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Okay, since brandijeune demanded that I update...here we go.
Rock IM Park was amazing. I will break it down in to days ;)
Freitag:
Sarah, Brooke and I got a Bayern-ticket(a train ticket that lets you use any train within the state and only costs about $10) and went to Nuremberg. The festival grounds were PACKED, but we actually ended up getting a very good camping spot near Alternastage. We had to push a fence back a bit, so I don't think we were supposed to camp there...but we did anyway.
The first set I watched was New Found Glory. They were good, but the sound SUCKED. Center stage had issues all weekend, I hated the sound quality unless I was front and center. The vocals needed to be turned up...other than that, it was good. Next up was The All American Rejects. By this time, Sarah and I had pushed through the crowd and were almost at the very front. The mosh pit got VERY warm, and we were dying of heat/dehydration. I was surprised at how much people actually moshed to All American Rejects...haha. Pathetic. The Subways came on next and we only stayed for one song, because I felt as if I was about to pass out...so we went to a different stage and watched Chris Cornell (from Audioslave & Soundgarden) I was not too impressed, but was happy that he played Black Hole Sun. Next came MIA. a girl from Berlin. Crappy music, interesting stage performance. After that we went back to centerstage and watched some Billy Talent. For some reason, I thought they'd be crappy live...but they did suprisingly well. Then we watched The Kooks, whom I enjoyed, but they played some slow songs that I didn't find appropriate for the crowd. Peter Fox was the last show we watched (we were too tired to haul our asses up to see Dir En Grey) and he was AMAZING. A VERY good show. His band consisted of about 15 people, and he had excellent choreography and it was a great set overall.
In the concert area, we weren't allowed bottles, so we DIED of dehydration the first day. We were allowed tetrapacks, so the next day we bought juice and used tape to make a sling type thing and wear it like a messenger bag...all the cool kids were doing it. Mine came off in the mosh pit though. We also weren't allowed cameras, so I had mine in my bra...unfortunately the lanyard on it snagged my piercing and it hurt like a BIOTCH. But, all is okay.
Samstag:
Expatriate was okay. Again, the sound sucked at center stage. Scouting for girls put on a good show, I like them a lot more live than I do on record. I spent almost all day at Alternastage watching: Dragonforce, Shinedown, Enter Shikari, Papa Roach, Staind, Killswitch Engage, Marilyn Manson, and KoRn. They were all great with the exception of Papa Roach, I didn't like him at all. Marilyn Manson was great. He got some guys phone from the audience and made a call..."Is this the mother of whoever owns this phone? This is Marilyn Manson and %^#&#%&#% *insert explicit content here* God it was priceless. I was suprised he played Sweet Dreams, but wow...it was fantastic. Blew me away. KoRn did an awesome set as well. I wondered over to centerstage a bit during shows and caught some of Placebo, and The Killers. Nice sets. It rained a little bit, so we made sweet ponchos out of garbage bags. YAY! HOBOS!
Sonntag:
Sevendust, Trivium, and Flogging Molly were the first 3 at Centerstage, luckily the sound was much better...though I was in the pit the entire time. Flogging Molly was the BEST show I have EVER seen. The crowd was pretty tame, which sucked...but then it started to rain, and then POUR. I don't mean Germany "pour" either..I mean it actually poured, like a good ole Vancouver Island type of rain. Everyone went crazy, we were all soaked, it had been so hot that there was just STEAM coming from the pit. Fuck it was AMAZING. I definitely plan on seeing Flogging Molly again...soon!
Sarah and I went back to the tent to get changed (we weren't watching the show together, though somehow I managed to run in to her on the way back to the tent...weird) I was actually completely dry from my belly button down, because the pit had been soooo packed. The rest of me was soaked, and in the 5 mins it took to get to the tent, the rest of me was soaked as well. Next I saw Soundtrack of Our Lives, A Day To Remember, and someone else I can't remember. All good shows, it was nice to be indoors at Clubstage. Then came the good ole Canadians. Alexisonfire did great, and made the BIGGEST mosh circle I have EVER seen. Towards the end of the show, I decided I wanted to crowd surf. I somehow got my point across to these two german guys and they threw me up to the crowd. It was AWESOME. Scary, though...and security hurt my shoulder when they pulled me down. SOOOOO WORTH IT. Ic aught a bit of Raemonn, he was good, but not really my style...then I watched Bloc Party, Jan Delay & Disko No.1, and Mando Diao. It POURED again, I packed up, and went home early with Balt.
We caught the ICE, which is the fast train, and it was soooo nice. Not only was it warm and comfortable, I barely even felt like we were moving...though we were...at almost 200km/h! Got home fairly late, but it was nice to sleep in my own bed.
