Right back atcha HRMG! Also, I will CERTAINLY help you hunt down the idiots who put that event together. VIP...pffft! Granted no big lines for the bar but the EXTRA long lines for the VIP portapottys made you not want to drink!! Hell, I was moderating my intake before Priest.
Back in the day they would have given 1/2 hour for those lesser bands. KORN WOULD NOT STOP!!!! I remember Pine Knob when they had Metal Church on the main stage. Only a few of us there but, hell, I moved from the hill into the front seats with the 50 others who really liked them. What about the good ol' days?!?
BTW, gluten-free hotdog on a stick for me, please.  Uploading the few photos I have as I type.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS from Wednesday, October 08, 2014 11:23:52 AM)| |  | HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS wrote: | | I'm not sure if all festivals cut the headliners set short or not. I think that is bullshit myself. Why should Priest get the same amount of time as Limp Bizkit? FUCK THAT!! Seriously, I can't believe how many people were into that set. Definitely NOT my thing! Stone Temple Pilots was GREAT and the only band that I truly enjoyed seeing other than Priest. Korn kept playing and playing and I thought, If you go over and Priest has to play an even shorter set, I will HUNT YOU DOWN!!!  It was really great to see so many people there to see PRIEST!! A lot of people in their 20's. I really think ROS has brought in a younger crowd which is awesome to see. The people around me knew ALL the songs too, not just the radio songs.
Yes, we definitely needed MORE PORTAPOTTYS!!! But with VIP, the food lines weren't as bad as the regular crowd had to endure and our line for the bar was almost non-existent AND we had somewhere to sit down to eat/drink/chat away from the wind. But the "gourmet" food? WHERE THE FUCK WAS THAT???!!! Like Spa, I would rather have had fried food on a stick than that overpriced crap they called "gourmet"! WHO THE FUCK puts an EGG on a GYRO??!!! BLEH!
The best part for me besides seeing Priest was hanging out with everyone - Ron, Bev, Vail, Randy, Spa and others that are not here on the board!! I truly love each and every one of you!
| | | Becks wrote: | | Loving all the reports back from Louder than Life! Sounds like a fabulous time was had by all. I think the setlist gives me an idea of what to expect when I see them at the Soundwave festival in February - they'll play 45 minutes - 1 hour, something like that? Not sure yet.
| | | HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS wrote: | | LOVE BITES  is the other song they didn't play. They could have not done the sing along whoa whoa whoa and played Love Bites. Rob seemed unhappy about being rushed through the set. He really wanted to talk to the crowd but was unable to due to time - they only allowed Priest to play for 65 minutes. At one point, Rob looked over to the side stage and asked if he was allowed to talk saying, "Do I have time to talk?" Rob seemed dead set on proving just WHY he is THE ONE AND ONLY METAL GOD! He went for the highs with everything he had. Did he hit them all? No and I don't expect him to, but he hit most of them and when he did, the crowd ROARED with appreciation!! Rob was constantly moving - the back surgery obviously has done him wonders and he is able to move pain free again which is wonderful to see! He did not stand in front of the teleprompter, rather glanced at the words if he needed to and then looked up at the crowd to sing the words. I have always been impressed with Rob's humility and the fact that he is always a gentleman. He never puts others down in order to build himself up because he is strong and confident in himself and he lets his performance speak for itself. So for me this performance was a direct answer to both Paul Di'Anno and Bruce Dickinson's negative comments about him. All I have to say to Paul and Bruce is: JEALOUS MUCH??!!
It was a FANTASTIC weekend! We had an absolute BLAST! It was an honor to be a part of such a great group of people. We truly are a metal family here on the Board.
We made it home safely, stopping at a Waffle House for breakfast and Bilbo's in Portage for dinner. Damn I miss my Hobbit Stix and dill dip being so close in East Lansing!! Glad to see you made it home safe and sound!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just made it back home after the concert. GREAT!!! However, freezing cold and they played a VERY short setlist. No Jawbreaker, BTROD, Defenders of the Faith, March of the Damned and a few more that they did in New York. I am sure the rest of the posse can fill in some more. I'd have to look at the setlist myself to be sure but I am tired.
To the 11 or so of us who made it there, I hope you all made it home safely! Whatta blast!!! Great show, all in all. Can't wait until Detroit to "hopefully" see the full NY set.
JD. Could be your phone. You should see the link that says "Inbox" right above "Member:.... /Emai: .... " If you don't see THOSE, then my money is on the phone causing the error.
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