[Review] Good Charlotte @ Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:26 pm
Good Charlotte @ Helsinki, Finland on July 22nd 2010.
Never really gave this band a listen, apart from the most famous singles. And neither did I listen to them that much after buying a ticket to their show. But I have to say that was some intense shit!
Even though I didn't know the half of the songs, they made sure the whole crowd was turned on for the whole time. And for a change, it was nice to hear some talking between the songs, and from both Benji and Joel. Previous gigs I've been to have just been the frontman talking by himself, so GC handled the talking much better.
And there were some surprises too. Joel fucked up the East Coast Anthem, so the rest of the band had to improvise, and it ended up quite well. The highlight of the show, however, was the blink-182 cover of Dammit in the middle of the song The Story Of My Old Man (got that on video).
Also, while taking a video, something hit me in the eye. I just thought it was some random shit someone threw in the crowd. But realizing afterwards it was a guitar pick from the stage by guitarist Billy Martin.
So a great show. The venue was rather small, but the atmosphere was very intense, it was great.
And even when I didn't recognize the songs, the band made sure I enjoyed my time there.
Here are some pics I took.
The setlist
1. The Anthem
2. Walk Away (Maybe)
3. My Bloody Valentine
4. So Lonely (The Police cover)
5. Girls & Boys
6. The Chronicles Of Life And Death
7. Keep Your Hands Off My Girl
8. Predictable
9. Like It's Her Birthday (new song from the still unreleased album)
10. Festival Song
11. East Coast Anthem
12. Hold On
13. The River
14. Dance Floor Anthem
15. I Just Wanna Live
16. Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous
--Encore-- (Drum solo)
17. The Story Of My Old Man (including a cover of blink-182 - Dammit)
18. The Young & The Hopeless
And, I still think we should have a sub-section for Other music tours / reviews.
EDIT: Damn, got a warning for copyright infringement. Expect my videos to be disappeared.
Never really gave this band a listen, apart from the most famous singles. And neither did I listen to them that much after buying a ticket to their show. But I have to say that was some intense shit!
Even though I didn't know the half of the songs, they made sure the whole crowd was turned on for the whole time. And for a change, it was nice to hear some talking between the songs, and from both Benji and Joel. Previous gigs I've been to have just been the frontman talking by himself, so GC handled the talking much better.
And there were some surprises too. Joel fucked up the East Coast Anthem, so the rest of the band had to improvise, and it ended up quite well. The highlight of the show, however, was the blink-182 cover of Dammit in the middle of the song The Story Of My Old Man (got that on video).
Also, while taking a video, something hit me in the eye. I just thought it was some random shit someone threw in the crowd. But realizing afterwards it was a guitar pick from the stage by guitarist Billy Martin.
So a great show. The venue was rather small, but the atmosphere was very intense, it was great.
And even when I didn't recognize the songs, the band made sure I enjoyed my time there.
Here are some pics I took.
The setlist
1. The Anthem
2. Walk Away (Maybe)
3. My Bloody Valentine
4. So Lonely (The Police cover)
5. Girls & Boys
6. The Chronicles Of Life And Death
7. Keep Your Hands Off My Girl
8. Predictable
9. Like It's Her Birthday (new song from the still unreleased album)
10. Festival Song
11. East Coast Anthem
12. Hold On
13. The River
14. Dance Floor Anthem
15. I Just Wanna Live
16. Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous
--Encore-- (Drum solo)
17. The Story Of My Old Man (including a cover of blink-182 - Dammit)
18. The Young & The Hopeless
And, I still think we should have a sub-section for Other music tours / reviews.
EDIT: Damn, got a warning for copyright infringement. Expect my videos to be disappeared.
