Last night was the long awaited, epic, A Day To Remember / August Burns Red & Bring Me The Horizon gig at Camden's perfectly accommodating Roundhouse! Me, Manny, Nick, Denny, Blair, Stowers, Hamster, Jessy, Jazz, Amy & Rob, set off baited breathed, ready for the hurt! Boy we're we up for it, but nothing could prepare us for the sheer awesomeness of the night. We queued for a good hour and a half, after sneakily jumping right in the front with some of Hamsters mates, tiiiiight haha. So after a good while of cold hard queuing, we were in! Bags in the cloak room, pockets empty, sleeves rolled, laces tied, fresh faced and ready to represent!
August Burns Red, opened it up, the pit was wide, the crowd was hard and desperate to get down, warming up for the main events. They had a really sick set, nothing but straight up, beat downs, deep bass, blast beats and hard hard vocals, all you need to get the sweat on in the circle, perfect. To top it all off, after their set, the frontman, was right there in the thick of it, carrying out the K.O'd and swinging fists with the ruckus, what a hero haha.
Next up,
A Day To Remember, my favorite band of all time, this was the second time seeing them, so I had expectations, but they could never disappoint. They opened with the perfectly fitting, Down Fall Of Us All! They took to the stage and the crowd knew what was coming, Da Da Da Da Da Da. Da Da Da Da! It was electric, everyone hands in the air, shouting at the top of their lungs, then the break! CHAOS! The whole lot of us just exploded, pits left right and centre, crowd surfers from all angles flying and more 2-stepping and windmilling than you could shake a stick at! Brilliant. Their whole set, be it heartbreakingly short, was fantastic, beat downs here, anthemic chorus' there and enough chanting and jumping for any man. I met Jeremy and the guys after their set and had great chat, which was amazing as they are literally heros in my life aha, they are so down to earth and humbled by a fan, not at all star like or obnoxious, which is very refreshing considering their level on the crowded ladder. So all in all, A Day To Remember did not fail to impress. Standing in that 700 strong crowd with all my closest friends, hands in the air, heads high, stood strong, together, as one, singing every line, "ILL MAKE MY STAND RIGHT HERE WITH MY FRIENDS!" was the greatest feeling i've ever had, knowing that you are with the guys that would take bullets for you and stand by you no matter what, it was a feeling great enough to bring any high man to awe. It truly was a fantastic feeling, stood side by side, fists clenched, the music we love bellowing into our ears, and the utter war right in front of us, like a scene from a fucking movie it was haha.
Once all had settled from the destruction of ADTR, Bring Me The Horizon took to the stage, I wouldn't consider myself a fan of these fine gentlemen, I have dabbled in their new album, and found no glaring weakness or strength, just average really, but after last nights show, I have a new found respect for them, as people, musicians and showman. It was intense, the staging was fantastic, with the drums on hydraulic platforms and the running ramps, it was quite a sight. So they came on, blew the place wide open, blast beats and fucking brutality, the pits were something else, the stage rush was mental, everyone just going out of sight to storm the gates! Ive never seen security move so fucking fast haha the crowd definitely won that one ;). The crowd surfing was sick cos the crowd was so tight packed, I went up a good 5 or 6 times haha upside down, spinning round, sitting up, rolling ha was pretty awesome, and the crowd looked amazing from the stage, Everyone Looks So Good From Here!
All in all the night was a fucking bloody mess of beat downs, blast beats, breaking, banter and bruises, FANTASTIC! A success in my books, never shall it be forgotten, and soon shall it be re lived!
Ears Pinned
Eyes Pealed
JackTheLad!
TIIIGHT!
