[Luna]

Yours truly just came back from the Apocalyptica concert. I really can't say much of it right now cause the adrenaline hasn't gone down yet XD It was in the same place as the Dark Tranquility one a few montsh ago.

SO..

CONCERT EXPERIENCES. SHARE?

Most..wtf experience in this one:
There was this guy in front of me with his girlfriend. SHE WAS TINY. So, he was trying to push eveyrone away from her. AND THEN HE STARTED MOSHING ALL AROUND US XD I'm like "WTF!!!" And started pushing him. And everyone started blocking him and everything (cause our side of the concert wasn't moshing). I had to evade his head when he was headbanging AND THEN HE TOOK OFF HIS SHIRT. SO, I COULDN'T PUSH HIM BACK ANYMORE CAUSE HE WAS COMPLETELY SWEATY AND SKIN AND ALSKDJF

He had a cool tattoo that covered most of his back though XD

(And then he stepped on my foot and said SORRY for stepping on my foot, which wasn't as bad as the rest of the stuff he was doing XD)

It sucks so much that I missed the Therion one last year D:...And, we also had a Cannibal Corpse one but...that's... I don't think it my type of concert.

\m/

[Elliott]

We don't get many bands down here that I would want to see, and if we do they are either 18+ (they mostly play at bars/hotels) or get sold out real quick (Taste of Chaos and Green Day/My Chemical Romance for example). I have seen Green Day though (before American Idiot and the subsequent fan increase that followed) and Edguy (a powermetal band from Europe). Once I turn 18 though I will be able to see the few good bands that do come down here though.

[Luna]

This one was weird though.

Dark Tranquility one: 14+ could go. And, 16 and below had to stay upstairs. (My friends could get in the mosh cause we had a "contact" withing the security guards).

Apocalyptica: Only 16+ and, 16 and below weren't allowed upstairs (where it's safer) x.X

[l3lueMage]

I have never been to a concert! Reason because not many concerts come here, in fact maybe one every 3-4 years, and when it is, its nothing that great.

[Elliott]

It sucks being in Melbourne though because later in the year we have Arch Enemy and Children of Bodom playing on separate occasions, though both were 18+. 2 of my favourite bands, playing for the first, and possibly the last, time down here, and I can't get into either.

[Neon]

I havn't been to any concerts :\. I only started taking an interest in music last year, and the bands I like aren't the sort of bands that would be touring Australia.
If ever any good bands do come down here, they won't be coming to Perth anyway :S.

I think we just need to move to Europe, haha. I'd like to move to Europe anyway, even if it is only for a short time...

[Elliott]

Neon, on Oct 23 2005, 04:41 PM, said:

If ever any good bands do come down here, they won't be coming to Perth anyway :S.

I think we just need to move to Europe, haha. I'd like to move to Europe anyway, even if it is only for a short time...

Yeah it's usually Sydney and possibly Melbourne or Brisbane. There just isn't much out at Perth (no offence intended). As for the moving to Europe, I plan to go on a trip sometime after I finish my education and visit places like Sweden, Finland and Norway so I can see all the great bands from that area who wouldn't come down here or when they do it is in some 18+ hotel.

[Luna]

Children of Bodom is coming here sometime in the near future :o

I dunno why we're getting so many bands though. With the DT concert, there were sites that listed us as Puerto Rico and not Costa Rica cause half of the world doesn't know we exist, and the other half thinks we're Puerto Rico XD

[l3lueMage]

wtf at that, Theres a difference between PR and CR...I swear in our area we have never had a concert, not once D: The only way to get to the one that plays like once every 4 years is drive about 4 hours ._.;

[pHantOm]

There is a place called the crobar where all the local bands go, ofcourse its +18 to get in, but you can also get outside seating at age 16. Its really cool, A few of my friends play in a band that plays there alot, Zach Harbaugh the singer and Keenan Hall the guitarist. They call themselves Pandemic, they really kick ass.

[Echo_djinn]

I went to a Destiny Child Concert with my friends this summer. It was alright. I was just there for one thing though. Watching Beyonce shake her thang. :wacko:

[Luna]

I've sort of done that with my cousin, ED <<;;

My first concert was Juanes (he's a South American artist) and, there's LOTS of groupies behind him XD

98% of the people in the concert were girls. And half of them were shouting "SEXYYY!!!". (My cousin was one of those <<).

[Echo_djinn]

Really Sheba? I think that's why most people go to concerts. To see their performer up close, to party loud with other people, and have a good time. It's just a bonus to watch a sexy performer dance/sing/act for you and the crowd. :P

[pHantOm]

You wouldnt catch me dead at a Desinys Child concert....thats almost as bad as a Jessica Simpson concert. :P

One band that im not sure others like is Evanescence. I actually would like to go to a concert of thiers, that girl can sing man. And I mean great singing.

