ATP, Alexandra Palace, 25th May 2012

[philsbootlegs]

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[(the) flutter nuts]

Cheers!!!

[buddy holiday]

well i think by now pretty much has already been said...
for me it was also cool to meet some boardies and have a chat. (the highlight was probably old ernie who showed proudly off with his newly signed and personalized melvins foetus at the brighton show  )

as for the atp, the friday was horrible organization wise. long queue to get in and at the bar, shit food and so on...
the melvins show was great (too short though, but as mentioned i got to see them in brighton too a few days later, where it was the same setlist as on the recent US tour).

i really enjoyed sleep and thought it was a nice atmosphere due to the dawn taking place outside which you could see through the windows.
slayer were on for 90min, with the mid 30min being reign in blood. it was cool and special to hear that in full.
right after that we already left to avoid getting stuck in the big masses (we had to take the train back to kings cross in the city).

saturday was way more relaxed due to less people, also the shows took place in the west hall and not anymore in the oversized main hall.
i saw umberto, floor, harvey milk, codeine and mudhoney. floor was a highlight (though steves vocals were a bit buried, because the sound was really loud and bassy).
i think it was their one and only show they ever played outside the US?
i chatted with the band after the show as they were all at their merchandise area, they were really nice and signed my CD!
mudhoney was great too... as was codeine where we were lying on the floor to the side of the stage.

we skipped sunday completely since it was the last day in london and had no big attractions for us.
we went to the tate modern instead and checked out the damien hirst exhibition and spend the rest of the day in sunny london!

all in all killer vacation! almost 2 weeks of cardiff / london / brighton, with no rain and 95% sun and hot weather. i also took my first swim of the year in the sea at brighton!