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Copenhagen 3-09-2010
756 days
I arrived in Copenhagen pretty late and because I had a lot of trouble going to Denmark I didn’t feel like waiting in a queue. My friends said that they saw SDC leave and they hadn’t come back yet. I went for a walk to look around and found the artist entrance immediately. When I was standing there for a bit I saw Tomo walking from tour bus to venue and I didn’t bother him, cause I saw he wasn’t up for meeting fans at that moment. I stayed behind and saw every other person go to him. He went in the venue straight away to get away.
I got hungry and went with a friend to a pizza place and we ate there. We had a lot of fun warming up, cause it was really cold there. It was the first time I wished I had a jacket instead of a hoodie. We finally were warmed up and went back to the venue. My friend went back in line and I went to the gate again to see if I could see anyone. A few moments later I saw Adam going to the tour bus and he saw me. Hugged me and we talked for a bit. Then the doors almost opened and he had to leave.
I didn’t go inside straight away. I wanted to wait till the line was gone, but it took them a long time to get everyone in. So, I just went in myself and inside there was still room at the barrier. I went there, which was on Tomo’s side and I could see Shannon perfectly. I also had made a banner saying “Happy Birthday Shannon” and this got in the venue without a problem.
SDC was first this time and I still had a lot of room to dance around. I moved closer to Shannon when I was dancing. The setlist was the same though. I thought it never changed and I was hoping for the to play “We Are Machines”. When they finished there was a local band who played next, called Car Park North, but they sucked big time. I felt the energy I had from SDC flow straight out me with rapid speed. I was so glad it was over.
Finally it was 30STM time. I held the banner up the whole time and Shannon did see it. The setlist till the acoustic part was the same as the last days. With the acoustic set Jared played “Revenge” and “The Believer”. Before the started to play “The Kill” Jared said it was Shannon’s Birthday today and that we all should sing a Birthday song for him. The crowd sang it in Danish and I didn’t know the words. There was a cake for Shannon and when he had it in his hands I saw Tomo running away. I kinda knew Shannon would be a little kid when he got the cake and he throw it in the audience. When it was time for people to be called on stage Jared came over to my side and he told me I was already on stage before. After saying it a few times he allowed me on stage and I went straight to Shannon’s side. When he saw the banner he looked at it and pointed at it with his drumstick. I held the banner up the whole time and sang as loud as I could.
After the show I helped SDC giving out posters. I got my hugs from the guys and went outside in the freezing cold again. 30STM didn’t come out, but SDC had to come out, because their tour bus was parked outside the gate. Only they didn’t want to talk either. So, after a while I just went to the airport to go to Sweden.
Setlist Copenhagen:
Escape
Night of the Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
From Yesterday
A Beautiful Lie
This is War
100 Suns
L490
Revenge Acoustic
The Believer Acoustic
The Kill
Search and Destroy
Buddha for Mary
The Fantasy
Kings & Queens
Milan 3-22-2010
756 days
We arrived in Milan when the doors were already open. I had to go to the box office to get my ticket. When I got there I gave them my name and I received my ticket and there was a little surprise in it too. Eddy tour manager from SDC had given me backstage passes, because it was my Birthday. I went inside with my friends who were waiting for me and we went to the photo booth where we took a picture with us all. Jean even made me a banner.
Inside we gotten backstage and talked to Brian for a bit. We went further and saw Shannon. I talked to him for a bit, but I could see he wasn’t himself. I actually thought for a bit that he disliked me. So, I just went back to my friends. There I was just in time for SDC.
When SDC came on we jumped and danced, but we didn’t have much room. So, we went to the back and we had all the room we needed to go crazy. We were actually jumping like little kids. It was so much fun. The setlist of SDC was the same as the previous days. I still love the add of “I Miss You”. It’s a really great song.
When CPN came on I looked for a spot to see 30STM really well and we found a spot on the balcony. When we were standing there I saw Eddy walking and I yelled at him to thank him. When he came over I thanked him properly and he ask me if I was surprised. I really was and I couldn’t thank him enough.
