Chapter 461: 4.61 Million People Gathered
As night gradually fell, the huge city of Los Angeles became extremely busy due to the rush hour, but in this area of North Hollywood, it was even more obvious that a surging crowd gathered in the direction of the Hollywood Bowl, and As the time approached eight o'clock, the tide became more and more turbulent, as if the tide of floods swarmed fiercely towards the theater, embellishing the entire area with excitement.
The last sunset was swallowed up by the continuous mountains, leaving only a navy blue corner to connect the horizon with the sky. A string of circular light bulbs hung around the Hollywood Bowl to support the gradually depressed night, forming a circle. Under this dome, the dense crowd spread out in a fan shape with the shell-shaped circular arch in the front as the center.
Everyone seems to be attending the celebration, with excited and excited smiles on their faces, and they are enthusiastically communicating with the people around them about music, rock, and glory to death. At this moment, even the whole city is noisy. It seems that they are isolated outside the dome. This is a paradise, which belongs only to the world of music.
"What the hell is going on!" Pedro stood on the side of the stage and saw the crowd of people in front of the stage without any obstruction, "Is it the reason why the light is not strong enough? Why do I think all the seats are full Is it already full?" If you only talk about seats, the Hollywood Bowl can accommodate more than 17,000 spectators, which is impossible in terms of numbers, and it is hard to believe.
"I think it's because of the light. I see that there are still people entering the venue." Alfonso also looked incredulous, "Hugo, are you sure this is just a small performance proposed by Samora? Or, here today. Invited Nirvana to perform?"
Hugo didn't answer, because even he was shocked by the spectacular scene in front of him. How many people were there, eight thousand people? Ten thousand people? Hugo had this feeling when he was performing on the street before. It was hard to tell the difference between 80 people and 100 people, or the difference between 200 people and 300 people. At this moment, Hugo only knew that all the places that his sight could reach were people, at least 10,000 people, and it seemed that there were more than 10,000 people, but he couldn't tell the difference accurately.
10,000 people is simply a concert of 10,000 people. What is the concept? Hugo has seen the largest audience in all his music careers, which is less than 800 people. The Midi Rock Music Festival gathered more than 7,000 people, but Hugo crossed before the band performed, so there is no real meaning to stand. on a huge stage. In the past five months, only more than 500 people have watched the band perform the most, but now?
More than 500 people, placed in the huge crowd in front of them, is like a drop of water falling into the bathtub.
After the band members arrived in Los Angeles today, they also specially invited some friends to watch the performance, such as Green Hill, such as the group of friends Pedro knew, and a group of people who like music can gather together and have a party. When they arrived at the performance venue, the band was surprised by the continuous flow of people outside, and after entering the performance venue, they knew what a real big stage was.
In fact, for music, the real big stage should be the performance stage of the Grammy Awards, because there will be tens of millions of people watching the performance and the awarding process; and for the band, a concert with a level of 100,000 people It is the real big stage, because it will be the top venue of all concerts, not to mention the performance, just being able to call 100,000 people into the performance venue for a band is a feat.
Therefore, a stage of ten thousand people is nothing at all. But for Glory to Death, this is the biggest performance stage they have faced since their establishment five months ago. This will also be the first real test the band has faced since its establishment. It has only experienced the test of the carnival scene. Only rock bands can make real gold.
This is an opportunity, but also a challenge, and a breakthrough. Just thinking about it makes one's blood boil.
"Did the company promote it? A special event was held to promote the album." Neil was still the most calm, thinking of the most likely answer. But then Neil shook his head. They didn't contact Henry until noon today. Henry won't be back in Los Angeles until next week, and Henry has confirmed that EMI's promotional plans for their debut album won't start until next week.
"I hope it's arranged by the company. At least the audience will be enough to support the scene." Alfonso laughed and joked that there is a difference between street performances and stage performances, and a stage of 100 people is different from a stage of 10,000 people. It is even more different. Now they have not yet stood on the stage, and the heat wave in front of them has already made the blood speed up and the heartbeat unbalanced.
