Well.... to be honest I was very pleasantly
surprised by the news that Canadian punk-rock band BILLY TALENT will play
concert in our capital. Two days ago it really happened and I had the
opportunity to be in the crowd full of the fans who took a part in this event.
The concert was held in Majestic Music Club in Bratislava, which is famous for
music shows of miscellaneous genres and I´m glad to say we have such a music
club in Bratislava but I think BILLY TALENT deserved bigger stage as well as
the fans more space for jumping around. Even though I tried to endure under the
stage until the headliners come after the first support act I had to move aside
because there was lack of fresh air and I was sweating like a horse....maybe I
just getting older and can´t stand overcrowded places or there was really close
quarters for so many people....but anyway I´m thankful to Majestic Music club
and all of the organizers of this event for bringing this band to Slovakia. The
next best thing, which the organizers manage well, was the choice of supporting
acts - Slovak bands Zoči-Voči and Horkyže sliže got the audience in the right
mood and the highlight of the evening could come.
The coming of the band was
accompanied by screaming and big applause of the fans....some of them were even
so excited, that they started to jump up with glasses full of beer....so the
floor was fully covered with sticky beer and not just the floor but some
"lucky ones" as well. I belonged to the "lucky ones" so I
bristled up a bit, but that is what the rock concert are about - it has to be
loud and dirty and when Ben & Co. started to play I immediately forgot that
I smell like a beer keg. In the moment the band entered the stage it was
absolutely sure they are just great musicians and entertainer.
Ben´s
cooperation with the audience was excellent and the crowd appreciates it with
singing along with the band. Billy Talent showed that they really got the
talent and they are enjoying presenting their talent. The band gave great
performance. The show lasted 80 minutes and included the biggest BILLY TALENT
hits as Surrender, Fallen Leaves, Rusted from the Rain and Red Flag.
Also I
would like to mention some comments of leadsinger, who did not forget to
mention the hockey match Canada vs. Slovakia and started to name some Slovak
hockey players and he told us that this year Olympic Games they will be the
winners, what provocated the audience to make some noise. It seemed like band
take care of the fans when Ben asked the fans to be nice to each other and to
help each other during concert, he even splash the water around to refresh the
crowd. Another important news for the fans was that the new album is coming in
autumn and they will come to Slovakia again to promote it. So I just hope they
will keep this promise and looking forward to seeing BILLY TALENT again live. I
really enjoyed the concert and next day I had muscle fever, lost my voice and
had some bruises ....all this is the evidence of great rock concert. So can´t
wait to see you live again BILLY TALENT!!!
