30 Seconds to Mars
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- Nicki Minaj
- Cold Chisel
- One Direction
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- G3 Supergroup
- Joe Satriani
- Steve Vai
- Steve Lukather
- New Order
- Jessie J
- Incubus
- My Chemical Romance
- Kasabian
- Arctic Monkeys
- The Wombats
- Roller Derby Finals Night
- Polaroid OneStep Plus
- Carcassonne
- On Holiday in Paris
- Bliss N Eso
- Parkway Drive
- Dropkick Murphys
- Ke$ha
- Atreyu
- Frenzal Rhomb
- NOFX
- Katatonia
- Jimmy Buffett
- Big Boi
- Jason Derülo
- Pendulum
- Roller Derby Horror Show
- The Cat Empire
- Nick and Mariam are Engaged
- 30 Seconds to Mars
- Kasabian
- Spinning the Kitchen
- The Bonus
- Deer in the headlamps
- 27 for a bit longer
I didn’t know much about 30 Seconds to Mars. I only found out a couple of days ago that the lead singer was the “I wanted to destroy something beautiful” guy from Fight Club. I wonder if his acting background contributes to his showmanship? His costume and presence seem pretty strongly influenced by Lady Gaga – the studded shoulders and tail seem pretty Gaga to me.
I was only there for the first three songs but the crowd was insanely fired up, even before the band started; cheering and screaming for an anonymous torch-holder, high up on the catwalk.
The lighting made for some tricky shooting, there was a lot of fog and not a lot of front-lighting. Often there was too much light on the (uninteresting) set itself, with none on the performers. Occasionally though, the stars aligned – with light hitting the smoke and the guys just right, dissolving the set into the background for some dramatic moments.
Watch out for the runaway drumstick in #12… it could have an eye out.
