Our biggest shows to date

I realize we're a little behind in our posting...but hey, it's summer! Cut me some slack!

Noise Pollution played our two biggest shows to date over the last 2 weekends. Saturday July 15th we played at Port Washington's Fish Day. This was an awesome experience. None of us has ever been on a stage like that before--it was huge! Jim and Chris took turns climbing up on the PA Speakers and walking out on platforms on that side of the stage. It looked and felt like a real rockstar experience. Production company was excellent--I think they were called GO Audio, but I'm not 100% on that. The stage was so big, it was easy to feel disconnected up there. But we took it all in stride, despite 95 degree heat and a 2 hour delay to the beginning of our show. Instead of playing two sets, we just cranked through an hour and a half of our best material nonstop. It was excellent! Thanks to everyone who came out and battled the heat with us!

The following Friday, July 21st, Noise Pollution played our second festival--Waukesha County Fair. Being it was a Friday afternoon/evening slot, we didn't know what to expect as far as a crowd. We hit the stage at 3:15, and as we progressed through the first set more and more folks started strolling in. We played a solid hour, took a 15 minute break, and then went back on stage in front of even more folks, kicking off set two with Kickstart My Heart. By the time we hit Pour Some Sugar on Me, even more were flowing into the Leinie Lodge. It was almost painful when we came to the end of set 2 because we'd built up a fairly sizeable crowd. Nevertheless we took the break, came back at 6pm, and kicked in to Enter Sandman and Symphony of Destruction--two of our heaviest tunes. The headline band for the night, The SweetTarts, had arrived during our break, and I think we impressed a few folks with our Metallica/Megadeth offerings. By the end of the third set, a small group had amassed in front of the stage and they thrashed along as we closed with Bang Your Head/Metal Health. What a rush! Again, sound production was excellent, provided by Eliminator Audio.

These have been two of my favorite experiences in this band, and I have to say thanks to my bandmates for making it possible--Vic, Jim, Nick, and Chris. Shows like these make all the hours and hours of rehearsal and work worthwhile.

Our next show is at a much smaller venue--Cattails in Delavan--on Saturday, August 5th. We love playing Cattails--Rick and Lana are excellent hosts. It's gonna be a good time!

We'll see you on August 5th!
Paul