Muse in Sheffield: 17-19 November 2006

MUSE - SHEFFIELD

Well although the bank balance said “no”, we were “all systems go” to go up to Sheffield about 400 km from London for the weekend to see one of the biggest bands in the world right now, Muse. Luckily the concert tickets and the bus fare were paid for some time ago! In case you

have been under a rock, they are a UK rock opera band. Some very fine sounds, and the singers’ voice is amazing! www.muse.com

See some of the concert pictures at our new on-line album: www.photobucket.com We will be using this for displaying our pictures, and you can browse some of our best pictures from the travels so far. So far about 800 pictures and counting!

On a wet miserable Friday night we took the bus to Sheffield, after a wet walk to the bus station. Travelling with a company called Megabus. www.megabus.com This Company offers ₤1 fares around most of the UK. Very handy! But to get this you need to book about 2 months in advance. Because of the weather the drive there was slow and delayed.

We arrived about 11:30pm to a freezing city and we were about 10 km from town. The bus depot is at a place called Meadowhall. This is the location of the biggest shopping centre in Europe! And yep it is huge… Our cab was not there when we arrived, so we booked another and after some stuffing around with directions we were on our way to the hotel.

Squeezing 4 people into a 3 bed hotel room was a lot of fun. But we did it and after some chatting and a drink it was off to bed for a big day. Muse, HERE WE COME!

After a good sleep in, as we were in the middle of nowhere, it took about an hour on 2 buses but we were there. So went down to the pub, pigged out on burger and a couple of drinks. By that stage it was time to head down to the stadium for Muse. There was a big queue as we got there before the gates opened.

Once inside, off to the Merchandise stand, then for a beer and inside to get comfortable. Our seats were 3 rows from the back but at least in front of the stage. But we had a great view. The support band was pretty crap. The stage was looking so poor, we were getting worried. But they were soon over and the anticipation was building for the moment we were waiting for. And boy was it worth the wait! The curtain came down and Muse came out with all guns blazing!!

The sound, lighting and the atmosphere that they created in the first song was great. This was gonna be a special show. We will let you have a look at some of the pictures to get an idea of what we were seeing. But to be there was something special. And the finale was awesome too. A great encore was enjoyed by all. They played for about 1 ½ hours.

It wasn’t so easy to get home, with about 40,000 people trying to get home too. Taxis were a little hard to find! And the temperature was probably 2 degrees (maybe less?) stuck out waiting for our ride, the taxi was booked but it didn’t turn up. So eventually a bus came that took us to a town, Rotherham. This happening little place is a little closer to our hotel. After a dispute with the first cabbie over how far, we told him to piss off and went to another cab company. This happened to be the same company as the night before and so they knew exactly where to go. So we were up until after 3:00am compiling some videos and checking out the pictures of the night. That hot shower had never felt sooooooo good!

Next morning packed up and on our way home. We checked out that Meadowhall shopping centre. It makes Galleria look like a local store! We all had some lunch and back on the bus for our trip home. An uneventful bus journey back to London. It was nice to be back home in our own beds again!

The rest of the photos of this trip are up at: http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/cambodian073/England/
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Next blog, our weekend in Edinburgh Scotland

Cam & Nat