Temperedcast -- the opening act, and probably the toughest set of the night. And yet, they kicked enough ass that I bought both of their albums.
Aranda -- Decent drums and bass, the lead singer was more or less a pretty face, and backup vocals.
This guy, however, absolutely stole the show, doing most of the singing, and having insane guitar skills -- playing one-handed, over his head, behind his back... and lastly... with a boot. A fucking boot, boys and girls.
Red was up next. They sucked. Hard enough that I went off to have a smoke and some coffee.
And last, but most certainly not least...
Doug Ardito on bass.
Ryan Yerdon on the drums.
Christian Stone playing guitar.
And of course, Wes Scantlin on vocals.
... And playing with the crowd...
Puddle of Mudd. The band we'd been waiting 2 hours in line, and five hours in the concert hall to see. Worth every second. They've been touring nonstop, played for over an hour, came back for an encore, and hung around for a few hour afterwards. Not to mention Wes and Doug were on fire last night. Awesome musicians, and really... really nice guys.
And that's exactly what I told them after the show. Instead of giving me some halfhearted "Glad you enjoyed it, now beat it..." they all smiled, thanked me, and shook my hand. And then signed one of their drum heads, and gave it to me for free.
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