
I saw this:
on Saturday night.
Bombers were the biggest surprise of the night. They were bloody fantastic live (can't say the same for the CD) but live, WOW. Amazing.
Melee was pretty good, The Junior Varsity was great and...
Bayside was amazing. They played one acoustic song (Megan by The Smoking Popes) which has become a staple in their preformance since last year when they played a whole tour acoustic due to the fact their drummer (John "Beatz" Holohan) died. It was really great.
on Saturday night.
Bombers were the biggest surprise of the night. They were bloody fantastic live (can't say the same for the CD) but live, WOW. Amazing.
Melee was pretty good, The Junior Varsity was great and...
Bayside was amazing. They played one acoustic song (Megan by The Smoking Popes) which has become a staple in their preformance since last year when they played a whole tour acoustic due to the fact their drummer (John "Beatz" Holohan) died. It was really great.
I saw maiden last night in Cardiff, my first gig (cue aww). I'd always been told maiden were really average live, so I was kind of expecting to be standing there all night like "wow, this wasn't worth it". To add to this, since buying the tickets, I had gone heavily off maiden.
However, the concert totally blew me away. The new album was good enough, then when they started with the oldies, the atmosphere turned totally electric.
Having said that, as I said above, it was my first gig, so I was bound to think it was awesome.
EDIT: oh yeah, crowd response to trivium was exceedingly bad, and I don't think they are really looking forward to the rest of the tour.
Some guy in the crowd: "**** OFF"
Lead singer: "Look if you don't ****ing like us, don't ****ing listen to us and **** off to the back."
Quite a bit of bottling was done =).
However, the concert totally blew me away. The new album was good enough, then when they started with the oldies, the atmosphere turned totally electric.
Having said that, as I said above, it was my first gig, so I was bound to think it was awesome.
EDIT: oh yeah, crowd response to trivium was exceedingly bad, and I don't think they are really looking forward to the rest of the tour.
Some guy in the crowd: "**** OFF"
Lead singer: "Look if you don't ****ing like us, don't ****ing listen to us and **** off to the back."
Quite a bit of bottling was done =).
To be quite honest, I am kind of sad that everyone is bashing Trivium that much. Yes, they are knobs and Matt Heafy deserves to be raped by a goat, but I personally don't think the music is as bad as people say. Well, the old stuff that is, until they started trying to sing. I'm not that fussed about seeing them, I will watch them quietly and take it in, but I wont be shouting anything good or bad or throwing any kinds of crap.
I'm going with a friend who is really into them, so no doubt he will be pissed off if they don't perform very well, but in all honesty, I'm not bothered whether they play or not, I'm there for Maiden.
And no one mention their entire setlist! I don't want to know what they are playing in advance!
On top of that, did the stage set live up to their reputation?
I'm going with a friend who is really into them, so no doubt he will be pissed off if they don't perform very well, but in all honesty, I'm not bothered whether they play or not, I'm there for Maiden.
And no one mention their entire setlist! I don't want to know what they are playing in advance!
On top of that, did the stage set live up to their reputation?
Will
Strata Poster
From what I've heard, we'll get the entire Matter of Life and Death, and then some classics - Number of the Beast, Hallowed be thy Name, Fear of the Dark... usual suspects. Don't hold me to that, but it's what I'm expecting.
And it's tomorrow!!! Seriously hyper about this now! And I still like Trivium, but will also end up taking it in quietly, unless I have the good fortune not to be sat with metal elitists!
And it's tomorrow!!! Seriously hyper about this now! And I still like Trivium, but will also end up taking it in quietly, unless I have the good fortune not to be sat with metal elitists!
Kraken, the stage set was pretty cool I thought, you'll have to wait and see haha.
Will, I was quite surprised by what they played from the oldies, if anyone's interested and doesn't mind seeing the list, read on (DO NOT READ THE REST OF THIS POST IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE LIST)
at Cardiff they played, I think in this order:
AMOLAD straight through
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
2 Minutes To Midnight
The Evil That Men Do
Hallowed Be Thy name.
I've gotta say, I was surprised how good 2 minutes to midnight was - I saw it on a previous concert list Lain linked me to (<3 Lain) and was kind of "oh". However, it turned out to be one of the best songs of the night.
Will, I was quite surprised by what they played from the oldies, if anyone's interested and doesn't mind seeing the list, read on (DO NOT READ THE REST OF THIS POST IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE LIST)
at Cardiff they played, I think in this order:
AMOLAD straight through
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
2 Minutes To Midnight
The Evil That Men Do
Hallowed Be Thy name.
I've gotta say, I was surprised how good 2 minutes to midnight was - I saw it on a previous concert list Lain linked me to (<3 Lain) and was kind of "oh". However, it turned out to be one of the best songs of the night.
*Cries* I said don't show it to me... I just couldn't look away quick enough. Oh well, I lasted longer than I thought I would with it plastered everywhere over the net. It is a ****ing good list looking at it, Hallowed, Evil and Fear are in my top 5 songs, shame about the lack of Run to the Hills, Trooper etc though. I also really like the new album and I was watching videos earlier from the NEC gig, and am really getting excited now.
Only 19 1/2 hours until we get the train to Tenacious D now, which I can't wait for either. There is no way I am going to be able to sleep tonight, not with the amount of sweets I have eaten.
Oh, on top of that, what was security like in terms of cameras etc? I'm thinking of taking my digi with me, but don't want it taken off me. Were they searching people and bags etc on entry?
Only 19 1/2 hours until we get the train to Tenacious D now, which I can't wait for either. There is no way I am going to be able to sleep tonight, not with the amount of sweets I have eaten.
Oh, on top of that, what was security like in terms of cameras etc? I'm thinking of taking my digi with me, but don't want it taken off me. Were they searching people and bags etc on entry?
Went to Tenacious D last night at the NEC. I fainted at school beforehand though and felt like utter crap throughout the travelling and gig, which is bloody typical. The gig was pretty good, but I found bits of it a bit meh. The encore made it though with F*** Her Gently, Tribute and a Pinball Wizard cover. Tribute was hands down the best song of the night with the whole crowd on their feet singing along. It wasn't the best gig I've been to, but by no means the worst. Maiden should hopefully top it next friday.
Mark
Strata Poster
Hmmm, I have actually just fufilled a life long ambition for my dad and got hold of the scarce few tickets left for Meatloaf in May at Wembley for him and my mum as his christmas present. (Thanks to my mum for a very large assistance on that front). Naturally I will be attending (Thanks again Mum.)
Can't wait!
Can't wait!