2009.01.19 ;; The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus feat. The Becoming & Tickle Me Pink ;; The Rave (Mil., WI)
So, here is my concert report of the RJA show. It's long, and I didn't look over it. Just typed it up. hm, what else? oh! there are pretty pictures to look at if you don't want to read it. :] you can see my new hair if you look at the pictures too! hehe. ^^
Our journey began around three-thirty. After picking up Brett from Starbucks (he was hanging out with one of his other friends before the show), we made our way towards the Rave, of course, listening to The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus the whole way there. We arrived a little bit after four, and we went inside the venue to make sure that the time we were suppose to be there was quarter to five, but when we asked, they said five. I was a little bit confused, but didn’t pay too much attention to it and we began to look at the upcoming shows they were having, like The Killers and Fall Out Boy (we’re thinking about going to this show) when Brett’s like “I have to go to the bathroom” and I’m like, “well, ask the person if you can use the ones in here and where they are of if you have to leave”. But of course, he’s kind of scared to do it and so I go up with him and begin to ask, not noticing that the girl was on the phone because where I was looking, I was looking around a corner and there was like a sign advertising something on the window. So, I didn’t see that she was on the phone. I apologized quickly, but she gave me this really bitchy look, so I kind of just walked away and didn’t say anything. Then, when Brett asked, she was all like “you aren’t even supposed to be in here” and I was like, “whatever,” so we went to McDonalds (ah, good times, good times. XD). In McDonalds we used the bathrooms and took a few pictures before the show (all the pictures, including the concert ones, were taken by my good friend Becky) -
At about quarter to five (because I wanted to make sure we were a little earlier since that’s what time they had told us when they called to tell us we won) we headed back and this security guy was like “gotta line up at these doors” and we said we were here for that meet and greet thing. He kind of looked around and said that the van for the radio station was down there unloading stuff, and to ask them. So, we headed down there only to realize that the merch was being unloaded down there, but we saw the van, though it was just kind of, chillin’ there. And, when it backed up and went into the Rave parking lot, we quickly trekked back up there and told the guy that those people unloading were the merch people. He told us go inside, and when we got in there, another worker was like “what are you doing?” and we told them we were for the party. They’re like, “okay, stand here” and about ten minutes later, a guy from the station was coming around, and grabbing our names. And five minutes after that, we were going in this little room to meet the band. Though, the band wasn’t there right away. We actually sat down at this small, round table and got our pizza before the band joined us. The first one we saw was the drummer, Jon, because he said something and Becky and I turned toward him (Allison and Brett were getting us waters, which were like, three dollars and fifty cents a piece!). Becky waved and I kind of nodded toward him in greeting before going back to our pizza and eating. A few minutes later, the band was in the front of the room, eating and then they started talking about the new album and told us what song we were going to listen to. We listened to that one before they let us pick the last three, and while we ate, we listened. They all sounded really good, so I’m really excited for their new album. But anyway, after that they told us to come up and they’d sign some of the posters that they had for us or whatever else we wanted them to sign. So, we went up there and got in line.
Ronnie, the singer, was our first stop, and when we got up to him, he asked us if we were all friends and we answered yes before I said that the new album sounds awesome, and that, when I heard they were coming out with the new album, I got really stoked. He thought that was great, and he can’t wait till it is released, but he’s kind of sick of it because he’s like, listened to it so many times. Haha. XD After that, Becky and I took a picture with him before Allison and Brett did. Their pictures ended up funny because Ronnie is looking toward Becky while the two of them our looking toward me. I didn’t realize Becky was taking the picture, but oh well! D: Anyway, after that Becky and I moved toward the three that were sitting at the table - Duke, the guitarist, Mike, the fill-in guitarist for the guy who left the band, and Jon, the drummer. We had them sign our poster and then we just took a picture with all three of them. Well, it was Becky and I and then Allison and Brett again, before we moved on to the final member, Joey, the bassist. I swear, he might have been a little high, but that was okay. He was still nice, and signed our stuff before taking a picture with us. The first picture he took with us, he had his head bent so we had to take another, but that was okay. He was fine with it. And then, Allison and Brett took one with him. We were going to switch and having Brett and I together in a picture or two, but that obviously didn’t end up happening. Anyway, after that, we took a few pictures of us before heading out of there and down to the basement where the show was. Here are the pictures of us at the meet and greet -
When we got down there, we got up in the front row right on the right side (so, stage left?), and placed our coats over the barricade. We got all situated before Brett and I went to look at merch, and finding out prices before heading back over. We told Becky and Allison what they had, and then Becky, Brett and I headed back to buy our stuff. Brett and I ended up buying the black shirt that had the CD cover on it, while Becky bought the one that said “The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus” on it and shiny, silver angel wings on the back. And, I bought Allison their CD as her Christmas gift, and with our purchase they gave us smaller versions of the poster that we got signed (I tucked those in my purse and surrounded them with gloves and hats. XD), and CDs that had their two newest singles, You Better Pray and Pen and Paper on it. Then, we headed back over to our spots and waited for the concert to begin.
