Melvins


New York City, NY at Bowery Ballroom
April 25, 2000
9:00 P.M.



    Set 1
  1. Tequila
  2. Okie From Muskogee
  6. Blockbuster
  10. Smells Like Teen Spirit

    Set 2

  11. noise
  12. We Reach
  13. Revolve
  14. Nightgoat
  16. The Bit
  21. With Yo Heart, Not Yo Hand
  26. With Teeth
  27. amazon
  28. AMAZON
  29. Let It All Be




A few weeks before the show, I called ticketweb (they are the ticket agency for the Bowery Ballroom). I waited at least a 1/2 hour on hold and then I gave up. I called back again before the show and I waited 45 mins before I got an operator. She told me that they sold all of their tickets, but that there were plenty still available the day of the show. This made me a little pissed cause I didn't want to drive four hours to the show and it was soldout.

So, the night before, the sports editor for my paper is still home sick, so I do his section. I leave my office at 5am. At 9am I'm back in the office ready to go on a photo shoot of this newly renovented building. I finished, convert the photos, lay them out and leave for to pack. Meanwhile since the night before I've been throwing up and have these throbbing headaches.

So around 3pm I'm on my way down to the city. Around 7pm, I get there. I even get a parking in 5mins like half a block from the club! So I walk up to the doorway. Sign says show sold out. I felt like some just burning all of Melvins albums and replacing them with brittany spears and the backstreet boys. I didn't just drive 4 hours for nothing. I wait around with the other 15 people looking for tickets. I start thinking that this is hopeless. But then Dale walks out and walks amongst people. I get a sense of hope. I'm determined to get inside of there. Just then, some black guy comes up to me. He's shaking for some weird reason. I think he's some crackhead who's going to ask me what's the line's for. Instead he asks me if I want to buy a ticket that he can't wait for his friend anymore. He gives me the $12 ticket for $10. I was exstatic!

I go in and held straight for the merch table. The guy says that the Melvins haven't spoken about any official webpage yet. I picked up both of the new shirts and both stickers. I didn't have enough for the doll.

The band came on in their camo skirts and then Buzz talked for 10 mins. and introduced everyone in the band. Apparently Dave officially got fired from his other band.

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