So. I survived my first rock fest.
This post is going to be mostly photos (and video) and not so much on the words. ‘Cause it was really all a blur. (A very, very fun blur.)
We were really excited and to be there. Can you tell?! Mike was really pleased with our seats too. (Totally made my day to see him so surprised!)
We got to meet Corey Taylor and the rest of the guys from Stone Sour. I got the cover of their CD single autographed.
The Jägermeister stage featured: As Summer Dies, Hail the Villain, New Medicine, Airborne and HellYeah. Hail the Villain was freakin’ amazing. They’re big in Canada but haven’t made as much of a name for themselves here in the US yet, unfortunately. As Summer Dies (a local Buffalo, NY band) was pretty great too.
The main stage was: Halestorm, Stone Sour, Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed.
I liked Halestorm pretty well; Mike and I agreed their drummer, Arejay Hale, is freakin’ amazing and SO fun to watch.
Stone Sour, sadly, fell a little flat. Still totally worth seeing … but somehow they seemed sort of disinterested in performing? Maybe it was just me.
A7X flat out stole the show. Check out how they opened their set…
(Uh, yah. That may have been me screaming when the guy jumped out of the rafters there.)
A7X’s tribute to The Rev was a tear-jerker. Mike Portney (the drummer from Dream Theater) really held his own though, and it was great to see fans giving him a warm welcome.
While I think A7X could have easily carried the show themselves, getting to see Disturbed was just a bonus. I can’t believe this year marks the 10-year anniversary of The Sickness being released.
Yup. Happy times.
P.S. There are more photos on my Flickr photoset for Uproar Fest – here.
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I love Halestorm! I saw them last summer when they were on tour with Staind and a couple of other bands.