Post by Railyn on Apr 11, 2005 22:15:44 GMT -5
I waited 21 years for this one. Original Duran Duran. No substitutes. John Taylor in leather pants. 'Nuff said.
The tickets were very expensive ($70 after taxes and fees). We had floor seats. Word to the wise: don't take floor seats at Duran Duran unless you are very tall. I barely clear 5'1". I had a hard time seeing.
They had an elaborate lighting set-up, and a video wall with some strange (and at times, borderline x-rated) stuff going on.
Dummy me once again forgot to check camera batteries, and my camera takes special batteries. We'd paid to park, and if we'd have left, we'd have had to pay again. My husband wanted to climb this big hill to go to Target, but there was a fence at the top.
So the 35mm was out, but I had the digital. It doesn't do well on zoom - it only has 3x zoom. The 35mm has 120x zoom. Out of the 30-40 pics I took, I think I can salvage about 5. I have a note up on Duran Duran's message board to see if anyone has better pics and would be willing to share (and it appears I may have someone - I'm waiting to hear back).
They had an opening act. They were good, but I have absolutely no idea who they were. They never once said their name.
The show started late - about 9:00. They played until 12:00. Here's the set list (I've made notes for the songs that may not be recognized):
REACH UP FOR THE SUNRISE (new album)
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
PLANET EARTH
HOLD BACK THE RAIN (from their first album)
ASTRONAUT (new album)
I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE
CHAINS
WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW (new album)
IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW
TIGER TIGER (Seven and the Ragged Tiger)
THE CHAUFFEUR (Rio)
A VIEW TO A KILL
ORDINARY WORLD
SAVE A PRAYER
BEDROOM TOYS (new album)
NOTORIOUS
NICE
CARELESS MEMORIES (from their first album)
WILD BOYS
WHITE LINES (cover version of Grandmaster Flash song)
GIRLS ON FILM (1st encore)
RIO (2nd encore)
The show itself was very good. Worth the money. The guys have great energy, and sound great live.
The audience left a little to be desired. As I said, my biggest gripe was paying for a seat, and not being able to sit, or see for that matter. They would have been better off pulling out the seats, and selling general admission spots.
There were three very large people in front of us. I'm not knocking them because they were large - I've got no room to talk. They were dirty. They smelled very bad like a mixture of patuli (I don't know if I'm spelling that right), incense, and b.o. It was bad. Dirty hippie type people. Two women, and a man, and I think they were into the group thing by the way they were acting.
Anyway, the seats are hooked together. The three of them took up 5 seats. I'm a large person, but my rear stayed on my seat. They spread out like that on purpose. The two people they squeezed out were thin, and if they would have squished, they all would have fit, but they kept complaining that they couldn't squeeze in any more. The arena had to give the other people another place to sit. After that, they sat and laughed about it.
The one had on a tank top, and I got to see way too much skin and sweaty bra all night long. At one point they lit up during the show, and I promptly called security. I don't put up with that. I am seriously allergic to weed, and I will pass out if it's smoked around me. They put it out before the security guard brought her supervisor back.
That's not all. There was a lady next to me who had been drinking (that's another thing - I don't think the venues should serve beer, let alone hard liquor). She kept asking me if I had a pen. I said no. Then she asked my friend Brenda. She didn't either. She finally got one, and was writing a note. Then she asked us to let her up. She came back giggling.
After the opening act was done, some other woman came flying over, threw the note back at her, and the cat fight commenced. From what I can understand, the one next to me broke up the other's marriage of like 10+ years. I guess. I couldn't help but hear as she screamed in my ear. We called security. They broke it up. Then a guy came over and started talking to her. She said she was gonna have to go buy another seat since the other girl wouldn't leave her alone. HELLO: you started it by dropping her a note.
I did get the world's most expensive (and coolest) tour program ($45 but worth every penny).
It was a good show. I just know next time to NOT sit on the floor....
The tickets were very expensive ($70 after taxes and fees). We had floor seats. Word to the wise: don't take floor seats at Duran Duran unless you are very tall. I barely clear 5'1". I had a hard time seeing.
They had an elaborate lighting set-up, and a video wall with some strange (and at times, borderline x-rated) stuff going on.
Dummy me once again forgot to check camera batteries, and my camera takes special batteries. We'd paid to park, and if we'd have left, we'd have had to pay again. My husband wanted to climb this big hill to go to Target, but there was a fence at the top.
So the 35mm was out, but I had the digital. It doesn't do well on zoom - it only has 3x zoom. The 35mm has 120x zoom. Out of the 30-40 pics I took, I think I can salvage about 5. I have a note up on Duran Duran's message board to see if anyone has better pics and would be willing to share (and it appears I may have someone - I'm waiting to hear back).
They had an opening act. They were good, but I have absolutely no idea who they were. They never once said their name.
The show started late - about 9:00. They played until 12:00. Here's the set list (I've made notes for the songs that may not be recognized):
REACH UP FOR THE SUNRISE (new album)
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
PLANET EARTH
HOLD BACK THE RAIN (from their first album)
ASTRONAUT (new album)
I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE
CHAINS
WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW (new album)
IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW
TIGER TIGER (Seven and the Ragged Tiger)
THE CHAUFFEUR (Rio)
A VIEW TO A KILL
ORDINARY WORLD
SAVE A PRAYER
BEDROOM TOYS (new album)
NOTORIOUS
NICE
CARELESS MEMORIES (from their first album)
WILD BOYS
WHITE LINES (cover version of Grandmaster Flash song)
GIRLS ON FILM (1st encore)
RIO (2nd encore)
The show itself was very good. Worth the money. The guys have great energy, and sound great live.
The audience left a little to be desired. As I said, my biggest gripe was paying for a seat, and not being able to sit, or see for that matter. They would have been better off pulling out the seats, and selling general admission spots.
There were three very large people in front of us. I'm not knocking them because they were large - I've got no room to talk. They were dirty. They smelled very bad like a mixture of patuli (I don't know if I'm spelling that right), incense, and b.o. It was bad. Dirty hippie type people. Two women, and a man, and I think they were into the group thing by the way they were acting.
Anyway, the seats are hooked together. The three of them took up 5 seats. I'm a large person, but my rear stayed on my seat. They spread out like that on purpose. The two people they squeezed out were thin, and if they would have squished, they all would have fit, but they kept complaining that they couldn't squeeze in any more. The arena had to give the other people another place to sit. After that, they sat and laughed about it.
The one had on a tank top, and I got to see way too much skin and sweaty bra all night long. At one point they lit up during the show, and I promptly called security. I don't put up with that. I am seriously allergic to weed, and I will pass out if it's smoked around me. They put it out before the security guard brought her supervisor back.
That's not all. There was a lady next to me who had been drinking (that's another thing - I don't think the venues should serve beer, let alone hard liquor). She kept asking me if I had a pen. I said no. Then she asked my friend Brenda. She didn't either. She finally got one, and was writing a note. Then she asked us to let her up. She came back giggling.
After the opening act was done, some other woman came flying over, threw the note back at her, and the cat fight commenced. From what I can understand, the one next to me broke up the other's marriage of like 10+ years. I guess. I couldn't help but hear as she screamed in my ear. We called security. They broke it up. Then a guy came over and started talking to her. She said she was gonna have to go buy another seat since the other girl wouldn't leave her alone. HELLO: you started it by dropping her a note.
I did get the world's most expensive (and coolest) tour program ($45 but worth every penny).
It was a good show. I just know next time to NOT sit on the floor....
