muse at popscene 05/06
i could write a 10 page essay on what happened last night...
let me attempt to short hand it....
-arrive at 6:30pm, doors are supposed to open at 9:00pm
-200+ already present
-wait 2 hours, 8:30pm : show delayed to 10:00pm
-people cutting in line has cause front line to swell
-now about 500 people behind us in line, 300 in front of us
-talk to the bouncer "600 is max capacity"
-talk to the rep "450 is max capacity"
-talk to the dj "500 is max capacity"
-talk to the bouncer "600 is max capacity"
-hear the rep query bouncer "i thought aaron said it was 450"
-bouncer says "we can't tell them that, they'll all be pissed"
-BEGINNING TO WORRY
-9:45pm, bouncers start patrolling line to keep people from cutting
-9:50pm, wishing they had done this sooner
-9:55pm, the line stretches around an entire block and into another... no idea how many people were there... but WELL BEYOND CAPACITY
-10:05pm, aren't they supposed to be letting people in?
-11:00pm, still hanging out
-11:10pm, wow there are a lot of cops showing up
-11:40pm, they start admitting people! rejoice!
-11:55pm, we're getting close to the door!
-12:05pm, all staff goes inside and closes door behind them
-12:06pm, obnoxious man on a megaphone shouts
"GO HOME. THE CLUB IS AT MAX CAPACITY, WE ARE NOT ADMITTING ANY MORE PEOPLE."
(this can't be happening... )
"I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE ALL STILL STANDING HERE, I SAID THE CLUB IS AT MAX CAPACITY, NONE OF YOU ARE GETTING IN... TOO BAD, GO HOME."
(crowd sits in silence)
"WHAT ARE YOU ALL STILL STANDING HERE FOR? ARE YOU DEAF? I SAID THE CLUB IS FULL, GO HOME."
so i go up to the front of the line to see what is going on... the cops are arguing with the club owners... asking wtf they are going to do with all of the people still outside...
"YOU'VE GOT 1000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING HERE IN THE COLD FOR 6 HOURS AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO TELL THEM TO LEAVE?"
'this is how we have always done it, it's our protocol... you know you have to come early in order to get in... and if you don't get in, well too bad'
"this is unacceptable, you have to do something for this crowd... do you want them to riot? you are under-staffed for even handling this crowd... what were you thinking? are you thinking? all of these people have been clinging to hope for 6 hours because you didn't even let them know they had no chance... WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR THEM"
'okay i'll count out 51 from the front of the line, and they can come in as people leave'
oh boy, we're at like 70.
hopes/dreams = shattered
to sum this part up, they told everyone that they would count out 51 people who would be let into the club AFTER the show... people are getting pissed...
and then it happens...
the crowd roars from inside... and then?
THE OPENING RIFF TO HYSTERIA...
hopes/dreams = shattered
-people are ready to riot
-muse sounds friggin GREAT from outside
-the people in front of us flip out and leave
-steve opens the window through the iron gating to bribe the sound guy
-sound guy continues to ignore us
-we can hear the music much better now
-hysteria ends, NEW BORN begins
hopes/dreams = shattered
-TOM THE FRIEND OF THE BAND comes out w/a camera
-i start talking to him
-we have a nice conversation about how crappy the situation is
-tom is a really cool guy, he apologizes that his guest list is already full
-he asks permission to use footage for something, we consent... steve realizes he flipped off the camera... haha. maybe they won't use it now.
-we stand around, new born ends, the small print begins...
then something friggin CRAZY happens...
"GET YOUR ID READY"
THEY START LETTING US IN...
then they stop.
BECAUSE SOME GUY IN THE BAND (matt) is jumping around so much that he's knocking over the monitors... which are HUGE speakers as tall as the ceiling... so the entire staff rushes in to balance it...
staff comes back out.
"how many of you?"
'five.'
me: six, actually
'oh yeah, six'
"we can only take four, you won't get in together"
'...'
so i'm letting these girls we met go before me...
and one of them doesn't have her ID... she put it in my car...
bouncer yells at her...NO ID, NO SHOW... JUST LEAVE
she was already almost in tears from when the band started playing... but now she is friggin DISTRAUGHT...
steve comes back out, steve is a hero. steve runs to the car and gets ID...
four of us get in... can't see a thing cause the stage is practically ground level...
fight our way to the front... CITIZEN ERASED begins...
anyways, steve and the girl make it back and are the last admitted ...
we watch the set... the band had a lot of fun... they jumped into the audience... and generally messed with each other...
they had some sweet lights going on in the background that were synched w/the keyboard and certain bass hits/drum hits... it was pretty slick... matt plays the guitar and sings like a virtuoso... some guy tries to steal my jacket ... i think he was the person humping me, too... someone else tries to steal my wallet... muse play the best encore ever...
and then we depart.
people were still waiting outside after the concert... i hope they got to meet the band.
oh, and i got two parking tickets.
i <3 muse.
i
let me attempt to short hand it....
