Editors Concert
Hey, I might have this blogging thing figured out, but I still haven't mastered the pictures. So just click on the shutterfly link on the right if you want to see some photos.
Ok, so I think the Editors are getting some airplay in the states, but they're blowing up out here. I'm sure they'll be on every summerpalooza tour next year, so keep an eye on them.
We saw the show at a Manchester music venue called Manchester Academy. It's like a smaller version of the Showbox, the kind of place where if a fire starts we'd all die from being trampled to death but no one would die from the smoke. Because honestly, you put 700 Brits in a closed space and you're damn near death from the smoke inhilation anyway. Cigarettes here are 5 pounds 50 a pack, which is about $10.00 U.S. and they still smoke them like there's a never ending supply sitting in the cupboard. Just proves that a sin tax doesn't curb behavior but just drains the pocketbook of those who partake.
Anyway, it was classic Manchester show - unbelievably loud, packed to the rafters, filled with crowd surfing kids and 45 year old Mancunians standing in the back. Since a rock show isn't really that unique and the Editors are someone you have probably heard of, AND since it's really not that different than a U.S. show, I'll just cut this short. I guess the only thing I found funny was that they wouldn't give you unopened beer cans because they were afraid they'd be thrown on the stage. But they would open the can for you and let you take them back into the audience. I suppose the theory is that - well I can't even begin to figure out a theory for that one. But yes, some people did choose to spend their 2 quid on spraying the crowd with their beer later. Go figure.
A few picks up on shutterfly. Talk to you later.
Ok, so I think the Editors are getting some airplay in the states, but they're blowing up out here. I'm sure they'll be on every summerpalooza tour next year, so keep an eye on them.
We saw the show at a Manchester music venue called Manchester Academy. It's like a smaller version of the Showbox, the kind of place where if a fire starts we'd all die from being trampled to death but no one would die from the smoke. Because honestly, you put 700 Brits in a closed space and you're damn near death from the smoke inhilation anyway. Cigarettes here are 5 pounds 50 a pack, which is about $10.00 U.S. and they still smoke them like there's a never ending supply sitting in the cupboard. Just proves that a sin tax doesn't curb behavior but just drains the pocketbook of those who partake.
Anyway, it was classic Manchester show - unbelievably loud, packed to the rafters, filled with crowd surfing kids and 45 year old Mancunians standing in the back. Since a rock show isn't really that unique and the Editors are someone you have probably heard of, AND since it's really not that different than a U.S. show, I'll just cut this short. I guess the only thing I found funny was that they wouldn't give you unopened beer cans because they were afraid they'd be thrown on the stage. But they would open the can for you and let you take them back into the audience. I suppose the theory is that - well I can't even begin to figure out a theory for that one. But yes, some people did choose to spend their 2 quid on spraying the crowd with their beer later. Go figure.
A few picks up on shutterfly. Talk to you later.
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