I was out after dark trying to find magic night shots. I don't think I got anything great, I still have so much to learn, but that's what drives me. Anyway, I happened by an ancient Roman Ampitheater, a concert was about to start. I had seen them running a sound check during the day. The amphitheater is very small so I'm guessing it's not a big band, Stones, Zeppelin are probably out, but maybe ZZ Top or a Lover Boy. It sounded cool.
I forgot about it as I set out from my hotel about 8:30. When I walked by, the lights were dark on the stage but the crowd had lights on them, and some really cool, ethereal music was playing as the crowd grew restless and started clapping. I could see into the amphitheater from outside the gates and the few guards did not seem to mind so about 20-30 of us hung around waiting for the free show. It was a young crowd, so I ruled out classical or Jazz or a Grateful Dead reunion. Probably not Lover Boy or ZZ top as well. This was exciting, it was so cool to see all the sound equipment and lights on stage and I got that just before go live excitement, which always reminds me of waiting for the Stones to go onstage at the Forum in 1975. God I'm old.
They finally come out, I can't see anybody, but they start to play and it's kinda emo music, cool, but sad and slow. The lead singer sounded very familiar, but I couldn't tell if he was signing in English or not. I hung around for a few songs just to make sure they were not gonna break out with Black Dog or Misty Mountain Hop and I would have walked away from the warm up for a Led Zeppelin reunion tour. This type of thing has been know to happen to me(right Melanie?).
When I get back to my room, I quickly Google "concert Arles Spetember 11" and sure enough it's Sigur Ros from Iceland. WHO? Oh well, he had a pretty voice. It was cool anyway. My luck, tomorrow night it will be the Stones.
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