I got to RIT around 8 o'clock Thursday night, went to get food with Annie and then went back to her dorm to hang out and stay the night.
Friday morning I was out in line at 10 am and it was ridiculous how cold it was. Around 11 I decided to go get food cus no one was there yet and it was too cold. I got back around noon and three other girls got there around then too. An hour or so later two other girls got in line. No one else got there until maybe 4pm. Jensen and Rianna joined me in line around 4 just before everyone starting showing up. I basically just sat bundled in my blankets until doors. I left a couple times to go with Annie around campus and use the bathroom in her dorm. Oh yeah, and I won two free tickets through WBER, so I gave those to Jensen and Jenelle so they could go.
The show was unreal. Jensen, Jenelle, Rianna and I were on baricade. The crowd was out of control.
mewithoutyou were better than I remember from the last time I saw them. Oddly enough I know find Aaron somewhat attractive. And I found mewithoutyou to be entertaining and they seem like they'd be interesting people to talk to. I'd definitely go see them again.
Thrice was horrible. Boring and just horrible and the crowd got so much worse during their set. Jenelle ended up being pulled out of the crowd by security cus she got pushed off baricade and was getting squished. There was a group of guys behind us that we complete assholes and two of them each had a hand on the baricade on both sides of me and I couldn't move. Rianna and I grabbed the one guys hand and tried to pull it off. Then he flipped out and screamed at me and said he was going to punch me in my face. So I flipped a shit and yelled and the short little security asshole said if we keep it up we are both getting kicked out. And I'm just like oh thanks security for allowing this drunk asshole to threatened a girl. One of the friends of those assholes was this really skinny girl who was basically passed out because of the heat and how bad everyone was getting pushed. She couldn't even stand up, her friends were holding her up. Security kept coming over and trying to pull her out but she refused and said she was fine. Then as soon as security walked away her friends would tell her they dont think she is ok and ask her how she felt.
At one point during Brand New's set (which overall was amazing, but I'll get to that) a kid got really hurt and they had to stop the show to get him out. Everytihng stopped and one of the guys in Brand New called for the house lights to be turned on. Jesse and Aaron (mewithoutyou) were sitting on the left side of the stage watching and all the other bands came out and some of the crew. Jeremy was on the floor on the other side of the baricade in front of me and we just waved to each other, it was kinda cute cus he's kinda adorable. The kid was taken out on a stretcher and everyone started to leave the stage and Jesse went back to his mic. He asked if the kid was ok, and what his name was and where his friends were. He said we all are friends here and he hopes his friend Andrew is ok and we all shared something just then. Everyone around me was so rude though. A couple girls were saying how they hope the set was cut short because they had to stop. One girl yelled "play piano man" and Jesse said "i really don't care what you want to hear right now".
For the rest of the show everyone calmed down a bit because of what happened. I was able to get in a little more comfortable position and confirm that I still had my wallet, phone and camer and that they were all in one piece and functioning.
Brand New was amazing. I wish they had played "Soco Amaretto Lime" but they did play one song from Your Favorite Weapon and a few from Deja Entendu, as well as a cover. Everything else they played was from The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me. Despite what a lot of other people have said, I think the entire set was amazing. Even though the songs are depressing and not fun and danceable, they are still amazing songs and mean a lot more than just some fun song would mean. The Devil and God really shows how much Brand New has progressed as a band and how much talent they have.
Regrettably I did not get to meet anyone. I would have loved to meet Jesse Lacey. He is one of three musicians (the other two being Frank Iero from My Chemical Romance and Ace Enders) who really mean a lot to me and have really had an impact on me.
