one: all time low

Hello peeps,

15.03.2015

I saw All Time Low playing a concert in Cologne and I know I was supposed to make a vlog about it, but I truly forgot to even record anything while I was there. I woke up at 4:20, even though we left home at 7:40. The weather was horrible, nothing new, whenever I go to a concert it's either raining or abnormal cold. On that day, it was both. It took us an hour to get there from Bonn and about 40 minutes to find E-Werk, which by the way is the arse end of nowhere. It was still raining at this point and I was literally freezing. People were singing and I even found friends. We sat there for an hour or so when I said I can't wait anymore and have to tell Veronica what she's getting for her birthday. Basically, for the last few months, I was hiding from her that I got All Time Low signing tickets and will get her a signed copy of Nothing Personal with a "Happy Birthday" from Jack. Probably the hardest thing I've ever had to hide from my best friend, especially when everything she was talking about was how much she loves them and want to have her favourite album signed. I was so excited about telling her that I couldn't wait anymore and called her on facetime while queuing up and told her about the present. We both cried, because it's normal for me, I'm that kind of person and yeah, I kinda left her with all the emotions and went to McDonalds with Anna - a friend I was going to the concert with. As we got back, there were two queues already, one to the signing session, another one for general tickets. We stood there for about three hours, then came a girl who was giving out the wristbands. At this point I was shivering from cold. We had to wait another hour until they've let us in - funny part of it, we literally started eating the cookies when the security let first people in, one of the most stressful moments of my life. We stood in the line (inside the venue now) and I was trying to calm myself down from the shivers. Everyone took about hundred photos of the stage (nobody was there yet, it's just the "all time low" sign, that was exciting). Few minutes later, band entered the room. That's when it all begins, security told us not to take videos or pictures (what I did anyway) and they handed us the poster we were supposed to get signed. I went in and Jack was first, that's when I started to confuse them all, because I obviously wanted Jack to write "Happy Birthday" on Veronica's album. I started telling him to write it on the cd which he already passed to Rian, I forgot how to speak English at this point and literally started saying bullshit to all of them. He gave me a high five (all the photographers that were there got it on their videos so that made me cry several times) and I started conversation with Rian, he gave me a high five and that's when I had my moment with Alex. What I did was, I told him to sign Anna's album and write "Happy Birthday" on it. Poor Alex was so confused and I felt so sorry for everyone around me but after all he didn't judge much and I moved to say hi to Zack, this one already signed the album and gave me a high five. Turned out, Jack actually wrote "Happy Bday =)" on the album, so that was great. In the moment we left the room, I've started crying and being all emotional about what just happened so I obviously called Veronica straight away and showed her the album. She got so happy and I'm so glad I could do that for her, there's nobody who means more to me than she does. Even though the signing lasted seconds, it was great to meet them, they were honestly so nice and I'm really grateful for getting this opportunity. Then we had to wait another two hours, until we got into the venue. It was all pretty normal expect the fact that it was still freezing and I started shivering again, also couldn't stand anymore so I had to sit on the floor around people's legs. After we got in, I was in the 4-5th row. Anna and Pia - another friend of mine, went up to watch the show from the balconies. I couldn't leave, even if I wanted to, I felt like it'd be a shame to leave now since I survived the whole "7 hours in cold and rain" situation. So the show began. The Real Friends were first, the show was nice, everyone was pushing SO BADLY, moshpits, screaming, people having panic attacks. Same thing with Neck Deep, I honestly wanted to go home when they finished. It's not that the bands were bad, people just gone crazy and I couldn't even feel the floor anymore. Suddenly I was in 1-2nd row. You won't believe me if I say that the crowd was calmer when All Time Low came on stage than how it was when the supports were playing. They started with "Lost in Stereo", "Stella" and "Heroes". Jack was running around the stage, all of them we're jumping around and playing as loud as possible. "A Love Like War" was next, then "Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't), "The Irony of Choking On A Lifesaver" and "Weightless". It was honestly amazing, everyone was having so much fun, boys were doing a great job but it was time for the moment I was waiting for. Jack, Rian and Zack left the stage and it was only us and Alex singing "Remembering Sunday". There's no song that means more to me than this one. I love it with all of my heart and being able to listen to it live, exactly in front of me didn't feel real (I did cry by the way). "Therapy" was next, also a great song, must feel amazing when people are singing it back to you. After the emotional part, band played "Kids in the Dark" which was incredible, "Backseat Serenade" and "Time-Bomb", they took about eight fans on stage, all I have to say is: everyone went crazy. All Time Low also did a mini cover of "American Idiot" by Green Day, but Jack kinda ruined it. "Something's Gonna Give" was amazing, so was "The Reckless and The Brave". Band finished their show with "Dear Maria Count Me In" and had a little dance to "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars. Their concert was mind-blowing, it was honestly one of the best shows I've ever been to. It was so great to meet the band and see them playing live.
I honestly feel like March is going to be my lucky month from now on, if you count facetiming, I saw All Time Low three times (fourth in February, while my best friend saw them on a tour with You Me At Six), I'm meeting Pierce the Veil with Sleeping with Sirens in 5 days (so if you want me to write about it, let me know). I'm so grateful for everything that's happening in my life now and I'm not bragging, I just feel very lucky and there's a lot of you who wanted to know what the concert was like, so here you go. I'll also attach few photos from the concert and yeah, see you later :)