8 posts tagged “concert/gig”

finally after 2 years i had a chance to see them live again. this time im closer because i was standing at the front row just against the barrier that separates the stage and the crowd. I was very close, their sweats fell on me while they're performing - Jacoby and Jerry directly made eye contact with me ahahahaa :p I queued early and stood out in the cold for 4hrs just to be that close to the stage.

it's the best gig so far. and probably the last gig for me. It's a great way to end it anyway because Papa Roach is my most favourite band of all time eversince their rapcore period until now.

After the opening acts (by Dear Superstars and Filters), Papa Roach came on stage bringing out the crazyness into the crowd. The opening song is enough to start the mosh pit wars among the crowd, believe it or not there's already many people being crowd surf and passed out by the end of the first song. I was lucky to get the front standing and i believe it's the safest spot to be in a rock gig - the barrier is good for support when things went out of control. anyhow, its the craziest mosh pit ever (minus the download festival i went to 2 yrs ago).

every crowd surfers were asked to read this afterwards.they performed almost everything from their mainstream songs from previous albums and their latest album, metamorphosis. They had performed the best show ive ever watch, the craziest gig ive ever went to, they rocked me to my core.

random flag made by fan which they threw at Jacoby, the lead singer, then he taped it over the speaker.Jacoby was awesome and very fan-loving; he tried to make contact with his fans as many as possible. Every crowdsurfers who tried to reach him, he reciprocated by hugging them back before the security guards pulled them back and few of them make it to the stage then he pushed them to jump on the crowd again.

random crowdsurfer went up the stage enjoying his 30seconds of fame before Jacoby pushed him back to do another crowdsurf. This was when Jacoby climbed up the speakers reaching the balcony and he went among the crowd singing till he finished the song. Their new single, Lifeline

They ended their awesome gig by their infamous song, Last Resort (unfortunately the camera batt went k.o. after they performed Scars)

legendary.

helo.

i have yet to cover my Prague trip but now i want to talk about Jason Mraz gig which i just got back from.

like any other gigs, it was awesome. He's very entertaining with his unique casuality, at times he hummed random song before he performed. A very passionate musician <3 At the very start of the gig, he came on stage looking stoned, wearing a cereal box as a hat and eating asparagus (which then he threw to the audience at our direction, Mus got it. of all people. hahahaa) ps: simpan Mus, jual arah ebay hahaa asparagus bagas Jason Mraz gigit bah tu~ mahal~ :p

Opening act by Marit Larsen (one of the M2M girls) and this awesome band i just heard of - Two Spot Gobi (credits to Hudz for saving me the hassle of googgling them out). It was a great opening act. i was so lucky to get a front spot just infront of the centre of the stage. Great view indeed =) although kedgran pulang org putih belakang ku atu mengumpat pasal aku.. malas tah ku ingau bukannya aku menyasak arahnya, i have the advantage of being petite to squeeze between spaces easily. hahaha. This is the first time i attended a non-rock gig so i had less worry about the mosh pit scene. It's a different experience, i feel so jazzy tonight.

It felt like ages waiting for Jason Mraz to start his gig after the opening act but im used to it. Based on experience, I know few things about gigs udah; like how you should maintain your standing position at all cost. If u move a bit, people would take advantage of it and push you. The main singer/band would only turned up 30-45mins after the opening act finishes. after performing, the performer would leave the stage at one point and a stage gimmick will happen. dont ever stand at the middle of the crowd because a mosh pit is bound to happen (only rock gigs). buy a souvenier after the gig finishes, not before. get a cover for your head for the possibility of flying drinks out of nowhere. most importantly, if you want to be near the stage, book your queue early at least 3hrs before the gate opens unless the tix has numbered seating which is very rare for a small gig.

