Ice Ice Baby
Friday 24th August was Ice Cube @ The Arena, only a knuckle head would be so misguided to think this place was not going to be full of white guys with black soul and something to prove. Sure enough no sooner had I got to the Globe there was a fight up ahead outside The Arena, fucking hell. Everyone was pretty much pissed and wanting to fight the nearest object, and as The Arena was full of smoke and over crowded you were certain to bump into someone who you for sure smack your face in.
I’m not sure who the support was as I pretty much got there 15 minutes before Ice Cube got on stage, the people at the front were nice enough and didn’t punch me or hurl abuse [that I could hear anyway]
Ice Cube had good lighting but not goo enough to shoot fast enough to catch him as he bounced all over the stage spitting out his rhymes, I got a lot of shots where I’ve got half his face or missing the top of his head he just wouldn’t keep still! Even when he chatted to the audience he was still all over the place. After his second song the place got hot like an oven from everyone jumping and for sure pushing each other about, but it was surprisingly easy to exit the pit area everyone stepped out of my way… how polite!
On exiting The Arena there was a few people being led out by a very large security guard and a little further down were the Police with their wagon complete with screaming-hand-cuffed -drunk-bitch and off-his-face-boyfriend/sleeze. The Valley is so full of colour and life once it’s had a few drinks and spoiled it’s liver.
Next Time: Job for a Cowboy and Steely Dan
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