After an afternoon of trying to stay awake, we headed out to Bluesfest again. It was a whirlwind affair of heading back to Orleans, trying to catch some sleep, pack a bag for HOPE Volleyball, head back to Krista’s…it was a blur.
In the end, everything went fine (other than the fact that I forgot to pack my shorts into my HOPE Volleyball bag and then had to return home after the concert instead of spending the night at Vero’s) and we headed out from Krista’s on time for the Theory of a Deadman concert.
We all looked pretty tired and the way Krista felt manifested itself in the form of not even being able to finish her beer. I felt bad for the soul, but I was sure a good night of sleep would help her out.
Theory of a Deadman were there promoting their new album “Scars and Souvenirs” which is a decent album, but more of the same really and they don’t shy away from that fact. They do know how to rock though and we always enjoy their concerts. We were very close to the stage but on the right hand side to the point where we couldn’t even see the drummer.
My favourite moment came not in the form of the band or their music but at this little kid on top of his Dad’s shoulders wearing a Spider-Man hat and giving the devil horn symbol with his hands all night long. That kid was awesome. He was rocking out so much and was probably 3 years old. I had visions that this will one day be my kid…up front at a rock concert on top of my shoulders with a Spidey hat.
The band didn’t really hit into too many new songs and I have a feeling this is due to the fact that there are quite a few ballads on their new album and the festival isn’t made for too many ballads. It’s made for decibel shattering rock! Which they did.
I ended up leaving after their set and left Krista and Mike to watch Great Big Sea. I just couldn’t bring myself to go to bed late again considering the gauntlet was upon us tomorrow…HOPE Volleyball.
photo from Ottawa Citizen