The first band up was The Becoming. I thought, “oh great, they’re gonna be sreamo”, but surprisingly, they weren’t. Actually, I don’t think the singer screamed once during the set, but I could be completely wrong. They actually sounded pretty awesome, but I was a little disturbed when the guitarist ended up licking the neck of his guitar (and he did this about three times). O-o It was weird. But anyway, during one of their songs, the sound went out, and by that I mean everything - guitars, bass, keyboard, drum mics and the singers mic. It was crazy. The singer’s just like “maybe we rocked a little too hard” and they began to kind of fuddle around with it and wait a little before they kind of just were like “whatever” and sat down in the front of the stage. The guitarist talked to the girls right next to me, and I just listened silently while they did. After about maybe, five-seven minutes, they got sound back and finished up there set.
Then, it was time for Tickle Me Pink. They were, so-so. I liked some of their songs, like Madeline (though, it was about finding some girls body at the edge of a river because she committed suicide and about not saying goodbye), and some of their other stuff. But, the other stuff was like, screaming and I didn’t like it when the singer screamed. It didn’t sound too good. :/ But, other than that, they were good. The singer like to swear a lot, which was kind of amusing, but nothing to major. Oh, the singer also played the bass, which I thought was pretty cool, and strange at the same time. But, then I found out he was doing it ‘cause their bassist had died and then I was all sad. :[ But yeah, they were okay.
Then, finally, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Now, before I get to their actually set and everything, I want to talk about the crowd. It was okay during The Becoming. Nobody was really pushing or anything, but by the time Tickle Me Pink got on stage, people starting pushing and moshing. This one girl, who ended up right behind me was like, grabbing on to the barricade, but as she was attempting to do that, she was also grabbing on to me and scratching at me a little bit. Then, when she finally got a hold of the bar, she was being pushed a direction in which her arm was being pressed against my side. It was a little insane, but when RJA (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus) came on, it was like, fucked up. Everybody was pushing and shoving and I was like, “really?” because I so did not expect moshing at this concert. But, I got it.
Anyway, the setlist for the concert. It probably isn’t exactly in the order it was played, but I’m positive about what they played. So, this is it -
In Fate’s Hands
False Pretense
Paper and Pen
Damn Regret
You Better Pray
Cat and Mouse
Your Guardian Angel
Justify
Face Down
Grim Goodbye
Anyway, the only things I’m sure about on the setlist; Your Guardian Angel was played straight after Cat and Mouse, In Fate’s Hands started off the show and Grim Goodbye ended it. Now, as the for the show it self - awesome. They are a fantastic band live. I really enjoyed them immensely. They really got the crowd going, and everyone was really into it. Maybe a little bit too much since the moshing was, like I said, fucking insane, but it was a good show. They were good a great band. Most memorable moments?
- Cat and Mouse; behind Face Down, this is my favorite song by them. And, it was awesome because it was just Ronnie singing and Duke on piano. The CD version has a little drum in it, but they left that out and just had the piano, making it sound even better than the original version. And, everybody was singing - it was great
- Face Down; okay, you knew this was coming since well, it is like, everybody’s favorite song and I think the whole entire world must know it. And, if they don’t, they should. The songs message is a powerful one, and it is just a great song in general. It was the song that got me into them, so it holds a special place in my heart, and it still one of my favorite songs ever.
- Damn Regret; another great song that I really enjoy on the CD and it was even better live. It is a fun song, and I totally enjoy it either live or on the CD.
- During one of the songs, either In Fate’s Hands or False Pretense, Ronnie had one of half of the crowd sing and then the other half sing, before saying which side was louder, and well, we were. XD He just pointed to us, and that’s how I knew we were the better side. :D
- A girl getting dropped onto the ground. Sure, that isn’t a good thing to remember, but I felt so bad for the poor girl. No security was there because they were all helping some other chick, and the people who were helping her over just let her like, drop. It was fucking disgusting, and then I guess they even laughed and I was like, “really, people?! She could have like, busted her back or her face, that isn’t funny!” it was basically the worst thing I’ve seen happen at a concert before.
So yeah, the show was pretty fantastic, and Becky’s pictures are pretty great too.
