Dir en grey :: June 16th, 2007 :: The Eagles Ballroom :: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Okay, here is my live report from the June 16th show. It is pretty long - like, five pages in WORD - but if you do decide to read it, I hope that you enjoy it. I set it up a little differently than my other reports, so maybe it will make it a little more interesting. ^^
WARNINGS: There may be grammar errors and some fangirl moments ahead. You have been warned.
Our day (Becky, Allison, Alex, Ama and I) started at around 5:15am. That was a little bit too early, but that was when my alarm decided to go off. So yeah, we all got up and just sat around for a few hours watching TV. Some of us, including myself, actually went back to bed for a while before getting up and getting ready to go.
We went to breakfast that morning with my mom, grandma and aunt before we headed off to Milwaukee.
From where I live, Milwaukee is only about a thirty minute drive away, so leaving at around 11:40ish that morning put us at The Rave around 12:15pm. We were kind of lost when we got there, so we asked this guy where we line up and he’s like, “You wanna line up already?” and we’re like, “Yeah. . .duh!” and he told us to line up on the side of the building. When we arrive at the side of the building, we realize that nobody is there! WE WERE THE FIRST IN LINE. I couldn’t believe it! I was like, HOSHIT! XD. It was pretty awesome, I must admit. ^^
A little while later, around one or so, a group of people I had recognized from the Chicago show back in February appeared and so we talked to them for a while and slowly, more people appeared. Breanna met up with us at around 2 or 2:30, I’m not quite sure, and even when she arrived, there was only about ten people in line. o_0. So yeah, not to many people came as early as they said they would.
But anyway, around three o’clock or so, a tour bus pulled up close to where we were sitting and like, all of us are looking trying to see who the hell is in the tour bus. Well, we didn’t find out who it was until later when Breanna and I were heading to the McDonald’s to use to the bathroom, we saw the tour bus parked out in the front parking lot. We looked inside and inside we saw somebody walk and the person looked very familiar. A second later, we’re like, “OMG. . .Shinya!” XD. So yeah, Shinya was in the tour bus along with another person, who we believe to be Die. So, I thought that was pretty cool that I got to see who was the in tour bus, and when I got back and told my friends, they were like “OMG!” lol. It was cool. :)
Anyway, we waited a little more in the hot sun (well, it wasn’t too bad after two, seeing that sun went behind the building but before that it was killer) before this dude opened the door and was like, “You can wait in here.” So, the whole line got inside and began to wait in this dark room that was basically like a dungeon with it’s creepy little red lights. Then this lady came out and was like, “What the heck are you doing in here?” and we just were like, “This big dude let us in” and she kept asking who and obviously, we have no fucking clue who it is, so we just keep saying this big dude. So, she went off to find said dude and left this freaky ass guy, who was asking for a light from people, to watch the door and shit. He was really fucking creepy. I think he was on drugs. >____> Anyway, we waited for a little longer before they let us into the pre-show room or whatever where they patted us down and checked our tickets. Then, we entered a bar area and we have no idea where we’re going, but thankfully we found out where we were going and we got there and had to wait ANOTHER half-an-hour (oh, I should have mentioned that doors were opening at 6:30pm) before they moved the barricades to the stairs and let us up. But, they actually had two or three guys walking in front of us so we all wouldn’t run up the two flights up stairs that we had to go up to get there. So, when we get up there, they tell us not to run, but let us go off on our own and of course we’re like, bolting to get where we were. I was holding on to Ama and Breanna’s hand to make sure that I had somebody with me and I accidentally let go of both their hands and made my way to the barricade. Even though I let go of their hands, they both made it up to the barricade with me, Breanna on my left and Ama on my right. Where did we get to stand? RIGHT IN FRONT OF DIE. Finally, my dream had come true. I was at a Dir en grey concert, right in front of my idol and my all time favorite member of Dir en grey, Die. Sadly, Alex, Allison and Becky weren’t able to get up to the barricade, but they got right behind us three so they were up pretty close too. *nodnod*
So, once again, we had to wait for The Fall of Troy to come on and at 8pm, they did.