[el_Sethro]

We don't get too many concerts here, although we've been getting more lately (Pearl Jam, Alexisonfire, Thornley, Sum 41, Hawksley Workman, Finger Eleven, and a few other have been here relatively recently... and Hilary Duff is coming soon, I hear... :P ) The only real concert I've been to was a Ron Sexsmith/Sarah Slean concert last year. They were very good, but we still don't get enough really good bands here.
Generally, if we want to see a concert we have to go to Montréal or Toronto. My brother went to a NIN and The Mars Volta concerts in Toronto last year, and other bands like Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree go there fairly regularily on their tours (I'm so mad I didn't get to go to the Mars Volta/System Of A Down concert...). Unfourtunately, I have no money with which to buy plane tickets or concert tickets.

:P

[Wiflewood]

I'm going to my first concert in January: HIM at the Manchester Apollo. methinks its gonna be good.

[Andross]

Meh, I was hoping to go to the U2 concert, but we were too late, 'cause we only found out my dad's lighting equipment was being used a few weeks before they came to town. I do think that we might be able to go to a Bon Jovi concert though (they're using the lighting equipment as well).

That's the good thing about having a dad who works in the entertainment lighting industry - you can get free/cheap tickets to concerts, good seats too! Unfortunately, I haven't been to a concert, so...it has yet to pay off.

[Elliott]

I will going to my first concert for a while January 7th. Behemoth (Polish death metal) are coming down to Melbourne for an all ages and an over 18 gig. Getting my ticket this week, can't wait!

[Neon]

Wiflewood, on Oct 29 2005, 08:29 AM, said:

I'm going to my first concert in January: HIM at the Manchester Apollo. methinks its gonna be good.

Is Anathema supporting? I read somewhere that Anathema was touring with HIM as a support act. May just be a once off thing though, or only at a few shows.

Enjoy, it should be good. Lots of girls shouting out how much they love him ;P.

[Split Infinity]

Hehe...Wikipedia has everything.

The Rules of Moshing

1) Clothing and footwear should be appropriate for the physicality of the mosh pit.

2) Exposed body jewelry (piercings) may get snagged in the pit. Be sure to remove it for your own safety.

3) Inebriation (drunkeness) and dehydration pose real risks.

4) If someone falls over, stop moshing and immediately help the person get up. This is generally "pit etiquette".

5) Remove any spike bands and jackets, joint rings, or similar jewelry before entering the pit as these could result in serious injuries.

6)No groping or sexual assault.

7) Kicking and punching is generally regarded to be a breach of "pit etiquette", shoving or pushing with the forearms or elbows is preferred. This rule has an exception in hardcore pits.

8) Immobilizing people by grabbing their clothing is frowned upon.

9) People at the edge of the pit are assumed to willingly shield those outside the pit and to also keep the people inside from falling onto the ground. However this should not include shoving unwitting moshers as that may cause them to fall or shove back, usually much harder.

10) Do not wear glasses as they will most likely be smashed within five minutes.

11) If you have your glasses with you, a good way to keep them in one piece is to buy a bottle of Gatorade, drink it, and then push your glasses carefully into the bottle. The bottles are very hard and should protect glasses in your pocket. You will have to cut the top off of the bottle later to retreive your glasses.

12) Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The pit is just like anywhere else in that respect, except with considerably more latitude in what is acceptable.

If you are standing at the edge, be aware that someone can hit you. If you want to do quiet activities go away from the mosh!

[pHantOm]

I understand the concept of a moshpit, I have found myself get caught in a few and had to get the hell out of that thing. Freaking thing is crazy, yet fun at the same time. Im not the best hard dancer so I would get knocked over too much, I would be a bigger risk than a drunk person. =/

[Luna]

Shebah only moshes with people that care enough about "pit etiquette" XD.

[Elliott]

I've seen some ****ing crazy mosh pits in videos. In particular a Lamb of God show had a large circle with people flailing their arms in every direction. I reckon there would have been at least a few people leaving with broken noses.

[Chrono]

Just a while ago I went to a Slipknot concert in Vancouver, since I live near there.

[Elliott]

Behemoth playing with The Amenta, Psychroptic and The Furor blew me away today! Behemoth are Poland's finest black/death metal band. The Amenta, Psychroptic and The Furor are all Australian though. The Furor you would swear are from Norway if you didn't know them. White and black face paint, and they sound like Carpathian Forest. The Amenta were also great but no crowd intimacy, they still put on a great show though. And OMG, I shook the hands of everyone in Behemoth and called the singer a ****in' legend, that made my day :P . Such a great concert! I must go to more now :) .

