Monday 29th November 2010 - Brighton

What a lovely start to the day! Kati (an absolute star) brings me tea and for those that know me... This is heavenly!

Driving to the train station there appears to be this shiny thing in the sky and being from Scotland, I have no idea what it is. Kati's assures me it isn't the end of the world and is in fact just "the sun" which I actually thought was a myth, kind of like the perfect man :P (just kidding, don't freak out people)

Now normally I don't like it when trains are delayed but today, 2 train delays worked out perfectly for me to catch the trains I needed to transport me to that magical world (similar to Narnia) that is: Queuing outside in the freezing cold with a bunch of people, slightly less nutty than myself (so I'm told) but equally as hyper! (Try it... It's awesome)

Queuing from 9am today (there are some crazy people like Lisa and Tanya who queue at a ridiculous hour like 5am. Now for those who don't know... 5am is when the crazy cheese selling, drug taking, angel loving people come out for a chat about reincarnation... Cool huh?) So after standing for 7 hours and hot chocolate and sweets appear (a gift from the band) Much required at this point to warm the cockles of our souls which were frozen many hours before.

6.15pm and excitement is building, doors are supposed to open in 15 minutes but suddenly who appears... Vicki. Do we want to work for the band today? Hell yeah!... Excited.com

So backstage we go (Tanya, Chloe, Sian, Leeanne and myself) a quick hello from Tomo. Up the stairs and past 30 Seconds to Mars' dressing rooms. More stairs and into the catering hall... Free tea! A much longer hello from Tomo (who thinks it is appropriate to call us freaks... And that is before we have our costumes on) What an absolute charmer! Shannon appears, a quick hello, tells us we are awesome and without any name calling... How sweet! Okay people, its costume time... Ah damn, I'm dressed in a full gorilla suit (Chloe - Scary Clown, Tanya - Wolf, Sian - Bald monster thing, Leeanne - Creepy vampire type thing) Given our instructions and off we go into the crowd to warm them up and make them dance... Crap it's hot under this thing!

Funeral Party... Bounce bounce "c'mon people, let's go!"

Enter Shikari... Bounce bounce bounce... Mosh pit, elbow in my gorilla nose, Tanya loses some Wolf teeth... Bounce bounce bounce... Aaaaaand rest! Water! *slurp, gulp, slurp*

30 Seconds to Mars - Time to really work this crowd! Here is the Setlist:
Escape
Night of the Hunter
A beautiful Lie
Attack
Search and Destroy
Vox Populi
This is War
Closer to the Edge
L490
From Yesterday (acoustic)
Alibi (acoustic)
Bad Romance (acoustic)
The Kill
The Fantasy
ON STAGE:
Kings and Queens

Backstage, upstairs, production room, out of the gorilla suit and water water water! Hello and thank you from Timmeh... What a sweetheart!

What a night. An absolutely unforgettable night.
Vicki, we love you and to my fellow freaks: Muah!!!

Off to the hotel, 2 hours sleep and now next stop London O2 arena... See you there! Xx