I have to say, their sound was pretty good, but I couldn’t understand a word they were saying. I was like, “WHAT? HUH?” I just, couldn’t hear anything and the other thing that really sucked was there was this dumbass fan who was like, pushing and head banging behind Allison, who then ended up grabbing on to me for support. I was like, “DAMN IT STOP HOLDING ON TO ME”. But yeah, anyway! Finally, it was time for Dir en grey. . . .
Set List (in what I hope is the order, or as close to it as possible)
G.D.S
GRIEF
REPITITION OF HATRED
Ryoujoku no Ame
DISABLED COMPLEXES
THE FINAL
-accapella-
dead tree
Merciless Cult
-saku-
THE DEEPER VILENESS
The IIID empire
So, as G.D.S played, they each came on stage one by one, Shinya first, until they were all out except Kyo. When he came out, it was fucking amazing because he kind of walked in a small circle around the stage twice with a look on his face that said “I PWNZ THIS STAGE, BITCH” and obviously, the crowd is going wild at this. We were going crazy and just screaming with pure joy as he stopped in the center of the stage. He was about to do a bow kind of thing, but he stopped because nobody was being quiet and just took the mic and hit it against his head a couple times, and everyone shut up. It was then when he did his little bow and they began. Seriously, he PWNZED that stage and he knew it.
Song By Song Recap:
GRIEF
Awesome song live. I saw it live in Chicago and I thought it was awesome and it was still freakin’ awesome when I saw it in Milwaukee. I definitely prefer it to the studio version. I think it is one of those songs you have to see to really enjoy, you know?
REPITITION OF HATRED
I fucking love this song. It has always been one of my favorites since I heard the MoaB, and seeing it live was just pure awesomeness. It was so funny to see Toshiya screaming “Parasite children of hatred” all by himself. He made his voice really deep when he did it and it sounded kind of weird. o_0. But, all in all, PURE GREATNESS.
Ryoujoku no Ame
OMG. . .DIE LOOKED AT ME. XD. Seriously though, I think this is the song I remember the most of because I absolutely adore this song and how they had the stage set with the blue lights made the performance more moving. It was awesome because during the chorus, everyone put their hands out and kind of held them in the air and during the first chorus was when Die looked at me. He looked over at our group and then he looked down at me and kept my eye for a few moments and I swear to god, I could have died right then and there. It was like a dream come true. Everything about this performance was moving and emotional and raw.
DISABLED COMPLEXES
FUCK YES! XD! I was hoping they would play this and was kind of afraid
that they wouldn’t, seeing that they weren’t playing it much, but when the beginning came on, I just started screaming my head off. XD. I was like, FUCK YES, BIATCH! XD. It was pretty funny because when we were singing the “I threw away even. . .”, Kyo accidentally sung the wrong word. Or at least, I think he did. I think he said, “throw” instead of “threw”, but it didn’t bug me. I just kind of had to giggle a little bit at it. It wasn’t a big deal though, and the performance turned out just great. Couldn’t have been better. I mean, screaming “PSYCHO KILLER” about what, ten times, was the fucking greatest thing I’ve done in a long time. XD! Though, I have to admit it was really weird when singing, “Because you exist, Because I was raped by you” since, when I was singing it, I was looking at Die. o_0. lol.
