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My Chemical Romance.
Where do I begin.
From the start? Ok will do.
There was me, Sarah and my brother John in the car going to the train station to get to
Festival Hall, where MCR were playing, then Welcome to the Black Parade came on the radio
and it just made us even more high, that we were going to the Melbourne concert!
On the train ride there we kept talking about how were going to elbow people to get to the front
and as we said that the train went past Festival Hall and we saw the HUGE line that was already there,
and besides the fact that we were 2 hours early, it still kinda made us shiver at the amount of the people there.
We decided to take our time and get Subway and at least have some form of consumable energy
for all the heavy moshing and probably self crushing that'll go on.
Express entrance is called DOOR NUMBER 11. Fucking oath baby! We didn't even line up.
We were scared cos we walked past the huge line and went all the way down to door 11 and
got in straight away. Hell Yer!
Next we found the best spot on the barricade. It wasn't front row center, but it was front row left.
We could still see everything, on a weird angle but we could still see EVERYTHING and we weren't getting crushed.
Man the amount of people walking past us and/or being carried, gah, poor buggers.
Before the whole concert started me and Sarah went and bought shirts, and we our proud owners
of mass produced band merchandise, we couldn't be any happier!
The supporting band came out, and thanks to the legendary MYSPACE, me and Sarah knew who they were
straight away, and we were screaming and wishing them luck, 'cause we were on the side, where all the bands come out.
MUAHAHAH, so no one knew what was going on until me and sarah started chanting "ANOTHER DAY DOWN, ANOTHER DAY DOWN"
and the chicks next to us [who didn't jump or clap or scream through the whole concert "what the fuck!"] asked us if that was the
supporting band and we were all.. "Hell yer!"
If you're in need of good music, do check out Another Day Down's myspace or purevolume because they are
really good. got us in the mood for My Chemical Romance! So the support act finished and they started setting up the
stage for MCR.
Being on the left we still saw everything!
They put two huge curtains up. A huge black curtain with "the black parade" on it, in front of the stage
so the people in the middle couldn't see anything, but we could!!
Then they put a huge my chemical romance curtain behind the stage so you could see it behind Bob.
It's hilarious when the crowd who can't see anything goes crazy for the stage techs.
"Yeh scream all you want, it's just the drum tech you idiots!"
Ok, I can't exactly remember the order of the songs but I do know some of the order.
Before the curtain dropped all the people beside me saw the band come out.
Bob the legend came out smoking and put it out by throwing it at Gerard. LMAO.
So before the curtain dropped Gerard started singing
The end
Then it dropped and
Dead
started.
They introduced themselves and let us scream just a little but more.
Then they played
This is how I disappear
And to the entire crowds delight they came out screaming and played
I'm not ok
Which everyone sang every single word too, and Gerard just let us,
so he only sang about 45% of it
And this is when it gets hazy.
I know from here they played.
Welcome to the Black Parade
I don't love you
Helena
Which everyone sang along to as well! The intro went on for a while.
Gerard did this whole crowd participation thing, singing little smippets and
getting up to sing them back, and then the song started.
Next in some order that I have no idea was
House of wolves
You know what they do to guys like us in prison
which went fucking off!
Mama
Which had a really long intro as well, and it was either this or Teenagers
That he was sex-sounding, moaning and groping during the intro.
Can't remember had to much fucking fun to notice!
So...
Hang 'em high
give 'em hell kid
Which they dedicated to Todd, the replacement for Frankie because he is sick and
couldn't make it. So Todd from Driveby filled in.
Thank you for the venom
Teenagers
Came next and I do remember a lot of self touching and moaning in the intro.
Their last song was
Sleep
Which every one got soo into! Bad!
During the concert I did get to check out the handsome boys, of course.
Gerard was sporting black skinny jeans, a black polo and a black vest.
At the start he was also wearing a red tie and a really cute black blazer.
Mikey, who was eye candy, and soo much more confident!
He was prancing around stage, coming up to the front,
standing on the speakers, near me!!
Well we was wearing a black t-shirt and gray/black skinny jeans and
the best pair of black leather boots I've seen on a man!
Maybe besides Ryan Ross's but Mikey's just kicked way more ass!
Ray wore a black tee as well and jeans. Shredding it on the guitar
Fuck I love that kid!
Bob was wearing black skinny jeans and a black polo, looked
hott either way.
Todd wore the same as Bob.
Also during the concert, while my constant staring at the god that is Mikey
any chance we got, sarah and I would yell out
"We love you Mikey"
or
"Gerard you rock!"
They might have heard us, or maybe they didn't
but we felt great saying it and having them only about 10 meters
away from us!!!
And no it didn't end there.
ENCORE BABY!
After Sleep, the boys went off, making the crowd go insane.
It was so loud, you couldn't even hear yourself scream.
Simultanious chanting and stomping the ground made Gerard come back out.
Singing Cancer under one spotlight with just the pianist.
Beautiful voice that kid.
Being on the side, I saw Ray come out, shaking his head in that
"Oh fuck it, let's just do this!"
So he made his way behind the drum kit and set up his guitar.
Mikey Bob and Todd all hid on the staircase waiting for Ray to give them
the thumbs up.
Gerard thanked us all for being there and he didn't say that we were the best crowd ever
but he did say that we were hell of a fucking crowd.
The lights came up and
Famous last words
were their last song.
the band left and Mikey waved, Ray waved and Bob threw his drumsticks
everywhere besides the crowd.
The lights came on and people started filing out.
They didn't play
The sharpest lives
or
Disenchanted
which I am so bummed over.
But it's ok.
I had the best fucking time anyways!
I was right on the barricade and got to check out Mikey and the Band
all I want so it was the best ever!
All in all, the concert was fucking ace! One of the best concerts I've ever been to!
The atmosphere was great, the crowd was into it full on!
Jumping all the time and air punching with Gerard, head rocking with Ray
Jumping with Mikey and all out just having the best fucking time.
I'm not a proud owner of a drum stick but I am a proud owner of two
concert tee's. One in support of the support and
yes the mass produced band merchandise!
No cameras were allowed in so no photos for you darlings!
But I did take a photo of the stuff I got from the concert.
THE BEST FUCKING CONCERT TO DATE!
My Chemical Romance
you are my heroes!
MERCHAN-FUCKING-DICE BABY