When 30STM came on I had room to move and dance around. It was good to see the show from the side for a change. The setlist was pretty much the same. I did see a lot of stuff you don’t see from the front. Mostly stuff in the back. I was so stoked when I heard “L490” and than Jared acoustic part. When they played “The Fantasy” I heard a part of Nine Inch Nails “Closer” and it felt like I was back in London in 2008 again. It was a great feeling. Than Jared went crazy for a bit, but eventually he played “Kings and Queens”.
When the show was over I went to the back area. We waited till the guys finally came for the meet and greet.When they came to the door the guys recognized us, but they went to the “Fangirls” first. Shannon was the first to come to us. He didn’t stay long. He did take a photo with me and signed my faces of mars cover.
Jared was the second to come to us and we talked to him for a bit and when he found out it was my Birthday he hugged me and sang “Happy Birthday” for me. Also he took a photo with me and signed my cover. He actually recognized that I was on the cover and he started talking about his idea to buy your own cover online. Which I totally like. That way people don’t have to search all stores for there own face. After that he had to leave.
Tomo came to us right after Jared had left. He actually stayed the longest. We asked him why they didn’t play “Stranger InA Strange Land’ and he told us that every time the played the song the audience look like the photo below. We asked him if we changed that and promise him that we will make everyone rock out if he’d play the song for us. He said if we can make the crowd rock out from beginning to end he might consider playing it, cause he’s the one in charge of the setlist and Jared is the one who actually decide on the spot if they play the song or not. He wanted to leave after a while, but when he heard it was my Birthday he started to sing “Happy Birthday” to me and my friends joined him. He also took a photo with me and signed my cover. Also he saw it was me on the cover and thought it was cool that I found it. I said to him that Nikki found it for me. Then he actually had to leave.
After that I was trying to find SDC to thank them, but I couldn’t see them anywhere and I had to go to my car before the parking garage closed. I don’t know if the guys came out afterwards.
Setlist Milaan:
Escape
Night of the Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
From Yesterday
A Beautiful Lie
This Is War
100 Suns
L490
Hurricane Acoustic
Revenge Acoustic
The Kill
Closer To The Edge
Search and Destroy
The Fantasy with NIN “Closer”
Whole Lotta Love (snippet)
Kings and Queens
Amsterdam 3-02-2010
756 days
When I got to Amsterdam it was really early. My friends have been sleeping at the venue. I wasn’t up for it and it didn’t matter in the end, cause I was still the one who arrived after them. At first it was really cold and we were freezing our butts off. I had to move around a lot to not get frozen. When I was standing at the site with a few other echelon Jared walked of the bus and wanted to get inside the venue. Only the door was locked and you had to ring the bell. He didn’t know that and started to walk off to the other side of the venue. Where the queue was. I told him if he rang the bell he would be buzzed in and he went back to the door. Got in and I went back to the queue.
Doors opened and I got to the barrier on Tomo’s side. It’s the first time we had Lost Alone as a support act for 30STM in the Netherlands and I had a blast. The thing about Dutch shows is that people don’t push that much and we had room to dance at the barrier.
When SDC came on stage I was so stoked that I had a great view of Adam. I actually made a few very good photos. They did have the same setlist as the previous days, but it was great to see the whole crowd was into SDC as well.
When 30STM came on there was this energy in the venue that was crazy. I think it’s the first time in the Netherlands I actually thought the whole crowed went wild, but I could’ve been wrong. Again Jared did only one song in his acoustic part, but we did get “Buddha for Mary” and “The Fantasy”.
After the show I went to the merch booth to buy some stuff with my sister and I was searching for SDC, but they didn’t come out at all. Outside we went straight to the bus, but somehow the guys of SDC didn’t want to hang out. Tomo and Shannon did come out and took time again for us to take photos and sign stuff. When they went to the tour bus and almost everyone was gone we went to the car. On our way the guys came out again to go to a club or something. We didn’t bother anymore and just went to the car.
Setlist Amsterdam:
Escape
Night Of The Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
From Yesterday
This is War
100 Suns
L490
A Modern Myth Acoustic
Closer to the Edge
Search and Destroy
The Kill
Buddha for Mary
The Fantasy
Kings and Queens
Brussels 3-01-2010
756 days
We arrived in Brussels a bit late in the morning. When I searched for a parking space I saw the tour bus and parked near it. I saw people walking from bus to venue, but I couldn’t see who it was, cause we were a bit too far away. After a while of sitting in the car and charging me phone, we went out to the venue. There are friends were waiting in front and they were holding our spots.
