Aye chaps, I just wanted to apologize on behalf of the city of San Antonio for what transpired at last night's show. Here's how it went down:
All the flyers for the show had 8pm listed as the time that the doors would open, so with one local support band, I figured that if I get there at 9 I'll be able to see the tail end of the local support and then full sets from Candlemass and Daylight Dies. This is a brand new venue, so unfortunately we got a bit lost and ended up arriving about 30 minutes later than planned. At this point I'm thinking that I've only missed the first few songs of Daylight Dies, but instead I see that Candlemass is starting their set, at 9:30. Basically the whole show had to end at 11 so a local nu metal/alternative cover band called "Strippers Lie" could headline. Now, Candlemass was goddamned incredible, don't get me wrong - I'm just extra peeved that I had to miss Daylight Dies just so a couple of pricks can get onstage and play some Weezer and Rage Against the Machine covers.
The reason I wanted to apologize to the band is that this is precisely what happened last time they came through with Katatonia and Moonspell. My band Vex was the local support; we were thrilled and honored to play with so many excellent bands. The venue was packed and everything seemed to be going well until we learn that all the sets had to be cut short because the venue had also booked a couple of ska bands that night. These are the only two times I've ever seen this happen here and I don't know why Daylight Dies had to suffer through it both times. And of course, to make matters worse, there really wasn't any advertising for this show so the attendance was embarrassing for such a quality lineup. You guys deserve far better than that and for what it's worth, I apologize for the unprofessional and greedy practices of our local booking agents.
All the flyers for the show had 8pm listed as the time that the doors would open, so with one local support band, I figured that if I get there at 9 I'll be able to see the tail end of the local support and then full sets from Candlemass and Daylight Dies. This is a brand new venue, so unfortunately we got a bit lost and ended up arriving about 30 minutes later than planned. At this point I'm thinking that I've only missed the first few songs of Daylight Dies, but instead I see that Candlemass is starting their set, at 9:30. Basically the whole show had to end at 11 so a local nu metal/alternative cover band called "Strippers Lie" could headline. Now, Candlemass was goddamned incredible, don't get me wrong - I'm just extra peeved that I had to miss Daylight Dies just so a couple of pricks can get onstage and play some Weezer and Rage Against the Machine covers.
The reason I wanted to apologize to the band is that this is precisely what happened last time they came through with Katatonia and Moonspell. My band Vex was the local support; we were thrilled and honored to play with so many excellent bands. The venue was packed and everything seemed to be going well until we learn that all the sets had to be cut short because the venue had also booked a couple of ska bands that night. These are the only two times I've ever seen this happen here and I don't know why Daylight Dies had to suffer through it both times. And of course, to make matters worse, there really wasn't any advertising for this show so the attendance was embarrassing for such a quality lineup. You guys deserve far better than that and for what it's worth, I apologize for the unprofessional and greedy practices of our local booking agents.
