Yes, the show was awesome, even though it was ricockulously hot!!
That whole "last spot" thing does depend on when and where we're playing, too. In the case of the Powerfest at JJ Kelleys, we agreed to do it because it's a club we've played several times before, we have alot of friends and family nearby that we can count on to stick around, and ultimately on a bill like that one, we figured we already stood out a bit stylistically so being thrown somewhere in the middle might cause some confusion for people haha That crowd ended up being pretty small by the time we were halfway through our set that night as I recall, but it was no big deal and I'm glad we made at least one or two new fans as a result.
The show on Saturday did wind up running a bit behind schedule, as shows of that nature tend to do, but the people who were running the venue were cool about it and allowed us to play our full set, even an encore. We were worried that going on so late to curfew at an all ages show could result in a bad turnout by nights end, but the crowd was awesome and was one of the more animated metal crowds we've played to in a while!! The crowd reception for both us and Twelfth Gate was awesome, and made everything worth it. There will be another Twelfth Gate/Novembers Doom show coming up before the end of the summer here in the Chicagoland area, and I will be posting news info about it here at the forum very soon!