We it was almost time for doors to open the security guard told us that our gate wouldn’t open en they didn’t care if we had to go to the back. If we didn’t go to the back they wouldn’t allow us in the venue. So, we went to the tour bus in hope to get it fixed, but nobody was there. I just went back to the front and I only got in when there was no line.
When we got inside we stood somewhere in the middle of the venue. We had a pretty nice view for the support acts. Lost Alone was actually rocking out. They had the same setlist as the previous shows. For the first time this set seemed shorter, but it really wasn’t.
When SDC come on we all started jumping and dancing. We sang like crazy and the people around us were bitching about it, but we really didn’t care and started to sing louder. Which was kinda childish, but at that time we were feeling like kids. Also with SDC the setlist was the same as the previous shows.
When 30STM came on we didn’t have as much room as we had anymore. Everyone had gotten closer to each other. When Jared ask us to step 3 big steps closer, I was crushed and it was getting very hot. When Jared ask to make a mosh pit we managed to get closer to the stage, but it was getting hotter and I couldn’t stand the warmth. That’s why I had to get out and I went to the upper level. Where I could see everything and finally enjoy the show.
I couldn’t remember anything before I went to the upper level, because I was too busy not to faint. So, my memory of this show starts with “This is War”. Also because Shannon was coming up and I wanted to see him play that song. I just love to see him play the guitar. Jared acoustic part was on the balcony on the other side of the venue. He did only one song there and lots of talking about the Paris show. He was giving away 1000 tickets for the show and I guess the show wasn’t getting sold. The rest of the show was great as I finally got up to the balcony as well and I could see the whole stage clearly. I have taken some great photos from this show.
After the gig we went straight to the tour bus. There was no security and it was easy to get to the back. There we didn’t wait long as I saw Tomo walking out. Nobody else saw him and when he came close I just said hey. He said hi back and said he had to put his stuff in the bus and he would come straight out. In the meantime Shannon came out as well and also went to the bus. When they both came out they took time to take photos with us. In the meantime Tim was out and he also took his time to take photos with us. When they had to get back in the bus we waited for the other guys to come out. After a while SDC came out and we hang out with them for a while and we took photos. When we were still with SDC Jared came out and I didn’t even noticed it till Adam said “What going on there?” and I responded “Jared must have come out” and we both went on talking with the rest of the people standing there. When they all went inside the tour bus we went to the car.
Setlist Brussels:
Escape
Night Of The Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
From Yesterday
A Beautiful Lie
This Is War
100 Suns
L490
A Modern Myth Acoustic
Closer To The Edge
The Kill
The Fantasy
Kings & Queens
Glasgow 2-27-10
761 days
I arrived at the venue a bit later in the morning. We didn’t know where to go, but eventually we found the entrence. It was inside a building. We had food and drinks nearby and even a bathroom across of the venue. It was actually queuing for kings and queens. Michael and Amanda were already in front for us holding our spot. Amanda and I went around the venue to see were the artist entrance was, but we got send away. I wasn’t about to loose my change to see 30STM in Glasgow, cause that’s what they said if we would come to the back again.
When the doors opened we all got barrier at Shannon’s side. Some people tried to get in front of us, but we manage to stay front row. We actually rocked out with Lost Alone. When SDC came on we moved a bit more to Tomo’s side. SDC had the same setlist, but still we had a lot of fun with them.
When 30STM came on we moved in front of Jared. The crowd was crazy, but we managed to stay in place. I think Jared saw us during the show, cause he pointed at us to get on stage during “Kings & Queens”. On stage I was near Shannon. He saw me on stage and waved at me. When Jared started the song, I was singing my lungs out.
After the gig I was looking for SDC, but it was hard to find them. When I finally found them, we were being rushed out again. They did sign my setlist though. We tried to get to the back, but it was not possible. So, we decided to go to the hotel instead.
