It just occurred to me that I fail at updating this goal.

Modest Mouse
with Hot Hot Heat
and Sparkadia

Let me just put out there first that this was at The Arena, otherwise known as the worst effing venue in town. It’s inescapably hot, the floors are sticky, it generally attracts the worst kind of dancing douchebags and it’s a fire hazard. If I could gather a group of like-minded people and burn it to the ground, I would.

Also keep in mind that my dinner this night consisted of Maccas, Red Bull and assorted lollies.

So Sparkadia were quite good. Nothing particularly memorable, but a couple of solid songs and decent instrumental work. I also have a vague recollection of liking something the female guitarist was wearing. Hot Hot Heat weren’t anywhere near as great as they could have been, and I’m sorry to say that Steve Bays was dressed like an absolute asshat, but they did rock out and look like they were enjoying themselves, plus they kicked it on “Middle of Nowhere” so I was happy.

It was around the end of their set that I started to feel like death warmed up. Even after the water that Nic kindly purchased for me and crouching down to lean on Huy, I just felt worse and worse. Modest Mouse finally came on and I still felt pretty sure I was about to die. I was hot, I felt claustrophobic and I was pretty sure I was about to lose my dinner. I tried my very hardest to enjoy it, but the worst part about being sick during a show is that it then seems like it’s going on FOREVER. They signaled their encore and all I could think was “hurry up, PLEASE hurry up.” I have never been more grateful for oxygen in my life; I pretty much raced away and burst out through the doors and into the night as soon as they played their last note. I was okay enough to recognize that it was a good show, and I was happy that they did “Dashboard” and “The View” but I wish a) that it had been at a different venue and b) that I hadn’t been so ill.

We’re experiencing a minor drought at the moment, but Eels and Architecture in Helsinki (again! Wheeee!) are coming up, so yay. Still ragey that The Presets is sold out, though.