Pendulum, Wembley Arena, Friday 28th May 2010.

Yes, it has finally happened; third time lucky. I have tried and tested the cloakroom at Wembley Arena. The result: a half hour wait. Considering the size of the venue you would have thought that the cloakroom would also be a reasonable size but I've seen bigger cloakrooms in venues ten times smaller than Wembley. Not unorganised but extremely slow. 7/10.

If you've never seen a man doing press-ups on the stairs of Wembley Arena then you are definitely missing out. That's right. One man took it upon himself to entertain the whole crowd by showing off his skills. He then proceeded to rip his top off and strike a manly pose amid cheers from the crowd. This was then followed by a Mexican Wave around the entire arena. A very amusing five minutes.

Anyway, onto the music. Sub Focus were first to take to the stage; lurking behind a huge wheel of flashing lights which was rather impressive. As to the music, I'm a little indecisive. It was better than I expected but it occasionally lapsed into repetitiveness. Whatever it was, it definitely got the crowd going. 57/100. www.myspace.com/subfocus


Pendulum made an extremely bold entrance. Through the darkness, the screens onstage light up while Genesis explodes throughout the venue. As Pendulum take to the stage the song warps into Salt In The Wounds and the crowd literally go mental. Out of nowhere a huge mosh pit appears; a frenzied mixture of moshing and raving which continues throughout most of the set. All of their best songs are played: Showdown, Fasten Your Seatbelt, Slam, The Island (Parts 1 and 2), Propane Nightmares, Blood Sugar, Watercolour, Tarantula, Hold Your Colour and The Tempest, not to mention a cover of The Prodigy's Voodoo People. It's hard to choose a highlight when the whole night was so good. Every song was performed with brilliant energy. It wasn't only the band who were bouncing off the walls though; the whole crowd appeared to have taken an overdose of Relentless. Even the people in seated were up on their feet. A bloody exceptional night! 95/100. www.myspace.com/pendulum

Sorry folks. No photos from this gig. We were far too busy raving.

Lostprophets, Leas Cliff Hall, Friday 30th April 2010.

Where do you go to party with The Blackout and Lostprophets? How about the quiet seaside town of Folkestone? No? Well, you would be wrong because this is exactly where we went last Thursday and party we did. Leas Cliff Hall may be a strange choice of venue at first glance it isn't all bad. Initially, it reminded me of the Winter Gardens but aside from the resemblance there are some slight differences which make this a better venue. For one thing, it's smaller so you're never more than twenty or so metres from the stage. It also has a proper bar which doesn't concern me but might be appreciated by some of you other folks out there. Overall, not a bad venue. 6/10.

So only one support band of the night. Luckily, they were The Blackout so this wasn't even a letdown. As usual The Blackout proved to be hugely entertaining and I wouldn't be surprised if everyone went home a Blackout fan. They played their usual setlist, incorporating songs from The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout! and We Are The Dynamite! while the majority of the setlist was made up of songs from The Best In Town. Highlights included I'm A Riot, You're A Fucking Riot, It's High Tide Baby! and Save Our Selves (The Warning). However, my personal highlight was the exact moment during which Gavin dived into the crowd and consequently stood on me. The only down side were the tossers who refused to kneel down in a feeble attempt to ruin the night. They failed. 74/100. www.myspace.com/theblackout








Approximately half an hour elapses, the crowd are getting restless, a chant begins and Lostprophets take to the stage amid flashing blue lights. It's an energetic performance with plenty of witty banter in between. Once again a cover of The Prodigy's Omen sees the crowd explode in a frenzied chaos. Last Summer, Where We Belong and Last Train Home are echoed back from the crowd with not just energy, but raw emotion. Sean Smith and Gavin Butler make an appearance for Can't Catch Tomorrow and at one point a lone crowd surfer makes it onto the stage for a sing along. One of the many highlights of the night was Burn Burn and the night was finished with a intense The Light That Burns Twice as Bright... Similar to the last time I saw them and just as good, I'm looking forward to seeing them play at Reading. 84/100.
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