Hugo was amused by Alfonso's words, "Are you so unconfident? Our band is trained with real guns. Don't underestimate any stage, but don't be timid. No matter how big the stage is, it belongs to Our moment."
Hearing Hugo's words, everyone laughed, and their nervousness could not be relieved. Fu Jin looked at the atmosphere that was gradually reaching a boiling point, and reminded, "I think we should be on stage. It's not just the audience that is waiting for us. , Green's group of die-hard music fans are also waiting for us."
Looking at the watch, there are only less than two minutes left until eight o'clock. It is indeed time for the show.
"So, remember how we started this journey?" Hugo asked his teammates to form a circle with him, showing the most confident and brightest smile. Timid and withdrawn because this is his dream moment, he once missed one due to uncertainty, but now he gets a second time, he'll hold on tight, even when nervous, even when scared, even when he's nervous, he'll hold his head high Stand tall and seize this opportunity!
Hearing Hugo's words, Neil was the first to stretch out his right hand, and then Hugo also overlapped his right hand, followed by Alfonso, Pedro, and Fugin, all of them looking at each other's faces Or nervous or expecting or excited expressions, when the eyes focus on the confident smile on the corner of Hugo's mouth, the inner emotions begin to rise.
"Today is the end of this journey, and at the same time, it will be the beginning of our stage. So don't be nervous and don't be afraid, this is just the beginning, instead of thinking about how many people are watching under the stage - although it is true It's a fucking lot!" Hugo's words made Pedro and Alfonso laugh directly, and Neil and Fokin also smiled, "But this is a compliment to us, so we Enjoy it! Don't disappoint those who come to the scene!"
Neil looked at Hugo, then looked back at the spectacular crowd behind him, "Guys, Show. Time!" Then his eyes stopped on the faces of each team member, the corners of his mouth twitching. The smiles also bloomed, "Glory to death!" After saying that, the five people raised their overlapping hands to the sky at the same time, and they even jumped up slightly.
However, the members did not directly land on the stage, because they are still performing independently, the stage has not been set up, and they must rely on themselves to complete it. Of course, this matter is already familiar to the band members, and it couldn't be easier to get familiar with it. Everyone backed up their own instruments, and then helped Fu Jin to share the drum set work, and then stepped onto the stage one after another.
The members of the band were like ordinary staff members, carrying their own musical instruments onto the stage, but the audience under the stage knew: this is the band that is honored to death, and they came all the way to express their support, so , Without waiting for the band to say hello, the screams under the stage rose like waves on the ground, and then roared past. The deafening screams made people very uncomfortable, almost thinking that the stage was about to collapse.
The five people quickly placed the drum set first, and Fokine and Neil immediately found the connection cable of the audio equipment, and then quickly got busy. The management staff of the Hollywood Bowl also came up one after another. help.
The band was sitting and preparing for the performance on the stage. The fans under the stage seemed to be screaming with far and constant energy. The temperature at the scene was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye. It made people think that they had returned to Los Angeles in midsummer.
The band was ready soon, and the members were skillfully adjusting their instruments. Hugo walked to the front with a guitar and a microphone stand, "Test, test." Just two voices made the scene completely boil. When he got up, the smile on Hugo's face completely bloomed in the gorgeous lights, "Hey, everyone, good evening. I thought it was just a small gathering between old friends, but I arrived today. It seems that there are many more old friends at the scene than expected, which is more than expected."
Taking advantage of the time when the members were tuning the instruments, Hugo communicated with the audience, "On July 5th, we started this road tour in San Francisco, and I still remember that for a long time that day, all There's only one audience watching our performance, hey, Liam, I see you." Hugo waved to Liam and the others not far from the stage, which made the scene screeching again. Shout, "Today, November 16, our road tour ends in Los Angeles, and seeing this... uh... thousands of spectators, I'm not good at numbers, there should be so many. ," Hugo's words made the audience burst into laughter, "It is an honor for our band that so many people are willing to end this journey with us, it is a journey full of countless miracles! I hope, this can also become An unforgettable night for everyone."
Out of the corner of Hugo's line of sight, he received Neil's ready look, and took a deep breath, "So, are you ready? It's glory to die here now!"