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(quote Billy Corgan, AB, 26-5-2007)
I know, I know, it's a while back already but I haven't had time to write something yet and I still want to so here we go!
First of all I'm wondering about something: why are there always sooooo many people at concerts that talk almost all the time, even during the quiet parts of songs? The tickets for this concert were 38 euros and it was sold out in 27 minutes but still there were quite a lot of people who were talking. And it's usually not even about the music or the band or the show or anything related!
Why would you pay so much money, stand in a very hot crowded room just to tell your friend about your other friends friend who did something to another friend when you can do that for a lot less money in your own comfortable home??? Can any-one please tell me some day?
Ok, enough about this let's talk music! I had never seen the Smashing Pumpkins live yet nor did I think I would see them live anymore. So it was great to hear that they were touring again all be it without two of the old members. Their music has played an important part in my life so this was a great opportunity to hear some of my favourites live.
At first I didn't think I would be able to get tickets for this specific concert because the AB is quite small but Mark, who really really wanted to see them, convinced me to try anyway and well, as you can read here: it got tickets!
As I had never seen them live (not even on tv, video, dvd, internet) I didn't quite know what to expect. I know what an annoying brat Billy Corgan can be and how he likes to be overly dramatic so the show could go either way.
Luckily for us the show was great! The sound was extremely good, the songs worked really well, the light-show was perfect, the musicians were having fun and were playing quite good. And even Billy Corgan, who looked great in his white with black stripes priest outfit, was clearly having fun.
It was also a very long (almost three hours!) concert maybe a bit too long at the end but over all it was extremely enjoyable.
And I'm just glad I heard some of my most loved songs performed live in a near perfect way ;-)
some enterprises buy those tickets and give them as gifts ( to morons ). simple as that :)
ReplyDeleteanother classic trick from Clearwire (?) : they organize a concert in the AB, sold out in a snap of a moment, so many people are pissed off and a few months later, to *please everyone*, they kindly organize a new one in Forest, where they can sell 10000 places. remember dEUS ?
ReplyDeleteWell that could be the main reason but it still poses the questions: Why do morons go to concerts they don't really want to go to (why else would they be talking?) because they got free tickets (they could sell them or give them to some-one who wants to go)? And what can one do to make those morons shut the fuck up?
ReplyDeleteisnt it a bit fabulous to say you've been to a Smashing Pumpkins concert ? even if you dont give a damn about the content.
ReplyDeleteNot to me but I'm just weird I guess: I only care about the content ;-)
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