Wembley weekend - Wembley Stadium, 1st show
I had a very interrupted sleep. I kept waking up, feeling a wave of excitement then dropping off to sleep again. Then at 6.30am I got a text from home saying my sister had gone into labour. So of course, I was even more excited then!
I got up fairly early and went down for breakfast. I met up with Abbi and another friend Liron, who had come all the way from Israel for the shows! I had been having a bit of a debate with myself about this whole weekend. Part of me wanted to spend it catching up with my friends, some of whom I probably wouldn’t see again for ages. But another part of me knew I had to queue to get into the golden circle. I did not want to be stuck at the back of the stadium for these shows. I had arranged to meet friends for lunch at 12.30, but in the end I felt I HAD to make sure I was in the front circle. So at 11ish, Liron and I joined the queue by entrance F. There were already a lot of people queuing and the panic set in. I was so worried that after queuing for all that time we wouldn’t get into the circle.
The weather was awful too. Rain, shine, rain, shine!
At around 3ish, they opened the gates and we were in!! I needn’t have worried, as there was plenty of room in that circle. The set just looked amazing. There was a walkway to a platform in the middle, so we settled ourselves against the barrier of that, just by the steps leading up to the platform on the right hand side.
This was the time when I realised that there was a left and right side to the circle, and you couldn’t cross over. My friend Karen was in the left hand side, so we had no chance of meeting up.
Just after we got our spot, the heavens opened and we got completely soaked.
I watched all the support bands. They were all good. Even The Streets, who I never really liked before. Their music still isn’t really my thing, but they did get the crowd going. I really liked them for that.
While they were on, I got a phone call from my Dad, trying to find out if I’d heard anything about my sister yet. You try speaking down a mobile phone to someone about something important while a band are onstage in front of thousands of people! It wasn’t happening!
Then, that moment we had been waiting for had finally arrived and it was time for Muse. Just before they came on, we saw a lot of action with the security guys in front of us and then everyone was looking towards the platform. It was then we realised they were going to make their entrance there!
Then, there was this HUGE shower of confetti and the band appeared on the platform. They then made their way down the steps and along the walkway by where we were to the stage. I tried to take a couple of pictures but they didn’t come out well as I was too busy going ‘OH MY GOD!’ at the time!!!
They then burst into ‘Knights Of Cydonia’ We left our spots at the barrier and took full advantage of all the space at the back of the circle. The adrenaline kicked in and I was jumping around and singing every word like my life depended on it!
During the second song, ‘Hysteria’, we noticed Carl Barat was stood just in front of us. Liron had her photo taken with him. I didn’t as I’ve met him before, outside the Albert Hall after the Kasabian gig earlier this year. I sent a text to Karen, the other side of the circle, as she is a HUGE fan of his. She dared me to pinch his bum. I was just contemplating this, when he must have picked up on it because he disappeared!
Then muse had my full attention again. I watched the rest of the set with no distractions. I was SO pleased to hear ‘Citizen Erased’!!!
The stage show was spectacular! The lights, the video screens, everything. And the band were on top form.
When they started to play ‘New Born’ I thought of my sister. I had been joking to everyone that I’d probably get the call to say I was an Auntie during ‘New Born’ I had my phone in my hand. Just after they finished playing it, they went off stage. We were just waiting for them to come back for an encore when I got a text from my Mum to phone home A.S.A.P. I did and I was told I had a nephew! How’s that for timing!
So the rest of the show was a total celebration! Not only was I seeing the most amazing show ever, but I had a new addition to my family!! It was a very emotional time for me and something I will never forget. I cant wait to tell Tyler what I was doing while he was being born one day!
The rest of the show was amazing too. Especially Blackout, where they had 2 acrobats hanging from giant balloons. That was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen at a concert. It was really beautiful and fitted in with the song perfectly. The sight of 80,000 people’s mobile phones twinkling in the darkness during Soldiers Poem was also amazing!
All too soon, it was all over. I was in the mood to celebrate, but all my friends had other plans. I was determined to wet the baby’s head so I went down to the hotel bar and had a pint by myself on his behalf! I didn’t stay long as the bar was packed and I was physically and emotionally drained.