Setlist Glasgow:
Escape
Night Of The Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
From Yesterday
A Beautiful Lie
This is War
100 Suns
L490
A Modern Myth Acoustic
Closer To The Edge
Buddha For Mary
The Fantasy
The Kill
Kings and Queens
Dublin 2-26-10
761 days
We arrived at the venue early in the morning. The venue was in the middle of nowhere which made it kinda hard to get food and drinks. We had to walk for about 15 minutes to get to the first coffee stand. I waited at the venue for awhile, but I had to leave for promotion early. We did the promo in the center of the city.
At the promo we actually convinced several people to come to the show, but we had to get back to the venue. It was already getting late and the doors were about to open. When I came back people were giving me a hard time for getting back in the queue. So, I decided to stay with my friend Donna. The security said we could go in first, but when the doors finally opened people were just running and we barely got run over. I made sure we both got barrier.
The first support act was very boring. I didn’t enjoy it at all, but then it was SDC’s turn. SDC did put on a great show, but the sound at the venue sucked. Half of the time we couldn’t even hear Bobby sing and I was praying that the sound with 30STM would be okay.
When 30STM finally came on the sound was okay. The setlist was the same though. I was glad to have both “Buddha for Mary” and “The Fantasy” though.
After the gig I went to look for SDC, which were somewhere in the back. It took me awhile to get to them. When I finally reached them Adam gave me a big hug. When I was waiting for a photo with him, Tim came up and went to Adam. Said something to him and went away quickly. I didn’t even have time to say hello. When I finally got my photo with Adam I tried Bobby, but we were being rushed out of the venue.
Outside, we waited for a while and Shannon came out. He took his time this time to take photos and sign stuff. When I got near him I could smell strawberries. Didn’t think anything of it and he went back inside. We almost went away when Tomo came out. Also he took his time for us. When I was near him, I smelled strawberries again. I took my photo with Tomo and when he went inside I went back to the hotel.
Setlist Dublin:
Escape
Night Of The Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
From Yesterday
A Beautiful Lie
This Is War
100 Suns
L490
Capricorn Acoustic
Was It A Dream Acoustic
A Modern Myth Acoustic
Closer To The Edge
The Kill
Buddha For Mary
The Fantasy
Kings & Queens
London 2-23-10
761 days
When we were in London we had to get to the venue in the middle of the night to get our wristband for being the first in the queue. We met up with Michael and he wanted to sleep outside the venue the whole night. We didn’t let him and brought him back to our hotel.
We woke up early to go to the venue anyway. It was really cold as there was a terrible wind teasing us. So, I went to the back of the venue where the security guard gave us tea and coffee to keep ourselves warm. I waited there for awhile.
When SDC arrived by car, they waved at me, but went straight inside. I saw the SDC tour bus and people were loading stuff of the bus. I saw Bobby and Brian and I tried to get their attention, but the bus was too far away. After a while they came back out again and they took the time to take photos with us and they signed stuff. I received flyers to hand out from SDC, but I had to get back to the queue, cause it was getting really crowded.
Inside the venue I was really pissed of at the security guys, cause they wouldn’t let us in and I almost didn’t get barrier. I couldn’t enjoy Lost Alone at all, but it all changed when SDC came on. It was like they took away all my anger.
The setlist of SDC was the same as the days before, but again really entertaining. When 30STM came on, I must say that everything seems to blend into one. The setlist was pretty much the same and it was because I wasn’t really into the gig. This was the day I don’t remember at all what happened during their performance.
I do remember after the gig that Jared came out and said that he really loved us for coming out to the show for them. SDC probably came out as well, but I really dont remember that.
Setlist:
Escape
Night Of The Hunter
Attack
A Beautiful Lie
Search & Destroy
Hurricane
From Yesterday
This Is War
100 Suns
L490
Capricorn Acoustic
A Modern Myth Acoustic
The Kill Acoustic and full band
Buddha For Mary
Closer to the Edge
Vox Populi
Kings and Queen
Paris 3-05-10
764 days
When we got to Paris, we saw that the queue was already very long and it was early in the morning. We decided to go to the Eiffel tower. When we got there we went up to the first level. After so many stairs we decided to get something to drink first, before we would go further up. When we sad down, we saw that the Hive had posted a link for a Scavenger Hunt. We forgot all about going further up and made a plan to do the Scavenger Hunt.
