Now that was one hell of a show. I got there about 5:30, doors opened at 7. We were the 7th and 8th people to get there. We saw Ben a couple of times he was walking around, signing stuff, posing for pictures, etc. But what sucks is they split the into 2 so some other people got to get in at the same time as we did even though they were in the middle of the line. Anyway we got in at 7 and we straight for the floor. The rail was taken by now because of them letting people in from two doors. So we got behind there two chicks who were on the rail right in the center in front of the mic stand. So, we had another hour to wait for the opening band to come out.

8:00-8:45: Ludo Now the first band sucked ass. They were a Weezer/Blink/Jimmy Eat World wanna be band. The only cheers they got were from a Faith No More – Epic cover and it wasn’t even that good. They had this guy on a keyboard thing, who wasn’t wearing shows and looked like he was going into shock . The lead singer was about to screw his guitar, he kept on stroking the next and humping it. That was messed up. He then started to play back to back with the keyboard player. They needed a room. There were actually a couple of chicks who came just to see them, so the guys next to us let them close to the stage. And then they left. They had never heard of Breaking Benjamin, that’s just plain crazy, but anyway I have talked about them much more than they deserved. Two words: They SUCKED!!!

9:15-10-40: Breaking Benjamin Time for the real reason why everyone was there. This was their second straight show in St. Louis, they also played on Saturday night. Both shows were sellouts and at only 10 bucks you can see why. They call STL their second home and will play here any day, anytime. Which is why they decided to tape both shows and they will be on their DVD, whenever that comes out. Ben said he wants to move here, lol. Well it started with the guy who was taping the show announcing the band. He was also out earlier checkin out the lines. Anyway the crowd went crazy when they came out. Everyone was shoved forward into the railing. I was trying to hold people back so that I would crush the chick in front of me, but that didn’t work out so well. They played everything including 3 new songs. One of which was their new single “So Cold.” There were people surfing constantly. I got an ass in the face once and a shoe another time. I tried to watch the security call out the surfers and watch the show, but that didn’t always work out. It was impossible to move at all in there. The hardest thing was staying up because my feet couldn’t move and getting shoved made it really hard to maintain balance, but I was able to do it. When they finished playing, they threw out the pics and drum sticks and that’s when hell broke loose. Everyone was shoving to get closer, it was crazy. Then, they came out for an encore. There was a drum solo, then they came out and did a Tool cover. After that Ben jumped into the crowed and surfed. They threw out some more pics and I was able to find one that was thrown out, but no one caught it, so I found it on the floor. I will add a shot of the pic later. I was drenched by the end of the show. When I finally made it outside I froze my ass off because I was soaked and the cold air. We decided to wait around a little bit to see if they would come out and sign stuff, but they didn’t.

I guess that’s about it. I’m sure I forgot some stuff, but oh well. It was one of the best shows I have ever been to. It is right up there with Taproot at The Galaxy. I don’t know if I have ever seen a crowd into a band like that before. I can’t wait for the DVD. This was my second time seeing them live. I also saw them at Pointfest last summer. I had 3rd row center seats and caught a drum stick. They were awesome live there too, but this second time was unbelievable.

UPDATE: Had issues with the site, so had to use the cache of my site from google to get this post back.
[Listening to: Sugarcoat – Breaking Benjamin – Saturate (3:38)]

Well tonight, last night if you want to be all technical about it, I went to the concert over at Pop’s in Sauget, IL. I went with me, myself, and I, and I really need to stop hanging around with those guys. I got there just before 7 which was when the doors opened and I cound not believe the lines. There were two lines stretching across the entire parking lot, it’s was insane. After about 10-15 minutes in line I finally got inside and I bought a Fingertight T-Shirt. The place was already well over half full, so i was not able to get very close. I wound up to the right of the big ass pole on the right. On to the bands…

7:30-8:00: Fingertight

They guys were the main reason for me going to the concert. I do not think they really fit in with the crowd, but none the less they put on a great show.

Setlist:
Surface
At War
Bellevue
Fear in Me
Guilt
Speak in Tongues

I can’t remember if this is the exact order, Bellevue and Fear in Me may be switched, but I know these are the one’s they played.

8:15-8:45: V Shape Mind

I had no idea who these guys were before tonight. I was impressed. They were really good. The highlight was when Chad from Mudvayne came out and sung on one of the songs. He was wearing a giant afro wig, it was funny and the crowd was going nuts.

9:00-9:45: Powerman 5000

They were really good. They played all of the stuff that everyone knows and even a song off of their first cd. The crowd started to rally get going during their set. They played; Super Nova Goes Pop, Tonight the Stars Revolt, When World’s Collide, Nobody’s Real and a bunch of other ones that I do not know.

10:15-11:30: Mudvayne

I personally am not that big of a Mudvayne fan, but I had seen them live twice before. I first saw them on Nov. 16, 2002, at the same venue and then I saw them on July 25, 2003, at Summer Sanitarium over at the Edward Jones Dome. The crowd was freaking insane. I was near the back thinking I wound not have to worry about moshing, but I was wrong. Right behind me a pit formed and that one stayed around for the first four or five songs, but I think they all got tired and stopped. I stayed around all but the last song they did because I had to rush out and get all of my swag to hand out. So, I missed them play Dig, but it’s not a big deal.

After the show I was out there to hand stuff out. I got rid of all my, Powerman 5000, Adema, SWAT, Cabin Fever, Freddy vs Jason, Fingertight, Sloth, and N-Gage sawg. The people were like vultures after the free stuff. By this point I was tired and did not feel like waiting around for any of the bands so I got in the car to leave. The line to get out of there was crazy. It took me 20 minutes to move about 50 feet. So after 20 minutes of waiting I had enough so I went around the parking lot to the side and went out the other was. I don’t know why others didn’t do the same. Then, there was construction on that road and it was narrowed down to one lane, but it wasn’t a big deal. So, after 25 minutes or so I am finally on the highway and am home 15 minutes later. Well, there you have it.

Rumor: There is a rumor going around the The Urge are going to get together to play a Christmas Show, but I have no idea if it’s true or not.