Gerard, you're still the prettiest girl in school

[asimplechord]

He said that. Seriously.

No, I'm not kidding.

Such a dork.

randomepiphany kept a running blog of the roadtrip if you're interested.

Ray Toro shreds.

Bob Bryar really is a drum god.

Frank Iero looks omgsotired.

Gerard Way is still the prettiest girl on the stage, but MikeyFuckinWay is giving him some stiff competition.

I kept track of the set list from BuzzFest, and it was the same minus a couple of songs (shorter set b/c more bands on that stage) at Edgefest. Good thing, because I couldn't have reached my cell phone to keep track if I had wanted to. Why?

Because I was AT THE BARRICADE. RIGHT IN FRONT OF FRANK AND MIKEY. And it was tiiiiiiight.

I ended up getting lifted out after MCR, because I didn't care enough about 3 Doors Down to stay in the crush. (Who picked the headliners? 3DD clearly has more radio hits, but MCR has a more vocal (and ticket-buying) following, if the mass exodus from the pit (and from the Pavilion the night before) after MCR's set is any indication.

*cough*

Austin was better, longer, set-wise, w/ the addition of Kill All Your Friends, Halos, Desert Song, Cancer, and Desolation Row, but they lost the football/high school theme.

*sigh*

Um.

Yes. Seether, Puddle of Mudd, Chevelle, Blue October, Billy Talent, DriveBy, all good.

But the coffee pot just beeped, and I'm running on 3 hours of sleep, so I'm going to go inoculate.

Three shows in. Two to go. I'll maybe actually write more about them when they're done and I can reflect more.

Comments

[libgirl.livejournal.com]

OMG this is so awesome!!!

We're seeing MCR on Sunday but I don't know about the barricade...we're both really short (barely over 5 feet) and I'm afeared of getting broken, and Chris is claustrophobic (though she's the one pushing for the pit..LOL).

Regardless, it's going to be awesome in the extreme!!!!!

Panic on the 17th..

The squee has killed me.

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

There were plenty of young people, including some who were pretty short, in the pit at Austin (the crowd was older and more mixed at Edgefest b/c it was more bands, some of who were older but less commercially successful than MCR), and they actually started a crowd surge during Drive By's set. I'm not claustrophobic or anything, but I got hot being pressed literally back to front with no space for air to circulate. When MCR came on, Gerard got everyone to take a couple of steps back from the barricade and people actually DID IT, which I'd never seen a pit crowd do so unquestioningly before, so if you can get to the barricade and have something to brace yourself against, and hold out until then, you'll be fine.

That is worthy of much squee. :)

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

3DD? The headliners? REALLY?

Have people NOT SEEN/HEARD their "ra ra NATIONAL GUARD!"... MONSTROSITY?

There are no words.

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

I know. I totally expected MCR to be the headliners. I saw 3DD a year ago or so, and liked 'em fine, but I'm not so impressed with the rah rah bullshit. To each his own, I guess - one of the reasons I love Audioslave/Rage/Chris Cornell is their liberal politics, so I can overlook conservatism in another band if I have to, but it does leave a lingering taint.

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

I could forgive them if the song was at least okay. But it's TERRIBLE. They lyrics make me want to spork my ears.