Heya,
Well where do I start?
That. Was. Fucking. Incredible! One of the best nights of my life, absolutely no doubt whatsoever.
That is all that needs to be said but I'll talk some more because apparently that's not enough.
My three friends and I went down to see Green Day yesterday (October 28th at the LG Arena in Birmingham) and it was AMAZING.
We arrived at the LG arena at about four o clock yesterday afternoon and were directed around to a catering door where there was about 200 other people, we were like "Is this it?" well anyway we queued there. It smelt a bit because we were near the bins. After much pissing about on behalf of the door wardens we were let in at six before all the other doors (it was then I realised that because we had got there early we had got to a "special" door).
We went straight into the arena and I was taken aback at the sheer size of it! It holds 16,000 and it was a sold out show. We got really near the front and I was maybe two people back from the barrier, towards the right hand side of the stage (as you look at it from the audience) where Mike stands and plays.
Well after an immense amount of waiting time Prima Donna came on. It was a little of a poisoned chalice that they had because no one was there to see them and they were quite good but still I wasn't there to see them, the lead singer stripped off his jacket.... it was like; ego, much? I managed to get the barrier during one of their songs and I clung on for dear life until I could stabilise myself on it. I could see EVERYTHING. I was about 2m away from the stage with mean looking security between me and the stage. We were quite a long way to the right which was good because the majority of the crushing was going on in the centre by the plinth but we were out to the side (when they did come on Billie and Mike spent a lot of time down this end anyway - as you will see!). I did, however, still have barrier shaped bruises at the end of the night.
There was a break as the roadies switched the sets and then the drunk bunny came on hailing the immenent arrival of Green Day. We were all doing the YMCA and singing long to the Ramones.
THEN:
Song of the Century AND.....
GREEN. DAY. CAME. ON.
It was so weird because I've spent years reading press releases, looking at posters and videos and then for these people to be actually real.. it was very SUReal. I was like "WOW" my heart was beating like six billions miles an hour and I haven't heard a scream as loud as the one that went up from the stadium in FOREVER.
We were stood right by a speaker stack and right underneath a speaker rig but it didn't seem too loud. It was very bearable.
The Set List (as much as I could remember!)
1. Song Of The Century
2. 21st Century Breakdown
3. Know Your Enemy - In which Billie Joe fucked off around the arena followed by a bunch of heavies.
4. East Jesus Nowhere - In this he goes "I need two young kids! I want two young children!", I was like ey-up you could get arrested for that sort of thing!
5. Holiday
6. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - During this song Billie lay down on the stage and pretended to get knocked over by the wall of sound coming from the audience, it was pretty incredible to hear 16,000 people all singing the same lyrics with such fervour.
7. Give Me Novacaine - I was happy when they played this because it's not one of the obvious ones to play!
8. 21 Guns
9-17. Random songs fromDookie/Insomniac/Kerplunk/Warning/Nimrod including Longview (the guyBillie pulled up to sing that was really good! and Billie said he was the best they'd ever had!),Basket Case, Brain Stew, When I Come Around, She, Hitchin' A Ride... etc..
18. American Eulogy/Mass Hysteria
19. Minority
20. American Idiot
21. Macy Day Parade
22. Walking Alone
23. Wake MeUp When September Ends
24. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
AllI can say is that it was amazing, I can't really put it downin words how epic it was!At one point Mike came down to my end and he looked STRAIGHT AT ME and he looked confused at how I managed to get (and keep) the barrier when everyone was like 5"9 at least and I'm 5"1, he grinned when I waved at him!
Billie kept coming down our end as well but he didn't make direct eye contact with anyone, prefering to sweepinglyglance at the crowd. His blonde hair grew on me.
Billie also said we were better than America when he did his really longHEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH
The number of times he said that were quite unreal.
"HEY OH!" "HEY OH!" "HEY!" "HEY!" "HEY!" I actually couldn't talk for about a day after the gig.
American Eulogy was nuts! Theparty was immense and I got Mike sweat on me. Billie also fired a water pistol directly in our direction. Thepeople around me and me swore at him and he laughed.
During King For A Day it was hilarious, comedy element galore. Trewas wearing a pink bra and thong combo and the crowd started singing GET YOUR TITS OUT and he slid the bra strap down his shirt. Billie said all the guys should get their dicks out for the girls, I was like "Yes Please!"
At the end they were all shouting Thank You and it all felt really involved and like everybody belonged. It was very awesome. Then Billie came on his own and played Macy Day Parade and the three others on an acoustic on his own. Everyone was singing so loud it was nuts. It felt really special to be a part of that.
Then it ended. ON AN ABSOLUTE HIGH.
All I would be able to say to them is THANK YOU
AND
BRING ON THE STADIUM TOUR 2010!
15 DAYS TILL WEMBLEY!!!
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