Live 105 BFD Beach Ball
I went to this last night (June
13th) at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountainview with my parents and
my friends Silver and Paul. And I must say this will go down as the coolest
concert I've ever been to. People performing: Dick Dale, Squirrell Nut
Zippers, Space, Third Eye Blind, Toad the Wet
Sprocket, Echo and The Bunnymen, Social Distortion, Blur, Erasure and The
Cure.
Dick Dale: He's the dude thats does all that surfer music. It was
pretty cool, he did a 20 minute set at the begining of the show and after
the first intermission. I didn't catch most of it cause I was outisde with
my friends checking stuff out but it sounded great.
Squirrell Nut Zippers: This ruled! I adore them and they gave a
great show. Of course, Hell was the one of the last song they played in
their 30 minute set. They also played Put a Lid On It, Prince Nez and a
couple more songs from Hot.
Space: I'm only familiar with one Space song, the one thats always
on the radio. I have to admit, their set was kinda boring, especially after
seeing Squirrell Nut Zippers.
Third Eye Blind: This wasn't too exciting but definatly not as boring
as Space. They played Semi Charmed Life and some other songs from their
debut album. And the lead singer is a horrible lip syncher.
Toad the Wet Sprocket: I'm not familiar with Toad the Wet Sprocket.
I know they opened with their new single, Comedown. But they weren't boring,
even if I didn't know any of their stuff. They put on a good show.
Echo and The Bunnymen: This ruled. I'm not really familiar with
them either (Never specifically heard them but some of the songs were familiar)
but I thought it was really cool. I liked their style of music, and they
got the crowd grooving. I liked them so much that I'm going to get one
of their cds today.
Social Distortion: They played great. The only annoying thing was
everyone stood up and the rest of us who felt like sitting on the grass
couldn't see. Halfway through the set, people started to sit though so
it wasn't too bad. They played "I Was Wrong", "My Life"
and "Ball and Chain". They definatly got the crowd going.
Blur: I'll be honest. Other than "Boys and Girls" and
"Song 2" I thought Blur was boring. Oh well. 20,00 people yelling
"Whoo hoo!" was rather cool.
Erasure: Okay, I had no idea who these people were so my friends
and I went outside to get something to eat cause it would be busy during
the intermission right afterwards. We came back for the last half of the
set and IT ROCKED! These people were in these bright metallic colored suits
and the music was totally groovy. Even my mom was up and dancing. They
were definatly one of the coolest acts. I'm getting one of their cds today
too.
The Cure: This is what I wanted to see the most. The BFD tickets
had been on sale for a couple of months and I kinda wanted to go but not
really. Then they annouced that The Cure was playing and I begged for my
parents to take me. The concert sold out one week after The Cure was added.
I'm so glad we got tickets. So I was totally hyped about seeing them. They
played a great set
including "Just Like Heaven", "Inbetween Days" and
"Fascination Street" I was threatening to beat up Robert Smith
if they didn't come back out for an encore and play "Friday I'm In
Love" (the song I wanted to hear most) and they did!! They played
two encores including the above mentioned song, "Boys Don't Cry",
"Why Can't I Be You?" and "Killing An Arab".
This was the coolest concert. It had great bands and plus, you could walk
around outside looking at the booths and other stuff they had there. It
was amazing. It had a great atmosphere too. It was long (3pm-11pm) and
we were tired afterwards but everyone had a good time, even my parents.
