Reading and Leeds

I should probably be sleeping just now instead of posting but oh well. I also should have posted earlier to save me doing this now. Meh.

Anyhoo. Tomorrow, i depart for Leeds to see Muse play one of my favourite albums of all time live and i simply cannot wait. It's probably part of the reason i can't sleep is that i'm waaaaay too excited! :D

Also, can't wait to experience the festival atmosphere and the mudbaths that go with it. The insane mosh pits that Reading and Leeds are famed for should be great as well. I'm not a big one for mosh pits and at Leeds i'll take it easy to keep myself healthy for Reading but when i see them there i just want to say that i will have literally no regard for my health and safety whatsoever :)

This is a once (or twice) in a lifetime thing and i want to experience it properly.

At least we have Saturday off so we can chill and get geared up for Sunday's events. And on Monday, there is a good chance that we could play football with Muse's bassist, Chris Wolstenholme which would be a dream come true. One of my heroes. He arranges football matches for fans to attend and watch. Such a god.

So yeah, here's hoping that this is just about the perfect weekend. There's no reason it shouldn't be. Seeing Muse, seeing family in London, seeing Bryan (and sleeping in the same bed as him - gaaaaahhhhhh!!!), seeing loads of bands. Just earth shattering.

Even more good news: I got an eye infection last week \o/

But no, i went back to the hospital today and they gave the all clear for me to wear contacts again - I was scared my eye wouldn't have healed in time but it has! Awesome news.


I'm gonna be completely honest. I could probably die happy after Monday. Not that i do plan on dying or anything but if i were to for some terrible reason then so be it haha

Just glad i didn't die while seeing Flogging Molly this evening in which there was a strong possibility i could have died. I'd say it was probably the most insane crowd i've ever been in. The whole place was a mosh pit so it was unavoidable, but so amazing at the same time.

I'm gonna be completely honest again: if the crowd at Muse tomorrow, OR at Reading on Sunday is half as good as Flogging Molly was tonight, then i'll be damned. Honestly. It was a crazy crowd but a loving crowd. Looking out for each other and there was a weird kind of family atmosphere as well. Drunken Lullabies definitely being one of the highlights but so was the point after the gig ended and "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" came on the PA and half the crowd got into a big circle for a HUGE jig, dance, thing.

That just doesn't happen at normal gigs. Certainly not at Muse. Totally different crowd.

That isn't to say i'm not looking forward to one of the best weekends of my life :P

Going to that gig tonight is probably another reason why i'm still up. Got loads of adrenaline, still (Going to a gig knowing i have to get up at 6am the next morning definitely wasn't one of my better ideas)
I don't get tired after gigs for some reason. My legs and feet hurt but i don't feel like sleeping. It's weird.

Just gonna be really tired tomorrow i guess but there's no way that's stopping me enjoying my day. I'm sure the adrenaline will be flowing once more!

I'll post about everything sometime next week when my head, if it hasn't been blown off by awesomness, can unwind and spew out what happened xD


Rowan <3