[Luna]

Yay Agatio :D

<< If you shook their hands then, I'm assuming you were in the very front. Was it hard to get there? Were you in the line 6 hours before the concert (my friend once did that when Sepultura came)? Were you squished? Raped?

....:D.... Raped in a concert or any crowded place = Tight fit between lots of people and lots of... body contact. Happens all the time x.x;

zomg, DID YOU MOSH?

[Elliott]

It was a small show (100 was the most at one time I think, it was underage so...). I didn't wait out the front for ages. Only about 45 mins from when we got there to when the doors opened. I got squished and I think I gave anal sex 3 times. Yeah I moshed a bit, I raised my '\m/' many a time in salute. Nah I shook their hands as they were walking off. But I was face to face with him (Nergal) a few times when they were playing.

[Neo]

I've been to Coldplay once. It was awesome. Chris just makes sure everyone in the whole stadium get's attention, he makes sure the whole crowd sings with him... and it's like everyone is part of it! It was one of the best expiriences of my life.

[Neon]

Opeth are coming to Australia!
2 shows in Melbourne, so that covers you Agatio, and 1 in perth too so I should look into that.

opeth.com said:

A P R I L
Australian/New Zealand tour 2006

20th - Perth, Capitol
21st - Adelaide, Thebarton theatre
23rd - Melbourne, The Forum
24th - Melbourne, The forum
25th - Sydney, Big top/Luna Park
27th - Brisbane, The Arena
29th - Auckland, St James Theatre

This post has been edited by Neon: 17 January 2006 - 01:09 AM

[Elliott]

Awesome. I will be at both if they are both all ages/underage. I want to see some of the new material live, as well as some Blackwater Park tracks. I missed them in '03 (I think it was '03) because I wasn't a huge metal fan back then. I will be at these shows though.

[Wiflewood]

Went to see HIM last night. It was meant to be in January, but the Guitarist broke his wrist, so it got rescheduled to yesterday.
They were supported by Anathema. They were ok I guess, I didn't really like them that much. HIM were of course great. Ville is amazing live on stage.
It was really cool when everyone was making the \m/ salute at the same time. We had a bit of a mosh as well.

[Neon]

Quote

They were supported by Anathema. They were ok I guess, I didn't really like them that much. HIM were of course great. Ville is amazing live on stage.

oh good lord. You better start running now because I'm coming after with a shotgun.

Anathema >>>>>>> HIM :o


And the Opeth gigs were 18+, so I missed out and i'm pretty pissed about it =<

[Wiflewood]

Well you can be sure that I wasn't the only one there with that opinion. The whole way through their time on stage was mutterings and general disaproval, which only evaporated once HIM were on stage. many of my friends agreed with me, and one member of the crowd had made a huge banner that said "Anthamea r Sh*te"

To be honest though, they weren't that bad, and one of their songs was very good, although they didn't announce the name of it.

[Neon]

Of course, they were there to see HIM, not Anathema, and most people who are into goth metal (i'm sure HIM fit in somewhere near this genre) like HIM wouldn't like Anathema's style anyway.
I really have no idea why Anathema were supporting HIM, not a good idea at all.

I can guarantee if HIM were the support band for Anathema, the reaction would be even worse. HIM, however, are hugely succesful and would never be the support act for a much lesser known band :o.

I think Anathema are better suited as a support act for katatonia or a similar band.

And it's worth noting that a lot of goth metal bands actually decended from katatonia and Anathema.
Ever heard of Lacrimas Profundere? They, for a long time, copied Anathema's style before Anathema turned completely melo and Lacrimas finally found their own style :D.

It all comes down to musical preference. I don't think HIM are bad (I liked a few of their songs for a while :D. I discovered them after the singer guested on an Apocalyptica song), I just happen to have more respect for Anathema :P.

I'm listening to some HIM right now, I can see why big fans of this would despise Anathema, lol.

and one last note. HIM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Rasmus =D

[Wiflewood]

Neon, on Apr 22 2006, 02:11 PM, said:

and one last note. HIM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Rasmus =D

Agreed. haha :o

I also agree with you about the HIM/Anathema as well. Different genres, different tastes :/

[Sea of Time]

I have never been to a concert, which pretty much sucks, but I have watched concerts on DVD's from some of my favorite bands. I have the album for Evanescence in Paris and some of the bonus behind the scenes were hilarious!

[My Best Wishes]

I'm quite happy, I'm seeing Nickelback tomorrow night -_- :P ;)

Seems like ages ago that tickets went on sale.

[Wiflewood]

watch, on Apr 27 2006, 05:01 AM, said:

I'm quite happy, I'm seeing Nickelback tomorrow night -_- :P ;)

Seems like ages ago that tickets went on sale.

