'Kids with guns' is stuck in my head.

Tonight I fufilled a long time dream. No, I did not skydive. No, I did not meet Pete Doherty (But here's the latest news on my absolute favorite man. Oh Pete, what a shambles you are.). And no, I didn't finally get a job in the music industry (but we're still hoping on that one!). I did however see the Gorillaz performing Demon Days Live at the Apollo. Regarding this show, you can definitely believe the hype.

I had read about the show in a number of places during its run in Manchester, and when I found out that they were taking the act to New York, I jumped on it quicker than you can say "Had to run home from school to make the pre-sale time cause I know that if I wait for the general release I'll loose the tickets like I did the times before." In the end, everything was worth it for this show. Mix together lights, lasers, an exclusive animation, a full orchestra, numerous backup choirs, puppets, an awesome album, and Damon Albarn and you might get an idea of what Demon Days Live hits it's viewers with. The show was phenomenal. Though to be honest, I have never heard the full studio version of Demon Days, (I did really enjoy the singles, and I love Damon Albarn) I was still blown away by the performance. Everyone on stage had enough energy for the entire room (it was a good thing that the room had far more energy than was needed.) dancing to each song like it were the first. Damon also put on a good show (If you hadn't noticed, I mainly focused on him. Come on, he fronted Blur!) acting in a way that I can only describe as drunk on the music and wonder of it all (or alcohol).

Highlights:
1) Uh, being in the same room as Damon of course.
2) Feel Good Inc (amazingly performed. I literally couldn't help dancing in my seat)
3) Dennis Hopper performing the narrative piece. (I know, I was surprised too.)

Final Analysis: Amazing show. Truly phenomenal. Damon and the crew really delivered. I did think that the whole experience might have been better as a standing room show, or at least one not spread among 3 levels, but considering the situation, truly, truly top notch. I'll definitely be talking about this one for a while. Watch out!

(Oh, they were very strict about photos, and I sat on the aisle next to a guard so there are sadly no pictures...Sorry!)

Gorillaz - Dirty Harry (Live)
Gorillaz Official Site