Wow was I ever blown away last night!!
It was my first time ever seeing Rancid in concert and it fuckin' rocked!!
It was at the Koolhaus in Toronto and the line-up moved pretty darned smoothly. The only things that concerned the security guards were the chains on my wallet, though they did check my bag there was nothing to concern them, hell I was even carrying a disposable camera.
So after coat checks I waited in a line (if you could call it a line, more like a swarm of people in front of a small merch table...lol) anyhow when I got my chance I bought a Rancid picture disc (Time Won't Wait) for $10.
After that it was time to go in before a local Toronto band started the show off. They played for about half an hour (LOL....they even sang one song from Gogol Bordello).
Next on the line-up was The Planet Smashers. A really awesome ska band and got us into the mood by singing an Operation Ivy song. They were on stage for about 45 minutes.
Then the time came for Rancid to rock the house. They blew the roof off the club. To actually see them playing live made the night.
To see Matt play bass was a bassists dream, kudos go to him cause there's no way in hell that I could ever play upstroke with a pick. He was a damn good singer too!!
Tim got the crowd going with his fucking kickass vocals and guitar playing, I never even realized he was a lefty until last night's show. Fuck the energy he put out made you feel like everyone was your family. Us punks stick together is the vibe I could feel all night.
Lars was also another one to get the crowd pumped last night too!! His singing was truely a dream and his guitar playing melded so well with Tim's. He got Matt and Tim to sing some old Op-Ivy songs just because....lol.
Well Rancid played for about an hour or so and I was loving every damn minute of it. When they got off stage we started chanting for them to come back and give us an oncore. At some point we thought they wouldn't but then all of a sudden there comes Tim and Matt on acoustic guitars while Lars still played his electric. What an awesome end to a show or so I thought.
When the lights came on I thought Rancid would be doing a meet and greet but lo and behold there was none. So in line I waited to get my coat from coat check. And guess whose standing infront of me, some skinheads, garrrrrr!!!! Man was I tempted to kick them but my bf wouldn't let me!!
Anyhow, finally got my coat and headed outside. It was already midnight and I was ready to head home. But my bf was determined to get an autograph and pic with Tim. So we waited around the tour bus. Unfortunately Tim didn't show but Lars did. He's such a sweetheart!!<3<3
I got my picture disc signed by Lars, a great big hug from Lars and three pics with him!!!
What a fucking awesome night!!!