Other than that, not much is new. June will be a busy month. Bailey's going away party is tonight, I have a running date, annnd my birthday is soon! :)
Oh, and Mr.Man invited me home to Czech Republic with him. He's going in a few weeks...I probably won't go. Crazyness though. *squeeeeeeee*
Rock IM Park was amazing. I will break it down in to days ;)
Freitag:
Sarah, Brooke and I got a Bayern-ticket(a train ticket that lets you use any train within the state and only costs about $10) and went to Nuremberg. The festival grounds were PACKED, but we actually ended up getting a very good camping spot near Alternastage. We had to push a fence back a bit, so I don't think we were supposed to camp there...but we did anyway.
The first set I watched was New Found Glory. They were good, but the sound SUCKED. Center stage had issues all weekend, I hated the sound quality unless I was front and center. The vocals needed to be turned up...other than that, it was good. Next up was The All American Rejects. By this time, Sarah and I had pushed through the crowd and were almost at the very front. The mosh pit got VERY warm, and we were dying of heat/dehydration. I was surprised at how much people actually moshed to All American Rejects...haha. Pathetic. The Subways came on next and we only stayed for one song, because I felt as if I was about to pass out...so we went to a different stage and watched Chris Cornell (from Audioslave & Soundgarden) I was not too impressed, but was happy that he played Black Hole Sun. Next came MIA. a girl from Berlin. Crappy music, interesting stage performance. After that we went back to centerstage and watched some Billy Talent. For some reason, I thought they'd be crappy live...but they did suprisingly well. Then we watched The Kooks, whom I enjoyed, but they played some slow songs that I didn't find appropriate for the crowd. Peter Fox was the last show we watched (we were too tired to haul our asses up to see Dir En Grey) and he was AMAZING. A VERY good show. His band consisted of about 15 people, and he had excellent choreography and it was a great set overall.
In the concert area, we weren't allowed bottles, so we DIED of dehydration the first day. We were allowed tetrapacks, so the next day we bought juice and used tape to make a sling type thing and wear it like a messenger bag...all the cool kids were doing it. Mine came off in the mosh pit though. We also weren't allowed cameras, so I had mine in my bra...unfortunately the lanyard on it snagged my piercing and it hurt like a BIOTCH. But, all is okay.
Samstag:
Expatriate was okay. Again, the sound sucked at center stage. Scouting for girls put on a good show, I like them a lot more live than I do on record. I spent almost all day at Alternastage watching: Dragonforce, Shinedown, Enter Shikari, Papa Roach, Staind, Killswitch Engage, Marilyn Manson, and KoRn. They were all great with the exception of Papa Roach, I didn't like him at all. Marilyn Manson was great. He got some guys phone from the audience and made a call..."Is this the mother of whoever owns this phone? This is Marilyn Manson and %^#&#%&#% *insert explicit content here* God it was priceless. I was suprised he played Sweet Dreams, but wow...it was fantastic. Blew me away. KoRn did an awesome set as well. I wondered over to centerstage a bit during shows and caught some of Placebo, and The Killers. Nice sets. It rained a little bit, so we made sweet ponchos out of garbage bags. YAY! HOBOS!
Sonntag:
Sevendust, Trivium, and Flogging Molly were the first 3 at Centerstage, luckily the sound was much better...though I was in the pit the entire time. Flogging Molly was the BEST show I have EVER seen. The crowd was pretty tame, which sucked...but then it started to rain, and then POUR. I don't mean Germany "pour" either..I mean it actually poured, like a good ole Vancouver Island type of rain. Everyone went crazy, we were all soaked, it had been so hot that there was just STEAM coming from the pit. Fuck it was AMAZING. I definitely plan on seeing Flogging Molly again...soon!
Sarah and I went back to the tent to get changed (we weren't watching the show together, though somehow I managed to run in to her on the way back to the tent...weird) I was actually completely dry from my belly button down, because the pit had been soooo packed. The rest of me was soaked, and in the 5 mins it took to get to the tent, the rest of me was soaked as well. Next I saw Soundtrack of Our Lives, A Day To Remember, and someone else I can't remember. All good shows, it was nice to be indoors at Clubstage. Then came the good ole Canadians. Alexisonfire did great, and made the BIGGEST mosh circle I have EVER seen. Towards the end of the show, I decided I wanted to crowd surf. I somehow got my point across to these two german guys and they threw me up to the crowd. It was AWESOME. Scary, though...and security hurt my shoulder when they pulled me down. SOOOOO WORTH IT. Ic aught a bit of Raemonn, he was good, but not really my style...then I watched Bloc Party, Jan Delay & Disko No.1, and Mando Diao. It POURED again, I packed up, and went home early with Balt.
We caught the ICE, which is the fast train, and it was soooo nice. Not only was it warm and comfortable, I barely even felt like we were moving...though we were...at almost 200km/h! Got home fairly late, but it was nice to sleep in my own bed.
Other than that, not much is new. June will be a busy month. Bailey's going away party is tonight, I have a running date, annnd my birthday is soon! :)
Oh, and Mr.Man invited me home to Czech Republic with him. He's going in a few weeks...I probably won't go. Crazyness though. *squeeeeeeee*