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Birthday Massacre on a Weeknight


Wednesday isn't a good night for a concert, but it's been maybe 8 years since I last saw the Birthday Massacre in concert. That show went on until 12:30 in the morning, and as best I remember, they played 21 songs. The concert went on for so long that Linda fell asleep and eventually made her exit back to the car.

This show was shorter: 19 songs. It was over by 11:15, but people were already starting to head for the door by 10:30. Just a few, and then a few more, and so on. Did they really have to be somewhere else, or did they simply need to get to bed for an early morning?

I like small concerts with bands that a ton of people don't necessarily know or like. The Fine Line has a capacity of maybe 600, and I'd say they almost had that. Most of the people were maybe in their 30s, but it's hard to tell. I did feel like one of the older people there. I basically found a post in the back and stood by it. 

Great show. Glad I went. Glad I'm not too old to go to a concert on a weeknight. 


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