Wow. Very nice. One of (if not) my fav. band. Hope you have a good time.

[Sea of Time]

That's awesome. They were in town a few months ago. I would like to see them next time they come in. Have fun!

[My Best Wishes]

^...Did you have Trapt supporting them? Man, all through their USA tour Trapt supported them, then they get here and it's a solo tour *cries*. I want Trapt and Nickelback!

[Neon]

Opeth, Dark Tranquillity and Devildriver were touring together a while ago. Those would have been insane nights (never listened to Devildriver, but Opeth and DT are my fav bands \m/).

[Wiflewood]

Yeah, that would be ace. Devildriver are good, same with Opeth. Not heard Dark Tranquility.

I'm not sure who I'm seeing next. I know some of my friends have got tickets to see Iron Maiden (supported by Trivium) in December, but they were a bit pricey, and I didn't manage to get one.

[Neon]

Well, Dark Tranquillity are finally coming to Australia.
15/9 - Perth, Capitol (18+)
16/9 - Adelaide, Unibar
17/9 - Sydney, Manning Bar
18/9 - Brisbane, Basement (18+)
19/9 - Melbourne, Hi Fi (18+)

I'm so pissed. 6 days before I turn 18 they have an 18+ gig in Perth :agitated:.

[My Best Wishes]

So no under 18 at all!

Why are they ALWAYS at the Hi-fi bar!

Panic! at the disco is also touring about the same time down here, my sister is going.

[Neon]

Well you can always go to Sydney, which I'm seriously considering doing >>
Practically all my relatives except for my immediate family are over there, so the only problem with that idea is the cost of plane tickets. Worth it? maybe not... =\

[Elliott]

Been a while since I posted here.

I've been to a few concerts since the last post, I've seen As I Lay Dying (I only saw them as I knew all their songs, I'm past that phase now though), Psycroptic playing with Alarum (both Aussie bands) as well as Parkway Drive (another ****ty metalcore act from Aussieland).

Though as I turn 18 in 3 days, I'll be going to a LOT more gigs. I've already got Dark Tranquillity on September 19th, then Cannibal Corpse playing with Psycroptic on the 3rd of October. Both gigs are going to be absolutely insane.

[FlamingDuck]

We don't get to many good ones that interest me around here, and when we do, I'm either too lazy/poor/far away/young to get to it. With the result that I haven't gone to a concert.

Well, actually, I was walking down this boardwalk type thing when I saw a bunch of Spanish guys and girls with not to much on singing in Spanish. I stopped to watch a little mainly because of the dancing. It was pretty interesting. Lots of cool, semi-breakdancing moves.

[Bexie]

I've never been to a concert. My mum was all "Not until you're 16", and even though I'm now 17, no decent concerts have actually happened.

I wanted to go to the Download Festival a few weeks ago, but I couldn't. Because none of my friends were able to go because they all had AS exams. And there's no way I was going on my own.

I wanted to go to a Dir en grey concert in Germany a few months ago, because I figured that's the closest they'll get to England, because our country does not seem to exist on Japanese maps.
My mum said I could go. But only if I had someone to go with.
All of my friends but one said they couldn't. My friend Sherrye said she'd go, and we actually started organising plane tickets and concert tickets and such, but then HER mum said "You can only go if an adult goes with you".

But no frickin adult we asked would go. So that meant Sherrye couldn't go. Which meant that I couldn't go.

I got very sad. Because I got all exited about seeing my favourite band, then was told no. I actually cried. A LITTLE.

Wasn't made much easier when this person messaged me saying "OMG I GOT TICKETS TO SEE DIR EN GREY I CAN'T BELIEVE IT THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE" kind of thing.
I yelled at them and then blocked them. Still haven't unblocked them. x3

[Sea of Time]

Ever since the new arena was built here in Winnipeg, we're getting a lot more high-profile shows.

But apparently that's not good enough for The All-American Rejects, who didn't show up in Winnipeg complaining that one of their band members was sick. On the same night as the show, they appeared on a Live @ Much special in Toronto, with all band members present and healthy.

The radio stations here banned their music for the rest of the month, and they deserve it. Lawsuit could be coming soon...

[Elliott]

Again, it has been a long time since I (or anyone for that matter) have posted here. Dark Tranquillity was an awesome gig (though seems like ages ago now). They palyed a brilliant set list, though I would have loved them to have played 'Scythe, Rage and Roses' off 'The Mind's I' album, but it's not a particularly popular number, and they do have a large back catalogue to get through. They also played one of the songs off their soon-to-be-released album, but I can't remember how it goes. Both supports (Alarum and Infernal Method) were awesome as well, as to be expected.

