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Offline tartarus250

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pre dt gig rituals
« on: February 05, 2012, 08:12:32 AM »
i am going to see dt on wednesday and on the run up i like to make up a playlist on my ipod of songs they will most likely be playing based on set lists from the tour and i was just wondering if anyone else had any thing they like to do on the run up to a gig?
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 08:22:20 AM »
I don't listen DT for a month or two so the music in the gig sounds even better because I will almost forget how good music they have created.
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 08:25:05 AM »
Quote from: YtseJamittaja on February 05, 2012, 08:22:20 AM
I don't listen DT for a month or two so the music in the gig sounds even better because I will almost forget how good music they have created.

I did this for seeing the Cat Empire a few months ago in London. I came out of Sheperds Bush having experienced the best 2 musical hours of my entire lift thus far. Definitely going to do this in future for other bands!  :)
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2012, 11:15:58 AM »
A few beers ;D Also need to play most of the songs from the setlist for the friend I'm going with, as he's not familiar with them.

I sometimes check out the setlists of bands I'm going to see and listen to them in the order they're played live as well.
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2012, 11:28:33 AM »
My pre-DT gig ritual always includes driving a minimum of 75 miles, to as far as 150, since they never played any closer than that for me.  :lol
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2012, 03:17:24 PM »
Listen to DT before the concert. Listen to something else on the way back.

But I want to try abstaining for a month before. That sounds like a cool idea.
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2012, 03:30:51 PM »
Quote from: Ħ on February 05, 2012, 03:17:24 PM
But I want to try abstaining for a month before. That sounds like a cool idea.

2 weeks shall do it, a month is too hard to cope ;)
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2012, 03:38:58 PM »
Usually its a good few beers in a nearby pub followed by a nice long que wait!! I find whatever the weather it boosts my anticipation to another level! I remember when they used to play hammersmith.. I used to arrive at the venue at around midday!!!!! And admire the red lettering on the front of the apollo.. then go off somewhere and have some lunch and then return at around 3pm and wait it out!! Amazing atmosphere in 2004 when the whole que was singing TSCO :)

Unfortunately on friday I am coming with a mate at a rather rushed pace so I will not be able to carry out these usual pleasantries.. But Im sure the gig will be amazing none the less.

I am quite astounded at how snobby I sound in this post... :/
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2012, 01:22:31 PM »
This isn't just for Dream Theater, this is any band I see.  I don't listen to them from the moment I buy the tickets to til the concert.  Usually listen to the bad a lot after the concert.  I agree that pre-gaming by not listening to the band only makes the experiece sweeter.
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Offline tartarus250

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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2012, 05:41:23 PM »
dont think i could live for that long without dt!!
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2012, 01:47:32 AM »
Well... last time I saw DT.... the entire hour and a half car ride was spent listening to Lady Gaga and HIM...

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And then we listened to WDADU on the way back
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2012, 02:20:15 PM »
I don't really have any pre-concert rituals. I may listen to them alot if it's a band I'm not super familiar with, or I may go through the opening acts if I'm interested in them. Otherwise I just kinda go along normally.
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Re: pre dt gig rituals
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2012, 02:39:36 PM »
I generally like to hang out and eat good pub food with lonestar and anyone else who will sit and listen to me yap about nothing in particular.
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