THE FINAL
I’ve heard this song three times live now, and I would still say that the Alpine Valley performance was the best one of them all, but that is probably because that was he first time I heard it live. But, this performance was amazing too. All of them (except for Chicago ‘cause I didn’t hear much due to me falling. >___>) are amazing ‘cause this song is just fucking amazing and I don’t think that there is another song I love hearing live more than this song. Anyway, it was during this song that he cut himself and obviously, all eyes are on him and they even put him under a spotlight. I mean, everyone was freaking out about it and screaming and reaching out for him as he is doing this. At the end of this song is when Kyo floated into his accapella part, which was actually pretty interesting ‘cause he made some funky noises that sounded like a bird, but it was still pretty cool. XD
dead tree
Another song I’ve heard three times live and each time I’ve seen it, I’ve loved the performance. It is always a moving one (though, every song performed is moving, I would have to say) and it was pretty cool because before he began the “Nobody wants the presents” part, he looked straight into the crowd before singing it and I think everyone was singing along with him when he did. And, for the “love, tenderness, freedom and peace” everyone was singing with him as well. It was amazing.
Merciless Cult
Third - not final - song I’ve heard live three times. Um, what to say. . .I love the whole part where Die and Kaoru scream “GASP” because every time they do it, you can like, NEVER hear Die because Kaoru is so over powering. His voice is so deep and it just carries so well in the mic that they should totally make Die’s mic have a little more power to it. lol. It is funny and cute. ^^
-saku-
I’ve seen this song three times and, along with THE FINAL, this has to be one of my favorites, FAVORITE songs live. I absolutely adore this song and seeing it live three times has just been awesome. I mean, I love screaming the chorus and I love the vocals and everyone on this song. It is just, awesome.
THE DEEPER VILENESS
This song was pretty awesome live. I must admit, I love this song. I know many people don’t, but I do and to see it live and be able to scream “Fuck them all without a care” and “fake rock wannabes just die” was the most thrilling thing ever. It was great. No words to describe it.
the IIID empire
Okay, this is the last song that I’ve heard three times in a row and every time I hear it, it makes me sad, yet so fucking energetic that I’m not able to describe it. This song just get you like, so freakin’ pumped, but yet you know it is the last song they will be playing. It was cool because FINALLY I got to watch Die do his ‘solo’ in the song at the beginning and everything because I never got to see him do it once. I was always over by Kaoru and Toshiya; too far away to see Die.
Alright, that was my little play by play of each song and now I’ll just say a couple things that happened that I clearly remember, but I can’t remember exactly when they happened or they happened a few times to say exactly when.
- During a lot of the performance, Kyo would like, fall on the stage and just start thrashing around and being all crazy and shit. It was fucking ridiculous! I was like, HOSHIT. He kind of looked like he was break dancing at times and other times, it was like he was just thrashing around like a guy in a straight jacket or something. o_0. It was amazing, yet at the same time, weird, but weird, in a good way. *nodnod* He also did a lot of sexual dancing, shall I say? ‘Cause, almost every single time he would, he would do it in a way that made everyone just stare in awe and begin drooling. XD. lol.
- Other than just Ryoujoku no Ame, Die looked at me (along with our group) two or three more times after that and every time he looked our way, I caught his eye and I thought I would die. It was just amazing. I think I watched him and Kyo the most out of everyone of the band members. I was always afraid to look away from Die ‘cause I thought, he’s gonna look this way and I’m going to miss it. I did look away from him a few times though, don’t worry. XD.
- I caught Kaoru’s eye once. During one song, I looked toward Kaoru and he was looking toward our side of the stage and I caught his eye. Or at least, I believe I did because you know that feeling you get when somebody stares at you? Yeah, I got that feeling when I Kaoru looked at me and I looked at him. I was like, “Fuck yes.” I’ve been to three Dir en grey shows and at each show, I’ve somehow had Kaoru look at me. ^___________________^
- During, I believe it was THE DEEPER VILENESS, Kyo was standing in the middle of the stage and he began looking around the crowd and then, he pointed over to our side of the stage, directly at us, before heading over by us. Oh my god, was it a mad house when that happened. He stood right in front of Die, in front of the small speakers he had set up and began to sing and look directly at my friends and I. It was just, UGH! It was just so amazing when he was singing and looking at us. I couldn’t believe it and it felt like the Chicago show when Kyo looked at me while singing Shokubeni. It was amazing.
