[kj] Auckland gig: FYI

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Top review!!
Felt as if I was there..
Mosh pit sounded funx

--- On Sat, 15/6/13, bongo <humanhybrid666 at gmail.com> wrote:


From: bongo <humanhybrid666 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kj] Auckland gig: FYI
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke, (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
Date: Saturday, 15 June, 2013, 6:22




ok, tried to put some words together, not an unbiased rock critic review, but how my night went..



me and jo (wife) drove down after work.. whangarei to auckland is a two hour drive, so made it to the venue when the doors opened... had car issues, but wont get into that - we made it there..
found jase and chars, then found a cheap piss shop and downed a few 8%ers.. found brendon & sister, talked shit outside for a bit and bumped into a few other friends... the support band i found out was a new mix of old bands - flotsam and jetsam of yesteryear, missed every note.. 
walked into the studio after support act finished. it was a bit packed, but all our group made it up the front stage right without much struggle, tho it was crowded we had space.. 
the few minutes before the band came on were filled with drug like ecstasy!  my plan was to stay with jo and co for most of the time, and thrash out a bit for my fav songs..... as soon as requiem started tho - i was off!  glasses off, serious time... 
i have no idea of the setlist, but of course i knew every goddamn fucking song and every fucking one was a fucking favourite that night!!! pssyche i knew would be good - it was... but as i said before TDARS had me near fainting/vomiting the most!!!  did i hold back? fuck no!  if you were up front, you knew i was there.. rough? a bit... was i a dick? maybe... did i care? no.  i kept an eye on the midget and watched myself around the guy in the wheelchair (near stage side), but apart from that, i was not standing still.
most others up front seemed pleased for the enthusiasm and when the guy up front stated blindly elbowing anything that touched him, me and a tall skinhead exchanged many sentences without words, and removed him from his treasured position simply by 'dancing' HA!
i think there was a small fight, didn't see what started it but i was shunted near them when they left the front... nothing major - just dumb.  
i'd really like to see a setlist to jog my memory... i have many memories, but they are all disjointed.. bloodsport (not change - dont think they played that??!), was joyous - geordie and youth facing off, playing off each other, and jaz in between yelling and screaming and smiling!!
three old mates simply rocking out together, they were loving it and we were loving it!
every song was great, altho i'm sure others complained of the sound. it was a bit loud!
went to the sidelines after a few songs, no jase or brendon in sight, but there was my wife, rockin by herself and looking at ease, comfortable in the chaos, and a bit sexy!  stayed with her for about half of MINOG then something else started and i had to go back into the middle, which was only about 4m away..


all in all, my night was great, and Killing Joke done what i had hoped they would.


never saw any of the band apart from onstage, youth was dj-ing an after party somewhere, but we left after saying goodbyes to everyone... 




cheers.




(now if you want a review with real goods punctuation n shit, ask that fucker who wore a soundgarden tshirt to a KJ gig!!!)








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On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 10:51 AM, bongo <humanhybrid666 at gmail.com> wrote:


It was sold out according to the sign out front... I might try write a review, won't be as good as brendons one he's gunna write tho!



On 15 Jun 2013 02:02, "Rheinhold Squeegee" <kjlist at live.com> wrote:





Multiple other reports confirm a full, but not oversold, show in Auckland and that the original blogger was just whining. 
 
I love the venue's response, however (bolded below):
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10890512
 
Fans had to be carried out of last night's Killing Joke gig after being crushed inside the "oversold" venue, a reviewer says.
Gary Steel of Witchdoctor said the main floor The Studio on Auckland's K-Rd had been packed too tight for last night's show. 
He said the bottleneck that developed at the venue's main entrance was a "risk to life and limb". 
"The truth is that there was such a crush that several people were carried out, that tempers were frayed and scuffles ensued. The truth is that I almost fainted... And when I decided it was time to get out of there, the crush was so great that it was almost impossible to do so."
Steel said he was forced to watch the show on a television screen set up outside the main hall.
"I don't know if the blame lay with the venue management, the tour management or with the band, but someone should be held accountable. It just ain't good enough."

Studio spokeswoman Marie Lawrence said Steel was wrong about the concert being oversold.
There were about 1000 people there and The Studio's capacity was 1200, she said. 
"To add though we all noticed it was cramped last night. We have put this down the fact the crowd was a lot older so in the main room they are less prepared to move closer, creating cramped areas further back by the bottle neck and staircase areas. 
"It is very important to the venue that everyone attending concerts gets to fully enjoy the experience so we have decided to advise a lower capacity rate with ticket sales not to exceed 850 for these type of events in the future."
Lawrence said the police visited during the night and left satisfied that the venue was within its capacity limit.
- nzherald.co.nz


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