Friday, July 15, 2005
July 8, 2005. The Good Charlotte Concert. The event that I wouldn’t miss this out for anything in this world. Nothing would stop me from goin’ to the concert. Not the political crisis, not the rallies that call out for the president’s resignation that day, not even my work could stop me. And so I did. I went by my lonesome to something that could be a once-in-a-lifetime event for me.
The concert to begin with was simply a blast! The front acts we’re also great! Kamikazee, Mayonaisse, Chicosci rocked! Though I was disappointed by Typecast, one of the front acts because of their attitude. They even didn’t get to finish their set because their vocalist was making a mess on stage. He was like pushing the mic stand every now and then which caused the stage crew to always put it up again every time the vocalist pushes it down. He did it consecutively and when he can’t get enough of it he was about to throw or smash his guitar. Good thing the crew had stop him before he hurt he was able to hurt anybody or more over before he hurt himself. I don’t know if he was under substance influence or he was just like that because that was the only time I heard of such band.
With regards to the performance of the other bands just liked what I’ve mentioned they rocked the house down! Kamikazee’s rockin’ set and funny antics have jumped started the crowd with their crowd! Mayonnaise got the crowd moving! Chicosci (w/ their my chemical romance inspired-look) pumped up the crowd more for the main event!
And then it began, the event that I have waited for! Good Charlotte came out the stage after the “Battle for Life and Death” intro. They started their set with “The Anthem” and there I was standing along with the crowd singing my lungs out to their songs. I was really happy to see my idols singing up on stage! Before I could only see them on t.v., watch their videos/dvd, listen on to their cds and then there I was watching them perform live! I couldn’t express the happiness I felt seeing my idols perform! I was amazed with their live performance because they sounded like what was on their cd!
The guys were so happy to perform that night because amid the political situation in the country still people showed up to see them! The guys were so happy that they performed as many songs as they could that night! Here’s a list of the songs they performed (in no particular order) as I remember them:
1. the anthem
2. predictable
3. I just wanna live
4. s.o.s
5. walk away
6. mountain
7. we believe
8. my bloody valentine
9. girls and boys
10. riot girl
11. festival song
12. the young and the hopeless
13. lifestyles of the rich and the famous
14. the world is black
15. the chronicles of life and death
16. hold on
They even mentioned that they should have came in our country a long time ago because they didn’t know that Filipino’s know how to rock! They said they would be coming back to the country for sure but they only don’t know when (most probably after they finished their next record). Benjie even joked that he plans on moving to the country and start a family here. It’s obvious that its not only the fans who had fun that night even the band. Joel even played the guitar during the song “the world is black”, it was my first time seeing him play the guitar because I was used to seeing him just singing.
If I only knew where to get the vip tickets I would have bought them. I only got the general admission tickets which is just fine because the number of crowd that night wasn’t that large reason why I still got to get a clear view of the stage. One thing which puzzles me is that on the band’s website it says that the concert here in the country was for free but how come there was price for the tickets? Anyways, its just fine with me because for a ticket price of P250.00 it was already a bargain.
Even if I miss out on work that night and I spent a lot on taxi fare, it was worth it. The concert has met my expectations and more! I only wish I was with somebody to share my happiness that night! Nonetheless, I still had one of the greatest nights of my life! It was like a dream come true! I’m already looking forward for their next concert here in the country and their next record of course. I may have missed out on the concert of my other favorite bands (namely Linkin Park & Hoobastank) but good thing I didn't fail to watch this one. This concert has been really too memorable for me and I'm really thankful that i was able to see my favorite band in person even once in this lifetime.
I sent an S.O.S tonight