After Dir en grey finished, we bolted out of that crowd as quickly as we could. It was horrible because these Deftones fans were just like, pushing against us as we tried to get out so they could get our spot and Becky fell because of it. Breanna got lost in the fucking crowd and was pushed like none fucking other trying to get out so I had to grab her arm and hold her to get her out. Man, it was fucking horrible!
After that, everyone went to go get their shirts and stuff (my mom got all three of the shirts for me before the concert started, I just had to buy the wristband and decal thing) and it took forever because they ran out of stuff and so Ama and Alex had to wait while they ran to the truck to get it. That took like, for fucking ever, so as we waited, we got to see them roll away Shinya’s drum set and the guitars. I was seriously tempted to go up to the stand of guitars and just ‘accidentally’ touch one. lol. I mean, I was only a few feet away, I could have made it somewhat believable, right? XD. lol. Anyway, has they waited, we got some water for ourselves and Allison, seeing that girl was about to pass out. She was like, really close to passing out, but thankfully, Breanna’s mom had cookies that she could eat and we had gotten a full glass of water for her to drink. So, after a while, she was doing all right.
Finally, at around 10:30 or so, we got out of there and we saw people waiting by Dir en grey’s tour bus to see them when they came out. We would have done it, but the six of us were so drained, that it wasn’t worth it. So, we hopped in the car and went to McDonald’s, but the damned place was close. So, the five of us, including my mom and Breanna and her mom, headed our separate ways.
On the way home, we picked up Wendy’s, which we ate when we got home and then finally crashed.
Saturday, June 16th was AMAZING. I ended up being the first in line and was able to stand in front of my idol and favorite member of Dir en grey. Like I said, it was a dream come true. I couldn’t have asked for a better performance. This live was fucking amazing and it was worth the six and a half hours in line, and an hour and a half inside the venue waiting for them to come on. It was totally worth it because Dir en grey put on one of the best performances I’ve seen. Alpine Valley was my very first Dir en grey performance and nothing can beat that, but this concert; this concert is so fucking close.
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WARNINGS: There may be grammar errors and some fangirl moments ahead. You have been warned.
Our day (Becky, Allison, Alex, Ama and I) started at around 5:15am. That was a little bit too early, but that was when my alarm decided to go off. So yeah, we all got up and just sat around for a few hours watching TV. Some of us, including myself, actually went back to bed for a while before getting up and getting ready to go.
We went to breakfast that morning with my mom, grandma and aunt before we headed off to Milwaukee.
From where I live, Milwaukee is only about a thirty minute drive away, so leaving at around 11:40ish that morning put us at The Rave around 12:15pm. We were kind of lost when we got there, so we asked this guy where we line up and he’s like, “You wanna line up already?” and we’re like, “Yeah. . .duh!” and he told us to line up on the side of the building. When we arrive at the side of the building, we realize that nobody is there! WE WERE THE FIRST IN LINE. I couldn’t believe it! I was like, HOSHIT! XD. It was pretty awesome, I must admit. ^^
A little while later, around one or so, a group of people I had recognized from the Chicago show back in February appeared and so we talked to them for a while and slowly, more people appeared. Breanna met up with us at around 2 or 2:30, I’m not quite sure, and even when she arrived, there was only about ten people in line. o_0. So yeah, not to many people came as early as they said they would.
