2 posts tagged “worcester”
There isn't any other word to describe watching Dragonforce live except for joy. They're just so unashamed about who they are and what they're trying to accomplish. At its best, it's white magic metal, and at its worst, it's just goddamn fun.
Snagged a decent spot outside the floor to watch the festivities, and counted 17 crowd-surfers. Just during the first song. Lost count after that, because it was mental. However, there was one memorable dude who sang and threw horns the entire time the crowd carried him and even down when the security boys grabbed him. Classy! The band was good, but sadly obviously into their cups. But, even at their drunkest, they shred like something heaven-sent.
After the show, Darling Girl snuck us upstairs, where we didn't correct someone's misinformation regarding a band near and dear to our hearts (Killswitch Engage), mostly because the conversation would have just gone on too long and made everyone feel like cunts. We then met the band, which was nice, if a bit surreal, as the ones I figured would be pleasant were actual quite put off by the whole affair. ZP was quite nice, and there was some bizarre winking from Fred that I didn't catch, but The Boy did. Sam pretty much told me the history of my Burberry scarf, and how "You know, back in England, we'd call that a bit chav. Which is funny. But on you, it works, I like it, yeah." I then told him that I was chav at heart, and he quite enjoyed that. Ah, bless.
The extra flat we got Hancocked is going to Dear Boy, who was very mad at me that I didn't tell him about the show earlier. Even though I did, and he just didn't listen to me, the bastard.
Also learned this evening that it wasn't the boy from Reggie and the Full Effect that made Darling Girl cry on her birthday. It was someone else who has since then made up for it. So! To put it out there, JD does not make girls cry on their birthdays.
Sidebar: Amazing.
Rockstar: Supernova? Terrible, terrible live band. I seriously feel like Lukas Rossi's voice has some sort of magical evil power to actually kill the receptors in your brain that make you -- oh, I don't know -- enjoy life.
However, Toby's band killed. Juke Kartel, I think. Seriously entertaining. They were also very charming and Australian when we met up with them later. I learned a new word -- "diddums," which apparently means, "awww, poor dear." Cutie poos.
In related news, I think we may have been the youngest people there that weren't there with their parents. I don't think I've seen that many horny middle-aged women in one room in my life.
I am so happy i didn't pay for those tickets. Seriously.
Not happy about Magni and Dilana holding hands and sneaking through the venue together and generally behaving like their fans were annoying them.
Sorry, I'm not okay with my own husband holding someone else's hand -- seeing a man who marketed his placement as a family man, husband, and father on national television holding hands with a woman not-his-wife that he's on tour with and generally being strangely intimate with her just made me feel uncomfortable. I need to think on this more and why I went straight to the judgemental terrible place.
Probably because they were both complete cunts who totally snarked at the troika of awesome that is me, Dearest Girl, and Darling Girl when we said that they had done well on stage. Sorry, darlings, let's play nice with the fanbase, as they pay your wages. Also, being cunty to three girls who go to a lot of shows, work in the industry, or act as perpetual plus ones isn't the smartest thing in the world. You never know who you're rude to -- which is why you should be nice, if possible. Maybe we have delusions of grandeur, but I know that I won't be going to either one of their solo shows or buying their projects because of that, and I'll also share this anecdote with my like-minded friends.
Fuck, man, just be nice! And maybe quit fucking around with someone who isn't your wife. For reals. They were just holding hands! But it seemed so fucking bizarre and out
of place and colored the entire night.
