Anyway, this entry is about Saturday 14th. My sister Faye and I were in London to see Kamelot. Doors opened at 6:00, so we had a few hours before to walk around the city. I'd promised Faye we'd go to Forbidden Planet, a comic and merchandise store. I thought walking in would be like slamming into a wall of Doritos and Mountain Dew, but it was surprisingly fresh-smelling!
I kid. Deep down, we are all nerds.
I picked up a couple of comics and Faye bought a Halo action figure.Getting to Forbidden Planet actually took less time than we'd anticipated, so we headed down the road to the British Museum, which is basically a collection of things the British have stolen from other countries over the years. I hadn't visited in years, so it was really nostalgic. Maybe I'll upload pictures in a later entry.
Here is Faye staring at Native American things.
After travelling to Islington and having dinner in a cafe, we decided to line up outside the concert hall and hour and a half early. The place is called the O2 Academy and it's located in a shopping centre called Angel Central - formerly the N1 Centre. Personally, I prefer the new name.
Since it's my first time coming to a concert by train, I'd never queued before, but the time flew by. And I made a friend! 
Note: I saw this poster on a tree near Tottenham Court Road. I contacted the owner but haven't received a reply yet. I'm assuming they found Clive...?!
Just a casual gay club flyer stuck there.
I wish I'd taken some pictures of the concert, but I guess I just had too much fun that I didn't want to be distracted by my camera. A group called Skarlett Riot were on first, followed by Gus G, a guitarist. Skarlett Riot are a bit like Paramore. For a relative newcomer to the rock scene, they're extremely professional and their music is fantastic live. I bought their EP on the way in. ^^ Gus G... Well, for a guitarist who's played alongside Ozzy Osborne, I was expecting some skills, but he and his band were ridiculous. :D I think I permanently damaged my hearing during the set. But it doesn't even matter.
And then finally, Kamelot came on. Need I say anything? After playing their CDs almost non-stop for the past couple of weeks, it was incredible seeing them live. The opening song was Sacrimony, followed by When the Lights are Down and The Great Pandemonium. I don't remember much of the setlist, but I think they sang a little over 12 songs. Tommy Karevik is more than a suitable replacement for Roy Khan, and he carried each song perfectly. The sound engineers had done a good job, as all three singers of the evening sounded clearer than they usually do at the O2.
The last song of the set was Forever, and the two encores were The Human Stain and March of Mephisto. Of course, it ended too soon.
I was surprised they didn't play The Haunting or My Confession, since they're two of their more famous songs. They didn't play my favourite, Serenade, either. Oh, well. ^^ They promised to return. Hopefully I'll get to see all three live again some time.I don't want to steal any of my friend's photos, so here's the official photo from Kamelot's Facebook. My face is so tiny I won't bother pointing it out. I was standing pretty much in the centre.
Ensiferum next Tuesday! I'll try not to make the entry as long and boring as this one was.
Me and Faye outside the British Museum. The light on my front camera makes it look like I'm floating. Or maybe I'm a ghost.
-Ellen
