The Dropkick Murphys took the stage at one of my favorite venues in Seattle the Paramount Theater. Some of you may not recognize them by name but the moment you hear one note from "I'm shipping up to Boston" you'll immediately go back to the last time you watched the movie The Departed.
I was taken back to my punk rock days at this show. The first three songs I was enabled to photograph came and went really fast so I made my way to the balcony to watch more of the show. From up there, I could see the pace was fast and the pit was fierce! It looked pretty aggressive so I wisely chose to get into it as thick as I could. There I was reminded that while intense mosh pits can be aggressive and perceived as violent there is also a sense of brotherhood. I made my way to the outer rim of the pit with my gear and almost immediately a guy was shoved to the ground at my feet. Before I could react, 3 guys were on him, scooped him up, shoved him back into the action and went about their merry way.
As for the band...they were fast, they were loud, they were intense and for lack of a better word...they were awesome. I was told they'd take the stage at 9:30 and almost to the second the curtain dropped and from moment #1 it was on!
