If anyone else has a similar story to tell, let me know. From my experience the band are always very friendly to fans and it's always a great pleasure getting to speak to them!
Hey mate, as i said in the forum, I was there as well. It was one of that days that I'll never forget.
I went there just to see if I could find some spare ticket. As I got there, I found Paul! Spoke to him, picture, autograph. Ok. A few minutes later, I saw I queue being formed. Some staff told me if I accepted to be part of the interview's audience, I'd get a free ticket!
When I was entering in KOKO, I saw Abi smoking outside. I left the queue to speak to her, and did the same thing I'd done with Paul.
Then this interview started with model Jodie Kidd, and then with Russ, Abi and Dave joined her. Actually you can find it on ITV2's website (or I think so), cause it was on TV yesterday. I could see myself lot's of time hahaha
Ok, then the concert began. This suport band played... And then THEY came. It was awesome! Their sound was perfect, man. I think I'll download their concert in itunes... The first time I'll pay for mp3! haha
As I can see in your pictures, it seems that you were on the front, or very close to. I was there as well, in the center of the very front.
Here are a few pictures, if you want (I made very very short videos as well, I'll post them later on youtube):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28767617@N08/
But ok. I thought to myself: "If they were so easy to get access, let me try again..."
I went to the not-main-door outside and waited. Spoke to paul and abi again. They remembered my name! I spoke to Russ as well. All of them were very nice to me.
When I was speaking to Abi, Dave appeared. She introduced him to me and then we chatted for a while. His girlfriend appeared (it must've been his girlfriend, because they kissed each other) and then she took a couple pics of us.
I stood there for a few more minutes, waiting to see Sean, but it never happened. I had to leave otherwise I would've lost my train to Sevenoaks.
And in the next they, at Somerset House, I was on the front again. Abi saw me and waved. Then Dave did the same during a song. When this song finished, he said something like that: "hey everybody, this guy here on the front is from brazil, his name is vico!!!". Man, it was crazy! He did it a few times haha. And said my name during a few songs as well, including Valerie (so I was hoping to some valerie's fan to post it on youtube, but there's nothing so far =/). And at the end of the gig, when the band came to the front of the stage to thank the crowed, dave took the mic and started shouting my name and the crowed followed him!
After the gig I tried to reach them, but the security staff didn't allowed me to =/
Sorry for writing this whole story, but you know, you might be a big fan, so you can imagine how I'm feeling. I'm going back to my country next week, so there couldn't've been a better ending for my staying in britain. I hope someday, I have the chance to thank them personally.
Cheers,
vico
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Cheers Gareth! It's nice to know that some one knows how I'm feeling. You should share you stories as well.
You know, what they've done to me was priceless. It'll always have a very special place in my memories.
"After the gig I tried to reach them, but the security staff didn't allowed me to =/"
This part was very sad. On the day before, it was rather easy to speak to them. I knew it wasn't very normal - easy access to a band - but anyway, I decided to try again, specially after everything they'd done, I needed to thank them very very much for that.
I was looking like crazy for them and then I realized that there was a party and you know how Somerset House is, so I thought to myself "it might be somewhere outside"... And it was! I found the place and I stood for a moment. I think they weren't there yet, so it'd be just a few minutes for them to cross that door beside me. Some security came to me and asked what I was doing there. I said that I didn't want to go in or bother anyone, just stay outside, at the door. Two security staff let me stay, but after them, that woman came and said I couldn't stay there.
So I tried my last "shot": "Hey, have you seen the concert?! (she said yes) Well, they said my name several times, I'm that 'Vico', can you please just let me wait here so then I can say 'thank you very much'?". She just said, with a very cynical smile: "I'll leave the message."
I was so pissed off with her! If I'd waited a little bit more, maybe I would've got the chance, but once again, my train to Sevenoaks stopped me... And I walked towards Charing Cross with my head faced down =/
Shame you couldn't speak to them that night - it's always so much harder to say hello at the bigger venues, it used to be very easy in tiny places!
I'm seeing them tomorrow and if I get a chance to speak to them I'll make sure I thank them on your behalf for Somerset House!
Man, I'll be very very glad if you do that! Thank you very much mate! Have a very great time tomorrow ;D
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