Ok, so when you walk up to the gate at a giant music festival put on by the local “alternative” FM station, and the PA annoucer says that your favorite band, the one you spent $70 to see, is not going to appear, you might think twice about entering… I mean, I probably could have scalped the tickets and made off with the $200+, but no, I decided it was worth it to stay.
Boy was I wrong.
I enjoyed seeing The Donnas rock out on such a big stage, and Hot Hot Heat were cool. But, Interpol.
oh Interpol…. they were sloppy and looked uninterested, as a hoard of 15-year old drugged-out South Shore-ites and 35-year old drunk-down South Shore-ites screamed out “Obstacle 1″ and other song titles. Scary.
I can’ t blame them for not being into it, though – this crowd was one of the scariest I’ve ever been a part of. Everyone was violently trashed by 2pm… And I know they weren’t drinking that much in the park, because Budweisers were $7.50.
I really do think that white suburbanite teenagers are what scare me the most – but, they’re right up there with their alcoholic, abusive, white suburbanite fathers, and co-enabler, over-eating white suburbanite mothers.
But that’s me.
Why no Blur? Lame. Good thing I’m still going to Field Day… oh wait.
I wish I had more than pithy comments to offer as posts these days.
weren’t we white suburbanites?
Damn… nothing sucks more than an act cancelling. I feel your pain man.
the program director for WBCN said that Blur’s excuse was “weak”…
the WBCN dj was also trying to make like the River Rave was awesome and that field day was just all hype. obviously these guys went to a different concert than i did.
I’m sorry to hear that Interpol didn’t put on a good show. They’re normally fantastic — if you get a chance to see them in NYC, do it. They are most beloved here, especially in Brooklyn.