Son outside O2, in the obligatory Alice Cooper shirt, a very impressive facility. Tons of restaurants, shops and music venues inside and surrounding the actual concert arena. Saw one band for a bit inside a side stage, didn't catch who they were. Outside saw Orange Goblin that reminded me of Rancid.
Crappy pictures and seats were way better than the pictures make it look like, eight rows up from floor.
Buckcherry - good opener did not get a good crowd response however
Megadeth - was my favorite band of the night, shred metal but mix was great, playing was melodic to a degree. After a few hello London, glad to be here with no responses, Dave Mustaine said the best line I have heard at a show in a long time, "The voices in my head are louder than you people!"
Unfortunately very true, a geriatric crowd sat in seats and the floor crowd had little enthusiasm. Dave and Kiko Loureiro
Scorpions - Rudy Schenker in the middle still rockin away but they did not play Rock You Like a Hurricane or No One Like You, disappointing. London crowd must have different favorites. My son even looked at me at one point when they were on ballad #3 or 4, and said, "too many ballads". Jet lag caught up then and he was starting to fade.
My wife and daughters were in the theatre district watching the play "Matilda" while we were at the show, we got the better deal! After a few days in London it was off to see wife's relatives around England. Great time and another show with my son.
Saw Dead and Co the week before with my wife which was very excellent, pics will be in another post.
We have similar feeling about smart phones and the detriment of a concert experience. I fall prey to some as well, but at this show I took two pictures of each band and put it away. People holding their phone up and recording long periods is annoying, most when they are right in front of you. Each to his/her own I guess.