When Jason Mraz finally came on stage, his voices started to fill the stage. So soothing, i wouldnt mind him serenading me to sleep. Most of the songs he sang were from his latest album. Overall, mesmerizing voice. I came home feeling dreamy. hehee. Thank you Hanis for giving me the ticket as a present, i really appreciate it.

pics credits to Kash.with Marit Larsen singing Luckyawesome saxophoniststhis was taken by kash. (i was way up infront :p lols)

Papa roach next =)

:)))))

it's a good seat cos i was at the end of the row, so when the concert started and everyone were standing and dancing, i had the aisle space to improve my view of Chris Brown. It was awesome, he's cute, he's sexy, he's great dancer and overall a great performer. At the middle of the concert a very posh looking girl walked towards the control area and it was Rihanna. She's just casually stood there watching Chris Brown performance. Im sure only the middle seating audiences realised her appearance. During a short intermission, like out of nowhere Chris Brown appeared with two dancers singing and dancing on the hanging circle platform that tilted from side to side (which is situated at the middle area - away from the mainstage and not far from my seat). And that was genius and pure hawtness! lols. It's like having the privilege of a golden seat for about 2 or 3 songs (im not sure, i was too busy fangirling over Chris Brown. hahaha). I think i almost went out of breath when he took of his shirt. hahahaaaa. typical.Rihanna didnt perform that night. But i was mesmerized just by watching at her as she walked past. Seeing Chris Brown live in action --- i was hypnotized <3 

first of all, a big thanks to my secret santa --- Hazimah Hanis for giving me the most unexpected gift (i didnt meant it banar2 wah when i put it in my wishlist). THANK YOU HANIS!!!!!!!!! apa rasanya liat my reaction? :p and that lava lamp is so beautiful, i always wanted one i almost bought it for myself but luckily i didnt. it was on my shopping list pulang udah tu, thats why i didnt put it in my wishlist. but you're a smart girl ahhhh...hehehee. thanks!!! <3

 when i unwrapped the present i saw this then i saw an envelope on the boxinside the cardbut then, i saw a paper folded onto it, im guessing maybe it's a note but no it's not. the moment i read it, my heart beat so fast and my hands were shaking .... for like 10-15mins after that. O.M.G. :') at this point i was reducing to tears..(above pic courtesy of taufik) the girl who gave me Jason Mraz ticket :))))))the pretty lava lamp

special thanks to Razan for giving almost all of us an individual present. Happy belated birthday to you. I love the perfume :)thanks to Huda as well, she always surprises me with her random gifts. Friends <333 to Azrul, i hope you like the giftsBiBers Secret Santa is the best! more pics on facebook. later.

Happy Christmas everyone :)

Zombie night:
it was on wednesday. i went to the city to buy ticket for Yonex All-England tournament then met up with Jimbo for dinner. After sending him to the train station, i went home knowing that i had a date for video making that night. Little that i know that we'll be making a zombie video. Kudos to the dawls, they came up with the idea. So the dawls came over to our house and the make over session begins.

(photos credits to hanis)

after that, the dawls teached me how to do the thriller dance. it was fun, i always want to do a thriller dance xD. Basically, we were playing zombies and danced to a medley of Thriller, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Soulja Boy, Touch My Body. Shooting location: outside our house at 11pm. I wont dare to do this stuffs in Brunei. hahaha. even we scared ourselves while on the making.

anyway, back to the video. It was meant to be a surprise gift to her so i didnt blog about it till now. She got her surprised last fri night ;)

Happy Birthday <3333

Simple Plan night:
on friday night, me and Naili waited at the long queue for about an hour before the Carling Academy gate opened. Opening act done by The Mission District and Saving Amy. After a long wait, Simple Plan appeared with their kick-ass performance. I was annoyed by the crazy mosh-pit group but towards the end i enjoyed myself, i think it was after they sang my favourite song, Save Me, i regained back my excitement. I wish im few inches taller, inda jua ku jarih kana himpit :(the song - save me. obviously that was me on the 0.03 part of the video. excited ku, kan nangis nganya inda.

and it gets better :D the song - welcome to my life

during the last bit of the concert when they went to the backstage, few mins after, Pierre (the vocalist) came out of nowhere (where me and naili stood at) so imagined the surprise we had when he show himself behind us and sang Untitled. O.M.G. i thought i did take the video but now i couldnt find the file. inda te-save kali :( thats how close he was :) see see ada org tarik tie nya. Aku ampit tarik his finger saja. hahahaa crazy.

after that, he ran back to the stage and sang - Perfect. i didnt record it till the end cos the memory was getting low.

i was using Naili's camera because my camera looks pro so i can't bring it to any gigs like this. The concert ended at 10pm. Then we headed straight to 688 place ready for Ka yun's big surprise.

