September 26, 200916 yr Yeah, really wrong ! The worst thing was hearing "the turnstiles are now open" while they didn't want let us go... we were screaming so loud ! And the guy who was checking the bags was a real asshole, he made me show him EVERY single thing in my bag :angry: So the second row was pretty un-hoped for me, I got it cause I just flied above the stairs, walking on 1 step/4 :P
September 26, 200916 yr That happened to us the day before, we heard that announcement, they didn't let us through, when they did they stopped us at the turnstiles, completely shut them down! Then they opened them and they took ages searching the bags :rolleyes: We ended up 5 or 6 rows back. Then the second night there weren't even bag checkers! :thinking: Chaos.
September 26, 200916 yr Yeah I heard about it, that was even worse ! Anyway you deserved the front row for the second show :nice: We should teach them how to work for the next time :P
September 26, 200916 yr No next time for me, too stressful :lol: (she says knowing full well that if they announced one tomorrow she'd be there in a second :P)
September 26, 200916 yr Author Girls Aloud! Next up was Girls Aloud, not really my bag but for those that did enjoy seeing them, here they are:
September 26, 200916 yr Author Jay-Z! I've never really been a hip-hop fan, but what a fantastic performer Jay-Z is: incredible energy, fantastic interaction with the crowd, he really got everyone going...!
September 26, 200916 yr Author How long is left? Jay-Z: "How long have we got left with this crowd?" :)
September 26, 200916 yr Author An then the stage is set for the final VLV gig... The stage is set with the familar set-up we've all come to know and love with the VLV tour.....church bell, timpani and clunky 1970's TV....I wasn't sure the motivation or reason for the TV other than a piece of nostalgia given many of their fans are 30-somethings and had such a set in the late 1970's at home... My excitement levels were extreme by this stage, I couldn't believe I had the best (standing!) seat in the house!
September 26, 200916 yr Author The Blue Danube and the pissing rain Just as the Blue Danube starts (which heralds the band's appearance) I feel a few light drops of rain. "It'll just be a light shower", I think, it'll soon pass. By the end of the Blue Danube, the "light shower" has turned into tropical deluge! I don't care a bit, I'm not going to let a bit of water dampen my spirits! But as the band took to the stage, disaster struck! My trustworthy Canon - "Canon- sponsors of Coldplaying.com" (or at least it should be given we all seem to have them!) decides to have a hissy fit (it's a technical term). The rain has got into the camera and the zoom is jammed (or won't respond) - nor the settings to allow exposure to be changed now the lights have gone down for the main show. Could this be, my trusty armoured Canon that has survived numerous snowboarding trips (including the falls) has given up the Ghost in the London rain? Grr! :angry: "Damn, I thought, rubbish pictures again, they'll all be fuzzy matchsticks despite being right at the front!." As I attempt to take a few shots I recall a Basil Fawlty Moment: [basil Fawlty] "Thankyou God, thank you so bloody much!" [/basil Fawlty] My first few pics in the rain are quite poor as a result....
September 26, 200916 yr Author Guy Berryman...! No eye contact with any of the band, except for Guy, who did a double-take as though he's seen me somewhere before! Interesting... Later on, with camera still refusing to co-operate, it still manages to capture the fact he's ridiculously handsome...
September 26, 200916 yr Great pics :D I actually loved the rain, I might not have had it continued, but that burst when hey came on was awesome. :wacky:
September 26, 200916 yr Author Guy notices Will's out of synch... Guy notices that Will is slightly out of synch, and in one glance towards Will, Guy reminds him of what happened to Will at the Bakery the last time he played slightly out of time...
September 26, 200916 yr Author Chris also notices.... Chris also notices Will's faux-pas, and gestures to the crowd what he's thinking: " I knew I should have sacked the f***er and I'd not have to had drunk all that vodka and cranberry juice" :)
September 26, 200916 yr Author Finish tomorrow! Chris wishes he'd remembered to have his prunes this morning!
September 26, 200916 yr Jay-Z: "How long have we got left with this crowd?" :) hahahaha :lol: jay z wearing the butterfly on his pants..!!! :nice: i took a similar pic (them watching their clocks).. "okay, we should go leave the stage now" :) nice blog by the way!!
September 26, 200916 yr Cheers Pete, we must get round to organising the post VLV tour meet-up? I'm not sure I'm in any of my own pics - I think there is one I'll dig out for you! Yes, the post VLV tour meet-up sounds good, we'll stay in touch on that :) Aw, shame, would love to have finally seen what you look like after we've chatted for so long (and missed each other at so many gigs now :stunned:) No doubt you've seen various of my ridiculous mugshots now across various threads :laugh3: Take care fella, great work with the blog!
September 27, 200916 yr Author Great pics :D I actually loved the rain, I might not have had it continued, but that burst when hey came on was awesome. :wacky: i didn't mind the rain per se, but the damage it was causing to my camera! :angry:
September 27, 200916 yr Author Yes, the post VLV tour meet-up sounds good, we'll stay in touch on that :) Aw, shame, would love to have finally seen what you look like after we've chatted for so long (and missed each other at so many gigs now :stunned:) No doubt you've seen various of my ridiculous mugshots now across various threads :laugh3: Take care fella, great work with the blog! Pete, thanks. Where are these infamous mugshots? :)
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