Arcade Fire. O2. December 5th/6th - PLEASE READ OP - CROWDSURGE TICKET

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Yer man made bits of the snare, near the end of the gig.

anyone have footage or pics of him wrecking the snare?.. twas class!
i think he ended up belting it off the stage for the rest of that song!

Some awesome photos, Will Butler is a madman. I haven't really seen any photos that show just how much he was bleeding though, there was quite a bit of it at one stage.

I thought Sunday was the better of the two shows, but that might have just been because I was pretty much at the rail for that one, and a good bit further back last night.

jill_valentine wrote: »

I remember Will mentioning in an interview that he'd once set Régine's hair on fire during a show years back, but he never did elaborate.

At EP 2005 he was using a matches during Rebellion (Lies) to mess with Richard as he was at the mic & Richard would be blowing them out as they got nearer to him. I imagine it might have been shenanigans like this that did it.

Best gig of my life.

Can't fault it. Absolutely awe-inspiring.
I had seen AF back in 07 at Oxegen but being 16, didn't really know my arse from my elbow or them but it was that performance that got me interested.
3 years on, I'm a solid fan and have been looking forward to their Irish dates since I first heard. Went to alot of lengths to get the Monday tickets as I was abroad without a credit card at the time and by god, was it worth it.

Devendra was entertaining and I liked his quirky ways. Carmencita was great.
VW. Loved them but I'm a fan of both albums regardless. Saw them at Glastonbury 6 months ago and to be fair, fan or not, you cannot deny that they bring massive energy. The bassist Chris is the most active bassist I've ever seen with funky dance moves! M79 and Cousins were highlights.

Arcade Fire. Wow. We were lucky in that even though we arrived at 5.30, we were in the first 20 at Gate 3. This was the first gate to be opened so we ended up second row right of the centre. Perfect spot.
Start to finish we didn't stop singing or dancing and there was just such intensity. We had checked out the setlist from the night before so it was such a pleasant surprise to know that they switched it around to keep it fresh. I couldn't pick a highlight, the whole thing was just breath-taking. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing their genuine smiles too and when they went to continue to play The Suburbs cntd after The Suburbs, it was obvious that the mass sing a long would suffice and they didn't expect to be made redundant. :D

The interaction and the energy was unbelievable and the crowd were lovely where we were. For the front, it was not pushy or claustrophobic. Ine girl offered out sweets and at one stage passed out glowsticks which was lovely and made a nice effect. May have accidentally thrown one at Richard's face but he laughed at it so relief! :eek:
One girl behind me stood with no expression or emotion all night but feck off to her. That annoys me. There was no sign she was enjoying herself. I can resepct people who may not jump around or know the words to every song yet still show some engagement. This girl may as well have been watching paint dry. Frustrating.

Loved Regine and her ribbons, Will and Richard messing with the drum and Will effectively destroying the drum. Win is a solid frontman with a great presence. Didn't catch much of what he said but something about Michael Buble? The seating crowd were brilliant too. Looked back a few times to see no one sitting and at times when people were, some people just dancing in the aisles. Reaffirming.

At any rate, I loved every second of it and AF deserve every bit of recognition they get and should be deemed the Best Live Act in the world at the moment. The only other gigs I've been to where there has been that level of involvement and energy and joy from the band members would have had to be Broken Social Scene or Flaming Lips.
To go outside and find it snowing just topped off a fantastic gig. Would not hesitate to see them again.
Got a good bit of footage so will post in the coming days.
For now some ****ty amateur photos;

Since people are posting photos - here's just a few I took on Sunday night. I love the first one, none of my friends seemed to notice at the time how Will was destroying that drum! Definitely the best photo I took









I hope I re-sized them OK...

jill_valentine wrote: »

That last question is haunting me, technogoblin.

I may have to bodge together a trip to Manchester this weekend that involving a pretty harrowing-looking bus/ferry trip.

Not really, go to the Irish Ferries terminal at Dublin Port on Sat morning around 7.30am, buy a Rail and Sail to Manchester for around 80euro, Ferry leaves at 8.15, gets into Holyhead at 11.45, walk 150yards to train that goes direct to Manchester, you'll be there fro about 2.30pm.

80quid return is great

I took a video of my fav song from the Suberbs - sound turned out crap so I may re-upload with alternate audio.

homerun_homer wrote: »

I took a video of my fav song from the Suberbs - sound turned out crap so I may re-upload with alternate audio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAAUJsG3iIo

My favorite song from suburbs too

jill_valentine wrote: »

That last question is haunting me, technogoblin.

I may have to bodge together a trip to Manchester this weekend that involving a pretty harrowing-looking bus/ferry trip.

You want a ticket? I'm no longer going because of the weather forecast. It was meant to be my silver anniversary! My 25th Arcade Fire concert. Oh well. I'll stay on 24 for the time-being. The potential North American tour in early 2011 is hugely tempting.

But yeah, let me know if you want the ticket, or if you're going at all you can take it to sell/give to someone else. It's just going to waste here. Also, if you're stuck for travel I have a flight booked on Saturday morning which you could probably change the name on for a smallish fee? Let me know, I don't have your number anymore.