08.03.14: You Me At Six.

This day was something that I had been looking forward to in a really long time. Nearly three and a half years to be a bit more exact. I was convinced that they weren't going to play another show in Denmark, because they'd gotten too big. But, as Max said, it's really nice that they play at a smaller venue once in a while.

I arrived at Lille Vega a bit after 9am and spent the entire day in the queue with a bunch of lovely people. We had a lot of fun even though it was a bit cold, especially during the end after it had gotten dark. But it was definitely worth it, it always is! Before the show started I got a picture with Josh, Matt and Max and a little quick chat with Max. They all seemed really nice. I also chatted a bit with their camera man who was running around outside to film and interview people in the queue and also a little awkward chat with Matthew from Deaf Havana.

The concert itself was absolutely brilliant. I almost didn't get pushed, only by some annoying Swedes who thought it was appropriate to grind all over my back, but that was before any of the band went on stage. The energy from the band as well as the crowd was incredible, it was literally one of the best concerts I've been to in a while. Deaf Havana did such a great job, even though they were kind of awkward when they were speaking in between songs, but that was just cute. I've rarely ever seen such a great response to a support band!
You Me At Six were all so full of energy and I think it just rubbed off on the crowd, as well as the crowd's energy rubbed off on them. They seemed almost surprised by how people were singing along to both new and old songs and how we were cheering. Josh kept promising that they'd not go another three and a half years without doing another gig here, and I know bands are supposed to say that, but I'd like to believe him. At one point Josh's voice went nuts when he was talking and he just laughed it off and started doing Batman impressions instead. 

After the show I didn't really want pictures since I'd already gotten that, but I hung out by the bus anyway, I just stayed in the background. But as people slowly started to go home and the people hangning out were more chill, the band stayed to chat to everybody so I decided to talk a bit to Matt and Max, which was so increcibly nice. They were both so chill and down to earth, which I really didn't count on. They weren't just out there to take pictures and sign stuff to make their fans happy, it actually made them happy as well to do that and to casually chat to anyone who wanted to. It was really sweet of them. Max was even freezing his bum off (understandable since he didn't wear a jacket), but he stayed outside anyway becaue he wanted to chat to as many fans as possible.

I have to say that I was positively surprised by how they performed their songs from Cavalier Youth. So much more energy and rawness live than I expected, but it's exactly what I wanted, so I'm really happy. They did perform a few songs from the old albums, but none from Take Off Your Colours, even though it'd been awesome if they'd played If I Were In Your Shoes. They did play Bite My Tongue, though, in which Josh did an amazing job with Oli Syke's part. If you ask me he did a way better job than Oli does.

All in all it was an amazing day and I miss all the great events a lot. I did lose my iPod which has been my life compainion ever since I was like 11 or 12 years old. Yeah, it's been with me for a while and it worked perfectly fine. But it's alright, I can't even be sad about that because the day was so amazing. If I could go back in time I would definitely relive it over and over again.

World's worst photographer, but look how cute he is!

04.12.13: Pierce The Veil.

Wednesday I got up before the sun did and left my mum's to meet up with my friend Sofie at Copenhagen Central Station. We caught a train to Malmö, Sweden and found Kulturbolaget around half 10.

Why? Well, we were going to see Pierce The Veil. And we planned to sit outside in line all day. Yep, it was cold as fuck, but it was definitely worth it! It was the third time for me seeing PTV and they were just as amazing as the first two times. Even though I sometimes like to see bands live in huge venues, I have to admit I like the intimate shows at small venues better. There's just this thing about them - it's like every kid is connected and the band has so much more energy.

As we got there, we quickly found some other Danes who we spent the entire day with. New friends you meet at concerts always turn out to be the friends you keep for the longest, that's at least what I've experienced.

We were let inside around 7pm and two of us hurried to the barrier whilst the other two were handing in our stuff to the cloak room. Of course we all stood right by the barrier, we wouldn't accept anything less after waiting for so many hours in the cold! 