A couple of weeks after Dark Tranquillity I attended Cannibal Corpse. I was fairly intoxicated that night, but that adds to the fun as far as I'm concerned, as it makes it a more fondly remembered night. Great set list as well, though again, there were a few songs which I would have loved them to play that sadly got left out of the set list. Psycroptic were fantastic as usual, but the first band, 'Plague', were ****e.

Bit of a gap there, until I saw Satyricon in early December. They were absolutely amazing, one of the best performances I have ever seen. Huge set (2 hours) and 2 encores (though 'Mother North was a little over dramatized, even though it is one of, if not the best black metal song ever written). Ruins were good as well. It was the first time I've seen them, but with Dave Haley (the best drummer in Australia in my opinion, of Psycroptic and The Amenta fame) behind the kit, it was always going to be something worth watching. I was front row for all of Ruins' set, as well as the first few songs Satyrocn did, before I moved to the back of the pit to get a good spot for watching / headbanging.

A mere 11 days after that I went to saw Deicide (at the same venue as the past 3 gigs). I went by myself though, and I wasn't drinking a whole lot, so it wasn't the greatest as far as enjoyment is concerned, but all 3 bands (Terrorust and Dawn of Azazel were supporting) put on exceptionally good shows. It was another great gig.

Also, in the past couple of weeks I've been to a few more local gigs. I saw my brother's band headline a couple of gigs with 3 other great local bands per gig (Obsidieth who played at both, Be'lakor, Sclera, Guild of Destruction and Ne Obliviscaris). In amongst those 2 I saw Psycroptic headlining with 3 other bands, of which 1 was worth seeing (The Ocularis Infernum, who I have been dying to see a second time).

So yes, it’s been a busy few months for gigs, and I hope to be attending a whole lot more in 2007.

[Wiflewood]

Well, I didn't get to see Trivium, but they're playing again in April, so Its alreet.

Probably going to go and see SOiL later this month, they're playing on the 23rd.

and I hear 3IoB are also doing a tour in England later this year (March I think) I defo want to go and see them.

[Elliott]

Man, just got home from seeing the Ocularis Infernum for the third time.
Possibly the tightest musicians in the world.

[Caael]

Wiflewood, on Jan 1 2007, 08:14 PM, said:

Well, I didn't get to see Trivium, but they're playing again in April, so Its alreet.

Ong I must go see that. Unlike a lot of bands, Trivium are actually alright live.

[Wiflewood]

I'm going April 12th at Manchester Apollo.

And Metal Hammer just announced who they're being supported by.

..Annihilator!

EDIT: On the subject of Live bands, Lamb of God are also ****ing awesome live.

[Caael]

Reading festival always goes down well here, because, y'know, I live in Reading so I can get there ususally. But for the last few years, the lineup has been pretty bad. I think it was either 02 or 04 when they had Slipknot. Good times, good times. In 05 they had Iron Maiden and Marylin Manson, but in 06 it was just mainly Indie crap. Hopefully this year will be better.
Sunday is the best day to go as thats when all the heavy metal is on. Friday is mainstream rock, saturday is Indie, and sunday is Heavy Metal

[Neon]

Wiflewood, on Feb 4 2007, 10:26 AM, said:

I'm going April 12th at Manchester Apollo.

And Metal Hammer just announced who they're being supported by.

..Annihilator!

EDIT: On the subject of Live bands, Lamb of God are also ****ing awesome live.

On the subject of Lamb of God, they're touring down here in australia in May i think? I'm sure Agatio already has his tickets ;P

[Elliott]

I don't think they're on sale yet, and even if they were were, the Nile / Decapitated gig has first priority in ticket acquisition.

[Caael]

Dream Theater world tour starts 7th June. If they come to Britain, i'm going to see them, even if its the other side of the country

[Wiflewood]

Ok, so It's been announced that Trivium are being supported by Annihalator, Gojira and Sanctity. I've not heard a lot of any of these support bands, but I've heard they're pretty good. (Gojira + Sanctity were in Metal hammer's 100 top bands for 2007 list)

[Lemontime]

I can't wait for the next Mach Pelican tour.
It's going to be wicked.
They rocks.

[FlamingDuck]

Both Relient K and Switchfoot are coming to Philidelphia on March 10th, and I reeeeaaaallly want to go. Unfortunately, I think they're playing at different places...Crap. This sucks.

[Wiflewood]

Went to see Trivum last night. ****ing amazing. There was an absolutely massive circle pit during "Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr".

The support bands; Sanctity, Gojira and Annihalator were pretty good as well.

[My Best Wishes]

Saw Anberlin today. Supported by Angelia's Dish and Copeland (Sp?) Support not bad. Wasn't a fan of Angelia's but I liked Copeland. Anberlin themsevles were fantastic. For an U18 gig, a small venue and the majority of audience below at least 15, and mainly girls they still did fantastic. The good portion of the crowd was encouraging.

