Anyway, July 9 was the Mayhem Festival, with 8 million bands, 3 stages and healiners, Disturbed and Slipknot. It was a day of days, a holiday for me, and we all went out to sit on the lawn that evening and listen to some of the most thrashing music made today.
Despite what may be in your mind, you can tell from the pics, that hanging on the lawn was casual and relaxing. Folks danced and screamed, but there was plenty of room to lay down, sit or walk in a little circle if necessary. J spent all of the Disturbed set dancing and singing, so by the time Slipknot came on, he was mostly good with sitting in the grass with binoculars. He did get a bit upset when people walked in front of him, but that's J.
Little D spent most of Disturbed on Dad's shoulders and most of Slipknot on Mom's back (in a child sling that amazingly still works for him). He really didn't run out of energy, but that's probably partially because he could lounge while his folks danced and screamed.
This picture was taken late, probably around 11:30PM and you can see that little D was still rocking and screaming (although he is laying on the ground).Disturbed and Slipnot (along with 10 other bands) played fantastic shows. It was the first time Slipknot had played live in nearly 3 years. We didn't go over to the show until about 6pm (the festival started at 2pm but Disturbed didn't take the stage until 8:30pm).
Anyway, the boys had a blast! We met a few friends just inside and hung out with them for a few hours playing in the sprinklers (pic one) and things like that.
The following is our homemade view of the show (not the best quality, but gives you an idea)Later-E
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