Matt, syn, zack, brooks, john.. if you guys ever read this, please believe me when I say that this was my very first concert seeing you live. I’ve been a fan of yours since I was a little kid. Back then, I would always imagine what it would feel like to attend an Avenged Sevenfold concert when I grew up.
2024 was the worst year for me because I couldn’t attend your concert due to work that took me far away from my home country, Indonesia. All I could do was cry. Every time I saw posts on social media about you and your 2024 concert, I would just sit there, lost in my thoughts, wishing and wondering, *When will I finally get to see you perform live?*
But somehow, this year, my dream finally came true at the age of 25. Maybe God gave me this moment as a little gift after all those years of waiting.

I love your band so much, Matt, syn, zack, brooks, john. Thank you for creating so many beautiful songs. What you don’t know is that the songs I love so much have actually helped me learn to speak English. 😁

Thank you for being part of my childhood, my dreams, and now, one of the most unforgettable moments of my life. 🖤

I saw Hunter Root live in Charlotte NC last night. Good times!

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Love her vibration (:

15 years ago today (Oct. 14), I randomly got to meet Devin Townsend at the Rock and Shock Festival's convention floor at the DCU Center - moments before the Devin Townsend Project's set at the Palladium next door in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Head over to I Heard Bruce Might Show Up's Substack (link below) to find out how this happened:

https://iheardbrucemightshowup.substack.com/p/15-years-ago-i-met-devin-townsend

Live BCN 90 🎙️🎶

I've been to plenty of late night concerts, but 10 years ago today (Oct. 14), I went to the earliest concert in my life - Kings of Leon performing on NBC's Today Show outside 30 Rockefeller Center. After you watch this clip from them rehearsing "Use Somebody" hours before the live TV broadcast, head over to I Heard Bruce Might Show Up's Substack (link below) to learn how I ended up in Rockefeller Plaza in the wee hours of the morning for this unique concert experience (as well as how Carson Daily made their on-air interview awkward):

https://iheardbrucemightshowup.substack.com/p/10-years-ago-kings-of-leon-play-use

And stay tuned for more things to come from this space, including stories for one-of-a-kind concert experiences like this!

Gladiator medley - The Wheat, The Battle, Elysium, Now We Are Free

Music: Hans Zimmer from Germany
Conductor & Arranger: Matt Dunkley from England
Musicians: The Odessa Orchestra & Friends from Ukraine and Europe
Singer (soprano): Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod from Tel Aviv, Israel
Singer: Carla Chamoun from Beirut, Lebanon
Choir: The Nairobi Chamber Chorus from Kenya