On Friday February 18, I took a day off work and drove to Austin, TX to see a Broken Social Scene Concert at La Zona Rosa Theatre with a couple of friends. I was pretty excited about the concert seen I have never got a chance to see them in concert before, but I always heard that they put on one hell of a show.Before I went to meet up Darby, Cody and Laura for the concert, I met up with Jenny to get a couple of drinks at the Black Sheep Lodge, which has to be one of my favorite bars to go to while in Austin.
Well, after a couple of drinks and some cheese curds later, it was time to meet up with Darby and his wife Jenny (aka Original Jenny) to grab a quick bit to eat and some drinks before we go to go to the concert. After we were fully assured that the three of us were full from Chicago Style Pizza, it was finally time to head to La Zona Rosa to see BSS.
Jenny wasn't going to the concert, but she did drop us off where we meet up with Cody and Laura. The opening band was Zeus and they were pretty damn awesome. I have never even heard of the band before but I was pretty impressed. They played for about 40 minutes and then it was time for the headlining band to come out.
The concert was absolutely amazing. The four of us were only about 7 feet away from the center of the stage and had a great view. Since the venue was general admission standing room only, the place was quickly getting packed with kids who were trying to push their way to the front of the stage. And because of this, it was becoming difficult not to be constantly bumping into other people during the show. This definitely made me feel old and hate young people and all of their shenanigans.
Since it got too busy for Cody and I, we decided to just stay in the back near the bar and enjoy the rest of the show. I am kind of glad that we did this because we ended up having a better view of the whole stage and could hear everything more clearly as well.
The concert was absolutely amazing. The four of us were only about 7 feet away from the center of the stage and had a great view. Since the venue was general admission standing room only, the place was quickly getting packed with kids who were trying to push their way to the front of the stage. And because of this, it was becoming difficult not to be constantly bumping into other people during the show. This definitely made me feel old and hate young people and all of their shenanigans.
Since it got too busy for Cody and I, we decided to just stay in the back near the bar and enjoy the rest of the show. I am kind of glad that we did this because we ended up having a better view of the whole stage and could hear everything more clearly as well.
The band played a bunch of their hits such as Texico Bitches, Shoreline, and Anthems Of A 17 Year Old (which alot of people may know from the movie "Scott Pilgrim vs The World"). Through out the entire show, the energy was at an all time high. Everyone was going nuts and crazy, which included the audience and the band.
The ending of the show was the complete opposite though. It seemed like Broken Social Scene was building up for a huge finish but went a completely different route. The lead singer started a countdown and just ended the show. It went like this "4..3..2..1..Thanks guys", the microphone is dropped, the lights come on and the show just ends.
Even though the show was great, but I just wished the band would have chose a different way to end the concert. Here the setlist from the show and a different version of Anthems Of A 17 Year Old.
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