Nearing the date, I was amping myself for a great evening. However, on the day itself it was raining. Not pouring down but drizzling. Throughout the day I was hoping it would clear up just for the evening but it wasn't the case. At $120 a ticket, I wasn't going to wuss out. I could have though, got myself some rain proof clothing but I thought it might clear up. Mike had some rubbish bags when I picked him up at but only one large one. I got a tiny white one which couldn't fit over my shoulders.
When we got to the event at about 6.30pm, we were in line for 20 minutes....for the toilets. There were only about 6 toilets for silver ticket holders. Later we found out the rest of them were all neatly arranged in the gold ticket area. It seems strange to me that organisers would deprive of such things or were they thinking there weren't going to be that many people going to see one of the biggest rock bands in the world? We also had hecklers and one was a stand out. She said, "Look at the line; I hope you're not busting to go". No, I'm not busting to go so shut the...
When we got our spot on the grass at the top of the embankment Tenacious D was just starting. Now, I'm not sure if it was because we were in the cheap seats but the sound was a bit off. Throughout the concert I could either hear the guitar but not the singing or vice versa. It's not so much of a problem if you know the songs and can sing alone with them but I don't know most of Tenacious D's material. They were only on for about 50 minutes before the Foos got on and they were doing a 165 minutes set.
The sound problem, which was still there, wasn't too much of a concern as I know every song they played except for the ones off their new album. The energy was electric and everyone was really getting into it. The rain even stopped at about 9pm. It might be the case for all concerts but they really knew how to get the crowd going. I was fully enjoying until some people were yelling over the fenced area how they're getting this for free. Not to mention some roaming people who decided to stop right next to Mike and I and started talking rather rocking out. It was a welcomed when they left and I could get back into it again.
The night was definitely interesting and well worth the experience. Next time though I'd like to be closer to the stage if possible. Even though there was a lot of energy where we were, the guys in the gold looked like they were having a crazy time. Would also be good not to just have to look at the big screen all the time. The biggest regret I had this night was not having a compact camera. I got some photos but it was using my crappy Nokia. I guess it's better than nothing but damn, maybe it's time to get an iphone...
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