We went to the center of the city to find the first things to take photos of. It took us all afternoon to get all the photos, but 1. We still had 1 photo to take and we decided to go back to the venue to see if there was a mohawk there. We searched but couldn’t find it. When it was time to look for Jon we walked around the venue at least 3 times. We couldn’t find him either. Finally after a while I saw Jon standing and we went to him. We received our free ticket and Jon saw the hoodie I had on which I got for my Birthday from Jean and he liked it.
When we finally got inside I went to the right side of the stage. I wasn’t completely up front, but I could see everything I wanted. This was actually a concert I didn’t enjoy very much. Probably because I was still pissed of from the Lille concert the day before and I was just having a bad day. Also 30STM switched the support acts around. SDC was up first and the second act was a bunch of stupid girls who didn’t play well at all.
30STM put on a great show though. Even though I wasn’t that into it. The setlist was the same. I knew exactly which song would come and I was kinda relieved I could be on my own for a while. I was only too tired to rock out the whole time. I had to stand against the wall a few times for it. We didn’t wait long after the show and I didn’t see anyone came out.
Setlist Paris:
Escape
Night of the Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
From Yesterday
A Beautiful Lie
Hurricane
This Is War
100 Suns
L490
Revenge Acoustic
The Kill
Closer To The Edge
Search & Destroy
Buddha For Mary
The Fantasy
Kings & Queens
Prague 3-18-10
764 days
We arrived in Prague in the afternoon. After parking the car we try to find the venue. To get to the venue we had to pass the tour bus. I didn’t want them to see me. So, I just put my hoodie on and I had sunglasses on. At the front of the venue there were already a lot of people waiting. We decided to go the the carnival, which was right next to it, but first we had to put some stuff from our friends in the car. When we walked back to the carnival I saw Tim walking and we said hi. He actually came over to us and we talked to him for about 1,5 hours. During our talk we saw a triad in the sky. Tim took a photo of it. It was really weird as we were just talking about signs. It was getting close to doors opening and Tim told us he had to leave. When he went away, we did go to the carnival.
We did a quick round through the carnival, but because we didn’t have money we didn’t go on any of the rides. We tried to get some food, but everywhere we go, they didn’t accept credit cards. We couldn’t get any food or drinks the whole day. So, we just went back to the venue.
When we got there the doors were just about to open and we saw people getting run over. The crowd was crazy and we decided to go in a bit later. When I got inside, I saw Bobby and he hugged me. I took a spot near the stage where I could see it well.
SDC was up first and when they were playing I was jumping on the edge of the upper level. I nearly fell off a few times. I was singing along with all the songs and it was the second time I heard “I Miss You”. It is weird how easy it is to sing along with the songs of SDC. It’s probably because I just love the songs.
With Car Park North I just stood there. I wanted to reserve my energy for 30STM. When I was looking around I saw Shannon coming out of the side and he went to Sergio. He was there for a few moments and went inside again. After a while Jared came out and he saw us standing there. He was looking at the CPN act, but I think he saw that the crowed wasn’t that into it. Only he didn’t do anything about it. When CPN was almost done Jared went inside again. I told Elise that Jared wasn’t going to jump in the crowed, but he was going to climb the rafters and I pointed out 1 of them.
When 30STM started to play, it was actually kinda the same as they played the last few shows. Usually they change the setlist a bit around, but I had a feeling I went to too many of the shows, cause it all seemed like the same to me. Only the acoustic set was really different. Instead of Jared coming up with his acoustic guitar. The crew rolled in the keyboard. Jared started to play “Hurricane” on it and for the first time ever, he played “Alibi”. I went nuts when I heard that song as Jared told us he would never play it live. I was there when Jared played “Alibi” for the first time. That was just such a head rush. The rest of the songs were the same as the previous setlists.
After the gig, I hang out with Braxton for a bit to hand out his stickers. I received a little pile and gave them away within 5 minutes. I went back to Braxton to tell him and he was amazed. When I got another set. I try to give them away, but we were being rushed out by security. I talked to Brian for a bit there and security stopped bothering me to get out of the venue. When I finally went up the stairs I saw Adam and Scott still giving autographs. I waited by a wall and eventually Adam came over to my side. Only he didn’t recognize me till later on. When he finally saw me he hugged me and talked to me for a bit. He said he saw me walking in the city, but he wasn’t sure it was me, cause he didn’t know I was coming. When I told him that I would go to every show he remembered. When it was time to leave I went straight to my car, cause my ankle was killing me. I couldn’t walk anymore.
