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"My first concert!"

Well yesterday was the first time I'd been to a concert without actually being on the stage myself. At nineteen years of age, that will probably seem strange to the majority of you, but up until the last few years, music was just something I listened to on Top of the Pops, and throughout my first four years of high school, I had very little interest in music at all. However, thanks to my best mate, I've slowly got into music almost to the same degree I am with games and movies. I currently listen to The Offspring, Linkin Park, Evanescence, Everclear, Avril Lavigne and there are a number of others I'm starting to enjoy.

So yesterday, about the same time she was 'live' on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, I was standing near the front at the CIA wearing my "Strongbad" hoodie watching Avril Lavigne perform!

Before going I was actually feeling quite nervous. I didn't know what to expect at all. Obviously a performance from one of my favourite female singers, but I wasn't sure what it was actually going to be like.

First came on the support band. 'Simple Plan.' They were crap. They sung a number of covers, tried to get crowd involvement by trying to get them to jump and wave their arms, but their stage setup was like that of a school band in a school hall, and they were about as inspiring as a 'simple plan' from the Co-operative bank. I certainly hope the record label that has taken them on haven't spent too much money on them, for they really weren't that great.

When Avril Lavigne came on stage, the atmosphere was great! I let my self loose to the music and was dancing about (something I don't normally do) and sung along to the majority of the songs. I've heard many people say that she's no where near as good live as she is on TV/CD/etc, but I was very impressed. If I find a live album, I will most likely pick it up. She sung most, if not all, the songs from both her current albums and got the crowd involved at times. The stage setup was much more professional in comparison to the support act too.

If Lavigne continues to perform next year, I shall most definately see her in Cardiff again. I just hope some of my other favourites come here at some point too.

I tell you what though, I don't think I've ever been so poked and prodded in all my life. Not complaining mind, and to be quite honest, I'm not sure where my hands were half the time when I wasn't clapping. During the support act I ended up having someone's kid on my shoulders so she could see what was going on, and when she got off, a nice blonde girl asked if she could get up there. I wouldn't have complained.

Anyway, I look forward to the next one I'm seeing now, Blink 182 in December. I can't wait!

Never been to a concert, however my first live music experience was Reading festival this year.

mattributé wrote:
> I'd slit my wrists if my first concert was Anril Lavigne.
>
> Sorry.

:O

You shock me Mattribute. You'd kill yourself over a few tracks of music?

How sad. Really, I pity you.

As for getting those other Offspring albums, I have all of them, have recorded them to Xbox, and normally put them on random so they don't play in the order they're recorded. Gives it more variety.

Hyperbole, man.

But I'd be ashamed. Very ashamed. Ashamed to walk out of the house.

It'd be like jacking off to gay porn... I'd never be able look at myself in the mirror again.

Edgy wrote:
> When Avril Lavigne came on stage, the atmosphere was great! I let my
> self loose to the music and was dancing about

Agagagaga

Fair enough Nash.

Heh, I wouldn't know about that Mattribute, never actually thought about jacking off to gay porn to come to any conclusion as to how I'd think of myself.

If I had told you I went to see S Club 8, then I'd understand your reaction.

Edgy.. As long as you had a good time thats the main thing.. *Being nice* :)

First band I ever saw in concert were Menswe@r...

and the most recent would be Supergrass.

Anyway, Av.Lav. not particularly to my taste, but it sounds like you had a great time, so good for you.

Edgy wrote:
> mattributé wrote:
> I'd slit my wrists if my first concert was Anril Lavigne.
>
> Sorry.
>
> :O
>
> You shock me Mattribute. You'd kill yourself over a few tracks of
> music?
>
> How sad. Really, I pity you.
>
> As for getting those other Offspring albums, I have all of them, have
> recorded them to Xbox, and normally put them on random so they don't
> play in the order they're recorded. Gives it more variety.

But how can you like pretty fly for a white guy best?

*scratches head*

I likes it because I likes it.

I like most of The Offspring's songs, just that one stands out as my favourite.

Glad you're getting in to the music "scene", but whoever told you that Avril Lavigne and Evanescance were good should be shot.