The Edge Electric Christmas – treble charger, Eve 6, gob.
Warehouse - December 16, 2000
When my sister and I arrived at the Warehouse, about half an hour before the show was scheduled to start, there was a massive line up. We didn’t end up getting into the venue until about an hour later, and we were wondering whether we missed gob or not. Fortunately, the show got off to a late start, and gob took the stage about 15 minutes after we got into the Warehouse. We decided before the show started that we weren’t going to go into the mosh pit, because both of us were still a little sore from the Our Lady Peace show earlier that week. For the first part of gob’s set we stood near the back, where the sound stage was set up. After a while we decided that we couldn’t see very well from this spot, so we moved toward the left side of the stage, at the back of the mosh pit, where there were no other people around us. Then a friend of mine, Ron, came up beside me, and I hadn’t even noticed him at first, until he stepped on my shoe, so we talked for a bit, but then gob started playing my favourite song, I Hear You Calling, so Ron went to find some of his other friends. The band played an even mix of old songs and new, but because I didn’t have any of their c.d.’s at the time, I didn’t know many of the songs.
After gob, it was time for Eve 6 to go on. For Eve 6, my sister and I discovered a spot to stand, right near the barriers for the backstage area, so that we could see the stage perfectly, without getting trampled in the mosh pit. Eve 6 played many songs from their old album, some of the most outstanding ones included Open Road Song, My Girlfriends’ Shower, and Leech. The majority of the songs they played were from the new album, Horrorscopes, and some of my favourites were Bang, On The Roof Again, and their first single, Promise. During Eve 6’s set, I noticed Trevor from treble charger was standing right in front of me, behind the fenced off back stage area. At first, I didn’t want to interrupt him, but some other girls had already, so after they were done talking to him, I motioned for him to come over my way. The first thing he noticed was my treble charger shirt, which a pretty old one, one of the first shirts that they had ever printed. He seemed to be quite impressed with my shirt, and we talked about it for a bit. Then I was flipping through my autograph book, trying to find a blank page for him to sign, and he was also impressed with all the autographs that I had. I told him that he actually appeared in there a few times, and he laughed. We talked for a few more minutes, and then I let him go back to watching the show. At the end of Eve 6’s set, they played their first single, Inside Out, they mentioned that they had a special guest to bring out, and on to the stage came 1991 rapper, Snow. He went on stage and sang part of the chorus to Inside Out, and then he sang a part of his song “Informer.” After the song was over, Eve 6’s set was over. Snow came out to the fenced in area, and I got to meet him, not that I really wanted to. (I’m not too keen on Snow or his music)
While treble charger was getting ready to go on stage, I met a friend of mine, Maggie. We talked for a bit, and I noticed this short, blond-haired guy in the fenced in area, who looked very familiar, so I asked Maggie if she knew who he was, but she didn’t. Through the rest of the show, he would keep looking over at me, and smile, and I was really tempted to ask him who he was, but then I thought that would seem rude. (I later found out that it was one of the guys from the band Sum 41) I also saw some people that I knew from the radio station – Lana, Jason, and later, Visnja, but I was only able to talk to Lana. Soon after, treble charger took the stage. I absolutely love seeing treble charger live, because they’re so energetic, and they definitely did not disappoint this time. They also played an even mix of songs from all four of their albums. Some of my favourites included: Red, Even Grable, Friend of Mine, Brand New Low, and many more. They also played 4 thrilling rounds of “name that butt,” in which they showed photocopied pictures of each member’s behind, and had the audience guess who it belonged to, and then they hung the picture on the microphone stand, in front of each member. It was quite hilarious. Another interesting point was when they started playing “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns ‘n Roses. They played the first part of that song, and then led into their hit song, American Psycho, from their recent album, Wide Awake Bored.
All in all, it was a fun, energetic show. The sound wasn’t that great all the time, but sound in the Warehouse is never that great. Other than poor sound quality, at times, the show was amazing!