Queens of the Stone Age @ The Wiltern

The Fun Machine Took A Shit And Died.... this was my theme song of the evening.

This was easily the show I was the most excited about so far in 2011. I was as excited for this show as I would have been for a NIN or Depeche Mode show, and went to crazy lengths for it as well. I was first in the venue, with a spot dead center on the rail. I had time to get a poster by my favorite gig poster artist Kii Arens for the show. Everything was going perfectly...

First it giveth

I am always excited to see QOTSA in concert, but I was particularly excited about this show because they were playing their first, self-titled album in it's entirety. The early QOTSA songs are some of my absolute favorites so the first part of the show was nothing short of mind-blowing. Being in the front, with Josh singing those songs right in my face - it was a dream come true.

Then it taketh away

Just as I was standing there, thinking this was going to be in my top shows of 2011, the unthinkable (literally) happened. I went to this show with my boyfriend, who was on the rail next to me. The guy next to him was acting like a moron the entire show and at some point around Little Sister, he decided to bite my boyfriend on the arm. Yes, you read that correctly. BITE. The asshole ran away after he did it, we remained on the rail, stunned. Frankly, I don't even remember most of the rest of the set because I spent most of the time looking for the guy so I could kill him. I tried to enjoy the rest of the show, but it was pointless.

On our way out, we made the decision not to come back for the second night. I ended up selling our tickets and we decided to go a different route the next evening for a show...

And I will still kill that dude if I ever see him again. I have had my ass kicked in pits before and never have I seen anything like that. Seriously, who BITES someone else?!

I am SO happy I am seeing QOTSA again in July. Hopefully that show will make up for this one, and then some...

Setlist
Regular John
Avon
If Only
Walkin’ on the Sidewalks
You Would Know
How to Handle a Rope
Mexicola
Hispanic Impressions
The Bronze
Give the Mule What He Wants
I Was A Teenage Hand Model
You Can’t Quit Me Baby

Encore
Someone’s in the Wolf
Little Sister
Make It With Chu
Hangin’ Tree
Tangled Up in Plaid

Encore # 2
Sick, Sick, Sick
Go With the Flow

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