Friday night I saw a triple header concert: L.A. Guns, Firehouse, and Warrant, here at Club Fever in South Bend.
Yeah! This really lame band called Mercy Sanction opened up, then the Guns tore into their set. I only recognized one of their songs, but in general they rocked (for an 80s hair band).
Firehouse was the crowd favorite, and (surprisingly) mine as well. They played Love of a Lifetime twice, and both times the crowd responded with the same intense appreciation and accolade.
The show started at 6:30pm, with too much time in-between sets (and it wasn't due to stage alterations, either). As a result, by 12:30am Warrant was still rocking their set, but Eric Settles and I decided our old-foginess had gotten to us, and so we left. (6 hours of standing without much movement will do terrible things for your knees and back).
I thought Warrant would rock the most, but I enjoyed Firehouse more. Warrant didn't work the crowd as well as Firehouse, and though the crowd was by then noticeably reduced in numbers and tired, Warrant made little attempt to get us involved.
Posted by stephend at February 12, 2006 1:45 AM