The first band up was Sights & Sounds and they were quite alright. One of them celebrated his birthday the day before and another dude did that day. So someone randomly started to sing "happy birthday" and the rest of the room followed. Right until we had to mention his name. As no one knew it, the song just faded after "happy birthday, dear..." and they started laughing. It was kind of embarrassing.
To be honest their sound wasn't too good, but the music was alright.

After Pierce The Veil came on. They just came running onto stage and I grabbed Sofie's arm to squeeze it because I wasn't even prepared. I couldn't keep the smile off my lips during the entire show and I was singing my lungs out - and I'm currently paying for it, my voice is fucked.

We had some moments with Tony where we pointed at each other and sang to each other. Even Jaime was lip-synching to us when he saw that we were kind of sobbing during Hold On Till May. He pointed at us with his bass and just came really close. That was really embarrasing. Sofie caught a pick from Jaime and one from Tony, lucky girl!

When it was time for Bring Me The Horizon to enter stage, Sofie and I left. None of us like BMTH and we wanted to give our good spots to someone who would actually enjoy the show. To be honest it wasn't really good. They didn't have any connection with the audience whatsoever and Oli barely talked to them. I would admit that the show was good if it was, but it honestly wasn't anything special.

After the show had ended we waited outside to see if we could catch a glimpse of PTV. They all came out, but it was only Vic who gave autographs and took pictures with people, but he didn't look like he really wanted to, so we left him alone. They all quickly left again for some bar, except Tony, who stayed on the bus to drink Coronas with Matt.
Since Sofie's train didn't leave from the Central Station of Copenhagen until like 5am, we all decided to stay for a bit. It was much colder in Denmark and it was either waiting there or in Malmö. We were just hanging around, talking about stuff.

Vic, Jaime and Mike came back around 2am and Vic asked us what we were still doing there. We realised it was kind of creepy, but he seemed genuinely concerned when he heard that we had to wait for the train. So he made sure we were okay before they went into the bus.

We were dancing around to keep ourselves warm and at some point we found out that their driver was filming us with his phone, which was really funny. So we just kept on dancing until they drove away. Jaime was sitting next to the driver and he waved at us and made a heart with his hands when he saw us.

All in all it was a great day and night, and it was definitely worth it to stay out in the cold for 16 hours or so. It'll probably be a long while before I see them again, but at least I have some good memories to remember. Even though I didn't bring my camera, since I couldn't find it at all.

Credit for all pictures goes to: Nibby Photography.

One month.

So as you may or may not have noticed, I love going to concerts. I attend as many as possible, with both really big names and small, local bands in where I have a few friends.
But as I'm now living 4-5 hours away from Copenhagen, the capital of my country, it's hard for me to attend concerts, seeing as I have to pay around £40-£50 every time I want to go to a concert - and that's just for the train ticket. Top that prize with the ticket for the concert and food and probably a few beers, and even more than a few, if I go out with friends after the show.

So I haven't been at a concert since August, which is really sad. I've already missed two concerts I wanted to go to and it annoys me. But the next concert I'm going to will be in exactly one month. I'm going to see Pierce The Veil as they support Bring Me The Horizon on their ongoing UK/Europe tour in Malmö, Sweden on the 4th of December. For some odd reason they're not coming to Denmark on this tour. 

But I absolutely can't wait, even though PTV are just the support band. It will be the third time I see them in less than a year and I've only been a fan for a year at the time. I think that's pretty well done seeing as they're from the States and they have never played a concert in Denmark. That's what I call dedication. Especially because I've never travelled to another country just to see a concert or two before I did so back in May.

Sorry for the weird "filler" blog post, but I just figured I had to get it out somewhere and I wanted to share my excitement. It'll seriously be so amazing to see them again!

Rumour has it that they will be playing this one - it's one of my favourites!

21.06.13: 30 Seconds To Mars.

Friday after work I went directly to Tivoli (after bying some facepaint) to join Laura, Selma, Emma and Cille. They had been sitting at Plænen (a big area with grass) since noon, because they wanted good spots. For what? Well, for the 30 Seconds To Mars gig!

Whilst waiting, we just talked, had fun, drank some beers and took some shots. Some woman, who was rather drunk, kept giving us drinks, so we didn't have to pay for ourselves, which was great. But she was a bit annoying.