But anyway, around three o’clock or so, a tour bus pulled up close to where we were sitting and like, all of us are looking trying to see who the hell is in the tour bus. Well, we didn’t find out who it was until later when Breanna and I were heading to the McDonald’s to use to the bathroom, we saw the tour bus parked out in the front parking lot. We looked inside and inside we saw somebody walk and the person looked very familiar. A second later, we’re like, “OMG. . .Shinya!” XD. So yeah, Shinya was in the tour bus along with another person, who we believe to be Die. So, I thought that was pretty cool that I got to see who was the in tour bus, and when I got back and told my friends, they were like “OMG!” lol. It was cool. :)
Anyway, we waited a little more in the hot sun (well, it wasn’t too bad after two, seeing that sun went behind the building but before that it was killer) before this dude opened the door and was like, “You can wait in here.” So, the whole line got inside and began to wait in this dark room that was basically like a dungeon with it’s creepy little red lights. Then this lady came out and was like, “What the heck are you doing in here?” and we just were like, “This big dude let us in” and she kept asking who and obviously, we have no fucking clue who it is, so we just keep saying this big dude. So, she went off to find said dude and left this freaky ass guy, who was asking for a light from people, to watch the door and shit. He was really fucking creepy. I think he was on drugs. >____> Anyway, we waited for a little longer before they let us into the pre-show room or whatever where they patted us down and checked our tickets. Then, we entered a bar area and we have no idea where we’re going, but thankfully we found out where we were going and we got there and had to wait ANOTHER half-an-hour (oh, I should have mentioned that doors were opening at 6:30pm) before they moved the barricades to the stairs and let us up. But, they actually had two or three guys walking in front of us so we all wouldn’t run up the two flights up stairs that we had to go up to get there. So, when we get up there, they tell us not to run, but let us go off on our own and of course we’re like, bolting to get where we were. I was holding on to Ama and Breanna’s hand to make sure that I had somebody with me and I accidentally let go of both their hands and made my way to the barricade. Even though I let go of their hands, they both made it up to the barricade with me, Breanna on my left and Ama on my right. Where did we get to stand? RIGHT IN FRONT OF DIE. Finally, my dream had come true. I was at a Dir en grey concert, right in front of my idol and my all time favorite member of Dir en grey, Die. Sadly, Alex, Allison and Becky weren’t able to get up to the barricade, but they got right behind us three so they were up pretty close too. *nodnod*
So, once again, we had to wait for The Fall of Troy to come on and at 8pm, they did.
I have to say, their sound was pretty good, but I couldn’t understand a word they were saying. I was like, “WHAT? HUH?” I just, couldn’t hear anything and the other thing that really sucked was there was this dumbass fan who was like, pushing and head banging behind Allison, who then ended up grabbing on to me for support. I was like, “DAMN IT STOP HOLDING ON TO ME”. But yeah, anyway! Finally, it was time for Dir en grey. . . .
Set List (in what I hope is the order, or as close to it as possible)
G.D.S
GRIEF
REPITITION OF HATRED
Ryoujoku no Ame
DISABLED COMPLEXES
THE FINAL
-accapella-
dead tree
Merciless Cult
-saku-
THE DEEPER VILENESS
The IIID empire
So, as G.D.S played, they each came on stage one by one, Shinya first, until they were all out except Kyo. When he came out, it was fucking amazing because he kind of walked in a small circle around the stage twice with a look on his face that said “I PWNZ THIS STAGE, BITCH” and obviously, the crowd is going wild at this. We were going crazy and just screaming with pure joy as he stopped in the center of the stage. He was about to do a bow kind of thing, but he stopped because nobody was being quiet and just took the mic and hit it against his head a couple times, and everyone shut up. It was then when he did his little bow and they began. Seriously, he PWNZED that stage and he knew it.
Song By Song Recap:
GRIEF
Awesome song live. I saw it live in Chicago and I thought it was awesome and it was still freakin’ awesome when I saw it in Milwaukee. I definitely prefer it to the studio version. I think it is one of those songs you have to see to really enjoy, you know?
REPITITION OF HATRED
I fucking love this song. It has always been one of my favorites since I heard the MoaB, and seeing it live was just pure awesomeness. It was so funny to see Toshiya screaming “Parasite children of hatred” all by himself. He made his voice really deep when he did it and it sounded kind of weird. o_0. But, all in all, PURE GREATNESS.
