Bullet for my Valentine at the Wellmont

I went to see the band Bullet for my Valentine at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey. This was a mid-week show that had a good crowd of people at the venue. I had never been to a show in New Jersey before so going to the Wellmont was a little leap for me. Since I didn't know the place I did the standard thing and bought the cheapest ticket I could get. This was not a good idea.

It was a rainy afternoon which was not helped by the show being advertised for a 6PM opening time. I didn't get there until after 7PM which turned out to be a good thing for me. If you go to concerts one of the annoying things is the door opening time versus the shows actual start time. The opening band started after 8PM but that wasn't the big problem, that was my seats. I somehow got a corner seat that cut of the stage from my line of sight. I was at the back row hitting the back wall but I couldn't see the stage at all. Thankfully the venue wasn't sold out so I moved. I found a nice spot to see the show and started taking pictures. Remember I got a new camera so my visuals would be great, but it turns out my sound is trash.

As for the show itself I can't tell you anything about the opener, good drummer, the rest not so much. The second band was much better my friends. I didn't know them but apparently some people did. Their lead singer had a fair bit of charisma and my friends became the phrase of the night my friends. That lead to the headliners coming to the stage after 10PM. Now here's a small thing that bugged me. If you've ever listened to Guns N Roses album Appetite for Destruction the song Mr. Brownstone is something your familiar with. The line that keeps playing in my head was "show usually starts around 7, we go on stage around 9, get on the bus about 11 sippin a drink and feelin fine". The band gets on stage around 10 got off stage after 11. I know the venue is  smaller place but I was expecting a 2 hour show, at least a hour forty with drum and guitar solos. I've gone to enough concerts to know how bands stretch time at a show. They have lots of shows to do so they don't want to burn themselves out. I get that but I still had expectations for more of a show.

What I got was still a fun show. I learned of them through a Facebook marketing scheme when people used to do those. I've bought the albums and I'm looking forward to the new album coming out near the end of June. The one problem with the show was not with the band but with the crowd. People started standing from the bleachers for some reason. Some of them stood up for the whole show blocking the view for people in the bleachers behind them. If you paid for seats and then someone is standing up blocking your view that is a big problem. Especially since there was no one blocking their view in front of them. Why were these people standing after paying for bleacher seats meanwhile the view was great if they just sat in their seat? It took away the experience a bit but overall I enjoyed the show. And yes, that is their shirt if you know the Bullet Club.

I don't know if I should stick to naming the concerts I go to after the band. I have some events I'm going to this summer that I hope you folks will enjoy. We knew about my camera issue which was fixed but know the sound issue must be addressed. There is a convention I want to go to that has a mix of video and sound to it so I hope to have these problems fixed by then. I'm trying to stay busy since we're in gaming season. I don't want to only stay inside playing video games all summer. I'll be varying on the posts more often so I hope you like what I make. Enjoy.

www.bulletformyvalentine.com
www.livenation.com
www.wellmonttheater.com
www.itunes.com
www.vevo.com

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