So, all in all, the show was really great. I really wanna see the guys again. They were awesome. XD Hopefully, when they tour again for their new album, they’ll come back to Milwaukee. :]
Our journey began around three-thirty. After picking up Brett from Starbucks (he was hanging out with one of his other friends before the show), we made our way towards the Rave, of course, listening to The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus the whole way there. We arrived a little bit after four, and we went inside the venue to make sure that the time we were suppose to be there was quarter to five, but when we asked, they said five. I was a little bit confused, but didn’t pay too much attention to it and we began to look at the upcoming shows they were having, like The Killers and Fall Out Boy (we’re thinking about going to this show) when Brett’s like “I have to go to the bathroom” and I’m like, “well, ask the person if you can use the ones in here and where they are of if you have to leave”. But of course, he’s kind of scared to do it and so I go up with him and begin to ask, not noticing that the girl was on the phone because where I was looking, I was looking around a corner and there was like a sign advertising something on the window. So, I didn’t see that she was on the phone. I apologized quickly, but she gave me this really bitchy look, so I kind of just walked away and didn’t say anything. Then, when Brett asked, she was all like “you aren’t even supposed to be in here” and I was like, “whatever,” so we went to McDonalds (ah, good times, good times. XD). In McDonalds we used the bathrooms and took a few pictures before the show (all the pictures, including the concert ones, were taken by my good friend Becky) -
At about quarter to five (because I wanted to make sure we were a little earlier since that’s what time they had told us when they called to tell us we won) we headed back and this security guy was like “gotta line up at these doors” and we said we were here for that meet and greet thing. He kind of looked around and said that the van for the radio station was down there unloading stuff, and to ask them. So, we headed down there only to realize that the merch was being unloaded down there, but we saw the van, though it was just kind of, chillin’ there. And, when it backed up and went into the Rave parking lot, we quickly trekked back up there and told the guy that those people unloading were the merch people. He told us go inside, and when we got in there, another worker was like “what are you doing?” and we told them we were for the party. They’re like, “okay, stand here” and about ten minutes later, a guy from the station was coming around, and grabbing our names. And five minutes after that, we were going in this little room to meet the band. Though, the band wasn’t there right away. We actually sat down at this small, round table and got our pizza before the band joined us. The first one we saw was the drummer, Jon, because he said something and Becky and I turned toward him (Allison and Brett were getting us waters, which were like, three dollars and fifty cents a piece!). Becky waved and I kind of nodded toward him in greeting before going back to our pizza and eating. A few minutes later, the band was in the front of the room, eating and then they started talking about the new album and told us what song we were going to listen to. We listened to that one before they let us pick the last three, and while we ate, we listened. They all sounded really good, so I’m really excited for their new album. But anyway, after that they told us to come up and they’d sign some of the posters that they had for us or whatever else we wanted them to sign. So, we went up there and got in line.
Ronnie, the singer, was our first stop, and when we got up to him, he asked us if we were all friends and we answered yes before I said that the new album sounds awesome, and that, when I heard they were coming out with the new album, I got really stoked. He thought that was great, and he can’t wait till it is released, but he’s kind of sick of it because he’s like, listened to it so many times. Haha. XD After that, Becky and I took a picture with him before Allison and Brett did. Their pictures ended up funny because Ronnie is looking toward Becky while the two of them our looking toward me. I didn’t realize Becky was taking the picture, but oh well! D: Anyway, after that Becky and I moved toward the three that were sitting at the table - Duke, the guitarist, Mike, the fill-in guitarist for the guy who left the band, and Jon, the drummer. We had them sign our poster and then we just took a picture with all three of them. Well, it was Becky and I and then Allison and Brett again, before we moved on to the final member, Joey, the bassist. I swear, he might have been a little high, but that was okay. He was still nice, and signed our stuff before taking a picture with us. The first picture he took with us, he had his head bent so we had to take another, but that was okay. He was fine with it. And then, Allison and Brett took one with him. We were going to switch and having Brett and I together in a picture or two, but that obviously didn’t end up happening. Anyway, after that, we took a few pictures of us before heading out of there and down to the basement where the show was. Here are the pictures of us at the meet and greet -
When we got down there, we got up in the front row right on the right side (so, stage left?), and placed our coats over the barricade. We got all situated before Brett and I went to look at merch, and finding out prices before heading back over. We told Becky and Allison what they had, and then Becky, Brett and I headed back to buy our stuff. Brett and I ended up buying the black shirt that had the CD cover on it, while Becky bought the one that said “The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus” on it and shiny, silver angel wings on the back. And, I bought Allison their CD as her Christmas gift, and with our purchase they gave us smaller versions of the poster that we got signed (I tucked those in my purse and surrounded them with gloves and hats. XD), and CDs that had their two newest singles, You Better Pray and Pen and Paper on it. Then, we headed back over to our spots and waited for the concert to begin.
