The Boys are back in town ....one of the huge billboards near my home
... Then it's time for a concert in
Warsaw, my hometown. What could
be cooler than a Metallica concert in my hometown?. Just a
few days before the concert there were no signs that it will be special gig for
me, what more I did not have wristband to the Snakepit, and I thought I'd spend
the whole festival in the Golden Circle area, which was in Warsaw monstrous
(money rule the world). Two days before the concert I got a text message from
my friend that he may be able to get me on backstage as a guest. Finally on the day of the concert, after long nervous
anticipation and uncertainty I have received a VIP laminate - my "golden
ticket". A piece of
plastic, so that all the doors were opened ... OK, maybe not all. This all
seemed completely unrealistic for me.
I stood in the lobby where there were dressing
rooms all bands. Episode 1: high five with Joey Belladonna and Frank Bello just
before their show. Episode 2: short conversation and high five with Kvelertak
members. Episode 3: Kirk with his bodyguard passing me ….this time I’m not
trying to make high-five ….You know, his bodyguard looks like guy from Danzig
song “Thirteen” “I was born to bring trouble wherever I’m at…”. I was moving
all the time between the Golden Circle, Snakepit and backstage trying to see
bands on stage and meet bands on backstage.
Kvelertak live on stage
Scott Ian (Anthrax)
So, I had honor to visited Kvelertak
dressing room, where I had the opportunity to talk briefly with the band,
especially with guitarist Maciek, who has Polish roots. These guys RULE. I also
spent about 40 minutes in the Anthrax dressing room. Beer from Anthrax in their
dressing room tasted better hahaha.
With Kvelertak. THANK YOU GUYS
But the best had to come. Just before
the Metallica concert I decided to see if my "golden ticket" entitles
me to enter the scene. It turned out that, YES. Not disturbed by anyone
walked directly behind the stage and stood on the right side of the stage, next
to Kirk.
View from stage just before Metallica hit the stage
The gig started and I still did not believe that
this is happening. Watching the band and the concert from the perspective of
the scene is a unique experience, for me it was something more than a meet
& greet with Metallica a few years earlier. The team is at your fingertips.
During the concert, the band members go through every moment beside you.
James
The Call of Kthulu
The Ripper
Because I knew what to expect at the concerts on
this tour I've been waiting impatiently for Creeping Death, when the fans
standing on the stage are invited to the edge of the stage where they can chant
the famous Die, die, die ... ..
Die , die , die ....Kirk and I
Creeping Death Video from National Stadium. Recorded by Monica and Krzysztof
It was the moment I had been waiting probably the
most. Standing on stage in front of a packed National Stadium and chants die
die die .... it was something unreal, something best, what happened to me in
the history of my concerts Metallica and it was my sixteenth Metallica concert.
All good things come to an end. The concert has passed very quickly.
Seek and Destroyyyyyyy
I knew that after the concert will
approach us band members to give us the guitar picks. It was the first time I
did not have to fight for them in the crowd ... I got them personally from
Kirk;).
Thank you
Rysiu. Without you, my FRIEND, all this would
not be possible. Many, many THANKS.
Below some stuff from concert:
ticket
Some wristbands and laminates pass
VIP package envelope and flyer
Pass sheet
Concert poster
