Motorhead & Clutch – Stubb’s BBQ – Austin, TX – March 8th
So how do we conclude Birthday Week? By going to see two of my all-time favorite bands, in one of my favorite cities, at one of my favorite venues. I couldn’t have been more looking forward to this.
And this was no ordinary tour stop – something the breathes the very essence of Austin, TX – was the day before, the Mayor had actually (and officially) declared today – to be Motorhead day in Austin – as in like no shit – with an official proclamation –
So they spelled Lemmy‘s name wrong, (which I heard him laugh at later) but never let it be said that Austin doesn’t have some truly metal moments from time to time.
My history with Clutch both personally and professionally is long lineage that has been well-documented/over-explained in this blog so no need to reiterate that, other than to say, that their invitation as a b-day gift was truly awesome as their Tour Manager Oscar, knows that I’m a huge Motorhead fan.
By the time we got to Austin, parked, got our passes from Will Call and got inside we had missed the first band Valient Thor, which would have been cool to see, but I was so jazzed about seeing Motorhead, it honestly didn’t matter.
Out comes Maryland’s finest
Gravel Rd.
Child of the City
Nuevo Riffs
50,000 Unstoppable Watts
Struck Down
Cypress Grove
Hobgoblins (new song)
Open up the Border
The Soapmakers
Immortal
Then here comes the bloodstorm that is Motorhead – One of the things that I really appreciate about Austin (especially after living in NYC) is that crowds are fanatical some of the best fans in the world no matter what band it is.
For a band that is known for their sheer power and volume, you could hear the crowd almost as loud.
Starting perfectly with We Are Motorhead it just set the pace and never let up.
Setlist :
We Are Motörhead
Stay Clean
Get Back In Line
Metropolis
I Got Mine
Over the Top
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
Rock Out
I Know How to Die
In the Name of Tragedy
Just ‘Cos You Got the Power
Killed by Death
Going to Brazil
Ace of Spades
Encore:
Overkill
After the show we head backstage to say hello and thanks to Oscar and the Clutch guys. As we are being let in through the fence, right behind us are three hottie little groupie chicks (not counting the one on my arm) but security is giving static to one of them, so I do my best to rescue her and it actually worked. They were looking at me like “All right cool, who is our new friend here?” but little did they know I was as surprised as them that it worked 🙂
We find Oscar, and of course our smartass rapport ensues instantly – and I thank him for having us – good times.
We go into the hospitality area where Lemmy and Micky Dee are sitting and Lemmy has the proclamation sitting in his lap laughing in disbelief but genuinely flattered at the gesture.
We weren’t in there 2 mins before they are clearing us out. We go out back and the three rocker chicks are still out there and they come to thank me, and ask if we will be here for SXSW.
Before I can get it out about our showcase in the boxing ring, they all three already knew about it and were freaking out excited about it.
Word was starting to spread.
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