Cleveland@Blossom Music Center - 30th Sept + Pics
Inviato: sab ott 01, 2005 8:49 amRecensioni:
Let me be the first to say that the Cleveland gig was absolutely off its rocker! The boys were, as usual, in fine form - and the crowd proved to be completely mental. This was my 6th Oasis show and I can honestly say I've never seen a gig end like this one. Fan after fan rushed the stage to (assumedly) pay their respects to Liam & Noel -and all hell broke loose. Liam and Noel seemed to revel in the glory of fans rushing the stage and security was left scrambling trying to figure out what to do. I don't know if my view was completely biased (since i was sitting dead-center, 3rd row), but it was complete pandimonium up front. Judging by the way the boys reacted (stayed on stage a good 3-4 minutes after the gig was completely over and applauded the crowd with fervor I've never seen) I can only assume this was one of the best receptions Oasis has received on the entire North American tour. I went to the Chicago gig, and also sat relatively close to the stage - but this show just seemed light years more energetic. I'd like to hear from people further back in the crowd. Was the energy of this show off the charts or was it simply up front near the stage?
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I sat tenth row, way to the left of the stage. Throughout the night i moved closer to the middle, as the people in my row kept leaving and coming back--my buddy and i simply took their seats.
I thought the band played extremely well. I am not the biggest fan of the Blossom Venue--it's hard to get an intimate feeling at that place for some reason.
The end of the gig was friggin crazy. My buddy and I made our way to the very front of the mayhem. We didn't go on stage though. I loved every minute of Liam encouraging the fans to rush on stage. The security at Blossom, however, didn't handle the situation very well. They seemed to pick and chose what fan they would rough-up. I saw the head security guy, bald headed and a goatee, basically assault a teen age girl. To me, it looked like she was pushed on stage by either friends or other fans--but she wasn't even on the stage when that security dude grabbed her and shook her. He shouted at her, and his face was like a few inches from her own. He kept shaking her and scolding her--as if she were some sort of animal. In my mind, it's the security's inability to control a situation like this that causes rioting. Dozens and dozens of people went on stage, and of all the drunken bufoons (I wish i had been one of them!) that ran up there basically got a free pass off the stage--while that 90 pound 16 year old girl got manhandled by some #### w/ a power trip.
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this was unbelieveable. I have never seen fan after fan get to run on stage and actually hug the performer. OASIS FOREVER. And as Noel said "see you next summer"
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I was about two-thirds of the way back in the pavilion and the energy back there was nothing like what it seemed like to be towards the front of the stage. Me and a few of my die-hard oasis buds were the only ones around us that seemed to even have any interest in the band at all. With that aside though I thought the concert was amazing. I agree that Liam and Noel seemed to especially enjoy this gig over some of the other ones judging by their reaction to the fans rushing the stage. I moved down a lot closer for Don't Look Back in Anger and that was incredible.
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this was unbelieveable. I have never seen fan after fan get to run on stage and actually hug the performer. OASIS FOREVER. And as Noel said "see you next summer"
Let me be the first to say that the Cleveland gig was absolutely off its rocker! The boys were, as usual, in fine form - and the crowd proved to be completely mental. This was my 6th Oasis show and I can honestly say I've never seen a gig end like this one. Fan after fan rushed the stage to (assumedly) pay their respects to Liam & Noel -and all hell broke loose. Liam and Noel seemed to revel in the glory of fans rushing the stage and security was left scrambling trying to figure out what to do. I don't know if my view was completely biased (since i was sitting dead-center, 3rd row), but it was complete pandimonium up front. Judging by the way the boys reacted (stayed on stage a good 3-4 minutes after the gig was completely over and applauded the crowd with fervor I've never seen) I can only assume this was one of the best receptions Oasis has received on the entire North American tour. I went to the Chicago gig, and also sat relatively close to the stage - but this show just seemed light years more energetic. I'd like to hear from people further back in the crowd. Was the energy of this show off the charts or was it simply up front near the stage?
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I sat tenth row, way to the left of the stage. Throughout the night i moved closer to the middle, as the people in my row kept leaving and coming back--my buddy and i simply took their seats.
I thought the band played extremely well. I am not the biggest fan of the Blossom Venue--it's hard to get an intimate feeling at that place for some reason.
The end of the gig was friggin crazy. My buddy and I made our way to the very front of the mayhem. We didn't go on stage though. I loved every minute of Liam encouraging the fans to rush on stage. The security at Blossom, however, didn't handle the situation very well. They seemed to pick and chose what fan they would rough-up. I saw the head security guy, bald headed and a goatee, basically assault a teen age girl. To me, it looked like she was pushed on stage by either friends or other fans--but she wasn't even on the stage when that security dude grabbed her and shook her. He shouted at her, and his face was like a few inches from her own. He kept shaking her and scolding her--as if she were some sort of animal. In my mind, it's the security's inability to control a situation like this that causes rioting. Dozens and dozens of people went on stage, and of all the drunken bufoons (I wish i had been one of them!) that ran up there basically got a free pass off the stage--while that 90 pound 16 year old girl got manhandled by some #### w/ a power trip.
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this was unbelieveable. I have never seen fan after fan get to run on stage and actually hug the performer. OASIS FOREVER. And as Noel said "see you next summer"
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I was about two-thirds of the way back in the pavilion and the energy back there was nothing like what it seemed like to be towards the front of the stage. Me and a few of my die-hard oasis buds were the only ones around us that seemed to even have any interest in the band at all. With that aside though I thought the concert was amazing. I agree that Liam and Noel seemed to especially enjoy this gig over some of the other ones judging by their reaction to the fans rushing the stage. I moved down a lot closer for Don't Look Back in Anger and that was incredible.
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this was unbelieveable. I have never seen fan after fan get to run on stage and actually hug the performer. OASIS FOREVER. And as Noel said "see you next summer"
