Despite arriving after they should have started, things were obviously running later than planned, and so after a half hour wait we were treated to 'Garagedays'. What can you say really, shit name... shit band. I guess I might have liked them a bit if I had heard them when I was 14, in 1984. But now they just sound a bit rubbish.
Our chief reason for attending this gig, was to see Norwegian Metallers 'Sister Sin'. They had a pretty short running time, it would have been far better to leave Garagedays (shit name, shit band) in Austria and let Sister Sin play for an hour if you ask me. Ah well, while they were on they were great. Although they didn't play 'End of the Line'... FFS! Not entirely sure about the singer's tutu, but her military cap certainly raised her hotness level a few notches (or 'hatness' level, if you will...). Short and sweet then, and certainly worth another look if they play here again sometime.
I must admit I had some reservations about seeing UDO again, last time we saw him in 2002, it was unexpectedly brilliant, but if it hadn't been for the fact that Sister Sin were supporting I'm not sure I would have bothered. It has to be said that this time it was unbelievably fucking tedious. By the time we left we had heard not one Accept song, not one. The only song really worth hearing was Black Widow from 1987's 'Animal House' and that was it. Everything else was plodding toss, most often sounding vaguely like a much better Accept song... and so it went on and on, and we waited, hoping for an Accept song, hoping to hear 'Fast as a Shark', but in the end the pain in my back was too great and I decided enough was enough. We gave him the best part of 90 mins to chuck us a bone, but to no avail. Apparently these shows are UDO's last shows in the UK. Oh well, never mind. I feel kind of disappointed that it's tarnished the memory of what was an incredible show in 2002. Ho hum. At least there's another gig to go to tomorrow!
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