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• October 12, 2009

  Manchester 11.10.09

  posted by metalheaduk

  What a day! Although the start of it was somewhat stressful!
  
  I'd left in plenty of time incase there were traffic jams....I didn't anticipate for the lane I needed to be in when I was only 5 minutes away from Manchester Academy to be closed off completely!!! You should have seen me sat in my car totally panicking on my own! Thank god for my sat nav is all I'm saying. Instead of arriving for 1.40pm like I had anticipated, I ended up arriving at 2.30pm.
  
  We eventually got our VIP laminates and were told to come back for 3.15pm. I got talking to two other people who were also going to the meet and greet on their own - Dave and Marcie. Both really lovely! We ended up going to Maccies for food before heading back to the venue for 3.15pm. We must have waited for a good 45 minutes from there on to actually go in for the soundcheck. It was worth the wait though. The soundcheck was awesome. It was then more waiting round to actually meet Papa Roach.
  
  I was the last person to meet them at the Manchester meet and greet. When I walked in to meet them, Jerry gave me a huge hug. I was totally starstruck. I now wish I had talked more cause I was so quiet, which is very unusual for me!!! I got a hug from Jacoby too which was fantastic. I got my Metamorphosis album signed. I also got autographs for 2 of the kids I work with who are Papa Roach fans. The guys were more than happy to sign them personally to each of them. I gave one of them his today and he was so happy. He kept thanking me all day today :op I'm gonna give the other kid his tomorrow. He has no idea that I got him autographs. He is a huge Papa Roach fan too. I put on Papa Roach songs on my iPhone for him all the time.
  
  The show was fantastic. I think I enjoyed it more than the April show. I met up with my dad and brother for the show. They both enjoyed it too.
  
  I really hope that Papa Roach do VIP tickets when they tour over here again. It was worth every penny and I had such a great day. Pictures are uploaded on my facebook so add me if you haven't already. I'm also uploading videos as I type this.