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Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
This show was last night. It was a good show. I enjoyed the music of the main band (setlist below). As far as experiences it was mediocre. Once you got by the lead singer's makeup there wasn't anything special he added to the show.
We started the evening with a dinner at The Keg. I had a very nice Prime Rib and Lobster. We then headed over to Scotiabank Arena. Our seats were directly to the right of the stage in the upper (300) level. We had good view but sideways. Side view of the screens as well. The ice rink had the stage on the west side of the rink (the ice was covered). The east side of the rink had floor seats. But the space in the middle was standing room. This is where the most interesting stuff happened during the main show. The band had 2 opening acts. The first was "Meg Myers" who had a good voice. She did a cover of Kate Bush's "Walking Up The Hill" which was quite nice. She was a hit with both my son and I. The second act was "Waterparks" and they were utterly forgettable, Neither me nor my son liked them.
During the My Chemical Romance show, the crowd was interesting. The whole audience stood (not that big a deal at this arena as the seats were inclined). I stood for most of it too just taking a couple breaks. The guy next to me sang and danced the whole time. Videos I took from the show included his voice louder than the band. On the stand up area, the band employed a different model of security than typical. They had the typical row of security at the front which looked to be doing the standard security stuff. But then people started crowd surfing. They surfed forward to the stage. When they got to near the front. the security guys would reach in and secure them and bring them down in front of the fence. They surfer would then run off to the closest side and to the back of the crowd often to repeat the same experience. It was fun watching some of them partially fall. One woman had her legs in the air but every other part of her was upside down. Eventually they got her to the front. At the back of the crowd they had guys slam dancing with each other. It was ignored by security and everybody seemed to have a good time. It was a reminder why we never buy standing room seating.
My Chemical Romance did my ***** and **** song (noted in the setlist). I also discovered another **** song "I'm Not Ok (I Promise)" from an earlier album. The album had many songs that were played and I enjoyed and was in iTunes for $6.99 so I bought. I also bought "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" as well. I have included videos for 4 the above mentioned songs in the setlist.
When I go to a concert, I usually bring a setlist. 99% of the artists follow almost the same setlist each show occasionally moving one song. MCR is the 1%. By the second song the setlist was useless. About 1/2 the songs were not done previous show. And order was completely different. Went back several shows and no 2 were the same. This must be hell for the crew to remember a different setlist each show.
My Chemical Romance Setlist
1. The Foundations of Decay
2. I'm Not Okay (I Promise) ****
3. Our Lady of Sorrows
4. Give 'Em Hell, Kid
5. The Ghost of You
6. Thank You For The Venom
7. Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) ***
8. The World Is Ugly
9. Welcome to the Black Parade ****
10. DESTROYA
11. Teenagers ***** (339 on my 448)
12. Mama
13. Hang 'Em High
14. House of Wolves
15. Headfirst for Halos
16. Famous Last Words (with "You Are My Sunshine" intro)
17. Sleep
Encore:
18. Helena
19. The Kids From Yesterday
Upcoming shows:
2022:
- Elton John [09/07 Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON]
- Eagles [09/09 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON]
- Tom Cochrane & Red Rider [09/16 Richmond Hill Centre, Richmond Hill, ON]
- Panic! At The Disco [09/25 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON]
- Bryan Adams [10/05 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON]
- Irish Rovers [03/10 Casino Rama, Orillia, ON]
- Journey w/Toto [03/12 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
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