BMTH in Jakarta: a total disaster, thankfully not a tragedy
This is not the blog post I had wanted to write. I had long been looking forward to the Bring Me The Horizon (BMTH) concert and wanting to write about a fantastic gig by one of the world's best metal bands. But instead I am having to write about a total disaster that caused the second-day gig to be cancelled after the first-day gig ended prematurely. First of all, let me say I really like BMTH. There are few bands which can match their sheer emotional velocity in the rock world. To bring metal and even aspects of metalcore to a much wider audience by incorporating pop sounds into really well-written songs is pure genius. Live they would be magnificent. Or so I had hoped to see myself. A lot has appeared in the media about what happened in the first day gig and why it ended prematurely. But let’s be truthful here: this was a shambolically organized gig. An absolute disgrace and we can only be grateful that a tragedy was averted. The problems To avoid writing a ridiculo