One thing though. Saw a girl get really messed up. All these people in front of me just stepped back and all this commotion happened. Some girl got carried out by her friends. Between my friend and I we settled that she probably blew an eardum an lost her balance and got hit or w/e.

[Caael]

I would be at Download Festival today if my dad wasn't on a work trip. DAMN. I would have seen Dream Theater, Stone Sour, Linkin Park, Iron Maiden, Mastodon, Killswitch Engage and loads of other class bands. I'm annoyed.

[Wiflewood]

The Black Crusade

...Is coming to Manchester in November:

Machine Head
Trivium
DragonForce
Arch Enemy
Shadows Fall

Thinking of going. £25 tickets though..

Also I love the name. Not only is it a combination of MH/Trivium's latest albums (The Blackening/The Crusade), its also an obvious jibe at a well known MCR album as well ;)

[My Best Wishes]

That album was really bad after a couple of times...
On topic- Taste of Chaos (Australia and NZ) is down here this Oct. So is Bullet for my Valentine, which I'm more likely to see then ToC.

[My Best Wishes]

Do people here just not go to concerts???
Personally I missed out on Bullet for my Valentine this year, I chose to go to Bayside and Funeral for a Friend, turned up at the door to find out it was cancelled, Matt (lead singer of FFAF) was in hospital for his voice, gay.

I went to My Chemical Romance last Saturday night, I really enjoyed it, they put on a good show, only problem was the demographic there, to many little teenage girls, I didn't realise they changed that much.

[Eugine]

What songs they performed? And um, no I don't go to concerts because (admittably) my favourite genre is rock, and which rock band in their right mind will come to the Caribbean? They'll make such a huge loss...
And I like reggae and soca, but not to the extent of paying to go see the artists perform...

[Laharl]

i'm no good with concerts

i've already missed these gigs this year

Gojira
Dark Tranquility
Arch Enemy
Dir en Gray
The GazettE
Dimmu Borgir

couldnt go to Wacken either D:

however i will be going to see Girugamesh at the end of January (just after my 21st^^), its very rare for japanese bands to play over here so i cant wait

also....death metal gigs equal mosh pits, which are a ****ing health hazard XD

[My Best Wishes]

.eugine, on Dec 5 2007, 02:39 PM, said:

What songs they performed? And um, no I don't go to concerts because (admittably) my favourite genre is rock, and which rock band in their right mind will come to the Caribbean? They'll make such a huge loss...
And I like reggae and soca, but not to the extent of paying to go see the artists perform...

Most of the Black Parade, except the bonus track and one other, maybe Disenchanted, and off 3 Cheers, I'm Not Okay, Do you know what they do to guys like us in prison, Helena (of course), Hang em High and I think that's all.

[Eugine]

Yea. To me Helena is still their signature song.

[My Best Wishes]

True to that, but Ghost of You got me into them.
I forgot to mention they also played Cemetry Drive, a great song. Hurray for phones :D

[Sea of Time]

I've got tickets for Three Days Grace featuring Seether and Econoline Crush, which sounds like an awesome show coming through on the 27th of January. It'll be my first concert, and I'm guaranteeing myself I'll have a good time.

[My Best Wishes]

*VERY envious*
Are you in GA or seating?

[Sea of Time]

I'm in seating. I couldn't get very good seats, and floor and main level were already sold out. To be short, I'll probably need binoculars to see the band.

[Drizzy Drake]

I've seen:

Sum 41
Atreyu
Cradle Of Filth
Jadakiss
Juelz Santana
Bullet For My Valentine

And I also went to the Taste Of Chaos music festival.

And last summer I went to WEMF near Toronto. The World Electronic Music Festival. It's basically 3 days of techno, acid, happy hardcore, hardstyle, and trance music. It's very intense

[kate]

alexisonfire twice
billy talent
antiflag

i think three days grace is coming to edmonton soon, i also really wanted to see stars and bright eyes but i think i missed it.

my favorite concert was in quebec where it started raining and all the french people were chanting "beelly" for billy talent. good times.

[Drizzy Drake]

Oh ya and so many raves I can't count. And I mean real raves not crappy "raves" in people's houses. I mean like raves in warehouses in Toronto and stuff. Raves rule. Going to one in Toronto for New Years with my brother, my sister, and a couple of my friends.

[Sea of Time]

Three Days Grace was last night, and while I realized that I'm not a huge Seether fan, one of the highlights of the show was Seether bringing out Adam Gontier during their set to sing Amy Lee's portion of Broken.

