15 Flashcards
going to a concert
venue
the place
bad seat in the house
when some one sat it to you it means there is no bad seat in the theatre or in the bar or concert hall/where the concert is
street parking
parking in the street instead in the parking lot
snagged( a spot)
to get- to obtain
sth that is difficult to get
snagged the shoe!
snagged the parking spot
bouncers
strong muscles man who stand out of the bar to prevent people come in who are not belong there
like the security for a bar
to head of the line
to get to the front of the line
checked
look at your ticket
a wrist band
use for bar un US
show you have a ticket and you belong to the party
crashing
crash the party: go to the party that you don’t belong
it use for any event and situation
roped-off
roped-up a section when we have special guest
VIP
very inmortant people
groupies
refer to people who are very die-hard fan to a particular music group
they like to go to the all of the concert and have all of the cd s….
opening act
the first ban come to the stage before the main group
warp up act = a group performing that get ready crowd for the main band
boo-ing
boooooooooo
negative thing
insult the people you are booing
rowdy
to be out of control
be loud
be violent
riot
some sort of violence
headlining band
the main band
number
the song they play
happy campers
informal slamg
every one was happy and satisfy
we have a group of happy camper
Audio Index: 14:52
My friend Ben and I have been waiting a month to see our favorite band in concert. This was the night. We were so excited. In a small venue like the Whiskey, there wouldn’t be a bad seat in the house.
So, we get to the Whiskey really early to find street parking and snagged a spot about four blocks away. Then, we got in line which was already about 20 deep. There were two bouncers outside of the bar and they weren’t letting anybody in yet. We waited and waited in line. Finally, the line started to move. When we got to the head of it, one of the bouncers checked our tickets and one of the other employees of the club put a wrist band on each of us. I guess this was to let the employees in the bar know that we belonged there and we weren’t crashing the party.
Anyway, we got inside and tried to get as close to the stage as possible. There were already a bunch of people standing in front of the stage in a special roped-off section. These were probably VIP‚Äôs or maybe they were groupies. Who knows? Anyway, I just know that security wasn’t letting anyone get that close.
Before too long, people started to cheer and I knew that the opening act was about to come on. This was a band I‚Äôd never heard of before so I wasn’t that excited to hear them. They did come out and they started played a set. I couldn’t believe it. They were really horrible. The people standing next to Ben and me started boo-ing the band. Other people started throwing things on the stage, like their drinks and their food. After a little while, the boo-ing got so loud, you could hardly hear the band. Finally, they finished their song and left the stage.
The concert-goers were pretty rowdy by this time. Some were yelling, others were getting up on top of the bar and dancing. Just when I thought there was going to be riot, someone got on the microphone and started to introduced the headlining band . All of a sudden, everybody calmed down and started cheering. The band came on stage and started their first number. Then, the room was full of happy campers. Ben and I were both a little nervous for a second there. We didn’t know if things were going to get out of hand. But when the band started playing, we knew that everything would be ok. This was turning out to be a great night, just like we‚Äôd imagined.
be about to do something
if someone is about to do something, or if something is about to happen, they will do it or it will happen very soon
We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived.
Work was about to start on a new factory building.
concert-goers
someone who often goes to concerts, or someone who is at a particular concert
yell
(also yell out) to shout or say something very loudly, especially because you are frightened, angry, or excited
‘Help me!’ she yelled hysterically.
