Seattle's Studio X : July 16, 1999

By Kristen (willow12281@yahoo.com)

Seattle (studio X) 7-16-99 ENDSESSION
SET LIST:
Slave
Point Of View
Ana's Song
Emotion Sickness
Madman

Seattles alternative radio station 107.7 The End(kndd) had done an
EndSession with the band Silverchair. Endsessions are lil private
concert in a lil studio and only about 30 people are allowed in. The
only way you can get tickets to these endsessions is to call up and
win. So i being a very big silverchair fan. was one of the few 15
people that won and got 2 tickets to go to this private concert with
silverchair and each person gets to bring 1 friend. At the end of their
set Which was only about 5 songs. we got to meet the band members.
(exept daniel).

anyways... me and my friends get to studio X in seattle around 1:00 and
the session doesnt start untill 2:00 so we went around the back alley
to see if we could run into any of the guys from the back door. but
there was no luck. there was only modulaters that were guarding the
back door. So we tryed to suck up to them to see if we could get back
there. Once again we had no luck. but anyways. So we went back to the
front door and waited. and talked with some of the other winners of the
contest. 
and finally at around 1:45 they let us in the doors to the studio. and
they gave each person a "backstage" pass. and the winners of the
contest got a signed Neon Ballroom Cd. which was awesome. so we go into
this lil room. where we have to wait untill the guys are done doin
soundcheck. and their soundcheck sounded awesome. I was soo excited.
finally we got to go into the studio where they would be playing. it
was a very intimate setting. candles ect... and also very tiny place.
So finally it was the moment i had been waiting for for like 3 1/2 yrs.
i finally get to see silverchair up close. and get to meet them. ive
seen them before. but never so close and "personal". When the guys came
out the little crowed went crazy. and seeing this whole performance is
taped and reaired on the station. me and my friends were trying to be
as loud as possible so we'd be able to pick our selves out of the
crowed when they aired in on the station.
Right when they got up to their insturments and mics. They busted out
and played the best version of "Slave" ive ever heard. Then they
quickly went right into "point of view". and between songs. Daniel
would talk and say " so you won a contest, we are the prize,we're the
band, silverchair" "so how are you". and the crowd would of course say
good. and me and my friends were like " How are you" and daniel says "
good thank you," it was awesome.. were like wow he herd us. and then
daniel's like " umm. i guess i dont have much to say so i'll just keep
playing." and then he did the intro to ana's song. It was definatly a
crowed pleaser. Then after that. They played Emotion Sickness it was so
awesome. Sam worked the keys perfectly. and when daniel was screaming
"get up , get up..." it looked as though he was going to cry. It was
kinda sad in a way. but he continued to play.  and then they busted out
and did the best live version of Madman. it was so intense.
but right after that song was over. they all left the stage. so we all
just sat down and talk with each other about the how awesome they
sounded. Then Ben Chris and Sam came out and signed autograph and took
pics with the guys. daniel unfortunatly didnt come out for pictures and
autographs.
So i got my Frogstomp Cd signed and i got my "backstage" pass signed by
ben chris and sam. :) 

It was one of the best days of my life. :)