The best part was TDG of course, they brought it and it was awesome, especially the extended version of "Home" to finish the show.

Final verdict on my first concert? I'm getting Foo Fighters tickets in the next few days. =D

[Elliott]

And yet again, another long interval since I posted here last. Gigs these days are just a regular occurrence like going to a pub or a party, and I usually see a few bands every couple of weeks (though there ius a dry spell ahead now). Since I'm stuck at the arse end of the world, I've had to get into the local scene and I don't regret it one bit.

[Laharl]

there are actually good bands playing locally!

Going to see

Dark Tranquillity 3rd Feb
Turisas, Norther, Alestorm 5th Mar
Gallhammer 16th Mar
Opeth, Arch Enemy, DevilDriver, 3 Inches of Blood 25th Apr

CANNOT. ****ING. WAIT

[Elliott]

Turisas would be awesome to see live!
The only international acts on the horizon down here that I'm interested in are Immortal and Kataklysm in March (separate bills). We just had Amon Amarth a few weeks ago which was great though.

[Laharl]

hopefully they'll play a bit of Battle Metal, not to keen on the Vagranian Way still they're one of those bands who are a lot better live. Kataklysm are nice, as are Immortal (real black metal ftw). Missed Amon when they toured with Dimmu Borgir last yeat T-T

Gallhammer should be awesome, all girl japanese black/doom/crust metal, great stuff

[Laharl]

DARK TRANQUILLITY WERE ****ING AMAZING

best gig ever

they opened with Terminus (my favourite DT track :() and also played The Lesser Faith, Inside the Particle Storm, Misery's Crown and Focus Shift from the new album, along lots of stuff from their older albums (Lost to Apathy <3). ****ing brilliant live performance

by the time it finished i was totally dehydrated and my neck hurt XD

only downer is i got I.D.'d and had none with me so no booze D: which was bull****

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z254/laharl_the_slayer_07/DSC00138.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z254/laharl_the_slayer_07/DSC00093.jpg

[Mindpatch]

I went to a concert of the taste of chaos '07 worldwide tour, that was probably one of the most amazing concerts ever. Being a die-hard Rise Against fan.

I saw Rise Against,
The Used,
The Blackout,
Aiden,
The Gallows

I also bought my ticket to lowlandsparadise'08 www.lowlands.nl check out the bands that were there last year :) Tool, Chris Cornell, Editors, Enter Shikari, Interpol, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, The Killers, Mika, Motorhead, Kate Nash, NIN, and so many more, this has got to be amazing!

[Caael]

Going to see Velvet Revolver with my mates in 12 days. Yeah roy!

[Fritzy]

Infected Mushrooms are playing a set in Montreal in 3 weeks, and me and some friends are going. Hells ya.

[Elliott]

I saw Immortal and Ruins last night, and it was fantastic show. Ruins have updated their appearance a bit, losing the face paint and replacing it with smart suits, looks very mature and cool (I bought their new album as well). Immortal were as expected: painted, fire-breathing, armoured and reeking of grimness. A fantastic night had by all though 4 hours sleep before an 8 hour day at work was a hefty price to pay. But I'd do it all again in a second.

[Golden Legacy]

I'll be honest, I've rarely gotten the chance to go to concerts, time and money constraints and such (there are plenty I'd LOVE to see though). The only band I've seen live is Hellogoodbye.

Yes, proceed and laugh.

[Fritzy]

*Laughs at Golden Legacy*. Ok, I'm done.

[Caael]

SURELY I'M SEEING FOO FIGHTERS AT MANCHESTER IN JUNE OMG OMG PISSING MYSELF EXCITED

[Moonear]

Saw Foo Fighters in Madison Square Garden a month ago, right by my house. It was epic.

[Caael]

I'm also seeing Coheed and Cambria, Killswitch Engage ( laharl idk if you like them or not) and Tenacious D soon :(

Dunno if it counts but i'm going to see Mighty Boosh live as well.

[Laharl]

Caael, on Mar 26 2008, 10:47 PM, said:

I'm also seeing Coheed and Cambria, Killswitch Engage ( laharl idk if you like them or not) and Tenacious D soon :(

Dunno if it counts but i'm going to see Mighty Boosh live as well.

KE are ****ing awful, but D and boosh are win

didnt go to see Gallhammer D:

didnt have enough monies

[Eugine]

Did I post here already? Dunno.

Apart from the regional artist concerts I've been to, I went to a Sean Paul concert, which was pretty sucky =)
But then... Sean Paul is regional <__<

[Sea of Time]

I missed Foo Fighters coming to Winnipeg. Decided that to spend money on crappy nosebleed seats wouldn't be worth it. I'm banking on the fact that they'll have a new album out before 2009 and I can witness their next awesome tour.