What an amazing day that was!!!
I got up fairly early and went down for breakfast. I met up with Abbi and another friend Liron, who had come all the way from Israel for the shows! I had been having a bit of a debate with myself about this whole weekend. Part of me wanted to spend it catching up with my friends, some of whom I probably wouldn’t see again for ages. But another part of me knew I had to queue to get into the golden circle. I did not want to be stuck at the back of the stadium for these shows. I had arranged to meet friends for lunch at 12.30, but in the end I felt I HAD to make sure I was in the front circle. So at 11ish, Liron and I joined the queue by entrance F. There were already a lot of people queuing and the panic set in. I was so worried that after queuing for all that time we wouldn’t get into the circle.
The weather was awful too. Rain, shine, rain, shine!
At around 3ish, they opened the gates and we were in!! I needn’t have worried, as there was plenty of room in that circle. The set just looked amazing. There was a walkway to a platform in the middle, so we settled ourselves against the barrier of that, just by the steps leading up to the platform on the right hand side.
This was the time when I realised that there was a left and right side to the circle, and you couldn’t cross over. My friend Karen was in the left hand side, so we had no chance of meeting up.
Just after we got our spot, the heavens opened and we got completely soaked.
I watched all the support bands. They were all good. Even The Streets, who I never really liked before. Their music still isn’t really my thing, but they did get the crowd going. I really liked them for that.
While they were on, I got a phone call from my Dad, trying to find out if I’d heard anything about my sister yet. You try speaking down a mobile phone to someone about something important while a band are onstage in front of thousands of people! It wasn’t happening!
Then, that moment we had been waiting for had finally arrived and it was time for Muse. Just before they came on, we saw a lot of action with the security guys in front of us and then everyone was looking towards the platform. It was then we realised they were going to make their entrance there!
Then, there was this HUGE shower of confetti and the band appeared on the platform. They then made their way down the steps and along the walkway by where we were to the stage. I tried to take a couple of pictures but they didn’t come out well as I was too busy going ‘OH MY GOD!’ at the time!!!
They then burst into ‘Knights Of Cydonia’ We left our spots at the barrier and took full advantage of all the space at the back of the circle. The adrenaline kicked in and I was jumping around and singing every word like my life depended on it!
During the second song, ‘Hysteria’, we noticed Carl Barat was stood just in front of us. Liron had her photo taken with him. I didn’t as I’ve met him before, outside the Albert Hall after the Kasabian gig earlier this year. I sent a text to Karen, the other side of the circle, as she is a HUGE fan of his. She dared me to pinch his bum. I was just contemplating this, when he must have picked up on it because he disappeared!
Then muse had my full attention again. I watched the rest of the set with no distractions. I was SO pleased to hear ‘Citizen Erased’!!!
The stage show was spectacular! The lights, the video screens, everything. And the band were on top form.
When they started to play ‘New Born’ I thought of my sister. I had been joking to everyone that I’d probably get the call to say I was an Auntie during ‘New Born’ I had my phone in my hand. Just after they finished playing it, they went off stage. We were just waiting for them to come back for an encore when I got a text from my Mum to phone home A.S.A.P. I did and I was told I had a nephew! How’s that for timing!
So the rest of the show was a total celebration! Not only was I seeing the most amazing show ever, but I had a new addition to my family!! It was a very emotional time for me and something I will never forget. I cant wait to tell Tyler what I was doing while he was being born one day!
The rest of the show was amazing too. Especially Blackout, where they had 2 acrobats hanging from giant balloons. That was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen at a concert. It was really beautiful and fitted in with the song perfectly. The sight of 80,000 people’s mobile phones twinkling in the darkness during Soldiers Poem was also amazing!
All too soon, it was all over. I was in the mood to celebrate, but all my friends had other plans. I was determined to wet the baby’s head so I went down to the hotel bar and had a pint by myself on his behalf! I didn’t stay long as the bar was packed and I was physically and emotionally drained.
What an amazing day that was!!!
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