Ok.... Where do i start? lol
Me and Sam arrived safely in Nottingham around 2pm on the Friday, we checked into our hotel, then went out for a walk into town, for a nice meal, and just to chill out basically.
We went back to our room, to chill out some more lol, as we knew the weekend ahead was going to be VERY busy indeed with lots of partying ahead. We got ready and went out to the pre~show party around 9pm, met up with some friends, had a nice time, we could hear the bands that were playing the pre~show party, but we didnt stand to watch them, as it was so hot in there, no air con, and very stuffy, so we stood around the far side, near the bar, the pre~show party was next door to the Rock City, in a nightclub called The Rigg, we left there maybe around midnight, and headed back to our hotel for a few drinks..
Well the day had arrived Saturday, the day of the festival!
The doors opened around 12 noon, and we went down there around 1pm, we had missed the first band "Nexx" but got there in plenty of time to see the Swedish band "Treat" perform for their first ever time in England, and they did not dissapoint at all! There show was amazing, they really got the crowd going, and were shit hot! They were only on stage around 55 mins, which was a shame as i could have definately listened to more from them, all good things come out of Scandinavia i guess
Wig Wam came on next, and OMG We were in for such a treat , Glam the singer came on dressed as a Red Indian, in the full head gear, with black lipstick, and nail varnish to match, but oh how i enjoyed them! They were excellent entertainment, and i have to say, the guitarist was shit hot! I really enjoyed this band, and the crowd loved them! They played some great songs, and we left just before the end of their set, as we wanted to go back to our hotel for something to eat.
So off to our hotel we went, had a couple of beers, and relaxed with a few friends, we headed back down to Rock City, and had missed "Fair Warning" didnt really know much about these guyz, so wasnt bothered about that, but we were back in time for "Bonfire" who had been on stage around 5 mins, and i used to love this band and i have to say, the crowd loved them! They played alot of their older songs, which i was very impressed with! They did themselves proud, and were very good!
Gotthard were the next band to come on stage, and apart from the anticipation of seeing "Treat" these were the guyz that i had been waiting ALL day to see, and omg! Arghhhhhhhhhh they were fucking amazing... Totally the best band of the day/night!! The whold place was jumping and rocking, everyone had a smile on their face, and were singing along, they chose all the right songs, and they were great performers as well as musicians, definately by far the best band of the whole event!!!!
Winger...... Mmmmmmmm where do i start lol first of all, these guyz were the Headlining Band, and were late on stage, due to some technical problems, so they had to cut their set short, because the Rock City had a curfew of 10.30pm and the last band had to be OFF for exactly that time. They never really got going, well perhaps near to the end they did, but u could see alot of dissapointed faces in the crowd, and lots of people going to the bar, instead of watching Winger. I guess the guyz from Winger were slightly pissed off at all the problems they were having, and having to rush, and cut their songs short, and this actually showed , they didnt really look that happy to be there, but i guess thats rock n roll, and things from time to time will fuck up, its just a shame that this happend for the headlining band, who i guess wanted to do a shit hot performance, but it didnt go that way..
After the show, we headed back to our hotel, to chill out with some friends for an hour or so, and reflect on the concert...
We met up with some great people at the Venue and our Hotel, special thanx to the Guyz from Treat, you were the best, so nice and cool! Thanx to Hena from Gotthard who spent time chatting to us in the hotel, and also to the singer Steve, they were really nice guyz. Thanx also to Wig Wam, we kept bumping into Glam alot lol in our hotel, and he was again a very sweet guy, i spoke to him at the concert, we were both at the bar, and i was saying how great there show was, and how good he looked! He was a nice guy.. Also met up with Emma from the Europe Forum , it was great to meet you on the Friday night, but i didnt see u at all on the Satruday! Hope you had a good day! Met up with some other friends we have made along the way, and it was great to see everyone!! Chrissy it was great to see you babes, you are so sweet!
Well Sunday morning came, and the bands had started to all go home, we said our goodbyes to the guyz from Treat, it was so nice to meet up with them, and they had a long journey ahead of them.
Me and Sam, then went into town, had our dinner, and a little look round, bumped into Wig Wam again in town lol they said hello... , then we set off around 3pm...
I just wanted to thank everyone we met up with this weekend, it was truly great to see everyone again!
Sam, thanx for a great weekend babes, your the best! We had soooooo much fun, cant wait for the next time
Love ya!
Here are a few pics of the weekend! Enjoy
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/SamHenaandMe.jpg Sam, Hena (Gotthard) and Me.
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/Firefest048.jpg Patrick and Nalle from Treat.
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/Firefest047.jpg Robert and Anders "Gary" from Treat.
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/Firefest046.jpg Anders "Gary" from Treat
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/Firefest042.jpg Nalle and Robert.
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/Firefest022.jpg Patrick from Treat
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/Firefest027.jpg Jamie from Treat
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/Allofus2.jpg Me and Sam with the Guyz from Treat
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/AndersClaireandNalle.jpg Anders, Me and Nalle.
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/NalleSamRobertClaireandAnders.jpg Nalle, Sam, Robert, Me and Anders...
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/MeJamieandAnders.jpg Me, Jamie and Anders.
img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/claire-uk/Firefest/ClaireandPatrick.jpg Me and Patrick.
Hugz to everyone!!! Claire xx
, which is kinda sad, as it was soooooooooooo good!!
, which is kinda sad, as it was soooooooooooo good!!