-arrive at 6:30pm, doors are supposed to open at 9:00pm
-200+ already present
-wait 2 hours, 8:30pm : show delayed to 10:00pm
-people cutting in line has cause front line to swell
-now about 500 people behind us in line, 300 in front of us
-talk to the bouncer "600 is max capacity"
-talk to the rep "450 is max capacity"
-talk to the dj "500 is max capacity"
-talk to the bouncer "600 is max capacity"
-hear the rep query bouncer "i thought aaron said it was 450"
-bouncer says "we can't tell them that, they'll all be pissed"
-BEGINNING TO WORRY
-9:45pm, bouncers start patrolling line to keep people from cutting
-9:50pm, wishing they had done this sooner
-9:55pm, the line stretches around an entire block and into another... no idea how many people were there... but WELL BEYOND CAPACITY
-10:05pm, aren't they supposed to be letting people in?
-11:00pm, still hanging out
-11:10pm, wow there are a lot of cops showing up
-11:40pm, they start admitting people! rejoice!
-11:55pm, we're getting close to the door!
-12:05pm, all staff goes inside and closes door behind them
-12:06pm, obnoxious man on a megaphone shouts
"GO HOME. THE CLUB IS AT MAX CAPACITY, WE ARE NOT ADMITTING ANY MORE PEOPLE."
(this can't be happening... )
"I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE ALL STILL STANDING HERE, I SAID THE CLUB IS AT MAX CAPACITY, NONE OF YOU ARE GETTING IN... TOO BAD, GO HOME."
(crowd sits in silence)
"WHAT ARE YOU ALL STILL STANDING HERE FOR? ARE YOU DEAF? I SAID THE CLUB IS FULL, GO HOME."
so i go up to the front of the line to see what is going on... the cops are arguing with the club owners... asking wtf they are going to do with all of the people still outside...
"YOU'VE GOT 1000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING HERE IN THE COLD FOR 6 HOURS AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO TELL THEM TO LEAVE?"
'this is how we have always done it, it's our protocol... you know you have to come early in order to get in... and if you don't get in, well too bad'
"this is unacceptable, you have to do something for this crowd... do you want them to riot? you are under-staffed for even handling this crowd... what were you thinking? are you thinking? all of these people have been clinging to hope for 6 hours because you didn't even let them know they had no chance... WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR THEM"
'okay i'll count out 51 from the front of the line, and they can come in as people leave'
oh boy, we're at like 70.
hopes/dreams = shattered
to sum this part up, they told everyone that they would count out 51 people who would be let into the club AFTER the show... people are getting pissed...
and then it happens...
the crowd roars from inside... and then?
THE OPENING RIFF TO HYSTERIA...
hopes/dreams = shattered
-people are ready to riot
-muse sounds friggin GREAT from outside
-the people in front of us flip out and leave
-steve opens the window through the iron gating to bribe the sound guy
-sound guy continues to ignore us
-we can hear the music much better now
-hysteria ends, NEW BORN begins
hopes/dreams = shattered
-TOM THE FRIEND OF THE BAND comes out w/a camera
-i start talking to him
-we have a nice conversation about how crappy the situation is
-tom is a really cool guy, he apologizes that his guest list is already full
-he asks permission to use footage for something, we consent... steve realizes he flipped off the camera... haha. maybe they won't use it now.
-we stand around, new born ends, the small print begins...
then something friggin CRAZY happens...
"GET YOUR ID READY"
THEY START LETTING US IN...
then they stop.
BECAUSE SOME GUY IN THE BAND (matt) is jumping around so much that he's knocking over the monitors... which are HUGE speakers as tall as the ceiling... so the entire staff rushes in to balance it...
staff comes back out.
"how many of you?"
'five.'
me: six, actually
'oh yeah, six'
"we can only take four, you won't get in together"
'...'
so i'm letting these girls we met go before me...
and one of them doesn't have her ID... she put it in my car...
bouncer yells at her...NO ID, NO SHOW... JUST LEAVE
she was already almost in tears from when the band started playing... but now she is friggin DISTRAUGHT...
steve comes back out, steve is a hero. steve runs to the car and gets ID...
four of us get in... can't see a thing cause the stage is practically ground level...
fight our way to the front... CITIZEN ERASED begins...
anyways, steve and the girl make it back and are the last admitted ...
we watch the set... the band had a lot of fun... they jumped into the audience... and generally messed with each other...
they had some sweet lights going on in the background that were synched w/the keyboard and certain bass hits/drum hits... it was pretty slick... matt plays the guitar and sings like a virtuoso... some guy tries to steal my jacket ... i think he was the person humping me, too... someone else tries to steal my wallet... muse play the best encore ever...
and then we depart.
people were still waiting outside after the concert... i hope they got to meet the band.
oh, and i got two parking tickets.
i <3 muse.
i