roll away your stone

so here's how i got my cold in the summer..MUMFORD AND SONS!

 I didn't get it at face value..but WTH!

Paint my spirit gold..
 

yes, they're the reason for my crazy weird cold during the summer. no one gets cold during the summer. no, its not hayfever, i am having a proper cold! but i dont mind, for the best gig of the year, get cold, bunk off work for a day, meh! nothing that.

I am excited for two things. ok im lying, one and for one thing only really! for Mumford and Sons obviously?! not very excited about going to the Olympic Park for the first time honestly. but i did took some crappy pictures of the stadium and the sculpture..for souvenier?

Olympic Stadium

ArcelorMittal Orbit

so i got there at around 3pm. its scorching hot. people were sunbathing like we're at the beach, except that this is fun-ner cause we're at Mumford and Sons'd gig. yay! i was so excited. i went there alone. yup, ALL ALONE! somehow lots of people never heard of Mumford and Sons. The fact that they won Grammy's album of the year, but hey, i dont think these people even know who are the Black Keys even, or Jack White, who also happened to be in the category for best album of the year for Grammy. That aside, so i went there alone..unprepared! not quite unprepared, but more like, packed and unpacked and go..and regret! i left my mat and blanket at home, when i've already packed it the first time. 

 Scorching hot

hand-picked opening acts were just as good as mumfies. edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, haim, ben howard, vampire weekends..they were all superb! it was so hot during the day, i can almost feel the burning sensation on my skin. but little did i know, the minute it got darker, it started to get a bit cold, and i can actually feel it in my bone. i start regretting not having my jumper with me, but its too late by then. 2 hours jam packed gig by mumfies at the end of the night, whole day of sitting and standing and dancing and jumping, of hot and cold, is taking its toll on me. so by Monday night, i resigned! i need to rest for two reasons, to get well, and to start fasting on Wednesday, so i took a day off on Tuesday, and sleep all day, all night! 

Vampire Weekends's A-Punk

but it was worth it! people who has been around me lately, will know that i love this band too much. they were great! they sounded exactly like they were in their record. its simple and yet mesmerizing. its perfect. despite the fact that 1 hour walk to and from the tube station. then get held at the tube entrance because its full. by the time i got home, my knee..its as good as done! i dont think it can stand for even 5 more seconds. eat my dinner, and straight to bed.

for what it worth, i might never get another chance to go to their gig again! for what it worth, i was not at work on Tuesday, finally a good rest!

 

 The Summer Stampede with Mumford and Sons by Gentleman of the road..FIVE *****

Thank you for the best gig ever!!

-lady-