Noise & Confusion:Winter Rock Festival 2005.

10th December 2005, Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales. It was definitely one day worth remembering. I know someone working at BBC Radio Sheffield who got 2 free tickets to the ultimate Rock Festival of the year but sadly she couldn't make it. Fortunately for me, she offered me the tickets. Yeah at the very last minute, like 2 days before the actual concert. Thanks a lot Susan, you're the best.



So i called up a fren at Cardiff, Zarir and asked him to join me, and took the morning train to South Wales the very next day. Yeah its a huge annual event, "Noise & Confusion 2005". The line-up this year was: Yeti, Nic Amstrong and the Thieves, The Subways, Razorlight, The Coral, Foo Fighters and Oasis. To be honest, the only band that i really wanna see live is Foo Fighters. Gosh, they are definitely my Rock idol.


The concert started at noon, all the way till midnight. And we had to stay in the Millenium Arena for almost 12 hours. Its a national stadium with retractable roof. By day it hosts the famous FA Charity Shield games et al, and by night it converts into europe's largest indoor arena. Luckily we had the seated tickets. We were miles away from the stage of course, but the view was alright and there were 2 big screens infront. So we didn't miss much.



My pals in the states told me how great the Foo Fighters are when they are playing live. Damn were they right about it. The songs they played were totally out of this world, definitely an elaboration from the ones u hear in the albums, far better. And the performance was explosive!! Seriously, Kurt Kobain didn't die in vain, but died for a reason afterall. And the reason is Dave Grohl....




The above are the pictures of Oasis playing as the headliner of the day. Gosh, the Brit crowd went absolutely nuts!!! They were jumping and screaming and splashing booze everywhere. I do enjoy listening to them and their songs, but not a huge fan. The performance was at par, thanks to the flamboyant stage lighting, but aside from that, they were just ordinary and nothing to shout about. But i particular admire the calm and coolnest that the Gallagher brothers have in performing. Its like as if u are watching them in a video clip. The arrogant and bad-boy look on their faces, not the mention the attitude they possess, it sure bring pride to the fans and win their hearts.

Most of the other bands were great too, esp The Subways and Razorlight. But i think i should give extra credit to the The Subways' trio. They sounded very solid for a 3 piece band, with a female bassist. Their performance was nearly as explosive as the Foo Fighters and the Oasis. Such a magnitude of confidence, i bet they can go really2 far. And i love their songs too. Very unique. They're the kind of songs that you have to hear over and over again to really enjoy it. overall it was hell of a day. The largest and definitely the best concert i've been too.....