MCR concert

[abka]

Tuesday morning I handed in my dissertation proposal, had lunch with bayleaf and trixiesfic, and then headed to Philly for the My Chemical Romance concert.

See a few weeks ago I was in the mood for a loud, shouty concert (not my usual concert MO, but something about spring and adrenaline I guess). bayleaf said that she had a friend who had an extra ticket and so MCR fit the bill.

I drove down with trixiesfic. She was an excellent traveling partner and we had a nice mix of chatting and dozing (well I dozed since she was driving) on the way down. We didn't hit any traffic and made it to the Electric Company around 3:30. We found giddygeek and a big chunk of the internet and had a nice time hanging out in line. We got lucky with the weather, it started out really hot and sunny, but then cloudy, we had a little rain, but it didn't downpour and cloudy was much better than the sun. bayleaf and the other 4 people in her car arrived a couple hours after us (they did hit traffic).

Around 6:30 trixiesfic and I got into the venue. The Electric Company has a big open floor, then a second floor with bar and stools around the balcony. trixiesfic and I were seated in a raised section in the middle of the first floor. We were pretty close, had a great view of the stage (especially when the tall people standing in front of us moved), and I got to sit down!

The first band was Drive By and they were fine. Not bad, not great. The second I didn't recognize but they were phenomenal and I found out later that it was Taking Back Sunday. After that it began to get really cold, then they turned on a fan behind us, so even colder. And I started to get hungry and wondered if all the driving and waiting was worth it (this is why I don't go to concerts much I remembered.)

MCR came on and they were awesome!!! The show well exceeded my expectations, it had all the dancing, singing, and screaming I was looking forward to (although I actually didn't scream all that much). Oh and the lighting was fantastic. I had a few moments where I wanted to be on the floor, but then I would have sacrificed my view (not to mention the seat). Later we found out that the crowd was shoving a lot and it was very uncomfortable so I'm glad I stayed where I was. We left town around 11:30 (trixiesfic drove all the way back, bless her) and I got home around 2:30am exhausted and dehydrated.

I spent much of Wednesday brain dead but it was so worth it.

Comments

[coffman.livejournal.com]

That sounds awesome! I totally would have gone to that concert! I've been wanting to go to something a little louder and bouncier than most of the concerts I see these days. That sounds perfect, having a seat and everything!