So when I found out that
3OH!3 was coming to Birmingham, I flipped out. I had not seen them since Warped
Tour in Atlanta in 2009, and that is just too long to go without seeing a band.
I left school with two of my friends and we headed off. We got to the venue
around three o’ clock and we sat outside and waited. Funny enough, the GPS said
that our estimated arrival time was 3:03 and I definitely took a picture
because that was one of those moments that will not ever happen again. The
doors opened at six so we had a lot of waiting to do. We talked to several
members from other bands that were performing and at one point Nathan (from
3OH!3) walked by us and asked us how we were doing. We were great and we
thanked him for asking and he said he would see us later tonight. Everyone else
started to freak out and all I could think about was how tall he is. Gosh, he
is freaking tall. Anyway, so fast-forward a couple of hours and the doors
opened. My friends and I ran to the front. The stage was really tall. I am exactly
five feet tall and I could walk under the stage with room to spare. It did not
really bother me though. The first band of the night was a band from
Jacksonville, Alabama called Beach Party. They were so good. I was lucky enough
to get their set from the stage to share in this post. (It should be noted that
the set-list was totally written on a Yelp.com napkin) They played
Matches
Light Me Up
Vestavia
Going Up
(Rabbit Town)
D. Sack
T. Dead
Famous
Balloons
Drag
During one of their songs
they said, “This is one of our favorite church hymns. It’s called Suck My
Dick.” During another song, they told everyone to make a circle and for people
to dance in it. Most people were hesitant but a few girls and one guy, finally
decided to try it. The guy was hilarious. I really want to go see Beach Party
again.
The next band was called
Oceans. I think they were from Alabama but I am not extremely sure. I talked to
several of their band members and they all said Roll Tide to me, so I think I
have made a safe assumption. They were ok. I do not know any of the songs that
they played but their members were really nice.
After them was a DJ named
Silas. He was a dub-stepper. I do not like dub step but he was really good. He
sang while he did his computer thing. He was also really cute and had good
hair.
After him was a band from
New York called Outasight. He was talented but not my type of music.
Then it was finally time for
3OH!3. Their stage setup was really cool. They had a wolf on both sides of the
stage with green lasers coming out of their eyes. Their banner had the word
“Omens” written really big across the top and it had their symbol really big in
the middle. They walked on the stage to the Omen Intro and it was really cool.
They played
Do Or Die
Starstrukk
Touchin’ On My
Don’t Dance
My First Kiss (The girls in
the crowd sang Kesha’s part)
You’re Gonna Love This
Richman
Colorado Sunshine
House Party
Streets Of Gold
Love 2012
Punk Bitch/I’m Not Your
Boyfriend Baby/Chokechain (medley)
(Encore)
Double Vision (Some random
dude from the crowd ran on stage and jumped into the crowd. That dude hit the
floor. He was ok.)
Don’t Trust Me
Throughout the show, some
interesting things happened.
- A girl handed a rose to
Sean on stage and it had a note attached to it. He did not read the note but it
was pretty long. The rose resulted in the band singing songs with the word Rose
in it, such as, Like Red On A Rose by Alan Jackson and Every Rose Has Its Thorn
by Poison. If for some reason 3OH!3 needs a back-up musical style, they should
resort to writing and performing ballads. That was the coolest thing I have
heard in a while.
- For some reason that I do
not remember, Nathan started singing a cover of Crazy by Seal. I felt like I
was the only one in the room that actually knew it, but I could be wrong. They
also covered Back in Black by AC/DC. I do not really like AC/DC, but I like
that song.
- They said that their new
album, Omens, was coming out after the world ends in 2012. It would come out in
early 2013 and they hoped we were still here to listen to it. That cracked me
up.
- The band introduced the
other guys on the stage and they said that one of them was Andrew WK. I had to
take a second look before I realized that it was not him…
- They had two wolves on the
stage; one on the left, and one on the right. Someone asked Nathan what their
names were. I am pretty sure he made the names up on the spot, but they were
funny. Their names were Gary and Mr. Warren. They had green lasers coming out
of their eyes and it was just awesome.
- When they came back for
the encore, they said, “We have two songs left to play for you. But each of
them is only 10 seconds long. They proceeded to play two really fast, 10-second
songs and it was funny.
- Throughout 3OH!3’s
performance I held up a piece of paper that said “Holler Till You Pass Out”
which is my favorite song by them. The keyboard player, and both singers of the
band acknowledged it but they did not play it.
After the show, my friends
and I went out by the bus to meet the band. The first band member to come out
was the keyboard player, Jesse. He talked to us about Birmingham, Philadelphia,
and the show in general. He also asked us if the guy that jumped in the crowd
was ok. He then told us to add him on Facebook and we did. Before he got on the
bus, I told him about the Roll Tide/War Eagle war in the South. He seemed
really confused by it, so I had to do some further explaining. I think he
finally understood me. I got a picture with him too. Then Nathan and Sean came
out. I talked to Sean first. I asked him if he would sing me “Holler Till You
Pass Out.” I told him I was kidding and he laughed. Then he told me I had the
cutest accent ever and I thanked him. He went to sign the set-list (That I
stole off the stage. Pun intended) and he signed it to me. I gave him a hug and
got my picture made with him. Then I talked to Nathan. I told Nathan I was
going to blog about the show and he told me that I should critique it well.
Nathan, if you are reading this, I hope you approve. ;)