Setlist Prague:
Escape
Night of the Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
From Yesterday
A Beautiful Lie
This Is War
100 Suns
L490
Hurricane Acoustic
Alibi Acoustic
The Kill
Closer To The Edge
Search and Destroy
The Fantasy
Kings & Queens
Zürich 03-23-10
765 days
We arrived in Zürich really early. We were the first ones there. I had trouble finding a parking spot anywhere near the venue. Finally I just put my car somewhere where you can only park for 2 hours only. I just went back every 2 hours to fill the meter.
The crew had to put every piece of equipment through the front door. We saw everything go inside and a lot of stuff coming back out right away. It was the smallest venue of this tour.
In the queue we made sure about the mission Tomo has put upon us. We made sure everyone in the first few rows knew about the rocking out from start to end and if we were lucky and got the crowd go nuts we might get “Stranger in a Strange land” and maybe a surprise.
When I started to hand out promo Elise started to do the war paint. When there were a couple of bitches who thought they could go in front of us, but Eddy came out and I asked him if he could do something. He said we could go in sooner, but he couldn’t get it done. They wouldn’t allow us in sooner, but he was at the barrier and held our places there. We all managed to get barrier, because of him. Thank you Eddy!!!
We rocked out from start to end literally. From the first seconds that SDC came on. All through Car Park North. Till the last second of 30STM.
With SDC starting I had mixed feelings, because it was the last gig of the tour and I would miss them very much. I sang along with every single song and when SDC sang “I Miss You” we all put up banners saying “We will Miss You”. Also when they finished their set we held up the banners again. I received a setlist from Brian.
Car Park North again was boring and I didn’t feel well, but I managed to squeeze more energy out to have fun than I thought. After a couple of songs Jared ran on stage with CPN and jumped up and down like a little kid. Screaming “jump” in the microphone like he always does. It was really funny to see that. He went off stage for only a second and apparently changed his mind, cause he ran on stage again till CPN finished their set. Than Jared thanked CPN and went off stage.
I was exhausted after that and we still had 30STM to go. The security guards didn’t give us any water and it was kinda hard to stay at the barrier. I actually think I almost fainted for a bit. And the worst part was that we had fangirls behind us who tried to get to the barrier by kicking and screaming.
It was finally time for 30STM and I must say that this was the best setlist they played on this tour.
When 30STM came on stage, they had the same setlist as the previous shows. I still love seeing Shannon play the guitar with “L490”. The acoustic part was a bit different though. Jared started with “Hurricane”. After that it changed. He played “Message in a Bottle” for us and after that he played “Capricorn” I actually thought he was done with his acoustic, but I was wrong. He played “Echelon” and even “The Mission” as well. I guess he did see my banner. When the acoustic part was done the setlist was pretty much the same again. Till we saw Tomo putting on a red light on his head. I guess Tomo saw that we kept our promise of rocking out the whole show that they played “Stranger In A Strange Land”. I couldn’t believe they played it. I was stunned the rest of the set and still I have trouble believing it all and I was actually there.
After the gig we stayed at the back for a while and we hang out with SDC. I heard Shannon was sick and needed to go back to the hotel immediately, I understood why he was a bit grumpy the last couple of days. I talked to Tyler for a while and after that Adam came out as well for a bit. I thanked Eddy again, but I couldn’t thank him enough for the things he had done for me the whole tour.
After a while we went back to the hotel and I was dead. I slept right away, cause I was tired from all that touring. I was actually glad it was over and at the same time sad. I had to get back to my life back in The Netherlands.
Setlist Zürich:
Escape
Night of the Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
From Yesterday
A Beautiful Lie
This Is War
100 Suns
L490
Hurricane Acoustic
Message In A Bottle Acoustic
Capricorn Acoustic
Echelon Acoustic
The Mission Acoustic
The Kill Acoustic first, then full band
Closer To The Edge
Search and Destroy
Stranger In A Strange Land
Edge Of The Earth
The Fantasy
Kings & Queens
Cardiff 2-21-10
768 days
I went to the train station to go to Cardiff. There I met up with some friends who told me they were all on a earlier train. So, I went to the costumer service and they told me that I had to pay a lot of money to change the ticket, which I didn’t want to do.
