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i went to see the mars volta tonight at leeds uni, although i very nearly didn't make it. the night before we had our works christmas do, where i stayed up drinking until about 5 or 6 in the morning. with only a few hours sleep in me i got a lift home in the morning and tried my best to stay awake and alert. i got to about midday before i admitted defeat and crawled into bed. the next thing i remember i looked at my phone and it was 7 in the evening, the same time the doors were opening for the gig. i still managed to get there in time to get fairly near the front. i was a bit apprehensive about bringing my slr, after my last leeds gigging experience, but i thought i'd risk it, and i got inside with no problems. unfortunately the venue is such that there's a balcony that overlooks the left and right sides of the standing area, and there were security guys posted up there. i lasted about six minutes, or twenty two shots, before i was spotted and told to put the camera away. dammit.

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