Last night me and my sister went to see one of my favourite bands, against the current, as her present to me for my 18th birthday.
When we got to the venue I saw the band through a window and tried not to freak out while my sister stood next to me rolling her eyes at me. We had to wait outside for a little while and we saw the band (and people who had VIP) go upstairs. Not long after we we're let into the building and we gave our names and got our hands stamped. Then we waited some more.
When we were finally let upstairs to where the concert would take place, there was not a lot of people. Even as we waited not many more people turned up, I was confused because they're such an amazing band and normally there are a lot more people at their concerts. But oh well because we were in the front row.
There were two bands that played before ATC. I don't remember their names (I think one was called Miss Fortune and the other was something like Call It Reckless I'm not sure) I apologise for not remembering their names. But both bands were pretty good. Although the atmosphere was kind of awkward because there weren't enough people there, props to the girl in the second band for her amazing enthusiasm though!
Finally, when ATC came onstage, things became a lot less awkward and much more amazing. Since I was in the front row, at times Chrissy was literally standing right in front of me (and up a bit due to the stage, but not that much because she's very short). They were amazing. I was singing along to pretty much all the songs (there were only a couple I didn't really know) and they all done an amazing job. At the end they said that they would stay behind and say hi and sign things and whatnot. So obviously I waited for them to come back.
The encore was kind of tense because we weren't loud enough (because there were not enough people) but they did eventually come back and do one more song. Afterwards I bought a poster and a CD so I would have something for them to sign.
Chrissy was the first to emerge to sign things and whatnot. A queue was formed. I was last in said queue. But eventually we were at the front and I was shaking. She signed my poster and took a picture with me. Then she took a picture with my sister. I ended up having an actual conversation with her (without looking like too much of an idiot) and I told her that going to the concert was part of my birthday present, at which point she wished me a happy birthday and gave me a hug.
Then we waited (I forced my sister to wait with me) for Will and Dan to show up. Will showed up first and he signed my poster and took a photo with me and I told him how amazing he was. Then I went back to waiting for Dan. But a security guard asked us to leave, but it told him that I was waiting for Dan to come back to sign my poster and thus convinced him to let us stay a few minutes longer. I had to ask Will and Chrissy if Dan was coming back and Chrissy said he was and she brought him back. Then Dan signed my poster and took a photo with me. By this point we had to rush out because security wanted us out.
Overall it was the best night of my life and the best 18th birthday present I could ever ask for.
Claire :)
