Pinkpop (30 Seconds to Mars)
Posted by Alvina
On Monday 28th of May (2007) I went to Pinkpop. For those of you who do not know what it is, let me explain. Pinkpop is a festival that last three days of band performing live. Basically a concert of different bands and singers. I didn't went for three days but just one day (the last, Monday). I went because 30 seconds to mars (!!) was playing there that day. So, at 7 I woke up, at 8 we, being my sister and me, were on our way to Breda. Where we took another train to Eindhoven. Where we again took another train to Heerlen. Where we again took another train to Langraaf where we took the bus to Pinkpop. So, three hours later we were in the line to enter Pinkpop.
Once inside we searched the stage where 30 seconds to mars was playing, well actually we were more like searching for the Echelon. Once we found them we noted that the stage was so busy, but as part of the Echelon we were able to get closer to the stage. So, once again we were close to the stage!
The band began to play around 12 and I'll tell you it was awesome. They began with A Beautiful Lie, with Battle for one after it. Then they played From Yesterday. The concert was awesome they sang all the songs I hoped they would and more!
Almost at the end of the concert Jared (the vocalist) of course jumped off the stage and walked in front of the line. He climbed on the gate on our side and I was able to make some really good pictures of him. (I'll upload them a little later). I even touched his hand (very fan girlie!!). Any way when the concert was over at 12:45 we went to see if they had some 30 seconds to mars merchandise. Unfortunately for us, they didn't. But that didn't matter since they would be having a sign session at 3.
We went to the Free Record Shop where they held the session and we asked one of my sister's colleagues if we could go back stage. He told us we could so we waited for 1 and a half hours for the band to show up at 14:30. We were able to take pictures of them when the walked to the signing room (they even said "Hey Guys," to us which we replied with "Hey". was so awesome).
Half an hour later they thought it was too crowded and decided to leave the signing session. Me and my sister being back stage were waiting for them to show up. Tomo and Shannon were the first one out and we were like "Can we take a picture with you?" and they agreed. So me and my sister went on a photo with Shannon and Tomo!! 5 minutes later or something Jared came and we were like "Can we have a picture with you?" he said "Of course" and took hold of my camera (which was around my neck so he sort of hurt me when he tried to take a picture and I didn't get an apology (asshole!)) But anyway once he had a hold of me camera he shot the picture himself. Then he took the picture with him and my sister. After that he left (he actually shot four pictures of each but the first two were zoomed in so the weren't good.)
All in all I have pictures of Tomo, Me, Shannon and my sister and Me and Jared! I was so happy my day could not get worse... Of course that was a lie...
At three o'clock we still had to wait on Linkin Park to make their presence known. We knew they were to start at 18:30 so we had to wait a long time until they started. But once they did it was awesome. This time we weren't that close to the stage but we were able to make out who was who. We did have this huge screen where we could see them on. But of course sometimes I stood on my toes just to get a glimpse of the 'real' band and not just through a screen.
Once their concert was over we left to go home, we were both beat and I was so glad I got home that I almost cried. Nah, kidding. I was just glad that I got home I took a bath to relax my muscles, since they ached like hell and after that I went to bed.
Tuesday morning I had to go to work because I would need to connect ADSL at a costumer's place, so I couldn't even rest. But that doesn't matter cause I've got my pictures!!