Had a fun weekend of shows.
Friday - Ministry, Gary Numan, and Front Line Assembly. Ministry started off with 7 of their new songs. Opened with B.D.E. and played another 6 songs that pretty much sounded the same. Al thanked everyone for their patience with the new songs and went right into N.W.O. then Just One Fix and a bunch from Land of Rape and Honey as well as Mind Is a Terrible thing to Taste. They had the volume cranked to 11 and my usual white noise tinnitus was screaming and kept me from sleeping later that night. Al looked the healthiest I've ever seen him. Present, soberish, and into the crowd. Last time I saw Ministry he was so fucked up that he had bmx bike handlebars welded to his mic stand and would've fallen down if he let go of them.
Gary Numan killed it. It was my first time to see him and he was much heavier than I would have imagined. Probably from being on tour with Ministry. Gotta step it up. His performance was the best of the night in my opinion.
Front Line Assembly looked old.
Saturday - went to see a great Afrobeat band, Jujuba. Heavy percussion and brass.
Sunday - early show - went with the gf and her kids to see Marchfourth. Imagine the lovechild of a marching band and a circus. Really fun time.
I received a text on the way home that there was a secret late show for Sgt Papers at a small recording studio/social club. $15 fuck yeah! There were less than 30 people there and the Garcia brothers kicked ass!