We are finally here. The day has arrived. Yes, you guessed right… the tour has begun!
Flashback: it’s day one of the tour and everyone’s nerves were running high. This was the first show Mat’s played in a year and half… and there was a new band and a brand new album that had only been rehearsed for a few weeks. The air was thick and you could feel the energy all over the venue.
Mat and the band were running on a limited amount of sleep, having been in Miami just the day before. They flew out of Miami at 6:00 A.M., and arrived in L.A. at 10 A.M., got on the bus and headed straight for the venue. There was a lot of last minute preparation that had to be done before the show. Getting all the gear loaded in, the instruments tuned, buying extension cords, etc… Soundcheck was from 4 to 5 and the band wasn’t even ready until 4:55. So they had 5 minutes to soundcheck, which of course wasn’t nearly enough.
The venue was awesome, and the people friendly, but the show only went “okay” from Mat’s perspective. Being the dedicated perfectionist that he is about his art this “okay” show was disappointing to him and he hoped to give his fans more. But nobody in the crowd seemed to notice…
All in all there was a lot learned and everyone’s looking forward to the next show in Anaheim, CA at The Grove. See you there!
- Jonny K
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