It was not a good start to the concert last Thursday, August 6th. It took us two hours to get from Amherst to Moncton because of the construction on the highway. We finally arrived at the venue, and then had to walk half an hour to get to the actual concert site. We got there, got through security, and we were feeling pretty good. I was willing to forgive the walk, as the site has permanent bathrooms there! Wow, was it nice to not have to use a port-a-potty at a concert. But then, the concert promoters made a colossal mistake - the only alcoholic beverages they had available was beer. I hate beer.
That being said, nothing could dampen our spirits and the anticipation we felt for seeing Anvil and AC/DC. We had just arrived at the venue when Anvil took the stage. Lips was great! You could tell he was psyched to be there in front of over 80,000 fans in Canada. He played the guitar with his teeth, he played with a dildo, he played with everything he had in him. Rob, meanwhile, was playing the drum set he described in their documentary that he described as his dream set. They finished off their set with Metal on Metal and soaked up the appreciation the fans lavished on them. I hope they know how awesome they looked and sounded!
The We Love Metal crew moved down to the front of the crowd. We were about three rows back from the VIP section. AC/DC began the show with a raunchy video....
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