Oh my god. Protomen has all the intense stage presence. It was glorious. My husband smashed me in the face with his elbow. They went on second, after the opening band, because I Fight Dragons was in their hometown (adorable, right?). They also covered Queen’s Princes of the Universe. It was just epic. That man can hit notes like a champ.

I hadn’t heard of I Fight Dragons until that point, but they were pretty peppy. They have this adorable song about fighting hipster zombies. Had everyone sing the Zelda theme song as a closer.

These people behind us wanted to FIGHT us partway through the I Fight Dragons set. I don’t know why. We were in front of them at a general admissions concert, near the stage. Yes, we were dancing and being silly. But… they were behind us and could have easily moved. Instead, they proceeded to be weird about it and one of them threw a drink on my friends (bad aim means she hit both of them! and wasted six bucks in the process!). Then they got their big boyfriends involved. Sorry… you’re wearing a Portal shirt with an adorable mouse on it. You may be big, but you’re not intimidating. Have they never been to something like this? There was a balcony with chairs for those people who don’t want to get bumped!

And so, that was the first of many fights that attempted to break out- in the coat check line, in the line for hotdogs across the street. These nerds, dorks and geeks were just brimming with repressed testosterone that they needed to get out. I have never seen this happen before. The guys who looked like they were there to appreciate the music were very calm and civil and sweet. Everyone else was trying to have the world come at them.