[Wiflewood]

Caael, on Mar 26 2008, 11:47 PM, said:

I'm also seeing Coheed and Cambria, Killswitch Engage ( laharl idk if you like them or not) and Tenacious D soon :)

Dunno if it counts but i'm going to see Mighty Boosh live as well.

Caael, how are you going to see C&C and KSE soon? Neither of them have even got a UK tour announced yet...

Also, I just got tickets for Leeds Festival in August :)

• METALLICA
  
• Tenacious D
  
• Slipknot
  
• Feeder
  
• Avenged Sevenfold
  
• Dropkick Murphys
  
• THE CRIBS
  
• Conor Oberst
  
• Pendulum
  
• RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
  
• Queens Of The Stone Age
  
• The Fratellis
  
• The Enemy
  
• Biffy Clyro
  
• Serj Tankian
  
• Dizee Rascal
  
• Taking Back Sunday
  
• Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
  
• Anti Flag
  
• BABYSHAMBLES
  
• The Wombats
  
• Vampire Weekend
  
• MGMT
  
• THE KILLERS
  
• Bloc Party
  
• Raconteurs
  
• Editors
  
• We Are Scientists
  
• Dirty Pretty Things
  
• The Subways
  
• MANIC STREET PREACHERS
  
• Bullet For My Valentine
  
• Justice
  
• Foals

to name a few :P

OH YEH JEALOUS MUCH?

[Caael]

Reading Festival line-up came out today, but it's crap so i'm not going.

And wifle, as soon as they announce a UK tour i'm getting tickets.

[Wiflewood]

Right. Also its the same line up as Leeds which is not crap, I've just posted it and its awesome :P

[Eugine]

Tenacious D, Avenged Sevenfold, Taking Back Sunday, The Killers, Bloc Party and Bullet For My Valentine.

Wow. Excellent.

[Wiflewood]

Yup :P

As well as the ones youve listed; Serj Tankian, QOTSA, The Enemy and Biffy Clyro are on my go-see list.

[Drizzy Drake]

Bullet For My Valentine are amazing live.

[Caael]

Wiflewood, on Mar 31 2008, 10:32 PM, said:

Right. Also its the same line up as Leeds which is not crap, I've just posted it and its awesome :P

No Foo Fighters :\

[Eugine]

I should really download some Foo Fighters songs >.>

[Caael]

You really should. Download:

But, Honestly
Long Road to Ruin
Let It Die
All My Life
The Pretender
Monkey Wrench

[Moonear]

Don't forget these!

Everlong (best)
Big Me
Learn to Fly

[Sea of Time]

Also:

Times Like These
Baker Street
My Hero

[Caael]

Coheed are playing at Download and in Ireland. I'm there.

[Caael]

Bump for Reading festival. Going on the sunday to see Metallica, Tenacious D and Slipknot and probably be introduced to some new bands. Cant wait. Just hope i can get a ticket on the door.

[Mycarayne]

Saw Opeth when they came too Perth a couple of months ago. Probably the best concert I've been too. Had a Disturbed one a week beforehand too. Only really went down to see Opeth, but hell, one doesn't pass up a bands first time playing in Australia.It went OFFFF too.

Missed the Slipknot/ Machine Head one though.

And Meshugah. Pissed about that.

[Caael]

Was gonna see Pendulum last friday but tickets sold out.

I'll see em next april or so when they come back to England

[My Best Wishes]

Went to Soundwave in Melbourne again.
Saw:
Taking Back Sunday
Alexisonfire
Paramore
Placebo - Only a few songs
AFI
All Time Low and Anti-Flag while dinner was on, don't like Anti-Flag but ATL are pretty good.
Jimmy Eat World - replaced MCR, only saw half as I went over to Escape The Fate
Escape The Fate
HIM

In that order.
Was most excited to see AOF, HIM and Paramore. Fantastic day, always a great festival but it's put me in a massive HIM phase since, all I listened to at work today and over the weekend, and also a Paramore mood after seeing them live, Hayley is so hot.

Soundwave 09 was the last concert/festival I was at and it made me realise how much I missed it, probably will go to The Used later this month.

[Caael]

You're such a bitch, getting all the good music festivals. All we have is Reading :<

[Laharl]

thats an interesting definition of good :b

[Caael]

Well Placebo and HIM are the only ones on that list that stood out for me.

And that line up is STILL better than Reading fest's last year.

[My Best Wishes]

It's better then our Big Day Out festival which is just bollocks now.
Wish I were American for their festivals though...

[Laharl]

Caael, on Mar 1 2010, 11:52 PM, said:

And that line up is STILL better than Reading fest's last year.

you could set some up speakers in an abattoir and it'd sound better than the Reading festival