shadowhive

Last night was The Blackout gig and I went pretty late so I couldn’t do much. I picked up some food before going to the station (and got the Empire dark side cover). Of course at the station the ticket machine was shuttered again, which seems to be the case most of the time.

There was no ticket person on the train either and when I got to the station the fare place was closed (cute panic) but the barrier lady let me through so it was all good.

As it was late I didn’t get to do too much in Birmingham, I had a lil look 8n the legos tore, saw a cute plushie (of a Midna like cat) and ended up picking up a Halloween plush from hmv cause it was 30%.

After worrying about the venue it ended up being ok, they didn’t question my pad (despite one guy giving me a look) and the most annoying thing was the metal detector. Since it wasn’t sold out people weren’t passing out like crazy, which was good but two people still did which was concerning (so I’ll definitely still avoid the venue).

After getting some merch (a tee, necklace and wristband, which glows in the dark!) I got a pretty good spot and waited for the bands. The first band were Lunar (I think) and they were pretty good. Strangely they were a two piece, a guitarist/singer and drummer which was unusual. But the singer was local which was nice. The second band, Dead Pony were ok, the guilts and bassist were cute but the electronic stuff they used kinda overpowered it in places?

As for The Blackout themselves, damn. It honestly felt like they’d never been away. Considering they hadn’t toured in 9 years it didn’t show, they still had the energy they had back then, with Sean doing his mic tricks and doing their funny bits between songs and just. Gavin had hurt his foot a few days ago so he wasn’t as mobile as usual, but other than limping a bit you really couldn’t tell. (Honestly it was stranger him and Rhys had shaved heads)

They don’t know what they’re gonna do after Slam Dunk, but I do hope they decide to do more music again. But if not? It was so great to see them again.

On the way back I picked up something to eat at the station, but eh. The sushi wasn’t as nice as I expected and the passion fruit lemonade was kinda eh. The trip back was uneventful, though I wish my pod thing hadn’t died because people were annoying.

Today’s felt like a tiring day (not helped by mum wanting to take Naryu a longer walk, but at least she saw the horses). I ended up putting on Elemental this afternoon. Which was pretty good. I wasn’t sure what to expect (and half expected there to be a villian or something causing the canal problem) but it ended up being a nice immigrant/romance story.

Then tonight I watched Monster Hunter cause it was on tv and ugh. Yeah it wasn’t great. There were some elements that could’ve made good stories but they weren’t the focus at all and just… bleh. At least the hunter guy was cute, but yeah. I’d rather have that time back.

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carrythefire

I got stopped today because my bottle of hand soap looked like it was made of glass. It wasn't, but they had to properly inspect it 🙄🤣 yeah because I'm gonna cause so much damage with a half full 75ml bottle even if it was glass 🥴

I've heard Dead Pony are good but never listened or seen them live myself

shadowhive

Oh that’s crazy! Sometimes it feels they get a bit much over these things

I’d not heard of them before seeing them so I dunno how they compare to their released stuff.

I get it, but also was a little perplexed. They seemed a lot more strict when I was at the O2 last time though, it's a pity that always seems to be the Birmingham venue I need to go to when there isn't a date near me.

Might give them a listen at some point. Once I've done researching bands for my next festival tho!

Yeah it’s really strange. And oh no!

Hopefully you like them! And that’s fair, I hope there’s good ones

yea the person in front of me was getting told off about the size of their bag (no illegal contraband inside lmfao) and he was like "i'm LITERALLY just going to put it into the cloakroom" 🙄

yarnofariadne

I'm glad the gig was good!

Aww thanks, me too!

rhoda_rants

Glad you got to go! I've heard of Dead Pony, haven't checked them out yet. Although good lord, how small/poorly ventilated is this venue that people are passing out all the time? Even when it's not sold out? Like what's going on there?

Yeah me too! I’d not heard of them at all before that night, I dunno if I’ll check them out though. It’s a 3000 capacity venue, wasn’t sold out this time and still had this happen. Apparently it is an issue that happens regularly at gigs there so I definitely won’t be going back

Jeeez. Yeah, that's not good. I wouldn't go back either. I've seen pictures of the Cavern that do kind of make it look like a death trap. I know that's not where you were, but that's what it makes me think of.

Having said that, I've definitely been at shows where I've seen people pass out around me--had to pick them off the floor myself once or twice, because that's Mosh Pit Etiquette--but I've never had a problem myself.

Yeah I was honestly dreading it after the last gig where people were dropping like crazy. The thing is it doesn’t feel like a death trap, it looks just like other local venues really but there must be something because people are always complaining about it (and it wasn’t like that years ago)

Yeah I avoid pits personally cause I’m not the best at them (plus tall) but that’s good!

Hm. I am fascinated. Maybe it was built on a pandimensional vortex or something. Or it's leaking whatever fumes were in Victorian wallpaper that made people see ghosts. I'm writing this down! makes notes for possible future plot bunny

Honestly, I don't stay right in the pit, but I tend to hang around the periphery, especially in the front. There's often a case where a pit will open up right behind me, and I'll try to hold the line so the people in front of me don't get crushed. It's not easy!

antontobias86

I'm so glad you got to see our boys again. London was so wonderful. I hope so much that they do more than just Slam Dunk. They all seemed really happy to be back 🥰🥰🥰