When I met my friend Donna I started to talk about how Jared managed twice to not be seen by us. From walking from tour bus to the venue and the tour bus wasn’t even parked near the doors. I made a joke about the only thing Jared needed was a microphone stand to not be seen at all, cause he is becoming so skinny. She told me I should draw it, but I didn’t want to do it as I don’t know how to draw anything.
When it was almost time for them to leave we heard that their train was delayed. I was kinda happy to not be left alone. So, we talked for a bit more and finally the call came that their train was cancelled and everyone would be in my train. I was so happy that everyone was gonna be in the same train as me that we made it an echelon wagon.
We had 4 tables reserved for the echelon and we were loud. Donna actually started to draw the idea of Jared behind a microphone stand with only his shoes and his mohawk. I put every tour date I was going to on it and we laughed the whole time about it. There were several photos of the drawing.
When we got to Cardiff, we went straight to the venue as the hotel was across the venue. There were already a lot of people in the queue and the queue was from 2 sides. So, we decided to freshen up first.
When we went back out again, we went to the back of the venue and we waited for a while. I saw Shannon walking from the tour bus to the venue. I waited a bit longer and Bobby and Scott went back inside the gate. Seconds later Bobby ran out again and wanted to take a photo with us. He posted it on his twitter (@BobbyAlt).
I went back to the queue to do promo and we went through the promotion material in minutes. This time everyone wanted to have it. So, we went back to the line and there we saw a photo of a car and Tomo wrote on it “Tomo loves U” and he signed it.
I can only remember that 30STM played “Stranger In A Strange Land” and Shannon playing “L490”. This because I was just too tired of not sleeping for a while.
Setlist Cardiff:
Escape
Night Of The Hunter
Attack
From Yesterday
Search & Destroy
A Beautiful Lie
This Is War
100 Suns
L490
Echelon
A Modern Myth
Buddha For Mary
The Kill
Closer To The Edge
Vox Populi
Stranger In A Strange Land
Kings & Queens
Manchaster 2-20-10
768 days
I went to Manchester by bus, but I arrived really late that day. I was lucky my friends Michael and Amanda kept my spot in front. I also started to promote 30STM and SDC immediately, cause there wasn’t that much time till the doors open.
After the promotion I went back to the front of the queue, where Michael was waiting for me. He put me in front of him. We had to wait a while, but it was worth it. When the doors opened we went inside and again we had to queue, which was weird. Then the security guards let us down the stairs and when we finally got down we ran to the barrier. We had great spots in front of Shannon/Tim.
Lost Alone was first again and they were better this time. It really seemed like they had the song down this time and there was less showing off. SDC came on next and their songs were still in my mind. I could sing along with a few of them already. The funny part was that after 2 gigs the guys of SDC already recognized me. At least Bobby did. He came by with his phone to record the first row and when he saw me he backed up and waved at me. As they did the night before they put on a great show. Then it was time to change the stage for 30stm.
As they came on stage with “Escape” We all went a little bit crazy. Especially cause I was finally with friends and we all had all this energy which came lose when the curtain dropped. “Night of The Hunter” was next and Jared was jumping on stage like a mad man. He came to our side of the stage a little bit too many, but that was great to see that he rather rocked out with us then with the other side. SDC came on when “Vox Populi” started and showed us again how we had to stamp and clap. Of course the gig wasn’t a gig if they didn’t play some songs of “A Beautiful Lie”. That’s why they played 4 song of that album, but this time it was more at the end of the setlist. And Shannon playing L490 again was very good to see. It is good to see that Shannon does do other things than drumming. After Shannon, Jared showed up somewhere on the balcony again. I wasn’t about to lose my spot and turn around. That’s why I kept looking at the screens in hope that they showed something, but they didn’t. I heard him play “Capricorn”, which was good to hear again. On the second stage they played “The Fantasy”. When they came back to the main stage. I heard them play “Closer To The Edge” and Tim was again the one who played guitar instead of the bass. When “From Yesterday” started I actually didn’t know where to look as Shannon was on the big screen and on stage. Which was kind of hard to focus on one thing. It was a while ago that I saw the video of “From Yesterday”. Jared asked again who wanted to sing on stage with him again, but there were only 5 people allowed this time and Jon, was very strickt in that. I didn’t even bother to be picked, but there were guys behind me and they pulled me up and got me over the barrier anyway. I only had to leave. Which kinda sucked, cause I finally managed to get over it.
