A rule to learn for anyone heading to a gig at Nottingham Rock City – if it’s on a Friday or Saturday night it starts early to make way for the club night afterwards. At least it did for Megadeth.
As I had to drive from Newcastle after the match, I already had a late start. One stopoff in Wakefield to pick Mike up and a queue round the block to get into the only car park in Nottingham I know of didn’t help either. Despite the one in / one out queuing system, there was one ****** in a Merc trying to push in and blocking traffic as a result. Prick. I am glad to say that nobody let him in and he eventually buggered off.
Doors opened at Rock City at 7:30 (according to the ticket) and we got there not long after 8:00. There was nobody on stage so we headed for the downstairs bar, thinking Diamond Head hadn’t been on yet. We’d just got our beers when a cheer went up and we could just hear music coming down the stairs. No worries, time to sup beer and wander slowly up.
Halfway up the stairs and… hang on… that sounds like a Megadeth song. They’re not going to be playing covers are they? Oooooh ****….
*glug glug glug* Beer down throat, run like hell and only missed the start. A few shoves got me a place pretty close to the front.
Injuries after this gig are minor. One bruised brow and a lovely big scratch on my neck.
I pulled this gorgeous girl and she went down on me.
OK, I should finish/rewrite that sentence. I pulled this gorgeous girl up off the floor when she went down in the pit next to me. It was her who scratched my neck (accidentally I may add) as I was getting her to her feet. She was cute, mind.
Gig was fantastic, as expected. Even the new material went down a storm and there was a great smattering of the old stuff. I’m still disappointed that they split Peace Sells into two parts and don’t play Anarchy any more, but you can’t please everyone.
The rock club afterwards pisses on Bradford Rios as well. Three rooms, bigger crowd and beer that’s just as expensive. OK, so the last bit’s not so good. Still, I think it may be worth getting a Travelodge one weekend and heading down there to get wasted. Would have loved to have stayed on Saturday, but I was driving (and knackered) and Mike had a mate giving him a lift partway home who we couldn’t keep waiting.
Watch out, Nottingham. I will be back…
…maybe ‘head tennis’?
I was a dab hand at that when I were younger…!
I remember you telling me about the Vic gig before. No, that pub’s not there. Well, it is but not in that form. Can’t remember what it was before but it’s now an “It’s A Scream” pub. Cavernous place, good for footie.
Watching it on the big screen, that is. not playing it. Although if they shifted the tables…
I saw ‘Vic and the Rattleheads’ at Rock City, ooh, 12 years ago! Christ, I’m getting old! Was a warm-up gig for the MK show with Metallica/Diamond Head/Almighty a couple of days later. Venue was good, but the PA kept going down.
Is there still that rock pub around the corner, used to have a Harley on the wall?
Oh my god, Mosh.. well I have seen Megadeth in rock city, albeit quite a few years ago now.. but am due to go again to see TERROVISION at rock city on 12th April.. so if you fancy coming along??? 🙂
ooh, I’m jealous!! I would love to see Megadeth, especially in a club!! I got kicked in the head by a combat boot when I went to see Pantera. Really add to the experience if you ask me. 😉