Muse/My Chemical Romance @ AT&T Center 20070416
What does a birthday boy get for himself? How about a floor ticket to see Muse and My Chemical Romance in San Antonio. The last time I "saw" Muse was ACL Music Festival 2006. The reason I say "saw" is because they played towards the end of the first night. I had worked all through the early morning hours, raced home, showered and race up to Austin with no sleep. By the end of Friday night, I was pretty much out of it. I recall sort of seeing Muse that night. Well, last night made up for everything. Muse played a damn fine set, properly ending with Knights Of Cydonia.
My Chemical Romance wasn't about to get 1upd and came out guns blazing with pyrotechnics and all. The highlight of their show came midway. A longtime behind the scenes member was also celebrating his birthday. They brought him out on stage along with a birthday cake and a four piece mariachi band to sing to Happy Birthday. Halfway through, a little burro (donkey) pinata was brought out. They birthday boy dawned a blindfold and took one swing to bust it in half. As the mariachis continued playing, the birthday boy tossed the candy out among the crowed. The another amusing half of the night was all of fourteen year olds keeping the mosh pit going.
Flickr photo set by Eric Uhlir.
It was all good fun.