Ryoujoku no Ame
OMG. . .DIE LOOKED AT ME. XD. Seriously though, I think this is the song I remember the most of because I absolutely adore this song and how they had the stage set with the blue lights made the performance more moving. It was awesome because during the chorus, everyone put their hands out and kind of held them in the air and during the first chorus was when Die looked at me. He looked over at our group and then he looked down at me and kept my eye for a few moments and I swear to god, I could have died right then and there. It was like a dream come true. Everything about this performance was moving and emotional and raw.
DISABLED COMPLEXES
FUCK YES! XD! I was hoping they would play this and was kind of afraid
that they wouldn’t, seeing that they weren’t playing it much, but when the beginning came on, I just started screaming my head off. XD. I was like, FUCK YES, BIATCH! XD. It was pretty funny because when we were singing the “I threw away even. . .”, Kyo accidentally sung the wrong word. Or at least, I think he did. I think he said, “throw” instead of “threw”, but it didn’t bug me. I just kind of had to giggle a little bit at it. It wasn’t a big deal though, and the performance turned out just great. Couldn’t have been better. I mean, screaming “PSYCHO KILLER” about what, ten times, was the fucking greatest thing I’ve done in a long time. XD! Though, I have to admit it was really weird when singing, “Because you exist, Because I was raped by you” since, when I was singing it, I was looking at Die. o_0. lol.
THE FINAL
I’ve heard this song three times live now, and I would still say that the Alpine Valley performance was the best one of them all, but that is probably because that was he first time I heard it live. But, this performance was amazing too. All of them (except for Chicago ‘cause I didn’t hear much due to me falling. >___>) are amazing ‘cause this song is just fucking amazing and I don’t think that there is another song I love hearing live more than this song. Anyway, it was during this song that he cut himself and obviously, all eyes are on him and they even put him under a spotlight. I mean, everyone was freaking out about it and screaming and reaching out for him as he is doing this. At the end of this song is when Kyo floated into his accapella part, which was actually pretty interesting ‘cause he made some funky noises that sounded like a bird, but it was still pretty cool. XD
dead tree
Another song I’ve heard three times live and each time I’ve seen it, I’ve loved the performance. It is always a moving one (though, every song performed is moving, I would have to say) and it was pretty cool because before he began the “Nobody wants the presents” part, he looked straight into the crowd before singing it and I think everyone was singing along with him when he did. And, for the “love, tenderness, freedom and peace” everyone was singing with him as well. It was amazing.
Merciless Cult
Third - not final - song I’ve heard live three times. Um, what to say. . .I love the whole part where Die and Kaoru scream “GASP” because every time they do it, you can like, NEVER hear Die because Kaoru is so over powering. His voice is so deep and it just carries so well in the mic that they should totally make Die’s mic have a little more power to it. lol. It is funny and cute. ^^
-saku-
I’ve seen this song three times and, along with THE FINAL, this has to be one of my favorites, FAVORITE songs live. I absolutely adore this song and seeing it live three times has just been awesome. I mean, I love screaming the chorus and I love the vocals and everyone on this song. It is just, awesome.
THE DEEPER VILENESS
This song was pretty awesome live. I must admit, I love this song. I know many people don’t, but I do and to see it live and be able to scream “Fuck them all without a care” and “fake rock wannabes just die” was the most thrilling thing ever. It was great. No words to describe it.
the IIID empire
Okay, this is the last song that I’ve heard three times in a row and every time I hear it, it makes me sad, yet so fucking energetic that I’m not able to describe it. This song just get you like, so freakin’ pumped, but yet you know it is the last song they will be playing. It was cool because FINALLY I got to watch Die do his ‘solo’ in the song at the beginning and everything because I never got to see him do it once. I was always over by Kaoru and Toshiya; too far away to see Die.
Alright, that was my little play by play of each song and now I’ll just say a couple things that happened that I clearly remember, but I can’t remember exactly when they happened or they happened a few times to say exactly when.
