Parade at the Padang

RED Zone bay-beh!

We were right up front!

Right up front!!

The My Chemical Romance concert, if you are wondering.

It was waay awesome, 'cause it was drizzling, so everyone was wet, and when the show started, people started moshing a bit, so basically we were all jumping, screaming, and squashed into slimy wet people.

Like I said, it was awesome.


Then this mat salleh guy in front of me started head banging, and the water droplets were flying off his hair and into my face.

But it was awesome.


They didn't play 'Heaven Help Us', they didn't play 'Disenchanted' (a lot of people were waiting for that), but it was still awesome.


I have to say it again - I was right up front!

OHHHH-SUUUM!


I actually spent more than 400 Ringgit for that Red Zone ticket.


My parents bought Green Zone (cheapest) tickets initially, but my sister and I wanted better seats, so we sold those to Isabel and bought Blue Zone tickets.

Then I figured, heck this is my sister's favourite band. No point standing so far away from the stage.

So we sold off the Blue Zone tickets for RM90 each (we bought them at RM163 unfortunately), and got the Red Zone tickets.


I have to say, the best thing about the most expensive tickets in any concert, is that it filters off the non-fans and the lukewarm-fans, and what you get are the hardcore (or somewhat hardcore) fans right up front.

And that means being in a totally CRAZY crowd.

In the words of Gerard Way, it was "effin' awesome"!

Not the best concert I've been to (that title is reserved for Linkin Park - LP!), but definitely very good.


Songs that induced monster reactions from the crowd were 'Teenagers' and 'Welcome to the Black Parade' (duh!). Oh, and 'I'm Not Okay'. My gosh, the crowd went WILD then!

It was kind of funny, the band then played 'Dessert Song', and the crowd was SO quiet!

I imagine only crazy-obsessed fans like my sister will know the words to that song. This girl paid RM200 for the special edition Black Parade album, RM100 for the 'Life at the Murder Scene' DVD, and had the first album (never sold in Malaysia) sent to her from U.S.

Oddly enough, she was actually contented with the cheap ticket. Until I nudged her into buying a better ticket (and offered to pay for her, urgh).


You know, even my parents enjoyed themselves.

My mom (who was at the seats, way behind) said she saw "kids" down at the field (where I was) being totally crazy, and said she was thankful she wasn't there. She don't know what she missin'.


So. Was it worth the RM323 price tag?

Nope. No 1.5 hours can be worth that much. But do I regret paying?

Heck no!

All I can say is, you guys should have went!

I tried selling off my tickets to people who listen and like MCR, but none of them wanted to buy unless I sold off at some ridiculously low price (isn't RM70 off low enough already?), or if they get the ticket for free.

You guys, you dunno what you missed!

Moral of the story?

Pay to watch a band you like, p'haps you'd learn first hand how drugs make you feel - absolutely high.

(I'm grateful for the rain, actually. Totally added to the "rock concert" atmosphere!)

SUM 41 / Chevelle please please please come to Malaysia! Someone said if (if!) I were to go off to the US, I'd probably have a good amount of chance to catch them live. (SUM 41 played near my bro's university last year - unfairrrr!)

But no! I want to hear them go "Hello Malaysia / KL!" 'cause I'd know they were playing for MY home crowd! Much cooler, no?

Thankyou for reading and goodbye!