Thursday, June 14, 2012

BILLY TALENT in Bratislava (Slovakia)





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!!!

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