Video/Recap: Volcom Tour 2010 w/Mastodon, BTBAM, Baroness and Valient Thorr @ Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS - Worst.Music.Blog.Ever

"Early yesterday morning Ronnie James Dio passed away, I didn't hear the news until I was off work, and getting ready to go to the Mastodon concert. As unpleasant and saddening as the news was, I couldn't help but feel optimistic for the show, and I think that might have something to do with the respect the man commanded. Everyone at that show understood the weight of his death on the metal world, and I believe everyone knew that he would have wanted all metal-heads to celebrate his life and love for metal as loud as possible. RIP Ronnie.

My friends and I entered Liberty hall shortly after 6 p.m. and the news had obviously spread quickly as Dio was being played on the house PA system. We took a more different approach for this show and decided to enjoy the show from the balcony because quite frankly, we're getting too old to be 'in the shit'. We took our seats (in the most uncomfortable seats ever, but that's beside the point) and the lights came down as Valient Thorr took the stage.

I had no expectations for Valient Thorr, easily the least known band, and the only band I didn't care if I happened to miss. I'm glad I was there for them though, as they were probably one of the most fun bands I've ever seen..." continue reading the entire recap w/set lists on worstmusicblogever.blogspot.com

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Photos/Video/Recap: Volcom Tour 2010 w/Mastodon, BTBAM, Baroness and Valient Thorr @ The Knitting Factory in Spokane, WA - Seattle Rock Guy
"The goal since March has been to hit up a show somewhere beside Seattle once a month, and damned if I haven't made that a reality thus far without really thinking about it. #1 was Red Fang in Portland, #2 was Pierced Arrows at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, and now #3 with Mastodon, Baroness, Between the Buried and Me, and Valient Thorr in Spokane, WA. The venue was The Knitting Factory, and even though the place is part of a corporate chain of venues it was super impressive. Huge stage, video screens, pro lighting, spacious main floor, large bar with excellent site lines, and a large upper balcony area. The Knitting Factory had to be designed by someone who has seen a lot of shows in underwhelming venues, because it was great place to see a big metal show." - continue reading the excellent recap w/photos and lots of video on seattlerockguy.com

 

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