- During a lot of the performance, Kyo would like, fall on the stage and just start thrashing around and being all crazy and shit. It was fucking ridiculous! I was like, HOSHIT. He kind of looked like he was break dancing at times and other times, it was like he was just thrashing around like a guy in a straight jacket or something. o_0. It was amazing, yet at the same time, weird, but weird, in a good way. *nodnod* He also did a lot of sexual dancing, shall I say? ‘Cause, almost every single time he would, he would do it in a way that made everyone just stare in awe and begin drooling. XD. lol.
- Other than just Ryoujoku no Ame, Die looked at me (along with our group) two or three more times after that and every time he looked our way, I caught his eye and I thought I would die. It was just amazing. I think I watched him and Kyo the most out of everyone of the band members. I was always afraid to look away from Die ‘cause I thought, he’s gonna look this way and I’m going to miss it. I did look away from him a few times though, don’t worry. XD.
- I caught Kaoru’s eye once. During one song, I looked toward Kaoru and he was looking toward our side of the stage and I caught his eye. Or at least, I believe I did because you know that feeling you get when somebody stares at you? Yeah, I got that feeling when I Kaoru looked at me and I looked at him. I was like, “Fuck yes.” I’ve been to three Dir en grey shows and at each show, I’ve somehow had Kaoru look at me. ^___________________^
- During, I believe it was THE DEEPER VILENESS, Kyo was standing in the middle of the stage and he began looking around the crowd and then, he pointed over to our side of the stage, directly at us, before heading over by us. Oh my god, was it a mad house when that happened. He stood right in front of Die, in front of the small speakers he had set up and began to sing and look directly at my friends and I. It was just, UGH! It was just so amazing when he was singing and looking at us. I couldn’t believe it and it felt like the Chicago show when Kyo looked at me while singing Shokubeni. It was amazing.
After Dir en grey finished, we bolted out of that crowd as quickly as we could. It was horrible because these Deftones fans were just like, pushing against us as we tried to get out so they could get our spot and Becky fell because of it. Breanna got lost in the fucking crowd and was pushed like none fucking other trying to get out so I had to grab her arm and hold her to get her out. Man, it was fucking horrible!
After that, everyone went to go get their shirts and stuff (my mom got all three of the shirts for me before the concert started, I just had to buy the wristband and decal thing) and it took forever because they ran out of stuff and so Ama and Alex had to wait while they ran to the truck to get it. That took like, for fucking ever, so as we waited, we got to see them roll away Shinya’s drum set and the guitars. I was seriously tempted to go up to the stand of guitars and just ‘accidentally’ touch one. lol. I mean, I was only a few feet away, I could have made it somewhat believable, right? XD. lol. Anyway, has they waited, we got some water for ourselves and Allison, seeing that girl was about to pass out. She was like, really close to passing out, but thankfully, Breanna’s mom had cookies that she could eat and we had gotten a full glass of water for her to drink. So, after a while, she was doing all right.
Finally, at around 10:30 or so, we got out of there and we saw people waiting by Dir en grey’s tour bus to see them when they came out. We would have done it, but the six of us were so drained, that it wasn’t worth it. So, we hopped in the car and went to McDonald’s, but the damned place was close. So, the five of us, including my mom and Breanna and her mom, headed our separate ways.
On the way home, we picked up Wendy’s, which we ate when we got home and then finally crashed.
Saturday, June 16th was AMAZING. I ended up being the first in line and was able to stand in front of my idol and favorite member of Dir en grey. Like I said, it was a dream come true. I couldn’t have asked for a better performance. This live was fucking amazing and it was worth the six and a half hours in line, and an hour and a half inside the venue waiting for them to come on. It was totally worth it because Dir en grey put on one of the best performances I’ve seen. Alpine Valley was my very first Dir en grey performance and nothing can beat that, but this concert; this concert is so fucking close.
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