Saturday as per usual filled with 2hrs of badminton. I made a record of serving more than 10 serve consecutively against Yani & Razan. yay me! sampai Shuhir pun menyamal ia inda dpt points. hahaha. i love my badminton partner <3 After badminton, we spent time to watch the Bibers team played footy against HongKong society.
Today, i attended the Indonesian food fair at the university, not badlah the foods.

 Nasi Padang Indonesian style. padas~they also showed an indonesian film - we have no idea what the story is

My favourite capture of the day,sampai hajatnya naik statue ah. hahahaa.

Have a great week ahead.

Alter Bridge is awesomeeeeee!!!! we managed to stand at the first 2 row from the frontstage. great view, safe from the moshpit. hahaa. Too bad i didnt get to bring my big fat fuji in because it's big. durang ingat camera ku pro. cawiiiiii otherwise i would have taken great pictures because we're very close to the stage. The opening act was done by Logan - this great band from glasgow. Im their new fan right now xD

btw, his name is Steve Reilly. the hotness >.<

i am so smitten :)))))when i approached them, i was smiling while asking if we could take pictures with them. jabat tangan lagi!!! and i told them that they're awesome heheheheeeee. A-N-G-A-U! (alum ku basuh tanganku :P~~~)

anyway, back to Alter Bridge they sang all my favourite songs. towards the end when they already said goodbye and went backstage, the crowd went crazy, stomping our feet and shouting, 'alter bridge' in rhytm. Then Alter Bridge went out again and sang few more songs.

pics/vids credits to mallie.the concert ends around 10.30pm.

Shawn jabat tanganku!!! nyehehehehee * fan girl angau*

Just got back from watching Boyz II Men concert with Taio Cruz as the special guest and it's the best! It was during the song "I'll Make Love To You", they were giving out roses to the audience and me and Hudz went to the front. Unfortunately we didnt get the roses but it was so close that we were actually leaning against the front stage and looked up to them singing upclose. When Shawn approached the audience, he looked down to me so i reached out my hand and he took mine. Heheheheheheheee :) I got the vid on it!

So many vids i took, one of them is the love~ My favourite song <3

Ok, now i have to pack again, ill be off to Glasgow tomorrow. See u guys.

more vids

Download festival 07. ok, how should i start? pyh ni pyh. haha.

I think just from watching videos i uploaded in my multiply could explain it all

My Videos and Dreamer's Videos

8th June:
First day, we managed to watch Hinder, Megadeth, From autumn to ashes, Saosin, Porcupine tree, Paramore, Velvet Revolver and Iron Maiden. Me and Mona were laidback over the whole thing, we didnt even dressed up for it. I wore a black tshirt with a white hoodie, while Mona's wearing a yellow-striped hoodie. Once we get to Derby shuttle bus, all the people there were wearing black and looked so metal and emo. Kami flashing dashing. LOL. out out. So by the time we arrived at the festival site, Hinder was already playing on the main stage. But before that we had to go through ticket gate, aku kana fikir 16 ah, my god i feel so small. Aku taulah aku inda nampak metal. mental.So yea, after Hinder we walked to the Dimebag Darrell Stage to catch From autumn to ashes appearance and stayed there to watch Saosin, Porcupine tree and Paramore. Pasal kami damit, we managed to get to the front area. What i didnt know is that the moshing part will be ganas, selalunya liat dlm tv org lompat2 liat konsert, rupanya cematutah usulnya tu moshing atu. (OoooOooo, baru saya tau *bangang*). My dear lord, kepisan ku kana himpit especially during Paramore's gig. At last, i gave up and asked the guys around me to get me out of there and so i experienced my first crowd surf. I cannot believe i did that, selalu liat dlm tv mcm berijab usulnya kana crowd surf ani, rupanya inda jua. Siuklah, baik jua durang inda lambung2kan aku. hahaha. After i got out, i could feel that im trembling, shaky wah my hands tarus. First experience and aku inda jara. Now i know it's normal to have moshing during rock concert. *notes to self* fikirku org bekelahi wah at first, rupanya it's just the way they enjoying the music. blonde.

After Paramore, we went back to the main stage to watch Velvet Revolver. My chemical romance was playing after that.
9th June:
So this time me and Mona went all black and emo. haha. and we got company too, Wira. saiztah tu namanya, he's our saviour of the day.
Second day, we watched 30 seconds to mars, Bowling for soup, Machine Head, Silverstein, Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park.

