Alexisonfire At Centre Bell

We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here on The Old Blog.  I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13 Media, which you can do by following the link.  If you'd like an even more direct route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the following link.  Nuclear fusion takes place when hydrogen and helium collide.  The result is a monumental release of energy.  Science was never my strong suit.  However, if you were to replace hydrogen and helium with Alexisonfire and Billy Talent, I may have found the subject more interesting.  The atomic collision of these particles took place in Montréal, at the Centre Bell.  Bodies and ears of those close to the epicentre have yet to fully recover from a night that was 20 years in the making.  Both Alexisonfire and Billy Talent are on separate tours to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of two epic albums.  Alexisonfire’s Crisis and Billy Talent’s II.  Both albums were released in 2006. I have once again found myself attending a show that reminds me how quickly the hands of time turn.  Alexisonfire were the first to hit the stage.  They added a little hometown touch to their set design by placing a plush Youppi! doll on one of the speaker cabinets.  The evening began with a video snow storm taking over the giant video wall.  Once the blizzard had fully consumed the stage, the band arrived, ready to rock.  Their energy was off the chart from the opening notes as vocalist George Pettit and bassist Chris Steele threw themselves all over the stage.  Guitarist Dallas Green may have been a more calmer presence on the stage, but he whipped the crowd into uncontrollable frenzies with his guitar work.  Alexisonfire played their Crisis album from start to finish.  From “Drunks, Lovers, Sinners And Saints” to “Rough Hands”.  Barely giving the audience a chance to catch their breath between each crushing song.  They concluded their set with a threesome of hits from other albums, finishing with “Young Cardinals”.  The night was far from over.  There remained one more ingredient in our nuclear cocktail.  All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of Alexisonfire while they performed on the Centre Bell stage.

If you would like to find out more about Alexisonfire and their music, you can do so by following the link to their website.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of Billy Talent, who performed later that night, you can do so by following the link.  A big thank you goes out to Alexisonfire's management team at Bedlam Music Management, Evenko and Christopher Gonda at V13 Media for getting me a pass to photograph the show.  As always, it is very much appreciated.  Alexisonfire continue to put on an unforgettable show every time they hit the stage.  Don't you dare miss it when they play in a town near you.