You Could Not Have Paid Me to Stay

We just got back from the big Jingle Rock concert at the Save on Foods Memorial Centre here in Victoria. I love Tegan and Sara and have recently become a fan of Jets Overhead so, it seemed natural that we would attend this show. AFI was headlining and though I am not a fan of theirs, I thought we would give them a chance and see what they had to offer live.

I was disappointed that Jets Overhead went on at 7:45pm rather than 8:00pm because we arrived at 8:00pm sharp and missed their first four songs. What kind of concert actually starts early? This never happens; I was really displeased that we only got to hear the end of their set. But, at least I heard my favourite song from them: Heading For Nowhere.

Tegan and Sara were great just like the last time I heard them. The only thing I was dissapointed with was they did not play many tracks from their new album: Sainthood. They did play Living Room which is one of my all time favourite songs so, I forgive them.

After Tegan and Sara, AFI came on.

What can I say about AFI??

I am a music lover, I try to reserve judgment on all forms of music as I respect the art. But seriously, this stuff was CRAP!!

You could not have paid me to stay in that arena and listen to more than the five songs we stayed for. My husband and I were actually looking at each other and laughing. The lead singer was beyond comical, bouncing around in his shiny, silver pants, jumping off his little box at the front of the stage.

He was not playing an instrument which I can usually forgive in a lead singer if they can actually sing but, this guy could barely even scream. Yikes... it was bad.

Anyway, I am still glad we went. However, it is nights like this that make me wish I lived in a bigger city that attracted more decent musical acts.

Oh well, I still love Victoria. But I don't like AFI... not at all.