I saw them at Toad's Place, and it can probably hold somewhere between 500 and 800 people. There's a big dance floor which became a pit, and then a fence to seperate those above and below 21, since only one side of it could buy alcohol. 500 could fit on the non-drinking side, and maybe another 300 without the fence. On the stage side I'm guessing close to 500 people were there, all packed in tightly.... I missed Unearth, then got to the middle during Chimaira's set, rten up to the front with only one or two people between me and the stage for Soilwork. early in IF's set, I got to rest of the stage. It's very hard to get up close anyway, and assholes will try to pull you back to get up closer...
I didn't get searched, but I didn't have a camera, and several people were taking pictures. A lot of the people there were singing along to the RTR songs, and a few yelled "666" during Episode 666, and Anders asked everyone to sing along with Pinball Map, and most did... I was the only one to know more than a bit of Moonshield, Gyroscope, Episode 666, Clad In Shadows, Behind Space, and even Coerced Coexistance. THe crowd surfers were assholes, and if you had a video you could probably see me beating the crap out of one who kicked me in the head reepesatedly before crushing my face onto one of the amps.
If you can, stay out of the pit while taking pictures, there will probably be a lot of assholes. The stage divers were a pain in the ass, and even knocked over half of Chimaira's drums and ripped one of Anders' dreads in half. Wear one of the german helmets with a big spike on top. It'll keep people away from you.
Steve