Bowling for soup was very entertaining, They know how to interact with the crowd with their jokes yg mcm nada saja durang buat. Marilyn Manson the other hand is awesome. God never did i imagine that i could watch them live onstage, Marilyn Manson kali tu ah. And yea, he's that scary in real life. Hahaha. Linkin Park up next and by this time, the three of us already standing close to the stage tapi gila, the crowd were already pushing each other during the break. Plus, flying water bottles war were going on at the same time, kalau water inda jua ku ingau ani isinya alcohol and urine. MEMBARI GALI!

Anyway i thought this time i can tahan the moshing but i couldn't. By the time Linkin Park went onstage, the crowd went crazy. I managed to survive through two songs when i lost one of my contact lens and my vision went blurry. So asked the guys around me to get me up again although they were already worried about me from the start. Balik2 durang tanya aku ok kah inda, pasal aku damit atu bah iatah nampak mcm kanak2 tah banar jua. So that's my second crowd surf =D. Nyanyat (sp?). haha.

So after that, i managed to get to the nearer stage, safe from moshing. I recorded every beginning of their song until my phone memory went full. Linkin Park *sigh* it's a dream come true =DWe had to leave early to catch our last train so we missed few songs from them :(
Worse, we didnt catch the last train. fikir punya fikir we decided to call a cab, 60 pounds yo dari Derby to Birmingham, 45 minutes pulang nganya tu. Then dari Birmingham to my place we took another cab lagi. So iatah cab driver yg to my place ani kambang wah. Ia chatty sama aku, so aku layan saja. aku high kali masatu pasal linkin park still playing on my head. Last last when we were out of the cab barutah ia berani tanya phone number ku. Hahaha, bleh?!?! i just said no and slammed the cab door. Patut tah bejabir usulnya.

So yea, me and Mona survived another day. Linkin Park >>>>>> the 60 pounds taxi ride.

10th June:
We wore emo skirt. Japanese style. hahaha, banar eh this time kana tahan ku lagi pasal my age. Sanak ku sanak.
So third day, i planned to watch Paparoach upfront tapi kami akhir. Pasal sunday train to Derby only operates at noon. By the time kami sampai, Paparoach already playing on the main stage. TAPIIIIIIIIII when i was about to get frustrated, they started to play Scars. OMG! atu nangis ku tarus. Aku cinta lagu atu abis-abisan, i think cintaku arah lagu ani more deep compared with linkin park songs (banaaaa....im serious). proofnya, aku nangis from the beginning of the song until the end of it. oh my, kan gugur jantungku meliat durang live.

Then Mastodon playing after and kami turun and managed to get nearer to the stage barrier. We stayed there watching Mastodon, Lamb of God and Stone Sour . One word, ganas. Baik jua kami hampir barrier, nada moshing sana. Three bands ani hard core gila crowdnya. Then after Stone Sour, we went to the other stage to catch Within Temptation show. Crowdnya byk and im a bit disappointed pasal the song that i want to hear durang inda main. Ada technical problem of some sort. I love Sharon's voice nevertheless.

After that, we went back to the mainstage to catch Evanescence. While waiting for them, we saw Bruneian flag waving at the crowd centre. We got there and saw a guy was holding it and he's not even malay or bruneian. Org putih, maybe ia keraja with Brunei company of some sort kali. Inda kami berani tagur, lagipun ia jauh, indakan dipoke inda pedah2. Hahaha.
So anyway, Evanescence was great. Amy Lee is the idol. wubwub.

Last and the final one!!! Iron Maiden!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG. speechless ku eh. inda ku tau cana kan explain, it was awesome to watch them live onstage. awesomeness!

We did catch the train this time. Tapi during the first 15 minutes, the train hit something and stop in the middle of the track. I bet it hits some iron metal bar or even a bicycle. hahaha imagination running wild. The train was delayed for about half an hour before it continue its journey to Birmingham.

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So, download's over. It was one of the best weekend in my life. Too many stories to tell im not going to bored you with them. Let's just say the 3-day festival worth everything ive spent and done.

Thanks Mona :)ps: do check the video links. just click next for the rest of the videos. Enjoy.