Rock @ the Arena

So I watched the Van Halen tribute yesterday. It was really good. Perhaps not as good as the Kiss tribute in the entertainment department (the Kiss guys were dressed and everything... even did the blood and fire tricks), but musically they were near perfect. The guitarist was amazing. Aside from one or two bum notes he was flawless. He nailed Eruption with no sweat, and his tapping technique is almost as good as Eddie's. Okay, so maybe not... but still, amazing. The only thing was that for the last two songs the guitar/amp went "pffff" and the sound then sounded more like a twit. The guys took the piss out of themselves, but it was hilarious to listen to the solos... aside from those technical difficulties it was more than a worthy show. Best part? It was free.

Today I went to the Arena as there was a Classic Rock night. Well, perhaps it was less classical than I hoped for, but it was still better than many of the places out there. There was plenty of AC/DC, so that was well encouraging. Also a lot of Motley Crue, which I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not. But no Zeppelin. But to be fair, as soon as I got there I didn't expect them to play any. I still requested it, but in vain. Didn't get Hells Bells either, the bastard, but at least we got T.N.T (which was requested by Ryan at the last minute!).

At the Arena there was this "dude" with shiny vestiment, long white hair, and these shiny disco boots. At first sight we concluded it was a girl, but then when looking at "his" face we could tell that undoubtedly it was a bloke. Disturbing as hell.