look forward on July 10, my friend Roger and I set out to be the last concert I attended in 2008:
Leaving work, everyone ate at home and begin the trip in my car on the A-5. This time fate was to be a campsite, no frills (well yes, that was not the festival campsite.) In less than two hours we were in Navalmoral de la Mata to pick up another passenger, my cousin Emily. After wander a bit (we spent a long time under his nose without him), got her purse in the car (and him) and continue walking miles. The trip was very quiet because it is familiar path as my village is in Extremadura. At Merida find a campsite that had seen my cousin on the Internet about Proserpina Reservoir. When the area were asked a middle-aged couple from the campsite and told us they had closed several years (and it was evident that the area had suffered a fire) and that "this was a mundanity." So we went to the second option, the campsite Merida (apparently the only one operating in the city). Upon entering we saw that there were already enough people installed heavy, so we set up shop, dine and sleep, which also had nothing to entertain and Roger and I were up early. Fortunately evening cooled enough, so we could sleep without getting overheated.
dawned glorious day that would see the Maiden for the first time (and certainly not the only), breakfast, shower, eat and walk to the concert. Along the way we picked up a colleague to me and my cousin have the people who live in Merida, Juanlu, and his friend. So now the five we headed to the hostel. About four miles before police arrived and was forcing us to park, so we had to suck a monumental trek at 14:30 in the afternoon under a blazing sun. As we left not get water, we drank everything que pudimos antes de entrar porque lo que nos esperaba requería la máxima hidratación posible. Ya desde fuera se podía ver el escenario sin problemas, así que supongo que mucha gente se acercaría al caer la noche para ver el concierto de Maiden aunque fuera desde lejos. Estos eran los horarios previstos:
| Hora | Grupo | Tiempo de actuación |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Apertura de puertas | |
| 14:30 | RA | 30' |
| 15:15 | LAUREN HARRIS | 30' |
| 16:15 | ROSE TATTOO | 60 ' |
| AVENGED SEVENFOLD 17:45 | 60' | |
| 19:15 | ICED EARTH 60 ' | |
| 20:45 | SLAYER 60' 22:30 | |
| IRON MAIDEN 120 ' | ||
| 1:00 | RED BARON 60' |
When we were playing daddy's girl, Lauren Harris. We did not pay much attention because the music did not seem very attractive, so we reluctantly from the bar drinking tent, sheltered shade. Hall had a truck of those who clean the streets that he walked to and fro pouring water so as not to raise dust in the wind (the scenario and to the public area was installed on a football field of land).
ROSE TATTOO:
Once finished the daughter of bassist we approach the stage to try to pick a site with shade because it was the turn of Rose Tattoo, a group that makes a clásicote and catchy rock. When they came out and saw how old they are we laugh a lot, but they played very well.
About the singer I heard many times around me: "Alfredo Landa is!". Total it was a pretty fun time. You can win public sympathy for the singer himself asked the guys from the hose that we watered a little more.
I have come to find the full setlist, but I remember they played their classic songs: Rock'n'Roll outlower
Scarred for life
Nice boys
And some new as 1854
Avenged Sevenfold:
When they finished we went to the grassy area, which was good because there were trees shadows (But it becomes for that area would have been a slaughter.) When he began Avenged Sevenfold, we are on the edge of the wooded area on the strip just for shade and watch the concert. To me the true metal that makes these does not convince me, it seems a bit strange and catchy style.
ICED EARTH:
This group, though not as you're passionate about my case, it must come to see him, because they are a power discharge. Besides those who remain say they are again those who were with the return of red-haired singer, Matt Barlow (left the group to be police after the 11-S and replaced him with Tim "Ripper" Owens with little luck as says.) The concert was very good although it also seems a bit catchy style, but I liked more than the 7Fold because they make a pure metal.
SLAYER:
mounting While paused to touch Kerry King and his followers, we take to make us the obligatory pictures:
After half an hour of waiting (I had to put a wall of Marshalls) received one of the biggest shocks of metal in the world. These do not disappoint ever.
At this point the water was pouring cleaning the truck throughout the afternoon began to accumulate in certain areas, and formed real muddy until then fortunately we were able to avoid. Nor have I managed to get my hands on the setlist (you have to see how little has been said in the network of this festival a posteriori), but I have evidence that they played these: Cult Disciple
Dead Skin Mask
Mandatory Suicide
rainning Blood South of Heaven
Angel of Death
Here's the video I recorded. Angel of Death
:
IRON MAIDEN:
After long wait (with the headline is always the same), during which it was night, reproduced by giant screen images of Bruce Dickinson piloted aircraft, named Ed Force One, landing (there was one beside me shouting, "That has been at the airport in Talavera" ... naive) and setting the stage operators. Images of course all other concert, but we announced it would begin the show. And it was. As we all know, the first thing that piece of sound was most famous harangue Churchill gave to his people in the fight against the Nazis, followed by the magnificent Aces High. From start to finish was a real party, people went crazy with all the songs. Bruce saw him in a great, non-stop running and jumping around the stage. It is a true showman, pulling a mask over Powerslave or dressing as a soldier and waving the British flag during The Trooper.
But
apart from that there were also the "puppets" who left the scene, that did not stop surprising: for The Number of the Beast appeared a demon on the right side of the stage, Iron Maiden opened on stage for half and half body emerged a giant mummy waving his arms, and as the culmination, during The Clairvoyant came a soaring Eddie walking and joking with the musicians. The timing of twinning with the public came in Heaven Can Wait, by rising to about 10 or 15 people on stage to sing in chorus the refrain.
Another thing I do not want to leave in the inkstand was that during Rime of the Ancient Mariner, lighting varied to create the effect of a drifting boat. Here is the list that have repeated throughout the tour: Churchill Speech
Aces High Two Minutes to Midnight
Revelations The Trooper Wasted Years
The Number
of the Beast
Can I Play with Madness
Rime of the Ancient Mariner Powerslave
Heaven Can Wait Run to the Hills
Fear of the Dark Iron Maiden
Moonchild
The Clairvoyant Hallowed be thy Name
And here the videos I recorded.
The Number of the Beast:
Fear of the Dark:
Iron Maiden:
The Clairvoyant:
Hallowed Be Thy Name:
In short, a concert piece, the best I've seen. The only negative details were the plotting of the start of Wasted Years barely understand (I had the impression that I play better!) and mud, which ultimately did not escape nor the tato of Pring.
For Red Baron, feeling in the soul, we no longer had the strength to none. We were exhausted, drenched in sweat and muddy legs. On the walk from the campus to the car luckily we were drying the mud and their shedding in most (but not even want to think how my poor car was over). Upon arrival at the campsite or shower or anything, right to sleep because we could not with our souls (metal). Fortunately a good night and the next day, after a refreshing shower, we set off back to house, with a lasting memory.