Sunday, December 9, 2012

Rock Show at Wembley!

Yesterday I went to see the British pop-punk band You Me At Six at the Wembley Arena in London. 


Wall of M n M's


The show was amazing! I went with my friend Matt who actually showed me the band when I first came to England. We went into London for the entire day and did some sightseeing and some shopping. It was great to walk all around London. Since I leave in 8 days, it may well have been the last time I see the beautiful city. We walked around Leicester Square, Covent Garden, Oxford Street, and everything in between. We even went into M n' M World; it was my first time and I had NO idea there were that many colors!! We got some crispy ones to snack on while we continued walking around London, admiring the old buildings. 

We took a lengthy tube ride to Wembley Park and were a few hours early. We decided to get a bite to eat before the show began, but the nearest restaurant was McDonald's - and it was packed. After walking a short ways and finding nothing better, we settled for some good 'ol McDonalds. 

We took our seats (Section N10, Row A) and they were great seats. We were about halfway back from the stage, near the audio control people (ok, I really don't know what they're called). We had a great view of the stage and the incoming crowd. It was beautiful!

We sat around for a bit waiting for the first act to take the stage. In the meantime though, we watched all the fans strolling in. There was even this group in front of us who were dancing before the show even started. They looked pretty silly to me, but I guess they were having a laugh to themselves. The crowd was smaller than I expected, but many didn't show up until the final act - You Me At Six.

The first band came on, We Are The Ocean. This band had a good sound. I was fascinated with watching them on stage because they had two drum kits on the stage. I realized one was actually just used for percussion without the full set, but it was still really neat to see. The second opening act was Deaf Havana. This was another great band. I was really impressed with the opening acts. I liked them a lot! The lead singer of Deaf Havana was a riot too! He really got the crowd in the right mood. 

The Lights!
Finally! The last show of You Me At Six's tour, Final Night of Sin, was about to happen. The lights switched off and the crowd, which had now swelled to three times the size, went nuts! The band starts playing before the curtain is lifted, and just before the curtain does lift, fireworks blast from overhead. It was a beautiful sequence of one firework after another then all at once. I could tell it was going to be a great show from the start. One of the first songs they played was 'Loverboy', a personal favorite of mine. With three full albums, the band had a lot of material to choose from. I'd been listening to all of their albums for days and I loved being able to hear my favorite songs played live. Josh Franceschi, lead vocals, did a phenomenal job at entertaining the crowd as well. They are all wonderful performers! 

Lights and Flame on the stage

Throughout the show, fire, smoke, and confetti reigned both on and off the stage. The pyrotechnics were never-ending! The light works were great too. Colors swarmed the stage and the band, and the rock atmosphere was ignited! Speaking of rock atmosphere, the crowd was amazing. There was plenty of great moshing done, clothes were flung about, bodies were carried over the crowd, friends were on their friends shoulders while shouting the lyrics back to the band, and people were waving lighters and lit phone-screens back and forth. When the song 'Reckless' came on, Matt and I knew there was no way we could sit still. We jumped, shouted, fist pumped, and sang in our *ahem* best voices to our favorite song. The entire night was phenomenal. You Me At Six put on an amazing show, and I'm lucky enough to have witnessed it. And, I can't believe I got to see a rock concert at the Wembley Arena during my stay here; it was definitely a highlight of my time here! 

See the crowd

Rock on!

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