
Re: New US Pillows Tour. (Seattle date confirmed)
My first time seeing All Ages and I loved that bassist! I was disappointed that I couldn't secure a spot near center stage and ended up way on the left side again, but watching that him go nuts really made it fun.
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They also handed out some water bottles to the crowd later in the show, which was SUPER nice.
the noodles were cool, but I had a hard time hearing the vocals and bassist energy seemed rather low..
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Then it was about a 20-30 minute wait until the pillows finally went on. They were fantastic, of course! Too bad, Sawao didn't do the "are you going to san francisco" opening like before. True, the majority of the setlist was about the same as always, but I don't mind because it really pumps up the crowd and makes the concert fun.
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Damn that pole blocking my view of Shin!!
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Sawao in all his awesomeness
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Actually, for some reason, the crowd seemed way more tame than last year -- a small amount of shoving, but pretty tolerable. And did anyone else smell that weed? I think someone blazed one up in the middle of the show.
Hmm what else...Around the middle of the concert, Sawao mentioned the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, thanked Americans for their support, and then started up "One Life." I thought that was nice

Oh and at the very end, before they left the stage, Sawao pulled up his sleeve and showed everyone his tattoo (and I missed the photo opportunity, dammit!). I waited around after the show to see if they would come out for pictures and whatever, but I only got a glimpse of Manabe since the staff put up some kind of gate thing around the backstage area and shooed people out.