The first band up was The Becoming. I thought, “oh great, they’re gonna be sreamo”, but surprisingly, they weren’t. Actually, I don’t think the singer screamed once during the set, but I could be completely wrong. They actually sounded pretty awesome, but I was a little disturbed when the guitarist ended up licking the neck of his guitar (and he did this about three times). O-o It was weird. But anyway, during one of their songs, the sound went out, and by that I mean everything - guitars, bass, keyboard, drum mics and the singers mic. It was crazy. The singer’s just like “maybe we rocked a little too hard” and they began to kind of fuddle around with it and wait a little before they kind of just were like “whatever” and sat down in the front of the stage. The guitarist talked to the girls right next to me, and I just listened silently while they did. After about maybe, five-seven minutes, they got sound back and finished up there set.
Then, it was time for Tickle Me Pink. They were, so-so. I liked some of their songs, like Madeline (though, it was about finding some girls body at the edge of a river because she committed suicide and about not saying goodbye), and some of their other stuff. But, the other stuff was like, screaming and I didn’t like it when the singer screamed. It didn’t sound too good. :/ But, other than that, they were good. The singer like to swear a lot, which was kind of amusing, but nothing to major. Oh, the singer also played the bass, which I thought was pretty cool, and strange at the same time. But, then I found out he was doing it ‘cause their bassist had died and then I was all sad. :[ But yeah, they were okay.
Then, finally, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Now, before I get to their actually set and everything, I want to talk about the crowd. It was okay during The Becoming. Nobody was really pushing or anything, but by the time Tickle Me Pink got on stage, people starting pushing and moshing. This one girl, who ended up right behind me was like, grabbing on to the barricade, but as she was attempting to do that, she was also grabbing on to me and scratching at me a little bit. Then, when she finally got a hold of the bar, she was being pushed a direction in which her arm was being pressed against my side. It was a little insane, but when RJA (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus) came on, it was like, fucked up. Everybody was pushing and shoving and I was like, “really?” because I so did not expect moshing at this concert. But, I got it.
Anyway, the setlist for the concert. It probably isn’t exactly in the order it was played, but I’m positive about what they played. So, this is it -
In Fate’s Hands
False Pretense
Paper and Pen
Damn Regret
You Better Pray
Cat and Mouse
Your Guardian Angel
Justify
Face Down
Grim Goodbye
Anyway, the only things I’m sure about on the setlist; Your Guardian Angel was played straight after Cat and Mouse, In Fate’s Hands started off the show and Grim Goodbye ended it. Now, as the for the show it self - awesome. They are a fantastic band live. I really enjoyed them immensely. They really got the crowd going, and everyone was really into it. Maybe a little bit too much since the moshing was, like I said, fucking insane, but it was a good show. They were good a great band. Most memorable moments?
- Cat and Mouse; behind Face Down, this is my favorite song by them. And, it was awesome because it was just Ronnie singing and Duke on piano. The CD version has a little drum in it, but they left that out and just had the piano, making it sound even better than the original version. And, everybody was singing - it was great
- Face Down; okay, you knew this was coming since well, it is like, everybody’s favorite song and I think the whole entire world must know it. And, if they don’t, they should. The songs message is a powerful one, and it is just a great song in general. It was the song that got me into them, so it holds a special place in my heart, and it still one of my favorite songs ever.
- Damn Regret; another great song that I really enjoy on the CD and it was even better live. It is a fun song, and I totally enjoy it either live or on the CD.
- During one of the songs, either In Fate’s Hands or False Pretense, Ronnie had one of half of the crowd sing and then the other half sing, before saying which side was louder, and well, we were. XD He just pointed to us, and that’s how I knew we were the better side. :D
- A girl getting dropped onto the ground. Sure, that isn’t a good thing to remember, but I felt so bad for the poor girl. No security was there because they were all helping some other chick, and the people who were helping her over just let her like, drop. It was fucking disgusting, and then I guess they even laughed and I was like, “really, people?! She could have like, busted her back or her face, that isn’t funny!” it was basically the worst thing I’ve seen happen at a concert before.
So yeah, the show was pretty fantastic, and Becky’s pictures are pretty great too.
So, all in all, the show was really great. I really wanna see the guys again. They were awesome. XD Hopefully, when they tour again for their new album, they’ll come back to Milwaukee. :]