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| 2019 update: because I was not allowed to bring a camera in, I had to source this from the internet and it is not from that concert |
A few days ago, I saw Nightwish/Sonata Arctica at the Sound Academy downtown.
Sonata Arctica warmed up the show, but Nightwish really was the real act, it was almost magical.
I say almost because, well, some people seemed keen on ruining the experience for others. I have something against Mosh Pits, and while I'll let other people mosh their heads off (quite literally, sometimes), it kinda sucks when you're sucked into one against your will.
I arrived to line up for the show at about 6:30, which left me somewhere in the middle of the line by the time the doors opened. When I entered the actual concert room, I found that I could actually come rather close to the stage, not front row, but a damn good spot nonetheless.
So after waiting a while, Sonata Arctica finally came up, and they were fantastic! Near the end, they played a slower-ish song, and what really pisses me off is that people were moshing to this song, when it really shouldn't be moshed to. You'll find that some other bands, such as Dream Theater, openly discourage moshing, as people have gotten killed from getting trampled.
And what I was a part of was hardly moshing at all, it was six buff guys ramming into the crowd from behind trying to start something up. And there's no escape, because the crowd moves like a a giant tidal wave. My head was spinning, and let's just say I'm glad I hadn't eaten anything all day. Definitely hadn't felt a near-death experience like that one in a while.
I learned my lesson, and had to move way the hell back from my prime location for Nightwish as I watched others get sucked into the monster known as the moshpit when they played 7 Days to the Wolves.
So, beside that little doozy, I am so glad I went out to go see two of my favourite bands, even if I was alone. I met some decent people, and I chilled with a bunch of long haired people (see, we look out for each other!) after the concert, even though we had to yell to understand each other.
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