The fire. Brixton Academy was on fire. Oh my god, the fire.

Whoever introduced me to Apocalyptica (the band supporting Rammstein for the February dates of their current tour) really really needs to see them live. They are absolutely fantastic. I knew loads of the tracks they played, especially enjoying the track they opened with: Path and the track they ended on: Their rendition of In The Hall Of The Mountain King. I've never seen people play the cello so amazingly fast. They made cellos more cool than chocolate and sex at the same time. They're crazy, mad.

But Rammstein. Oh my god the fire. I didn't think I'd enjoy the gig as much as I did. I was center front about 5 people back for alot of the gig. (I then got too squashed so moved back a bit to where it was a little quieter). But they are fucking amazing. They put on the best show I've ever seen. The pyrotechnics and the stage were just brilliant.

During Amerika, a track off their new album Reise Reise, the keyboard guy had a modded Segway with his keyboard attached. He flew around the stage on this segway playing his keyboard. Then during a track I can't remember, one of the guitarists jumped into a huge inflatable dingy and crowd surfed around the audience.

And the fire. Oh my god, the fire. Three of them had firemask things. They blew fire about 20 feet into the air as they sang. Huge fuckoff flames that give you a tan. And the robotic style flamethrowers that he wore on his arms too. Oh, and the flashy bangy rocket style things flying over the crowd. Wow. The flames, the flares. The pyrotechnics. Oh my god, the fire.

A day of rest today (popping over to Portsmouth to meet some friends from the net) and then tomorrow: Greenday.