One of my all time Favourite Gigs

In the last few years I have been quite fortunate, to seeing some of the biggest bands in Rock/Metal from the likes of AC/DC, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Iron Maiden & The Big 4 (Which is Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer & Anthrax)

Some pretty cool band name dropping right there \m/ 

I’m going to share a story of one of my all time favourite gigs. As today is the release of Fozzy’s new album - Do You Wanna Start a War (In the USA)

So we have to go back to 2010, the night I saw Fozzy in a little small pub in Southampton called The Talking Heads.

As you all know I’m a big time wrestling fan, it was through wrestling that I got into Fozzy (For the ones that may not know, the lead singer of the band is professional wrestler Chris Jericho)

At the time I use to listen to the wrestling radio talk show called Ministry of Slam, and that’s where I heard about this gig. Back in the day that radio show was ran by people that I call friends now, and one of the radio show’s host at that time was Lawrence Case (Who is the lead singer of a band from Bournemouth called Voodoo Vegas and they are Fantastic)

Voodoo Vegas were one of the support bands that night and anyway going back Lawrence had a few tickets for sale, I talked to a few friends and because the gig was a Tuesday no one wanted to come.

I thought screw it, I go one my own, and that’s what I did I got talking to Lawrence over facebook and I got my ticket. 

I got the train up from Bournemouth to Southampton, and when I got off the train and left the station. I got a taxi as I had no idea where I was going. Outside the station was a line of taxi and you are meant to get the first taxi but with me being a wheelchair user, I went to the second taxi and asked the driver if he could take me to The Talking Heads. He was reading a news paper, so he wasn’t looking at me and goes “you gotta use the taxi in front” to which I replied I’m in a wheelchair and you’ve got a bigger car, he sorted it out and he took me to The Talking Heads.

The reason I loved this gig so much and hold it so close to my heart, is not because I did it all on my own, but because I was the only one in there in a wheelchair and I was right at the front and during the show when Fozzy were on the stage the lead guitarist Rich Ward, used me as a stool and was strumming away on his guitar pretty much on my lap, it was Awesome \m/ and one hell of an experience, I hope those guys remember it because I sure as do it’s one of those moments that will live with me forever. 

It was my first ever close and personal gig and it rocked, it was a great night Fozzy are so much fun to see live and I have now seen them twice as I saw them this year at Download on the main stage, they rocked it again. \m/ As Chris Jericho would say if you haven’t checked Fozzy out then, get on it People but seriously give them ago and check out Voodoo Vegas too.

Here's some links, go my friends and Rock \m/ 

http://www.fozzyrock.com/ 

http://www.voodoovegas.com/

And also Chris Jericho podcast Talk Is Jericho it's a great show and so much fun

http://podcastone.com/Talk-Is-Jericho