TAG // MUSIC MEMORIES

Hey guys!

I was browsing through my YouTube subscriptions box the other day, as I usually do when I get bored and have some free time, and I stumbled across THIS TAG, as created by Zoe London and Sophie Eggleton. It looked really fun, so I decided to give it a go myself on here (as I don’t have a YouTube channel and don’t plan on having one for the foreseeable future, aha)

So, let’s get started! I tag any of you who like music and think that this tag sounds like fun too :D 

1 – MY WORST GIG EXPERIENCE?

I think I only have a couple, really!

There were a few times when I was younger, when I ended up missing the last train home, so ended up getting stuck in London (once in St Albans too, oops) and had to get my dad to pick me up! The only other bad things I can think of is gigs where I’ve ended up with concussion or a sprained ankle – surprisingly, there’s been a few of those – and the time when I went to a festival v last minute – literally I got told I was going at around 2.30am on the day – and I couldn’t take a friend with me, so that dampened the experience a lot. 

2 – A MUSIC VIDEO THAT BLEW MY MIND?

I think it’s probably Basket Case by Green Day. I remember the first time I saw it and I was mesmerised by it, and it was the first time I’d ever thought about a music video in much detail, so I’m pretty sure it was that! 

3 – A GIG THAT MADE ME LOSE MY SH*T?

One of my all-time favourite shows to this day is when You Me At Six played The Final Night Of Sin. I’d been seeing them since they were tiny, before TOYC, so to see them sell out this massive venue was such a proud moment for me. I remember being in the crowd and just not caring about anything, just singing along to every song (and crying to a few too, oops). Definitely one of my best memories, and gigs, to this day! 

4 – THE BAND I WISHED I COULD JOIN?

I’m pretty sure that at some point, I’ve wanted to be in most of the bands I’ve liked, haha! Let’s just say You Me At Six cause they’re the band I always chose to sing at college for assignments! I'm also pretty sure I wanted to be in Green Day too!

5 – A SONG THAT REMINDS ME OF A PARTNER/FRIEND/FAMILY MEMBER?

Oh God, I have a lot of these, I’m just going to choose three though or we’ll be here forever!

River People by Madina Lake reminds me of my cousin, Emily – we met at a Madina Lake show and it was an amazing night, and she’s been there for me through so much, and this is one of her fave ML songs so yeah!

Rather Be by Clean Bandit reminds me of my best friend Lisa – Dan and Phil always used to play it on their radio show, and we used to watch it religiously and text each other the whole time it was on, so this is probably the one song from that time that reminds me of her.

Finally – this is a band that most of you won’t know, but I spent a large chunk of my teenage years seeing this band a ridiculous amount of times in loads of different places, and dragged so many of my friends with me too (sorry guys!) So, the final song, which reminds me of all the people I dragged with me to their shows, is Fires by The Chase! 

6 – BEST GIG EVER?

My best gig ever is definitely AFI related, but I can’t decide which show I liked best – when I saw them for the first time ever, at Give It A Name festival in 2007, or when they played in Birmingham when they did the Crash Love tour in 2010.

Obviously, GIAN has so many amazing memories attached – I spent all day at the barrier, desperately clinging on to try and keep my spot in the middle, and the security tried lifting me out just before they came on until me and some lovely people around me convinced them not to, Then the people around me were really nice during the show, making sure I was okay, and I sobbed my eyes out when they played Silver and Cold.

Birmingham was also amazing – I was freezing cold the whole time I was queueing, to the point where me and Vicky had to go and buy blankets because it was so cold. Then, we managed to get to the barrier, to the right. Even though there was a group of girls who were trying to push me off barrier, and who stole my set list at the end (luckily, the security guard got me another one off the stage and made sure I got it, even when they were trying to snatch that one too) it was still an amazing show – they played most of my favourite songs, I cried at Silver and Cold again (I don’t think I’ll ever NOT cry at that song), most of the crowd were lovely and didn’t push too much, and I met 3 of the band after the show! 

7 – THE LAST SONG I LISTENED TO?

It’s actually playing right now, and it’s Girl’s Not Grey by AFI, funnily enough <3 
I think that Sing The Sorrow is probably my favourite album of theirs, go check it out if you haven't already!

8 – A SONG THAT SUMS ME UP?

I genuinely have no idea, aha. I’d like to think it’s something really cool, but I’m pretty boring and average really, aha. I’m just going to say Silver and Cold by AFI, as they’ve been a massive part of my life for so long, and it’s my favourite song by them, so I’d like to think I could be summed up by them! 

9 – WHAT MUSIC ERA DO I WISH I WAS AROUND FOR?

I kind of wish I was around for the last 80s/early 90s, as there’s so many bands whose music I loved around that kind of timestamp, so it’d have been to experience it in that era instead of decades later.

10 – A SURPRISING MUSIC RELATED FACT ABOUT ME?

Some people find it surprising that I took Music Technology at college! Also, I was in two different music videos when I was in my teens (two different bands as well) which was pretty fun, and two good experiences! 

I hope you enjoyed this post – please feel free to let me know if you do it too, as I’m nosy and would like to see what other people put too!