The band didn't go on stage until 10pm, so we had to wait for a long time. It started to rain a bit twice, once right after I arrived and once right before the gig started. Luckily Laura and my other friend Ditte had umbrellas, so I didn't become too wet.

The gig itself was seriously amazing. I had heard so much about how incredible 30STM shows were, how the energy was extremely amazing, how the contact between the band and the crowd was more than bands usually talk to the crowd. And all of it was true. Jared spent a lot of time talking to the crowd about a lot of different things, he made jokes and made us yell "Love Lust Faith Dreams" in Danish a couple of times. He also had this giant Danish flag that he kept waving. That was one of the few moments where I felt proud to be a Dane!

Since I forgot my camera and my phone died hours before the gig started, I have no pictures whatsoever. But luckily my friend Mia Malene let me "steal" some pictures from her blog - with credit, of course! So, here you go, take a look at MM's lovely pictues from one of the best nights of my life!

Last picture is taken by Laura, when it was raining right before the gig started.

Imagine Dragons.

Credit: Ryan Walker, touring keyboardist.

Wednesday I went with my friend to see Imagine Dragons live in Copenhagen. Actually I'm not much of a fan, I know that one song, Radioactive, and that's about it. But my friend had no one to go with and the ticket wasn't too expensive, so I figured I'd go. I have loads of good experience from going to concerts with bands I don't really know. Well, that's how I became a fan of You Me At Six anyway, haha.

I came around 16.30, right after work. And surprisingly enough, I was the third freaking person to be in line. I have never tried that before, seriously. My friend had been there since noon, and she even skipped a class in school, because she was sure there'd at least be some people. But nope. 

I did get away from my friend as we were let in, because some stupid security man told me to put my jacket in the wardrobe, but I didn't have any money, so I had to buy a beer to get some money, so I could stand in line for a long while. I still ended up on the 2nd row, right behind my friend, amazingly enough. Perks of being tiny!

The show itself.. It was just wow. The smile never left my face for one second through the entire concert. I was just dancing and having a really good time, even though I knew one of the songs they played. The crowd was insane, everyone was dancing, clapping, screaming.. But no one was pushing, at least not were I was standing. It was just one big, happy party! 

After the show we stayed to meet all of them, and they were really genuinely so sweet, all of them! They took their time to talk to all of us, who were standing in the rain to meet them, and they made jokes with all of us, hugged us, took pictures, and signed everything. And they made sure we were all okay and that we got what we needed, before they went into their bus. There weren't many fans out after the show, not even 20 people, but I still think it was really nice of them to treat their fans like that.

They all talked about how much they loved being in Copenhagen and playing for their Danish fans, so they were definitely going back some day soon. Now, all bands kind of have to say that, so we'll see. But I know that no matter if they're going back to Denmark or not, I'm going to see them live again at some point!

Their next concert date in Denmark is already planned, but it's at a festival in Aarhus, and I'm not going to that.

Sorry for the delay of this post, but I've been ill as fuck since the day after the show. But here you have it!

Asking Alexandria picture post.

All I can say is that it was an amazing show and I really enjoyed it. Can't wait 'til I'll see them again!

Betray The Martyrs.

While She Sleeps.

Danny Worsnop from AA taking a picture of While She Sleeps.

Asking Alexandria.

Asking Alexandria - Sam & Cameron.

Asking Alexandria - Ben.

Asking Alexandria - Danny & Ben cuddling on stage.

Asking Alexandria - Sam & Ben.

Asking Alexandria - Danny and his bra-filled mic stand.

Asking Alexandria - Ben.

Asking Alexandria - Danny & Ben.

Who needs a relationship when you have friends?

I spent a few days with Cille at her place the last couple of days, which was amazing. Saturday we went to Copenhagen and she got two new tattoos whilst I was having dinner at my grandparents', and later we met up with Hannah to go to a concert with the Danish band Cold Black at City of Sin.

I'd never listened to their music before, but they were actually pretty good - and also some really nice guys. If you want to, you can check them out HERE.

A very happy (and very drunk) Hannah & Cille.

Victor (lead singer + bassist) & Martin (guitarist), both pretty drunk.