After the gig, SDC came out again and I talked to them a bit. After that we waited for the guys at the back and only Tomo came out for a bit. I did get a photo and my wristband got signed. After that we went back to the hotel.
Setlist Manchester:
Escape
Night of the hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
A Beautiful Lie
Search & Destroy
This is War
100 Suns
L490
Capricorn acoustic
The Kill (acoustic and full band)
The “Motherfucking” Fantasy
Closer To The Edge
From Yesterday
Kings & Queens
Nottingham 2-19-10
768 days
I arrived in Nottingham on the day of the concert. I went straight to the venue to check out how many people were already queueing. Just to get a feel of how the tour would be like queueing wise. I saw that there were already people waiting and I went to the back of the venue to see if the tour bus was there.
As I came up to the back I saw Tim walking from the tour bus to the venue. After a while he came back apparently to get Tomo. They both went inside the venue. Then Tomo came back to get his guitar and he stayed a few moments to talk to us as well. When he went in again I went to find my hotel to put my suitcase in the room.
After a fast clean up I went back to the venue and met up with my friend Pie. We started to promote 30 Seconds To Mars and Street Drum Corps. When we were done we went to see if we could
put some posters up inside the venue. So, we talked a bit to Jon and Emma. When they left we waited till the doors opened.
I had a VIP ticket and I was actually the only one in my section. I had a lot of room to have fun. First up was Lost Alone. I must say it wasn’t their best performance. Then Street Drum Corps was up. They had a really entertaining show. I didn’t know the songs, but they were very catchy and very easy to learn the words to. After the support act we had to wait at least 30 minutes till the show went on.
30 Seconds To Mars came on with Escape and SDC (Street Drum Corps) was on stage as well. I had a really nice view of the stage. They had switched the stage around a bit and Shannon on the right side where Tim used to be. I finally had a chance to make really good photos of Shannon. Also I was a bit disappointed that they put Tim in the back. 30STM did put on a wonderful show. They played Night of the Hunter which was amazing to hear live for a change. When they played Vox Populi SDC came on stage to help us with the stamping and clapping part. Also they had these big flashlights which they shown on Shannon and everywhere else. When Jared was done with the 100 Suns solo, the crew put up a crystal bowl and when Shannon came on stage and went to the bowl. I just knew it had to be L490. He first made music with the bowl and when he was finished Tim came on with an acoustic guitar and a few seconds later Tomo came on as well to play the first two guitar parts. Then Shannon came on again and he sat down on the edge of the stage and he started to play an acoustic guitar as well. It was so beautiful to hear that song live. When he was done he got of stage and Jared was somewhere on the balcony to do his acoustic part. When he started with The Kill acoustic he sort of made his way to a second stage and that’s where Shannon, Tim and Tomo were already playing and waiting for Jared to come to them. On the second stage they played the Fantasy. They also played Closer To The Edge and I loved it when I saw Tim doing the guitar part instead of the bass for a change. The last song of the setlist was Kings & Queens. With this song Jared asked a few people on stage to sing with him. There were about 30 people there and none of them know the words to the song, which was kinda stupid, cause they only wanted to be there for Jared.
At this show I received the setlist. After the show I waited for my friends and we went to the back where Shannon came out, but only for a few minutes. I didn’t even have time to reach him. He went inside again really quickly. We waited till 2.30 am, but nobody else came out. So, I went back to my hotel.
The set list for Nottingham:
Escape
Night of the Hunter
Attack
Vox Populi
A Beautiful Lie
Search and Destroy
This Is War
100 Suns
L490
A Modern Myth
The Kill (Acoustic)
The Fantasy
Closer to the Edge
From Yesterday
Kings and Queens