The wintery night was freezing and I was hoping this show would be worth going out in the cold?
South African band THE ARROWS opened for the band playing a few of their song (No Robots) and a new single, they also had a drum-dance off :) these girls are rockers and silly at the same time. They ever did a little Irish dance with Irish folk music to welcome The Script on stage.
We were ready!!
Green lights cascaded on the ceiling and Irish charm filled Coca Cola dome with The Script performing to their biggest audience ever!!! I was apart of that crowd of 18500 SOLD OUT SHOW - 24 June 2011 - Here is my account of what happened :)
Their sounds is perfect and feels like u have it tuned up load in your car!!!
Opening with 1. THIS I PROMISE YOU
Crowd clapping hands and ready - screams filled air
2. TALK YOU DOWN
3. WE CRY
Danny going off the stage to the front row of screaming fans. He asked them to sing along instead all you saw on the screen was grabbing hearing screams and "I LOVE YOU" guess they forgot the words getting so close to Danny
As he got back on stage he was honest and said "She tried to rip my fucken trousers off" - even asked if we mind being called Joburg - they feel like they fooken knw us already" :)
4. IF YOU EVER COME BACK
5. BEFORE THE WORST
6. IF YOU SEE KAY
He actually recorded himself on ppls fones!!! How awesome must that be to get home!!! And see him again on YOUR PHONE - Damm wish I was closer!
7. THE END WHERE I BEGIN
Drums beat though ur whole body to your boots and little toes :)
8. SCIENCE AND FAITH
Bra's on stage with numbers _ big bra "think u bragging"
They said its a HONOUR - "we feel like we are a fooken biggest band ever bcos of u"
9. MAN THAT CAN'T BE MOVED (This is one song that every person was singing at the top of their lungs - as I was singing my heart out with the biggest crowd they have ever performed to, my mind wondered abt how much that chemistry must have been to feel so much love and write a song... Its like the chemistry here at this show;
After the song the band took a moment - just stood their smiling and totally absorbed the moment!!! Loved their humble smiles and kept thinking how special this moment is.
Danny confessed that the next song was be one of their drunk - middle of the night - jamming song writing products ;)
As the dome darkened Danny and Glen (drummer) came on stage with guitars for an acoustic set of 10. I'M YOURS
By now the crowd was total putty in their hands - as Mark (guitarist) came on stage with beer is hand, the Irish man, being himself spoke to the crowd asking if u have a drink to cheers to ourselves :) He then checked if we understood him (crowd laughing)
Mark mentioned tht they partied jhb style - they had a hard time in the morning :)
They asked about Drunk Dailing - being one myself I knew the next song was a sing-along.
Mark spoke about how they try and Heal Danny's heart with a pint or too but he always becomes a "confident" drunk and always drunk dials :)
11. NOTHING (Crowd giving it their all singing along)
12. DEAD MAN WALKING
13. RUSTY HALO (This song raised the roof)14. FOR THE FIRST TIME (These times are hard sung repeatedly afterwards with the crows chanting)
15. THIS IS LOVE
They ended off with 16. BREAKEVEN and the crowds left satisfied that they saw The Script, that we were part of something truly special - The Script gave a sterling performance!
Made this frosty winter melt (Coming from a non-fan I have changed my mind about them) - they are not the usual sad love songs band, they are true artist. Humble real and going to go far if they stay grounded - WATCH THE SCRIPT in a few years time I think they will be bigger than ever, they are the future or Irish music and might one day be among the likes of U2 and Van Morrison that put Ireland on the map in the music industry!
Thank you The Script that made my weekend xoxo CC
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