Delain was awesome as usual. Crowd was into them, but they were a little more active for Xandria, and of course the most active for Sonata Arctica, who unfortunately I found boring. Don't get me wrong, they put on a good show, but the new stuff is just... Boring. Also didn't help that my back was hurting from standing so long, and I was starving.
But yeah, Delain=Awesome. Definitely seeing them in May again with Nightwish. My girlfriend took some video of a couple songs which surprisingly turned out pretty good, and I got another picture with Charlotte, and some new autographs. Unfortunately the bassist and keyboardist didn't come out, or if they did, it wasn't for a long time, so I still haven't gotten the keyboardist's sig. Yeah, still learning the names. I could look it up, but whatevs. I think the main man behind the band should be out there too, but I guess I should be thankful that they even take the time to meet fans afterwards.
One thing though, I was way more nervous than last time when I met the band. Don't know why. I had a conversation scenario played out in my head that never came to fruition. Yeah, I do that kind of stuff... DON'T JUDGE ME!
Xandria put on a good show too, although I'm not really into operatic vocals anymore. The singer is HOT. She might actually stay in the band too. I believe they've had more singers than Iced Earth now. Both Delain and Xandria stole the show for me. There was an opening (local?) band called Insatia who weren't bad, but they were having equipment problems. Thinking about it now, I think the sound guy was doing his best to make them sound decent, but at the time I kept telling my girlfriend it was his fault they sounded like shit.
All in all, great show, I just wish I could have enjoyed Sonata Arctica more.